Just by listening to their few words, you can tell what kind of life Yunman has been living in this courtyard.
An unfavored concubine's daughter who has been raised in the countryside, even her mother is gone, and she is still bullied by others.
Not only was her salary withheld, but even the items in the yard were divided up by the senior old ladies, so that Yun Man lived in this mansion even worse than a servant.
The original Yun Man always thought that it was better to have less trouble than more. Besides, it was the eldest lady who disliked her, and these were the servants assigned to her room by the eldest lady. She could only accept it, which led to these servants becoming more and more rampant.
But it was Su Man who stood here today. Although she looked disheveled, her aura remained undiminished. She swept her gaze over these restless people one by one and said in a deep voice, "Since you mentioned how good the eldest lady was to me, then I have to thank her for her kindness and share her worries. I am just a concubine's daughter and I really can't rely on these people. I will return to the eldest lady in two days and reduce the number of servants by half to reduce expenses. It can be regarded as my filial piety."
After saying that, she went straight back to her room without caring about the expressions of these people.
The maids and servants outside looked at each other in confusion.
Although they looked down on Yun Man from the bottom of their hearts, Yun Man had a soft temper and was easy to talk to. She didn't care about money. They had all made a lot of money in the past six months, so how could they bear to leave?
Besides, they were just servants in the eldest lady's courtyard, but with Yunman's status raised, not only did they live a comfortable life.
It's not a pleasant feeling to taste honey and then go back to eating shit.
In the room
Xiaochun came in with a bucket of water, looking surprised. "Girl, I was just boiling water in the back when Madam Liu came over with some firewood. She also gave me some flower juice, saying it was for you to mix into your bath water. She used to scold me for wasting the firewood when she saw me boiling water, and told me to chop it myself. What's wrong today?"
No wonder Xiaochun was surprised. In the past, not to mention Xiaochun, even Yunman had a hard time getting them to do anything. Today, they were so diligent that she was not used to it.
Su Man smiled and said, "Starting tomorrow, things will be easier for you."
Xiaochun didn't understand.
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The moon was setting in the west, and a gong sounded. After the masters of each courtyard had gone to bed, it was time for the old women and maids to chat.
Before going to bed, Mother Liu checked all the door bolts before getting on the kang.
Mother Zhang, who had been lying down inside, said sarcastically, "Oh, Mother Liu, you've had a really hard time today. You've been selling yourself to the girl all day. And you clearly said before that the girl's behavior was rude and not at all like a lady, even worse than your daughter. What's wrong today? The sun is rising from the west?"
Mother Liu was offended and retorted, "Didn't you trim all the flowers for the girl today? You still have the nerve to criticize me."
Mother Zhang jumped up from the kang and said, "That's my job!"
"Then what I do is also my job." Mother Liu was not willing to be outdone.
Neither of them would tolerate the other, and soon they started arguing.
These words soon reached Suman's ears.
After Xiaochun finished describing the situation in that room, he said worriedly, "Miss, do you want to go and take a look?"
"No, there will be more trouble later."
Su Man wiped her half-wet hair in front of the mirror.
The person in the bronze mirror has skin as white as cream and eyebrows and eyes as picturesque as paintings. The most rare thing is that there is a kind of spiritual spirit in the eyebrows and eyes. When she smiles, the dimples on the corners of her lips are faintly visible. She has completely inherited the appearance of Song Xiaoniang.
This is also the reason why Yun Man made Yin Hong fall in love at first sight, but this time he can't let that scumbag get away with it.
The next day, just as Su Man had said, all the maids and servants came to show their courtesy early in the morning.
First, Mama Liu brought some pickled vegetables, saying they were to whet Suman's appetite. Mama Zhang, not to be outdone, also brought some sweet-scented osmanthus cakes, saying they were to give the girl a taste.
It wasn't just the two of them; the fireman, the gatekeeper, everyone had changed. Those who couldn't get along with Su Man would try to curry favor with Xiaochun.
"Sister Xiaochun, how can you do this job of pouring water? Take a rest and let me do it."
"Hey, Sister Xiaochun, you are the young lady's personal maid, how dare you come to the woodshed so rudely? Just tell me what you want."
Seeing them acting so abnormally, Xiaochun thought to herself, could it be that the Bodhisattva had just descended to the world and the Buddha's light was shining upon these black-hearted ghosts?
However, there were exceptions. Tao Yuan, who was embroidering at the porch, saw how unmotivated they all were and rolled her eyes. "Hmph, what can't she do? She's just a girl from the countryside. We're already taking good care of her by not asking her to farm."
Su Man, who was passing by, heard her words and smiled.
At noon, Su Man was reading a book after lunch when Xiaochun came into the house.
She closed the door, then leaned over and said in a low voice, "Just now, Ah Sheng, who is with Prince Yin, came to deliver a letter."
Ever since Yin Hong rescued Yun Man, the two have been secretly in contact, but Yun Man is a lady after all, so they can only see each other once every ten days or half a month.
This time, Yin Hong's letter was asking her to meet him at the temple. The letter was cheesy, saying that not seeing her for a day felt like missing her for three years, and that if he didn't see her again, he would die of longing.
Xiaochun was a little worried, "Miss, Prince Yin wants to ask you to meet him, do you want to go?"
If someone caught him, Yin Hong could just laugh it off, but Yun Man's reputation would be ruined.
Su Man saw a figure flash by on the paper-covered window and said in a neither loud nor soft voice, "Of course I have to go. Prince Yin is so kind, I have to see him anyway."
Although Xiaochun was worried, seeing that Su Man had made up her mind, she could only go out and pass on the message.
When he went out, he saw Taoyuan walking out, and Xiaochun asked casually, "Where are you going?"
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