Chapter 17 The Revenge of Flying Catkins
Upon arriving at the Begonia Courtyard, Feixu discovered that there were countless maids who wanted to marry Wu Cheng.
Cuixiang was one of them. And she was the most likely to marry Wu Cheng! Because both Cuixiang's family and Wu Cheng's family were servants of the Marquis's wife, her most trusted servants!
Having seen reality clearly, she longed even more to return to Songhe Hall and to the side of the Grand Madam.
She wants to regain her status as the Grand Madam's favorite head maid, and make the Lady Hou and Wu Cheng regret treating her this way!
However, no matter what she did or how she did it, the doors of Songhetang remained forever closed to her.
It wasn't until that night, when Lady Hou instructed her to take a few servants to find Young Master Lu the next day and help the eldest daughter annul the engagement, that she found an opportunity to regain the Grand Madam's trust.
Perhaps in Lady Hou's eyes, she was a stupid girl, so stupid that she wouldn't understand unless she explained things clearly.
Therefore, Lady Hou explicitly instructed her to use her status as the Dowager Lady's personal maid, and to use the Dowager Lady's name to annul the engagement. The pretext was that it was better for the older generation to dissolve the agreement themselves.
She also said that as long as she handled things well, she would become a second-class maid in the Begonia Courtyard.
Ha, a second-class maid!? How laughable!!
She used to be the Grand Madam's top maid!
So, that night, with a do-or-die attitude, she went to Songhe Hall in the dead of night. She was going to tell the Grand Madam about the Marquis's scheme!
Once the Dowager Lady learns of the Marquis's malicious intention to tarnish her reputation for breaking off the engagement, she will surely be grateful and allow her to return to Songhe Hall. She will also reclaim the Marquis's control over the household.
At that time, the Dowager will still be the same Dowager who runs the Marquis's mansion and whose word is law!
And she remains the same Feixu that everyone envies and respects!
In order to gain the sympathy of the old lady, she even deliberately dressed in thin clothes and shivered in the freezing cold.
However, all her fantasies were shattered at the entrance of Songhe Hall!
She couldn't even get through the main gate of Songhe Hall!
The maidservants who used to guard the gate would go in and announce her arrival. But now, they don't even bother with that; they dare to lay a hand on her, and even mock and threaten her! Their arrogance and overbearing attitude make her seem like nothing more than a disgusting fly!
In that instant, she suddenly realized that the attitude of the gatekeeper's maid was the same as that of the matriarch!
From the day she stepped out of the gate of Songhe Hall, the Grand Madam no longer wanted her!
But why?
The old lady clearly liked her so much, doted on her so much, and spoiled her, making her feel like she was the old lady's precious treasure. No matter what she did wrong, the old lady would forgive her with a smile and accept her.
But reality told her that the old lady's heart was more ruthless and harder than anyone else's!
At that moment, she hated the old lady with a passion.
The old lady had pampered her, making her arrogant and complacent. Now, the old lady had easily discarded her like trash.
How could she not hate that?
Therefore, when she was ordered to help the young lady break off her engagement, she perfectly portrayed a domineering and arrogant maid who relied on her master's power.
She scolded Lu Ming for lacking self-awareness, ordered him to produce the marriage certificate and engagement tokens, and commanded the servants to search high and low for them...
Even after Lu Ming's friends came to visit, she didn't restrain herself at all. She even boasted that she was the most favored head maid of the Grand Madam of Xuanping's mansion, and that the Grand Madam had sent her...
She arrogantly shouted at the man to mind his own business...
The Grand Madam cares most about the reputation of the Marquis's mansion, so she will ruin the reputation of the Marquis's mansion!
The Lady Hou was hoping to find a good match for her eldest daughter, so she decided to make sure her eldest daughter never got married!
This is her revenge on them!
“Madam, when I went to break off the engagement, I personally told her that I was the head maid of the Grand Madam and that the Grand Madam sent me to break off the engagement.”
Feixu, with a sinister look in her eyes, urged, "Madam can easily pin the blame on the Grand Madam. If anyone asks, I will say that the Grand Madam instructed me to do it."
Madam Wu stared at Fei Xu in astonishment. Although she had the same idea, it felt strange to hear it coming from that silly girl, Fei Xu.
"The old lady treated you very well in the past." Madam Wu narrowed her eyes, scrutinizing Feixu with a probing gaze.
Feixu met her gaze and said venomously, "I begged and pleaded, but the Grand Madam wouldn't let me return to Songhe Hall. She was unkind to me, so naturally I'll be unkind to her."
"Moreover, Madam is now my master, and it is my duty to be loyal to her and help her solve her problems."
Upon hearing Feixu's words, Madam Wu's worries vanished instantly. She smiled and gestured for Feixu to stand up, "Good girl, no wonder the Grand Madam liked you before! Now I'm starting to like you too!"
"I just accidentally hurt you, don't worry about it. Go and rest. I'll have Cuixiang go find a doctor to take a look at you, just in case it leaves a scar."
"Thank you, Madam! This servant will take her leave."
Feixu bowed respectfully, covered her forehead, and withdrew.
Madam Wu summoned Cuixiang and said, "Go and personally take the invitation from the Marquis's residence to invite Lady Wang, the wife of the Earl of An'nan, over. Tell her that I've been in a bad mood these past few days and I'd like to ask her to come and have a chat with me."
The Countess of Annam was a gossipy woman who loved to talk behind people's backs.
The news of the Xuanping Marquis's annulment of the engagement has been the talk of the town these past few days. Madam Wang is probably eager to hear the inside scoop. She'll definitely come at a moment's notice.
"Yes," Cuixiang replied quickly, took the invitation, and was about to leave.
"Wait a minute," Madam Wu called out to them.
"Is there anything else you wish to instruct me for, Madam?"
Wu opened her mouth, thought for a moment, and finally shook her head and said, "Never mind, you can go."
She had originally planned to have Cuixiang call a doctor for Feixu when she went out, but after thinking about it, she gave up the idea.
She's not some pampered young lady; why be so delicate? We can just have someone bring her some ointment to apply. Why waste money on a mere maid? The Marquis's mansion isn't exactly well-off right now.
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At the same time, Madam Zheng, the Dowager Lady of the Duke of Jin's Mansion, was talking to her personal nanny about the turmoil that had occurred at the Marquis of Xuanping's Mansion.
"Hahaha, this time I'll see what face Min Qiaoshi has left to say I'm shameless and unruly!"
Zheng was Min Qiao's sworn enemy. The two had never gotten along. Seeing the Xuanping Marquis's mansion suffer such a huge setback, Zheng really wanted nothing more than to rush over to Min Qiao's side and watch the spectacle with drums and gongs.
"Isn't it the old princess consort's birthday in a few days? Go and find out if the Prince of Chang'an's mansion has sent an invitation to the Marquis of Xuanping's mansion."
Because it was the old princess's birthday, all the guests were elderly ladies from various families. This was both auspicious and because they were all of the same generation, so the ladies could keep the old princess company and chat with her.
As one of only two Duke's mansions in existence, the Duke of Jin's mansion naturally received the invitation long ago.
I just don't know if the Marquis of Xuanping's residence has received it.
Logically speaking, the Marquis of Xuanping's residence should definitely be among those invited, but given the matter of the annulment of the engagement, it's hard to say whether the Prince of Chang'an's residence will still invite them.
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