Chapter 161: More Failure Than Success
When she saw Song Yuntang and Xu Qingye, a flash of panic passed through Song Zhimei's eyes, but she quickly calmed down. After all, she had already discussed with the maids that as long as they themselves did not admit it, Song Yuntang would be the one who took the money and did nothing.
This is the Huang family. They are so stupid that they have delivered themselves to our door. Do they still want to walk out of here upright?
Mr. Huang looked at her.
"Miss Song said that you never gave her any money. Tell me the truth. Is it true?"
Song Zhimei gritted her teeth and glanced at Song Yuntang.
"Father, I clearly gave it to her. She is lying. She must be trying to embezzle the twenty taels of silver."
Mr. Huang pretended to be angry, "Asshole! Mr. Xu has testified for Miss Song, and you are still lying here?"
"Father-in-law, do you know about their relationship? They are an engaged couple. Mr. Xu will of course protect Song Yuntang. Cuiping went to the town with me that day. You can ask Cuiping about this." As she spoke, she winked at the maid behind her.
Seeing this, Cuiping hurriedly knelt down.
"My Lord, what my aunt said is true."
Mr. Huang looked at Song Yuntang and asked, "I wonder if Miss Song has anything else to say?"
As early as when Song Zhimei approached, Song Yuntang could smell the scent on her body. It was the scent of the perfume pills she made by herself, and no one knew this fragrance better than her. Not only that, Song Zhimei had become a lot whiter and her skin was much smoother than the last time they met. It seemed that the pills were really effective.
She curled the corners of her lips. If she guessed correctly, the big client that Mu Qiu mentioned last time should be her.
"Mrs. Song, are the fragrance pills working well? The money from the Huang family is really good for you. It has made you, a wild flower, even more beautiful."
Song Zhimei avoided his gaze.
"I am naturally beautiful, not raised by money."
"No matter how beautiful you are, how could you become like this in just a few days?" Song Yuntang leaned close to Song Zhimei and sniffed her. "I happen to know about the Yujun Pavilion in this town, and I am especially familiar with the smell of the body fragrance pills, which cost 300 coins each. The skin rejuvenation pills and whitening pills also cost 300 coins. Judging from the changes in Concubine Song, she must have used them recently, right?"
Then he looked at Mr. Huang, "It seems that the monthly allowance of the Huang family's concubine is quite high."
When Mr. Huang heard this, he immediately understood the key.
"Bitch, you have only been in the Huang Mansion for a few days and have not even received your monthly salary. Tell me, where did the money you spent come from?"
Song Zhimei argued, "Father, I really didn't do that. Don't listen to Song Yuntang's nonsense."
Mr. Huang snorted.
"Someone, come and apply the family law!"
When she heard that she was going to be punished according to the family rules, the maid Cuiping beside her turned pale with fright. She lay at Mr. Huang's feet and begged for mercy.
"Master, can you please not hit me?"
Mr. Huang raised his eyes and said, "You say."
Song Zhimei panicked, pointed at her and said viciously, "Cui Ping! If you dare to talk nonsense, I will smash your mouth!"
Mr. Huang glared at Song Zhimei, "Who gave you the courage to threaten my servants in front of me?!"
Song Zhimei was startled and shrank back.
Cuiping gritted her teeth and pointed at Song Zhimei.
"It's Aunt Song."
Her eyes were red as she said, "That day, I followed Concubine Song to ask Miss Song for mercy, but Concubine Song never took out the silver. Afterwards, she took me to eat, drink and have fun in the town for most of the day. She did go to Yujun Pavilion and bought several taels of silver. Concubine Song also gave me a can of shampoo. I didn't dare to use such an expensive thing, and it's still hidden in my bag."
She raised her head, looking pitiful.
She still remembered the slap Song Zhimei gave her last time. It was the first time she was beaten after coming to the Huang family for so many years.
"If you don't believe me, you can ask someone to search my bag."
Perhaps Mr. Huang felt pity for her, so he reached out to help her up, then turned and looked coldly at Song Zhimei.
"What else do you have to say?"
Song Zhimei knelt down and walked forward to pull his clothes.
"Father, please listen to my explanation..."
"What else is there to explain?" Mr. Huang felt that he had lost all his face because of her, and he threw her out. "Do you understand your own status? You are just a lowly maid. Yuhe spent five taels of silver to carry you into the mansion, which is already a compliment to you. Do you really take yourself seriously?"
"Twenty taels of silver, how many years would it take you to earn that amount with the monthly salary of a lowly servant like you?"
When he said these words in front of Song Yuntang, an outsider, Song Zhimei felt as if she had been struck by lightning. She lost all her dignity.
"Song Yuntang!" Song Zhimei shouted at her angrily, "Are you satisfied now?"
Song Yuntang said calmly, "You were the one who framed me first. What does this have to do with me? My brother and I are the victims!"
Mr. Huang waved his hand.
"Come here, drag Song Zhimei away and punish her according to the family rules. From now on, she is no longer the master of the Huang family. She is the lowest-ranking servant of our Huang family until she pays back the twenty taels of silver."
Song Zhimei fell to the ground.
Based on the monthly salary of the lowest-ranking servant in the Huang family, even if she didn't spend a penny, it would take her several years to pay off the twenty taels.
Besides, she is already Huang Heyu's woman. If she can't continue to be Huang Heyu's concubine, who can she marry in the future?
She is still young, not even nineteen years old.
Moreover, she has offended many people in the past few days by relying on the fact that she is the mistress of the Huang Mansion. Now she has become a low-level servant who can be stepped on by everyone. Won't she be bullied to death by those people?
Song Zhimei panicked and lay on the ground crying and begging for mercy, "Father-in-law, I know I was wrong, please forgive me, Father-in-law, please forgive me, I will do anything!"
Mr. Huang waved his hand and ordered his servants to drag her away.
Knowing that he was in the wrong, he looked at Song Yuntang and asked politely, "Are you relieved to solve this problem, Miss Song?"
"Of course I feel relieved, but it was Master Huang who ordered the beating of my second brother. My second brother's arm is dislocated, his body is bruised, his ribs are broken, and his tendons and bones are broken. He needs at least a hundred days of recuperation to recover, and that's assuming there are no sequelae." She counted on her fingers, "During this period, the cost of medicine, meals, lost wages, supplements, and mental damage, does Master Huang have to bear it?"
When Mr. Huang heard this, he knew that she was trying to extort money.
"Miss Song, what you said, I also believed the slander of your Song family and accidentally hurt him, it can't be said that it is entirely my responsibility, right?"
In his heart, he cursed Song Zhimei inside and out.
A waste who is more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything!
As a girl from the Song family, if she had been as smart as Song Yuntang, this matter would not have gotten to this point.
"Before this incident happened, Song Zhimei had already been brought into the Huang Mansion by Young Master Huang to be a concubine. Since she became a concubine of the Huang Mansion, she is naturally a member of the Huang Mansion. Regardless of whether this incident was caused by her or by Mr. Huang himself, your Huang Mansion should be the one to compensate, right?" Song Yuntang asked with a smile. He looked soft, but actually had his own principles.
Xu Qingye also added at the right time, "It doesn't matter if Mr. Huang doesn't want to pay compensation. I believe the county magistrate will make the decision."
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