A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Chapter 108: Madam's trouble Gui'er intervenes Juxiang

Gui'er thought about it and felt that what Butler Liu said made sense, so she took Juxiang to the bookstore two or three times.

But Dashuai was not at home during the day. When he came back at night, she would find all kinds of excuses, sometimes asking Juxiang to clean her room, sometimes asking Juxiang to make tea for her.

But it was no use. Gui'er observed carefully and found that at night after everyone turned off the lights and went to bed, Juxiang would sneak out of the servant's room and wander around in the yard. At this time, the Marshal would take her to the uninhabited room to fool around.

Guier finally understood that this might be how Juxiang met the Marshal by chance in the beginning.

However, although the Marshal had already had a relationship with Juxiang, he did not do anything special to Juxiang when he was occasionally in the mansion during the day.

When they were having dinner together, all the maids had to serve behind their masters. Guier noticed that Juxiang kept glancing at the Marshal, but the Marshal acted very calmly, as if nothing had happened. This showed that the Marshal was probably just playing with her for nothing.

Gui'er wanted to make this clear to Juxiang, but was afraid of offending the Marshal, so she had to wait for Sha Yanxiao to come back and resolve the issue.

As time went by, Juxiang's attitude changed. Whenever Guier asked her to come and clean the room, she seemed reluctant and was always slow to do so.

Guier also overheard other servants say, "Juxiang is so arrogant now that she thinks she's half the master."

The servants who lived in the same room with her said, "She runs out every night at midnight and doesn't come back until the afternoon. I'm afraid she has climbed up some high-ranking official position and no longer cares about us."

Gui Er had no choice but to go directly to Ju Xiang and talk to her. "Ju Xiang, I chose you to come to my courtyard because you are diligent and honest. These are excellent qualities. I hope you can always maintain them. Also, you are living with servants from other courtyards now. There may be some incompatibilities, but please try to be tolerant. We are only here for the New Year and will be back soon. By then, we will not be in the same courtyard anymore."

In fact, what he meant was that she shouldn't do it so blatantly, and when she returns home after the New Year, she and the Marshal will probably go their separate ways.

Juxiang simply smiled and said, "Miss, you see, I've always been the kindest person. How could I not be tolerant of others? Those who gossip about me are just jealous because they see your generosity and that I have nothing to worry about."

Gui Er saw that she didn't admit it and there was nothing she could do, because her body was just a ten-year-old child, it was impossible for her to understand so much. If she really said it directly, it would make people suspicious.

After that, the rumors became more and more intense, and even the fifth and sixth concubines knew about it. They said to Guier in front of her, "Your second brother is not here, and you are just a little kid. You are not capable of disciplining the servants."

Gui'er was extremely anxious but didn't know what to do. She thought about asking Song Xichen for help, but as a man, it was not appropriate for him to get involved in such matters in the inner chamber.

Gradually, Guier felt that the lady seemed to have discovered it. The lady never cared much about the master's romantic affairs, but this time a low-ranking maid seduced her husband under her nose. She probably felt that this was a very embarrassing thing, so she took it particularly seriously.

Afterwards, the lady asked housekeeper Liu to arrange for Juxiang to mop the floor, clean the windows, and wash everyone's clothes, on the grounds that there were not enough people and that the maids who had less time should also do the work. It was obvious that she wanted to torture Juxiang.

Gui'er felt sorry for Juxiang, so she said to her, "Did you do anything wrong recently? Tell me, and I'll take you to the Madam to confess your mistake. I promise you won't do it again. The Madam is a kind person and will probably forgive you."

But Juxiang said stubbornly: "Miss, I really didn't do anything, and as servants, it's our duty to do more work."

Gui'er had nothing to say.

Juxiang and the Marshal became more and more brazen. Not only at night, but also during the day when the Marshal occasionally came back, Juxiang would rush to pour tea and water. This was not originally her job and was considered an overstepping of her authority.

Guier quickly stood up and said to the Marshal, "Father, I'm sorry. It's my fault for not disciplining you well."

But the Marshal said nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter. Whoever pours the tea doesn't pour it."

Gui Er watched as the lady's face grew increasingly gloomy, and she felt terrified.

That day, Gui'er was reading a book in her room when she suddenly heard a quarrel coming from the first floor. She went out to take a look out of curiosity and found that it was Juxiang and the lady's personal maid who were arguing.

Juxiang was mopping the floor, and the lady's personal maid deliberately stepped on the place she was mopping. When Juxiang tried to stop her, the lady's personal maid called her shameless and a lowly person.

Juxiang was so angry that she started arguing with her. Guier knew that the maids were definitely helping the Madam to vent her anger, and it was very likely that she had instructed them to do so herself. She quickly ran down from upstairs and said to Juxiang, "Juxiang, stop arguing. Mop the floor quickly and come to my room. I have something to talk to you about."

Gui'er was still the mistress, so it was not easy for the lady's personal maid to say anything. Juxiang was still a little indignant after mopping the floor, but she followed Gui'er to her room anyway.

Gui'er said to Juxiang, "Think carefully about how you offended the Madam. Otherwise, her maid wouldn't be targeting you."

Juxiang was still unconvinced, but when she heard Gui'er say this, she seemed to have thought of something and stammered, "I just work as usual. How could I offend the lady?"

Seeing that she still refused to admit it, Gui'er sighed and said, "Then you should work harder, but don't do things that are not your responsibility. For example, pouring tea or serving water to the Marshal is someone else's job. If you take over other people's business, they will definitely target you." In order to save face for Juxiang, Gui'er still didn't expose it.

Juxiang opened her mouth, but couldn't think of any rebuttal, so she nodded unconvincedly and said, "I understand."

At dinner time, the Marshal didn't come back to eat. His wife suddenly said to Gui'er, "Guier, you've been going to the bookstore a lot lately, haven't you? You're a lady from a wealthy family. You can't go around the streets like ordinary people. Don't you know that?"

Guier knew that this was probably because she stopped the lady's personal maid, so the lady was looking for trouble with her.

I could only smile and say, "Yes, mother, I didn't think it through enough. I will pay more attention next time."

The lady continued, "You were originally a servant who knew nothing, but now that you have entered my home, you must abide by the rules and regulations. You can no longer act like a disrespectful young woman."

Guier's going to the bookstore had nothing to do with disrespect or family rules. It was obvious that the Madam wanted to hold on to it, and she even talked about Guier's past as a maid in front of so many people. It was obvious that she wanted to embarrass Guier and make the other servants disrespect her.

Gui'er had no choice but to apologize repeatedly and said, "Mother, I am right. I will definitely follow your teachings in the future."

Gui'er returned to her room feeling very aggrieved. Even when Mrs. Song wanted to sell her to a brothel and kill her before, she had never humiliated her like this. Once the lady said such words, it might have a butterfly effect, making others think that the lady didn't like Gui'er and looked down on her, and the servants would also treat her badly.

But she couldn't think of any good solution at the moment. She called Juxiang into the house and said to her, "Juxiang, you and I are master and servant. Today, I have offended the wife in order to help you. I hope you will restrain yourself a little, otherwise we will really be in trouble."

When Juxiang heard Guier say this, she looked at her in surprise. She probably couldn't imagine that a child could say such a thing.

After a while, Juxiang said a little uneasily, "Even if I want to restrain myself now, I'm afraid it's too late."