She Is Not Worthy (Part Two)
“What did the head general have to say?”
Yu Fu picked up her cup of tea and asked this with composure.
Though Yu Fu had taken the initiative to allow Qi Ting’s return for Qi An and Qi Zhou, she also knew that the maidservants in her room did not like Qi Ting.
What to do with her was truly a troubling problem.
Aunt Li looked at Qi Ting, “The head general said that if not for taking care of the young miss, the manor had no need for maidservants. That’s why everything can be decided on by young miss. There’s no need to go and ask the head general.”
This was to say that Yu Fu now had control over whether Qi Ting lived or died.
She nodded, “The rest of the manor indeed has no use for maidservants. How about this, let’s just have her continue to work in the Western Wing like before.”
“Young miss!”
Since Aunt Li was present, Lian Zhu and Lian Bi had things that they wished to say but could not. They had no choice but to swallow their grievances.
Yao Lan, however, was not at all afraid, directly asking: “Has young miss forgotten that she tried to frame you? Last time, her plan was too stupid, and Lord Marquis did not believe her. What if the next time, her plan is better and really does end up causing harm to young miss?”
Yin Ling and Yin Xue nodded fervently to express their agreement with Yao Lan.
Aunt Li had brought Qi Ting back because she had been ordered to do so. Her eyes were also telling Yu Fu that she did not hope for Qi Ting to remain in the Western Wing.
Yu Fu looked at Qi Ting with a smile, “Yao Lan said it, and you heard it. It would be better if you personally told her. Will you try and harm me again?”
Qi Ting immediately kneeled.
“This servant doesn’t dare! In the past, this servant failed to recognize the greatness of someone else and always thought of myself as occupying the highest position. Now, this servant has realized the errors of my ways and no longer dare to do that sort of thing!”
She spoke sincerely, as Yao Lan bit her lip, having nearly believed her.
Yu Fu looked around at everyone, “Did you all hear that? Yao Hong has already changed. Aunt Li, take her to go and see granny Liu. Have her living arrangements prepared first.”
Granny Liu?
Qi Ting lifted her head in shock and looked at her, “The granny Liu who handles the physical labor in the courtyard? Why would my living arrangements be arranged by her?”
“All of the living arrangements for maidservants who do physical labor are handled by granny Liu. If you do not work hard, and granny Liu is displeased, not even I can help you.”
Yu Fu called her Yao Hong and told her that she would be doing physical labor. Her attitude toward Qi Ting was completely different from before.
In the past, she would call her sister Qi Ting as she did with Lian Zhu and Lian Bi.
Yao Lan could not hold back her laughter. This one laugh caused Yin Ling and Yin Xue to also laugh.
Their young miss really was smart, demoting Qi Ting from the top maidservant in the Western Wing to a maidservant who did physical labor. For such a haughty and proud person, would this not frustrate her to death?
Seeing her humiliated expression and having been bullied by her in the past, Lian Zhu and Lian Bi felt quite delighted.
Qi Ting could not stop herself from wanting to say something but was interrupted by Yu Fu, “Aunty Li, I’ll trouble you with taking her there. I will be going to see head general since I have not yet properly wished him a happy new year!”
After saying this, she went out with Yao Lan. Qi Ting kneeled on the ground and turned her head to watch her leave. She suddenly had a feeling of unfamiliarity.
The current Yu Fu has already grown from an innocent child into a budding beauty. Not only was her appearance becoming more astonishing, but the aura surrounding her was also starting to feel more and more like the one surrounding Gu HuaiJiang.
She was imposing even without getting angry with a magnanimity that reached the clouds.
She could not stop herself from biting her lip.
Had she known sooner, she would have just stayed in the prime minister’s manor where there was no need to worry about food or clothing. It was also more relaxing than cleaning up the courtyard, yet Yin Shuo insisted that she come back…
“Aunty Li, young miss said that everyone is to be given one piece. This is yours!”
Lian Zhu picked out the largest piece from the pile of gold and silver on the platter and stuffed it into Aunt Li’s hands. Aunt Li smiled so widely that she could not stop smiling.
“Young miss has always been generous. It’s just that giving a piece of gold to each person might be a little too much.”
Lian Bi said: “Young miss said that only those who work inside are to be given gold. The maidservants and grannies who work outside will be given silver. This is a reward given for new years. Since Yao Hong had not yet returned at that time, there’s no need to give her any. Aunty Li, what do you think?”
“That is natural. One should only be able to receive this reward for working earnestly in the manor for a year. Yao Hong only came after the new year, so it’s natural that there’s no need to give her any.”
Yao Hong kneeled on the ground and gritted her teeth. She had to listen to them withhold her silver but could not say anything.
The current situation was not the same as it had been in the past. Marquis Gu’s Manor had an established hierarchy. As a maidservant who did physical labor, she could not argue with a higher-ranked maidservant like Lian Bi.
Yao Lan followed Yu Fu to the main hall. Throughout the entirety of the trip, she spoke about Qi Ting’s previous misdeeds.
Finally, she happily said: “In the end, young miss really is smart. Though she was brought back, she has been arranged to take care of menial labor. But why not just have her sent somewhere else?”
“What other place is there? Is it the main hall, eldest brother’s place, or maybe second or third brother’s places? They don’t have any other maidservants, so having an extra girl there would be inconvenient. She only wants to climb to a higher social status. If it was arranged for her to work in a young sir’s courtyard, would that not be going along with her wishes?”
Yu Fu suddenly came to a stop and mockingly laughed.
“I’m not worried about going along with her wishes. Rather, I’m worried that she would steal some of the manor’s secrets while at my older brothers’ sides and cause a great deal of trouble. You guys will need to keep a close eye on her. While you’re at it, tell Aunty Li to let her regain her original name.”
Yao Lan said with displeasure: “A lowly servant like her wants to use her original name? What is young miss doing being so kind to her.”
“I’m not being kind to her. Instead, I feel that she is not worthy of sharing the same name as you.”
She Is Not Worthy (Part Two)
“What did the head general have to say?”
Yu Fu picked up her cup of tea and asked this with composure.
Though Yu Fu had taken the initiative to allow Qi Ting’s return for Qi An and Qi Zhou, she also knew that the maidservants in her room did not like Qi Ting.
What to do with her was truly a troubling problem.
Aunt Li looked at Qi Ting, “The head general said that if not for taking care of the young miss, the manor had no need for maidservants. That’s why everything can be decided on by young miss. There’s no need to go and ask the head general.”
This was to say that Yu Fu now had control over whether Qi Ting lived or died.
She nodded, “The rest of the manor indeed has no use for maidservants. How about this, let’s just have her continue to work in the Western Wing like before.”
“Young miss!”
Since Aunt Li was present, Lian Zhu and Lian Bi had things that they wished to say but could not. They had no choice but to swallow their grievances.
Yao Lan, however, was not at all afraid, directly asking: “Has young miss forgotten that she tried to frame you? Last time, her plan was too stupid, and Lord Marquis did not believe her. What if the next time, her plan is better and really does end up causing harm to young miss?”
Yin Ling and Yin Xue nodded fervently to express their agreement with Yao Lan.
Aunt Li had brought Qi Ting back because she had been ordered to do so. Her eyes were also telling Yu Fu that she did not hope for Qi Ting to remain in the Western Wing.
Yu Fu looked at Qi Ting with a smile, “Yao Lan said it, and you heard it. It would be better if you personally told her. Will you try and harm me again?”
Qi Ting immediately kneeled.
“This servant doesn’t dare! In the past, this servant failed to recognize the greatness of someone else and always thought of myself as occupying the highest position. Now, this servant has realized the errors of my ways and no longer dare to do that sort of thing!”
She spoke sincerely, as Yao Lan bit her lip, having nearly believed her.
Yu Fu looked around at everyone, “Did you all hear that? Yao Hong has already changed. Aunt Li, take her to go and see granny Liu. Have her living arrangements prepared first.”
Granny Liu?
Qi Ting lifted her head in shock and looked at her, “The granny Liu who handles the physical labor in the courtyard? Why would my living arrangements be arranged by her?”
“All of the living arrangements for maidservants who do physical labor are handled by granny Liu. If you do not work hard, and granny Liu is displeased, not even I can help you.”
Yu Fu called her Yao Hong and told her that she would be doing physical labor. Her attitude toward Qi Ting was completely different from before.
In the past, she would call her sister Qi Ting as she did with Lian Zhu and Lian Bi.
Yao Lan could not hold back her laughter. This one laugh caused Yin Ling and Yin Xue to also laugh.
Their young miss really was smart, demoting Qi Ting from the top maidservant in the Western Wing to a maidservant who did physical labor. For such a haughty and proud person, would this not frustrate her to death?
Seeing her humiliated expression and having been bullied by her in the past, Lian Zhu and Lian Bi felt quite delighted.
Qi Ting could not stop herself from wanting to say something but was interrupted by Yu Fu, “Aunty Li, I’ll trouble you with taking her there. I will be going to see head general since I have not yet properly wished him a happy new year!”
After saying this, she went out with Yao Lan. Qi Ting kneeled on the ground and turned her head to watch her leave. She suddenly had a feeling of unfamiliarity.
The current Yu Fu has already grown from an innocent child into a budding beauty. Not only was her appearance becoming more astonishing, but the aura surrounding her was also starting to feel more and more like the one surrounding Gu HuaiJiang.
She was imposing even without getting angry with a magnanimity that reached the clouds.
She could not stop herself from biting her lip.
Had she known sooner, she would have just stayed in the prime minister’s manor where there was no need to worry about food or clothing. It was also more relaxing than cleaning up the courtyard, yet Yin Shuo insisted that she come back…
“Aunty Li, young miss said that everyone is to be given one piece. This is yours!”
Lian Zhu picked out the largest piece from the pile of gold and silver on the platter and stuffed it into Aunt Li’s hands. Aunt Li smiled so widely that she could not stop smiling.
“Young miss has always been generous. It’s just that giving a piece of gold to each person might be a little too much.”
Lian Bi said: “Young miss said that only those who work inside are to be given gold. The maidservants and grannies who work outside will be given silver. This is a reward given for new years. Since Yao Hong had not yet returned at that time, there’s no need to give her any. Aunty Li, what do you think?”
“That is natural. One should only be able to receive this reward for working earnestly in the manor for a year. Yao Hong only came after the new year, so it’s natural that there’s no need to give her any.”
Yao Hong kneeled on the ground and gritted her teeth. She had to listen to them withhold her silver but could not say anything.
The current situation was not the same as it had been in the past. Marquis Gu’s Manor had an established hierarchy. As a maidservant who did physical labor, she could not argue with a higher-ranked maidservant like Lian Bi.
Yao Lan followed Yu Fu to the main hall. Throughout the entirety of the trip, she spoke about Qi Ting’s previous misdeeds.
Finally, she happily said: “In the end, young miss really is smart. Though she was brought back, she has been arranged to take care of menial labor. But why not just have her sent somewhere else?”
“What other place is there? Is it the main hall, eldest brother’s place, or maybe second or third brother’s places? They don’t have any other maidservants, so having an extra girl there would be inconvenient. She only wants to climb to a higher social status. If it was arranged for her to work in a young sir’s courtyard, would that not be going along with her wishes?”
Yu Fu suddenly came to a stop and mockingly laughed.
“I’m not worried about going along with her wishes. Rather, I’m worried that she would steal some of the manor’s secrets while at my older brothers’ sides and cause a great deal of trouble. You guys will need to keep a close eye on her. While you’re at it, tell Aunty Li to let her regain her original name.”
Yao Lan said with displeasure: “A lowly servant like her wants to use her original name? What is young miss doing being so kind to her.”
“I’m not being kind to her. Instead, I feel that she is not worthy of sharing the same name as you.”
