Chapter 91: Teaching Slaves and Servants

  Qin Ruoxin only felt that Qin Daiyan's gaze was like a sharp knife, her eyes seemed to see through herself from the inside out, and her eyes were so sharp that they hung above her head like a sword of Damocles. What had happened to her? When did she change? Was she no longer the same Qin Daiyan who used to be hot-tempered and impulsive? She was no longer the one who could be easily provoked by a few words, causing her to make a fuss for several days. If she wasn't stupid, how could she have been deceived time and again, making their grandmother, father, and mother all turn against her? Was it possible that she was the foolish one, not realizing that Qin Daiyan had also grown cunning, tearing off her disguise completely? No, no, it couldn't be. It had always been Qin Ruoxin who was being deceived, as long as Qin Daiyan cried and showed a pitiful expression, no matter what excuses she made, Qin Ruoxin would believe them without a doubt.

  Thinking of this, Qin Ruo's expression changed to a wronged one, and her eyes were already filled with tears. She asked in a low voice: "Third sister, did I say something wrong that made you unhappy?"

  Still pretending? Qin Dai's disdain for her grew even stronger. At this point, did she still think she could be easily fooled?

  "Qin Ruoxin, I advise you to stop provoking me from now on. I'm not always this easy to talk to." As he spoke, the force in his hand increased again, and his facial expression remained icy cold.

  Qin Ruoxin didn't expect her to say that, her hand was tightly clenched, hurting so much that tears flowed out at the moment, but it wasn't fake. At this time, she had a wronged expression on her face, anyone who saw it would think she was being bullied.

  "Third sister, what's there to say between us sisters? Don't squeeze me so hard, it hurts." A pitiful and sorrowful look, with tears welling up in her eyes, who wouldn't feel heartache upon seeing this?

  The two maids beside her, seeing that their young mistress's expression didn't seem fake, hastily stepped forward to try and pry open Qindai's hand. Yingxue quickly said: "Third Miss, let go quickly, if others see you, they'll go tell the Old Madam and the Madame again, and in the end it will be you who suffers!" This trick had been tried many times before, and Yingxue was already very skilled at using it.

  Qin Dai Xin turned her head, fiercely staring at her and Dong Er, asked: "So you servants are arranging me like this in front of Grandmother and Madam?"

  Her voice was not loud, but it made the two maidservants stunned on the spot, and they forgot to go forward to pull open the door. There wasn't a hint of her usual fearful expression in Third Miss's eyes; instead, she had an air of wanting to deal with them, which really scared them into not knowing how to respond.

  Two useless things.

  Qin Ruoxin cursed in her heart, but said on the surface: "Third sister, is there any misunderstanding between us sisters? It's better to talk about it privately. If I'm really wrong, I'll apologize to you. Please don't take it out on the maids, or grandmother will find out and restrict your movements again." Fang Shi was a person who cared most about her reputation, fearing that others would say she was jealous, favored her own children, and mistreated her servants. In the past, because of Qin Dai's beating and scolding of the servants, she had not been punished lightly.

  Qin Dai's heart didn't go around in circles with her, directly saying: "In the past, you've done many things, did you really think I didn't know? Now if it really gets to grandmother's place, I'm not afraid either. Let's settle all these past matters clearly, one by one. First, you used silver money to bribe Old Lady Ma, letting her skimp on food; then in the Jia household, you did something that lost face for the Qin family, and to marry into the Jia household, you even went to Second Young Master's study; today you again ruined my reputation in front of Li Gongzi, also wanting to take my place, right? Did you treat grandmother's words as nothing but a rumor? She said I was copying scriptures and praying for blessings in the temple, so I am indeed copying scriptures and praying for blessings in the temple - where is there room for you to point fingers here? It seems like you're saying that you've suffered injustice and want grandmother to take charge? Now let's go to grandmother's place together, and ask her to take charge of you properly!" After finishing speaking, she pulled her towards the outside of the pavilion.

  Qin Ruoxin was completely stunned by the scene in front of her at this time. She never thought that her little tricks would be seen through so easily by Qin Daihe. Was she really not as good as her? No, it couldn't be. There must have been a problem somewhere. She herself could not withstand the blow of reality and was immersed in her own thoughts, dazed and confused, without any idea of resisting, simply allowing Qin Daihe to pull her along.

  Ying Xue saw this and immediately became anxious, forgetting the fright she had just experienced. She stepped forward to grab Qin Daihe's sleeve and hastily said: "Third Miss, what nonsense are you talking about? What did our miss say that would tarnish your reputation in front of Young Master Li? Which god or spirit came crashing down on you, causing you to become so muddled?"

  It's really true that there are masters like this, and there are slaves like that. Just now I said something, but now they don't admit it, and even give themselves a false accusation. It's really the slave bullying the master! If I don't teach them a lesson, they'll think they can bully me easily, and that would be a waste of living two lifetimes as a human being.

  Qin Dai Xin released her grip on Qin Ruo Xin's hand and slapped Ying Xue across the face. Although she didn't use much force, her strength was not comparable to that of an ordinary lady. Despite holding back, she still managed to slap Ying Xue's face until it swelled up, with a thread of fresh blood trickling down from the corner of her mouth.

  Ying Xue was stunned for a moment, even the pain was forgotten. Qin Ruoxin, on the other hand, was slapped awake by that loud slap. When she saw Ying Xue's face, her own face twisted in anger. How dare you hit me?

  "Ying Xue, I don't know which mother you learned the rules from when you entered the mansion. Tomorrow, I'll go back and scold my own mother properly. What business do you have here? You're just a servant girl, what are you doing getting involved in our conversation between masters? Who gave you the guts to speak up like this? Is it because Fourth Sister taught you well? Speaking nonsense in broad daylight, aren't you afraid that heaven will strike you down with lightning and shatter your bones?"

  Mingxue only reacted now, realizing she had been hit by Third Miss. Her face was burning and her mouth still contained a mouthful of blood. She remembered the rumors in the mansion that Third Miss had taken out her anger on a second-class maid beside Su Niang because she lost a marriage proposal at the Jia Mansion's plum blossom appreciation event, beating the maid until she was covered in bruises and even broke one of her legs...

  She didn't dare to think about it anymore, nor could she spit out the blood in her mouth. She swallowed it hastily and quickly knelt down, constantly knocking her head on the ground, saying: "Third Miss, spare my life! I don't dare anymore, please spare me!"

  Qin Ruoxin was both hateful and fearful at this time, afraid that her own face would also be hit like that, and didn't know where she got the strength to beat someone up so badly.

  "Qin Ruoxin, remember this: I don't care if you're crazy about getting married or not. Don't come and bother me again. If there's a next time, I won't necessarily just hit the servant girl." With that, he didn't even look at her expression, turned around and walked out of the garden along the bridge corridor.

  The three of them, master and servants, were left standing there, seething with anger, but unable to do anything. Qin Ruo Xin was especially furious, her eyes blazing with a fierce glare in the direction she had disappeared...

  Qin Dai's punishment of Ying Xue was equivalent to slapping Qin Ruoxin in the face, and it also served as a warning to her. Thinking that she wouldn't dare to bother herself again for a while, her mood greatly improved. She took a detour around the corridor and soon returned to her own Changxiao Garden. As soon as she entered the courtyard, she heard the sound of several maids playing and laughing in the main house. The laughter of the little maids was melodious like silver bells, and it seemed that someone had said something that triggered another round of loud laughter, creating a lively atmosphere.

  Qin Dai suddenly felt that this life was not bad at all. She had no worries about food and clothing, with people serving her every need, without having to risk her life every day, without worrying about being wanted by international organizations, living in hiding, occasionally resolving internal family conflicts with a little quarrel, wasn't it good? Thinking of this, she unconsciously curled up the corners of her mouth, and a smile floated on her lips.

  The clever little maid discovered that her young mistress had returned, and she hurried out to open the curtain for her. The maids saw their master return, they all restrained their emotions and went back to work. Chunli quickly came over to help Qin Dai Xin take off her cloak, and also removed the pearls and jade from her head. Ruyi then handed over a woolen blanket, wrapping Qin Dai Xin tightly from head to toe.

  "In the New Year, the girls rarely have a relaxing day. How come now that I'm back, everyone has become quiet again? Am I usually too cold and scary to people?" Qin Dai asked Ruyi while holding a cup of hot tea.

  She smiled and thought to herself, "What's wrong with Miss today?" In the past, when she was in a bad mood, none of the maids dared to say an extra word, fearing they would offend her. Now, although she was just calm and collected, not coldly scowling and yelling at the servants, she was more tolerant of them than before. Where did she get such absurd ideas? So she said, "Miss is overthinking, the maids are just worried that you'll tire yourself out and don't dare disturb your rest!"

  Qin Dai Xin didn't pursue it further and asked instead: "What were you guys talking about just now? Why was it so lively?"

  Yu Yi smiled and said: "There are a few interesting things, I was just about to tell Miss!"

  "Oh?"

  Ru Yi and Chun Lian exchanged a glance, and simultaneously burst out laughing, which made Qin Dai even more curious. What secrets were these two maidens hiding?

  "Miss, let Chunli tell you about it! I'm just thinking about it now and my stomach hurts from laughing so hard! I'm afraid that before she's even finished speaking, I'll have laughed myself silly!" Ruyi covered her mouth, looking utterly delighted.

  Chun Li cleared her throat and began to speak in a serious tone, "Speaking of this matter, it's truly delightful. It all started when Chang'an's mother brought the whole family to the mansion for New Year's greetings."

  P.S: I guess it's because of not resting well? My blood pressure has risen again! Hope everyone stays healthy in the new year, don't be like me! No more nonsense, Happy New Year, update complete!

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