High-class maid

“Hey, it’s all locked now, so even if you’re anxious, it won’t help. You can’t even leave this little courtyard, isn’t that just making things worse?” Shan Tao said, stopping Shen Xing’er.

"Never mind, my mother will be alright." Shen Xing'er had no choice but to lie down and rest, hoping to visit her mother first thing the next morning.

The next day, just as dawn broke and the gates of all the courtyards opened, Shen Xing'er dressed and hurriedly went to the First Madam's courtyard.

"Mother! I didn't sleep well all night because I was worried. You forgot to stay at home last night, so you wouldn't have to go back and forth," Shen Xing'er said.

"Why are you up so early, girl? Mother is fine, I'm back safe and sound."

Wang, who was washing her face in her room, was shocked when she saw her daughter, and then she was deeply moved. It turned out that her daughter had gotten up so early because she cared about her.

"I'm so glad you're alright. It was windy and late at night last night, and I forgot to go with you," Shen Xing'er said, blaming herself.

"Alright, are you homesick?" Wang asked.

“I don’t know what’s wrong with my daughter. She’s been very depressed these past few days and gets angry easily. She’s argued with Shantao several times.”

Shen Xing'er pouted, feeling more and more aggrieved as she spoke, her nose turning red, and she even felt like she was about to shed tears.

"What's wrong?" Wang felt that her daughter was acting strangely. Seeing her like this, she felt sorry for her and quickly pulled her to her bed.

Just then, Shen Xing'er felt a surge of warmth, and her previous, intermittent stomach pain disappeared. Following her daughter's gaze, Wang looked down and then laughed.

"What do we have here! Isn't this your period? I started when I was thirteen, I didn't expect you to be the same as me."

After she finished speaking, she placed a soft cloth on the stool, helped Shen Xing'er onto the stool, and then went to bring Shen Xing'er some hot water.

"Hurry up and wash up. Your period has finally come. I thought you wouldn't be able to get it when you were thirteen." Madam Wang was overjoyed. Her daughter getting her period meant she was an adult, and in two more years she could get engaged.

"Mother, I've been feeling irritable these past few days. Could it be related to my period?" It's no wonder Shen Xing'er was slow to realize this. She had been in this world for several years without experiencing menstrual cramps and had long forgotten about menstruation.

Having been reborn, the pain in her stomach reminded her of her past self, sweating profusely from the pain and needing painkillers for relief.

“You don’t need to be afraid. Some people are just in a bad mood before their period. Some have stomach aches, and some have backaches,” Wang said, trying to comfort her, thinking she was afraid of her period.

"Mother, when you have your period, does your stomach hurt?" Shen Xing'er asked.

"It doesn't hurt that much. I just need to rest in bed for a day," Wang replied after thinking for a moment.

Shen Xing'er breathed a sigh of relief. This kind of thing can be hereditary. If Wang Shi doesn't have stomach pain, then she probably won't be in much pain either. She's finally going to say goodbye to the pain from her previous life.

"Relax, this is a symbol of you becoming an adult. I'll go ask for leave for you. You wait here." After saying this, Madam Wang was about to take the water that Shen Xing'er had just used to wash up and leave.

"Mother!" Shen Xing'er called out to her.

"what happened?"

"Why don't we just leave? We just got back to the manor and we're already asking for leave. What if Sister Danxue gets angry?" Shen Xing'er felt that since her job was easy and Shan Tao could help her out, it would be fine. There was no need to seek attention from others.

"Silly girl, Kui Shui is not allowed to serve the masters these next few days, lest she offend them." After saying this, Wang Shi went to ask for leave.

Shen Xing'er nodded. "I see. These benefits are pretty good!"

There were too many rules in ancient times. Maids who were menstruating were not allowed to go out or serve in front of their masters. Shen Xing'er, unusually, started to slack off again.

"Xing'er, I was waiting for you to come back to work. It turns out that it's time for your period." Shan Tao was worried that something had happened to her since she hadn't returned, but then she heard from Wang Shi that it was time for her period.

Shen Xing'er blushed and whispered, "Good sister, please don't tell anyone. I'll keep it a secret for you when you get your period."

"Silly Xing'er, she's still young, don't talk nonsense. By the way, what does it feel like to have your period?" Shan Tao leaned forward, full of curiosity.

"Hmm... I don't feel anything, just my stomach hurts a little, and when I talk or strain, something comes out..." Shen Xing'er's voice trailed off as she spoke.

"You've already started your period, and now my mother is even more worried. Is it because I've been eating too much that my period is late?" Shan Tao pouted, looking very troubled.

"Don't worry, the more you care, the less likely it is to come; the less you care, the more likely it will come someday," Shen Xing'er comforted her.

"Then you rest well, I have to go to work." Shan Tao patted her hand, got up and left.

Shen Xing'er lay on Wang's bed for a day, during which she drank two bowls of brown sugar water. Finally, before the courtyard gate was locked, she returned to her small house.

"It's so much more comfortable in my own room. You don't know, I'm almost sick of drinking brown sugar water." Shen Xing'er complained to Shan Tao as she lay on the bed.

Wang's meticulous care filled Shen Xing'er, who had no one to care for her in her previous life, with gratitude.

She remembered that in her previous life, she got her period during a gym class. The boys in her class laughed at the bloodstains on her pants, and the girls were all reading novels nearby. From then on, Shen Xing'er disliked getting her period.

But now, being taken care of so suddenly has actually healed the inferiority complex that Shen Xing'er had buried deep in her heart.

"Shantao, why aren't you saying anything?" Shen Xing'er looked at the timid Shantao, who was acting very strangely, which was not like her usual self.

"I..." Shan Tao started to speak, but then shyly swayed her body, lowered her head, and stopped talking.

Shen Xing'er was horrified by her appearance and felt a chill run down her spine: "What's wrong with you? Tell me!"

"Xing'er, I'm... I'm having my period..." Shan Tao said, then covered her face with the blanket.

"What? That's too fast." Shen Xing'er was both surprised and amused. Could it be that Shan Tao knew she was here and felt a lot of pressure, so she came too?

"Hmm... I've already told my mother, and she asked for leave from me. You'll have someone to lie in bed with tomorrow." Shan Tao peeked at Shen Xing'er, then quickly looked away.

"Oh, why are you shy! Every woman comes, and she'll come every month from now on. Are you going to be shy every month?" Shen Xing'er comforted her with a smile.

“I have a cousin who never had her period before she got married. Her mother didn’t care, and she didn’t understand either. After three years of marriage, she still wasn’t pregnant. Her in-laws became suspicious and took her to see a doctor, only to find out that she couldn’t get pregnant. In the end, her in-laws made a scene and broke off the engagement,” Shan Tao said.

"No wonder your aunt is so concerned about your menstrual cycle." Shen Xing'er sighed. She didn't understand much about it, but she felt that Chen Shan's mother was a responsible mother.