The scene that just happened at the door replayed in Xiangxiang's mind.

Originally, she returned to the main house after listening to the report from the kitchen manager.

Unexpectedly, when he came back, he saw that there was no servant at the lady's door. Just as he was about to call someone to guard it, he saw the Sixth Miss coming in with Qingtian.

After she saluted the Sixth Miss, she was about to inform the Madam first, but the Sixth Miss smiled and said, "Sister Xiangxiang, why is it so troublesome? I will just go in directly..."

"But..." Xiangxiang felt something was wrong and wanted to say something, but she saw Qingtian glaring at her impatiently.

"Okay, I've been by Madam's side for many years. When did the young lady enter Madam's room without permission? Even though you have been promoted, you don't have to take chicken feathers as a token of authority—"

Qingtian's words made Xiangxiang blush. She knew that in the past, the Sixth Miss could indeed enter the Madam's room without permission, but the past was the past, and the present is the present.

But Miss Six and Qingtian were very strong in their attitudes, and while she was distracted...Miss Six had already gone in.

She could only follow behind with a nervous look on her face.

When Xiangxiang heard the lady's question at this time, she suddenly came to her senses.

She did not stop the Sixth Miss just now, and she did not even dare to show an attitude that clearly refused the two to enter directly.

"Madam..." Xiangxiang looked guilty.

"Xiangxiang, if Qingying and Qingchi were outside the door, what do you think they would do?"

If Sister Qingying were here, as long as Sister Qingying brought up the etiquette with a stern face, Miss Six and Qingtian would definitely stop and wait obediently for Sister Qingying to report before entering the house.

If it was Qingchi, that stubborn girl would definitely not let the Sixth Miss and the other two in without permission.

If Miss Six and Qingtian insisted on going in, Qingchi might personally push them out...

All in all, Sister Qingying and Qingchi would never be easily controlled by a few words from Miss Six and Qingtian.

Because, Madam is the owner of this Peony Courtyard——

Even if the Sixth Miss is Madam's biological daughter, she is not older than Madam.

When Xiangxiang thought of this, she realized how wrong she was. She felt a layer of cold sweat on her back and was terrified. She kowtowed and admitted her mistake.

"I know I was wrong! Madam is my master, and I should respect Madam in everything. Miss Six broke into Madam's room without permission, and I should strictly stop her...

"Even if the young masters or even the old master want to come in without being informed, or do anything that hurts Madam's dignity and honor, I should do my best to stop them."

Seeing that Xiangxiang finally understood, Sheng Minmin's expression eased a lot.

Xiangxiang is kind, loyal and compassionate. As long as the other party can recognize his or her mistakes, she is willing to give him or her a chance.

He bent over and pulled the person up personally. At this time, Xiangxiang's forehead was already red and swollen, which showed how hard she had been hit.

"It's good that you can figure it out, Master. Although the young master and the young lady are my closest relatives, they are not me after all.

“In the future, you must pay the other servants what they deserve; as long as you are in the right, even if you beat the other servants half to death, I, your wife, will support you.

“Don’t be too soft and easy to talk to. If you act weak and can be bullied, others will look down on me.

"...I have some excellent ointment. You can get it and apply it yourself later."

Xiangxiang was frightened and a little excited after hearing these words.

Because this means that the Madam is willing to truly treat her as her confidant. Sister Qingying must have understood these principles a long time ago before she became the Madam's confidant.

In the future she would do her job well and live up to the Madam's appreciation. She knelt down again, kowtowed and spoke word by word.

"Remember, this servant has only one master in this life, Madam!"

*

On the other side, Sheng Mingzhu sat in a sedan chair back to Haitang Garden, but the depression and anger in her heart could not be dispelled.

She thought of her nurse again.

It would have been better if the wet nurse was here. That time, the wet nurse was wrongly accused of causing her mother to fall, and was made to kneel down as punishment by her mother.

The mother was too cruel. She actually made the nurse kneel on the broken porcelain pieces. This would ruin the nurse's knees.

She begged her elder brother to ask the court doctor to see her, but her elder brother also misunderstood her and rejected her for the first time...

The third and fifth brothers were unwilling to help with the wet nurse, so she could only ask Yunjin to go out and buy some good medicine, and then take some silver and secretly ask Yunjin to deliver it to the wet nurse.

He also gave 20 taels of silver to the manager of the laundry room to stop her from torturing the wet nurse.

Now she can only hope that her wet nurse will be lucky and help her get through it.

Sheng Mingzhu's boredom and anxiety were so obvious. If she was normal, she would have asked someone to prepare desserts and tea early in the morning, or told her something interesting to distract her, or asked a few young masters to come and comfort her.

But last time when the Sixth Miss was injured and the Fifth Young Master wanted to beat them, the Sixth Miss did not plead for her.

Today, the Sixth Miss seemed to treat her as an "item" that could be exchanged at will, and did not comfort her at all afterwards.

What happened today was like a splash of cold water that directly woke Qingtian up.

She didn't feel it before, but today Qingtian suddenly realized that her new master was not as kind and generous as she had imagined.

For example, Miss Six only asks for and exploits her family.

In recent days, the young masters in the family have bought countless new and interesting toys to make Sixth Miss happy.

Last time, several young masters knelt in the ancestral hall all night to plead for the Sixth Miss.

But Miss Six was only sad for a lowly girl named Tao Niang, and never showed concern for her brothers...

He treated his own brother like this, and how he treated other servants...

The Sixth Miss only cares about herself, or maybe she can add a Peach Girl.

The more Qingtian thought about it, the more disappointed and confused she became. Could she still have a good life if she continued to follow Miss Six like this?

With mixed thoughts, Qingtian felt that it would be better if she could still follow the lady.

Madam is kindhearted and rich. If she were by Madam's side, she would get several taels of reward money every month...

Now that I follow Miss Six, I haven't gained any benefits and my life is full of dangers.

It was all because of that bitch Tao Niang that she caused so much trouble and caused the Madam to give her to the Sixth Miss.

Qingtian is now full of resentment towards the Sixth Miss. She dare not turn her face away from her in public, so she can only lower her brows and pretend to be blind.

When she returned to Haitang Courtyard, she went back to her room to get the reward money she had received from the lady, then found an excuse and went out to the servants' room to look for her mother.

Qingtian's family were all used by the mansion, and they were given two decent rooms in the servants' quarters.

When she got home, her mother was barbecuing and drinking in the house.

There was a charcoal stove in the middle of the room, with fresh meat sizzling on the iron rack above the stove, and a pot of hot wine.

Her mother's surname was Zhu, and she was known as Aunt Zhu. She was in charge of the flowers, plants and potted plants in the Sheng mansion.

Now that the lady has cut spending and stopped supplying flowers and potted plants to the mansion, her mother has nothing to do so she just stays in the house drinking and eating meat.

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