The maid's road to success

Miss Wu San was placed under house arrest in a room by people sent by Madam Liu, and was not allowed to meet her even when her sisters came to visit her.

She looked at the nanny standing beside her with a serious and stern face, and felt annoyed.

They are just a few ordinary people, so what if they are given a beating? Why did they create so much trouble?

The nanny looked at the distinguished third lady who didn't know where she had done wrong, and her hands were itching.

They were originally governesses, and were notoriously strict.

I have so many ways to deal with those girls and young ladies who disobey discipline.

If Madam Liu had not been soft-hearted and unwilling to see the girls suffer, she would not have allowed this young lady to become lawless.

The eldest daughter of the Wu family has been busy with her marriage recently. Women in Chen country have to embroider their own wedding dresses when they get married.

In order to marry her cousin in style, she was busy preparing her things every day.

But recently she noticed that her mother had become much busier. Normally, she was always busy with her marriage.

My uncle and aunt have already replied and will come to Yuzhou on the third day of the Lunar New Year to discuss the wedding. My mother has been making arrangements but she couldn't see anyone when she went to visit them recently.

The second sister also said that she could not see the third sister anymore. The servants only said that the third sister had offended her parents with her words. The father was furious and sold all the servants.

Even the third sister was punished to reflect on her mistakes facing the wall and was not allowed to meet anyone.

But this is the weirdest thing.

Before the New Year, there are the most guests coming and going, and it is a good time to meet each other. My mother would not let the second and third sisters stay at home, but instead gave those illegitimate children a chance.

But this time, the mother was even stricter than the father and directly sent the most conservative nanny in the mansion to guard.

The yard was filled with servants, and this kind of situation was not what should happen under house arrest.

"Mother, what happened to my third sister?"

Today, Miss Wu stopped her mother early in the morning and insisted on finding out something.

"Didn't I tell you that your third sister was rude and insulted our parents?"

The older girl stood in front of her mother, staring at her face and refusing to give up.

"My mother treated me like a three-year-old child. My third sister's yard is now surrounded like an iron barrel. This is not house arrest, it is clearly a cage."

Mrs. Liu refused to say more and asked someone to take the girl away.

"Mother, I'm getting married soon. When my uncles come, can you guarantee that they won't notice anything? Mother, I'm not a child anymore. Tell me what happened and I can help cover it up. Otherwise, if my aunt asks, what should I say? Say that my sister insulted my parents?"

Seeing her daughter being so persistent, Mrs. Liu couldn't help but feel aggrieved about being scolded by Wu Guang for not being able to educate his children.

"Mother, you have suffered so much. Your father used to dote on his concubines, and they became so arrogant and coquettish. Mother had to fight with them to protect your interests. It was not easy to step on those concubines one by one, and now your third sister is causing trouble again."

"I was busy with your marriage and had no time to take care of it, so your sister found a man she liked. Because of that man, she fought with several women and did some evil things. She was discovered by the inspector and his name was crossed out from the list of people who were applying for merit for your father."

After hearing this, Miss Wu's face turned ugly and she nervously grabbed Mrs. Liu's hand.

Fortunately, the people downstairs were very perceptive and stepped out and closed the door.

"Mother, this matter can't be kept secret for long. My uncle knows that my father is likely to be promoted, so he has added a lot of betrothal gifts and even came to our house to negotiate. This has never happened before. What if my uncle knows that my father will not be promoted? What should I do about my marriage?"

Mrs. Liu also burst into tears. She had thought about these things before.

Her mother's family is a noble family, and her husband is a man from a poor family.

She has never been valued by her brother and has always looked down on her husband.

It was also because my husband was capable and had managed Yuzhou well over the years that we were able to resume contact with my parents' family and even get engaged.

Also, because of his contribution to flood control in Yuzhou, he is very likely to be promoted to an official in Kyoto.

The difference between Beijing officials and local officials is huge.

The noble families in Kyoto and the local noble families are naturally extraordinary.

If Wu Guang could stay in Kyoto, his parents' family could also allow their children to have more contact with the nobles in Kyoto by visiting their aunt.

It is also beneficial in marriage.

Moreover, once you enter Kyoto, with some guidance from others, you may be able to climb higher, which will also bring more benefits.

My wife's family became more concerned about this marriage and added a lot to the already agreed betrothal gifts. It was also the first time they took the initiative to visit my wife after the marriage.

"Your father said that it will take some time for this news to come back. Before that, you should arrange your marriage and quickly marry your brothers and sisters. Only in this way can you be saved."

Miss Wu was still worried. How long could such a thing be kept secret?

You can deceive people for a while, but you can't deceive them forever. If my uncle and aunt find out, they will probably hate me and I won't be able to live well from now on.

"What on earth did the third sister do? How could she have such an impact on father?"

Mrs. Liu looked at her eldest daughter with red eyes and hesitated for a long time before she spoke out.

"She, she hired someone to defile those women, but failed to do so, and the inspector also found out about it."

Miss Wu stood up with an exclamation and stared at Mrs. Liu with wide eyes.

"She actually did such a thing, just for a man?"

Madam Liu nodded. She felt the same way. An unmarried woman with a vicious mind actually asked men to insult the innocence of several girls. This was more vicious than killing them directly.

No wonder the inspector took away my father's credit because of such a thing.

His children have been spoiled to the point of not caring about human life. If his father's opponents knew about this and took advantage of it, his father would probably even lose his official position.

"Didn't the inspector leave? Why is he still in Yuzhou? Besides, didn't father say that the Protector of the Country took the credit for this disaster for a woman? Shouldn't you remember your father's favor?"

Mrs. Liu covered her nose and cried softly again.

"How much can this merit be worth? The inspector is supposed to supervise all officials. If they didn't investigate the disaster this time, they can't say it later. But your father did a lot of wrong things in private. If they are found out, just crossing out his name won't stop it. I'm afraid he will be stripped of his official position."

Miss Wu felt dizzy and she held on to the table to steady herself and managed to stand.

"Isn't this handing a knife to the inspector?"

Miss Wu didn't think that the inspector really wanted to investigate her father privately.

Since you have already left openly, why bother to investigate in the dark?

The Inspector is a first-rank Duke of Protectorate, who is favored by the emperor. With the token that enables him to supervise all officials, who would dare to go against him? Would he have to investigate secretly?

There is clearly another reason.

"Father, can you find out the identities of those women? I doubt that the inspector's original intention was not to investigate father."

Mrs. Liu looked at her, somewhat puzzled.

"The inspector is not an ordinary person. He can single-handedly bring down the four and six princes and have the family of Duke Cheng'en beheaded in public. He is not a timid person. If he wants to investigate, he can do it openly. Although father has been in charge of Yuzhou for many years, Yuzhou is not under his control. There will always be people willing to step on father."

Mrs. Liu stood up excitedly. Yes, she had never thought about these things.

"You, go back to your own yard, don't worry about anything, just embroider your dowry, I will go to discuss it with your father."

They were so panicked about this matter that they didn't even think about this carefully.

Who is the Inspector? There is no need for him to investigate officials privately. He doesn't even dare to show his face.

When Wu Guang heard what Mrs. Liu said, he immediately stood up excitedly and paced back and forth.

"So, the inspector doesn't really want to investigate me?"

Mrs. Liu nodded.

"That's what the eldest lady said. The inspector has great power. There's no need to investigate secretly. Besides, since they've found out something, why would they send you a secret letter in private? They can just bring the soldiers to detain you directly."

Although the words were unpleasant, Wu Guang didn't care at the moment and a look of joy appeared on his face.

"Yes, yes, I said that I had made such a great contribution, the Duke of the Protectorate would not turn his face against me. Alas, it was all because of that evil beast, otherwise I would definitely be able to enter the capital now."

Thinking about the fact that he was going to get a promotion, but it was affected by his daughter's stupid behavior, he became angry again.

"What's the point of talking about this now? Why don't we think about how to solve it?"

Wu Guang sat down and thought for a long time.

"The eldest girl said those women might be special?"

Mrs. Liu nodded, thinking of her eldest daughter's words.

"Yes, she said that the inspector stayed in Yuzhou for other reasons. With so many people, things happen every day. How come the inspector knew about the third lady's murder of those ladies, and crossed out your name because he failed to do so? These women are probably not simple."

Wu Guang nodded and arranged for someone to investigate.