Seeing that Fang Da was about to leave, Yu Fen became anxious and tried to take his hand, but she pulled her hand back halfway through.
"Madam just asked you to escort me inside, but you left me at the door. What am I supposed to say when I go in?"
Say whatever you want.
After Fang Da finished speaking coldly, he raised his whip and slapped the horse's back, and the carriage slowly drove away.
Yu Fen was so angry that she didn't know what to say when she saw Fang Da leave. He was just a servant, yet he dared to give her attitude. She would make him pay when she succeeded!
After grumbling to herself for a while, she still knocked on the door with trepidation. Soon, a jailer came to open the door. Seeing her, he assumed she was there to visit him in prison. He looked her up and down and, seeing that she seemed to have brought nothing with her, said irritably, "It's too late to visit today. No visiting allowed. Come back tomorrow!"
As he was about to close the door, Yu Fen quickly blocked it with her body and said, "Brother jailer, I'm not here to visit you in prison. I'm here to see Third Master on Madam's orders."
In this cell, the only person who could be addressed as "Third Master" was Lu Baichuan. The jailer carefully examined her and was certain that he did not recognize the woman in front of him.
During this period, whenever the Third Madam came to deliver late-night snacks to them, she would bring two different maids with her each time, so that everyone could get to know them. In the future, if anything happened, they could easily recognize the maids sent to deliver messages.
As far as he knew, the Third Madam had brought all the servants from the household over in the past few days, and there was no one like the person in front of him.
But who else besides family members would come to the prison to see Third Master?
The jailer's mind raced through these thoughts, then he asked, "What's your name? I'll go in and announce your arrival."
"Yu Fen".
Upon hearing this, the jailer frowned, revealing an expression that said, "I knew it."
He knew that the maids around the Third Madam all had names starting with "Yue" (月), but this girl's name started with "Yu" (玉), so she shouldn't be considered a maid in the manor.
"Wait!"
The jailer closed the door and went inside. Yu Fen nodded and waited anxiously outside.
She was originally very confident in her appearance, but after meeting He Jiuniang, she instantly lost her confidence.
She found that He Jiuniang was prettier and had a better figure than her, making her, a woman, unable to resist taking a second look. With such a wife, how could Lu Baichuan still be interested in her?
She did have ulterior motives in approaching Lu Baichuan. Water flows downhill, and people strive for higher positions. If she wanted to live a life free from worries about food and clothing, she had to be willing to try. Maybe Lu Baichuan just liked her type?
Lu Baichuan was interrogating the spy he had just caught, using the new technique He Jiuniang had taught him. He would strike certain spots, causing pain but not fatality, enough to scare most people so much they would wet their pants.
Just as things were getting critical, a jailer came to report that a maid named Yu Fen was looking for him. She was sent by his wife. Lu Baichuan immediately thought of the annoying girl he had sent to the clinic. She had come under his wife's name. It really was his wife who sent her.
"Bring the person in."
The jailer responded and hurried out.
Soon, Yu Fen was brought in, and her eyes widened when she saw the bloody scene.
"S-Sir..."
She nervously shifted her gaze, unable to bear looking at the prisoners' miserable state.
The thought of He Jiuniang letting her stay here made her limbs tremble.
When Lu Baichuan saw that it really was her, his expression darkened even more, and he immediately said, "What are you doing here?"
"It was Madam who sent me here. Madam asked me to stay here temporarily and to help you gentlemen serve tea and water."
She kept her head down, a little nervous speaking in front of so many men, and her speech was not very fluent.
Lu Baichuan really didn't understand what his wife meant. Wasn't it agreed that he would stay by her side? Why was he sent to the prison again?
Qin Jian, Lou Chong, and the others standing nearby also stared wide-eyed, already imagining a dramatic scene of discord between the couple.
Qin Jian couldn't help but say, "No, Third Brother, what do you mean? You need maids to serve you in the prison? How are you so capable?"
He didn't know that Lu Baichuan had been scammed on the road, but he also knew that He Jiuniang wouldn't call a woman over for no reason, especially not to serve tea and water. This was obviously illogical. Could it be that Lu Baichuan had gotten himself into some kind of romantic trouble?
No, he absolutely refused to allow Lu Baichuan to do such a despicable thing. He had received so many benefits from his sister-in-law, so naturally he had to help her protect this unreliable man.
Lu Baichuan knew he had misunderstood and quickly explained, "It's not what you think."
"What's wrong with you? You just don't learn anything good!"
As Qin Jian spoke, he grabbed the man by the collar and dragged him into an empty cell next door. Once they were alone, Qin Jian asked, "What exactly happened? Why didn't you tell me beforehand?"
Lu Baichuan looked at him calmly and explained, "This woman bumped into my car on the street. My wife and I suspected that she had ulterior motives, so we planned to keep her with us to see how things went. We had agreed that she would stay with us and keep an eye on things, but who knew she would suddenly be brought here."
"You suspect it's someone's mole?"
"right."
Lu Baichuan nodded, and Qin Jian understood, saying, "Your sister-in-law sent her here specifically for a reason. Since she's here to serve us tea and water, let her do her best."
He patted Lu Baichuan on the shoulder, turned around and left.
As soon as they went outside, Qin Jian pointed at Yu Fen and said, "You, what's your name? Since you were sent by your sister-in-law, you can stay here. But you can't just do nothing. Go and get two buckets of salt water so these kids on the ground can sober up."
Yu Fen was still in a state of tension and hadn't reacted yet. Just now, when Lu Baichuan and Qin Jian left, she took a closer look at the people on the ground and found that two of them were people she knew. They usually had a fairly good relationship, but now they were here, looking half-dead. This made her a little afraid to get close to Lu Baichuan.
If one day her purpose is discovered, will she suffer the same fate as these people?
Her mind was filled with these bloody images, so much so that she didn't hear Qin Jian speaking to her.
"Young lady, you don't really think you're here to enjoy life in prison, do you? If you don't want to do these things, leave as soon as possible and don't delay us from doing our business."
Qin Jian's voice grew louder, his tone filled with impatience, and his expression clearly indicated he was no good person. Yu Fen was startled and snapped back to reality, hurriedly turning around to get things done. But after taking a few steps, she realized she wasn't familiar with the prison and asked, "Sir, where should I go to prepare these things?"
"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask? Are you the maid or am I the maid?"
Yu Fen felt a little wronged by the yelling. She had just arrived and it was normal that she didn't know anything about the place. Why was this man so fierce? Judging from her appearance, this man shouldn't be so harsh on her.
Could this man be that kind of person?
I haven't been feeling well these past few days, and my mood has been off. I've been slacking off for a few days, but I've also re-planned the outline. I'll start updating five chapters a day from the 8th onwards as compensation.
I'm sorry, my darlings, and thank you all for always being there for me. I love you all, and happy Qixi Festival!
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