Chapter 13: Success
The door was flung open.
Zi Su exclaimed in surprise, "Miss, how come all the ornaments in our room are broken? Oh! How come your favorite box of pearl hairpins is gone too!"
"The dowry fabric was neatly placed at the bottom of the box, how could it have been torn? This is all your dowry! No, we must report it to the police!!!"
Xun Chen's eyebrows twitched, fearing that Zi Su would say something outrageous again.
"Shut up! None of us servants did this on purpose. You will find out the damage later and go to the steward to collect the debt. All the damage will be compensated by the Anping Marquis' Mansion!"
"cousin!"
Bai Qingyi shouted hurriedly, feeling panicked. Did Xun Chen not believe her?
Xun Chen shook off his sleeves without looking at her, turned around and left in embarrassment. His steps were so hurried and fast that even Bai Qingyi couldn't catch up with him at a jog.
The yard finally returned to peace.
Aunt Zhang waved her hands and said disdainfully, "Alright, alright, stop pretending. If you keep doing this, one or two of us, someone who doesn't know would think we're really going to kill us!"
All the people who were howling just now stopped shouting. Two of them quickly ran to the door, closed it, and waited outside.
Jiang Qingning walked out of the room, and Zisu followed behind him, holding a bag of silver in her hand, smiling and joking.
"You two really hit each other like that. It's a pity for the old woman. She fainted after a few blows."
Zi Su walked up to the unconscious Madam Liu lying on the ground and kicked her hard several times.
She cursed angrily, "How dare you rummage through my young lady's room, you dirty old woman! I'll kick you to death!"
Nanny Zhang stepped forward and took out a pearl hairpin from her sleeve.
"Miss, these were found inside Madam Liu's clothes. What do you think we should do with them?"
"Protect the evidence before the court. I'll take her through a side door and report her to the police later. Anyone who has offended me will not be treated lightly."
Jiang Qingning raised his sleeve to cover his nose, with a look of disgust on his face.
"Miss, we didn't damage your trousseau material."
"Those ornaments that were dropped are all fakes and worthless!"
Zi Su pursed her lips and walked forward, distributing the reward money to them one by one.
"I know you're keeping them, so I did it on purpose. These low-quality materials have been sitting in our yard for eight years without being used to make clothes.
I've picked out and trimmed the ones that weren't well-maintained and were eaten by insects and rats. I'll go to the warehouse to collect the money later."
"This Earl of Anping is still on the march, fighting a war, and he didn't even notice that your clothes are a few inches thicker than usual."
"Thanks to Sister Zisu for coming up with the good idea of tying cushions around the waist, otherwise we would really like to get a beating today."
"You're so talkative!" Zi Su scolded with a smile.
Jiang Qingning stepped forward and said with a smile, "I have nothing to repay you for your help today. I can only give you a little money so that you can live a more comfortable life."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present waved their hands and knelt on the ground.
"You treat us well, we know that you treat us well, the green bean soup in summer, the cotton clothes in winter,
After the old lady punished you, you still spared me from punishment. This must be because we have nothing to repay you for.
"It's his loss that the uncle divorced you. You will leave the house tomorrow. You must live a good life and never meet such a person again in the future."
Everyone looked sincere, with tears in their eyes.
Jiang Qingning was stunned and nodded firmly: "Thank you all, Jiang Qingning would like to express his gratitude."
late at night.
"Miss, how did you calculate that they would help you?" Nanny Zhang asked curiously as she brought the soup.
In the light of the candle, Jiang Qingning's eyes seemed to hide a ferocious beast ready to attack.
She was wearing pajamas, combing her hair with a smile and said, "What I'm betting on is human nature."
…
evening.
Zi Su walked quickly into the room, holding a small porcelain bottle in her hand.
"Miss, when I came in, I saw it outside the door. I wonder if it was the Earl of Anping..."
Jiang Qingning took a glance and paused slightly. She had seen this porcelain vase before.
A few days ago, Bai Qingyi accidentally burned her finger while cooking soup for the old lady.
Xun Chen used the same medicine bottle to personally dig out the ointment and apply it to her.
Aunt Zhang clearly recognized her. She looked at Jiang Qingning anxiously, "Miss, should we take her in?"
Jiang Qingning raised his hand to take it, opened it and saw that it had indeed been used. Nanny Zhang and Zi Su looked at each other in surprise.
"Why should I accept it? He owes me more than just a bottle of ointment that someone else has used. It can't be wiped away. Zi Su will hand it back to him personally."
"Go ask in person, can't the dignified Anping Marquis's Mansion produce a complete bottle of ointment? Or am I, Jiang Qingning, only worthy of using things that have been used by others?"
"Yes!" Zi Su was angry and rushed out angrily with the bottle of ointment.
Jiang Qingning looked at the face in the bronze mirror and reached out to touch her own face.
"Mammy, I've given up so much over the years. Now I won't let myself suffer even a little bit."
Aunt Zhang's eyes were red as she smiled and said, "You have suffered so much injustice over the years. I have seen it all. To be frank, I thought you had been possessed by another body."
Jiang Qingning burst into laughter and teased Aunt Zhang: "Only you dare to teach me a lesson."
"Master, Madam, the eldest son, and the youngest daughter are all far away in Lingnan. I was really worried about you being alone at home, so I insisted on staying with you."
"But ten years have passed. Whether in the Jiang family or the Anping Marquis's residence, I have not been able to protect you properly. It is my fault. Miss, you have suffered."
Nanny Zhang shed tears, feeling extremely heartbroken.
"I didn't know how to judge people before, but now, after all these years, I will never again treat Xun Chen and Xun Moli as my own."
Jiang Qingning felt emotional when he thought of the scene of separation from his family a few years ago.
forecourt.
"Mr. Anping, if you look down on our young lady, you don't have to be so kind."
"Although Zi Su is a servant, I will never let the young lady use the ointment I have used."
Zi Su handed over the porcelain bottle in her hand and spoke indignantly.
"What used ointment?"
Xun Chen's eyebrows twitched, and he had a bad feeling in his heart.
"You know it clearly in your heart. You knew that she had wronged my young lady this afternoon, and you even sent the plaster used by Madam Bai to our young lady to insult her!"
Zi Su was trembling all over and her eyes were red.
Xun Chen opened the porcelain bottle and saw the medicine bottle inside had been dug into pieces. He was horrified: "How could this be? I clearly asked Qingyi to..."
Zi Su sneered, "So this wasn't your sincere intention. No wonder you just threw the rags on the ground outside my lady's door. Is this how the Anping Marquis's Mansion treats the ex-wife?"
Xun Chen's face turned blue and red, but what made him even more angry was that Zi Su, a mere servant, dared to speak wildly to him, and every word was directed at him.
"How dare you! Is this how Jiang Qingning teaches this servant? You even dare to contradict the master!"
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