Chapter 508 You Are Too Pathetic
At this moment, a woman behind Zhuang Zihan looked at the maid beside Song Yuntang and frowned in displeasure.
"Why are you here?"
Jinshu had noticed her a long time ago, the eldest daughter of the Shangshu Mansion, Meng Xinyue.
Originally, she lowered her head and tried her best not to be noticed by Meng Xinyue, but there was no way. The lady had a natural gaze and she had no way to avoid it.
Song Yuntang knew Jinshu's past. She originally thought that Jinshu was familiar with the rules of the capital, so she kept her by her side so that she could ask her about things she didn't understand. However, she didn't expect Meng Xinyue to appear here today and bring up Jinshu's identity.
She looked in the direction of Jinshu, then turned to look at Meng Xinyue.
"Does this lady know my maid?"
Meng Xinyue tilted her head slightly and said nothing, but the maid behind her stood up.
"Not only do we know each other, but we are very familiar with each other." The maid looked at Jinshu, "A Si was a second-class maid in our eldest lady's courtyard before. Because she made a mistake, she was sold to another place by our young lady. I didn't expect that she would appear next to Madam Xu."
This maid didn't seem to take Song Yuntang seriously.
Song Yuntang also confirmed the identity of the woman in front of him. It turned out that she was the eldest daughter of the Shangshu Mansion, her former master who beat Jinshu up for a glass vase and then sold her.
Jinshu felt a little flustered when her mistake was revealed in public.
"I am no longer called Ah Si. My wife has given me a new name, Jin Shu."
Zhuang Zihan on the side raised the corners of his lips.
"Madam Xu should have inquired carefully before buying a servant. She dared to buy a girl like this who had made mistakes. Did she want to keep her by your side and cause trouble for you?"
Someone nearby laughed.
"In fact, it's not Madam Xu's fault. Lord Xu has only been in the officialdom for half a year. Looking at Madam Xu's outfit today, I think the salary Lord Xu earns is not enough for Madam Xu to buy another maid with a clean background, right?"
In the hall, many people covered their mouths and laughed.
Jinshu's eyes were red and she lowered her head even lower.
She bowed in the direction of Song Yuntang and choked up, "Madam, I'm sorry, it's my fault that I have caused trouble for you."
This scene was what she feared most after returning to Beijing.
But I didn't expect that I would encounter such a thing the first time I went out with my wife.
Song Yuntang's brows tightened slightly.
"It's my freedom to decide what kind of maid I want to buy. It's not the right of a few outsiders to judge me, right?"
She looked coldly at the people who had just spoken.
"When I bought Jinshu, my husband had not yet entered the officialdom. So, can you ladies only rely on the salaries of your elders to make a living? That would be too pitiful for you."
The expression on her face changed from disbelief to sympathy.
"As far as I know, even Prime Minister Zhuang, who is at the top of the official hierarchy, has a salary of three hundred taels of silver per year. This is enough to cover the upkeep of the house, clothes and food, monthly wages for servants, and social expenses. If you rely on these three hundred taels, you probably won't make it to the end of the year, right?"
Zhuang Zihan didn't expect that the Mrs. Xu in front of her was not only different from the country woman she had imagined, but also such a sharp-tongued person.
"Which of the ladies in the capital doesn't have some property? How can they live on salary alone?"
Song Yuntang nodded.
"That's it. I bought Jinshu because I thought she was sincere and down-to-earth. Although she made mistakes in the past, they were not intentional. They were accidental mistakes."
She looked at the people in front of her again.
"Have you ladies never made any mistakes since you were little? Just because of this unintentional mistake, you want to nail them to the pillar of shame forever. Or do you think that maids and servants are of low status and unworthy of forgiveness?"
These words reversed the situation for Song Yuntang and Jinshu.
The smiles on the faces of the ladies who were so complacent just now suddenly disappeared. They looked at each other and for a moment they didn't know how to refute her.
Meng Xinyue was listening at the side and her brows couldn't help but frown.
Although Madam Xu did not mention her in her words, Ah Si used to be her maid and was sold out from her yard because of making mistakes. This means that she looks down on servants.
How could she not be angry when she was accused of something for no reason?
She was just a lowly person from the countryside, yet she dared to shout in front of her. If there hadn't been ladies watching her, she would have asked the maids to hold her down and slap her a few times.
When Meng Xinyue's maid heard what Song Yuntang said, she didn't know what to say.
But even though he sensed his master's anger, he still went forward.
"Unintentional mistake? Madam Xu is really easy to say. The glass vase is extremely valuable, and it is one that our young lady loves very much. It is difficult to find an identical one nowadays. You were merciful not to kill Ah Si at the beginning."
Song Yuntang looked at her in surprise.
"In your eyes, human life can be killed at will?"
As a doctor, she has a reverent attitude towards life.
Beating and killing also depend on the severity of the mistake. If it is unintentional and not a serious evil, then punishment is enough. Betrayal is the most unforgivable.
Beating someone to death just because he accidentally broke a vase is really vicious.
Meng Xinyue was already angry, and now that Song Yuntang had caught the maidservant talking, she became even angrier.
When the maid was about to say something, she slapped her hard, and a red mark the size of a palm immediately appeared on the maid's face.
The maid covered her face and her voice became tearful.
"Miss……"
Meng Xinyue shouted coldly, "Shut up!"
The maid shrank her neck and dared not speak any more.
Meng Xinyue then looked at Song Yuntang and said, "Madam Xu, you are just the family member of a sixth-rank official. Why do you have the right to interfere with me?"
Song Yuntang pretended to be surprised.
"Why is Miss Meng trying to turn the tables? If Miss Meng's people hadn't implicated my maid first, why would I have bothered to say what I just said?"
"you!"
Although Meng Xinyue was angry, she felt as powerless as if she was punching cotton.
This damn country woman!
I didn't expect him to be so sharp-tongued.
And there is that slut Ah Si. Today’s incident was caused by her. If she gets the chance, she will be torn into pieces!
Tang Wanhua and the other ladies saw that the young ladies could not get any good words from Song Yuntang, so they hurried to smooth things over.
"She's just a maid, why did you make such a fuss and hurt the harmony between us?"
Tang Wanhua looked at Zhuang Zihan.
"Han'er, please take the ladies to sit down and have a taste of the fruit wine that the farm sent this year."
"yes."
Since Mrs. Zhuang had spoken, Zhuang Zihan had no choice but to keep the peace and took Meng Xinyue to find a seat to sit down.
Jinshu bowed towards Song Yuntang.
"Thank you, Madam, for rescuing this servant."
Song Yuntang helped her up.
"You are by my side now, so I will not let you be bullied by others. By helping you out, I am also helping myself. But I think Miss Meng is not a good person. From now on, you stay by my side and don't go anywhere."
The brocade letter should be sent down.
"yes."
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