"Ah!" Gao Pan'er was still three or four steps away from Mo Qian when she tripped over her own foot and fell to the ground. The basin of water she was holding splashed towards Mo Qian in the direction she fell.

"Young Miss, be careful, get out of the way!" Du Juan, the maid who was tidying up the bed, heard the exclamation and immediately looked towards the source of the sound.

He saw Aunt Gao trip and fall to the ground, splashing hot water at Mo Qian. He wanted to stop her and ran quickly towards Mo Qian, but he was too far away to reach her. He panicked and shouted anxiously.

Mo Qian had been watching Gao Pan'er's movements since she entered the room. When she saw Gao Pan'er fall to the ground and hot water coming towards her, she quickly stood up from the chair and moved to the side in two quick steps.

The splashed hot water landed right on the chair where Mo Qian was sitting, and steam rose continuously from the water-stained cushion.

"Miss, are you alright? Did you get burned? Are you hurt?" Du Juan ran over to check on Mo Qian's condition. Only after confirming that Mo Qian was indeed not injured did she feel relieved. She turned to Aunt Gao, glared at her, and said rudely.

"Aunt Gao, are you doing this on purpose? You can even trip over a basin of water to wash your face."

"You even brought a basin of such hot water, what are you trying to do, scald our young lady to death?"

"Don't think you can bully the young lady just because the master is out."

“Only the eldest daughter is the rightful legitimate eldest daughter of the Mo family, and she is the mistress of the house. Now that the master is away, the eldest daughter should be in charge of the house.”

"Don't think you can neglect the young lady just because you're a concubine. Even a three-year-old knows to wash their face with warm water. Who would use such hot water to wash their face?" Du Juan retorted without hesitation, her tone filled with anger.

It's always been a case of one wall pressing down on another. As the young lady's personal maid, she naturally had to stand by her side. Now that the master had gone out, she couldn't let the young lady take advantage of her young age and her seniority to manage the household and suppress her!

Besides, since he hadn't been polite to her before, if she became arrogant, he might retaliate. After all, he had signed a contract of servitude, and it was only because the young lady was in charge that he didn't have to treat Aunt Gao as a mistress.

In her past life, Du Juan had also advised the original owner to suppress Gao Pan'er and prevent her from gaining control of the family. Unfortunately, the original owner, a young girl in her teens, did not realize the importance of controlling the family.

She thought she would only be in charge for two months, and that when her father came back, she would still be a lowly concubine, so she didn't want to put in the effort.

In addition, Gao Pan'er had given birth to a younger brother. Although he didn't like him, he didn't want to argue with Gao Pan'er because they had the same father. It would only be a few months anyway.

Unexpectedly, due to the original owner's momentary negligence in failing to suppress Gao Pan'er in time, a series of disasters were caused.

"Miss, I...I didn't mean to." Gao Pan'er's eyes widened, and she froze on the spot. After a while, she realized that she had done something stupid and quickly apologized, speaking cautiously.

"I...I'll go get another basin." Gao Pan'er stood up from the ground, her head down, too timid to look at Mo Qian.

"No need, go outside and see if the meals are ready?" Mo Qian looked at Gao Pan'er with a cold expression, her voice also lowered.

"Dujuan, go and fetch another basin of water. I'm starving. Tell the kitchen not to prepare any food for Aunt Gao at noon," Mo Qian said, turning to Dujuan who was waiting nearby.

"Yes, Miss, Dujuan will inform the small kitchen in a moment. I'll go and fetch another basin of water for you to wash up now," Dujuan replied cheerfully, and walked briskly to the door.

When Gao Pan'er heard Mo Qian instruct the kitchen not to prepare lunch for her, her eyes immediately reddened, and her frail body trembled slightly.

She acted as if she dared not refute anyone and was being bullied, which made some of the maids waiting outside the door, who were unaware of the truth, feel sorry for her!

"Alright, look what you've done. If I hadn't reacted quickly, my face would probably be burned and peeling. I'm only punishing you by not letting you eat lunch because you're my father's concubine."

"If you don't find someone else, you have to take her to the police station and skin her alive before you're satisfied!" Mo Qian then subtly recounted the whole story, scolding her angrily.

As soon as Mo Qian finished speaking, it was noticed that her previous pity for Gao Pan'er disappeared without a trace, replaced by a complicated look towards Gao Pan'er.

"I was wrong, Miss. Thank you for forgiving me. I will never do it again." Gao Pan'er apologized to Mo Qian sincerely.

"Go out and tell someone to bring breakfast over." Mo Qian coldly ordered Gao Pan'er to do so.

"Yes, Miss." Gao Pan'er walked towards the door with a timid tone, her fingers unconsciously clenching into her palm.

After Mo Qian finished washing up, Gao Pan'er arrived with her entourage, bringing breakfast with her.

Looking at the table laden with breakfast, both Western and Chinese dishes, Mo Qian felt a sense of comfort. Delicious food always brings joy.

Although Mo Qian looked at the table full of delicious-looking dishes and wished she could devour them immediately,

However, she still maintained the original owner's habits. Whenever the original owner and Gao Pan'er ate alone, Gao Pan'er would stand up, set the table, and serve the original owner the meal.

Because of the sins Gao Pan'er committed in her previous life, Mo Qian will not pity her or abolish this outdated custom just because she has been exposed to five thousand years of Chinese culture! Use this to collect some interest first.

"Use this, one piece from each of these, and one from the outermost part..." Mo Qian sat in the chair, directing Gao Pan'er to pick up food, going back and forth with her, seemingly enjoying herself immensely.

After struggling for a while, Mo Qian felt it wasn't very interesting, while Gao Pan'er had already adapted and was handling it with ease!

That won't do. She's already adapted; how can we keep bothering her?

"Aunt Gao has been working hard all morning, Dujuan, why don't you hurry up and bring a stool so Aunt Gao can make some breakfast?" Mo Qian said, giving Dujuan a look.

"Yes, Miss." Then Du Juan moved a stool over and placed it in front of Gao Pan'er.

"No need, Miss. I almost hurt you, so I'm not allowed to eat today. I apologize to you."

"Sit down and have something to eat. I was only punished with lunch, and I've been busy all morning. You should have something to eat. I'm not the kind of person who doesn't let people eat their fill after doing something." Mo Qian said with a serious face.

"Yes, Miss." Gao Pan'er then sat down on the stool, but only for a couple of seconds.

"Smack!"

"Whoosh!"

"ah"

As Aunt Gao sat down, the stools, unable to bear the weight, scattered all over the ground, and Gao Pan'er also fell to the ground.

In the instant of falling, to balance himself, he grabbed the tablecloth, trying to pull himself up and avoid falling to the ground.

Unfortunately, due to her excessive weight, she not only failed to avoid falling, but instead slid down while holding onto the tablecloth, causing all the food on the table to spill onto Gao Pan'er!