Chapter 356 Denying It
Mo Hua glanced at Jiang Mi, and seeing that Jiang Mi did not speak, she turned around and continued to ask Xue Lian.
"Tell me, who's behind you?"
Xue Lian just cried, "I'm sorry, Miss. Please forgive me. I'll never do it again."
Mo Hua said angrily, "You still have the nerve to beg Miss to spare you? How could you say that? Hurry up and tell us everything, or I'll break your legs and throw you out."
Xue Lian just looked at Jiang Mi. She was very beautiful, the kind of gentle woman from Jiangnan. It was a real pity that such a face was used as a servant.
"I...I just saw that the place was a mess and thought I'd come over to help you tidy up the table. I didn't mean anything by it. I didn't do anything, and there's no one behind me. Miss, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me."
Seeing that Xue Lian didn't say anything, Jiang Mi felt even more that the person behind her was powerful. If she was just thinking of helping to pack things, why was she acting so suspiciously?
"Just packing? Then why are you rummaging through drawers and cabinets? Are you looking for something?"
Hearing Jiang Mi say that, Si Qin and Mo Hua became even angrier, and they pressed her for an answer: "Tell me, what did you find?"
Mo Hua searched her body but found nothing.
It seems that it's not that she couldn't find anything, but rather that Xue Lian simply couldn't find what she wanted.
Siqin looked at the broken jar and asked, "Why did you touch Miss's bottles and jars? You've been here for more than a day or two, you all know Miss's rules. No one is allowed to touch these things, not even the old lady dares to touch them casually. How dare you!"
Xue Lian lowered her head and said, "This servant knows she was wrong. This servant was only trying to do what was best for Miss. I was thinking that if these things were cleaned up, Miss would feel at ease using them. But just now, this servant accidentally broke Miss's jar. Please forgive me, Miss."
"Please forgive me, Miss, but I think you're just being stubborn!"
Seeing that she wouldn't say anything, and that they had no other evidence besides catching her red-handed, Jiang Mi realized it was best not to say anything and could only give up for now.
"Since it's a misunderstanding, let's just forget about it for now. But you need to remember the rules here: no one can come in easily, and you can't touch my things, not even water. It's not that I'm afraid you'll steal anything; some things are in your head, and no one can steal them even if they wanted to. However, some of my things are poisonous, so be careful not to touch them carelessly, or you might be in danger."
Xue Lian was startled. She remembered eavesdropping on her two older sisters' conversation. These were all things the young lady used to make soap. How could they be poisonous? Could the soap be poisonous?
"Alright, all of you go back now. You're making a ruckus so late at night. Don't worry about waking up the old lady in the front yard. You can all leave now."
Seeing that Jiang Mi had said that, Xue Lian tentatively got up. Although Mo Hua and Si Qin were still angry, they had no evidence and could only watch Xue Lian leave. When Zhu Qing saw Xue Lian leave, she followed her.
"Xuelian, why did you go through Miss's things?" Zhuqing called out to Xuelian as they walked outside. Today's events were all Xuelian's fault; if she hadn't agreed to exchange them, none of this would have happened tonight.
Xue Lian said nonchalantly, "I told you, I just wanted to help Miss tidy up the table. It's Miss who's acting guilty."
Zhu Qing was surprised that Xue Lian would speak of her mistress like that. She quickly glanced at the room and lowered her voice, saying, "How could you say that about the mistress? The mistress has always treated us very well. Besides, you know the mistress's rules. You still deliberately violated them. It's your own fault."
Xue Lian snorted coldly: "We are all young lady's maids, so why can Mo Hua and Si Qin be by young lady's side, while we can only sweep the courtyard and do those menial tasks? I think I am much smarter than that Mo Hua. It is young lady's loss that she does not value me."
Zhu Qing looked at Xue Lian in surprise. Xue Lian had never been like this before; she had always been friendly and humble. She never expected that Xue Lian would say such things today.
Xue Lian looked at Zhu Qing and asked, "Zhu Qing, you're not convinced either, are you? Si Qin is one thing, she's a deep thinker, but that idiot Mo Hua, why is she better than us? So what if she came here first? In terms of work, I'm more diligent and clever than her. Sooner or later, I will take her place."
After saying that, Xue Lian went back to her room. Zhu Qing listened to her words and pondered for a while. She muttered to herself, "What's the point of earning money? I think this is fine. There's nothing wrong with being a maid. This is already much better than being in the countryside."
After the two returned, Siqin and Mohua turned to look at Jiang Mi. Siqin said, "I feel that Xuelian's words just now were said on purpose to make us think that she wanted to be a head maid, not a thief. These two things are not even on the same level."
Mo Hua was even more furious: "This Xue Lian, how dare she slander me like this! I will never let her get away with this!"
Jiang Mi lay back on the bed. With the system around, she wasn't afraid of anyone stealing her secret formula. The formula was in her mind, not on paper. This Xue Lian was so foolish; she might be one of Liu Zijun's people.
"Don't worry about her for now. Have your men follow her secretly and see who she meets with. Follow that lead to find the person behind it all. She's just a small fry; I don't even consider her a threat."
Siqin nodded: "Our own people aren't skilled enough. Should we ask Young Master Huo's men for help?"
Of course she wants it! Jiang Mi isn't being polite with Huo Ran anymore; his people are hers, and his things are hers too!
"Go and talk to Liu Min about this. Tell him what I said: don't make a fuss about this for now. Just keep an eye on things from behind. I'll handle the rest. Huo Ran doesn't need to get involved personally."
She knew that if Huo Ran found out about this, he would definitely take action to resolve it. By having Liu Min specifically mention it, Huo Ran wouldn't act rashly.
"Yes, I'll go right away."
Jiang Mi called out to Si Qin, "Don't rush, let's go when it's light. Let's act a little relaxed and vigilant, so that Xue Lian will think we believe her and will go to meet her real master."
Siqin nodded, and the two of them helped Jiang Mi to sleep. Now, no one dared to leave, and they just wanted to stay by Jiang Mi's side.
Jiang Mi couldn't sleep either. She dozed off for a while and then got up. Looking at the bottles and jars on the table, she lost all interest in continuing to make things. The jar that Xue Lian had smashed was one of the ones she had discarded, and it didn't matter at all.
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