Chapter 270: Marquis Mansion Madam vs. Younger Prince 13
Ji Yunhuan knew that Wan Niang’s words “can’t survive” were not directed at her, but at the Second Prince.
The Yangzhou Skinny Horse sounds elegant, but in fact it is just sending poor girls as gifts.
The second prince secretly spent a huge amount of money to train these girls, and used all kinds of means to send these girls to the residences of various officials. Naturally, it was not to find a home for these girls, but for his cause of seizing the throne.
There are many things these girls can do, such as spying, causing chaos in the harem, and even committing murder and arson.
In her previous life, she didn’t understand why Wan Niang had always been targeting her. Even if she was really disliked by Liang Wanzhou, or even divorced by him, it was impossible for Liang Wanzhou to make a brothel girl his wife.
She thought she was broad-minded and that being a concubine under her was much better than being a concubine under a new mistress whose temperament she didn't know.
Later, she realized that Wan Niang's purpose was to alienate her and Liang Wanzhou, to alienate the Xuanwu Marquis Mansion and the Ji family, and even to make the two families become enemies.
Although Liang Wanzhou is a waste, the old marquis is quite prestigious in the army. The second prince naturally does not want the Xuanwu Marquisate to rise steadily by relying on the Ji family.
In her previous life, she was determined to drive Wan Niang away for the sake of the Marquis' Mansion. Now, no matter how Wan Niang makes trouble or how she harms the Marquis' Mansion, she doesn't care!
Wan Niang felt a little scared by Ji Yunhuan's eyes. She always felt as if she was seen through, but she still shouted at Ji Yunhuan:
"Madam, do you dare to hit me? The Marquis will not let you go!"
Ji Yunhuan suddenly laughed, "Why would I hit you? The Marquis likes you, and I have to thank you for serving him. Don't worry, I won't say a word against you in front of the Marquis. You are an old man in the mansion, and when the newcomer comes in a few days, Aunt Wan must perform well and don't be outdone by the newcomer."
Wan Niang had prepared a lot of words to irritate Ji Yunhuan, but now she couldn't utter a single word.
She knew that the Marquis had several concubines outside, but he had never found an opportunity to bring them into the mansion. Now that the lady had agreed, given the Marquis's temper, those women would be brought in within three days.
When that time really comes, can she still hold the Marquis' heart?
Aunt Wan left anxiously.
Shiqin let out a long breath and said with a smile, "Madam, this is a really smart move. When there are more women in the mansion, they will fight each other, and Aunt Wan will be too busy to take care of herself. She might even come to beg Madam for help."
After Ji Yunhuan entered the room, he did not see Shiqi. Instead, a strange little maid came over with a copper basin to serve him.
The little maid was very young and looked like she had a hard time holding the copper basin. Without Ji Yunhuan's instructions, Shiqin went over to take the copper basin and put it on the shelf.
The little maid stood aside, not knowing what to do, but did not leave.
Shiqin took off the lady's hairpins and rings. The lady didn't like to put on makeup, so she just needed to wash her face with clean water. Shiqi was unclogging the lady's hair, and he heard the lady chatting with the little maid in a soft voice.
The little maidservant was not on guard and quickly explained her background clearly. The old lady bought the little maidservant into the mansion and said that she would serve the lady in the future.
Ji Yunhuan sneered in her heart, saying that he was serving her, but in fact he was just monitoring her.
She had four personal maids in the Ji family. After marrying into the marquis's mansion, she only kept Shiqin and Shiqi by her side, while Shishu and Shihua were away to help manage her dowry.
Shiqin takes care of her daily life personally, and she takes Shiqin with her when she goes out on weekdays. Shiqi also takes care of other chores. When she is in charge of the household affairs, Shiqi has to help her organize the account books.
She was not very willing to use the people in the mansion. The old lady had no idea how rich she was and always wanted to put people around her.
Ji Yun happily gave the maid a golden bun and asked with a smile, "Where is the other sister in this room? Did you see her when you came?"
The little maid showed fear on her face, as if she remembered something terrible, but she still shook her head firmly and said:
"I didn't see anything. When I came, there was no one in the room. The old lady asked me to wait for her to come back. Madam, please don't chase me away. She said that if I am useless and can't serve you, she will sell me to a brothel."
Shiqin comforted the little maid with a few words and then led her out.
When she came back, she saw the lady sitting by the window with a gloomy face. She tightened her grip on the teacup and threw the cup out!
"Find her! Find her for me! I don't believe that a living person can disappear for no reason. Old Madam... Old Madam is really great!" Ji Yunhuan gritted her teeth and said, "I don't bother with an old lady like her, so she thinks I'm easy to bully, right?"
"If anything happens to Shiqi, I...I won't let her go!"
Shiqin half-knelt on the ground, grabbed the lady's hand, and gently pried open her clenched fist.
"Madam, please don't hurt yourself. Shiqi's indenture is in your hands, and the old lady cannot sell her out. Madam, please relax. Shiqi will be safe."
"It's so late now, it's not easy to send people to look for her. Besides, where can we look for her? Why don't we go see the old lady tomorrow? She should know Shiqi's whereabouts."
Ji Yunhuan was so angry that she was shaking all over. In her previous life, Shiqi had been sold off. At that time, the Ji family was defeated and she couldn't even protect her own maid in the Marquis' Mansion.
The old lady was born in the countryside. After arriving in the capital, she did not learn any rules and etiquette. Instead, she learned all the messy tricks of the imperial court.
It’s a pity that he is not well-trained and always does stupid things. It is precisely because of his stupidity that he cannot be judged by common sense.
"We can't wait until tomorrow! Don't you know that those unruly human traffickers don't even look at the indenture or ask about the origin of the person? They will buy anything as long as they can make money."
"The old lady didn't get any benefit yesterday, and she couldn't vent her anger on me. She might really do something stupid like betraying my maid and teaching me a lesson!"
Shiqin was also worried. She and Shiqi grew up together and were as close as sisters. She was also panicking at this moment. "What should we do? Should we go ask the old lady now?"
Ji Yunhuan shook his head. "The old lady won't tell me. She might even accuse me of being disrespectful to my mother-in-law. The old lady doesn't have the final say in this mansion. Take some silver and go ask the gatekeeper quietly."
Shiqin understood immediately, and after a moment, she returned to the east wing with a happy look on her face.
"I went to ask quietly without alerting others. The doorman, Uncle Fang, said that no outsiders came to visit today, and the old lady did not go out either. I thought Shiqi was still in the mansion, and Uncle Fang even hinted that I should go to the back to look for her."
The entire marquis's mansion has only one courtyard, and behind it is the back room, where there are laundry rooms, stables, firewood rooms, etc. The servants in the mansion live in the back room, and the masters usually do not set foot there.
Ji Yunhuan took Shiqin through the corridor, but did not take the main road. Instead, they went through a narrow door for servants to enter and exit and went to the back room.
There were two horses standing in the stable, eating night grass leisurely.
The horses of the Marquis' Mansion had been ridden out by the Marquis and had not returned yet. These two horses were brought from the Ji family by Ji Yunhuan. They were not frightened when they saw her, but rubbed her palm docilely.
"Neigh~~" another horse neighed twice and nudged a pile of hay next to it with its head, revealing a piece of turquoise silk embroidered with orchid patterns.
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