"It's so hot, Li'er must be tired. Here, have a glass of water." Ye Yunniang poured a glass of water and handed it to Li'er.
Pear took the drink and drank it all in one gulp, showing how thirsty she was.
Ye Yunniang opened the food box and took out four dishes, a soup, and a large bowl of rice.
Ye Yunniang invited Li'er to dinner again, and Li'er, as before, agreed to sit down and eat.
While eating, Pear suddenly put down her chopsticks.
"Sister Ye, why don't you blame me?" Li'er's question made Ye Yunniang pause in her eating and put down her bowl and chopsticks.
"I blame you."
“Sister Ye, I didn’t want to either. Nurse Ding’s sister works in the Old Madam’s household. When Sister Xiangling gets married, she’ll be promoted to head maid by the Old Madam’s side. I’m just a lowly errand girl, I…”
Ye Yunniang stopped Li'er from speaking, "I'm not blaming you. I was just lying to you."
Pear was puzzled.
Ye Yunniang took out a handkerchief to wipe Li'er's tears, "We've gotten along very well over the past month. I even considered you my little sister for a time."
Knowing that Li'er had helped Ding's wet nurse hide the truth from her, Ye Yunniang was disappointed but did not blame her.
"Sister Ye, I'm sorry. I won't hide it from you anymore." Li'er felt ashamed. Ye Yunniang was the kindest person she had met in the Jiang family. Yet she had given someone else the opportunity to show her face in front of her master.
Pear had seen it; some maids were favored by their masters and rose to high positions overnight.
Pear once hoped that such a day would come.
“Li’er, if there’s another opportunity like this in the future, just give it to Nurse Ding.” Ye Yunniang’s words puzzled Li’er.
Ye Yunniang repeated what she had said earlier.
"Sister Ye, do you really not want to stay in the Jiang family?"
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