Chapter 8 Killing Two Birds with One Stone
Her originally nervous expression relaxed when she saw Jiang Fei. She stood up with a smile and said, "Young lady, you are back. I fell asleep waiting for you. Did you run into the Third Young Master Wei at the Marquis' Mansion?"
Jiang Fei didn't respond to her words, but just said: "Pour me a cup of tea."
Yunxiang picked up the teapot and poured it, only to find it was empty. She hurriedly said, "Although it's summer, cold tea hurts the spleen and stomach. I waited for the young lady to come back and brewed a pot of hot tea for you. Drink it and take a nap in the afternoon."
Jiang Fei looked at her departing back. This girl had a clever mouth. Even though it was clearly lazy, it became considerate in her mouth.
The original owner, Jiang Rufei, was a spineless person. She believed whatever others said and was often fooled by this maid.
But there's no way around it. She's a minor supporting character and is already pretty. If she were written to be smart, she would steal the limelight from the heroine.
So in the book, the original owner Jiang Rufei was no different from a mentally retarded person, a pure cannon fodder, led by the nose by this maid. Even her acquaintance with Zhao Xingbang was done by Yunxiang at the instruction of Jiang Rulin.
Later, this maidservant was really extraordinary. After she had an affair with Zhao Xingbang, she went to Zhao's house together, and even rolled into the same bed with Zhao Xingbang, becoming a concubine.
Jiang Fei sat in front of the mirror and casually opened her dressing table, which contained a few pieces of jewelry scattered around.
The original owner was too poor.
When they set out that morning, Yao had accused her of dressing too shabbily. She had then told Yao that the Marquis's Mansion was a place of great wealth and luxury, and that they had seen all sorts of gorgeous jewelry. It was only then that she persuaded Yao to stop, saying that dressing too ostentatiously was not a good thing.
Even if they are not favored, the Jiang family still has to maintain their reputation and would not be so shabby as to only have these few pieces of jewelry.
"Miss, the tea is here." Yunxiang came in with a tea tray with a flattering smile on her face.
Jiang Fei didn't take the tea, but stared at the hairpin on Yunxiang's head, "This hairpin is nice."
Yunxiang subconsciously touched her hair bun and said with a smile, "The young lady felt sorry for me and gave it to me as a reward."
Jiang Fei grabbed her wrist and said, "This bracelet is not bad either."
Yunxiang felt that Jiang Rufei had been acting particularly abnormal these past two days. Usually, as soon as she came back, she would pull her aside to tell her about the situation and ask her for help and advice.
As a result, he came back yesterday and lay on the bed without saying a word, not wanting to pay any attention to her at all.
"This is also a reward from the young lady to this servant."
"Oh." Jiang Fei smiled. "What great merit have you achieved? Is it worth me rewarding you with such a valuable gift?"
Yunxiang forced a smile and said, "I am just doing my best to serve the young lady and help her with her plans."
She lowered her voice and said, "Miss, the Third Young Master Wei is not a good match after all. Why don't we write another letter to Young Master Zhao?"
"Why write to him?" Jiang Fei asked deliberately.
Yunxiang handed the tea over again and said, "Of course, I want to invite Mr. Zhao to come and propose marriage."
Jiang Fei almost laughed out loud. Even though the original owner was so smart, she could still be led by the nose again and again. It was truly a life-and-death battle between two idiots.
Now Zhao Xingbang doesn't even dare to look at her, let alone propose marriage.
"Let him propose marriage so that I can make room for your third young lady?"
Yunxiang's face turned pale in an instant, and she fell to her knees. "I am loyal to you, young lady. How can you say that?"
Jiang Fei leaned over, pinched the hairpin on Yunxiang's head with two fingers, gently pulled it out, and played with it between her fingers, "I treat you well, don't I? How can I miss you when it comes to fine jewelry and delicious food? You are such a traitor."
Yunxiang knelt on the ground with her shoulders hunched. "Miss, you wronged me. I..."
"Shut up." Jiang Fei was too lazy to listen to her excuses and directly stated her purpose, "Return to me whatever you took from me."
Yunxiang looked up and said, "But that was a reward from the young lady."
"I rewarded it to my loyal servant, are you it?" Jiang Fei put the hairpin into the dressing box, and hooked her finger at Yunxiang, indicating her to take off the bracelet.
Yunxiang reluctantly took off the bracelet, raised her head and looked at Jiang Rufei with tears in her eyes, "This servant is loyal to you, young lady."
Jiang Fei took the bracelet and casually threw it into the dressing box, looking down at Yunxiang, "In addition to the things I gave you as rewards, you must have taken away a lot from me over the years, right?"
Yunxiang's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly shook her head: "Miss, I really didn't..."
In addition to the gifts Jiang Rufei gave her, she did take away a lot of things. Jiang Rufei only had her as a close person around her, so she became more and more dependent on her. Even if she found out, she would not expose her. Why did she suddenly...
"No?" Jiang Fei chuckled. "The ones allocated to me by the mansion, as well as the ones awarded by my grandmother and mother, are all recorded. If they're not with me, they're with you. Just call mother over and check."
Yunxiang finally panicked and kowtowed quickly, "Please forgive me, young lady! I was just confused for a moment. I thought you wouldn't need these on a regular basis, so I... I kept them for you temporarily!"
"Safekeeping?" Jiang Fei sneered, "Then tell me, where are these things now?"
Yunxiang hesitated and couldn't speak for a long time.
She wore some of the jewelry herself, secretly exchanged some for silver to support her family, and even gave a few to Jiang Rulin's maids, asking them to speak well of her in front of Jiang Rulin.
Jiang Fei was too lazy to talk nonsense with her and said directly: "I'll give you three days to return all my things intact. Otherwise-"
She leaned forward slightly, her voice soft but threatening, "I will report you to Mother for stealing the Master's property."
Yunxiang shuddered all over. Yao's rule was very strict. If she really made trouble in front of her, she would at best send her away from home, and at worst beat her to death!
"Miss, please spare my life! I will definitely, definitely return all the things!" Yunxiang kowtowed repeatedly, her forehead flushed red.
Jiang Fei nodded with satisfaction, sat back in front of the dressing table, and said calmly: "Alright, I don't keep traitorous servants here. Since you are close to my third sister, go and serve her."
Yunxiang cried and begged for a long time, but when she saw Jiang Rufei's face becoming more and more impatient, she left crying.
After Yunxiang left, there was no one to serve in the west wing, so Jiang Fei took the opportunity to ask Yao for two maids.
For the next two days, Jiang Fei just lay down. She had never lived such a carefree life. She didn't have to go to work or cook, and could just sleep until she woke up naturally.
Anyway, she is also an orphan in modern times. If she hadn't been a short-lived girl in the book, her life as Jiang Rufei would have been pretty good.
Less than three days later, Yunxiang came back with a box.
This was something Jiang Rufei had expected a long time ago.
There is no way Jiang Rulin would take back the maid who was driven away from Jiang Fei. Otherwise, what would others think?
Jiang Rulin values her reputation the most, so she would naturally not destroy her image for a maid.
Besides, since Jiang Rufei no longer trusts Yunxiang, Yunxiang is no longer of any use to her.
But Yunxiang still has value to her.
She deliberately drove Yunxiang out, and then waited for her to be abandoned by Jiang Rulin and see the reality. By the way, she could also get all the jewelry back, killing two birds with one stone.
Yunxiang knelt in front of Jiang Fei, holding the box in her hands, her eyes red and swollen from crying: "Miss, I know I was wrong. Please have mercy and let me come back to serve you. I will do my best in the future and will never have two hearts."
Jiang Fei took the box, opened it and took a look. There were quite a lot of jewelry inside. Jiang Fei didn't know exactly how many jewelry the original owner had.
"That's all?"
Yunxiang hurriedly said, "The rest... I can't gather them all at the moment. Some have been pawned, and some..."
She bit her lip, not daring to say it out loud.
Jiang Fei closed the box slowly and calmly, "Of course I know how much I need. I appreciate your hard work and dedication. From now on, you will stay in the courtyard and do odd jobs. You don't have to serve me personally."
Yunxiang raised her head and wanted to plead again, but suddenly there was a burst of hurried footsteps outside the door.
Then, the voice of an unfamiliar maid sounded:
"Second Miss, the old lady asks you to go to Songhe Hall immediately."
Jiang Fei frowned.
What does the old lady want to see her for at this time?
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