"Actually, situations like this in Miss's courtyard are extremely rare in the entire capital. Most servants who serve their masters closely and have a certain reputation will guard against those below them taking their place. They are jealous of those who are capable and will speak ill of anyone who stands out in front of their masters."
"If the master listens to only one side, those people will not even have a chance to cry out for justice, and will be sent away far away."
"I think Song Mama is the same. After all, Madam is known for appointing relatives and friends. The head maid eliminates dissidents. The fact that Song Mama wasn't sent away and can still work in Madam's courtyard can only mean that she is extremely capable."
"It's quite rare for a young lady's room to be filled with people who are employed based on their abilities, and for the maids and servants not to have any infighting among them."
“When we were in the Jiang family, we were often bullied by the maids and servants around the mistress. The key is that we were raised as maids to accompany the young lady in her dowry. We were supposed to follow the young lady when she got married, and we didn’t bother them. But they still stepped on us from time to time. It shows how fierce the infighting is among the servants.”
Meixue chimed in.
She and Chun Jiao were both raised as future maids, so their lives were definitely better than those of ordinary maids, but they still suffered a lot of hardship.
"What! Why haven't I heard you mention this before?"
Qingxing was stunned. In her memory, Chunjiao and Meixue had never had good intentions since the day they married into the Marquis's mansion with her young lady.
She dresses up every day, all she thinks about is seducing the young master to become his concubine. After being praised by the young lady for two days, she became so arrogant that she bullied the little maids in the courtyard. It's surprising that someone like her was bullied before.
"Ha! How novel! Which servant isn't tormented?"
"They are either mistreated by their masters or bullied by other servants."
"But, but I wasn't bullied!" Qingxing said.
"That's because you're lucky."
As Meixue spoke, she tied a knot in the embroidery. She bit off the thread with her teeth, then stroked the embroidery with her hand. She looked at it from left to right and thought it was good before taking the embroidered little bee to Jiang Shuwan to present it as a treasure.
"Miss, what do you think of my embroidered little bee?"
“Miss, your hands and feet are always cold in winter, and you shouldn’t be so fond of cold things. But in summer, you like to put so much ice in the house. Would you like me to make a small blanket out of this bee to cover your feet?”
"Great, your embroidery is much better than mine. It's just that the little bee's belly is too small. You can make the belly bigger."
Jiang Shuwan liked it quite a bit, and quickly took out a pen and gave Meixue a picture of a little bee from the animated film "The Little Bee Looking for Its Mother" that she had watched when she was a child.
Looking at the chubby-faced little bee on the paper, Meixue began to question her life.
Previously, Qingxing complained about her young lady's taste, saying that the Bugs Bunny she drew was ugly. She thought it was just an accident, but now it seems that her young lady's taste is indeed worrying.
Crucially, Jiang Shuwan was looking at her with anticipation.
The thought of transforming her cute and lively little bee into a silly, goofy kid made Meixue burst out laughing.
"Are you sure you can do it? If not, I'll do it."
Seeing her hesitate, Chun Jiao immediately tried to snatch it, but Mei Xue quickly protected the design drawn by Jiang Shuwan and scolded Chun Jiao, "You're trying to curry favor with me. I embroidered it for Miss."
"Hmph, as if anyone can't embroider. Look at what I've embroidered..."
Chun Jiao proudly held up the embroidery in her hand, "I also embroidered a purse for Miss, with four kinds: plum blossom, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum. Miss can use whichever one she wants."
"Wow, you're such a sycophant..."
"I learned that from you too..."
"Pah! You despicable academic scoundrel!"
"Huh? I think you're just jealous!"
Qingxing: "..."
Jiang Shuwan: "..."
"Miss, wouldn't you say they're undermining each other?" Qingxing tugged at Jiang Shuwan's sleeve.
Jiang Shuwan =_=: "I don't think so..."
At most, it's rolled up.
On the other side, Granny Song was dumbfounded. Whether it was the way Jiang Shuwan and Qingxing got along, or the way Qingxing got along with Chun Jiao and Meixue, it all opened her eyes.
The Wen family's courtyard had just as many maids as Jiang Shuwan's, yet they had never felt so relaxed and happy.
This was an atmosphere she had never seen before.
After listening to Chun Jiao and Mei Xue's words, Qing Xing also understood the situation in the Wen family courtyard. "Granny Song, I understand. You mean that the maids and servants in the Madam's courtyard have too few promotion channels, so they attack each other, unlike our young lady who is short of people."
Granny Song nodded. "That's exactly right."
"If that's the case, you know I'm short-staffed, so why don't you come to me?" Jiang Shuwan said, waving the note written by Granny Song in her hand.
Granny Song looked up in astonishment. "What does this mean, young mistress? Do you want to use me? I was part of the madam's dowry."
Alright, no wonder Granny Song hasn't come to see her. She thought she wouldn't know how to use her.
“If the storeroom nanny can use it, you can use it too.”
Hearing Jiang Shuwan's resolute words, Song Mama's heart was in turmoil. "But my indenture is still in Madam's hands. What if Madam forces me to do something bad..."
"Oh my god, how come I didn't think of that idea?"
Her words directly reminded Jiang Shuwan, who patted her head.
"Oh no, I think I've been a lazy bum for too long and my brain has stopped working. I always thought that with the head matron as a reference point, the storeroom matron wouldn't dare not work hard for me, so it didn't matter if I used her."
"But I never considered the other side of the story. Just like what Granny Song said, I could let you do something bad and throw the blame on Madam. Then I could just take office without any probation period..."
Granny Song: "..."
When did I say that?
I didn't say anything!!!
Qingxing, Chunjiao, and Meixue were also surprised.
“Miss, Granny Song is so clever; none of us had thought of this method.”
"As expected, experience counts!"
All the maids gave Song Mama a thumbs up, exclaiming, "Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!!"
Granny Song =_=: There's really no need for that.
She didn't even come up with that idea!
what to do.
It seems she unintentionally caused trouble for the wife.
"Come on, let's talk about this, shall we..."
"If we do this... then the wife will do that..."
Seeing that Jiang Shuwan and her servants were already whispering among themselves discussing the feasibility of this method, Granny Song became anxious, "Young mistress, isn't this a bit inappropriate..."
"What? Even now, you still have your heart set on your wife?"
Seeing her so anxious, Jiang Shuwan blew on the tea and smiled at her, making Song Mama's heart skip a beat.
A series of possibilities flashed through her mind, and finally, she took a deep breath and knelt down.
“Replying to the young mistress, although the madam listened to slander and dismissed me from my position, she still gave me a way to make a living. I will never forget this kindness, and I will never frame the madam.”
Jiang Shuwan looked at her and smiled, "You are indeed loyal."
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