Hai Tang walked closer and closer.
The two maidservants swallowed their saliva in panic and subconsciously took a few steps back, only stopping when they hit the stool.
"What are you doing on my bed, huh?"
"No, nothing... We, we..." The maidservant suddenly had an idea. "We saw that your bed was a little messy, so we wanted to help you tidy it up!"
Another one was inspired and immediately agreed, "Yes, yes, we're making your bed. Now that it's done, we're going to get busy!"
With that, the two of them ran away.
Qu Fulan expressionlessly walked back to her bed and tidied up the messy blanket.
Wanted to steal her things? It was simply a dream.
Because she had space.
The only function of this space was to store things. When people saw that she put the money given by Yue Yuan in the cabinet, it was just a cover-up. She put the money in the space.
Although the space was good, it couldn't help her solve her current problem.
She was dressed as a servant girl, and a servant girl who had sold a death contract. If she didn't find a way to get rid of the contract, she would be a slave for the rest of her life.
As for how to get rid of her contract, she had a long-term plan in her heart after combining the plot and reality. Before she implemented this plan, she needed an opportunity.
Today, she was burning the tea stove again. Actually, she was not supposed to be on duty today. Another sister was sick, so she was taking over.
Hai Chun and Hai Xia, who had gone out for a stroll, had returned. They were the ones who had wanted to steal Qu Fulan's money that day. Perhaps they were unwilling to accept that they had failed to steal the money, so they could not help but mock her.
"She's not working today, right? Why was she still sitting here and looking at the tea stove? Was she trying to show off her diligence? She's the only one who knows how to show off!"
"That's right. We will all go our separate ways later. It will be happier to let her stay in this room alone."
Qu Fulan didn't care about the discussion between the two maidservants.
In fact, they were not wrong. For the sake of her so-called opportunity, she was indeed showing off her 'diligence.'
The two maidservants could only say a few words before they went shopping again.
After an unknown period of time, footsteps were heard outside the tea room.
Qu Fulan estimated that the time she had been waiting for had arrived, so she continued to fan the fire. Without raising her head, she said to the person who had entered, "This pot of tea will be ready soon. Please wait a moment."
When she didn't get a reply, she looked up in 'confusion'.
She realized that it was Sister Yue Yuan standing at the door.
"Sister Yue Yuan, do you have any orders?" Qu Fulan stood up in a hurry.
Seeing her apprehensive expression, Yue Yuan guessed that the previous incident had affected her a lot. This child was probably afraid of her from the bottom of her heart. She smiled and said, "I heard that you're working even before you've fully recovered from your injuries. Why are you in such a hurry? You should be lying on the bed and resting."
"I've fully recovered," Qu Fulan replied honestly. "I can work in the fields without getting in the way."
When Yue Yuan heard this, she couldn't help but find it funny. She was afraid that she would be useless and the residence would sell her.
To a servant, being sold to the Pei family was a good fortune. Otherwise, if they were sold to some other brothel, their lives would be ruined.
"You don't have to be busy. Put down what you're doing and come with me to see the old lady."
"Why does the old lady want to see me?" Qu Fulan asked.
Yue Yuan said, "The old lady has her own reasons for meeting you. She won't mistreat you. Come with me."
"Oh," Qu Fulan replied, "but this tea stove..."
Yue Yuan said, "You don't have to worry about it. Someone will naturally come over to take care of this tea stove. You just have to come with me. The old lady wants to see you. This is a great fortune that many people can only dream of. Hurry up and go."
In order to ensure that there was always hot tea in the tea room, there was more than one tea stove. It was reasonable to say that there should be at least two servant girls guarding it.
Now, Hai Tang was the only one in the tea room. It could be seen that someone was slacking off.
However, Hai Tang did not complain about the other maidservants being lazy and playing tricks. This made Yue Yuan very satisfied. Some things, they also had their own eyes to see. They had their own conclusions and could not allow others to say anything and see the opportunity to complain.
Qu Fulan put down her fan and hurriedly tidied her clothes before following her.
All of this was seen by Yue Yuan's eyes, and she felt that this girl was more and more honest, much better than those who were sly and cunning.
As soon as she went out, she ran into the two little girls, Hai Chun and Hai Xia. Each of them was holding a flower in their hands and wearing a few flowers on their heads. It was too funny.
Yue Yuan's face immediately turned cold. "The flowers in the manor are divided according to rules. Even if the ladies want flowers, they have to follow the rules. Who do you think you are? You dare to pick flowers on your own?"
When the two maidservants saw Yue Yuan, their faces had already turned white. They had been taught the rules when they entered the Pei Residence, so they naturally knew that the flowers and grass in the Pei Residence could not be easily touched. Otherwise, if one of them picked one flower today and the other one picked another tomorrow, wouldn't that be a mess?
The two maidservants only looked at the high sky and the emperor's distance. It was no problem for them to occasionally pick a few flowers to show off. Who would have thought that they would be so unlucky to be seen by the head maidservant?
The two of them immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.
"We, we are also picking it for the first time. Please let us off this time, Big Sister!"
Yue Yuan snorted coldly, "First time? Do you think I'm as stupid and easy to fool as you?"
"It's, it's really the first time. I beg Big Sister to let me off this time!"
Yue Yuan only raised her voice, "Where is Mother Zhou?"
Mother Zhou was the old woman in charge of these little servant girls. When she heard this, she stood up. "Miss Yue Yuan, do you have any instructions?"
The presence of a first-rank maidservant in the Pei Residence was not something that an ordinary maidservant could compare to. Even the young ladies of ordinary families could not compare. Therefore, in the Pei Residence, they had another name, 'Vice Young Lady.'
Therefore, it was very in line with the rules for Mother Zhou to call her Miss.
Yue Yuan said, "These two maidservants are slacking off and playing. They've forgotten what they're doing. Now, they're picking flowers in the manor without permission. I'll only take them down and give each of them twenty slaps. They'll be fined two months' worth of money and then be sent to pour night incense and wash buckets."
Generally, the dirty and tiring work of pouring night incense and washing the toilet bucket was done by the old maidservants. After all, they had great strength and could lift heavy things. It also took a lot of effort to carry so many night incense out of the residence every day to deal with.
It was one thing for the young maidservants to have no strength, but because they were serving in the master's courtyard, they might be promoted to second-rank maidservants one day. If they did this, wouldn't they dirty the master's eyes in the future?
Therefore, young maidservants generally didn't have to do this. Only maidservants who had committed a crime would be demoted to the bathroom, which was really a very painful thing.
Hai Xia and Hai Chun immediately panicked. They kowtowed and begged for mercy.
"I beg Big Sister to spare us this time. I won't do it again next time. I beg Big Sister to show mercy!"
It was a pity that their foreheads were bruised, but Yue Yuan did not even frown. Immediately, someone stepped forward to hold down the two maidservants, and then ruthlessly slapped them.
When Qu Fulan left with Yue Yuan, the miserable cries of two maidservants who had been beaten up could be heard from behind.
There was no sympathy in her eyes.