Because of the medicine, Hai Yue's hand had almost recovered the next day. She was also the first one to wake up among all the second-rank maids.
When the others woke up, she had already finished watering the flowers and feeding the birds.
"Big Sister Hai Yue is so hardworking. If we had woken up a little later, I'm afraid that you would have finished all the work. It's our blessing to be able to follow Big Sister Hai Yue."
"I've only done some insignificant work. I can't help much with the other big work. It can't be compared to being hardworking," Hai Yue replied humbly.
Other people did not understand her pursuit and only thought that she was born to fight for work. Only she knew that if she wanted to be relaxed in the future, she could only work hard now and let her master see it.
She either didn't do it, or she did the best and beat everyone else. Only then would she have a chance to stand out.
The Prince would return in less than two months. She had to leave the best impression in front of the old lady before that.
"Sister, why do you have to work so hard? If the matter is done well, the old lady will naturally take note of it. Otherwise, look at that Hai Tang. She can make the old lady look at her in a new light just by gently brewing medicine every day."
Hong Tao came to find Hai Yue. Seeing that she was working hard alone, she couldn't help but try to persuade her.
Hai Yue smiled and said to Hong Tao, "How can I be compared to Hai Tang? Her medical skills are different. This is the only way I can make my master see me in a different light."
Hong Tao sighed helplessly. It was clear that people had to pay a certain price for their high hopes.
She turned around and started to speak up for Hai Yue, saying how hardworking she was.
Hai Xia had also heard it. It was only then that she knew that Hai Yue had such a good reputation in the residence. Everyone was saying that she was hardworking.
She turned around and told Sister Hai Tang about this.
"Those people are also stupid. They followed the praise and didn't know that they were being set off to look lazy. Hmph, only she knows how to show off!"
Hai Xia was also from the old lady's courtyard. She was idle all day, so she was naturally afraid of being called lazy.
Qu Fulan used herself to push others. She couldn't help but think about Hai Yue's purpose in leaving an impression of her diligence.
Qu Fulan wasn't sure if Hai Yue wanted to work by the Prince's side or if she wanted to be promoted to be the old lady's maidservant.
However, no matter which pursuit she pursued, she had to leave a good impression in front of the old lady in advance.
When Qu Fulan went to deliver Hua Hao's medicine, she saw Hai Yue delivering food to Hua Hao and Yue Yuan.
"It's a small snack made in the small kitchen. The others have already eaten, so I'll send some to the two sisters to try. I hope you don't dislike it."
Yue Yuan took a bite. "Your cooking skills are not bad. If it wasn't for the fact that the old lady has a special chef, you could have cooked for her."
"Sister, you're overpraising me. Aren't you going to eat, Sister Hua Hao?" Hai Yue was embarrassed.
"Oh, I've been taking medicine recently, so I can't eat these things. But thank you for your concern." After Hua Hao finished speaking, she saw Hai Tang come over. "I was just about to go find you, and you came by yourself. I've troubled you."
Qu Fulan handed the medicine over. "You don't know when I'll be able to make the medicine. Anyway, I'm free. It's convenient for me to send it over."
Yue Yuan invited everyone into the house, sat down, and said to Hai Tang, "I feel a little unwell this morning. Can you take a look at me?"
Qu Fulan went over to take her pulse, then looked, heard, asked, and checked her pulse. She then said, "You caught a cold. Although summer is here, you still need to be careful when you sleep at night. Even if you don't want to cover yourself with a blanket, you still need something to cover your stomach. I'll prescribe you some medicine and you'll be fine."
Yue Yuan thanked her repeatedly.
Hai Yue looked on from the side. Her expression did not change, but she could not help but feel envious and jealous in her heart. She felt that no matter how much she did, it could not compare to a single consultation.
However, she did not think that she was inferior to Hai Tang. The masters in the residence did not lack doctors, but they lacked obedient servants. As long as she was diligent and did things well, the old lady would definitely think of her at the critical moment.
As they were talking, they saw a young maidservant running over.
"Two big sisters, the Third Madam has come to Fushou Hall."
As the old lady's personal maidservant, if someone came to look for the old lady, they would have to go and serve them.
When they arrived, the Third Madam had just entered the door, her expression not looking good.
"What's the matter?" Old Madam Pei asked.
The Third Madam looked at Hua Hao and Yue Yuan, and the two of them consciously left and closed the door.
Only then did the Third Madam feel relieved and said, "Someone from the Yao family came today."
This sentence was without a beginning or an end, so people couldn't understand it, and the average person would continue to ask.
The old lady kept her cool and did not bother to ask further.
The Third Madam saw that the old lady was not supporting her, and her expression was embarrassed. Because she had a request to ask of others, she took the initiative to tell her everything.
It was still the same saying. The big mansion could not hide things. Even if the old lady's people were dismissed, some news still flew to the whole mansion as if they had wings.
Hai Xia had heard about it from somewhere else, so she told it to Qu Fulan as if it was a joke.
"The Yao family is the family that the Third Young Master wants to marry. Today, the Yao family has sent a few old maids and servant girls, so they are clearly staying in a small courtyard of the third branch. This matter is a bit ugly. How can someone send people to stay in their future husband's house before they even marry? But the Yao family dared to do it so brazenly. On the surface, it was for the sake of better negotiations regarding the marriage, but in reality, it was the Yao family who sent people to the third branch to inquire about the situation. I'm dying of laughter."
Qu Fulan knew about this marriage. It had been mentioned in the novel before. Although there were no detailed events, it had been roughly mentioned. The main purpose was to lure Prince Pei to come back early.
The Third Madam had requested for this marriage herself. The Third Madam was a daughter of a concubine. Although she had married into the Pei family, because the Third Master was not promising, she could not have much glory with him.
She had to put in more effort on her children's marriage. With the light of the Pei family's first branch, she had already talked about a decent marriage for her son. The female side's family had a young lady. Although her current status was not high enough, it was just around the corner.
Hai Xia's so-called 'finding out' was actually the girl's family worried that the man's room was not clean and that there were vixens in it. So, they came in in advance to find out the situation. If there were vixens, they had to deal with them in advance, or the marriage would not be successful.
This kind of thing could only be done by families with confidence. Now that the third household of the Pei family had climbed up the social ladder, the female family dared to come to the door so brazenly.
This kind of behavior was more or less a bit of bullying, so the Third Madam went to old lady to make a decision and ask the Yao family not to go too far.
The Pei family's old lady's face was naturally not to be questioned, not to mention the Pei family's first branch's meritorious status. As long as the old lady was willing to appear, it represented the first branch's intentions, and the Yao family would also have to restrain themselves for the first branch's sake.
Qu Fulan was very curious.
"Did the old lady agree to help?"