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I stood quietly in the hall, maintaining the best demeanor and the most respectful attitude I could hold, silently waiting for the second lady's verdict on me. I deeply understand that no matter what the second lady wants to do to me now, I am powerless to resist. Since I don't have the strength to fight her now, then I choose to bear it. Years of lawyer have taught me that useless resistance will only bring more disaster to oneself. I've come this far, so I'm going to keep my life and wait for Amma's return, even if I'm going to be in a brothel. Only by living can I have hope, and one day I will return here as Niu Hulu Qiyun to wash away the shame I have suffered today.
The second lady seemed to be satisfied with the terrifying silent atmosphere she had deliberately created for me, only to see her leaning slightly towards the tea table beside her, and said with a lazy expression: "I don't want to do so badly, but I will never allow a person like you to appear in our house again." She paused deliberately when she said this, and suddenly her eyes narrowed, and she said slowly and in a low voice: "If you have to toast and not eat and drink, then I can't help it." β
Only then did I react, after all, the second lady has been in charge of Niu Hulu Mansion for many years, how can she be compared to a lady Wang who only relies on the power of her father and brother? I still underestimate her too much. If she just wants to persecute me and send me to a brothel, then once the master returns, she will immediately be unable to eat and walk around, which is equivalent to letting me win without a fight. But she forced me to leave the house by myself, not only could I push it all by myself, but maybe she could also put some charges on my head, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone. The best part is that even if I can see her intentions, I still have to leave automatically according to her request, unless I like to live the days of leaning on the door and laughing in the Qinglou, otherwise I have to jump into it knowing that it is a trap. It seems that this Chen Jiashi will be my biggest opponent in the future when he becomes the head of Niu Hulu Mansion, and he is still the one that must not be taken lightly.
What I need to do now is for her to let her guard down so that I can wait for Amma to come back in peace. I fell to my knees with a thud, my voice trembling slightly from excitement (actually because my knee hit so hard that it hurt). "Really, what you said is true, Second Madam, are you really willing to let me go?" I jerked my head up, and the expression on my face had already adjusted to a look of surprise, as if I had seen the savior I had been waiting for for a long time.
The second lady couldn't adapt to my amazing transformation for a while, which was not in line with her previous imagination, but she turned her head to exchange a few glances with the grandmother next to her, and then turned her head to me and asked, "Do you really want to leave the house?" β
I don't want to go out and I will be kicked out by you, I didn't think angrily in my heart, but the movements of my body were not slow at all, and I quickly kowtowed and said: "Yun'er thinks that she is blessed, and she is no longer blessed to serve by the side of adults, Yun'er begs Mrs. to be merciful and let Yun'er out of the house, Yun'er will never forget Mrs.'s great kindness." β
The second lady was skeptical of my performance, but finally chose to believe me, after all, I proposed to leave the mansion myself, whether it was true or not, she couldn't ask for it: "Count your general knowledge, so let's go to the account room to get some silver, and give me the mansion today." β
I hurriedly agreed, now that my backer is not there, I am weak, and I have already felt the situation thoroughly, and I can't wait to leave this place far away. Now you will take the money and let me go, I cannot ask for it.
I was about to agree to come down and leave quickly, when I suddenly heard a noise from outside the hall, and then I heard the voice of Mr. Zhang: "The eldest lady has arrived." Then I saw another large group of maids and servants pouring into the hall, and the hall, which was quite spacious, became crowded in an instant. Standing among them was a noblewoman dressed elegantly and gently, although the years had left indelible marks on the corners of her eyes, but her delicate facial features and dignified manners still left a good impression on me, and her gestures gave people an awe-inspiring and inviolable posture, her beauty and a kind of oppressive force. This is my Amma's original partner, the eldest lady of the Niu Hulu family with the same noble blood, the Dong E clan.
The eldest lady walked up to my side and asked in a gentle tone: "I don't know what mistake this maid has made you so angry, Sister Yan, why don't you leave it to me, and I will discipline and discipline it for you." β
I lamented in my heart, "Big lady, big lady, I finally reached an agreement with the second lady, let her let me go out of the house to be free, why do you come here at this time to get involved." I looked at Mr. Zhang, who was standing next to the eldest lady with a nervous expression, and sighed in my heart that I couldn't live for my own sinβit must have been Mr. Zhang who was afraid that he would not be able to stop the second lady, so he went to invite the eldest lady over. Mr. Zhang may not have cared about my life or death, but after the second lady made such a fuss, my importance to his master was highlighted. Whether it is for my Ama or his own life, it is impossible for the second lady to drive me out of the house. And the eldest lady has fallen out of favor for many years, and she may not really be as heartbroken as people rumore, for her, saving me may be an opportunity for her to please her husband again.
Although the second lady has been calling for wind and rain in the mansion for many years, Dong E's family is the eldest lady, so she had to get up and greet her: "Sister doesn't dare to bother my sister, this girl makes me very angry, I don't want to see her again, and I have decided to expel her from the mansion today." β
"Why bother to be expelled from the mansion, now my sister and I are short of a maid to serve tea, if my sister doesn't like her, it's better to-" The eldest lady urged urging.
"Stay with you, haven't I looked up and looked down? Didn't me off! The second lady said resolutely.
The eldest lady looked like a person who was not good at arguing with others, and she didn't know what to do for a while, so she had already made the manager Zhang on the side anxious, and couldn't help but interject: "It's not a big mistake, why send it out of the house so seriously?" Miss Yun, she has just entered the mansion and doesn't know the rules, and the second lady is not as large as the adults, so she can arrange an errand for her casually. β
The second lady raised her eyebrows, and her luck suddenly turned severe: "What does Mr. Zhang mean by this, you want me to watch her every day, and you want me to swallow my anger, right?" Or did you have a dissatisfaction with me and deliberately left her down, deliberately angry with me? β
Manager Zhang is a subordinate after all, and he was so frightened by what she said that he couldn't even wipe a cold sweat and couldn't say a word.
Just when I thought that I was sure of going out of the house, my wife said: "Since my sister doesn't want to see her so much, then I will ask Manager Zhang for her to serve in Hanlian, so that she can communicate with me, what does my sister think?" β
In fact, the purpose of the second lady is just to drive me out of the house, as for whether I am good or bad after I leave the house, she will not care at all, the eldest lady mentioned this, she was happy to do a favor: "Once and let my sister decide!" β
And so, without anyone asking for any advice from me, my fate was once again so easily decided by someone else. I didn't even know where they were going to send me, and I was once again thrown into an unknown fate.