Chapter 35 Release from the Land

Mother Liu sighed silently. Her silly mistress, the mistress had no heart at all, while the master was full of heart. How could the mistress fight against him! Mother Liu did not intend to tell the truth. The mistress was fine the way she was. She did not need to think more. If she thought too much, she would not be happy.

Sheng Hong saw that Mother Liu had brought the indenture, so he let go of the mistress. The mistress only then noticed Mother Liu beside her. Her face turned red and she felt embarrassed. Mother Liu pretended not to see anything and put the indenture on the table next to Sheng Hong.

Sheng Hong helped the lady to sit down, and then stood behind her to massage her shoulders. The lady felt that all the resentment and depression of the past few years had dissipated at this moment, and she enjoyed Sheng Hong's service. After massaging for a while, Sheng Hong looked at the sun outside and told the lady that he still had to prepare the gifts. The lady gently wanted to send him out. Sheng Hong calmly took the indenture and said to the lady, "It's cold outside. You rest in the house. I'll go and do my work." After

Sheng Hong left the lady's yard, he gave the indenture to Dong Rong and ordered him to send it to Mingxi. This is how the scene just now happened.

Mingxi naturally didn't know the twists and turns in this. She just felt relieved after taking the indenture.

Mingxi was also considering whether to return the indentures of Zhuli and the parrot to the two of them. It would be easy to control them if the indentures were in his hands. However, Mingxi thought of Zhuli's selfless look and how busy and hard-working the parrot had been during this period. It is not advisable to employ people who you doubt, not to mention that the two of them had done him a favor and one had feelings for him. Mingxi decided to return the indentures to them.

Mingxi called the parrot into the house alone, took out the two people's indenture and handed it to the parrot, "Parrot, although you and Zhuli have not been with me for a long time, we have also experienced life and death. Zhuli risked her life to save me, and you worked hard for me, I saw it all. Here are your indentures, I'm giving them to you. When you have time, go to the county government to change your household registration and get the transfer documents, you and Zhuli will be good citizens from now on."

Mingxi's voice was not loud, but it was loud in the parrot's ears. The parrot looked at Mingxi's kind smile in a daze. Holding the indenture that it had received from Mingxi in its hand, the parrot could not help shaking because of excitement! There were also some elderly people in the mansion who were freed by the grace of their masters, but they all worked diligently for their masters for half their lives to have this honor. However, I have only been in the women's courtyard for a few months, and I have obtained my freedom with a contract. The parrot had thought that this day would come, but he did not expect it to come so soon.

The parrot came to its senses and couldn't help crying. Mingxi hurried over to comfort it, why did she make it cry? "Parrot, don't cry, I just want to release you. You can continue to work for me after you are free. I will give you a monthly salary, but I don't want to drive you away."

Mingxi thought the parrot misunderstood that she was going to drive her away. The parrot cried and snot bubbles came out. "Girl, I'm just too happy. I'll go tell Zhuli the good news. She might even get better if she is so happy." After that, she ran out directly. Mingxi didn't try to stop her. She wanted to remind the parrot to wipe its nose... Mingxi looked at the still shaking curtain and shook her head helplessly.

In the afternoon, the maids in Mingxi Courtyard knew that the parrot and the oriole had been released. Meng was very jealous. She had relatives, but her family was poor. When the harvest was bad, she had to eat one meal and then eat another. She had finally grown up, and it was time for her brother to get married, but there was no rice or food at home, only a broken thatched house. Which girl would be willing to marry her brother? Her parents were worried and their hair turned white. Meng felt sorry for her parents, so she sold herself for some silver to give back to the family, hoping that her parents could eat well with the silver, and some leftovers could be used to build a house. Meng also wanted to save money and send it back home for her brother to get married.

Although Meng was envious, she also understood that her life in the Sheng Mansion was already a good one. When she returned home, there would be one more mouth to feed and one less source of income. There was no point in calculating it. She would just stay with the young lady and wait until life at home got better, then she would save up the money to redeem herself.

In comparison, Orange was much calmer. In her own words, "I have no parents. I have been brought to the matchmaker's house since I was three years old. The matchmaker said that I was fair-skinned and thought that if a young lady in a mansion chose me as her personal maid, she would make a fortune. But I was stupid and only knew to eat when I was hungry. I couldn't even speak. The matchmaker said that I should have thought that being thrown away would be good. However, she was kind-hearted and let me do some odd jobs and gave me food. I could speak as I grew up. Even though I had Sometimes I reacted slower than others, but I don’t need anyone else. This time our house was selecting a maid, and the matchmaker sent me here by chance. Unexpectedly, the young lady had a discerning eye and chose me at once. The matchmaker said that I should serve the young lady well and I don’t have to think about anything else. I have also made up my mind that I will follow the young lady, with meat to eat and a warm bed. Is there any better place than this? "

Some people in the courtyard didn’t have any extra thoughts, but someone with a mind came to Mingxi’s room.

Luzhu came to see Mingxi again, and she also brought a piece of news—Lin Qinshuang will be sent to Youyang in a year!

Last time, Lin Qinshuang acted like a demon and wanted Sheng Hong to release her, but she fainted in time and ruined the situation. Although Sheng Hong never saw Lin Qinshuang again after that, he also never said anything about sending Lin Qinshuang back to Yuyang. So where did Luzhu get the information?

"The master probably didn't tell anyone that he would send Lin back to Yuyang. Luzhu, how did you know that?"

Mingxi asked Luzhu directly. Luzhu did not hide it. "Our family has been in the mansion for many years. I have made some friends and I know some news. The most important one is my sister-in-law. She works in the mistress's courtyard. The master talked to the mistress about this, and then it spread out."

Mingxi thought the news should be true. It seemed that his plan to attack Sheng Hong was somewhat effective. But Mingxi didn't understand why Luzhu came to him since Lin Qinshuang would be punished. "What is your purpose in coming to me?"

"I want to ask you to help me get into the team going back to Yuyang!" Luzhu knelt down and begged.

Mingxi was puzzled, "Why did you sneak into the team going back to Yuyang? If you don't tell me

, I can't help you!" Luzhu raised her head with resentment in her eyes, "I want her to die! I want Lin Qinshuang to pay for my sister's life! She threatened me with my brother's life. I had no choice, and Luluo had no choice either. Luluo is dead. I sent my sister to Lin Qinshuang. I hurt my sister. She comes to my dreams every night and says, 'Sister, I'm in pain.' I want to avenge her. I want my sister to rest in peace! She, Lin Qinshuang, must pay for her life!"