The Daily Life of a Concubine's Daughter After Transmigrating

"Well, so you've all become mute, huh?!"

Enraged, Li Baoqin grabbed the sweeping maid by the ear with one hand, lifted her up, and with the other hand pulled out the hairpin from the maid's head and smashed it to the ground.

"You stole my things and dared to wear them in front of me? Do you really think I'm stupid?!"

The maid who was sweeping the floor had her ears pulled until they were bright red, and she cried out, "Young Miss, please forgive me!"

"If you don't talk, I'll have you searched right now! I'll search your rooms! If they find any stolen goods, they'll kill you on sight!"

Upon hearing this, the maids and servants who had stolen things all knelt down, crying and begging for forgiveness.

"I'll ask one last time, who stole those gold bracelets?!"

Li Baoqin seems to have reached her limit.

“This servant…this servant…” a little maid in a pink dress stammered.

Without saying a word, Li Baoqin slapped her.

Xiaoli covered her swollen and painful face and cried as she spoke.

"This servant has only ever received one red jade gold bracelet. I was orphaned at a young age and have always relied on my brother for survival. My brother fell ill last month, and we simply didn't have the money to hire a doctor, which is why I... that's why..."

After Xiaoli finished speaking, the other maids and servants who had stolen things also quickly explained.

He claimed that he was from a poor family, short of money, and had an elderly mother and brothers to take care of, which was why he stole.

They're all just sympathy-seeking remarks, and they're all pretty much the same.

Caixia seemed unable to stand it any longer: "Pah, how can you have so many family members to take care of? You clearly lost all your money drinking and gambling at night, so you set your sights on the young lady's things!"

Li Baoqin paused for a moment, then said, "Don't try to fool me. Playing the victim won't work! I won't waste a single bit of my sympathy on you! Who stole those gold bracelets?!"

The scene was filled with crying and wailing. Seeing that no one had yet revealed the whereabouts of the pair of Pisces gold bracelets, Li Baoqin became extremely anxious and showed no mercy.

"Everyone, those who need to be searched, are searched; those who need to have their rooms checked, are checked! All servants who steal are to be sent to the steward's office, given twenty strokes of the cane, and then banished from the manor!"

Cui Hong's legs trembled slightly, and she took the opportunity to squat down and bow: "Yes."

The scene immediately descended into chaos, with some crying and screaming, others begging for mercy, and still others pleading for it. Some even banged their heads against the wall.

Xiaoli panicked and hurriedly knelt down, hugging Li Baoqin's legs and crying.

"Please, Miss, spare me this time! If I leave the Jingguo Mansion, my brother's illness will never be cured! Please, Miss, give me another chance. I will do my best to serve you well!"

Li Baoqin was furious and kicked Xiaoli away.

"roll!"

Li Anqi frowned and said, "Sister, please calm down. Things don't just disappear for no reason; they will be found eventually."

Li Baoqin was on the verge of losing her mind.

She completely ignored Li Anqi's words and squatted down, burying her face in her hands and crying.

“He gave it to me, how could I be so careless…” Li Baoqin murmured to herself.

Li Anqi reached out to comfort him, but ultimately withdrew his hand.

"Since you're not in a good mood, I won't bother you any longer. I'll head back now."

Li Baoqin was immersed in grief and had no intention of paying attention to Li Anqi.

Li Anqi then left.

Just as they reached the courtyard gate, Li Anqi asked Qiuyue to call Cuihong over.

Although Qiuyue didn't like Cuihong, she still summoned her because of Li Anqi's instructions.

"What brings you here, Miss Second?" Cuihong knelt down and bowed.

Li Anqi glanced at her sideways and said, "In this room, the maids don't act like maids, and the masters don't act like masters! Fortunately, the old lady doesn't know about today's incident. If she did, you and Caixia would definitely be punished the most!"

Cuihong looked nervous and dared not speak.

"Your sister treats you all well on a regular basis, so don't really think of yourselves as masters! Be careful not to overdo it."

“I…this servant…will follow the Second Miss’s instructions.”

Li Anqi stared at her sleeve and continued, "Return what you owe, and we'll at least show you some consideration!"

Cuihong froze, her face turned deathly pale, and she knelt on the ground with a thud.

Li Anqi turned and left.

Qiuyue glanced at Cuihong indifferently and followed closely behind Li Anqi.

Back in the room.

Li Anqi took out a jade bracelet and handed it to Qiuyue, asking her to find out where Xiaoli's brother lived and send someone to deliver the jade bracelet to him.

Day two.

Qiuyue overheard the gossipy maids and servants in the mansion talking about Li Baoqin, and immediately came to report it to Li Anqi.

"Miss, I just heard that last night, Xiao Li, the maid in the eldest young lady's room, jumped into a well and died."

Li Anqi was writing calligraphy when his brush suddenly stopped.

"..."

Li Anqi frowned slightly and placed the brush on the brush holder.

Qiu Yue continued, "When the eldest young lady saw the face of the floating corpse, she was startled and fell ill. Madam Zhao and Master Zhao were very worried and sent someone to summon Imperial Physician Guo from the palace to treat the eldest young lady."

After a long while, Li Anqi asked, "Did you give that bracelet to her brother yesterday?"

Qiuyue nodded: "It's already been given."

Li Anqi stood up: "Come with me to take a look."

Li Baoqin's courtyard was completely surrounded by people.

When Li Anqi arrived, Physician Guo had just finished taking Li Baoqin's pulse.

“Your Excellency, Miss Qin is suffering from excessive fright, which has weakened her kidneys. I will prescribe a remedy for her. In addition to taking the medicine on time, Miss Qin must not be subjected to any further fright and needs to rest quietly.”

"Thank you for your help, Physician Guo."

"Father." Li Anqi bowed to Li Miao and Physician Guo.

Li Miao nodded to Li Anqi and led Physician Guo to write a prescription.

Li Anqi arrived at Li Baoqin's bedroom.

Li Baoqin lay on the bed, her face pale and her forehead covered in cold sweat, half-conscious.

Madam Zhao sat on the edge of the bed, holding Li Baoqin's hands in both, her face full of worry and concern.

Li Anqi glanced at the double fish gold bracelet on Li Baoqin's hand and bowed to Madam Zhao.

"lady."

Madam Zhao slowly turned around, revealing a loving mother's smile.

"How did you come?"

"Hearing that my sister was sick, Anqi thought I'd come and visit her."

Madam Zhao's gaze shifted to Li Baoqin's face.

"You've heard about it?"

"Ah."

"You were there yesterday too... It was you who stirred up trouble and told Qin'er that someone had stolen her things," Madam Zhao said slowly.

"..."

Li Baoqin remained silent for a while before saying, "It was indeed Anqi who told my sister that someone stole her things. But she didn't deliberately cause trouble, and she didn't expect it to turn out like this."

She never expected Li Baoqin to become so enraged and out of control.

No one expected Xiaoli to jump into the well.

Even more unexpectedly, Li Baoqin fell ill as a result.

"Heh, heh heh..."

Madam Zhao seemed to have heard an extremely funny joke and chuckled softly a few times.

“Madam, it seems there’s some misunderstanding about Anqi,” Li Anqi said.