Chapter 0005 – Xu (1 / 2)

After that day, Chen Zisheng suddenly got busy, not only was he out checking accounts and talking business during the day, but he also stayed out at night from time to time.

Xiang Capsicum does not need to serve this unpredictable master, only need to do some daily cleaning and washing errands, naturally enjoy the leisure.

Not only her, the maids and boys of Biyun Courtyard were also all happy, although their faces did not show it, they were all smiling in each other’s brows and eyes.

This joy was taken to another level when the first few months of Shankar’s monthly silver.

She has always been a second-class maid at Xie Jialong’s place, and was often deducted from the monthly silver by the eldest maid, while the common room maid was issued according to the rank of a first-class maid, and even if the filial piety to the steward was deducted, there was still a full five coins of silver in her hand!

Fragrant Capsule nibbled on her silver horn, her eyes curving in a happy smile.

The days were so comfortable that Xiang Cai began to selectively forget about her plans, and she even thought that it seemed good for her to just live like this for the rest of her life.

But God wouldn’t let her have her way.

On this day, Xiang Capsicum was wiping down the desk in her study, the sunlight was gentle, spilling onto the desk made of goldenrod, she hummed a little tune from her hometown and squinted her eyes cozily.

The change came in a flash.

An unfamiliar square-faced matron approached her aggressively, followed by two able-bodied women.

The granny, who had a pair of triangular eyes, squinted at her and grunted coldly, “You, the one called Xiang Capsicum?”

Fragrant Capsule dropped the rag in her hand in bewilderment and subconsciously shrunk, “Yes, you’re-“

“Tie her up and send her to the Mrs.!”

Fragrant Capsicum had no time to speak before she was tied up and gagged by the two healthy women, and dragged and pulled out of Biyun Courtyard.

The little maid, who was usually familiar with her, exclaimed behind her and was quickly silenced.

The granny’s ropes were tied so tightly that she didn’t have the slightest strength to resist, Xiang Capsicum knew that it would be hard for her to escape from this today, she forced herself to calm down quickly, and could only secretly memorize this part of the way out while thinking about the granny’s words just now.

The only person in the house who can be so rude and be called “ma’am” is Xu, the mistress of the Chen residence.

Xiang Cai had been serving in the Chen Mansion for a year, but the funny thing was that she had never gotten a full view of the Chen Mansion. When Xie Jialong lived alone in the Jingxin Xuan, she was not allowed to step out of the small courtyard due to her mother’s dislike. Afterward, she followed Chen Zisheng and was tightly bound to Biyun Courtyard.

Apart from that time when she had ventured to follow the servants to the mass grave, this time was actually the furthest she had ever been away from the courtyard where she served.

However, when she saw the words Lanxue Hall, she still knew that this was the bedchamber of Master Chen’s main house, Xu.

Xiang Capsicum had already tried her best to cooperate and not struggle, but the granny’s movements were too rough, and by the time she reached the bottom of the hall, many parts of her body and limbs had been scratched, her hair was scattered, and her clothes were torn, and she was afraid that many parts of her inner body had been bruised and purpled.

“You’re the shampooer?”

A lazy voice came from above his head, towering over him as if he were a god who could judge people’s lives and deaths.

Fragrant Capsule was gagged and unable to answer. She could only feebly raise her head, trying to look at the woman towering over her on the main seat, but found that apart from the middle-aged woman seated on the main seat, there were many other women present that she did not recognize. They were brightly dressed and exchanged pleasantries, thinking that they were masters of the mansion that she had never seen before. And the only one she recognized was actually Xie Jialong, who was sitting in the right hand seat.

Xie Jialong looked at her wretched shape, coughed softly uncomfortably, and turned her head away.

A feeling of absurd sadness rose in the heart of the Fragrant Shepherd, and somehow she remembered the words of Bamboo Shadow when he was alive, teasing her–

“You, this girl, are really a fool, you can’t even recognize all the masters in the house, I’m afraid you won’t know if you’ve offended someone one day!”

At that time, Xiang Capsicum was only fourteen years old, and Bamboo Shadow had not yet been appointed as Chen Zisheng’s concubine, she foolishly grabbed Bamboo Shadow’s hand and pouted, “It won’t be, it’s not like the young granny is going to let me go out of this courtyard, I just need to get to know you guys in the courtyard and that’s enough. Besides, there’s sister Bamboo Shadow who can help me anyway!”

“Good, little ninny are you relying on me? Well, who let us worship sisters. But sister can’t help you for the rest of your life, right?”