"It's me."
A hooded woman came in from outside, and when she lifted her hood, it was none other than Mo Niang.
Su Man raised her eyebrows, "Mo Niang? Why are you here at this time?"
Mo Niang closed the door and said anxiously, "Miss Xia, run for your life!"
"What?"
“…”
It turned out that when Fang Qingshan punished Fang Junyi today, Mo Niang happened to be called over by Fang Qingshan to serve him, which means that she was also present when Fang Junyi was discovered.
"Fang Qingshan tortured Fang Junyi to find out why he was in his study and what he was looking for. Fang Junyi refused to tell him even after being beaten until he vomited blood. In a rage, Fang Qingshan sent all his servants and maids to the Discipline Hall for interrogation. I overheard their conversation and heard about the robbery at Black Wind Village. I was worried, so I sent Xiaomei to the Discipline Hall to investigate. Xiaomei said that someone mentioned your name as punishment."
Mo Niang's face was uneasy, and the palm of her hand holding Su Man's arm was damp. "Miss Xia, I heard that you have some connection with the second brother. Is his going to the study related to you?"
Mo Niang came to inform her overnight, and Su Man did not hide it from her, "Yes."
Mo Niang's expression of worry intensified. "If Fang Qingshan knew you had ulterior motives, he would definitely not let you go."
Su Man knew it very well, but even someone as skilled as Ao Xi had to be extremely cautious if he wanted to take her away, and it would be even more difficult for the two weak women to escape.
After hearing Su Man's concerns, Mo Niang shook her head and said, "No, it's not the two of us, you leave by yourself."
She looked at Su Man with a firm gaze, "Although I am only a concubine, at least Madam Fang can listen to me for a few words, and the servants at home will also give me some face out of consideration for Madam Fang. Later, you can change into my clothes and leave this yard first, and then find a chance to escape."
"Can't."
Su Man decisively refused, "Let's not talk about whether I can go out or not. It's too dangerous for you to stay here to replace me. Fang Qingshan is not a man who cares about old feelings. He won't let you go just because you are his concubine."
"I can't take care of that anymore. Once the sun rises and the housekeeper goes to report, it will be too late for anything."
"Then I can't joke with your life. Don't forget, Military Advisor Yuan is still waiting for you."
When mentioning Military Advisor Yuan, Mo Niang's expression relaxed. It would have been fine if she didn't know any news about Military Advisor Yuan, but now that there was finally hope, she was also eager to meet Military Advisor Yuan again.
"But what else can we do? Fang Qingshan may appear to be a decent person on the surface, but he is ruthless to those who break his rules. I'm afraid he will kill you."
What Mo Niang said made sense. Once the sun rose, it would be too late for Fang Qingshan to know about Fang Junyi's little tricks.
Even though it was difficult, Su Man didn't want to trade Mo Niang's life for hers. She said firmly, "If we want to leave, we'll leave together."
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The next morning, at daybreak, the maids in each room had already washed and dressed properly. After checking each other to make sure that there were no problems, they went to their master's yard to take up their duties.
Among them, the most were the maids in Mrs. Fang's yard. Some went to the kitchen to watch over the dishes, some went to boil rose water for washing faces, and some ironed clothes and then used incense burners to fumigate them.
An hour passed and everything was ready. At this time, the maid who was on duty in the house tiptoed out. At the same time, everyone in the yard stopped their work and did not continue working until she closed the door, for fear of waking up the lady.
The head maid checked everything that Madam Fang needed, and only asked them to prepare it after making sure that there was no problem.
It was just dawn at this moment, but Fang Qingshan's concubines had all arrived early.
In the yard, from the head maid to the servant, none of the concubines came to greet them. They were all busy with their own work. The concubines acted as if it was normal. They filed in and knelt in the middle of the yard to ensure that they would be the first to see them when Madam Fang woke up.
When it was completely light, a cough was heard from inside the house.
Everyone in the yard was as if they were facing a great enemy. The head maid was startled and ordered the maid carrying hot water and a clean towel to follow her in.
After a while, the maidservant carrying water came out, and was replaced by the one carrying clothes. After they came out, they were replaced by the one carrying tea and supplements. After all the maids in the yard had gone in, Madam Fang's voice came from inside the house, "Are they all here?"
"To answer Madam, we are all here."
"Well, come in."
"Yes, ma'am."
The head maid came out with her back bent, looking very respectful. However, when she came out and faced the concubines, her expression changed.
"Go in!"
After all, these were the concubines who served Fang Qingshan, but the head maid didn't even use honorifics to address them. If anyone was slow, she would mock them openly or secretly, "Bai concubine, you're walking so slowly, are you deliberately trying to keep the mistress waiting? Hurry up!"
Aunt Bai was angry but dared not say anything. She rubbed her knees which were numb from kneeling and struggled to stand up.
Among these people, only the head maid smiled slightly when Mo Niang entered, but it was only limited to comparing with other concubines.
After entering the house, the few people who had just stood up knelt down again, and this time they prostrated themselves on the ground with their foreheads touching the ground. No one dared to stand up.
This was the most torturous moment of their day. If Madam Fang was in a good mood, she would send them away. But if she was in a bad mood, she would deliberately make them kneel.
Apparently, today it's the latter.
They knelt for a long time but there was no sound above their heads. Aunt Bai secretly raised her head to see Mrs. Fang's expression.
She raised her head in a very small arc and tried hard to look up. The next second, their eyes met.
Aunt Bai was terrified and quickly lowered her head, but it was too late.
Madam Fang's indifferent voice rang out, "Aunt Bai, do you have something to say?"
"No, no, I didn't say anything."
"No? The master has already stayed at your place seven or eight times this month, how could you be so quiet?"
When she said the last sentence, Mrs. Fang's voice suddenly rose, frightening all the concubines present.
Aunt Bai's body softened, and she begged repeatedly, "Madam, please spare my life, Madam, please spare my life..."
“…”
After a long period of training and beating, the concubines in the room finally completed today's greetings. They left in a hurry, fearing that they would be left alone if they walked too slowly.
Except for Mo Niang, she stayed to serve Mrs. Fang according to the previous practice.
"Okay, the servants will take care of that. Let me ask you, what did you find out from that Xia family member these past two days? Will she seduce my son again?"
"Madam, I have explained the reason repeatedly, but..."
"But what?"
"But that girl is stubborn and keeps saying that the young master has already made an agreement with her and that no matter what we do, we can't break them up."
"Bitch!"
Mrs. Fang comes from a prominent family and has many ways of managing people, but it is rare to hear her scold people so bluntly, which shows how angry she is.
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