Thinking of this, Madam Zhou couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. Although Aunt Fang had designed Ren Yaohua to offend the people around the Old Mistress, the First Mistress, the Second Mistress, and the Fifth Mistress, Madam Zhou knew what role these maids and servants, who were very capable in the eyes of their masters, could play at a critical moment.
"I will keep this account!" A fierce look flashed across Ren Yaohua's still slightly childish face, causing Nanny Zhou, who accidentally caught a glimpse of it, to shudder.
Nanny Zhou looked at Ren Yaohua's gloomy expression and felt a little worried: "Third sister, since Fifth sister has shown her goodwill to you first, you two sisters should get along well in the future."
Ren Yaohua glanced at Nanny Zhou and said coldly, "She plotted to have me kicked out of the Ren family, so are you just going to let it go like this?"
Nanny Zhou was speechless and could only offer sincere advice, "Fifth Sister was only nine at the time, and Aunt Fang was so cunning, it's understandable that she couldn't tell right from wrong and was taken advantage of. Look at what she said today, which one wasn't for your own good? You are sisters, you should support each other and stick together. Otherwise, wouldn't you just play to that woman's liking and cause your mother to secretly shed tears because of your discord?"
Ren Yaohua sat there expressionlessly without saying a word.
Nanny Zhou observed her expression anxiously and wanted to persuade her again, but Ren Yaohua had already stood up and said, "We've been traveling all day and all night, and everyone is tired. Let's rest early today. I'll be back first and visit mother tomorrow morning."
Seeing her like this, Madam Zhou could only suppress her thoughts for the time being, thinking that they could slowly reconcile when the opportunity arose. These two sisters, one decisive and the other intelligent. If they could be of one mind, why would they need to worry about Concubine Fang?
Ren Yaoqi was caught in a storm the night before, so when he woke up the next day it was late and he was still a little groggy.
But thinking about Li's concubine Fang's visit in the morning, and wondering if anything had gone wrong, she felt a little uncomfortable lying down. Just as she was about to call the maid in to help her get up, she heard the voice of Xi'er, the head maidservant of her mother Li, from the outside.
"...Now that it's cold, this hot tea must be kept warm on the charcoal stove, ready for the masters to quench their thirst at any time. However, you should also know that even the finest silver charcoal burning in the inner room for too long will cause chest tightness and discomfort. Therefore, this charcoal stove must be placed in a well-ventilated hall, and the tea in the master's inner room must be changed every three quarters of an hour."
"When we entered the mansion, our aunt asked us to learn the rules from the first wife's housekeeper Yan. But housekeeper Yan never taught us these rules." Qingmei grumbled somewhat unconvinced.
Xi'er said coldly, "I'm teaching you now, aren't I? If you can't even learn these little rules, go tell your Aunt Fang and ask her to find a more knowledgeable maid to serve our Fifth Sister! Do you think it's so easy to get a second-class maid's monthly salary of 800 coins for my sister?"
The two maids fell silent.
Ren Yaoqi then called out softly to the outside.
Not long after, Xi'er came in, lifting the curtain. She quickly walked to the bedside, bowed to Ren Yaoqi, and said with a smile, "Fifth sister, are you awake? Do you want to get up and have breakfast now? I asked them to bring the food and warm it on the stove. By the time you have breakfast, the medicine should be ready."
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