The expression on Yue Yuan's face did not change. She only said, "The third-rank servant girls will be managed by the old woman in charge. The rules of the residence cannot be broken. I still have things to do here, you can go on your own."
Hai Chun was very upset after hearing this. Didn't her sister say that she was different from other maidservants and could be promoted to a second-rank maidservant as soon as she entered the mansion?
This Sister Yue Yuan really had no taste.
Hai Xing didn't hear anything that satisfied her. She was disappointed, but she couldn't help but say, "Then can Sister Yue Yuan go to the old lady and pass a message, say that I'm bringing my little sister to pay her a visit?"
Yue Yuan was about to leave, but when she heard that, she looked at Hai Xing and frowned. "The old lady is resting. What's the big deal that you have to report to the old lady now?"
Hai Xing knew that the time was not right and hurriedly said, "It's not a big deal. Since the old lady is currently resting, I can go later."
As for Qu Fulan, she had no intention of changing beds.
The rules of the Pei Residence were very strict, and the maidservants did not have the right to choose. She used the family rules to make things difficult for her, so no one dared to make things difficult for her.
Hai Xia, on the other hand, had a worried look on her face. She knew the Pei family's rules. The king of h*ll was easy to see, but the little devils were difficult to deal with.
Just as she was worried, someone lifted the curtain.
"Hai Tang, come here."
It was the sound of Yue Yuan.
Hai Xia had been sitting very casually without the restraint of a girl. However, she immediately sat up straight when she heard Sister Yue Yuan's voice.
Hai Xia was a little afraid of Sister Yue Yuan. Hai Xia might look like an easygoing person on the surface, but she was actually a very strict person. Sister Yue Yuan did not like Hai Xia's aggressive personality, so it was better to keep a low profile in front of her.
Qu Fulan walked over and said, "What's the matter, Sister Yue Yuan?"
"Come with me and don't ask."
Qu Fulan followed her.
Along the way, they met many servant girls. When those servant girls saw that Qu Fulan had been called away by Sister Yue Yuan, they could not hide the envy in their eyes.
When she walked to the corridor, she ran into Hai Xing and Hai Chun.
When Hai Xing saw that Qu Fulan was following Yue Yuan, her expression changed a little. She immediately laughed and said, "Where is Big Sister Yue Yuan going? If there were any orders, just ask Hai Chun, the servant girl, to run the errands. Why bother Hai Tang? Doesn't she have to prescribe medicine for the old lady? I don't think she has time..."
The smile on Yue Yuan's face had disappeared. She looked at Hai Xing and said, "When did it become your turn, a second-rank maid, to teach me how to do things?"
Hai Xing's face turned pale and she didn't dare to say anything.
Hai Chun was a person who bullied the weak and feared the strong. When she saw Sister Yue Yuan's face darken, she immediately did not dare to say a word.
Qu Fulan had heard that Hai Xing had been serving the old lady in her courtyard since she was young, but she had only been a second-rank servant girl after so many years. The head servant girl had been changed several times, but she had never been able to get a chance.
She had originally thought that it was because the other party was unlucky, but now it seemed that it was not the case.
She didn't even know how to observe people's expressions and spoke to people of a higher rank than her in a rude manner. It was already her good fortune that such a person could become a second-rank servant girl.
She had thought that Yue Yuan was looking for her about the old lady, but she did not expect to turn around and enter the residence of a first-rank servant girl.
When she entered the room, she saw a pale-faced person lying on the bed. Who else could it be but Sister Hua Hao?
Only then did Yue Yuan say, "Since you can treat the old lady, your medical skills must not be any worse than the doctors outside. After her period, her lower abdomen is in pain. I want you to help me take a look and prescribe some medicine for her to recuperate."
It wasn't that a doctor couldn't be invited, it was just that a girl's skin was thin, and also because of this kind of matter, she was naturally ashamed to let a doctor come.
Qu Fulan went over to take Hua Hao's pulse and said, "Abdominal pain is caused by a cold womb. I'll prescribe a medicine and have someone buy it and boil it immediately. Drink a bowl while it's hot and it'll stop the pain."
"Can she recuperate?" Yue Yuan helped to ask.
Hua Hao's personality was a little cold and dull, and she liked to keep everything to herself. In the past, when she had abdominal pain, she was too shy to see a doctor and had been enduring it. Even Yue Yuan was worried for her.
Fortunately, there was a maidservant who could treat illnesses in the manor, so naturally, she had to make the best use of her.
"It can be recuperated, but you need to persist for half a year," Qu Fulan said.
Yue Yuan said, "It's good that it can recuperate. I'll have to trouble you to help me prescribe the medicine. I'll get someone to get the medicine later."
On the way back, they arrived at a place where no one was around. Yue Yuan stopped to talk to Qu Fulan.
"When she was young, her stepmother was unkind and let her do all the heavy work at home. On cold days, she could only wash cold water and wear thin clothes. As she endured the cold winter year after year, her body became worse. I once saw a doctor and he said that she might not be able to give birth in the future. Now, you only tell me the truth, can she be saved?"
Qu Fulan had indeed seen that it was difficult for the other party to conceive, but it was not a symptom of infertility. It was just a serious cold in the womb, and it could be saved with careful nursing.
Qu Fulan said, "I had a patient with the same symptoms. She took the medicine on time for half a year. Then, she got married and had a child in less than a year. However, everyone's constitution is different. I think Sister Hua Hao's condition is okay. In the future, she has to touch less cold water and soak her feet in hot water more. The most important thing is to take the medicine on time. Don't think that you can be lazy just because the medicine is bitter."
Yue Yuan felt more at ease after hearing this.
In fact, even if they were first-rank maidservants, they were just servants in the eyes of others. They were born to be lower than others.
The physicians would naturally not say anything when they treated their masters, but if they were asked to treat the maidservants, they would not be happy. He would only feel that it was lowering his status, so how could he put in the effort to prescribe medicine for them? Most of them were simply given a few prescriptions.
"Good sister, I've troubled you. If it's effective, I'll definitely thank you heavily."
Hai Xia asked Qu Fulan why Yue Yuan was looking for her.
This was just a casual question, and she didn't have to get to the bottom of it.
Naturally, Qu Fulan would not tell her about Hua Hao's treatment. She said, "It's still about the old lady's medicinal cuisine. It's not a big deal."
Hai Xia did not ask any more questions. She approached Hai Tang and whispered to her.
"Didn't that Hai Chun want to change the bed? I don't know what happened, but when she came back, she was so long-faced and refused to say a word."
Qu Fulan knew the reason, but she didn't say it out loud. Instead, she changed the topic and chatted with Hai Xia. Hai Xia had a cheerful personality and would giggle from time to time.
They were chatting in the tea room next door. Because Hai Chun was lying in the room, it was not convenient for them to chat, so they came out.
They were so close to each other that no one could hear them when they spoke softly, but when they laughed, they would be a little louder, so the people next door could hear them.
Hai Chun, who was sleeping in the room, thought that they were laughing at her. She lifted the curtain and came out angrily.
"There is retribution for gossiping behind people's backs. However, after showing your face in front of the master a few times, you became more and more insolent and even forgot your own name. You think that the matter has come to an end, but aren't you destined to be a servant for the rest of your life?"