Chapter 1089: The loyal maid promoted to concubine (9)

"Then how do you understand?" Honeysuckle asked unconvinced.

Shi Chu glanced at her calmly and said, "You forgot, I just came back from the farm where I was recuperating in the mansion."

When Ren Dong heard her words, she didn't know what was going on in her mind. Her eyes suddenly turned red again. She hugged Shi Chu tightly and said distressedly, "Du Xiang, you have suffered a lot. You must have suffered a lot in the farm, right?"

Shi Chu paused. She didn't suffer much, except being excluded and isolated by other people in the village. But she didn't take this little thing to heart at all. She even hoped that they would ignore her. However, she did not refute Ren Dong's words at this time. It was better to let her misunderstand so that she wouldn't have to continue to persuade herself.

Ren Dong cried for a while, and indeed she was no longer obsessed with letting Shi Chu go to the manor to be the manager. Instead, she wiped her tears and said to her, "Du Xiang, my parents, elder brother and cousin often do things outside the mansion, and they know a lot of people. If you want to find a house to live in or a job, just go to them. Don't be polite. I always treat you as a good sister."

Shi Chu patted her on the back and said, "Don't worry. If I run into trouble, I will definitely ask you for help. But don't worry about me now. After all, I will be alone outside in the future. I have to learn how to deal with people outside and can't just rely on others. Besides, I have the money given by the Crown Prince's Consort. Whether I stay in an inn or rent a house, I have the confidence. Don't worry about me."

Shi Chu said a lot of things and finally persuaded Ren Dong to stay. When they left the Anding Marquis' Mansion, Shi Chu grabbed her hand and said, "Ren Dong, if you have any difficulties, you can come to me, okay? Also, you should get married to your fiancé as soon as possible. Do you have the heart to watch him wait for you for so many years?"

Speaking of her fiancé, Ren Dong blushed and muttered, "He was willing..."

As for what Shi Chu said, that if she encountered difficulties, she could ask her for help, Ren Dong did not take it to heart, because she felt that she had the support of the Crown Prince's Consort, so how could she encounter difficulties? Even if she really encountered difficulties, the Crown Prince's Consort could not help her, let alone Shi Chu.

When Shi Chu saw her like this, he knew that she didn't take his words to heart, but it didn't matter. Rendong was the only person in this world who truly cared about her and never expected anything in return from her. In the original world, it was she who arranged the original owner's affairs after his death. Shi Chu was not stingy with his kindness to her.

As for asking her to marry her fiancé as soon as possible, it was naturally because he had left the Anding Marquis's Mansion early in this life. Then Gui Yunlai would probably choose Ren Dong as Zhang Qishan's concubine. After all, Ren Dong was also very loyal. As for the fact that Ren Dong had a fiancé? What was that? Gui Yunlai had dozens of ways to resolve this marriage, such as letting Ren Dong's fiancé have an affair with other women, letting Ren Dong's fiancé become addicted to gambling and owe huge debts, letting him go out to do things and disappear/be maimed/killed... Wouldn't Ren Dong's marriage be dissolved in a minute?

Don't think that Gui Yunlai won't do such a thing. It concerns her own interests. No matter how loyal the maid is, she can't beat herself. As long as it is necessary, she can definitely do it. Maybe she can even sell the silly Rendong and make her grateful to her.

"Anyway, you should marry your fiancé as soon as possible and don't delay it any longer." Shi Chu reminded her again.

Honeysuckle agreed perfunctorily, then said goodbye to her reluctantly.

Just like that, Shi Chu, one of the maids whom the Crown Princess once valued very much, never appeared in the Marquis of Anding's Mansion again. Everyone knew that she was disfigured, and the Crown Princess sympathized with her and let her regain her freedom.

She was just a small servant. Even without her, there would be many smart and lovely maids who would fill her place. Therefore, her departure did not cause any ripples in the Marquis of Anding's Mansion. Those who were also servants knew about her experience and only felt sorry for her bad luck and could not stay with the Crown Prince's Consort.

When she successfully escaped from the Marquis of Anding's Mansion, she was as happy as a fish returning to the sea. She immediately went to the government to cancel her slavery and became a good citizen.

Then after staying in the inn, she went to the brokerage office to ask if there was any house suitable for her to live in alone.

The two hundred taels of silver that Gui Yunlai gave her certainly could not buy a house in the capital, unless it was a dirty, dilapidated thatched house in the slums. But Shi Chu could not live in such a poor environment. She was used to enjoying life and just wanted to find a quiet and elegant small house. Such a small house was not cheap at all.

However, she had the monthly salary saved by the original owner when she was a maid, as well as the occasional rewards she received. After more than ten years, she had saved a lot. If that was still not enough, she still had a lot of gold, silver and jewelry in her space. If she took out some of it, it would be enough to buy a good house. But she couldn't be too high-profile, so she couldn't buy a mansion and servants all at once.

More than half a month later, Shi Chu successfully bought a small house with two entrances, which was big enough for her to live in.

After arranging it according to her own preferences, she planned to set up a stall to sell buns. The original owner also had a good skill in making buns and snacks, so she would not be afraid of being exposed if she sold buns. Moreover, the money in her hands had to come from a legitimate source. As a good citizen who had just redeemed herself and regained her freedom from slavery, it was normal for her to do this kind of small business, and it was also the safest.

Hence, within a few days, her bun stall became popular on South Street. Her buns had thin skin and rich fillings. The fragrance alone was stronger than that of other buns, and they tasted better. Naturally, her business was good. She only needed to sell for half a day before closing the stall. Even if customers begged her to continue selling in the afternoon, she refused. It was too tiring and she didn't really want to make a living by selling buns.

After his life became stable, Shi Chu began to think about how to make things difficult for the Anding Marquis' Mansion, especially Gui Yunlai and Zhang Qishan.

She is the most vengeful person, and she will not escape safely from the Marquis of Anding's Mansion and ignore and let bygones be bygones for what Zhang Qishan and Gui Yunlai did to the original owner in the original world. She is not that magnanimous. She is just petty and vindictive. How can she not retaliate?

Gui Yunlai and Zhang Qishan can arrange other people's lives unscrupulously and make people live or die as they please. Isn't it just because they rely on their status and position?

At that time, their identities and status were stripped away, making them ordinary people, and letting them experience the feeling of being powerless and having their fate controlled by others.

Shi Chu had thought about their fate, so he had to find a way to make them lose their status...

The Marquis of Anding's Mansion was able to gain the emperor's attention in the capital city where there are many powerful and noble people. They are definitely not a good group of people who keep to themselves. If you want to find any leverage over them, there is still some leverage available.

(End of this chapter)