HCB Chapter 508 You Are Too Pathetic
Chapter 508 You Are Too Pathetic
At this moment, a woman behind Zhuang Zihan looked at the maid next to Song Yuntang and frowned in displeasure.
"Why are you here?"
Jinshu had noticed her a long time ago, Meng Xinyue, the eldest daughter of the Shangshu Mansion.
Originally, she lowered her head and tried her best not to be noticed by Meng Xinyue, but there was no way. The lady had a natural gaze on her and she had no way to avoid it.
Song Yuntang knew Jinshu's past. She originally thought that Jinshu was familiar with the rules of the capital, so she kept her by her side so that she could ask her about things she didn't understand. However, she didn't expect Meng Xinyue to appear here today and bring up Jinshu's identity.
She looked in the direction of Jinshu, then turned to look at Meng Xinyue.
"Does this lady know my maid?"
Meng Xinyue tilted her head slightly and said nothing, but the maid behind her stood up.
"Not only do I know her, but I know her very well." The maid looked at Jinshu, "A Si was a second-class maid in our eldest lady's courtyard. Because she made a mistake, she was sold to another place by our young lady. I never thought she would appear by Madam Xu's side."
This maid didn't seem to take Song Yuntang seriously.
Song Yuntang also confirmed the identity of the woman in front of him. It turned out that she was the eldest daughter of the Shangshu Mansion, her former master who beat Jinshu up for a glass vase and then sold her.
Jinshu felt a little flustered when her mistake was made known to the public.
"I am no longer called Ah Si. My wife has given me a new name, Jin Shu."
Zhuang Zihan on the side curled up the corners of his lips.
"Madam Xu should have done some careful research before buying a servant. She dared to buy a girl like this who had made mistakes. Did she want to keep her around and cause trouble for you?"
Someone nearby laughed.
"Actually, it's not Madam Xu's fault. Lord Xu has only been in the officialdom for half a year. Looking at Madam Xu's attire today, I don't think Lord Xu's salary is enough for Madam Xu to buy another maid with a clean background, right?"
In the hall, many people covered their mouths and laughed.
Jinshu's eyes were red and she lowered her head even lower.
She bowed in the direction of Song Yuntang and choked up, "Madam, I'm sorry, it's my fault that I have caused trouble for you."
This scene was what she feared most after returning to Beijing.
But I didn't expect that I would encounter such a thing the first time I went out with my wife.
Song Yuntang's brows tightened slightly.
"It's my freedom to buy whatever maid I want. It's not my turn for a few outsiders to judge me, right?"
She looked coldly at the people who had just spoken.
"When I bought Jinshu, my husband hadn't even entered the officialdom yet. So, are you ladies only able to live on the salaries of your elders? That would be too pitiful."
The expression on her face changed from disbelief to sympathy.
"As far as I know, even the most powerful minister, Prime Minister Zhuang, receives a salary of three hundred taels of silver a year. This covers the upkeep of the house, clothing, food, servants' wages, and social expenses. If one relies on these three hundred taels, he probably won't make it to the end of the year, right?"
Zhuang Zihan didn't expect that the Mrs. Xu in front of her was not only different from the country woman she had imagined, but also such a sharp-tongued person.
"Which of the ladies in the capital doesn't have some property? How can they possibly live on salary alone?"
Song Yuntang nodded.
"That's right. I bought Jinshu because I thought she was sincere and down-to-earth. Even though she made mistakes in the past, they weren't intentional. They were unintentional."
She looked at the people in front of her again.
"Have you ladies never made any mistakes since childhood? Just because of this one unintentional mistake, you want to nail them to the pillar of shame forever. Or are maids and servants of low status in your eyes and unworthy of forgiveness?"
These words reversed the situation of Song Yuntang and Jinshu.
The smiles on the faces of the young ladies who were complacent just now suddenly disappeared. They looked at each other and didn't know how to refute her for a moment.
Meng Xinyue was listening at the side, and her brows couldn't help but furrowed.
Although Madam Xu did not mention her in her words, Ah Si used to be her maid and was sold out from her courtyard for making a mistake. This means that she looked down on servants.
How could she not be angry when she was inexplicably accused of such a big crime?
She was just a lowly person from the countryside, yet she dared to shout in front of her. If there were no ladies watching her, she would have asked the maids to hold her down and slap her a few times.
When Meng Xinyue's maid heard what Song Yuntang said, she didn't know what to say.
He just sensed his master's anger, but still went forward.
"An unintentional mistake? Madam Xu is really easy to say. The glass vase is extremely valuable, and it is also one that our young lady loves very much. It is difficult to find an identical one nowadays. It was a great mercy for her not to kill Ah Si back then."
Song Yuntang looked at her in surprise.
"In your eyes, human life can be taken at will?"
As a doctor, she has awe for life.
Beating and killing also depend on the degree of the mistake. If it is unintentional and not a serious evil, then punishment is enough. Betrayal is the most unforgivable.
Beating someone to death just because he accidentally broke a vase is really a vicious method.
Meng Xinyue was already angry, and now that Song Yuntang had caught the maidservant talking, she became even angrier.
When the maid was about to say something, she slapped her hard, and a red mark the size of a palm immediately appeared on the maid's face.
The maid covered her face with her hands and her voice became tearful.
"Miss……"
Meng Xinyue shouted coldly, "Shut up!"
The maid shrank her neck and dared not speak anymore.
Meng Xinyue then looked at Song Yuntang, "Madam Xu, you are just the family member of a sixth-rank official. Why do you have the right to interfere with me?"
Song Yuntang pretended to be surprised.
"Why is Miss Meng trying to turn the tables? If Miss Meng's people hadn't first implicated my maid, why would I have bothered to say what I just said?"
"you!"
Although Meng Xinyue was angry, she felt powerless, as if she was punching cotton.
This damn country woman!
I didn't expect him to be so sharp-tongued.
And that bitch Asi, today's incident was caused by her. If she gets the chance, I will definitely tear her into pieces!
Seeing that the young ladies couldn't get any good words from Song Yuntang, Tang Wanhua and the other ladies hurried to smooth things over.
"She's just a maid, why make such a fuss and hurt the harmony between us?"
Tang Wanhua looked at Zhuang Zihan.
"Han'er, quickly take the ladies to a seat and try the fruit wine that the farm sent this year."
"Yes."
Since Mrs. Zhuang had spoken, Zhuang Zihan had no choice but to keep the peace and pulled Meng Xinyue to find a seat to sit down.
Jinshu bowed towards Song Yuntang.
"Thank you, Madam, for rescuing this servant."
Song Yuntang helped her up.
"You are by my side now, so I will not let you be bullied by others. By helping you out, I am also helping myself. However, I think Miss Meng is not a kind person. From now on, you must stay by my side and don't go anywhere."
The brocade letter should be sent down.
"Yes."