Chapter 15015: Those few days, the mistress used Li Yue'er frequently.
Li Yue'er can stay in the mistress's room to serve at night, but not during the day.
During the day, the servants of Songlan Hall performed their duties, some sweeping and others tidying up. Besides the two head maids, Dansha and Tenghuang, the mistress had other maids taking care of her daily needs, so there was no need for Li Yue'er.
She stood under the eaves of the main house of Songlan Hall and looked out. The maids in the courtyard were busy in an orderly manner, and even the flowers and plants were taken care of by someone.
Li Yue'er pouted, frowned, and sighed softly.
Strictly speaking, she was no different from these maids. They tended to the flowers and plants, while she served the mistress. The only difference was that they worked during the day, while she worked at night.
Another major difference is that she wasn't even a maid in Songlan Hall.
Li Yue'er hadn't even moved in yet when she started worrying about what status she should have if she came to live there in the future, and what she should do during the day.
Before Li Yue'er could come to a conclusion, three days later, the mistress's period began.
Li Yue'er sat on the bed in a daze, wondering how she could have forgotten about this.
Since the mistress was menstruating, she naturally didn't need to serve her at night, so Li Yue'er went back to sleep in the small courtyard.
It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. There's some truth to that.
Having grown accustomed to sleeping on the mistress's soft, warm bed, Li Yue'er found it difficult to fall asleep after suddenly returning to the communal kang (heated brick bed). She even picked at the thorns on the communal kang, thinking that it must be too hard and hurting her back.
Or perhaps the quilt, though not thin, was not soft enough, unlike the quilts on the mistress's bed, where one could lie down and be enveloped in them, and sleep comfortably every night without clothes.
Besides these, what kept her up the most was Xu Xinmei.
These past few days, whenever she came back during the day to embroider sachets, Xu Xinmei would either speak sarcastically or make sarcastic remarks, or even close the door and forbid her from coming back.
The original quote was, "Don't you have somewhere to sleep?"
Li Yue'er, thinking that she was about to move out, decided not to suffer this injustice. She immediately found Aunt Qiu, who was in charge of the backyard, and wanted to make a scene in front of the mistress and the old lady.
Seeing that her strong demeanor didn't seem like the guilty conscience of someone who had cheated on her, Xu Xinmei opened the door with suspicion.
Xu Xinmei initially suspected that Li Yue'er had gone to serve the master, but the master was not in the mansion, and the person who called Li Yue'er that day was clearly Dansha, the head maid of the mistress. Therefore, Xu Xinmei thought that Li Yue'er was doing things for the mistress.
I just don't know what the two of them are doing; they appear out of nowhere and only do so at night.
During those days, the mistress used Li Yue'er frequently, and Li Yue'er didn't stay here day or night. Xu Xinmei, out of respect for the mistress's authority, didn't dare to go too far during the day, even though she treated Li Yue'er with disdain.
Today is different.
The mistress no longer needs Li Yue'er.
Regardless of what Li Yue'er was doing for the mistress before, the fact that she has been sent back clearly means that the mistress no longer needs her.
Xu Xinmei shook herself off again, looking down at Li Yue'er with her nostrils, "You fell from a high branch, didn't you?"
Seeing that Li Yue'er had climbed into bed tonight and was clearly no longer going out, Xu Xinmei sat in front of the dressing table, doing her hair while glancing at her from the corner of her eye. "Our mistress is the adopted daughter of the deceased lady, and she and the master are childhood sweethearts."
She scoffed, "It's no surprise that the mistress has lived a life of luxury since childhood. She's seen all sorts of people. What are you compared to her? Even if you try your best to please her, she won't put in a good word for you with the master."
In some wealthy families, the mistress of the house would send her personal maid or find someone trustworthy and easy to control to serve the master in order to prevent him from bringing back disreputable people from outside.
In this way, the matriarch can gain a reputation for being tolerant and not jealous, and also have people help her maintain her favor, achieving two goals at once.
Xu Xinmei felt that the mistress had called Li Yue'er over for this reason. Li Yue'er at least seemed to be gentle and easy to control. As long as she was disciplined a little and her rules were established, there was no need to worry about her being disobedient in the future.
No wonder they sent her at night; staying up all night would calm even an eagle, let alone a person.
Li Yue'er didn't know what Xu Xinmei was thinking, but she was very interested in what Xu Xinmei was saying, so she quietly turned over and lay flat on her back to listen attentively.
Before today, she really knew nothing about the mistress's affairs.
It turns out that the mistress was the adopted daughter of the Qu family.
Thinking of the mistress's stubborn personality and sharp tongue, Li Yue'er felt that she probably hadn't had a good time in the Qu family, at least not as carefree and enjoyable as Xu Xinmei described.
It was rare for Xu Xinmei to know these things, so Li Yue'er pricked up her ears to provoke her into continuing, "You know all this too?"
Xu Xinmei's eyes widened. "Of course, I also know that the reason why the mistress became the madam's adopted daughter is because she has some resemblance to the late master. The madam felt it was fate and took her in to raise her."
Was it because of this? Li Yue'er instinctively felt that something was amiss.
How could there be such a coincidence? It's not unusual for people with no blood relation to look alike, but it is unusual for them to be in the same place and adopted as goddaughters.
Xu Xinmei became smug, "I'm not like you, a lowly concubine bought for five taels of silver. You are just concubines in name only, but I was sent by our madam's family to take care of the master."
Once she meets the master, she will surely be favored. In the future, she will give birth to a son or daughter, and the child will be raised by her side. Concubines like Li Yue'er and Meng Xiaoxiao, even if they have children, cannot raise them on their own.
If Xu Xinmei had a tail, it would have been sticking up high by now.
That's how confident she was. After the original wife passed away, the master would always think of the Zheng family when he missed his maternal clan, and since she was sent by the Zheng family, he would naturally treat her differently.
Her family background alone was enough for her to gain a foothold in the Qu family.
Hearing this, Meng Xiaoxiao, who had already been lying down, raised her left hand, her arm sticking up high like a cat's tail, looking confused and puzzled. "But aren't you still a concubine, just like us?"
Xu Xinmei, "..."
Li Yue'er couldn't help but burst out laughing.
No matter what fancy arguments she makes, they're all useless against the straightforward and honest Meng Xiaoxiao.
No matter how proud Xu Xinmei is, she still lives in a chicken coop just like them.
Xu Xinmei slammed the comb on the table, the loud noise startling Meng Xiaoxiao so much that she immediately pulled her arm back and buried her head under the covers.
Li Yue'er reached out and gently patted her arm through the blanket to comfort her, then frowned and looked over, "You scared her."
Xu Xinmei snorted, "You just wait and see. When the master returns from collecting debts, we'll see if I'm still the same as you and all of you!"
Li Yue'er thought to herself, "Xu Xinmei probably won't be able to see the master for a while."
However, she couldn't tell anyone about this, not even Meng Xiaoxiao.
After comforting Meng Xiaoxiao, Li Yue'er withdrew her arm and prepared to go to sleep.
Although the bed wasn't as nice as the mistress's, at least she had peace and quiet. At least she wouldn't be woken up by a hand suddenly appearing on her chest while she was sleeping, and she wouldn't dare to say anything in anger.
Li Yue'er relaxed her brows and closed her eyes.
Before she could fall asleep, there was a gentle knock on the door.
Just as Xu Xinmei was about to climb onto the communal bed, she turned her head and asked irritably, "Who is it?"
Cinnabar, "Me."
Xu Xinmei, "..."
Li Yue'er, "?"
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