Chapter 249: Excitement (Part 2)

A hint of hesitation flashed across Dongqing's face.

Eleventh Lady looked at him and a faint smile appeared on her lips.

"So, you think you are the most suitable!"

Every word fell gently into the house, blowing gently on the face like a spring breeze, but Amber and Holly were both startled.

Isn't it?

There was a flash of confusion in Dongqing's eyes, and then it turned into determination.

Madam, why do you ask this?

Isn't this true?

But Amber was secretly anxious as she listened.

Not all the maids who came with the dowry would become concubines. Some were chosen by the aunt, and some were needed by the young lady. But no matter which one it was, it was either stated or hinted at first. For example, when the aunt was reading in the study, other servants would be sent to serve, or when the aunt was bathing, the young lady would send her to serve... Eleventh Lady never stated it to them, let alone gave them similar hints. Even the first thing she did when she married into the Marquis's mansion was to actively plan Dongqing's marriage.

Dong Qing's behavior was equivalent to slapping Shiyi Niang in the face.

Not only did Eleventh Lady not lose her temper, she even started laughing.

You know, Eleventh Lady is not the kind of person who is timid, cowardly and easily bullied.

This... is too abnormal!

She hurried forward and pulled Dongqing's arm: "Sister Dongqing, what are you talking about? You are engaged." She also found a step for Dongqing to go down, "You are a girl waiting to be married, didn't they tell you this clearly..."

It would have been fine if Amber hadn't pulled, but her pulling reminded Dongqing of what Tao's mother said. She said that the eldest wife would also send Coral and a few others over. If that was true, then the lady would be sidelined by the Luo family.

She couldn't let this happen. She couldn't let the Luo family sideline her lady.

Thinking of this, she suddenly shook off Amber's hand: "Amber, stop being so hypocritical here. I just want to ask you one question, can you leave your mother and father behind?"

Amber was stunned.

Dong Qing sneered: "What? You can't answer? If that's the case, why bother pretending here?"

Amber was very anxious.

Her mother and father are now in the Luo family's farm; she can't just abandon them. She can't deny these two things. But she thinks that as long as Eleventh Lady is in power, as long as she is still with Eleventh Lady, the Luo family will not touch her mother and father in order to persuade her brother. If Eleventh Lady loses power one day, or if she is forced out by the Xu family. Even if she wants to, she can't keep her mother and father safe. In this case, it is better to follow Eleventh Lady wholeheartedly and go all the way to the end, and find a way out.

But she never had the chance to tell Eleventh Lady about this.

Now Dongqing brought this up, and she was afraid that Shiyi Niang would misunderstand her.

Amber couldn't help but look at Eleventh Lady.

They saw her standing there quietly, her posture straight, her pretty face slightly raised, and her eyes looking at them were filled with a coldness that kept people at a distance.

Amber's heart was shocked, and all the words she wanted to say were stuck in her throat.

Dongqing saw Amber's mouth slightly twitching, hesitating to speak. He knew he had touched her sore spot. He felt relieved, knelt down and took two steps forward, and humbly prostrated on the ground: "Madam, since you came back from Fujian, Binju and I have been serving you. At that time, you were only eight years old, and you were so sick that you only had one breath left. Everyone was afraid of taking responsibility, and no one dared to serve you in your room. It was Binju and I who served you day and night for a full six months, giving you porridge and medicine, and finally brought you back from the brink of death..."

Amber saw Shiyi Niang tremble slightly, slowly lowered her head, and stared at the holly at her feet.

"Yes! At that time, in order for me to have some hot porridge to eat, you covered for me while Bin Ju took action. You stole a small clay stove from the large kitchen in the outer courtyard, and then hung a felt blanket on the window frame in the middle of the night to cook porridge for me." Her voice sounded colder than usual.

Dongqing was cheered up, raised her head, and saw Shiyi Niang looking down at her with a gentle smile on her face.

"I know, I know everything!" Her voice was gentle, but not as friendly as before. "Although I can't move or speak, I know everything you did. I thought at that time that no matter what happens in the future, I will do my best to take care of these two people..."

"Madam!" Dong Qing's tears fell like raindrops down her pear-blossom-like face. "At that time, we were in the Luo family. We were worried every day. We didn't know what would happen tomorrow. If we broke a bowl or plate, we had to pay for it according to the price. We had a monthly allowance of two taels of silver, and everything was taken care of. We really had no other choice, so you took me to do embroidery work. After working hard for three or four months, I earned seven taels of silver. I was very happy..."

Amber quietly retreated.

This was Eleventh Lady's life before, and now she is a high-ranking Marquise. Not everyone can bear to have their past sufferings seen by others.

Under the eaves, a maidservant on duty was covering her mouth and crying bitterly. Several other maidservants on duty looked at her with sympathy, pity or happiness, but no one dared to leave their post and come over to comfort her.

Seeing Amber coming out, he immediately knelt in front of her: "Sister Amber, Sister Amber, I am stopped, I can't stop. Really, I am really stopped!"

I wonder what the Madam and Dong Qing talked about in the end? If the Madam had asked the Marquis to take Dong Qing in because of their old relationship, wouldn't it be a slap in Dong Qing's face if she punished the little maid today?

Amber hesitated for a moment, then saw Mother Tao and Binju walking towards them, looking for something with their heads down.

Binju was straightforward. She would scold the maids when they did something wrong, but she was also willing to teach them. Everyone wanted to be close to her. She was afraid that the little maid would cry out in injustice in front of Binju and bring up the incident of Dongqing breaking into the house, which would make Mama Tao laugh at her. So she hurriedly told the little maid, "Go back to your room and reflect on yourself first. When you have thought it through, come and talk to me."

The little maid went away sobbing.

Binju saw Hubo standing under the eaves scolding the maid from a distance. She was annoyed that Madam Tao had to keep coming to Shiyi Niang's main courtyard without an excuse to leave. She hurried forward to greet Hubo: "What's going on?"

"It's okay, it's okay. The little maid did something wrong, and I said a few words." Amber smiled and perfunctorily walked forward to greet Mother Tao and asked, "I saw that you seemed to be looking for something? What was lost? How did you find yourself in the main courtyard?"

Mother Tao stammered, "Nothing, nothing." She then asked Hubo, "Have you finished talking to the Madam?" Then she stretched her neck and looked toward the door, "Why are you standing here? Has the Marquis returned?"

Binju thought that Mother Tao was afraid that she would lose face if Amber found out that she had lost something, so she kept silent.

Amber smiled and said, "Sister Dongqing is talking to the lady inside. I'll stand outside for a while."

Mother Tao listened and started laughing.

There is a hidden happiness deep in the eyes.

Amber looked at it and her heart moved.

It would take more than one or two days for the Marquis to decide on a concubine. Even though Dong Qing wanted to, he could have found an opportunity to talk to his wife in private...but he barged in while he was talking to his wife. Moreover, he spoke freely without caring that he was present.

She smiled and asked Binju: "Where did you and Mother Tao go just now?"

"Mother Tao showed the dowry list to Dongqing on Madam's orders..." Dongqing said simply and concealed the fact that Mother Tao had lost the dowry list.

Amber understood vaguely what was going on. She was annoyed by Mother Tao's trouble and angry at Dongqing's failure to live up to expectations. She felt a tightness in her chest and couldn't breathe. Her face showed some unhappiness.

Binju didn't know why, so she asked Amber, "What's wrong with you?"

Thinking about how Binju was obviously looking for something with Mother Tao just now, but she kept it a secret when she asked. Amber blamed Binju for being brainless, and couldn't help but smiled coquettishly at Mother Tao, and said, "If I were Sister Binju, say a few words," and then pulled Binju into the hall.

"Dongqing is in the inner room, telling Madam that she does not want to marry a great man, but wants to serve the Marquis!" Amber said straight to the point.

Bin Ju was so shocked that he lost his voice. Something flashed through his mind and his head was buzzing. He was upset and confused. He could only instinctively refute Amber: "You are talking nonsense! You are talking nonsense!"

"I'm not talking nonsense. Don't you know?" Amber sneered, "You and Mother Tao were clearly looking for something, but when I asked about it, you helped her hide it. I want to ask you, what evidence do you have that Mother Tao has caught you, and you are actually covering for her?"

"Mother Tao belongs to the first wife. How could I associate with her?" Binju was so angry that tears came out: "You are slandering me! Let's go to the wife to reason!"

"Don't think I don't dare to go." Amber said disdainfully, "If I wasn't afraid that Madam would be sad again today, I would have dragged you to confront Madam a long time ago! Madam also said that no matter what happens in the future, she will take good care of you two..."

Binju could not stand this injustice, so she immediately told everyone about Mother Tao's throwing away the dowry list.

As she spoke, she recalled the past, and she knew something was wrong. Especially when she left the house, she vaguely heard Mother Tao and Dong Qing talking behind her.

"She actually dared to instigate Sister Dongqing to be deceived." Her face turned pale and she ran straight out the door. "I'm going to settle the score with her."

When Amber heard this, she became anxious.

In this mansion, there is a lady-in-waiting, and below her are three and five wives. It's such a commotion, and people are not allowed to read the whole story!

She ran out in pursuit.

When they went out, they saw Mother Tao being held up by a little maid at the bottom of the stairs: "Please don't make things difficult for us. If Sister Amber finds out that someone is eavesdropping, we will be in big trouble!"

I don't know if she thought she was being blocked by the maid when she was trying to eavesdrop, or if she wanted the maid to help her eavesdrop?

Amber had a flash of thought, and Binju had already walked up to pull Mother Tao and said, "Mom, what did you say to Sister Dongqing just now?"

When Mother Tao saw this, she knew that the truth had been revealed.

What did you say?

I didn't say anything?

This little girl who is still wet behind the ears actually wants to fight with me!

Mother Tao acted surprised and asked, "What is Miss Binju saying? Why don't I understand?"

"Mom is an elder by my aunt's side. If you dare to do it, you must dare to take responsibility." Binju was so angry that she was shaking all over. "If you hadn't said something, Sister Dongqing..."

"Binju, let's talk inside if you have anything to say." Amber immediately interrupted Binju loudly, "There are so many little maids in the yard, what are you going to say if others see you?"

Binju came to her senses after being scolded by Amber. She pulled Mother Tao's clothes and went to the hall: "Let's talk in front of our Madam!"

Amber also felt that this matter had to be made known to Eleventh Lady, so not only did she not stop Binju, but she also asked her two trusted maids to guard the door and "not let anyone in", and then followed her into the inner room.

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