sjar Chapter 538 The People in the Miss's Courtyard
Chapter 538 The People in the Miss's Courtyard
The maidservant was a little embarrassed when the old woman returned, followed by two young maidservants. Confused, she asked, "What's going on? What are you doing standing here?"
The maidservant's face immediately lit up with a fawning smile when she saw the old woman. "Old woman Chen, I didn't recognize the cook that the young lady had hired. I thought it was just some ignorant maidservant in our household who made a fool of herself."
When the old woman heard that it was about Du Mingxian, she immediately became anxious and rushed forward to check on Du Mingxian. She was relieved to find that Du Mingxian was alright.
"I'm so glad you're okay. You scared me to death."
Du Mingxian: "..."
"You're so young and your eyesight is already failing you. You should know that she provides many of the young lady's meals, and yet you dare to provoke her," Old Zhang said unhappily.
The maid who had been so arrogant just moments before immediately became timid and admitted her mistake upon hearing the old woman's words, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I really didn't mean to."
Du Mingxian spoke up at the right moment, "It's alright, I wasn't hurt."
The old woman was willing to give Du Mingxian some face, "Alright, I'll forgive you all today for the sake of this young lady. Go and get back to work."
The maids immediately dispersed, and the old woman introduced the two maids she had brought to Du Mingxian, saying, "These two will assist you today. If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask them directly. I've already spoken to them, so there won't be any problems."
"OK, thanks."
The old woman waved her hand, "It's nothing, it's nothing." She still needed this maid to save face for her mistress; if the maid was unhappy, she wouldn't get any favors from her mistress either.
Thinking of what she had just witnessed, Du Mingxian asked, "I saw that maid's face change when she heard that I was invited by the young lady to cook for her. Are all the maids in the manor afraid of the young lady?"
"Of course, the master dotes on the young lady. If the young lady is unhappy, not only a servant, but even the concubines in the mansion can do whatever they want to her."
Du Mingxian was surprised, "That amazing?"
“I’m telling you, that’s because you don’t know.” The old woman stepped forward and whispered in Du Mingxian’s ear, “Our master used to have a favorite concubine who was very favored at the time. She would even show off whenever she saw the madam.”
"As a result, the young lady cleaned it up. That day, the young lady went out and bought some food, which she took to the kitchen to have it processed before being delivered to the kitchen."
"That favored concubine was blind; she actually dared to take it by force, relying on her status as a favored concubine. The kitchen staff dared not give it to her, but the concubine just took matters into her own hands."
"The kitchen staff refused to let go, and in the end, the concubine got angry and knocked the food to the ground, which caused a huge mess."
"The concubine left, and the kitchen staff didn't even dare to clean up. They immediately reported the news to the eldest young lady. The eldest young lady is impatient, so she immediately took people to find the concubine, and then... she had the old woman beat the concubine."
"After the beating, if the concubine hadn't made a fuss, the eldest young lady wouldn't have thought of anything else. But the concubine couldn't swallow her anger, so she went straight to the master and made a scene."
"After the master understood the whole story, he took his favorite concubine directly to the eldest young lady and asked her to handle it."
Du Mingxian didn't think this incident would create a terrible image for Miss Tian in the eyes of the servants in the mansion. She had once been a high-ranking mistress and knew those things.
“A favored concubine. Your eldest daughter is the legitimate eldest daughter, so in a sense, a favored concubine is just a servant. No matter how much your master likes her, he won’t protect her. If he does, that would be troublesome.”
The old woman looked at Du Mingxian with admiration, "You really are a remarkable person. I didn't understand this matter at first either, but someone told me about it. This matter is really nothing, but then something happened."
Du Mingxian said in surprise, "Is there anything worse than this?"
"It can't be called bad, it's just that the young lady is very favored in the mansion." The old woman told a story in detail.
The Tian family had a favored son born out of wedlock. Because he was very good at studying, Master Tian liked him very much. Whenever there was something good in the mansion, he would usually give him a share.
Once, Master Tian acquired a fine inkstone. His illegitimate son, thinking that Master Tian would give it to him, boasted outside that his father had given it to him.
When he returned, he discovered that the inkstone had not been given to him, but to Miss Tian instead.
Even if a young lady is born of the principal wife and is favored, she will eventually marry out of the family. She will certainly not be as valued as a son. Moreover, even a son born of a concubine can still achieve great things in the future.
Moreover, this person has some talent for studying.
He had always thought that the Tian family valued his illegitimate son highly, so he immediately ran to Miss Tian's courtyard to make a scene.
Miss Tian didn't like the inkstone at all, but since it was a gift from Master Tian, she carefully kept it, thinking it would be nice to give it away later.
If this illegitimate son had spoken politely, it wouldn't have been impossible for him to get the item. But his problem was that he started cursing as soon as he entered the door.
One is arrogant, the other is domineering.
The two collided, neither willing to give way. The illegitimate son, being a man, used his absolute advantage as a man to... slap Miss Tian.
He was immediately knocked down by the maids in the courtyard, and the illegitimate son's right hand, which had been used to strike him, was broken instantly.
Scholars care most about their hands. Even if the tendons of a hand that has been severed are reattached, it can never return to its former state, and the hand may not even be able to hold a pen.
The illegitimate son then turned on Miss Tian, and Miss Tian ruined him.
He immediately ran to Master Tian to complain.
Then... before the illegitimate son could finish complaining, Miss Tian arrived with her entourage and, right in front of Master Tian, had the servants hold the illegitimate son down while she herself took a whip and began to lash him.
Everyone thought that Master Tian would stop it, but he didn't; he didn't stop it.
Moreover, when Miss Tian got tired of smoking, Mr. Tian asked her with great concern, "Do you want to rest for a while?"
The last illegitimate son 'died of illness'.
This was a closely guarded secret within the household, known to everyone. Similarly, everyone knew Miss Tian's status in the household, and it was from that time onwards.
Everyone, regardless of which courtyard the servants were from, treated the servants in Miss Tian's courtyard with more respect.
The old woman was a little proud as she spoke, but she still kept her voice down and said, "It is our blessing to be able to serve Miss. Do your job well. Miss is a generous person. As long as you say that you are from Miss's courtyard or are working for Miss, no one will dare to bully you. Just stay here in peace."