Chang's mother did not drift away.
She was originally the most trusted servant of Madam Pei, and in terms of status, she was even higher than the three nannies around Madam Wen.
It's just that having power feels different from not having power.
Moreover, when Madam Pei was in charge of the household, she was the head of etiquette and performed her duties exceptionally well, never making a mistake.
Later, when the Wen family took over, they stripped her of her power without asking why or what her merits or demerits were.
Mother Chang also harbored resentment about this.
She kept quiet because the old lady treated her well and she didn't want to make things difficult for her.
Now that she's back in charge, Mother Chang is naturally very happy.
As for the ensuing power struggle between Jiang Shuwan and Wen Shi, it goes without saying which side Chang Mama will take.
On the way back, Qingxing held an umbrella over Jiang Shuwan to shield her from the snow while whispering to her.
"Miss, from now on, is Mama Chang considered one of our people?"
"Madam used to take away Chang Mama's power, so Chang Mama and Madam still have a grudge."
"Her reinstatement this time was also thanks to your strong recommendation and your help in demoting her opponent to a village. Mother Chang must be very grateful to you."
"How do you know she's very grateful to me?" Jiang Shuwan asked, amused.
“I saw it. Just now, Mama Chang saw us off. In the past, when we went to the old lady’s courtyard, it was always second or third-class maids and servants who saw us off. This time, Mama Chang saw us off herself. If it weren’t inconvenient for her, I guess she would have taken us directly home.”
"You have good eyesight, little girl!" Jiang Shuwan praised her.
She doesn't have many hobbies, except for giving money and praising people.
"Hehe, it's mainly because Aunt Chang's eyes were too eager."
Qingxing recalled the look in Chang Mama's eyes when she saw them off; it was extremely warm and attentive, mixed with gratitude and respect.
That look in his eyes was so real, it couldn't be faked.
"If I were Mama Chang, I would be extremely grateful to Miss. After all, Miss could have recommended someone from our side, but instead she recommended an outsider."
“Then you guessed wrong!” Jiang Shuwan suddenly stood up, turned around and smiled slightly at Qingxing, “I can only recommend her, and she is the only one I can recommend.”
"Why, Miss? Why can we only recommend Mama Chang?" Qingxing stammered in surprise.
“Because,” Jiang Shuwan said with a smirk, kicking a small snowball away from her feet.
"Because the old lady originally intended to give the position of head ceremonial matron to Chang Mama."
The girl's clear voice was deafening, accompanied by the sound of snow hitting the ground, which startled Qingxing so much that she almost jumped up.
The little girl looked up and realized that just three steps in front of them, a pine tree was piled with too much snow, and the branches, unable to bear the weight, fell down along with the snow.
If her young lady hadn't stayed here, they would have all been smashed to pieces.
Madam Pei's courtyard.
"Wan'er is gone?" Old Madam Pei stared at Chang Mama, who had brought her back, her expression unreadable.
Chang's mother's heart skipped a beat, wondering if she had been too happy and upset the old lady.
"Grandma, this servant..."
"It's alright, this is your happy occasion, you should be happy," Madam Pei comforted her without needing an explanation. "The dowry maids around Madam Wen were never qualified to be head maids. I didn't want to cause any unpleasantness, so I turned a blind eye and let her remove you from your position."
"You've suffered so much all these years!" Old Madam Pei said with a sigh.
She knew perfectly well how well Chang Mama had done her job as a head nanny.
But often she has to compromise just to keep the peace of her home.
Since ancient times, a subject has died when his master is humiliated. How could a master speak to a servant like that? Chang Mama's eyes also reddened, and she knelt down with a "plop".
“This servant is not wronged. This servant has never suffered since following the old lady.”
"Although I was suddenly stripped of my position as head nanny by the madam back then, I still have face and prestige in the old lady's room."
“The old lady gave me everything she had given me, how could I feel wronged?”
As she spoke, tears welled up in Chang's eyes.
Thinking of the bond between master and servant over the years, Madam Pei couldn't help but feel a lump in her throat.
Madam Pei told her to get up, and the two of them, mistress and servant, stepped forward to speak.
"Do you think Wan'er knows that I originally wanted to promote you to head nanny?"
"..."
What!
The old lady originally wanted to promote her to be the head nanny?
Mrs. Chang was shocked.
"The old lady originally wanted to mention me? How come I didn't know? You didn't mention it when I asked you before?"
"Can I tell you?" Old Madam Pei said irritably, "You accepted Wan'er's red envelope, and on the one hand you told me that Wen Shi made things difficult for her when serving tea, and on the other hand you said that the servants did not greet her. Every few words you uttered were to plead for her. If you didn't know better, you would think that you were part of her dowry."
Mrs. Chang was embarrassed, her face showing the awkwardness of being exposed. "Grandma, do you know everything?"
She did accept the young mistress's red envelope and even spoke up for her.
"How could I not know you!" Old Madam Pei snorted lightly, her expression showing disdain, but she didn't seem to blame anyone.
Madam Pei glanced at Chang Mama and asked, "You were the one who suggested confining Wen Shi to her quarters, weren't you?"
"You know that too?"
"Could it be that the young mistress told you this?"
Mrs. Chang was shocked.
It wasn't surprising that the old lady knew Jiang Shuwan gave her a red envelope, given that there were so many servants watching over her in the house.
It was only natural that she would accept the red envelope and help Jiang Shuwan express her grievances.
Moreover, Madam Pei came to see Jiang Shuwan's abilities and talents, and it was only part of her job to report these things.
But the last thing she told Jiang Shuwan about the Wen family's confinement was something she did secretly.
He also instructed Jiang Shuwan not to talk nonsense.
After all, to save face for the Wen family, they told the public that the Wen family wanted to focus on Buddhist worship.
Otherwise, if word got out that the mother-in-law was confined to her home after only two days of the new bride's arrival, Wen Shi wouldn't be able to go out and meet anyone.
"Look at you, I tricked you so easily! If it were Wan'er, she definitely wouldn't have been so impatient!"
Madam Pei felt a sense of disappointment towards Chang Mama, and as she spoke, she took a piece of peach shortbread and began to eat it.
So much had happened that morning, and she was hungry.
"What? You're kidding me?" Madam Chang was speechless. "Old Madam, I've served you for forty years, and you're still trying to trick me?"
How do I get over being really angry?
"If I didn't lie to you, would you tell the truth?" Old Madam Pei rolled her eyes at her.
Having shared a bond of kinship for forty years, they weren't bound by formalities in private. Madam Pei simply asked Chang Mama to sit down and talk.
Madam Chang first poured her a cup of hot tea and some snacks before slowly taking half a seat on the chair next to Madam Pei.
The moment the feet leave the ground, intelligence takes over.
"Grandma, you want to promote me to head nanny, but you didn't tell me. Don't you suspect that I've already served the young mistress?"
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