She had served the old lady for nearly half her life. Even Mrs. Jiang had to show her some respect and tried to curry favor with her. When had she ever suffered such humiliation?
However, Yun Xi's words were like two slaps in her face, making her seem like a gossiping villain!
"Old Madam, the eldest miss has wronged this old servant! This old servant has served you whole - heartedly for half a lifetime. Which day was I not doing my best? It's just that the eldest miss herself didn't want to come and serve you. There's no need to take it out on this old servant!"
Nanny Qian looked aggrieved, raising her handkerchief to wipe the corners of her eyes. The more she spoke, the more wronged she seemed.
Seeing her servant being openly bullied by Yun Xi, the old lady's face immediately darkened. She looked coldly at Yun Xi and said:
"I think you've become more and more conceited since you took over the household affairs. You don't even know who you are anymore!"
"Since I fell ill, Mrs. Jiang and Nanny Qian have served me dutifully by my bedside every day. Especially Mrs. Jiang. She hasn't closed her eyes for two days. No matter how much I and Nanny Qian tried to persuade her, she refused to go back and rest. That's why I sent for you."
"If you want to complain, just complain about me!"
The old lady's voice rose, clearly extremely angry.
From the old lady's words, Yun Xi realized that today's scene was actually a sorrowful ruse staged by Mrs. Jiang in front of the old lady!
Because of the refugees outside the city, the banquet to celebrate Yun Qi had been postponed. Although her father had also spoken to stop the banquet, the old lady had already been quite resentful towards her.
Coupled with the old lady's illness this time, Mrs. Jiang and Nanny Qian joined hands to set her up.
In the end, it was all about coveting the power of managing the household in her hands.
However, after less than two months, she had just gotten the hang of things. There were still many problems to be solved in the shops. She would never allow Mrs. Jiang to cause trouble again!
"Taking care of you is this granddaughter's natural duty. How could I complain?"
"This granddaughter was just afraid that I'm clumsy and might not take good care of you. Instead, I might upset you. Once it comes out of Nanny Qian's mouth, it completely changes meaning. This granddaughter is really aggrieved!"
As she said this, Yun Xi imitated Nanny Qian and wiped the corners of her eyes. She even began to sob.
Her pitiful look seemed even more aggrieved than Nanny Qian's!
Nanny Qian's lips twitched slightly. She looked at Yun Xi's act with a dark face. However, the old lady rubbed her temples with a headache, feeling annoyed by the noise.
"Nanny Qian, assign her some tasks. Don't let her just stay in my room all the time."
The old lady looked disgusted. She just wanted to drive Yun Xi out of her room quickly so that she could have some peace.
Seeing the old lady's attitude towards Yun Xi, Nanny Qian sneered secretly. Now that she had the power to order Yun Xi around, she wanted to take revenge.
So, she scanned the room with her eyes. Finally, her gaze landed on a spittoon. She said with a smile:
"Eldest miss, you've come at a bad time. Others have already finished all the other tasks. Please be wronged and empty this spittoon. Don't forget to wash it clean and bring it back."
Yu Zhu had been standing quietly beside Yun Xi. But when she heard Nanny Qian asking her miss to empty the spittoon, she was immediately filled with anger.
"This is the job of a rough - serving maid. Nanny Qian, you're going too far!"
Scolded by Yu Zhu, Nanny Qian looked at the old lady awkwardly with a self - blaming look on her face and said:
"Old Madam, this old servant is wrong. I didn't think of this. Since the eldest miss thinks it's dirty, please don't let this old servant order the eldest miss around anymore."
The implication was that Yun Xi was too arrogant and she couldn't order her around at all.
Although Nanny Qian was a servant, in the eyes of outsiders, she indirectly represented the old lady. Since the old lady gave her the power, others naturally had to obey respectfully.
Otherwise, it would be an act of disobedience to the old lady!
Especially Nanny Qian's words "thinks it's dirty" really stung the old lady. The old lady glared at Yu Zhu with a dark face.
"This is my yard. It's not your place as a servant to talk! Let her empty it!"
Seeing the old lady being so firm, Yu Zhu wanted to say something else, but Yun Xi grabbed her wrist. Yun Xi looked at the old lady with a fixed smile and said:
"Grandmother, it's just emptying a spittoon. Why are you so angry?"
"Also, Yu Zhu is not a servant. She is a free person without slave status. I hope grandmother won't misremember in the future."
The old lady looked unhappy, but Yu Zhu was very touched. Seeing Yun Xi about to pick up the spittoon, she immediately stepped forward:
"Miss, let this servant do it."
"No need."
Yun Xi pushed Yu Zhu's hand away, picked up the spittoon and stood up. There was no sign of disgust on her face as she walked out slowly.
Since Yun Xi and her maid entered the old lady's room, Yun Ni had been eavesdropping at the door. When she saw Yun Xi coming out, she quickly rushed towards the couch. However, she stumbled and almost fell.
Seeing this, a sly look flashed in Yun Xi's eyes. She quickly shouted:
"Ah! Yun Ni, why are you hiding here? Hurry up and get out of the way!"
She imitated Yun Ni and tilted forward. The hand holding the spittoon poured the contents directly onto Yun Ni.
Just as Yun Ni had just steadied herself, Yun Xi rushed towards her, causing her to fall heavily backwards. Not only did she act as a cushion for Yun Xi, but she also got a head full of filth.
"Ah!"
With her wet hair, Yun Ni immediately let out a shrill scream, her face full of anger and disgust:
"Yun Xi, I'll kill you!"
Yun Xi quickly stood up and covered her ears, shouting:
"I already told you to get out of the way! Who told you to hide sneakingly at the door? I was even startled!"
"What's going on?"
Mrs. Jiang had just lain down in the guest room in the old lady's courtyard when she heard her daughter's scream. She didn't even have time to put on her shoes and rushed over.
Seeing Yun Ni sitting on the ground in a mess, with wet hair and a spittoon lying beside her, she immediately understood what had happened.
"Mother, it's so dirty! So dirty!! I'll have nightmares for the rest of my life!"
Seeing Mrs. Jiang, Yun Ni immediately got up and cried, trying to throw herself into Mrs. Jiang's arms. But Mrs. Jiang stopped her disgustedly, grabbing her shoulders and scolding coldly:
"Stop talking. It's so cold. Hurry back and change your clothes."
"Ping'er, come quickly and help the miss back. Be careful not to slip and fall on the way."
"Yes, Madam."
The maid Ping'er tried hard to suppress her disgust. Her hands hovered in the air for a moment. Finally, she found a relatively clean place and supported Yun Ni's arm. Her body unconsciously leaned away.
Feeling the maid's disgust, Yun Ni was even more furious. She slapped Ping'er across the face and then turned to glare at Yun Xi hatefully.
"You wait! I won't let you off!"
Supported by Ping'er, Yun Ni left the door. However, just like Mrs. Jiang had a jinx on her, Yun Ni stumbled twice not long after she left the door.
Finally, she wailed all the way back to her own yard.
After Yun Ni left, the old lady in the room was so angry that she was almost out of breath. When she saw Yun Xi come in and even try to explain what had just happened, she was filled with anger and shouted:
"Get out! Get out of here quickly! Never come to my yard again!"
The old lady didn't really want Yun Xi to come and serve her. She just thought Yun Xi had been getting too arrogant recently and wanted to teach her a lesson.
However, at this moment, she regretted it. For her own survival, she decided to keep Yun Xi away from her!