"Slap! Slap!"
Overwhelmed with remorse, the head maid slapped herself twice more.
They told you to show off when you're in power.
Serves you right!
"Miss, what's wrong with the head maid?"
"One minute you're arrogant, the next you're slapping yourself in the face?"
Qingxing was startled by her strange behavior. She grabbed Jiang Shuwan's sleeve and kept looking behind her.
"It's probably because of too much work pressure."
Being a lackey of the Wen family is no easy task.
The etiquette matron had served the Wen family like a dog for decades, only to be abandoned without a second thought, showing no affection whatsoever.
The head maid must be under a lot of pressure.
Jiang Shuwan carried the hand warmer towards Madam Pei's courtyard, and as she left, she called out to the head maid.
"Fix it properly."
"yes."
The head maid had a mournful face.
The thought that Jiang Shuwan might harm herself to gain the old lady's sympathy made her feel uneasy.
She wouldn't dare to do anything underhanded.
They immediately found the best craftsmen to repair the road for Jiang Shuwan.
Not only do they dare not cut corners in the stone production process, but they also use only the best quality stone.
She even took the initiative to renovate Jiang Shuwan's courtyard, and had the craftsmen fix and handle everything that needed to be replaced or repaired.
In any case, we can't let Jiang Shuwan find even the slightest opportunity to complain to the old lady that she has been mistreated.
Only after she finished all this did she report it to Madam Wen.
As expected, Madam Wen gave her a severe scolding for going out of her way to cause trouble for Jiang Shuwan.
"You idiot!"
"The old lady is quite fond of Jiang. She has lost face today, so it's fine for me, as her mother-in-law, to make fun of her."
"Who do you think you are? How dare you cause her trouble?"
"Weren't you eagerly trying to make the old lady feel sorry for her?"
Lady Wen was almost brought to tears by the stupidity of the head maid.
In a fit of anger, I fined her six months' salary.
When Jiang Shuwan heard these things, she couldn't help but chuckle.
Even though the villain is portrayed like this, she can't bring herself to hate him.
"Oh, how pitiful..."
Qingxing also felt a bit of pity for the head maid.
The head maid was punished several times over the course of two months.
I worked for two years for nothing and didn't even get a penny a month.
This is so tragic!
Granny Tao didn't think so.
Wen is a cunning person.
The head maid was no pushover either; her attempts to make things difficult had no effect, entirely because Jiang Shuwan had made each step too well.
So much so that the head maid, Madam Wen, worried that Jiang Shuwan was using a self-inflicted injury ruse.
Not only did they repair the road, they also helped them repair their houses.
Such scheming shows that Madam Wen and the head maid are not easy to deal with.
If it weren't Jiang Shuwan who married into the Marquis's household.
Anyone else would have had their reputation ruined and lost all dignity by the Wen family's methods.
We can only let them torment us.
Miss, you are truly brilliant!
Granny Tao suppressed her anxiety.
She didn't understand why Jiang Shuwan would provoke Old Madam Pei's wrath.
However, Jiang Shuwan must have her reasons for doing so.
And she remained so calm and composed.
They must have made up their minds.
As for them, who are servants, all they need to do is trust their mistress.
Granny Tao calmed herself down, and her mood immediately brightened, no longer showing any signs of worry.
Jiang Shuwan sat in Madam Pei's courtyard for half an hour, but Madam Pei did not see her.
Granny Tao was not in a hurry at all. She stood quietly and calmly behind Jiang Shuwan, serving her tea and snacks.
Qingxing was young and inexperienced, and at this moment she was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
"Miss, is the old lady really angry with you?"
"Miss, why hasn't the old lady seen you yet?"
"Miss, why hasn't Mama Chang returned yet?"
Qingxing stood by the door, waiting anxiously, when finally Aunt Chang came in.
"Aunt Chang, how is it? Does the old lady say she wants to see our young lady?"
"Never!"
Mother Chang shook her head at Qingxing, then came over and bowed to Jiang Shuwan.
"Young Madam, the old lady has already gone to bed. You should go back."
"Has the old lady gone to sleep?"
Jiang Shuwan glanced outside.
It was already dark outside.
Based on Madam Pei's usual routine, she must have already gone to bed.
But after seeing those statistical tables, Madam Pei didn't believe she could still sleep.
Maybe I didn't even sleep last night...
"Nothing can be hidden from the young mistress."
Hearing her words, Chang's mother looked somewhat embarrassed.
I also admire Jiang Shuwan.
Unexpectedly, she even guessed that the old lady couldn't sleep last night, tossing and turning.
That's truly a genius.
"You probably didn't eat much, did you?" Jiang Shuwan continued.
"Young Madam, you guessed that too?"
Good heavens!
Nothing can be hidden from the young mistress.
“This servant dares not lie to the young mistress. Ever since the young mistress went back last night, the old lady has been crying all night and couldn’t sleep no matter how much she tossed and turned.”
"I forced myself to put on my official robes and went to the palace in the morning, but I didn't eat breakfast."
"At noon, the Empress kept the ladies of the court to eat in the palace. The old lady only ate a couple of bites and had little appetite."
"Later, as soon as the old lady returned to the mansion, she lay on the bed and could not get up. The servants asked the kitchen to bring in a bowl of bird's nest, but she could not drink it."
She's so worried!
The old lady is almost sixty years old, and her health was already poor.
How can you endure it if you neither eat nor sleep?
Mrs. Chang frowned deeply, her heart filled with worry.
Jiang Shuwan sensed her emotions, but her expression remained calm.
In her previous life, the old lady passed away due to illness.
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