Si Xia looked at Yu Tong's arm, but was carefully calculating in her mind.
When Nan Jun and Su Feng Shenjun personally handed the maid over to her yesterday, she knew that the girl was no ordinary person. Even if she was a woman from the human realm, as long as Su Feng Shenjun was there, no one would dare to touch her.
Therefore, she did not deliberately discipline her and adopted a laissez-faire attitude towards her. However, she did not expect that the girl would be so arrogant and dare to openly attack people in the training class.
She knew Yu Tong's character very well; she never liked to suffer losses. She must have angered that girl before being beaten. But if Mu Ge said so, it seemed that the girl's personality was indeed not good.
She was now caught in a dilemma. If she punished Qinghe, what if Lord Sufeng found out and dismissed her from her post? This insignificant position was something she had begged her master for and gone through countless hardships to obtain; only she knew the difficulties she had faced.
But if she doesn't go, wouldn't she lose her authority in the training class? If she can't even manage a new maid, who will listen to her in the future?
After thinking it over and over without reaching a conclusion, Mu Ge suddenly said, "Teacher, a country has its laws, and a family has its rules. Even in a small training class, the rules are sacred and inviolable. Junior Sister's behavior has violated the rules, and punishment is justified. Even Lord Su Feng can't say anything. Moreover, I remember that when the training class started, the rules were set by Dong Jun himself. No one in the entire God Clan dared to disobey his words."
These words reminded Si Xia, giving her a way out while also allowing her to legitimately discipline Qing He. She couldn't help but glance at Mu Ge with satisfaction.
Having found a pretext, Si Xia immediately stopped hesitating and led Mu Ge and Yu Tong to Qing He's courtyard, followed by other maids who wanted to watch the excitement. Si Xia did not give any orders to stop them, as it would be good to take this opportunity to show off her authority.
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When the group arrived, Qinghe was undertaking a great undertaking.
In this world, you can't survive without money, at least not for her. Qinghe knew this well, so she deeply practiced the saying "self-reliance leads to abundance" and learned a skill to support herself.
So early this morning, she collected some snow water and the essence of flower and herb dew to learn the exquisite techniques of brewing wine.
Brewing is undoubtedly a technical skill, and fortunately, she had a good talent for it, succeeding after only one failure.
Looking at the table full of finished products, Qinghe was overjoyed, as if she could see a bright and promising future.
A sharp sound shattered her illusion.
"Teacher, look, she got up early and is leisurely playing with broken pots and bottles. She really doesn't respect you!"
Si Xia glanced coldly at Yu Tong, "I'm not blind."
Mu Ge glared at Yu Tong, who reluctantly shut her mouth.
Si Xia looked at Qing He, who was sitting on a stone bench in the courtyard, focused on the bottles and jars, and her voice was two octaves deeper than before, "Why don't you go to the training?"
Qinghe is focused on brewing wine. "I'm injured, I can't go."
Si Xia frowned and looked her up and down. "Where are you injured?"
Qinghe turned her head, revealing the inside of her forehead, and pointed with her finger, "Look, here."
Si Xia looked at her forehead and saw a sizable bruise on her originally fair skin, with several bloodstains that had already scabbed over.
Her gaze shifted, and she looked at Yu Tong and Mu Ge, hoping they could provide a reasonable explanation.
Mu Ge remained relatively calm, while Yu Tong was clearly an impatient person. "Impossible! It wasn't there yesterday, how could such a large bruise appear so quickly? It must be fake, she forged it!"
Knowing Yu Tong's character, Si Xia turned her gaze to Mu Ge.
Mu Ge smiled and said, "Junior Sister Yutong is right. When I came here just now, Junior Sister Qinghe did not have any scars on her forehead. I don't know how she got these scars."
As the most outstanding maid in the training class, Mu Ge possesses the best character and moral qualities, so no one would believe she would lie, including Si Xia.
The gaze shifted back to Qinghe, and the question was asked: "Yutong said that you used a spell on her yesterday, attacking her with a snowball, and there are two witnesses to corroborate this. Do you think this is true?"
Qinghe glanced at Yutong and readily admitted, "Yes."
Si Xia's eyes turned cold. "It's good that you admit it. One of the rules of the training class is that you must not use spiritual power to harm your fellow disciples. Otherwise, you will be severely punished. Do you have anything else to say?"
Qinghe: "I have nothing to say."
"That's good." Si Xia said, "Now I'll punish you..."
"However, I'd like to know how to deal with troublemakers and rumor-mongers."
Her words were interrupted, and Si Xia frowned as she looked at her.
Qinghe stood up, her face calm, and looked at everyone, saying, "I know that many of you don't like me and talk about me behind my back. I don't want to argue with you and just do my own thing behind closed doors. But things have developed to this point, and I have no choice but to stand up and protect my rights."
Everyone looked at each other, puzzled as they stared at Qinghe.
Qinghe paused for a moment, then continued, "I had long heard that the God Realm was a sacred place where immortals and spirits lived. I imagined that the gods living there must be of excellent character and gentle nature. But now it seems that they are nothing special."
The cold words, tinged with sarcasm, reached Mu Ge's ears, and she suddenly felt a bad premonition.
Si Xia: "What do you mean?"
Qinghe looked directly at Si Xia and said, "Ever since I stepped into the realm of gods, I have been subjected to ridicule and insults from others. After arriving at this training class, the situation has become even worse, with rumors flying everywhere. I think the teacher must know this, but you have never spoken up and let this situation continue. Does this mean that you have not disciplined me properly?"
Si Xia was taken aback by her sharp tongue and coughed awkwardly, a cold glint flashing in her eyes as if warning her.
But Qinghe wasn't about to let it go. She continued, "Yesterday, I was sitting by the window admiring the scenery when a snowball hit my forehead, leaving a scar. I didn't want to cause trouble, but that person wouldn't let me off the hook and continued to assault me, leaving me covered in wounds and indelible scars on my young heart. Under such circumstances, couldn't I fight back? Couldn't I even do the most basic resistance? Is there really no one in this training class who can stand up for me and seek justice? Is this how the divine realm treats people?"
The series of rhetorical questions shocked everyone present, leaving them speechless for a long time.
Her words were compassionate and sincere, and even her expressions and body language were flawless, to the point that even those bystanders who believed the rumors and were unaware of the truth were shaken and felt pity for her.
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