C285 (1/2)
When she looked at Lian Ruyue, it was the first time that she realized how terrifying her eyes could be. They were as sharp as knives, stabbing her body into pieces. Her skin was not whole, and she was much scarier than Madam and Third Miss.
”Don't make a sound if the young miss doesn't ask you. If the young miss asks you, just answer truthfully, or else the bugs will bite you to death!” With how scared she was, Xiuzhu did not dare to say anything else.
”Xiu Zhu, you're almost 20 this year, right?” Lian Ruyue suddenly asked.
Xiuzhu raised her head and looked at Lian Ruyue with fear and doubt, ”Eldest Miss, yes, your servant will be 20 in three months. I should leave the manor now …”
”When you were eight years old, both your parents died, and your brother doted on you, but he took a fierce sister-in-law who beat you up and scolded you day after day behind your brother's back. Your body was riddled with wounds, and then she sold you for ten taels of silver to an old man in his sixties as a concubine. You were disgraced, you ran away many times, but each time you got caught and beat yourself up. It wasn't until you were thirteen and the old man died that you took the opportunity to sneak away. After that, you saw the Prime Minister's notice to buy a maidservant, so you decided to sell yourself to the Prime Minister's residence. At that time, Senior Servant Zhen, who was in charge of buying servants, found out that you were married.
In the end, she made a condition that you give her half of the monthly money you received until you left the Prime Minister's Palace at the age of twenty to help you conceal your marriage, which you had no choice but to agree to.
Counting the time, in three months, you will be leaving the clan. All these years, the money and master's rewards have all been taken away by Senior Servant Zhen under various names, so you probably won't have much money on you anymore. Your brother is also severely ill, so where will you go after you leave the clan?
”...” ”Eldest Miss, so you actually know everything …” Lian Ruoyue's words evoked the deepest hidden pain and secret in Xiuzhu's heart, causing her to listen attentively.
”Let me show you something.” Lian Ruyue glanced at Qing Dai, who took out a insole.
”I embroidered this for my big brother, how did it end up in the hands of the young miss?” Soo Zhu looked at the insole in her hands and couldn't help crying. Her brother was the only family she had in this world.
That was why she had sent someone to observe Xiuzhu's every move from the shadows. She had discovered that every time Xiuzhu had received a job offer, she would give half of it to Senior Servant Zhen and only after searching for her brother would she find out everything about herself.
”Your brother wrote this to you.” Lian Ruyue took out a letter and Xiuzhu quickly took it. She hurriedly opened it and saw the words written on it. Her tears fell down …
His brother could not read at all, he could only write ”Bead”, which was a crooked ”Bead”.
”Xiuzhu, you were playing a trick in front of Eldest Miss, if Eldest Miss doesn't immediately break her arms and legs, and feed her some aphrodisiac, it would be a huge boon for you. Right now, there is only one road in front of you, listen to Eldest Miss, she is the most fond of the head's servant, if you listen, Eldest Miss will definitely not treat you unfairly. But if you don't go to the good side yourself, I'll give you all this meat worm. ” Qing Dai said from the side.
”Yeah, in the past, everything you did was restricted by Senior Servant Zhen and you couldn't make your own choice.” Yeah, in the past, everything you did was restricted by Senior Servant Zhen and you couldn't make your own choice. Drunken Fragrance also said on the side.
Soo Zhu kneeled on the ground, looking at the insole. Finally, as if she had made her final decision, she said —
”I will listen to whatever Eldest Miss says. Eldest Miss, please give me a chance at survival so that I can reunite with my brother.”
”That's right.” Lian Ruyue smiled lightly, but her eyes were filled with a trace of coldness.
She gestured for Qing Dai to give the antidote to Xiuzhu. A smile appeared on her face, but it was as intoxicating as poison, causing one to be unable to extricate themselves from it.