Chapter 376 Impotent Rage
The little white horse was shiny and smooth, and its fur seemed to be glowing in the sunlight. Song Ci couldn't help but touch it again and again.
The little white horse sensed her kindness and licked her palm with its tongue, which made her feel itchy. Song Ci stroked its head and whispered, "Why don't you call yourself Zhuiguang? Your hair seems to be glowing, and when you run you're like a ray of light."
Pei Ji walked out from behind and said with a smile, "Chasing the Light, that's a good name."
Song Ci also laughed.
This morning was a huge surprise for her, and Song Ci was in a good mood the whole day.
Wanxiang pushed the door open and walked in, saying with a smile, "Miss, Miss Qiao Yun is making a fuss about going back to the Song family again."
Song Ci: "But what did Madam Pei do?"
Wanxiang: "Ever since Madam Pei was locked up, everything about Miss Qiao Yun's clothes and food has changed. Today, I heard that the food sent to her was spoiled. Miss Qiao Yun was furious and threw it out. She also scolded the maid at the door, and the maid was so angry that she started arguing with her."
Song Ci pondered, "Now even the maids don't take her seriously. She can't stand it."
Wanxiang: "Who says it's not true? Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Madam Pei doesn't like her anymore, and you, Madam, are not close to her. She's a pretty girl living in the Pei Mansion, and the servants won't treat her with respect."
Song Ci waved her hand and said, "Let her make trouble. We will live our lives behind closed doors."
Wanxiang's eyes narrowed with a smile, "Yes."
She had long disliked Qiao Yun. When he was in the mansion, he had always schemed against her young mistress and opposed her. He even helped Madam Pei harm her. If the young mistress hadn't been smart, she would have been fooled long ago.
After drinking a cup of tea, Song Ci suddenly remembered: "Speaking of which, Madam Pei's confinement day is approaching, and it's time for her to come out."
Tian'er frowned, "She's about to come out and stir up trouble again."
Song Ci smiled and said, "There's no way to hide. If she wants to attack, we'll just counter her moves."
As soon as Mrs. Pei was released from confinement, all the servants in the Pei family tensed up, thinking that the family would be in turmoil again. The fight between the gods above would inevitably affect them, the little ghosts.
Just do things with caution.
The first thing Mrs. Pei did when she came out was to set up a table of food in the main courtyard and invite the whole family to eat together.
At the dinner table, she was very kind to Song Ci, "It was all the servants' fault before, which led to many misunderstandings between us. I hope you don't blame me."
Song Ci also behaved very gently, "Madam said it was the servant's fault, how could I blame Madam?"
Mrs. Pei smiled, then changed her mind and said, "I heard that you've been doing a good job managing the household these days. It's just that... the kitchen staff were using it just fine, so why did they replace it?"
Master Pei paused with his chopsticks as he picked up the food.
Song Ci said, "That person is dishonest and can't even do her job properly, so I replaced her. It's not good to have Dad and the others have dinner because of a shopper."
Madam Pei spoke calmly, "Mother Li is an elder in the mansion. If you suddenly replace her like this, people will say that we in the Peiguo Mansion are mean and ungrateful, and that we treat our old servants in this way. You really didn't handle this matter properly."
"Replace the person later to avoid any trouble."
With just a few words, he wanted to ask Mother Li to go back to shopping. Mrs. Pei might have this in mind for today's meal.
Song Ci put down the bowl, pursed his lips and said nothing.
Mrs. Pei thought she was unhappy, but she couldn't say anything else. She just smiled and said, "You young people are too impatient. I know you don't like her because she is the one I arranged for you, but everything should be reasonable, right? There is nothing wrong with it, so why change it?"
Big mistake?
Song Ci looked embarrassed: "Madam, is there something you don't know yet?"
Mrs. Pei looked surprised. "What's the matter?"
It seems that I drove Mother Li away directly without giving them time to inform them, and Mrs. Pei still doesn't know about the problem with Mother Li's account book.
She smiled and said, "It's understandable that Madam was deceived, but this Madam Li must never go back to work in the kitchen again."
Mrs. Pei's expression changed. "What do you mean? Didn't you hear what I just said to you? You will cause the entire Pei family to be criticized behind their backs. Master, tell me..."
After she finished speaking, she went to see Master Pei, looking aggrieved, and asked Master Pei to make the decision for her.
Master Pei coughed twice and said, "Song Ci, what are you worried about? Why don't you just say it directly?"
Song Ci seemed embarrassed, "I said, Dad and Madam won't blame me?"
Pei Ji smiled coldly: "Who dares to blame you?"
This is clearly supporting Song Ci.
Mr. Pei looked displeased, but didn't say anything.
Mrs. Pei continued to instigate, "Song Ci, I know you're upset and have a prejudice against me. But the Pei family is a whole. We prosper together and suffer together. You can't just ignore the entire Pei family for a small grudge against me."
Hearing this, Master Pei, who was very concerned about his reputation, said indignantly, "You are still a little young after all. I asked you to manage the kitchen, and you are so ruthless. What will others say about our Pei family? How can we do our jobs outside?"
Pei Ji: "Could it be that because of a servant, the people of our Pei family can't do anything?"
Master Pei was furious: "You!"
Pei Heng watched this scene with great interest, and a hint of thought flashed in his silent eyes from time to time.
He always felt that this sister-in-law would not be so simple.
Sure enough, Song Ci said the next second, "I'm afraid Father and Madam don't know that Mother Li has two account books. She has embezzled a lot of money from the mansion over the years, and the whereabouts of this money are unknown. I discovered it when I arrested her."
When the account book was mentioned, Mrs. Pei's expression suddenly became strange.
Her knuckles turning white as she gripped the bowl, and her expression turned very ugly.
Song Ci laughed and said, "It seems everyone has been deceived by her. I thought that such a dishonest servant would be a nuisance if he stayed in the Pei Mansion and would eventually turn against the master, so I replaced him. There were also a few people in the kitchen who were on good terms with Madam Li, and I replaced them as well."
Mrs. Pei couldn't help but said, "It's ok if Madam Li made the mistake of replacing her, but why did you replace others as well?"
These are the people she has painstakingly placed there over the years!
Song Ci: "These people are usually on good terms with Mama Li and visit her frequently. How could they not notice that Mama Li was embezzling the money from the mansion? I think they are all from the same family, so why not replace them all?"
Master Pei nodded, a rare gesture. "You did a good job. Mother Li is not a good person, and anyone who is friendly with her is certainly not a good person either."
The same is true in the officialdom. Those who are corrupt and accept bribes are certainly the same as those around them.
Seeing that Mr. Pei also agreed with this, Mrs. Pei suddenly felt powerless.
This mother Li didn't do her job cleanly and was caught with the account book. Now, all the people she had worked hard for in the kitchen for many years were uprooted by Song Ci.
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