The little dark guard who travels between two lives

Unexpectedly, Ji Wanran, who is usually gentle and peaceful, was unusually tough today: "How can my daughter confront a maid in her own home? My daughter has been wronged, and as a mother, I naturally have to stand up for her. I can't let my daughter finally return to her own parents and still have to compromise."

This means that Qingqiu is not allowed to defend herself. Xinhe wanted to open her mouth to defend Qingqiu, but Ji Wanran got angry at her again: "Xin'er, today when I went to Li Shangshu's house, I heard people say that you were disrespectful to your elder sister and looked down on the noble ladies in the capital and said a lot of unpleasant things. Even Madam Li told me to remind you to be careful about your words and actions when you are outside."

"Xin'er, you are the daughter of the Prime Minister. Even if you are favored by the Empress, you should be more careful in what you say and do, and you should not overstep the boundaries. It seems that your mother has been too pampering to you. Now even the maids around you are like this, which breaks the rules of our Qin Mansion."

After that, she said in a cold voice: "From today on, you will copy ten volumes of scriptures at home to temper your temper. Qingqiu is guilty of insubordination and will be flogged ten times and fined one month's salary. The second young lady will be responsible for changing your name."

Ji Wanran stood up after she finished speaking, but suddenly staggered and fell sideways on the chair. Qin Mingxuan and his daughter were so scared that they quickly surrounded her. Qingyan kept shouting "Mom, Mom!", and Xinhe hurried out to ask Liu Niang to call a doctor.

The court doctor came in a hurry, took Ji Wanran's pulse, looked at Qin Mingxuan and his daughter, hesitated for a moment and said: "Madam, you are angry and angry, wait for me to prescribe some medicine to regulate your body and it will be fine."

Qingqiu knelt on the ground, crying and apologizing: "It is my fault that I have offended Madam. Please punish me!" Xinhe also knelt in front of Ji Wanran: "Mother, please don't be angry. I know I was wrong. I will be careful in what I say and do in the future and listen to you."

Ji Wanran opened her eyes, looked at Xinhe's big eyes full of tears, and sighed: "Xiner, don't blame me for being harsh on you. You and Qingyan are both my good daughters. We can't have any grudges and let outsiders laugh at our Qin Mansion, which will damage the reputation of our Qin Mansion."

Xinhe nodded in agreement. No matter whose fault it was today, she couldn't let her mother get angry again, as her mother was not in good health.

My mother said it was my fault, so I admitted it. I will listen to her in the future and get along well with my sister. I must not let her be angry with them anymore.

Because of Ji Wanran's illness, dinner could not be held. Seeing that his wife was getting better, Qin Mingxuan asked his two daughters to go and eat, while he stayed to take care of his wife.

Originally, the father and daughter had agreed to go to the study to discuss the matter, but they could only talk about it later.

Seeing that her mother was fine, Xinhe took Qingqiu back to her own courtyard. On the way, Qingqiu, who had just been punished, was still crying and apologizing: "Second Miss, it's all my fault!"

Xinhe looked at Qingqiu's hand. Fortunately, she was only flogged ten times, so it was just a little red and swollen. Xinhe said, "When we get home, let the maid apply some medicine on you. It will be healed in two days."

Qingqiu didn't expect that the young lady not only did not blame herself, but also remembered to apply medicine to her. She burst into tears.

Xin He just remembered that she hadn't asked Qing Qiu about what happened today. She turned to look at Qing Qiu: "What happened today? What Aunt Lin said is true."

Hearing Xin He ask her this, Qing Qiu cried even more: "Miss, I knew you would believe me. How could I be as arrogant as Aunt Lin said? It is Aunt Lin and Miss who are arrogant."

Xinhe frowned: "What happened?" Qingqiu wiped the tears from her face and began to tell Xinhe what happened today.

What Lin's mother said was not a lie. It was just as she said. Qingqiu met Qingyan and Lin's mother in the garden today. After Qingyan asked Qingqiu's name, her face turned unhappy. Lin's mother then came forward and said that Qingqiu's name conflicted with the eldest lady's name and should be changed.

This is basically the truth, but what Lin's mother didn't say is that what she said to Qingqiu was extremely contemptuous, and she even involved Xinhe.

Qingqiu looked at Xinhe and said, "Auntie Lin said that I, a lowly servant, was still dreaming of clashing with the name of the eldest lady. When she mocked me, the eldest lady stood aside and listened with a smile. But I never refuted her words."

Qingqiu sobbed a few times and said, "But, Aunt Lin started to criticize you, young lady. Not only did the eldest lady not stop Aunt Lin, she also joined in and criticized you, young lady. I was so angry that I contradicted the eldest lady and Aunt Lin."

Xin He smiled: "Really? What did they say to make you so angry?"

Qingqiu sniffed, obviously still angry when she thought of what Lin Ma said: "Lin Ma actually said that the kind of master you have will determine the kind of servant you have. She also said that even though the young lady is a princess now and looks glorious, she is actually just a..."

Qingqiu looked at Xinhe and dared not say anything. Xinhe continued to ask with a smile: "What did they say about me?" Qingqiu saw that Xinhe was not angry, and then continued: "They said you were a fool, who knew nothing except wielding swords and guns. You relied on flattery to please the queen and alienated yourself from your mother. They said you were a mean person who curryed favor with the powerful."

"She also said that the lady will one day see through your ugly face, young lady, and will only like the eldest lady, not you, young lady."

Sure enough, since Qingyan and Lin Ma could say such things to the maid, they would definitely spare no effort to discredit me and say bad things about me in front of my mother on weekdays.

My mother has always been a soft-hearted person and she will believe whatever others say. Besides, Qingyan is her daughter who has been lost for many years, so my mother believes everything Qingyan says.

Seeing Xin He was silent, Qing Qiu quickly comforted her: "Miss, don't be angry. We all know that what they said is wrong. Miss, you are very good. It's just that Madam..."

Xinhe glanced at Qingqiu and motioned her to continue. Qingqiu hesitated for a moment and said, "Miss, I think Madam has been drinking the tonic soup made by the eldest lady recently. Although her health has improved a lot, her temper has become worse and worse. In the past, Madam never punished us servants, but last month, Madam punished several servants around her, saying that they were not serving well or were disrespectful to the eldest lady. Is it because Madam drank the tonic that she got a little angry?"

When Xin He heard this, she felt something was wrong. She asked Qing Qiu, "Really? Has mother always lost her temper recently?"

Qingqiu nodded: "I heard from the maidservant beside Madam that Madam has been a bit irritable lately and gets angry easily. This has never happened before."

"Besides, when Madam gets angry, only the eldest daughter can persuade her. Madam listens to the eldest daughter the most, so many servants and maids try to curry favor with the eldest daughter. If they are punished by Madam one day, they can still count on the eldest daughter to say something good for them."

Xinhe frowned. In her impression, her mother was an extremely tolerant and gentle woman who would never punish servants for trivial matters. In the past, her father once complained that his wife was too kind, which caused some servants to not work well, and her father had to send Uncle Qin to deal with those servants who made mistakes.

My mother seemed a little abnormal today. I had made mistakes before, but my mother had never criticized me so harshly.

Although Daddy asked all irrelevant servants to leave today, the Qin Mansion is so small that the news that Madam scolded the Second Miss and punished the Second Miss's personal maid for the sake of the Eldest Miss will soon spread throughout the Qin Mansion.

Qingyan's status will be further improved. Now everyone knows that only the eldest daughter can speak in front of the lady, not even the second daughter in the past.