The Prime Minister's Mansion couldn't hold her back
"Miss, I'm not in pain anymore. The damage you inflicted on me was like a panacea. I slept all night and I feel much better."
Qingzhu still had a smile on his face, looking relaxed.
Su Qingli felt a sour feeling in her nose, and tears slowly seeped into her eyes, moistening her eye sockets.
She stroked Qingzhu's shiny black hair and said, "Qingzhu, don't try to be tough in front of me. If you feel uncomfortable, just tell me. Your injury won't heal for ten days or half a month."
"For the young lady, everything is worth it. When this was still the Marquis' Mansion, I also spoke rudely to the Prime Minister and ordered him to do things that were difficult for him."
Qingzhu wanted to alleviate the guilt in Su Qingli's and her own hearts, so she suddenly talked about Fu Xuechen's past.
"But you didn't hit him with a stick. He ordered his servants to beat you severely. He was wrong, and I shouldn't have offended him. Otherwise, the punishment wouldn't have fallen on you."
Su Qingli grabbed Qingzhu's hand, feeling full of guilt.
The Su family is responsible for Fu Xuechen's current situation. Although Qingzhu is not innocent, they cannot beat him to pieces.
"Miss, this injury will heal in a while, but I can't go out with you for the time being. You must be careful when you are alone outside."
Qingzhu touched the back of Su Qingli's snow-white and flawless hand and said with concern.
"The Prime Minister has assigned a henchman to secretly follow me every day, fearing that I might do something immoral and tarnish the reputation of the Prime Minister's Mansion. With this man on guard day and night, my safety should be safe."
Su Qingli had guessed that someone was following her the whole time since Fu Xuechen came to Qi Mansion last time. Last night, she paid attention behind her and sure enough, she looked back several times and saw a dark shadow flash by.
"After a day of classes, Miss, you should go and rest. It's so late, you must be tired. I don't feel tired lying in bed all day to recuperate." Qingzhu urged Su Qingli to go to bed. She knew that Su Qingli had to continue teaching at Qi Mansion tomorrow.
After a busy day, Su Qingli was very tired.
Returning to the room where she usually lived, she fell into a deep sleep as soon as she touched the pillow. She didn't even know when Fu Xuechen had tucked the quilt in for her.
"Who did she come into contact with today?"
Fu Xuechen closed the door and stood in the yard outside the wing room. His tone was as cold as ever, without any emotion.
"It's still those people from the Qi Mansion. I haven't come into contact with anyone else. When Miss Su left the house, I followed her all the time."
The subordinate stood behind Fu Xuechen, bowed his head and replied respectfully.
"Keep a close eye on her. If there's anything special, report it immediately."
Fu Xuechen could not let Su Qingli go. As long as she was not under his supervision, he always felt that something unexpected would happen.
However, Su Qingli is a living person with her own ideas. The Prime Minister's Mansion cannot trap her. She will try her best to fly out to the vast world and soar freely. This is the most troublesome thing for Fu Xuechen.
After all, the Prime Minister's Mansion was too small, so Fu Xuechen could only nervously hold the kite string and let her fly in the wind.
The next day, Su Qingli came to Qi Mansion to teach as usual.
Qi Jinqian came over during her lunch break and said, "Miss Jiang, this is your recent tuition payment. Please keep it and check if the amount is sufficient."
Su Qingli counted hastily, "It's enough. Isn't the Qi Mansion's salary paid once a month?"
Qi Jinqian smiled and said, "I see that Miss Jiang is a diligent tutor, so it wouldn't be a bad idea to give you a stipend sooner rather than later. Miss Jiang, please feel free to ask for it whenever you need it. A tutor like you deserves special treatment from our Qi Mansion."
"Sixth Young Master, thank you for your kind words. I have only fulfilled my duty. It is only thanks to Second Miss Qi and Young Master Qi's willingness to learn that I can serve as a proper tutor and live up to the expectations of both parties."
Su Qingli put the money into the sachet she was carrying and smiled modestly.
Qi Jinqian bowed and took his leave. He knew that she had been consuming energy from teaching classes and playing the piano all day long. A short rest of about half an incense stick with her eyes closed could also help her regain her strength. "Miss Jiang, I will not disturb your lunch break."
The piano class had just ended, and the sky was as dark as ink, pitch black. If it weren't for the lanterns, you couldn't see your hand in front of you.
Suddenly, someone poured a basin of cold water, splashing Su Qingli's clothes, and large areas of her clothes were wet.
A maid who was over fifty years old dropped the copper basin and ran over, hurriedly apologizing to her, "Miss Jiang, why is it you? I'm so sorry, so sorry, it's dark at night, and my old eyes are blurry. I actually splashed it on you, Miss Jiang..."
As she spoke, the nanny took out the embroidered handkerchief in her arms and wiped the wet spots on Su Qingli's clothes.
Su Qingli smiled and declined, "Mammy, I'm fine. I can just go home and change. You didn't do this on purpose. It's just a small matter."
"Miss Jiang is kindhearted, but I, an old woman, feel bad. It's cold this night, and if you get frozen, it's my fault. I'll take you to change into clean clothes."
The nanny pulled Su Qingli all the way to her residence. Su Qingli couldn't refuse and had to follow the nanny to her room.
The houses where the servants of the Qi Mansion lived were also well-built, better than those of ordinary people. The rooms were kept clean and tidy by the nanny. Su Qingli looked around.
"Mammy, the Qi Mansion treats you servants very well, right?" Su Qingli looked at the environment, the residence, and the atmosphere in the Qi Mansion, and she made a judgment in her heart.
"Very good, very good. The Sixth Young Master is a very good man. He saved our whole family. All the servants in the mansion are living very well in the Qi Mansion. The master and the young lady treat us very kindly." The nanny made a special trip to mention Qi Jinqian and praised him highly.
Then, she found a clean pink dress and said, "Miss Jiang, this is the dress my daughter wore. Please try it on to see if it fits."
The candlelight in the room was bright. The nanny deliberately spread out the embroidered handkerchief that she had used to wipe Su Qingli's wet clothes and placed it on the bright and conspicuous table.
When Su Qingli put on her clothes and looked at the nanny, she caught sight of the handkerchief with extraordinary embroidery. She walked over, picked it up, and examined it carefully. "Mammy, did you embroider this handkerchief?"
"This handkerchief was not embroidered by me, but by my friend's daughter. She is an embroiderer and has been doing needlework for ten years. She has no other skills except embroidering things and selling them for money." The nanny said this casually as if she was gossiping with others.
"Mammy, could you introduce this embroiderer to me? I have a friend who's in urgent need of an embroiderer. She said the price is negotiable. Could you help me contact her?"
It just so happened that Su Qingli received her salary today, and was worried about finding an embroiderer. As luck would have it, she happened to meet one in Qi's mansion.
The embroidery pattern on the handkerchief is delicate and beautiful, which is eye-catching. It is obvious that it is not inferior to Xiaoxiang's embroidery skills.
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