Fifty-five destroy

  "The girl is asleep, let's talk about it tomorrow!" Qing Tao was naturally not polite to this outsider.

  "Yes, look at you, how can you meet a girl like that? You'd better tidy up first." Qing Xiao advised her.

  "No way, I'm about to meet the girl!" But unexpectedly, Qing Ci, who was usually humble and gentle, had an unusually strong tone.

  The faces of both people immediately turned very unsightly.

  "Good sisters, let me see the young lady, I have something very important!"

  “……”

  "Sisters, do you know how I ended up like this? I rushed all the way from the village outside the city, walking for over ten miles on foot. It wasn't until after dark that I arrived at the mansion, but the front gate was closed. I had to climb in through a side door and got bitten by the dogs inside. I almost got caught by the guards as a thief! When I finally made it to the third house, I found that the courtyard gate was also locked. I didn't dare call out for fear of startling someone, so I just waited... waited until I was frozen stiff... half the night passed before the gatekeeper's wife got up to relieve herself, and only then could I... could I finally come in..." Qingyi said, but as she spoke, tears began to fall.

  The two of them couldn't help but exchange a glance.

  "What's wrong? Why the commotion?" Just then, a voice sounded from behind.

  Several people turned their heads, and behind the purple sandalwood carved flower sea screen, a slender figure slowly emerged from the inner room with curtains hanging down, which was none other than Ninth Sister.

  "Miss..." The three of them exclaimed in unison.

  "Qingzhao?" Jiujie's gaze fell on Qingzhao, and after a moment of surprise, she actually laughed. "You look like you're fleeing in distress!"

  "Miss......" Qing Zhi looked at Jiu Siao'er, wanting to say something.

  "I'll drink the osmanthus wine that Aunt Zhang sent, I'm feeling weak, let's sleep first, we can talk about anything else tomorrow!" But at this time, Ninth Sister suddenly covered her mouth and yawned lightly, waving her hand at Qing Ci. However, as if she had just thought of something, she turned to look at Qing Ci again, "If you need silver, just take it from Qing Xiang." After saying that, she didn't pay attention to the stunned Qing Ci anymore and was about to leave.

  "Miss," but Qingqi suddenly "thud" knelt on the ground, then tears streaming down her face, "I'm sorry..."

  Jiuer was taken aback, and Qingtao and Qingxing were also taken aback, their eyes falling on Qingzhao at the same time.

  That Qing Zhi then closed her eyes, as if making some kind of huge decision...

  "Miss, I originally promised Third Miss that even if it killed me, I wouldn't say these things, but...but you really are a good person, a good master, and my conscience can't take it. However, I hope you won't blame Third Miss, although she sent me to be by your side with the intention of having someone to keep an eye on you, her main reason was actually...mainly to protect herself from Madame and avoid today's events..."

  In a dimly lit room, Qing Zhi recounted the schemes and plots of the Zou family and San Jie, but later on, she never forgot to make excuses for her former master.

  "Stop making excuses! You, Big Madam, Third Miss, you're all wicked people, utterly despicable!" Before she could finish speaking, Qingtuo had already indignantly opened her mouth.

  "Yes, this is really too much for a young lady like her." Qing Xiang also said.

  But Jiū Jiě, who was sitting at the head of the bed with a cloak on, had a calm and indifferent face all along, furrowing her brow in thought, without saying a word.

  "Miss..." Qing Zhi's tears fell again, and her body leaned forward, kneeling on the ground. "I know that due to my own negligence, a great mistake has been made. Please, Miss, punish me as you see fit - whether it be beating or selling me, I will not have any complaints. Just please, Miss, don't worry too much. That medicine must have an antidote, and if you send someone to look for it, perhaps... perhaps there's still a chance..."

  "Hmm..." But before she could finish speaking, Jiu Jie'er suddenly burst out laughing.

  "Miss, are...are you okay?" Qing Ci was frightened and looked at Jiu Jie with concern, thinking that she had been traumatized.

  "What's going on?" Jiujie laughed again, stood up and pulled Qingzhai up from the ground, "I didn't drink that wine at all."

  As soon as he finished speaking, Qing Xing and Qing Tao smiled, but Qing Zhi's eyes widened in surprise.

  "You, a cautious and meticulous person, would actually accidentally knock over that expensive Osmanthus wine, and then let the nanny slap her hand without even arguing back. It's not hard to imagine why I wouldn't drink that Osmanthus wine."

  As a maid, she naturally had to be blamed for knocking over her master's things, but Qingji endured the grievance and came back tonight after going through great difficulties, indeed a loyal and dedicated maid.

  After hearing Jiu's words, Qing Ci's eyes welled up with tears again, but this time it was because she was moved, her long-held and hard-to-express bitter heart finally being understood.

  "Alright..." Jiuniang tried to comfort her.

  Qing Xiang placed another cup of hot tea in her hands.

  "I'll go and take a look, don't provoke those petty thieves to snoop around again." Qing Tao glanced at her, pouted, and turned to leave.

  Qing Zhi was taken aback upon hearing this.

  Qing Xiang smiled and explained to her, "From dinner time, there have been several old ladies walking back and forth outside the courtyard. I reckon they must be people sent by the madam to see if you've drunk that wine, so you pretended to be drunk and went to bed early!"

  Qing Zhi listened and couldn't help but look at Jiu Jie'er with admiration.

  Jiū jiě ér zhè shí què yǐ jīng liǎn le liǎn shàng xiào yì, cù méi yī tàn.

  English Translation:

  The ninth sister had already wiped the smile off her face and furrowed her brow with a sigh.

  Her elder aunt was really vicious, she almost fell into her trap.

  If it wasn't for Qing Xiang's last sentence, she would have suddenly had an extra thought, connecting everything before and after, guessing that the wine with added ingredients was already in her belly.

  After dinner, she secretly sent Qing An out to take a look and indeed saw several suspicious women lurking outside the courtyard.

  Although she didn't think it through at that time and didn't realize what kind of trap was hidden inside, she had already understood one thing - her elder aunt wanted to scheme against her.

  That day, Liu Jie's framing of her for stealing the Bi Xi hand chain, and the incident where Yan Shi sent over watermelon, had already made her suspect that Qing Hui and Madame were in cahoots with each other, which made her feel very depressed.

  Was it the intention of those three sisters to send her maid to spy on her? Fortunately, she still believed in her kindness and sincerity.

  But later I thought it was wrong, what did San Jie monitor her for? Arranging this maid by her side must have had a purpose.

  Just as Qing Qi, who had spilled the osmanthus wine, left, the osmanthus wine was sent over again. Such a coincidence, isn't there a ghost inside?

  It turns out that her elder aunt was too underestimating her, otherwise with the advantage of managing this marquis's manor, she would have randomly put the medicine in her daily food and drink, and she would not be able to guard against it.

  "Qingzhao, even now, the next play still needs you to accompany me!" After a moment of contemplation, Jiujiu'er looked at Qingzhao again.

  "The young lady gave orders, and Qingzhong was willing to work hard like a horse!" Upon hearing this, Qingzhong put down the teacup and prepared to kneel down to show her determination.

  "Alright!" She hastily pulled her over, but her heart was complicated once again.

  To be honest, as for this girl, I used tactics on her, and after I started to have doubts about her, not only did she not show any signs of it, but instead treated me even better.

  Because she always believed that people's hearts are kind!

  But looking at this girl's performance today, her choice was really correct...

  After a commotion, she lay down again. It was almost four watches into the night, but Jiu couldn't sleep no matter what. She gazed at the moonlight outside, and her eyes welled up with tears.

  Although she had never considered these people around her as her own family members, she was still hurt by their coldness and ruthlessness.

  Try every means to please, be extremely careful a thousand times, and yet in other people's eyes, how can you surpass the slightest bit of benefit.

  Treat her as a tool for exploitation, yet fear that this tool is not diligent enough, want to thoroughly cut off her way out, can only barely survive in the palm of someone else's hand.

  She would never let their conspiracy succeed, she couldn't help but clench her fists tightly.

  Lying down for a while, he couldn't sleep no matter what, so he got up and sat up, not calling the maid who was already asleep, lit a candle quietly, and then read that agricultural book at his desk.

  This book is not bad, it doesn't have the knowledge of white wax trees, but it records the female chastity tree, which is also a host tree for white wax insects.

  Of course, what's most important now is still finding a way to get out for a trip, this is the key to her grasping survival capital.

  I heard that in a few days, the madam will go to the temple outside the city to pray for blessings for San Jie, which is a good opportunity.

  Others can scheme against her, and she can also use others!

  Isn't it...

  ……

  By the way

  Hehe, I'm going out, what kind of adventure will I have?