Xiao Ling said that he would not tell Madam about her, but it would be useless even if he did. Madam had never been on the same side as him. It was already good enough that she did not plot against him in secret.
Lotus was ecstatic when she heard that. She thought that she had escaped a calamity, so she immediately knelt down and kowtowed to thank Xiao Ling. Xiao Ling waved her out, and she left after kowtowing nine times.
Even after the lotus flower left, her face was tense. She had always been concerned about why Xiao Ling did not punish her, but she did not ask, even though she felt that he should punish her more severely.
Xiao Ling looked at her and smiled.”
The worries in her heart had dissipated a little, but she still nodded."Young Lady, if it were this servant, I would definitely kill her and chase her out! Take revenge for Jinniang."
Xiao Ling's eyes were deep. He rubbed his handkerchief with his fingers and looked up at his bare face."Do you want to avenge Jinniang?"
She nodded.
"This is easy." Xiao Ling smiled. He took out a bag from his pocket and stuffed it into Su Yan's hand. He pulled her back and whispered into her ear. As he finished speaking, Su Yan's face began to turn pale. In the end, she was drenched in cold sweat.
"Why? Are you afraid?" Xiao Ling only smiled.
"Young Lady, this servant is not afraid." After saying that, her bare-faced face became determined."They were the ones who harmed people first, so don't blame this servant for being ruthless.”
Xiao Ling nodded. He took her hand and gave her some instructions. Su Yan noted them down. Xiao Ling then took out a small accessory that was used as a substitute and placed it in a layer of cloth. He gave her Su Yan before letting her go.
It was a quiet night. Xiao Ling tossed and turned on his bed for a long time before he finally fell asleep.
The courtyard of a wealthy family was as deep as the sea.
At noon the next day, the lotus flower raised its head amidst the mess.
The back of the house was really big. Usually, no one would come here, so it was naturally very dirty. Lotus wiped the sweat off her forehead and thought, Fortunately, she had brought two loyal servant girls. If she had done these things herself, she would probably have to do it for a long time.
The two rough servant maids behind him were still doing their best, but they were still dissatisfied. They did not dare to say that their status was not as good as Lotus, so they admitted it.
The sweat on Lian Hua's forehead soaked her wound, causing her to tremble. She took a handkerchief and carefully wiped her forehead, her eyes filled with hatred.
This Third Miss actually treated her like this!
If she were to make a comeback, she would definitely make Xiao Ling's life worse than his!
Just as Lotus was thinking about those plots and schemes, a rough servant girl suddenly ran over from the door and gave a box of pastries to the other two rough servant girls.
That servant girl was the companion of the other two rough servant girls, and could be considered a good friend.
"What is it? Bring it over!" Lotus had sharp eyes and said with an "ungrateful" expression.
The two rough servant girls were naturally unwilling, but they had no choice but to bring the box of pastries over.
The lotus flower didn't hide anything. She opened it and picked one up, placing it in her mouth."Hmm, it's a pretty good pastry."
The other two rough servant maids gritted their teeth in hatred and immediately turned around to go out to do their work, leaving Lotus alone in the room to eat pastries.
It was noon.
The young ladies were all having lunch outside, so the servant maids that they carried with them naturally followed. The Fifth Young Lady's courtyard was very lively today. It was said that servant maids from other courtyards came to visit. This was usually the case. After all, servant maids also had their own social circles.
Her bare-faced figure blended in with the group of servant girls and slipped away silently. She did not know when she had run back silently.
However, all of this was concealed under the bright sun.
She looked at the bright sky with her bare face that was already in high spirits. She thought, Why is there such a shady method under such a bright sky?
It was night.
The Third Miss of the Xiao family was seriously ill.
He had invited several doctors, but none of them were able to do anything. They went back and forth to diagnose Xiao Ling, but none of them were of any use. Even the most famous doctor could not give Xiao Ling an answer.
"Doctors, is there really no clue about our young lady's illness?”Miss Chen's face was somewhat pale, and she acted like a loving mother. There was also the Second Young Lady Xiao Yu, the Sixth Young Lady Xiao Mo, and the Seventh Young Lady Xiao Chun outside, but there was no one else.
"Madam, we did our best." A total of three doctors came. The leading doctor was the oldest. He pinched his beard and said regretfully,"Pardon me for being blunt, but I have never seen Third Young Lady's illness before.”
She had been standing in the corner without makeup. She raised her head slightly and blinked at a young doctor in a place where no one could see her.
It happened in the blink of an eye.
The young doctor walked out and bowed carefully, saying,""I have seen a disease like Third Young Lady's.”
Miss Chen raised her eyebrows. What do you mean?"
The leading doctor looked a little embarrassed. It was probably because he could not cure it, but this young man came out and did not give him face."Young man, what nonsense are you talking about?”
The young man didn't panic and just bowed again.""In my hometown, there was also a case like this. It was an old woman. She was old, but she couldn't see a good doctor no matter how hard she tried. Later, a witch doctor passed by and said that this old woman had been cursed by someone. Her appearance was exactly the same as Third Young Lady's.”
With a glance, the expressions of the girls in the room changed. Even Miss Chen's face turned ugly.
"Doctor, don't spout nonsense!”
"Furen, what this young one says is the truth and not without a filter. But if Furen does not believe, this young one is also helpless. It's just that this Third Young Lady will not last for more than three days.”
Xiao Yu, the second young lady, went to the inner room worriedly, but she could not see anything. However, she had just seen Xiao Ling's flushed face and sweaty body. Her eyes flashed, and she turned to beg Miss Chen,""Mother, why don't we give it a try? Although we sisters are all kind-hearted, who knows, there might be some evil people? I'm afraid that Younger Sister is very sad now."
Miss Chen's face was gloomy. After sending a few doctors away, she turned around and called for Su Yan.
"Have you seen any servant girls entering and leaving your young lady's room recently?”
Miss Chen's voice was very cold, and her expression was not good. Recently, Eldest Grandmother was about to return, but she had caused such a thing. Wasn't she tarnishing her reputation? The third branch, Shi Shi, was also about to return, and she was afraid that she would not be able to avoid ridicule.
"Replying to Furen, this servant has been following Young Lady closely these days. Our other servant girl's body has been uncomfortable for several days and she can't even get off the bed, so when I left with Young Lady, the room was empty.”
She answered with her head down.
Miss Chen was furious and smashed a cup of tea on the ground."Go and call all the servant girls in your courtyard over. If you don't investigate this matter thoroughly today, you bunch of servant girls will really go to the heavens!”
Xiao Yu, who was standing at the side, tried to persuade Miss Chen not to be angry. However, his words were not pleasant to the ears and made her even angrier. Xiao Mo, who was standing at the side, wanted to say something, but Xiao Chun pulled her hand back and swallowed her words.
Xiao Chun felt uneasy. She had always been smart, so she could probably tell that this was a conspiracy. She should have just stayed far away. However, she was worried when she saw that Xiao Ling was seriously ill today. For a moment, she had forgotten to consider so many things!
At that moment, a group of maids had been brought in and were kneeling on the ground in fear.
"Recently, have you seen any random people who came to your lady's courtyard?”
Miss Chen was still angry. This was really a slap to her face. Who didn't know that this Third Miss had been very favored recently, but she had actually caused such a big mess. If word got out, she was afraid that she had mistreated the cane girl!
"Reporting to Furen, no outsiders have come to our courtyard recently.”
Yi Yu, who was kneeling on the ground, lowered her head. Thinking of her bare face's request, she braced herself and said,"It's just that I haven't seen Sister Lotus recently. I don't know where she went.”
Lotus?
The rough servant girl at the side echoed,"Yes, Sister Lotus was recently punished by Young Lady to sweep the back of the house and even brought two rough servant girls with her.”
The two rough servant girls raised their heads and said in fear and trepidation,"Yes, Madam."
"Where did the lotus flower go? To be punished?" Miss Chen's gaze swept around, but she did not see that servant girl. Speaking of which, she had seen that servant girl twice. She was an arrogant and despotic person, and she heard that she was a relative of Granny Wang.
"I heard that she was dissatisfied that Young Lady did not let her be a second class servant girl and had a conflict with Young Lady, so Young Lady punished her.”
Yi Yu said.
"It's really earth-shattering! Find this servant girl for me!" Miss Chen was getting angrier and angrier. A servant girl dared to do this. If she didn't punish her properly today, she would probably be skinned alive when the old madam came back!
"Yes."
The two rough servant girls who went with Lotus immediately agreed. There was a hint of schadenfreude in their eyes. They hated Lotus. If Lotus could be punished, they would be happy.
In just half a cup of tea's time, the two rough servant girls ran back like crazy. They threw themselves on the ground and cried out in a hoarse voice with messy hair,"Not good, Madam is not good. That lotus, that lotus is dead!”
What the hell!
Her words were shocking. Miss Chen didn't even hold the teacup in her hand steadily and smashed it on her embroidered cotton jacket. However, Miss Chen quickly calmed down. After all, she was Miss Chen, the mistress of the Xiao family. She couldn't panic.
The faces of the three ladies at the side were somewhat pale. Only Xiao Yu was barely alright. Xiao Chun did not speak, and Xiao Mo was on the verge of tears.
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