Chapter 91 Short-lived Person
In the village outside the city.
Mrs. Wu sat by the charcoal stove, squinting her eyes and enjoying herself comfortably. She vaguely heard a noisy sound outside. A look of impatience appeared on her face and she got up and went out.
"It's the middle of the day, don't you know I'm resting? What are you making such a fuss about?" Mrs. Wu started cursing before she even saw anyone.
In the main room, I could only vaguely see two figures through the window, but I had no idea what they were doing, and they didn't make any sound even when they heard the noise.
Wu became more and more dissatisfied, and her anger rose. She strode towards the main room where the two maids lived.
"Didn't you hear me calling you two idiots? What are you doing packing your things?"
Wu frowned, as if she didn't understand what the two people were going to do by packing so many bags.
It looked like they had packed up all their belongings. If you didn't know better, you would think they were quitting and had no intention of coming back.
The two maids still ignored her, packed up their things neatly, and prepared to go out with a few bags.
Wu was not willing to give way, and she stood in front of the door and shouted, "Where do you two want to go? You two are servants of the Qiao Mansion, you should serve me here, do you want to run away? Be careful or I will tell the master to sell you two out! Don't forget, your status as slaves is still in the hands of the Qiao Mansion."
One of the maids sneered, "Our slaves are in the hands of the Shangshu Mansion, not in your hands. Why are you so arrogant? What's more, you can see the master whenever you want."
"You have been in this manor for more than ten years, but have you ever met the master? And you still tell the master that you can enter the gate of the Shangshu Mansion?"
Mrs. Wu was slightly stunned. She obviously did not expect that these two servants who were usually honest and well-behaved and who were scolded by her would dare to speak to her like this.
She is the mistress of the Qiao family and the master of these slaves, yet she dares to commit treason.
The two men used their shoulders to push Wu away and strode out, leaving the manor feeling happy and relieved.
Wu chased them out and yelled at them at the door. Unfortunately, even though she yelled at them, they didn't even look back.
Mrs. Wu cursed at the door for a long time until her throat was dry and then she went back into the yard in embarrassment.
Seeing that Zhuangzi was already lonely and desolate and now he was alone, he was suddenly stunned.
Why did those two maids suddenly leave?
Without the master's order, they would never dare to leave easily, because their status as slaves was still in the hands of the Qiao family. If they dared to leave privately, they would be breaking the law and would be wanted by the government.
Could it be......
Was it that bitch Jin's doing?
When Liu Yanran came back yesterday, she told me that when she was outside the manor, she scolded Jin and the little vixen born to Jin, and was heard by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the little vixen.
Now that I think about it, it is most likely that the vixen went back and told Jin, and Jin was deliberately taking revenge.
Thinking of this, Wu thought that when Liu Yanran came back to stay tonight, she had to tell Liu Yanran what vicious things Jin had done, so that Liu Yanran could convey it to Yihuan, and let Yihuan tell His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!
She did not feel uneasy about being heard by the prince about what she said that day. After all, she was Yihuan's mother. The prince let the whole capital know that he liked Yihuan, the eldest daughter of the Qiao family. He would never take such a blatant preference, such a small matter, to heart.
Only the Jin mother and daughter are petty-minded.
However, Wu waited until nightfall, but Liu Yanran did not return. Instead, she waited for a group of strange middle-aged men.
Three or four strong men in night clothes climbed over the wall and entered the house. Mrs. Wu was in the house, cursing and lighting a charcoal fire, her stomach growling with hunger.
The door was suddenly kicked open, and Wu was startled. When she saw that the people who broke in were not Liu Yanran, whom she had been waiting for for a long time, but a group of strange masked men, her heart suddenly skipped a beat, and she stood up and took two steps back.
“Who are you?”
The few of them didn't say anything, but just moved closer step by step.
The night is deathly quiet.
At that time, Qiao Yihuan had no idea what was happening in the manor. She smiled very gently and talked to He Baozhu intimately. The boudoir was peaceful.
"Thank you for your kindness, Princess, but my mother probably won't allow it. I still have to serve my father and mother."
He Baozhu was a little disappointed. She felt very uneasy as she came to the ancient times in a strange way.
But after spending time with Qiao Yihuan today, she felt much more at ease. At least in this strange ancient time, she had made a friend, and such a gentle friend at that.
Qiao Yihuan added: "Why not let Yanran live with the princess? Yanran is my good friend who came all the way from Yongzhou. Her family doesn't want her to stay, so I can only let Yanran temporarily live with my mother in the manor outside the city. She is young and doesn't have much in common with my mother. If she can live with the princess, we can play together."
There was some anticipation in Qiao Yihuan's tone, and He Baozhu agreed generously.
Liu Yanran was delighted, as the Princess's Mansion was many times better than the farm outside the city.
Although she was just an unpopular princess, she was at least one level higher than Qiao Wanyan. If she could get along well with the princess, she might be able to avoid Qiao Wanyan targeting her again, or even kidnapping her to force her to tell her what she wanted to know.
"Yihuan, is your knee feeling better? Minister Qiao is such a jerk. How could he punish you like this just because of your mother's mistake? If I had a well-behaved and beautiful daughter like you, I would definitely pamper her and be afraid of bumping her!"
He Baozhu roughly understood something during that day.
Minister Qiao and his wife were very harsh on this eldest daughter of a concubine. Yesterday, Minister Qiao even punished Yihuan by making her kneel in the ancestral hall because Yihuan's mother spoke without restraint.
Just now, Yihuan was staggering as she walked. I really couldn't imagine what kind of life she usually leads.
Liu Yanran sighed, "They are both the daughters of Minister Qiao, but one treats her like a treasure and the other ignores her coldly. Yihuan has been suffering for so many years. If Qiao Wanyan hadn't complained, Yihuan wouldn't have to suffer like this."
Liu Yanran subtly brainwashed He Baozhu into understanding Qiao Wanyan's evil nature.
He Baozhu took a bite of peanut butter and then said casually: "This has nothing to do with Miss Qiao Er, right? She is just stating the facts."
Qiao Yihuan paused for a moment, then smiled, "Yanran, this is really none of my sister's business. My sister has been wronged, and it is only right that I should be punished on behalf of my mother."
He Baozhu sighed in her heart, she used to hate those white lotuses in TV dramas. But now, she felt that Yihuan was that kind of white lotus, but she was such a white lotus that people couldn't hate her.
Beautiful and harmless, it makes people want to get close to it.
"By the way, Yihuan, you just said that you wanted to prepare a gift for your birthday party. Why don't I help you think of one?" He Baozhu suggested.
Qiao Yihuan smiled and said, "Then let the princess worry about it for me."
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