Ling Xiang played with the rope in her hand, then suddenly raised her hand and lashed Huamei with it. "If I remember correctly, Second Aunt sent Huamei here, saying she would be my maid from now on. But now I'm dealing with my maid, and Second Aunt is meddling in it. What's the meaning of this?"
Ling Xiang slapped the maid she sent in front of her. This was clearly a slap in her face! Madam Ling Er was furious and ordered someone to stop Ling Xiang:
"Xiang'er! We at the Zhenguo Marquisate have never treated our servants harshly! You're bringing shame to our Zhenguo Marquisate!"
"A servant who has done nothing wrong shouldn't be treated harshly. However, Huamei intended to murder Xiaoyu and severely injured her. Even if I took her life, no one would be able to accuse me of anything. Second Aunt, what do you think?"
Ling Xiang didn't even blink as he continued to whip Huamei's back. Every hit of the rope tore the skin and flesh on Huamei's back.
"Second Madam, help!" Huamei was afraid of being beaten to death by Ling Xiang, so she quickly asked for help.
Mrs. Ling Er knew that Huamei was going to attack Xiaoyu today, because it was her instruction. But even though she knew it, she couldn't let Ling Xiang know the truth, so she denied it.
"Nonsense! Xiaoyu was injured because she didn't understand the rules! She deserved a beating! How is this Huamei's fault?"
Ling Xiang walked over to Huamei with the blood-stained rope and patted her face with it. "Xiaoyu, why don't you tell the Second Madam what good things you did today?"
Huamei had been undercover for the Second Madam for so long that she naturally knew what to say and when to say it. She denied it, "No, I didn't. I just asked Xiaoyu to do some work. As a maid, isn't that what I'm supposed to do?"
"You're right. As a maid, you should do your job." Ling Xiang took out a dagger and cut the rope that tied Huamei.
Huamei fell to the ground, hit her head on the ground, and instantly saw stars.
"Huamei, Xiaoyu's injury is worse than yours. Since you think she can do the work, why don't you show her how to clean the entire yard and then fill the water tank with water." Ling Xiang leaned over and lifted Huamei's chin.
"I'm watching you."
Huamei looked at Madam Ling Er with grievance: "Madam Ling Er..."
However, Ling Xiang didn't give her a chance to plead: "This is my room's business. I arranged for my own maid to do the work. Second Aunt won't interfere, right?"
It wasn't easy for Madam Ling Er to cultivate a trusted maid. She was worried that Ling Xiang would torture Huamei to death, so she immediately scolded her, "Xiang'er, Huamei is injured like this, how can she still work?"
"But if Huamei can make Xiaoyu, who is more seriously injured, do the work, shouldn't she set an example herself?"
Mrs. Ling Er was choked and speechless. She watched Huamei being forced to drag her injured body to work under the rope of Ling Xiang.
But she was a first-class maid and had never done any rough work. How could she bear such work? She fainted after working for a while.
"So you can't work if you're injured? Huamei is so useless, why keep her? Sell her off." Ling Xiang threw away the rope in her hand with disdain and looked at Mrs. Ling.
"Second Aunt, please ask the trafficker to come over and take a look at this useless maid and see how much silver she can be sold for."
If Ling Xiang really sold Huamei, Madam Ling would not only lose her carefully cultivated confidant, but also lose face in the mansion. Moreover, it would be impossible for her to place spies on Ling Xiang in the future.
She suppressed her anger, thought it over again and again, and decided to confront Ling Xiang: "Xiang'er, you may have forgotten that although Huamei sent someone to serve you, her indenture is still with me. You have no right to deal with her!"
"Oh!" Ling Xiang suddenly realized, "No wonder this girl hasn't been working hard since she entered my room. It turns out that her indenture is not with me! So Second Aunt means that Huamei will do my work, order my maids around, and then obey you, right?"
Mrs. Ling's thoughts were exposed in public, and her face turned very ugly: "Xiang'er! Second Aunt is kind-hearted, don't..."
Ling Xiang interrupted her directly: "Would you be so kind as to send someone to monitor me?"
Mrs. Ling scolded with a stern face: "Xiang'er, how could you think like that!"
Ling Xiang disagreed: "Well, what else should I think? Looking at all the ladies in the capital, whose maid doesn't have her own indentures? Xiang'er is still young and doesn't understand these things. Let's go ask the princess tomorrow and see what she says."
If this matter were to be exposed, Madam Ling would become a laughing stock among the noble ladies in the capital.
She quickly softened her tone, "Xiang'er, you're overthinking it. Second Aunt is keeping it for you because you're still young. Now that you're almost coming of age, it's time for you to manage the affairs of your own courtyard. Wet nurse, go get Huamei's indenture for Xiang'er."
Ling Xiang received Huamei's indenture contract and said with a smile, "Second Aunt is right. Xiang'er has grown up, and it's my responsibility to shoulder it. I really can't trouble you to worry about it anymore. As the only bloodline of the Marquis of Zhenguo, it's time for me to take on the responsibility of stewarding this mansion. Now is the day to do it. Second Aunt, why don't you hand over the account books and keys to me today? Tomorrow, when I see the eldest princess, I can ask her for advice on how to manage the household expenses."
Mrs. Ling Er never expected that what Ling Xiang wanted in the end was not Huamei's indenture contract, but the power to be the head of the family!
At this moment, she was very glad that she had poisoned Ling Xiang. She was just waiting for Ling Xiang to take effect later to see how she would come to beg her for help!
So, she pretended to agree and said, "Xiang'er is willing to take on the responsibility of housekeeping. I am very pleased. I will send someone to sort it out when I go back. When it is sorted out, I will send it to you."
Ling Xiang never left herself any trouble when it came to her work. "I wonder how long it will take Second Aunt to sort this out? Three days should be enough, right?"
"That's enough." Mrs. Ling said a few perfunctorily, and finally looked at Huamei, still reluctant to part with this smart and useful chess piece.
Ling Xiang followed her gaze and looked at Huamei, "Second Aunt, don't forget to ask the human trafficker to come over! This useless maid makes me feel annoyed every time I look at her!"
Huamei is smart and beautiful, and Madam Ling Er doesn't want to give up: "After all, she is the one I trained. Since Xiang'er doesn't like her, why not let her go back to my room."
Ling Xiang took out Huamei's indenture contract and said, "Since this is the person Second Aunt wants, I'll give her a price of affection. One thousand taels, and you can take Huamei away."
Mrs. Ling Er didn't expect Ling Xiang to ask for such a high price, but when she thought that as long as she used Ling Xiang well, there would be a lot of benefits in the future, she didn't care. She ordered Nanny Zhang to give Ling Xiang one thousand taels and take the half-dead Huamei away.
Ling Xiang looked at the banknotes in his hand and smiled silently.
To deal with Mr. Ling's family, we have to take away everything they care about one by one.
The good show has just begun.
I wish they could have lasted longer, otherwise it would have been too boring.
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