Chapter 96: The Ruthless Actor (4)
"Fourth Madam! Something happened! Something serious!!"
The maid Xiao Cui rushed into the room and reported anxiously.
At this time, Shisui was sitting in front of the dressing mirror, taking off the gold, silver and jewelry on her body one by one.
"What's wrong? You look so pale..." She asked calmly, knowingly, "Could it be a ghost?"
“Fourth Madam, how did you know?” Xiao Cui exclaimed, “I heard that… that thing suddenly appeared in Master Zhan’s room!!”
"It's a ghost, so what? Why be so cryptic? Besides, the master was so drunk tonight, maybe it was just an illusion. He killed so many people, so it's normal to be afraid that someone will turn into a ghost and come looking for him."
"Shh!! Madam Four, don't talk nonsense, walls have ears!" Xiao Cui was very nervous. She put her finger on her mouth to tell Shi Sui to stop talking.
Shisui yawned and applied vanishing cream on her face carefully: "I'm going to sleep, you go down."
"Fourth Madam, the other ladies have gone to the master's room. Aren't you going?"
"What can I do? I don't know how to catch ghosts."
"But I heard that the master seemed terribly frightened... With something like this happening on their wedding night, Sixth Concubine is probably going to be left out in the cold..."
Xiao Cui said this specifically, and when Shi Sui heard it, she could tell what this girl was thinking.
In wealthy families, servants are also divided into different levels.
The maid whose master is more favored can hold her head higher in front of other servants, and she will also have better food to eat and better clothes to wear.
In the past few years since the Fourth Concubine fell out of favor, Xiao Cui has been looked down upon by others, so she always hopes that the Fourth Concubine will be favored again one day so that she can also be proud of herself.
Shisui turned around and stared into Xiaocui's eyes.
Xiao Cui lowered her head because of her sharp gaze.
"If you don't want to serve me, you can go somewhere else, or you can do what the Fifth Concubine did and climb into Master Zhan's bed. Then you can be my equal, right?!"
"I wouldn't dare to do that even if I had ten thousand guts! Fourth Madam, I'm sorry, I said the wrong thing!! Please forgive me!!"
Xiao Cui was frightened and fell to her knees.
"What's wrong?"
"I shouldn't gossip about other wives behind their backs, and I shouldn't be so nosy..."
"Here." Shi Sui took out a fine gold-plated jade bracelet from the jewelry box. "Give this to Sixth Concubine to calm her down."
"yes……"
Shi Sui took out another ring and placed it in Xiao Cui's hand: "This is for you."
Xiao Cui's eyes lit up!
"Is this... is this really for me?"
"If you don't want it, take it back." Shisui glanced at her.
"I want it! I want it! Thank you, Fourth Madam!! Thank you, Fourth Madam!!"
Xiao Cui kowtowed with joy, put the silver ring in her pocket, and happily gave the jade bracelet away.
Shisui raised the corners of her mouth slightly.
The fourth concubine, who was seriously in love, was indeed a little too harsh to Xiao Cui in the past. When she was in a bad mood, she often took her anger out on her.
In fact, although a maid like her who is a little clever cannot be entrusted with important tasks, as long as she is treated with both kindness and strictness, and helps run errands, she can still be of some use.
…
"Thank you, Madam Fourth, for the jade bracelet you gave me. I don't have anything valuable to give you in return... This is a pair of pewter goblets I brought from Southeast Asia. I hope you don't mind them."
The next morning, Miao Jue came over specially to thank Shi Sui.
The reason why Shisui gave her the precious jade bracelet was to lure her over.
Shi Sui looked at the pair of silver cups in the brocade box and saw that they were so exquisitely crafted. She could tell that Miao Jue had put a lot of thought into choosing them.
So Shisui handed the pair of cups to Xiaocui, asked her to take them away and put them away, and closed the door of the room.
"You should have heard about me, right?" Shi Sui and Miao Jue spoke directly. "I used to be a low-class actor. I fell out of favor with the Zhan family a few years after marrying in. I have no children and I'm crazy all day long. The second wife should have told you about all this, right?"
Miao Jue's heart tightened when he heard this.
The Second Wife had indeed said this to her, almost word for word!
She had just arrived, and her daily life was arranged by the Second Madam. After she was frightened last night, it was the Second Madam who came to comfort her first... So Miao Jue had a really good impression of the Second Madam.
Miao Jue also didn't want to offend the unconventional Fourth Concubine...
Shi Sui noticed the cautious expression on Miao Jue's face, as if he didn't know what to say.
She chuckled, "Get used to it. I'm always direct with my words, no beating around the bush. By the way, you and the master didn't consummate your marriage last night, did you?"
Miao Jue blushed and shook his head: "The master was frightened as soon as the lights were turned off, so..."
"Congratulations, you've escaped." Shi Sui curled her lips into a smile, "Judging from your accent, you should be from Fujian?"
"...Yes, my father went to Southeast Asia to make a living when he was young, but—"
"But your father probably still wants you to return to your homeland. You can tell from your name. Two jades combined into one jade... Only when you return home will the jade be complete."
Miao Jue was very surprised. One could even say that he was a little overwhelmed!
Most people would never guess the deep meaning of her name, and it would be difficult to guess it correctly.
With just these caring words, Shi Sui made Miao Jue let down his guard against her.
After chatting for a few more sentences, Shi Sui learned that Miao Jue's family originally lived in Malaysia in Southeast Asia.
But in recent years, life in Malaysia has become increasingly difficult. In addition, Miao Jue has reached the marriageable age, so her father sent her back to China and found an intermediary to arrange this marriage for her.
Miao Jue only knew that Mr. Zhan was a businessman and had no idea about the relationship between him and the British.
Miao Jue attended a Catholic school run by the British Empire in Malaysia. She could speak foreign languages and knew the etiquette of Westerners. The relatively simple environment also preserved her innocence as a little girl.
This must be the reason why Mr. Zhan took a fancy to her.
Tokiho asked her directly, "Actually, what do you think of foreigners? You go to a Catholic school, so you should be very close to them, right?"
"No, precisely because I understand them, I don't like them at all!!"
Miao Jue was particularly firm when he said this.
Tokiho raised an eyebrow.
Yo...a patriotic young woman married an old traitor in a daze.
This is interesting.
Knock knock knock——
There was a knock on the door.
Xiao Cui shouted, "Fourth Madam, Sixth Madam, the master sent someone to tell us that the Feng Shui master has arrived. Please come downstairs!"
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