C19 There Is Actually Such a Thing

Fallen walked out of the room and slowed down her steps. She walked side by side with Bi Qiao and asked casually, “Miss Bi Qiao, I see that the Lady is much better than before. She is no longer panting when she speaks. It is obvious that you have served her well.”

“No, no, no. It is all thanks to Mother Zhang.” Bi Qiao shook her head hurriedly and said with admiration, “Mother Zhang is indeed trained by the Second Lady. She is so meticulous when serving the Lady. She is not worried about anything from the medicine to the food. I am not afraid that Sister Fallen will laugh at me. I thought that I was already a skilled person, but compared to Mother Zhang, I am really a stupid person.”

Fallen laughed and said, “Mother Zhang has been serving the Lady for a long time. She is naturally good at serving people.”

Bi Qiao laughed again and said, “The Lady just said that she wanted to ask the Second Lady for Mother Zhang to serve in the west courtyard. However, she heard that Mother Zhang is the Second Lady’s nanny, so the Lady cannot ask for her.”

Fallen’s heart sank and she forced a smile. “If the Lady feels that the west courtyard is short of people, I will go back and report to the Second Lady. The Second Lady will definitely choose the best servant to send to the Lady.”

“Forget it. The Lady still needs to recuperate. There is no need for too many people to serve in the courtyard.” Bi Qiao could not hide her disappointment.

…

East courtyard.

Fallen hurriedly returned to the east courtyard and told Tong Xiuchun about what she had seen in the west courtyard.

“What? You mean Zhang Ma is very close to Miss?” Tong Xiuchun looked at the account book and said slowly without even looking up, “What’s wrong with that? It’s better if she is close to you. If she is distant from you, she might be made a fool of.”

“Madam, you are mistaken. Zhang Ma is not pretending. She is really very close to Miss.” Tan Er said anxiously, “Madam, Miss is very generous to Zhang Ma. She gives her ten-odd taels of money and even wants to ask you for Zhang Ma!”

Tong Xiuchun suddenly raised her head and said, “Is that true?”

Tan Er curled her lips and said, “Exactly. I saw it with my own eyes. Zhang Ma is so eager to please Miss. Miss’s food seems to be prepared by Zhang Ma herself. If Zhang Ma did not take the initiative to please Miss, why would Miss be so blind and eager to ask for Zhang Ma from you?”

Zhang Ma was Tong Xiuchun’s personal maid and Mu Jia’s nanny. Mu Jia would never have any ideas about Zhang Ma as long as she was not a fool. There were only two possibilities. Either Mu Jia provoked the east courtyard, or Zhang Ma was so eager to please Mu Jia that she even risked offending the east courtyard to ask for Zhang Ma.

Tong Xiuchun stared at the gloomy sky outside the window. Her eyes were cold. After a while, she sneered and said, “I didn’t expect that there would be a rebellious girl in front of us.”

Mu Jia had just arrived and she was the only girl in the west courtyard. She had been recuperating and Mu Jia did not like Grandfather Mu. Under such circumstances, even if she had the courage of a leopard, she would not dare to show her teeth to the east courtyard. Then the problem must be with Zhang Ma.

Du-er nodded and said, “I think so too. Let’s not talk about the side matters. Just the matter of Zhang Ma secretly buying food for the Lady is not discussed with the Lady. She did it on her own. She concealed it from us and tried to please the Lady. What is her intention?”

“Did you notice anything unusual when you went there today?” Tong Xiuchun asked again.

“I feel that… the Lady’s body seems to be better than before. She is no longer panting when she speaks,” Duo Er recalled the hand that was as white as jade and said hesitantly, “I think that Zhang Ma may have secretly reduced the dosage. But I am only guessing and cannot confirm it.”

“Slave!” Tong Xiuchun could not help but scold. She was so angry that she gritted her teeth and opened her mouth. She was already suspicious. Although Duo Er was only guessing, she had already convicted Zhang Ma in her heart.

Du-er was confused. “But what is the benefit of doing so to Zhang Ma?”