How could this be possible? Xu Yixing slapped the dressing table, but his strength was not strong enough, so it only made a dull sound and shook up a little bit of dust.
"Miss?"
"Accepting jewelry, does the young lady also accept it?"
Of course not. My jewelry is almost piled up like a mountain. The ones I don't like so much I just give away or melt them down to make new ones. This is the first time I've heard of jewelry recycling. Dad is not a stingy person, and he doesn't care about these things. It must be Gu's!
"Miss, please don't be angry. How can we compare with the eldest lady?" Siqin said this in a sarcastic tone, which made Xu Yixing even more displeased.
You can't compare. If you do, I'll be furious. The Xu family is not poor, so why would they do such a thing as mistreating a concubine's daughter? It will only bring disgrace to their reputation!
Xu Yixing was heartbroken. She had always been so focused on her own entertainment that she had never realized that a young lady from a wealthy family could be so different. If she had known earlier, she would have told her father and had him give Gu a good scolding! No, she had to tell her father tonight. After all, Xu Yiyan was his daughter, and she didn't believe he would ignore her.
"Siqin, I'm so sorry. But I already said I'd reward you. How about this, I'll give you half of my monthly salary."
"How can this be possible!" Siqin was a little anxious. "It's the end of the month, your monthly allowance...you should keep it for yourself."
This girl's words hinted at something. Could it be that the master's monthly allowance wasn't enough? It might be okay for others, but Xu Yiyan's place was so simple, it shouldn't have cost much.
Xu Yixing deliberately provoked Siqin: "Why, you look down on my little money?"
"How dare I? I just thought that you don't have much money left. If you really want to reward me, why not wait until the beginning of next month when you get the new money?"
"Really? Tell me how much I have left."
"This month, in addition to normal expenses, the paper and ink we used to copy "Women's Virtues" are all of the best quality. We spent some money on these.
The purse you sent to the young lady is made of the finest silk satin, and the silk thread is also newly bought. It cost some money, and now, after giving the maids and servants some snacks, you probably have a little over a penny left."
"One qian?" Xu Yixing even calculated in his head how much one qian was worth. One hundred copper coins? Huh? That wouldn't even be enough to pay off a beggar, right?
"Um, has my monthly allowance changed?" Why is it so little...
"No, it's still two taels a month."
Xu Yixing was vomiting blood in his heart. Was he kidding me?! Xu Yiyan only had two taels of rice per month? What did he eat, drink, and wear? What did he use to reward his servants?
No wonder Nanny Bai always said that young ladies should be pampered and must not be short of money, otherwise they would not be able to develop the bearing of a noble family. Thinking about her monthly allowance of fifty taels a month, even so, her father would secretly slip in a few dozen or a hundred taels every month. And the fifty taels Nanny Bai gave her every month was actually a hundred times more than Xu Yiyan's!
She finally understood why Xu Yi Yan always looked so cowardly. If she only had two taels of silver left in her pocket, she would probably have to be cautious and humble.
Help! How could this happen! And all the extra money Xu Yiyan spent this month was because of me. This, this, this, heaven can prove that she absolutely did not intentionally harm Xu Yiyan! No wonder Siqin hates herself so much... I didn't kill Boren, but Boren died because of me?
"Got it. Then don't reward the maids this month. Wait until you have more money."
Siqin objected again: "That won't do. The rewards for those maids must not be cut off. They..."
"That's enough! Your daughter is almost starving, and you still care about them! This is unreasonable. Go out, I want to rest."
Xu Yixing was really angry. He couldn't even eat enough, so why did he feed those termites? Besides, he hadn't done anything great, so what reward was there?
Xu Yixing fell heavily on the bed, angry and sulking. Siqin didn't dare to persuade him. She put the account book back to its place and walked out.
In fact, she didn't know who she was angry with: she was killed by her newlywed husband, betrayed by her confidant, and had to borrow someone's life to survive, but the life she borrowed was that of such a person; Gu's duplicity, Gu Po's shameless bullying, Xu Yi Yan's new and old grudges, why did she have to endure all this!
Hatred and sleepiness surged in her heart at the same time. Xu Yixing's eyelids became heavier and heavier, and she finally fell asleep on this bed that did not belong to her.
"Mother, mother!"
It seemed like someone was crying in the dream. Xu Yixing found it strange. She didn’t even remember when her mother died, so she had never cried so hard before. . . It was so strange.
She watched her body crawl forward and fall onto a large, dark box. Someone stepped forward on both sides to stop her, and Xu Yixing was extremely annoyed. She hated being touched the most, but now she couldn't break free.
"Second Miss, please remember that the Madam is your mother, and this Aunt Liu is a concubine. She should be called Aunt."
Xu Yixing didn't see clearly who said this, because at this moment she was struggling desperately towards the coffin, wanting to take a last look at her mother.
"Why is the Second Young Miss so stubborn? The time has come, and you are trying to stop her. Aren't you simply trying to unsettle my aunt's soul? Come, bring up the spirit!"
"No, no, no, no! Let me take another look... take another look... please..."
Would he ask for help? Impossible. This was Xu Yiyan's dream, not his own. So Xu Yixing relaxed, pulled away, and watched how things would develop.
The coffin was still carried out, and the body no longer struggled, but silently shed tears, crying the whole world.
"It's all your fault... You didn't hire a doctor for her..."
Such words coming out of "his" mouth were like a knife cutting his heart. Even though Xu Yixing knew it was a dream, he still couldn't avoid the pain.
"The Second Miss is so heartbroken she's talking nonsense. Someone, come and teach her some manners!"
What rules? Xu Yixing was curious, and the next second he felt a sharp pain in his back:
Bang!
"First, you cannot call a concubine "mother."
Bang!
"Second, do not obstruct the funeral process."
Bang!
"Third, you must not falsely accuse others without evidence."
Each of the three charges was accompanied by a whip that hit the back hard.
Xu Yixing didn't even scream. She saw Siqin, who still looked like a child, crawling towards her with tears on her face, hugging her and begging for mercy. Then she fainted and fell into Siqin's arms.
"Ah!" Xu Yixing woke up from his dream and finally regained control of his body. He gasped for breath and felt a burning pain on his back, as if the whip in the dream had really hit him.
There was some strange noise outside the door, and she hurriedly asked, "Who is it?"
Siqin pushed the door open and came in: "It's your servant, Miss, are you okay?"
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