Chapter 455: Leaving the House

Dou Zhao went to discuss with Miao Ansu: "The Qixia girls in the Second Master's room were originally awarded to the Second Master by the Duke. They have been serving the Second Master before you came in. I think you will leave the house and start your own business in a few days. Why not take this opportunity to match the Qixia girls with someone else, and you can buy some maids and train them yourself. What do you think?"

Miao Ansu was very surprised.

She originally thought that Dou Zhao decided to release a group of maids before the New Year for the sake of Ganlu and others' marriages, but she didn't expect that Dou Zhao had his eyes on Qixia and others.

Why did Dou Zhao do this?

Her mind raced.

Should he follow Song Mo's wishes and humiliate Song Han? Or should he let Song Han leave the house?

Regardless of the former or the latter, Song Han could not decide the marriage of his personal maid, but let Dou Zhao decide the person. For Song Han, it was like being slapped in the face by Song Mo in public.

Should I agree or not?

If he agreed, he would definitely offend Song Han.

Dou Zhao didn't agree. He looked at her with sharp eyes, and it was obvious that he would not let her fool him.

She couldn't help but smile bitterly, and said, "Sister-in-law, you don't know that except for the first time when I came to greet me, the Qixia girls were arranged by the Second Master to work in the study. I can't order them around when I'm free. Tell me, how should I make this decision?"

Dou Zhao gently used the lid to brush the floating leaves in the teacup and said calmly, "It depends on what you think. If you agree, I will make the decision for you; if you don't agree, just pretend I never said anything and let Qixia and the others follow you out of the house. Anyway, the indentures of Qixia and the others will be handed over to you, and whether they stay or leave is entirely up to you."

Miao Ansu was overjoyed when he heard this.

If the indentures of Qixia and the others were handed over to her, then the sale would be up to her and she could do whatever she wanted. Why would she offend Song Han at this time and force Qixia to get married?

But just as this joy flashed through her heart, she saw the hint of sarcasm on Dou Zhao's lips.

It was as if a bucket of ice water was poured over her head, calming her down instantly.

The indentures of other people's maids and servants were naturally in the hands of the mistress who presided over the feast. But based on Song Han's character, would he give the indentures of Qixia and others to her for safekeeping? If the indentures of Qixia and others were not in her hands, even if she promoted Qixia to be a concubine or even a concubine, how could she control Qixia? If she kept Qixia and others around, wouldn't she be nurturing a tiger to cause trouble?

After figuring out all these key points, beads of sweat broke out on Miao Ansu's forehead.

"I'll listen to my sister-in-law on this matter." She said hastily, taking out a handkerchief and wiping the sweat from her forehead.

Dou Zhao looked at it and snorted in his heart.

Miao is really smart!

Knowing that even if Qixia stayed, Song Han would never hand Qixia and others over to her for supervision.

Song Han is too suspicious and he would never share the power in his hands with anyone.

According to Ruozhu, Song Han has not yet handed over the monthly allowance of his household to Miao.

"In that case, I will keep Qixia and the others here." Dou Zhao said as he served tea.

Miao Ansu stood up and said goodbye.

After leaving Yizhi Hall, Ji Hong couldn't wait to call out "Second Madam" and said, "If Second Master blames me..."

Miao Ansu gritted his teeth and said, "It's better than having the whole house filled with Second Master's people and my mother's family coming over and I can't even offer them a good bottle of wine!"

Ji Hong thought about it and stopped talking.

When Song Han learned the news, he was so angry that he jumped to his feet.

He pointed at Miao Ansu's nose and cursed: "Are you a pig? Don't you think about it? Qixia is ours. If you hand Qixia over to my sister-in-law, we can't even protect the people around us. Who will dare to follow us in the future? Do you want to be a lonely person? Aren't you afraid of being eaten by ghosts?"

Miao Ansu lowered his head and let Song Han scold him, but he muttered in his heart: "Qixia is yours, not mine. If you can't protect her, you will be embarrassed, not me. What should I worry about? Besides, when I open the mansion, I will buy a few young maids to bring into the mansion and train them myself. Who dares to give me a cold shoulder? They are my people, okay? I will naturally protect my people, but it has nothing to do with you."

She couldn't help but secretly feel lucky that she listened to Dou Zhao.

Seeing that she didn't say a word and was like a clay statue, Song Han became furious and shouted, "Those who crawled out of the ditch crawled out of the ditch and have no right to come on stage," then slammed the door and left.

Miao Ansu was so angry that tears welled up in his eyes.

It turns out that in his eyes, I am just such a person!

She was so angry that her heart was twitching and she lay down on the bed.

Qixia was filled with gratitude towards Dou Zhao.

If the Madam had not asked the Second Mistress to discuss her stay or departure, the Second Master would have definitely thought that she wanted to leave, and she might have been beaten to death by the Second Master before she even left.

Now the Second Master is blaming the Second Wife for this, and thinks that if the Second Wife insists on not agreeing, then even if the Madam has great abilities, she will not be able to touch the people in his room.

The Second Master had no choice but to persuade the Second Wife to stay on her own initiative.

She waited patiently for Song Han to finish speaking, and then she said softly, "Second Master, I have been serving in your house since I was promoted to head maid. I want to learn from those maids in charge and be a decent person in your house. But husband and wife are one body, and since Second Madam has promised Madam, I will be embarrassed to leave even if I don't leave. Please let me go!" She knelt in front of Song Han, "Second Master has treated me well over the years, and I always remember it in my heart! Even if I am married, I am still your servant. If Second Master has anything to do, just tell me, and I will still do my best to get it done for you as before."

Song Han could hardly hide his disappointment.

But what was more was hatred towards Miao Ansu.

It's all his fault for being too careless.

He didn't expect Miao Ansu to be so narrow-minded.

Just because he didn't let Qixia and others set rules in front of her, she couldn't tolerate Qixia and others.

Qixia is not his concubine, so why should she set rules for her?

The thought flashed through his mind and Song Han's eyes lit up.

He held Qixia's hand and said, "Qixia, why don't you not get married and stay to serve me!"

Qixia was shocked and said hurriedly: "Second Master, you must not do this! If it were a few days ago, when I had not been out of the house, I could serve Second Master. It would be a shame for my ancestors. But now Madam wants me to leave the house, but I followed Second Master. I can't escape the charge of seducing you no matter what..." She kowtowed to Song Han, hoping that Song Han would let her go because she had served him for so many years.

Song Han was fascinated by his own idea.

If Qixia gets such a reputation, then it will be doomed, right?

We can take down Qixia without any bloodshed.

Those things in the past will be buried in the grave.

From then on, even those doubts were gone.

He was trembling with excitement, gently caressing Qixia's jade-white cheek, lowering his head and whispering in her ear: "My dear Qixia, don't worry, I won't let you bear such a crime..."

Suddenly, there was a sound in the room of a table falling to the ground and porcelain cups breaking.

Caiyun, who was doing needlework next door, frowned when she heard this.

These young maids, knowing that the older maids were all going to be let out, have become more and more unruly and are now causing a commotion.

If the Second Master knew about this, he would give me another beating.

Today should be Qixia's night duty. Could it be that she also thinks that she will be released soon and has become lax with those maids?

She lifted the curtain impatiently, and before she could open her mouth to scold, her face turned pale.

How could this happen?

Qixia and Erye...

She quickly dropped the curtain, her heart beating like a drum, and ran out.

How could Qixia be so confused!

Doing such a thing at this critical moment, doesn't she want to live anymore?

Fortunately she didn't scream.

If we bring the maid in charge over here, she'll probably just be beaten up without saying anything.

Thinking of this, she stopped in panic.

She heard the noise, so there was no guarantee that others would not hear it. Should she help Qixia to stay outside for a while...

Caiyun's fingers were twisted into a knot.

In the end, she went to Xiangxiangyuan.

Caiyun was also on the list of people to leave the house, and she really didn't want to create any more trouble.

She should just pretend she doesn't know about this!

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Qixia, naked, lay on the bed with a deathly pale face, staring blankly at Song Han as he slowly put on his clothes, his hands slowly clenched into fists.

Song Han looked at her and just found it funny.

He sat beside the bed, put up a quilt for Qixia, and said with a gentle smile: "Don't be afraid, I'll go talk to my sister-in-law now! She is the kindest person, she will definitely help us." After that, he stood up and walked away.

A tear rolled down the corner of Qixia's eye.

She slowly got up, walked behind the screen, and began to wash herself with cold water in the bucket.

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Song Han walked out of the study with a happy face.

He ordered Miao Ansu: "Go tell my sister-in-law that Qixia is already mine, and she will follow us out of the house!"

The teacup in Miao Ansu's hand fell to the ground with a clang, and the tea leaves and water splashed all over her.

"What did you say?" Miao Ansu's mouth trembled, "Qixia she..."

"Just now." Song Han said nonchalantly, "You go see her, and then buy some fabric to make her a new dress, and take it to greet sister-in-law, lest sister-in-law misunderstands and points her to someone else, which would not look good." After saying that, he drank a sip of tea with a happy expression and left the inner room.

It took Miao Ansu a while to come back to his senses.

What is Song Han trying to do?

Do you want to confront Song Mo?

He doesn't even look at what qualifications he has to go against Song Mo!

Miao Ansu's teeth were grinding as he ordered Ji Hong, "Call a few servants and carry Qixia to the Madam."

Ji Hong was stunned and said, "Isn't this a bad idea?"

Miao Ansu sneered: "You will suffer for your own mistakes. Do you want me to take the blame for them? He dares to offend the prince, but I don't."

Ji Hong left immediately.

Dou Zhao, who was coaxing Yuan Ge'er to sleep, heard a noise. Before she got up, Yuan Ge'er turned over, opened his eyes, and screamed in the direction of the sound.

Dou Zhao couldn't help laughing, he stood up and hugged his son: "Little clever boy, your ears are so pointy."

Yuan Ge'er grinned at his mother.

Dou Zhao asked the maid beside him: "What's going on outside?"