Chapter 322 Madam
"Yes." The maid stood up tremblingly, glanced at Shao Qing as if she was extremely scared, and then quickly lowered her eyelids.
"What are you afraid of? I won't eat you."
No matter how gently Shao Qing spoke, the maid always looked scared to the core, and soon she lost her patience.
His expression turned cold. "I'm just gossiping with you. Don't act so submissive, or people will think I'm bullying you."
The maid said "hmm" but still kept her head down.
"I remember that your mother was seriously ill and needed money. You went around looking for money from the maids and servants around you, but you've been borrowing for a month and still haven't gathered enough money."
The maid looked at her in surprise, "How did you know that, young lady?"
"There is nothing rare in this courtyard. Besides, my aunt loves me. The Pei family is just like my own family." Shao Qing deliberately emphasized the word "love", and the maid in front of him immediately fell into deep thought.
After a while, he suddenly knelt down with a "thump", and his knee bones touched the hard bluestone slabs, making a crisp sound.
"Please, young lady, please help me. My mother is seriously ill and can't make it any further. The doctor said... the doctor said that if she doesn't get treatment, she might not make it through this month. I've borrowed from everyone I can, but I still can't find the ten taels of silver. Please, young lady, help me through this difficult time..."
Shao Qing touched the tassel beside her ear, a playful look on her face, her toes dangling in the air. "You asked me to save you, so let me ask you, what right do I have to save you? Just because you came to me begging for help, does that mean I have to be kind?"
The maid hesitated for a moment, seemingly not understanding the meaning of her words. The fat maid next to her scolded her, "Stupid thing, my lady is asking you a question. Since you want my lady to help you, what can you do for my lady?"
"Slave girl, slave girl, as long as the lady tells you, I can do anything for you."
"Okay." Shao Qing finally revealed a satisfied smile, "Give her ten taels of silver."
The purse was right in front of her, so the maid reached out to grab it, but the fat maid snatched it back.
Her eyes flashed with ferocity, full of warning. "I'm telling you, today the young lady gave you this silver. From now on, if the young lady needs you for anything and you refuse, don't blame us. In this courtyard, it's easy to kill an insignificant little maid..."
Shao Qing's silence meant tacit consent.
What this maid meant was exactly what she meant.
The little maid understood and nodded silently. Her fluffy bangs were blown by the wind, revealing a pair of clear eyes. "I understand. I will definitely listen to you, young lady."
Shao Qing frowned, "Alright, let's go."
"yes."
After everyone left, Shao Qing asked, "Have you found out? This maid's sister works in Pei Ji's tea room."
"Yes, her sister sold herself here with this girl. The family was too poor to support her. They are definitely sisters."
She sneered, "What an idiot! She's already been sold, yet she's still counting money for others. She's even eagerly coming to borrow money for her bitch mother's treatment. How can there be such a stupid person in the world? If you ask me..."
"Just watch her die."
The maids didn't dare to respond, but they all knew that Shao Qing's words were not directed at the maid's mother or the maid herself. Rather, this incident reminded her of her own experience.
Shao Qing's mother is the second wife of the Shao family, but she has always favored Shao Qing's elder sister, Shao Yu. They are three years apart in age. Since she was born, Shao Yu has been the apple of the second wife's eye and she is treated like the apple of her eye.
Shao Qing, who was born to the same mother, had a small eye and fell ill with a high fever. The Second Lady just sat for a while, told the servants to take good care of him, and then went back.
When Shao Yu fell ill, the second wife took care of him for seven days without taking off her clothes.
"Tell me, how are my mother and Shao Yu doing now? Are they happy after I left?" Shao Qing quickly chuckled, "I won't let them have an easy time. They think they can get rid of me, but they're dreaming."
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During these three days, Song Lao Er was busy looking at the account books and running around. He was so busy that he even passed by his own house but did not have the time to go in and take a look.
"Second Madam, tell me, what should we do about this? It stinks... You can smell it from across the room. If we don't deal with it, I'm afraid someone will find out."
The second wife held her forehead with her hand, feeling an immense headache.
"You want me to handle it? Then tell me how to handle it! If the news is announced to the public, how should we say she died? Besides, if she dies, the Second Master will have to mourn. The Second Master is at a critical moment right now. If I ruin his plans, he will definitely blame me."
"But we can't just leave it like this. I've tried my best to cover up the smell, using all kinds of spices and flowers. It's only a matter of time before someone finds out."
"Why not just go all out?" The Second Madam lowered her voice. "Old Lady Song never goes out all year round anyway, so we can just bury her secretly. As long as she's still around, that'll be enough. At worst, we can just say she's devoted to worshipping Buddha and doesn't like to see people..."
The maid thought for a moment and said, "Since Second Madam has said so, I know what to do."
...
Pei Ji looked at the figure slowly approaching from a distance, his fingers curled in his sleeves, and his eyes were filled with uncontrollable smiles.
"You're here."
Song Ci, dressed in white and looking ethereal, sat down in front of him and said with a smile, "Sorry to have kept you waiting."
"I just got here."
Looking at the tea in front of him that was no longer hot, Song Ci smiled without exposing him, but a slight warmth rose in her heart.
"You sent someone to tell me that Old Lady Song is gone. Is this true?"
A Lin answered for Pei Ji: "Yes, it's true. He has been dead for a long time, and his body is probably rotten by now..."
"Cough cough cough." Pei Ji coughed repeatedly to stop him, and A Lin finally understood.
"I deserve to die. I shouldn't have said such a terrible thing." Alin knelt down and kowtowed to Song Ci.
Song Ci was shocked and quickly asked Tian'er to come forward and pull him up. "What are you doing? It's not a big deal. Why are you kneeling down?"
Just as Alin was about to get up, he saw a fat finger tugging at his clothes, and then an extremely strong force forced him to stand up. When he had stood firm, the hand quickly pulled out of his sleeve, then walked away and stood back next to Song Ci.
A Lin looked towards Tian Er and saw that she just lowered her head and looked at the ground, as if she had never seen him at all. He felt a sense of loss for no reason.
"It's my fault for speaking without restraint. I polluted the lady's ears."
The word "Madam" instantly turned Song Ci's astonishment into shyness. Her cheeks flushed slightly, and she pretended to be calm, "I'm not frightened, and I don't blame you."
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