Transmigrated as A Farm Girl Making Her Family Rich

Chapter 41: Chapter 41 Maid Behaving Badly

“Mrs. Li, there’s no need to threaten me; it’s not like I did it on purpose. Hmph, you hurt me and you owe me money.” Maid Xiu Zhi didn’t dare to clutch at this issue any longer, for things had been exposed, and she did not dare to continue.

Having been seen through by Mrs. Li, this scheme was no longer feasible; she couldn’t afford the consequences of this failure and could only wait for another opportunity to devise a new plan.

A minor incident had occurred here, attracting all the old women and little maids who weren’t busy at the banquet to come over and watch.

Mrs. Li, fearing they would gang up on her, ignored the maid’s whining and quickly returned to the Young Master’s room.

“Look at her, how despicable Mrs. Li is; after bumping into someone and causing injury, she simply runs off without a single word of apology. I’m going to tell the young madam,” the maid complained indignantly behind Mrs. Li’s back, aiming to tarnish her reputation.

The maids and old women in the yard had an eye for the way the wind blew, and of course, they listened to their masters. Paid by their masters, they naturally sided with the young madam. As for Mrs. Li the servant, they would trample on her if given the chance.

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Thus, they also whispered among themselves, criticizing Mrs. Li and calling her an uncultured country bumpkin. How could such a woman properly teach the Young Master!

Mrs. Li placed all of these valuable items in a chest in the Princess’s room and added two locks to it.

She didn’t know who else had keys to the locks in the Young Master’s room, but these two new locks were, in fact, new ones that the Young Master had asked the housekeeper to buy. Previously, she had thought the Young Master bought these locks as toys to play with, never expecting that they would come in handy now.

Mrs. Li locked the chest with the two new locks and kept the keys with her.

Only then did she shut the Young Master’s room door. She still needed to be by the Young Master’s side.

The malicious Maid Xiu Zhi returned to her room and applied ointment to her wound, feeling some pain. She looked outside and saw Mrs. Li leaving the Young Master’s room and the courtyard.

Her eyes shifted as she formulated another plan. She went to the yard, had someone close the gate, then entered the Young Master’s room, searching with her eyes, where could Mrs. Li have placed those valuable items?

Her gaze finally fell upon a larger chest, one she could carry out, but even if she could manage to move it out of the room, she wouldn’t be able to take it out of Tang Mansion. @@novelbin@@

Carrying out such a large chest would be quite conspicuous. Might her scheme backfire if too many people saw her?

Xiu Zhi knew that even if the young madam might support what she was doing, if exposed, she would deny it and leave her as a scapegoat.

Previously, as a maid, she too had a key to the Young Master’s chest. She pulled out her keys and prepared to unlock it, only to discover the chest now had two new locks.

“When did Mrs. Li go and buy these locks?”

Maid Xiu Zhi was in a hurry, trying each key she possessed but none could open the lock.

“Hmph, damn Mrs. Li…”

Unable to unlock the chest, Maid Xiu Zhi stamped her feet in rage and left the room, closing the door behind her, shaking her head at the other waiting maids and old women outside.

The other maids and old women, ranking below this Maid Daya, always took orders from them. With Daya unsuccessful, they went back to their own business, unaffected and uninvolved.

The maid’s plan had failed, and as she left the courtyard, her hands and feet ached from scrapes, and she walked with a limp. She went to find a maid close to the young madam to report the events.

Maid Jufeng whispered a few words to the young madam’s ear.

Having understood something, the young madam quietly said to her maid, Jufeng,

“Tell that person to follow the Young Master’s arrangements.”

Maid Jufeng, seemingly understanding the young madam’s intent, went out and conveyed her message to the other maid.

Upon hearing the order, Xiu Zhi was reluctant but powerless, forced to endure the pain and returned to the Young Master’s courtyard, harboring an even deeper resentment towards Mrs. Li.

Mrs. Li arrived at the parlor, standing by the Young Master’s side.

“Wet nurse, I want to go play with my friends.” Tang Shunyan had grown restless long ago, his patience for Mrs. Li’s return completely spent.

“Well… okay then!” Mrs. Li understood that children wouldn’t stay with adults for too long, as kids always play with their peers.

Tang Shunyan had a rare day off from school, and he didn’t need to practice his martial arts, with so many boys and girls at home, he wanted to meet new friends and play with older cousins.

“Grandmother, mother, dear elders, I’m going out to play,” Tang Shunyan said.

The kindly Madam waved her hand and said, “Go on! Watch out for your safety.”

“Child, do not go near the water or high places, and be careful,” the young madam said, somewhat worried.

“Grandmother, mother, I understand,” Tang Shunyan whispered his promise.

“Mrs. Li, you keep an eye on him!” The young madam instructed Mrs. Li again.

“Yes, young madam,” Mrs. Li bowed and responded.

Tang Shunyan hurried out with his short little legs, and despite his size, he was quite fast when running.

“Young Master, watch out for the door sill,” Mrs. Li, following closely behind, kept on saying as she hurried after him.

Zigzagging and hopping, since he learned the horse stance and had a bit of martial arts foundation, his jumping ability as a child was excellent. What challenge was a small door sill to him?

With a leap, he jumped over it and turned back to Mrs. Li with a smile:

“Wet nurse, Shunyan is all grown up now, I will watch out for my safety.”

Mrs. Li, upon hearing Tang Shunyan’s words, smiled and followed his steps.

Maid Mei Zhi also followed their pace; she served the young madam’s wishes and kept close to Mrs. Li and the Young Master. As one of the senior maids in the Young Master’s residence, Mei Zhi was even more astute than Xiu Zhi.

Tang Shunyan arrived at the garden and saw a group of children playing chase and hide-and-seek games.

He too wanted to join in, playing so wildly were some boys, all from wealthy families.

Spoiled at home, they were restless even when visiting others’, and since families of wealth often gathered, these children knew each other upon meeting and began playing games together.

“I want to join you too,” Tang Shunyan said, joining a group of boys all older than him, the eldest only by a few years.

Those slightly older had become youths and would no longer play such childish games.

“Tang Shunyan, little cousin, you’re the smallest. How can you keep up with us? Don’t cry if you lose,” one boy said.

“Yeah, little cousin, don’t cry and run your little nose, and don’t go snitching if you lose,” another chimed in.

The boys stopped their game and took turns speaking to Tang Shunyan.

“Hmph, don’t think I’m just a little kid, I’ve already learned martial arts and am definitely better than you guys. Let’s just wait and see if you ‘weak chickens’ can beat me,” Tang Shunyan retorted.

After being spoken to by this group of older cousins like that, he was like a proud little rooster, ready to fight.

“Hmm, daring to call us ‘weak chickens’, little cousin, you sure have a big mouth,” one of the boys replied.

“I think our little cousin can’t stand losing; let’s have a contest then,” another suggested.

Everyone started playing rock-paper-scissors, and the loser would become the catcher while the others became thieves.

Tang Shunyan and some other children became thieves, and one of the cousins became the catcher.

He kept hiding and was quite quick on his feet. The cousin couldn’t catch him right away, thinking he would be the easiest due to his small size, but after running around for a while and getting breathless, the cousin gave up chasing Tang Shunyan to go after some other children.