C2

When we entered the capital, our Yang family lived in a small manor on the outskirts of the city.

As soon as the uncle of the Xue family brought me over the wall, my mother was alarmed and came to arrest me with a torch in hand.

There were only a few people who knew that I was going to elope, and they were all the older girls in the 'green' generation.

Xue Lang was very cautious when doing things. We all used a kind of green snake to transmit messages. But Lu Ping is a capable girl by my side, so she should have known about this long ago. If she had wanted to report this to her mother, she wouldn't have come to capture him in the end.

The girl must have found out about it at the last moment and rushed to report it to her mother.

I must catch this traitor!

"Lu Ping." "Come in."

I cleared my throat and called out the window.

Lu Ping hurriedly responded and instructed the little girl under the eaves, "Watch the cats and dogs."

"Miss." Green Pingping was blessed.

I bent over the bed, opened the drawer of the kang, and took out a twenty-tael note.

"Take this silver and go."

A look of shock and guilt appeared on Lu Ping's face. She lowered her eyes and said, "Miss, I know I was wrong."

"Take it and go, I won't pursue this matter any further."

I knew in my heart that Lu Ping was a girl who knew how to repay favors, so I wanted to put on a good act.

Lu Ping kneeled at my feet, respectfully kowtowing three times, and said with tears in her eyes, "This servant will not pursue this matter, Miss Xie, this servant will not take Miss's money. This servant will pay off the debt, and this servant will no longer be able to service Miss, please take care."

I held the blue and white porcelain bowl, sipping the tea in small sips while my tears dripped onto the ground.

In the time it takes to make a cup of tea, the two of us were silent.

The entire room was filled with sadness.

I pursed my lips and smiled. "Stand up."

"This servant dares not." There was a thick nasal note in her voice.

Squatting down, I lifted her up with my own hands.

She had her head down, her face streaked with tears, and her eyes were as red as the rabbits I had once kept.

"Stop crying!" I used my handkerchief to wipe away the tears on her face. I only comforted her softly, but didn't say anything else.

She plopped to her knees.

"Your servant …" "Servant …" This servant is sorry, Miss. Your servant … "I had no choice."

Green Bull kneeled on the ground, his back trembling uncontrollably. It was obvious that he was suppressing his emotions.

I forcefully pulled Lu Ping to sit beside me on the edge of the kang.

"I also happened to flip through the account books and discovered that there were some problems with the makeup. Other than me, no one else knows about it. "I've already taken some silver from my pocket to help you make up for it. You don't have to worry that someone will pursue the matter."

Born in a merchant house, it was common for things to be recorded in the accounts.

The easiest way to grasp someone else's weakness was to check their account book. Accounts can be balanced, evidence can be annihilated, but there will always be an unusual amount of running water, which will be placed there.

To see if the person who checked the books had sharp eyes and was able to find any clues.

After I came back, my body was very weak. After sitting there for a long time, I would feel sore all over my body.

I tried to soften my voice as much as possible as I tried to comfort her while wiping away her tears.

However, no matter how gentle his tone was and how tactful his words were, the facts were still clearly laid out in front of him.

"Your servant …" He had no other choice. Every winter, my father would have a cough that would cause his illness to flare up. This year, it was even more severe, and he could only hang himself with soup. This servant's family couldn't bear it, so I woke up … "The government official's desire for silver has been aroused."

Lu Ping was already sobbing.

I blame myself in my heart. This girl grew up with me, but I have never cared about her at all.

If her background were to be used by her mother, how would I be able to handle it?

Lu Ping knelt on the ground again and kowtowed.

"Your servant has done such a shameful thing, but I don't dare to stay by Miss's side anymore. All these years, Miss has treated me well. Your servant knows that I can only be a slave to you in my next life." Lu Ping looked up at me with a hint of determination in her eyes.

"Miss needs to pay attention to the maid, Xing'er. If Miss has any matters, she can run away without a trace. This servant can't tell you what she went to do, so Miss should pay more attention."

I smiled and asked her, "Isn't this when you repay me?" Why wait for the next life? "

"Miss, what do you mean?" She looked at me timidly with her hands clasped around the handkerchief.

"I don't have anyone trustworthy by my side. You are the girl I trust the most. There are some things I need you to take care of." I took out an envelope containing two hundred taels of silver.

Huitong Bank, available throughout the country.

Lu Ping didn't notice that my hand, which was holding the banknote, was trembling slightly.

I checked my money box. There were only three hundred and fifty-two taels and two strings of five hundred taels. These two hundred taels could be considered a huge sum of money for me.

"Servant girl! Servant girl!"

At this point, Lu Ping's voice became choked with sobs, leaving only tears. It flowed down his fair face.

I knelt down and pressed the banknotes into her hand. I shook her hand and helped her to her feet.

"Take it!" In the future, when our family is short of money, you have to tell me. "

I smiled wryly to myself. However, whether I could help her or not, it was hard to say!

It's no wonder that Lu Ping didn't tell me her difficulties.

In the past, I wasn't even able to take care of my own matters, much less a little girl!

In the past, I was muddle-headed and unable to protect myself. But after that, I will never be like this again!

"Go wash your face!" I lightly patted on Lu Ping's shoulder. "Call everyone in the courtyard over. I have something to say!"

Lu Ping used her sleeve to wipe her face and was about to leave.

"Just use my basin!" I grabbed her.

"But …"

There had never been a reason for Miss and the maidservant to use the same basin to wash her face, so Lu Ping was a little hesitant.

"If you go out with red eyes, they will …"

"Lu Ping is the head maid in my courtyard. She is about to establish her might, how can she put on such a front and go for a walk?"

"… …." "Thank you, young mistress!" With a flushed face, Lu Ping thanked him and went to the back of the screen.

After washing up, Lu Ping blessed me and went out to do some errands.

I pulled a book out of the kang and started flipping through it slowly.

In the time it took to make a cup of tea, a voice sounded from outside the door.

"Young miss, everyone is here!" It was the sound of Lu Ping's reply.

Throwing the book on the kang, I put on my shoes and went out.

Only Lu Ping was standing on the steps. The other maids were standing in groups of three or four, chattering away.

I winked into the yard.

"The young miss has come out. Why aren't you still quiet!" Lu Ping reprimanded everyone.

In the end, the maidservants were all led by Lu Ping. Gradually, they all quieted down, while the mothers and wives behind them were still in a mess.

"Hahaha!" A burst of laughter came from the mothers behind him.

"Slap him!" I pointed to a woman in a lilac thimble and said, "She laughed three times. Thirty, then."

For a while, Lu Ping was hesitating. However, she did not move forward.

The timing was always fleeting, so there was no reason for him to hesitate.

I fiercely glared at Lu Ping, signalling for her to quickly make her move.

Lu Ping bit her lips. With a stomp of her feet, she charged into the group of women.

"Pah!"

A loud and clear sound rang out, and the wives no longer had any words to say.

I know that the wife's brother-in-law married Mama Chen's niece, and Mama Chen was the mama who was sent to my yard by my mother.

Just now, those old timers did not see me leave the house, nor did they not hear what Lu Ping had said. However, they relied on their good relationship with that Old Lady Chen to bully the lord!

Since that's the case, I'll capture the thief and the king first!

"As for the remaining twenty-nine, I see that you'll have to use your own palm!" I smiled at the old woman, still as innocent as ever.

"Your servant didn't do anything wrong!" What right do you have to slap this servant's mouth!? " The old woman jumped up and shouted.

Immediately, the crowd became furious, and the group of women began to stir up a ruckus as they all began to speak up for her.

"Alright, any of you can speak up for her!" I laughed more and more.

Instantly, the entire courtyard quieted down.

"Why aren't you attacking?" The silence in the courtyard made my voice even colder. "Mom, don't waste everyone's time!"

Moments later, the sound of flesh hitting flesh could be heard as well as the sound of tears.

I carefully observed everyone's face.

The three 'green' older girls all lowered their heads, their expressions unreadable. In the end, they were still a bit older!

The second and third class maidservants, Maryland, stood up straight, and the third class maidservants, Xing'er, had strange expressions on their faces. The mothers stood at the back, unfathomable.

"In the past, when I was young, some people would take advantage of this opportunity to bully me. There are some things that I don't want to pursue after it has passed, but since today, all of you have to be more vigilant.

Everyone below them lowered their heads.

I beckoned to Lu Ping.

"Lu Ping is my personal lass, if I'm not here, all of you have to listen to her orders. Although she is still a first-rate lass, two silver taels are given to her from my monthly allowance. Do you understand? " Her hands trembled in my hands, and she turned to look at me with incredulous eyes.

"Greetings elder sister." The girls bowed, but the mothers behind them just stood there motionlessly.

I slowly walked over, thinking that my previous impression of the weak young miss was deep in my heart. These servants only felt that I could be bullied.

"Where's Nanny Sun?" I asked the matron's mother's wife.

"Miss, Sun's mom is not feeling well. She's resting on the bed." Mother Chen's face was filled with clear arrogance.

This wet nurse treats me very well, but her body is very weak.

"Oh? "I still don't know the principle of not bowing when our Yang family returns to our masters."

"This servant is Madam's wet nurse. Madam had sent me to teach Miss how to behave." Weren't scholars always saying that one day, one should be the father for life? Young mistress should also understand the principle of respecting one's teacher and teaching, right? "

After hearing this, all the other mothers started laughing as well. Although the maidservants didn't dare to laugh openly, they also lowered their heads in secret delight.

I smiled.

"Mom is really an old woman. You should set an example for these little girls, right? "

"Miss is right." Mama Chen stood even straighter.

"It's a pity that you didn't do it well!" I smiled and shook my head.

In my previous life, Mama Chen was one of the mothers who came to give me medicine.

I had wanted to get rid of her for a long time, but I had never had a chance.

"What do you mean, miss?"

"What do you mean? "I don't dare to be rash because you're a gift from my mother, but you've stolen too much. I can't leave a person like you in my room with dirty hands and feet."

The theft was a big one, and the other mothers panicked.

I had never spoken so harshly before, and it must have been in their hearts.

"Someone come!" Tie her to the side room! " I pointed at Mommy Chen and scolded her.

After all, Mommy Chen had the reputation of being a top student. For a moment, the other moms didn't dare to step forward, and instead, had a cold atmosphere.

Mother Chen stood there with her hands on her waist and snorted coldly.

"What is it? Waiting for me to do it myself? "

Lu Ping gritted her teeth and was about to go forward when I grabbed her.

"You are the manager's girl, you can just stand here and watch."

Mrs Xu reacted first, stepping forward to hold onto her mother.

Mama Chen shouted, "I was given to me by the Madam. You can't punish me without permission!"

The other moms saw that Mommy Chen's words didn't sound right, so I was really annoyed. I hurriedly rushed forward and pressed Mommy Chen down.

"You've done well. From today onwards, Mrs Xu will be the mother of the manager."

Lu Ping bowed to Mrs Xu, "Mum."

The maidservants bowed as well.

Very quickly, Chen's mother was forked over to the side room by a few mothers who were guarding the yard. Lu Ping stood on the steps and lectured:

"See clearly. In the future, be more vigilant in doing things. If something goes wrong, you don't have to say that I won't let you off the hook for the first time! I won't forgive anyone who leaked what happened today! Go on and disperse. "

I gave Green Pingping an approving glance as she walked into the side room.