C14

Jing Qing'er walked out after she finished her sentence.

However, Jing Zhuozhuo turned around leisurely, narrowed her eyes and looked at Banana, lazily asking, "Did you hear what Feng Lan had said just now?"

"Miss, this servant heard it clearly. She said that Third Miss chose those things to take away with her so she placed them in her hands. She also said that it was because the Lady hit her that the items fell to the ground. "

The tone of her voice was neither strong nor weak as she replied. Naturally, what she said was the same as what Feng Lan had said a moment ago. She stood aside with her mouth shut, waiting for Jing Zhuozhuo to finish.

"Oh, did you hear Third Miss say she was going to take away the jewelry she gave to Feng Lan?"

"Miss, Third Miss didn't say that."

"Then you must remember this well. When the old master comes back later, he will tell you everything you heard."

"Yes, miss."

After Jing Zhuozhuo finished speaking, she no longer spoke but sat by the side with incomparable leisure. When she saw that, Banna immediately went up to make her some tea. Both master and servant remained silent after their conversation. One held a cup of tea while the other quietly stood by the side, waiting.

At the door, Jing Qing'er walked out but didn't know whether to stay or to leave. Her face turned red instantly and then pale, as if she had been smeared in a pot of black. It was truly unpredictable.

How could she not understand the meaning behind the conversation between Jing Zhuozhuo and Banana. Even though Jing Tiancheng pampered her and she was used to being domineering in front of Jing Zhuozhuo, that was when Jing Tiancheng couldn't see it. If she really went to find Jing Tiancheng, and Barana told him the truth about the conversation, wouldn't she be beating her own mouth?

If she were to admit that she didn't say that everything she gave to Feng Lan was something she wanted to take with her, then it was only right and proper that Jing Zhuozhuo would punish Feng Lan by punishing her. If she said that she wanted to take away the ornament that she gave to Feng Lan, then Jing Tiancheng would know that she, a concubine, was so unreasonable that she dared to take away her sister's things. From then on, she was incorruptible.

If she thought about it carefully, all she could do was knock out her teeth and swallow it with her blood. She absolutely could not let her father know of this matter. Even if Feng Lan was injured, she could only say that it was because she had done something wrong and punished herself.

Of course, Jing Qing'er didn't want to be taken advantage of, but there was nothing she could do.

Filled with rage, Jing Qing'er turned her head to glare at Feng Lan who was still crying on the ground, "What are you crying for, dad or dead mother?" Hurry up and leave, you disgraceful thing. "

After a series of angry curses, Jing Qing'er glared angrily at Jing Zhuozhuo before turning around and leaving unwillingly.

Seeing that she no longer had someone to back her up, Feng Lan ignored the pain on her body and stood up with a pale face, stumbling and waiting for her to run away.

"Halt."

Hearing the voice from behind, Feng Lan shook her body, turned her head and looked at Jing Zhuozhuo with trembling eyes, "Eldest Miss, you … Is there something you need? "

"Bring the things back to your young lady, tell her that I gave them to her."

Jing Zhuozhuo gave the banana a color. Jing Zhuozhuo gave it a color. Jing Zhuozhuo handed it back to Jing Zhuozhuo. After witnessing Jing Zhuozhuo's ruthlessness, Feng Lan naturally didn't dare to stay any longer. She took the jewelry and left.

"Miss, it's really yours. "Look at Third Miss's expression just now. It's really funny."

After Feng Lan left, the bananas started to laugh loudly. Their eyes were filled with pride as they looked at Jing Zhuozhuo with glee.

"Still smiling? Isn't your face hurting anymore?"

Although her face was still red and swollen after applying the Snow Jade Ointment, it didn't hurt anymore. Hearing Jing Zhuozhuo's caring tone, Banana giggled as her eyes brimmed with emotions.

"Miss is willing to give the banana precious snow jade ointment, no matter how serious the wound is, it won't hurt."

"Stop talking, hurry up and clean up the fragments on the ground."

"Yes, Miss."

Banana hastily nodded its head and bent down to pick up the broken pieces of porcelain. Just as it was about to leave, it saw Concubine Hui and her personal servant Qing Ying enter the courtyard. A hint of displeasure flashed across banana's face, then she hugged the broken porcelain piece and turned back around.

"Miss, Concubine Hui is here."

A trace of a sneer flashed in Jing Zhuozhuo's eyes. What a coincidence! These concubines came one after another to receive the challenge. She had just left, yet now there was another Concubine Hui. Her Zhaoge Garden was truly very popular.

Nodding, Jing Zhuozhuo motioned for the banana to take care of her own business. She then slowly got up and went to the bed, lifted the quilt and laid down.

"Eldest Miss, Concubine Hui came to see you."

Just as Jing Zhuozhuo laid down, Concubine Hui and Lil 'Light opened the curtain and walked in. Seeing the pile of jewelry on the table, Concubine Hui's face showed a hint of greed and resentment. Although Jing Zhuozhuo's emotions changed extremely quickly, she was able to see it clearly.

"Please take a seat Concubine Hui. There aren't any maids serving you in your room. Please don't think that Zhuozhuo doesn't know how to treat a guest."

Jing Zhuozhuo's tone was neither warm nor cold, very much like she was treating a stranger. Even though Concubine Hui was unhappy with her attitude, she didn't say anything due to the reason why she came. She sat down with an embarrassed smile.

"Eldest Miss, are you really going to sell Brightmoon to the Mansion?"

"Mingyue was so bold that she stole Bu Huang, who my father gifted to me. I was already kind enough that I didn't kill her. Auntie, you don't have to worry about the lack of Mingyue and no one will wait on you in Zhuozhuo's room. Father said that he would ask Aunty for some silver from her to buy some maids for him. "

Concubine Hui's intention was naturally to stop Jing Zhuozhuo from selling Mingyue. But before she could say anything, Jing Zhuozhuo had already blocked her path.

If Concubine Hui brought up the matter of Mingyue again, wouldn't she be smacking herself in the mouth? The smile on her face stiffened slightly because of Jing Zhuozhuo's words. Originally, he wanted to say something, but thinking about what Jing Chuchu had said just now, along with the angry look on her face when she saw Jing Qing'er leaving the Zhaoge Garden just now … Concubine Hui was a smart person, so she naturally knew when to be arrogant and when to hold back.

Normally, Jing Qing'er would bully Jing Zhuozhuo, but today, it was Jing Qing'er who was humiliated. It seemed that Jing Zhuozhuo had truly changed. She had better not act rashly until she knew what was going on. Concubine Hui naturally understood the saying: "Knowing oneself and knowing the enemy is the best choice."

It wasn't that she was afraid of Jing Zhuozhuo, but she was cautious. If she didn't have the ability to read other's words, how could Concubine Hui overlook the two other aunts' ability to manage the affairs behind Jing Family without the help of the owner's mother?

Seeing that she would not get any rewards this time, Concubine Hui didn't stay any longer. After exchanging a few pleasantries with Jing Zhuozhuo, she got up and left.

When Concubine Hui returned to the courtyard, Jing Chuchu had already been waiting there for a long time. Noticing Concubine Hui rushing over to welcome her, he anxiously asked, "How is it? Does Aunt feel that there's something different about Jing Zhuozhuo?"

Sighing and patting the back of Jing Chuchu's hand, Concubine Hui said with a dark expression, "Aunt didn't stay too long either. I just felt that the little girl was really different from before." When Aunt met Jing Qing'er on her way there, she was rather angered by Jing Zhuozhuo. "Judging from Jing Qing'er's domineering attitude, this Jing Zhuozhuo is definitely not a simple person."

"Hmph, no matter what, she is just a wild girl that just came from the countryside." I made a mistake on Second Prince's matter last time. Next time, I'll definitely let her obediently get into the net. "

Jing Chuchu snorted coldly with a sinister glint in her eyes.

Concubine Hui patted her shoulder, worry flashing across her eyes. "Second Miss, don't be too hasty. Aunt Rong, you have to keep watch for a while longer."

How could Concubine Hui not know what Jing Chuchu was thinking? She had originally wanted to take over Jing Zhuozhuo's position, but unfortunately Jing Zhuozhuo had been left in the countryside for eight years. Although Master had let her control the backyard, he had never mentioned helping her become the official wife, so Jing Chuchu didn't have the chance to become the direct daughter. After meeting Second Prince, Jing Chuchu wanted to use Jing Zhuozhuo, the direct daughter, to help him achieve his goals.

But some things look simple, and it's not so easy to do well. Especially for someone as impatient as Jing Chuchu, it was easy for them to get into trouble.

Concubine Hui was right, but Jing Chuchu didn't listen to her. When she thought of how she had been humiliated in front of Jing Zhuozhuo and how Second Prince occasionally expressed his admiration for Jing Zhuozhuo after meeting her, she could not help but want to crush Jing Zhuozhuo.

Jing Chuchu's eyes flashed with a cold smile as she thought about how Jing Qing'er had also suffered at Jing Zhuozhuo's hands.

A day passed in the blink of an eye as the sun set.

Jing Zhuozhuo woke up early in the morning, and after receiving the silver from Concubine Hui, she took the banana and left the house. Other than the coachman and the banana, Jing Zhuozhuo didn't bring anyone else with her. The carriage shook its way to the west of the city where the servants were sold. Jing Zhuozhuo squinted her eyes and leaned on a cushion as she dozed off. Banana, on the other hand, opened the curtain at the side to look outside the carriage.

After the time it takes to burn an incense stick to burn, the carriage stopped at a place outside the market that was specially used to park the buyer's carriage.

Banana opened the door first and got out of the carriage. Jing Zhuozhuo, accompanied by her, jumped off the horse carriage.

This was a place specially used to buy and sell servants. Naturally, there were different grades according to the maid's appearance, the rules she learnt, and the etiquette she received. This was to make it convenient for different families to choose from.

Banana thought that Jing Zhuozhuo would go to a place where nobles and nobles would choose their servants. Unexpectedly, she would walk straight to a place where some lower class servants would stay.

"Miss?"

Banna looked at Jing Zhuozhuo doubtfully, only to see that she had a faint smile on her face, as if she had her own ideas. Canna didn't say anything else and followed Jing Zhuozhuo. They walked with her to those girls who looked dirty and had grasses stuck in them.

It was still early, so there weren't many servants. Jing Zhuozhuo's long green dress stood out amongst the crowd of people wearing coarse clothes.

Jing Zhuozhuo's gaze swept across the row of girls in front of her as she casually walked past everyone. Most of these girls had blank expressions, and their faces were yellow and skinny. Jing Zhuozhuo looked around a few times, and suddenly, she saw a little girl curled up in the innermost area.

With just a glance, Jing Zhuozhuo felt a peculiar sensation in her heart. She always felt that the little girl's eyes were very familiar.

Uncontrollably, Jing Zhuozhuo walked forward. She didn't seem to be affected by the dirt in front of her eyes at all. Instead, she squatted down and stretched out her hand to help the little girl up. The moment she saw that face, a hint of pleasant surprise flashed past Jing Zhuozhuo's eyes.

Unexpectedly, it was her.