Chapter 263: One Sold, One Beaten to Death
Summer is in full swing.
After a few days, I could feel the burning sensation even in the early morning.
The days passed by busy making summer clothes.
Lin Qingjun looked at the setting sun in the yard, which was pressed down by Xiaotao as she embroidered a handkerchief, and watched her aunt and Zhang Yapo discussing what patterns to embroider.
She felt that it was possible to live like this, but she would be more comfortable if a man did not break into her bedroom in the dark.
She secretly touched the jade pendant in her arms and sighed.
She didn't know where Ji Chenchuan got this jade pendant, she couldn't even tell what it was made of.
If it was mutton-fat jade, it didn't seem like it when she touched it. Its color was seven-colored. Even if she had never seen mutton-fat jade, she knew that it was not seven-colored.
Although it is not mutton-fat jade, its texture is indeed similar to it.
She couldn't make out the pattern on it either.
Usually, when making jade, patterns such as mandarin ducks, dragons, phoenixes, or some auspicious patterns or specific designs are used.
But the one in front of me is so messy. Not only is it not a mascot, it's not even a flower. The patterns are either dots, squares, or shapeless. It's very strange.
However, the guy smiled mysteriously and said, "This is you, Lin Qingjun."
She was annoyed. How could she be this thing?
However, when she wanted to ask again, he ran away and said, "I'll come again tomorrow?"
Lin Qingjun was embarrassed. Does that mean he has been climbing over her wall every night these days?
"Does this Ji Chenchuan still have the potential to be a prince?"
She cursed under her breath.
"...Miss, what did you say? You want to eat chicken? Okay, I'll make it for you right away."
"No, Xiyang, you are not allowed to go anywhere now. If you can't embroider this leaf well, I won't let you leave here. Miss, you want to eat chicken, so I'll do it."
Xieyang shouted with a look of despair, "No, Xiaotao, I was wrong, isn't that enough? I will never compete with you for the position of young lady again. The leaf is too difficult to embroider, wow..."
Xieyang, a powerful woman who can wield a sword and move freely in secret, was actually made to cry by Xiaotao?
When everyone saw this, they burst into laughter.
Outside the yard.
The two servants looked at the high wall with envy, listened to the laughter coming from inside, and sighed.
"Tell me, why can't our eldest daughter be like the second daughter?"
"Shh, are you trying to kill yourself? Why are you saying this at this time?"
"If you don't want to live, then don't live. We're living such a hard life, it's better to just give up. I don't want to be like the two slaves above..."
"Shut up, okay, stop talking. What's wrong with the last two? No matter how well they served, it's because they didn't win the young lady's favor. Don't think too much. As long as you are loyal enough..."
But the servant stopped talking after this.
As slaves, they knew that loyalty was the most important thing to win the favor of their masters.
But later they realized that loyalty does not necessarily win the favor of the master. At least the two maids who had served the eldest lady before did not win her favor. They were also extremely loyal. Not only did they serve the eldest lady attentively, but they also did whatever the eldest lady said. Even when the eldest lady was angry and punished them to kneel in the snow for no reason, they did not say a word.
Such loyal slaves, but their end was one being sold and the other being beaten to death.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but shiver.
"Tell me, why is our eldest daughter like this? She's even worse than..."
She is even worse than a concubine's daughter.
Although the second young lady was a concubine's daughter, she was very kind to Xiaotao. It was said that even if she had a piece of meat, she would give half of it to Xiaotao. In the coldest weather, these slaves only had a thin cotton coat, but the people in Qijunyuan, who were short of food and clothing, could wear thicker cotton coats than they did.
It’s obvious that the Second Young Miss and Concubine Liu only have one cotton-padded jacket to get through the winter. How could they be willing to make one for a slave girl?
In comparison, the eldest lady's Xueyuan is not as enviable as the second lady's Qijunyuan.
"...How foolish we are! Before, we all laughed at Xiao Tao for not following a good master, but now, haha, we are the only ones being laughed at."
"...Do you think we still have a chance to go to Qijunyuan?"
Qi and Lin Yingxue never imagined that all the servants in the mansion wanted to enter Qijun Courtyard?
"No, I can't go on like this, Dai Qiaojie, I don't want to die, and I don't want to be sold to a brothel. I'm still young, I still want to live, I, I just want to be a slave, Dai Qiaojie, I can't stay with the young lady anymore, please, help me."
Dai Qiao looked at Chunmei with tears on her face.
"I really want to help you, but how can I? Chunmei, why don't we wait a little longer? I heard from Madam and Master that there will be a palace banquet in a few days, and the Crown Prince will come to the banquet. At that time, they just need to send the eldest daughter to the Crown Prince's bed, and then the eldest daughter will enter the Crown Prince's mansion in the future. Then, won't our good days come?"
Wait a little longer, wait a little longer.
Chunmei shook her head. "I can't wait any longer. Sister, I also advise you to leave quickly. The eldest daughter is a daughter of an official, and the Lin family is also an official family. They actually took the initiative to shamelessly send the eldest daughter to the prince's bed. This, this is not something a decent family would do."
Chunmei no longer believed in such a Lin family. In the past, she was always glad that she was sold to an official's family. She always thought that such a family was better than those merchant families. But now she thinks that the official family is the most disgusting.
Chunmei held Daiqiao tightly, "As long as you help me, beg for mercy on my behalf, so that the young lady won't beat me to death, I will have a way to leave here and enter Qijun Courtyard."
Dai Qiao knew what Chunmei was talking about because they both had a common secret, which was left behind by the two previous servants and was discovered by them accidentally.
As long as they use this secret in exchange, the second lady will definitely take them in, because this is related to her lifelong event. I heard that Mr. Xiao is a big shot around the prince. If the second lady knew that Mr. Xiao likes her, she will definitely be happy.
If a concubine's daughter like the Second Miss could become the wife of the Shangguan family, she would definitely be happy, right?
Dai Qiao bit her lip and said, "Okay, I'll help you. However, if you stay with the Second Miss, you must never forget my help today. If I want to find a husband in the future, I'll have to rely on you to speak in front of the Second Miss."
Chunmei nodded, "Don't worry, I will definitely be the second lady's personal servant and will definitely push Xiaotao out of the spot."
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