Dongqing glanced at her worriedly, then hesitated to leave.
She always felt that girls these days weren't really like girls anymore.
The girl used to have a quick temper. Let alone being bullied, even if it was just the servants serving her who were bullied, she would angrily seek revenge.
Dongqing still remembered when she first entered the manor, there was a shady steward who would take advantage of the new maids' gentle nature. Once, she was bullied by the steward and secretly hid in the courtyard to cry, but the young lady happened to see her.
After impatiently inquiring about the reason, the young woman didn't ask for any evidence. Instead, she ordered her men to beat the steward and throw him out of the mansion.
After that, no one dared to lay a hand on her again.
The girl might not remember such a small thing, but Dongqing kept it firmly in his heart.
If it were a girl from the past, being bullied like this might have made her so angry that she would have overturned the kitchen.
But she was sitting there as if nothing was wrong, and Dongqing felt a little uneasy watching her.
Seeing her dawdling, Shen Muyu urged her impatiently, "Just go when I tell you to, stop dawdling."
Holly then said "Eh" and walked away, turning back every few steps.
After she left, Shen Muyu could no longer maintain her feigned indifference and stared blankly outside.
It's already September, and autumn will be here in the blink of an eye.
After autumn comes winter, a difficult season for both animals and humans.
She recalled the stories she had heard before, like tales of how women in the inner quarters were tormented, and a somewhat sorrowful smile appeared on her face.
Unexpectedly, those stories would one day happen to her.
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