Mrs. Wang's face was full of longing: "This is the first time I've been invited. I thought I could only bring a few plum blossoms, but I didn't expect the flowers to be saved."
"This shows that Madam is a blessed person."
Ji Changying smiled and praised, which made Mrs. Wang very happy.
At this moment, a maid came in in a panic: "Madam, Madam Ru hanged herself in the sweeping room!"
Mrs. Wang's face darkened suddenly: "Is he dead?"
The maid replied tremblingly: "No, she was rescued, but she is crying and shouting to see the master, and has now made a scene in the yard..."
Madam Wang's chest heaved twice. "What are you all doing?! There are so many of you, but you can't even look after one person! You're useless!"
"Let me go! I want to see the master! I want to see the old lady! I want to go back to Kyoto!"
The sound of Nanny Ru struggling in the yard surprised Ji Changying very much.
But it’s just a servant, and it hasn’t been dealt with after so many days?
She couldn't help but look at Mrs. Wang, only to see that her face was ashen, and she snorted coldly as she strode out of the hall.
Ji Changying and Shaoyao hurried to follow.
As soon as I walked out of the hall, I saw a group of servants arguing with Nanny Ru in the yard.
Perhaps because of Madam Ru's age and seniority, the maids and servants in the yard did not dare to use too much force and were just pulled to the front by her from behind.
When Nanny Ru saw Madam Wang again, her face showed no fear of her master at all. Instead, she was filled with resentment: "Madam! I am the Wang family's Nanny after all. Master drank my milk for a few days when he was born! And just because I tried to persuade Madam a few more times, you are now throwing me to do menial labor?!"
"I, Ruhua, have devoted my entire life to the Wang family. I never thought I would be humiliated like this in my old age. You could even beat and kill an old slave, but how could you insult me like this?"
"I want to see the master! I want to see the old lady! Otherwise, I won't be able to close my eyes even if I die!"
Nanny Ru opened her eyes wide and stared at Mrs. Wang with a somewhat creepy expression.
When he saw Ji Changying standing beside him, his eyes looked as if he wanted to eat her.
Mrs. Wang was so angry that she picked up a vase placed in the corridor and threw it over. Nanny Ru did not like what was happening and dodged, and the vase fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
Madam Wang was even more furious. "I think you've forgotten who you are! You're just a servant. Don't say I'm killing you because you threatened me with self-harm. I could sell you out even for no reason!"
"Don't you even consider yourself as someone worth living?"
Ru Mama sneered: "Want to sell me? You need Madam to have a birth certificate! My birth certificate is in the hands of the old lady!"
There was a hint of pride on her face.
"Good! Very good indeed!"
Mrs. Wang, furious, calmed down. She turned and ordered Shaoyao, "Go and call the master over! If he doesn't come, tell him what just happened."
"Yes!" Shaoyao lowered her head and left.
A smug look flashed across Ru Ma's face. "Then let the master come over and judge the matter properly. Those who don't know would think that I really bullied Madam. I dare not do that!"
Seeing her arrogant expression, Madam Wang calmed down for a moment and ordered the maid behind her, "Bring two chairs over, and bring some snacks and tea. I'll just sit and wait to watch the show."
The yard was as silent as a mouse, and several maids and servants stood in the corner of the yard, wishing they could huddle into a ball.
Two maids quickly brought over chairs and a coffee table, filling them with tea, melon seeds, and pastries.
"Come, sit down!"
Madam Wang pulled Ji Changying to sit down and pushed the tea the maid had poured towards her: "Let's continue chatting. Anyway, when we have nothing to do, it's nice to eat some melon seeds and drink some tea."
Ji Changying didn't want to offend Mrs. Wang, and with this front-row seat for eating melons, who could refuse?
So she sat down happily and started to eat some melon seeds: "Where were we just talking about? Oh, we were talking about Princess Ping's winter banquet..."
The two of them sat there chatting as if no one was around. Nanny Ru stared at Ji Changying intently. If looks could kill, she would have been torn into pieces by Nanny Ru long ago.
County Magistrate Wang rushed over with his attendant, and his face sank when he saw the situation in the courtyard.
"Master! I finally see you!"
When Nanny Ru saw County Magistrate Wang, an expression of aggrieved immediately appeared on her face.
He took two steps forward, shouted affectionately, and then fell to the ground, tightly grasping the hem of County Magistrate Wang's clothes.
"Master, when you were born, you were no bigger than a cat! It was only after drinking a few sips of this old slave's milk that you recovered and grew into the imposing figure you are today! I have dedicated my entire life to the Wang family, and now in my old age, I don't even have the last bit of dignity."
"How can I do such rough work with my old arms and legs? It's only been two days and I don't know how many people have laughed at me behind my back for my current appearance."
"If you really don't want to see me, why don't you just send me back to the old lady? You can kill me or chop me up, it's all up to the old lady!"
Ru Ma Ma burst into tears and fell to the ground, feeling unspeakably aggrieved.
Wang Ziru's eyes flashed with anger and complexity. He turned to look at Madam Wang, who was cracking melon seeds. "Is this how you run the household? You can't even handle such a small matter?!"
Madam Wang gently spat out the melon seed shells in her mouth. "I'm an outsider, and even the servants look down on me. I dare not interfere! Didn't the master say last time, 'Even if they want to beat or kill me, it's not my turn to deal with it'? Well, you can worry about it yourself!"
After saying that, she picked up a cup of tea and took a sip slowly to moisten her throat.
Wang Ziru was furious at her 'it's none of my business' attitude. "This is my mother's dowry! What unforgivable sin did she commit that you have to humiliate her like this?"
Madam Wang stood up and slowly walked up the steps, looking down at Wang Ziru from above. "You are blind! You are using a servant to trample on the dignity of a lady like me. I think you must have been kicked in the head by a donkey! Just because she is so disrespectful and disregards me, her mistress, if she were in my family, she would have died eight hundred times!"
"You actually asked me what she did wrong?"
Well said!
Ji Changying couldn't help but applaud Mrs. Wang.
Wang Ziru glared at her: "Who are you?"
As if waiting for her chance to complain, Nanny Ru quickly responded, "Master! It was this little bitch who was trying to sow discord between me and the Madam!"
"I've been in the mansion for many years and I'm the most well-behaved person. How could I possibly commit such an act of disrespect and disregard the Madam? Last time, it was she who instigated discord, causing the Madam to misunderstand my painstaking efforts!"
Ji Changying curled her lips and said, "I'm here to save Madam's orchid. Last time, this nanny indiscriminately slandered me as a scammer. Later, when Madam still wanted to use me, she repeatedly tried to stop me but failed, so she threatened Madam by slapping me in the face."
"I've never been a servant before, but I wonder if all servants are like this maid? They flatter their masters when they're obedient, and try to make them obey when they're disobedient."
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