Chapter 512 Master and Servant's Night Talk
Ah Shuang exclaimed in utter astonishment, "Madam, you are truly amazing!"
"Min Pan'er lay at the entrance of the Jiang residence for less than half an hour before the Prince of Chu personally led people to bring her back to the Prince of Chu's residence."
"According to the people keeping watch, the Chu Prince's Mansion first invited several doctors from the city, and then invited several imperial physicians from the palace."
"It is clear that the King of Chu cares about Min Pan'er."
So, what happened at the Jiang family banquet, seemingly a scheme to get revenge on Su Rongrong, was actually a carefully planned scheme by Min Pan'er to get herself into the Chu Prince's mansion, right?
Qiao Qinghe sighed silently to herself. Once Min Pan'er entered the Chu Prince's residence, she wouldn't leave easily.
It might not be so easy to deal with her again in the future.
Sigh, she never expected Min Pan'er to be so cunning.
By the time she had a vague idea, her attention was drawn to the Qiao family, and she had no time to pay attention to Min Pan'er.
It can only be said that the Qiao family arrived at the perfect time, and it was also fitting that Min Pan'er escaped this calamity.
Seeing that Qiao Qinghe seemed to be in a bad mood, A Shuang changed the subject and said, "Madam, I found that Zhuxi is not in the mansion."
Qiao Qinghe asked curiously, "How did you know?"
Ah Shuang said mysteriously, "Zhu Xi rarely goes back to her room to rest. She usually stays by your side to protect you in secret."
"But she was no longer with you shortly after we returned home."
"I went to her room to check later when I had some free time, but she wasn't there."
Qiao Qinghe called out twice into the void in disbelief: "Zhuxi? Zhuxi, come out for a moment."
After calling out, they waited for a while, but still no one came out.
This time, Qiao Qinghe truly believed it, but she was also somewhat surprised.
"Once Zhuxi hides herself, how will you know if she's still there?"
Ah Shuang nodded with a grin, a hint of slyness in her expression.
"Sure. I can not only tell you if she's there or not, but I can also pinpoint her exact hiding spot!"
Qiao Qinghe looked at A Shuang in disbelief: "How did you do that? You used to be able to hide and you couldn't find anyone. Now you can actually find Zhuxi who is hiding?"
"Zhuxi's skills are definitely on a much higher level than Zhenzhen's!"
When Zhen Huan was mentioned, A Shuang's expression darkened. "If Zhen Huan were still here, that would be great."
He really is loyal to the old lady. If he were alive, she wouldn't need to learn how to find people.
Qiao Qinghe also sighed, "Have you really taken it seriously? When we have some free time, let's go visit her at the Yongning Marquis's residence."
"Oh, Madam keeps her word! I'll remember this." Ah Shuang cheered up again.
Qiao Qinghe chuckled as well, "Alright, you still haven't told me how you knew whether Zhuxi was there or not?"
Ah Shuang quickly explained, "Ever since the old lady's bodyguard was changed from Huanzhen to Zhuxi, I've always felt uneasy, so I've been paying special attention to her."
"Later, I secretly went to the Yongning Marquis's residence to ask Zhen Huan how she hid. After returning, I tried it based on what Zhen Huan said, and it really worked. However, we can't always find Zhu Xi's hiding place."
"Later, I went to my aunt's place and consulted with Steward Qiao."
"Now, no matter where Zhuxi hides, as long as she is near the Grand Madam, I can easily sense her presence."
Qiao Qinghe waved to A Shuang, who smiled and walked to the bedside.
"Come, sit down." Qiao Qinghe gestured for A Shuang to sit on the edge of the bed.
Ah Shuang hesitated for a moment, then sat down. "Madam?" Ah Shuang looked at Qiao Qinghe with a puzzled expression.
Qiao Qinghe reached out and patted A Shuang's head. "Good child, it's kind of you to think of everything."
Ah Shuang smiled sheepishly, "I just felt that Zhuxi wasn't one of our own, so I had to be a little cautious."
“If I can sense her presence, I can find a way to get her away. If the old lady has something she doesn’t want her to know, I can also get her away beforehand.”
“There’s only one month left until the New Year. After the New Year, you’ll be eighteen, right?” Qiao Qinghe suddenly said. “You’re not young anymore, and it’s time for you to get married.”
Upon hearing this, Ah Shuang's face turned deathly pale, and she quickly got up and knelt by the bedside.
"Madam, did I...did I do something wrong?" A-Shuang looked up at Qiao Qinghe in horror.
Qiao Qinghe was taken aback, then realized that her words had frightened him.
He quickly waved his hand and said, "Get up quickly. You didn't do anything wrong. On the contrary, you did a great job, much better than I imagined."
Although A-Shuang obediently stood up, her heart was still in turmoil. She asked cautiously and with a wronged tone, "Since I haven't done anything wrong, why is the old lady kicking me out?"
Qiao Qinghe reached out and pulled the person back to sit on the edge of the bed before smiling and saying, "I didn't mean to send you away. I was just thinking that among the girls who came to my identity at the same time as you, apart from Wei Jia, you were the oldest one."
"I originally wanted to ask you if you had someone you liked, or if you wanted to get married and have your own little family."
"This is a reward for your hard work."
"Who knew you would misunderstand? And I even made you sad."
Hearing this, Ah Shuang's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.
She waved her hand and said, "Madam, I don't want to get married, and I don't have anyone I like. I just want to stay by your side, serve you, and watch Weijia's child be born."
"If in the future the old lady finds a more favored or useful head maid, please ask the old lady to transfer me to help Sister Weijia take care of the child, is that alright?"
Qiao Qinghe held A Shuang's hand, patted it gently, and said softly, "You are my most favorite and most useful personal maid!"
"If you want, you can be my personal maid forever."
Counting the former head maids around her, Feixu betrayed her, Weijia acted on her own initiative, and Ayi failed to recognize her master…
Indeed, Ah Shuang was the only one who suited her taste the best.
Although Ashuang is not as good at pleasing Feixu as she is, nor as clever and capable as Weijia, nor even as good as Ayi, no, Ashuang is not inferior to Ayi in any way.
Ayi was able to be promoted first thanks to Weijia's appreciation.
Sigh, I don't want to think about it anymore; it's all in the past.
Ah Shuang smiled and nodded: "As long as the old lady doesn't kick me out, I will serve her for the rest of my life." Until she passes away.
Qiao Qinghe smiled and didn't say anything more about the topic.
Who can say for sure what will happen in the future?
"I'm tired after talking for a while."
Ah Shuang quickly got up, helped Qiao Qinghe lie down, tucked her in, lowered the bed curtains, turned off the light, and then tiptoed out of the inner room.
Ah Shuang rested on the low couch in the outer room. Because she had to keep watch at night, she didn't sleep soundly.
She woke up when Zhuxi returned in the middle of the night.
I thought Zhuxi would rest on the chaise lounge by the window after she fell asleep, as usual.
Unexpectedly, after entering the house, Zhu Xi bypassed her and went straight to the inner room.
"what are you up to?"
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