In the previous life, she was fed to dogs by her elder sister, and she was reborn to seek revenge

In the servants' room, Cuiyun and Cuixi were doing needlework. Cuiyun pretended to be nonchalant and asked Cuixi.

"Cui Xi, you saw that it was the Third Prince who saved Miss Qingye, but people outside said that it was the Third Prince's personal maid who saved her. The Third Prince himself said so. He must have said so for Miss Qingye's reputation. The Third Prince is so nice. If I were Miss Qingye, I would marry him. Where in Kyoto can you find a man as considerate as the Third Prince?"

Cui Xi said "hmm" softly without responding, but concentrated on embroidering the sachet in her hand. After the young lady fell into the water, she couldn't sleep well and kept talking in her sleep. She wanted to make a calming sachet by herself and let the young lady carry it with her.

When Cuiyun saw that Cuixi didn't respond, she felt bored and shut her mouth.

After Cui Xi finished making the sachet, she hurried to find Lin Qingye and said, "Miss, Miss, I made a sachet for you. It can calm your mind."

Lin Qing also took the sachet from Cui Xi's hand, smiled, and hung it around his waist. Then he asked, "Cui Xi, I remember there was a groom with pockmarks all over his face in the stable, right?"

Cui Xi couldn't help but frown after hearing this, "Miss, are you talking about Wang Mazi?"

Wang Mazi's father died in his early years at the old lady of Pingnan Marquis's Mansion. At that time, when the old lady of Pingnan Marquis's Mansion was going out in a carriage, the horse went mad for some reason. In order to stop the mad carriage, Wang Mazi's father jumped off the horse at all costs, and was finally trampled to death by the horse's hooves.

From then on, the old lady of Pingnan Marquis's Mansion brought Wang Mazi and his mother into the mansion and arranged for his mother to be a housekeeper in the kitchen, while Wang Mazi went to work in the stable.

Although Wang Mazi's face is covered with pockmarks, he is very big and seems to have endless energy. He can do the work of two people. His father saved the old lady's life and he is a hardworking and grateful person. The whole family is loyal to the old lady, and the old lady favors them mother and son. Her food, clothing and other expenses are usually much higher than those of ordinary servants.

But Wang Mazi had a shortcoming, which was that he was extremely fond of women and always liked to visit brothels. He was a rough man, but he was also very energetic and would never stop torturing people. He had once played with a girl named Yao to death, and the brothel owner chased her to the Pingnan Marquis's mansion to ask for an explanation, but the old lady came out and gave her money to get rid of her.

After that incident, Wang Mazi was afraid of causing trouble for the old lady, so he stopped going to brothels. He just flirted with the maids in the mansion and touched them from time to time, but he didn't do anything out of line.

The old lady turned a blind eye to these things. There were maids who went to the old lady to complain before, but the old lady always dealt with them perfunctorily. Gradually, everyone knew the old lady's attitude and there was nothing they could do. Every time Wang Mazi took advantage of them, they could only swallow it secretly and try to avoid him.

Lin Qing also took a sip of tea, and then whispered something in Cuixi's ear. Cuixi was shocked after hearing it. Although she also disliked Cuiyun, Cuiyun always relied on the title of the lady's personal maid to suppress other maids, including Cuixi.

But now the young lady asked her to find a way to push Cui Xi into the lake, and she was still hesitant to do such a thing.

Seeing Cuixi was depressed, Lin Qing was not annoyed. She took a sip of tea with her thin lips and said leisurely, "It was Cuiyun who pushed me into the water that day."

Cui Xi's eyes widened in surprise after hearing this. The slight sympathy she had for Cui Yun disappeared. She nodded solemnly and said, "Miss, I know what to do."

Lin Qing also looked at Cui Xi, who was looking indignant, and thought to herself that she had spoiled this girl too much in her previous life, and raised her to be so naive, not knowing how treacherous people are. But fortunately, Cui Xi was loyal to her and even died for her in her previous life. She would definitely protect her in this life.

In her previous life, Cui Xi and she ended up with such a miserable end. Cui Yun contributed a lot to this. She had been by her side passing messages to her for the Third Prince and Lin Qingwan, and had been brainwashing her into saying good things about the Third Prince and Lin Qingwan.

On the day of her coming of age, Cuiyun led her to the lake and smeared scented oil on a stone by the lake in advance, causing her to slip and fall into the water. This allowed the Third Prince, who had already colluded with her, to rescue her.

In her previous life, she just thought it was her own carelessness and never thought about Cuiyun. After all, Cuiyun, like Cuixi, was sold into the mansion at a very young age and grew up with her. She was extremely kind to the servants and even more so to the personal maids around her. She would give them some of the good things she got. The clothes worn by Cuiyun and Cuixi were beyond the reach of many young ladies of small officials in Kyoto.

She treated Cuiyun so well, so she never thought that Cuiyun would betray her. Now she was really curious about what conditions Lin Qingwan and the Third Prince had promised her.

Thinking of this, she put down the teacup in her hand and said to Cui Xi, "Tell Wang Mazi to go to the storeroom and bring me the beauty couch that Aunt used to use. I haven't been feeling well recently, and the palace doctor told me to rest, but I feel bored lying in bed all the time, so it's okay to take a nap on the beauty couch occasionally."

She remembered that the dowry her mother brought in her early years included a beauty couch made of the finest pear wood. Her mother had complained that her room was too spacious and wanted to give it to her, but she didn't like it at that time, so her mother had it put in the warehouse. Now it was finally put to use.

Just as she was thinking about it, her mother Nan Mingyu came with her maid. The maid followed behind them holding a bowl of bird's nest. Nan Mingyu saw Lin Qing sitting on a chair drinking tea and hurried forward.

"Yer, are you feeling better? Why did you get up so quickly? Lie down in bed for a while longer. Cuixi, help the young lady to the bed and let her lie down properly."

After hearing this, Cui Xi quickly stood up and went to help Lin Qingye. Lin Qingye smiled helplessly and walked to the bed and sat down.

Nan Mingyu quickly took the bird's nest from the old woman and said, "Yes, drink some bird's nest to nourish yourself. This is the best blood bird's nest. Your mother personally watched over the stew for several hours. You must take good care of it in this cold winter, so as not to cause illness. A woman's body cannot stand the cold."

Lin Qingye looked at her mother in front of her and thought of what Lin Qingyao said in her previous life. Her mother was caught cheating and beaten to death by her father before she died. Not to mention that her mother was wholeheartedly devoted to her father, even if she had committed adultery, she would never choose a servant. This matter must be related to Lin Qingyao's mother, that is, her father, the wife of Pingnan Hou, Shen. But now that she has been reborn, she has to settle these accounts with them one by one.

Nan Mingyu was personally feeding Lin Qingye bird's nest one spoonful at a time, blowing it cool carefully before bringing it to her mouth, just like when she fed her when she was a child. Lin Qing couldn't help but feel a lump in her throat, and her hatred for Lin Qingyao and her mother Shen deepened.

"Don't be anxious. Let me collect some interest from Cuiyun today and then come back to meet you properly." Lin Qing also thought so, and murderous intent gradually emerged in his eyes.

The bowl of bird's nest was soon finished. Lin Qing also hugged Nan Mingyu and said coquettishly, "Mother, is the pearwood beauty couch you wanted to give me still there? Can you bring someone to ask Wang Mazi to bring it to me later?"

Nan Mingyu patted Lin Qingye's head lovingly and replied with a smile, "How can mother refuse what Ye'er wants? I'll ask Mrs. Qian to take people to get it later."

Lin Qing hugged Nan Mingyu a little tighter and murmured, "It's good to have mother around."