Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Palace Maid's Second Day
When the three roommates on duty came back, Shen Qingqing just woke up. It was not because she had a biological clock, but because one of the palace maids named Dong'er pulled the chair with a creaking sound.
Seeing Shen Qingqing wake up, he said sarcastically: "Hey, my noble man, you are awake after a day's rest. Do you know that when you are not on duty, your share of the work is done by the three of us?"
The other two maids, Xia Chan and Wen Xin, looked exhausted. They silently poured a glass of water and began to drink. They looked at Dong'er who was threatening Shen Qingqing. They also had some opinions about Shen Qingqing, but they knew that Shen Qingqing was not someone who could be manipulated by others, so they would not take the lead.
Dong'er has always been stupid, and with her taking the lead, Xia Chan and Wen Xin looked at each other and smiled.
Shen Qingqing rolled her eyes at Dong'er unceremoniously: "Of course I know!"
When working in the palace, one must always be careful in what one says and does, so everyone is like a mute. But no one is born to be a beast of burden. Before entering the palace, all palace maids who did not live a hard life were treasures of their family, and were sent to the palace just to gain a future.
Therefore, the resentment that could not be vented towards the master naturally settled down after the next shift. Many people would make trouble for no reason, so there were very few palace maids in the same dormitory who did not have conflicts.
Not to mention that I have such a legitimate excuse today. If I don't vent my anger, I'd really be sorry for the extra work Dong'er has done.
Dong'er's voice was shrill: "Do you know you're still so loud?"
Shen Qingqing was of course justified: "Since I was assigned to Jingyang Palace, in the past two years, I have only been sick this once. But you, Dong'er, get sick when it's too hot in summer, when it's cool in autumn, and when it's cold in winter. You've been sick more than a dozen times since the four of us started working together. Ask Xia Chan and Wen Xin if what I said is right? And who did the work for you when you were sick and not on duty..."
Death stared at Dong'er.
Dong'er said guiltily: "It's you..."
Xia Chan and Wen Xin are good sisters who no one can interfere with. Dong'er is often sick, and the two are very annoyed with her, so they joined hands to make trouble for Dong'er once. Shen Qingqing couldn't stand it and said a few words for Dong'er, and then Xia Chan and Wen Xin pushed Dong'er's work to Shen Qingqing.
Shen Qingqing herself didn't like to care so much, thinking that she might be busy once every two months, she accepted it by default. Besides, isn't it common to suffer a loss in the palace?
But unexpectedly, Dong'er, who should not have caused trouble today, suddenly spoke in a sarcastic tone, which made Shen Qingqing so angry that her blood almost boiled.
Dong'er realized belatedly that Xia Chan and Wen Xin had said something ambiguous to her today. She thought that they were accepting her and asking her to join them. At the same time, she was not firm in her heart, so she began to dislike Shen Qingqing.
Dong'er looked at Xia Chan and Wen Xin in annoyance. If she didn't know she was being used anymore, she would have no need to stay in this palace. So she glared at the two of them fiercely, as if she wanted to tear them apart alive.
Xia Chan and Wen Xin turned around in boredom, not meeting Dong'er's gaze, Dong'er, what a fool.
Xia Chan and Wen Xin compare themselves to smart people, and smart people are exclusive, neither accepting fools nor liking those they don't like. They look down on Dong'er and Shen Qingqing, or rather, they are afraid of them.
Shen Qingqing has vigorous energy and blood. She is always radiant after working hard every day, which makes her already beautiful face look full of vitality.
If it weren't for the gray palace dress of the third-class palace maid that suppressed her beauty, Xia Chan and Wen Xin would probably have had even more headaches.
After Shen Qingqing finished beating Dong'er, she began to order her around: "Now that you know, I'm thirsty, go get me a glass of water."
Dong'er was at a disadvantage and knew that she couldn't offend Shen Qingqing, let alone let Xia Chan and Wen Xin achieve their goals, so she obediently poured water for Shen Qingqing and handed it to her. When she saw Shen Qingqing finish drinking it, she flattered her, "Would you like another cup?"
Shen Qingqing shook her head: "No need." and returned the cup to her.
Dong'er was just about to wash the cup diligently when she heard Wenxin say, "It's bad enough for a girl from a good family to be a slave in the palace, but she's rushing to serve another slave like a dog."
Shen Qingqing looked at Wen Xin's half-smile and Dong'er's obviously stiff back after she turned around. The smoke of gunpowder quietly filled the air. At the same time, she didn't understand why Xia Chan stayed out of it this time.
Xia Chan is slightly older than Wenxin. She usually behaves like Wenxin's sister and is more stable than Wenxin.
Wenxin had read some books when she was young, and often liked to make fun of others, so she was very unpopular. In order to protect Wenxin, or perhaps because the two of them had a deep sisterly love, it became almost instinctive for Xia Chan to smooth things over for Wenxin.
But this time, Xia Chan knew that Dong'er couldn't bear it, but he didn't say a word.
What is their purpose?
Shen Qingqing couldn't help but feel puzzled.
Sure enough, Dong'er couldn't stand the slightest provocation and threw the cup in her hand violently - this was Shen Qingqing's cup, she wouldn't drink water from it if it was broken, and she had to buy a new one herself due to the unexpected damage.
Shen Qingqing couldn't help but feel nervous because the following developments were so chaotic.
Dong'er rushed towards Wenxin like a tiger pouncing on its prey. Wenxin was caught off guard and was pinned down by Dong'er. She was stunned and screamed. Dong'er grabbed Wenxin's hair and pulled it hard, making it rough and messy. Not satisfied at all, he slapped Wenxin twice with all his strength.
Those were two slaps on the face for someone who was used to doing rough work.
Wenxin's cheeks soon swelled up, but what good could Dong'er get?
Xia Chan reacted quickly and tried to take sides. Wen Xin waved her hands around, and her well-maintained nails left long bloody cuts on Dong'er's face.
"Ah——" Dong'er covered her face in panic, "My face!"
At this time, Shen Qingqing could no longer sit on the bed. She hurried to pull the two people apart. Because they were both injured, they no longer had the will to fight, so it was easy to separate them.
Shen Qingqing held Dong'er's hands: "There is dust on your hands, don't touch the wound."
But at this time, Dong'er burst into tears: "I know that you all think I'm stupid and don't want to play with me! I also know that Wenxin, you instigated me to fight Qingqing and provoked me to beat you, didn't you just want the spot of the second-class maid?!"
Dong'er made a startling statement, and Shen Qingqing's embarrassed expression disappeared. She really didn't want to be with her because of what Dong'er said. At the same time, she was surprised and said, "What? A second-class palace maid!"
What happened? How come I didn’t know that a spot for the second-class maid was vacant?
Shen Qingqing looked at Xia Chan and Wen Xin in annoyance. Seeing their expressions of approval, she knew something else. The three of them had deliberately concealed it from her because they didn't want to have another competitor.
No wonder today is so weird.
If she knew that Concubine Du had a path to advancement, she should have declined when Concubine Hui came. This was a second-class maid, and even if Concubine Du fell from power and she was assigned to another palace, she would have a second-class maid's resume, and the possibility of being reused would be greater.
Why should she become Concubine Hui's pawn?
But since she received Concubine Hui's favor but did not contribute, Concubine Hui knew that she could be easily crushed to death.
Depend on!
Shen Qingqing looked at Dong'er with anger in her eyes. Even the dumbest Dong'er knew how to operate secretly, so she was the only fool.
Dong'er met Shen Qingqing's gaze with tears in her eyes, feeling even more guilty.
Shen Qingqing did help her a lot...
Shen Qingqing threw away Dong'er's hands, feeling heartbroken, and ignored her.
The noise in the room attracted Du Jieyu's maid Shanhu. Probably not wanting to be hurt by mistake, she came late with a maid. By this time, the atmosphere in the room had become very cold.
Shanhu took a quick glance and quickly ended the lawsuit, pointing at Wenxin and Dong'er: "You two, go out and kneel in the yard for an hour, and you don't have to eat tomorrow. You still have the energy to make trouble. Your work this month will be doubled." It was only the beginning of the month, and they had a lot of work to do. After doubling their work, they might not even have time to drink water, so they would be quiet for a while.
Dong'er was bold. She looked up at Shanhu and openly complained: "Sister Shanhu, Dong'er accepts the punishment, but this happened because Xia Chan and Wen Xin wanted to become a second-class palace maid, so they deliberately plotted against me. Moreover, they acted with the intention of disfiguring me. Look at my face. I have never offended them before. They are so vicious!"
Dong'er is not afraid of anything now. She is so determined to fight to the death that even other people are afraid of her.
Dong'er questioned Shanhu's decision. Shanhu was a little impatient at first, but after listening to her, her eyes fell on Dong'er's face, which looked even more horrible with blood flowing out. She hissed, revealing a trace of pity.
You should never, ever, take advantage of a girl's face. It is really too vicious.
If such a person becomes a second-class palace maid, who knows if she, the senior palace maid, will block her way and take action against her in the future?
Seeing that the situation was not good, Wen Xin quickly said pitifully: "Dong'er also slapped my face and made it swollen, I..." She accidentally hurt Dong'er's face.
But Shanhu didn't want to listen anymore: "Enough! I will tell the master about this, you two take care of yourselves." She glanced at Wenxin and Xiachan warningly.
Xia Chan was a little flustered, and her face was uneasy. She was gnashing her teeth at Dong'er and resenting Shen Qingqing. If Shen Qingqing had quarreled with Dong'er first, Wen Xin would not have been so eager for quick success. She would not have been so happy that there were no two competitors, Dong'er and Wen Xin, and she would not have tried her best to stop the quarrel. She was even happy that Wen Xin had caused Dong'er to be disfigured.
But in Dong'er's eyes, she and Wenxin were in the same group from the beginning to the end. Now Wenxin was punished, but she, one of the culprits, stayed out of it. How could it be so easy? So she tried her best to make Xiachan leave a stain.
Being able to be a senior palace maid, she must have some ability to judge people. Shanhu could see what Xia Chan was thinking at the moment, and she couldn't help but laugh a little despite her annoyance.
However, for the position of a second-class palace maid, all kinds of monsters and demons jumped out.
Shanhu turned away and left. The palace maids she brought with her stayed behind to supervise Dong'er and Wenxin in kneeling as punishment, so that the two had no chance to tie the knee pads on their legs at all. Both of them had pale faces, and their legs were almost broken after kneeling for an hour.
Shen Qingqing and Xia Chan were the only ones left in the room. Xia Chan snorted coldly and deliberately bumped into Shen Qingqing when she went out to wash.
Shen Qingqing picked up Xia Chan's teacup and threw it at Xia Chan. The water stains splashed onto Xia Chan's clothes, and the teacup rolled to the ground with a noise.
Xia Chan's eyes widened with anger: "You..."
Shen Qingqing clapped her hands and said indifferently: "Just make a scene, and then get the senior palace maid next to the master to come over, and see who will get the last one between the two of us."
Xia Chan lowered her eyes and calmed down the resentment in her heart. That was why she didn't want to confront Shen Qingqing, but instead picked up Dong'er.
Although Shen Qingqing seems to be easy to control because she likes to eat and drink a lot and loves to show off. She never takes the initiative to make enemies with others. In fact, she has a bad temper. If you don't make her life easy, she won't make your life easy either.
So after she and Wen Xin had tested the situation before, she tried her best not to fall out with Shen Qingqing.
Now she still has hope of becoming a second-class palace maid, she just needs to endure today.
Xia Chan picked up the cup, held it tightly in his hand, and went to wash up without saying a word.
When Shen Qingqing saw Xia Chan leave, she cleaned up the mess on the floor. Since she hadn't finished her meal yet, she was still hungry, so she took out some durable pastries from the cupboard and started eating them.
Pastries that need to be stored for a long time are usually very choking, and her cup was broken, so she could only pound her fist on her chest.
Damn Dong'er, why did you smash her cup? If you had the guts, why not overturn the table and pour water on Wenxin and Xiachan's beds? Wouldn't that be better than taking the lead with her cup?
But she could only think about it, because if Dong'er really did this, the punishment would be more than that.
Shen Qingqing waited for Xia Chan to come back before cleaning up the leftovers and washing up. The two of them left a lamp for Dong'er and Wenxin, and after everything was peaceful, they went to bed.
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