Chapter 704: The Foot-Washing Girl Wants to Get a Position (Extra)
Li Muting has been coughing badly recently.
She has been used to a good life in the Chunyuan of the Zong family, and her pampered body is not used to this damp and gloomy courtyard. For more than a year, she still has trouble sleeping every night. This is not because she is trapped by love as before, but this night, all the insects in the courtyard crawl out, rustling, making her restless.
The new eldest lady of the Zong family came to see her on a weekend.
Under the supervision of the nanny of the courtyard, Li Muting got up early in the morning and started to clean up the room, waiting for her arrival.
"You look a little bad recently." The young woman walked in step by step in a new silk dress, and the gold and silver jewelry set off a bit of preciousness.
Feng Shui turns around, the little beggar in the past, the foot-washing girl behind, actually jumped to her former position. She herself was imprisoned in this side courtyard. She couldn't say what she felt, she just felt that fate was playing tricks on her. Li Muting lowered her head and answered respectfully, "I always couldn't sleep these nights, so it's inevitable that my complexion is a little worse."
"I asked Aunt Wu from the other courtyard to prepare some red dates and black chicken for you, and you can stew them for soup often." The young woman fiddled with the jewelry bracelet on her wrist casually.
Li Muting glanced at it and moved her eyes away, nodding, "Thank you, Madam."
The sharpness and sharpness she once had have been polished in the one year of life in this other courtyard. Here, she understands a truth, showing weakness is better than being strong.
She still remembers that one month before she was sent to the other courtyard, she was arrogant and refused to bow her head, and was tortured by the maids in the other courtyard in various ways: there were bugs in the bowl when she ate, the water she drank was full of sand, there were traces of bugs crawling on the washed clothes, and there were black marks on the paper used during menstruation... Slowly, she learned her lesson.
She also forgot the fact that she was once the eldest wife that everyone in the Zong family looked up to.
"What else do you need?" Shi Yi glanced down indifferently. His expression was not arrogant, but there was always a sense of condescension.
Li Muting tightened her hands hidden under her sleeves. She knew that the woman sitting above came here to show off. She knew it but still had to cooperate, shaking her head and said, "No more."
"Are you used to the life here?"
"Used." Li Muting's eyes dimmed, gritted her teeth, and said these two words.
"Since you are used to it, then it's good." The young woman certainly noticed her patience. The high-ranking first wife would also have this day under her feet. She was a normal person, so of course she would feel relieved.
"First wife, go to the hot spring to relieve your fatigue." The housekeeper in the other courtyard came up with a smile on her face.
"No problem, you go down first, I will talk to the former first wife alone." The young woman shook her white wrist, and the beads collided with each other, making a ding-dong sound.
The servants left, and the young woman walked up to Li Muting and whispered, "Are you unwilling in your heart?"
"Now you are the eldest wife of the Zong family. What's the use of me being unwilling?" Li Muting took a half step back. The fragrance on her body gave her a headache.
"That's right. I am the eldest wife of the Zong family now." The young woman touched her cheek, but she quickly dodged it. She was not angry and shook her white and tender fingernails. "Do you know that the eldest lady is dead?"
Li Muting blinked for a moment and continued to pretend to be calm. "What does this have to do with me?"
"The eldest lady was kidnapped on the way to school. When she was sent back to the Zong Mansion, her body was covered with scars." The young woman sighed and looked out the window. "What a pity, she is not even nine years old." After changing her voice, she looked at Li Muting behind her and said, "What do you think?"
"The eldest lady is indeed pitiful." Li Muting's eyes dimmed. She never thought that she would be so cruel that she would not even let go of Yuanyuan, who had been friends with her.
"Li Muting, you should know that any of your actions can't be hidden from my eyes. Do you know why I tried my best to let the master send you to the other courtyard? I don't want you to die too easily." The young woman picked up a handkerchief and wiped the dust on the windowsill, and said, "Your living environment is too poor. It's still the same after cleaning it several times."
Li Muting pinched her tiger's mouth and continued to listen to her.
"As for you, live peacefully in this other courtyard and don't cause trouble for me. I won't make your life difficult. Maybe you can even retire here. As for your instigation of Yuanyuan to oppose me secretly, Yuanyuan's death will write it off." The dirty handkerchief in the young woman's hand was thrown in front of her, and the sound was stickier than the candied haws sold on the street, "Do you understand?"
"I understand." Li Muting closed her eyes and nodded.
"Sui'er and Wu'er got married and moved out of the house. The old housekeeper retired and let Wu'er take over his work. I have replaced all the people in the Zong family. You, don't have any bad thoughts in the future." The young woman laughed, "Even if you want to have any bad thoughts, it's impossible."
"I know." "
By the way, the master said that he doesn't want to see you in this life. You killed his son, and he hates you all his life. Lianlian, who you sent away, was found and beaten to death by the master."
"I know." Li Muting had a bloody taste in her mouth.
"Don't blame the master for being cruel. Who asked Lianlian to push Bao'er into the water and drown her under your order? Do you think that sending Lianlian away is forgiving her? Ha, you, you really think too much. You are responsible for human lives, and you will never be able to wash them clean in your life. I came here today, so I'll tell you so much. I'm very tired, so I'm going to take a hot spring bath."
The young woman walked around her and walked out. She suddenly called her, "Shi Yi, have you ever truly loved the master?"
"Really?" The young woman looked back at her, raised the corners of her eyes, and giggled, "Does my sincerity matter? What matters is that the master has me in his heart. That's enough."
After she left, Li Muting held on to the table and stood for a long time before she regained consciousness.
From the very beginning, she had lost this war.
The young woman returned to the Zong family after taking a hot spring bath. Zong Ying just came back and hugged her and whispered to her, talking about some trivial business matters. Although she can no longer share his business worries, he has developed the habit of seeing her every day when he comes back.
She snuggled on his shoulder, and her voice was gentle, but her eyes looked at the courtyard behind her without any warmth.
No matter who was the winner at the beginning, in the end, she stayed by Zong Ying's side and became the real mistress of the mansion.
(End of this chapter)
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