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Yuqi knelt in the courtyard, as servants came and went, whispering amongst themselves.
"What are you looking at?!" Yuqi angrily snapped at the servants.
She was extremely displeased.
The eldest young lady had been acting strangely these past two days, suddenly changing her attitude towards her.
Not only did she favor Siqin, but she also made her, a head maid, kneel outside in the courtyard, subjected to the pointing fingers of those little wenches.
The second young lady was so much better, gentle and generous to her servants.
News of Yuqi kneeling outside also reached Su Yue's ears.
"Heaven is truly helping me! Liu'er, later when it gets dark, go give Yuqi some medicine. I don't need to teach you what to say, do I?" Su Yue said sweetly.
Although her voice was gentle and pleasant, Liu'er, the maid, still replied with trepidation, "This servant understands."
Su Yue looked at herself in the mirror with satisfaction and smiled, "I thought these few maids of Eldest Sister were impregnable, but it turns out this Yuqi is ambitious. This is exactly what I want!"
The sky gradually darkened, and the lamps were lit in the courtyard.
Su Li finally opened her door.
Holding the small porcelain bottle in her hand, she curved her lips in satisfaction.
The scar-removing medicine was ready. She believed that in a month, she would no longer need to wear a veiled hat when going out.
"Young lady, just now, Sister Wangxia came to relay a message, asking you to dine with the madam," Mohua said, stepping forward.
Su Li nodded and said, "Let's go."
Leaving Siqin in the courtyard, she took Zhishu and Mohua to the courtyard gate, where she saw Yuqi still kneeling there.
"Young lady, this servant knows her mistake, please spare this servant this one time!" As soon as Yuqi saw Su Li, she pleaded.
"Kneel for two more hours, then you may rise," Su Li said, dropping this sentence, then walked past Yuqi with her two maids and exited the courtyard.
Yuqi watched their retreating figures, a look of resentment and unwillingness gradually surfacing in her eyes.
In terms of looks and knowledge, she, Yuqi, was stronger than this disfigured young lady in every way.
The young lady was merely born well, having been born into the madam's belly!
Liu'er, who was hiding behind a tree, saw all her unwillingness. After the others left, she emerged from behind the tree.
Su Li arrived at Su Mother's courtyard.
"Mother."
Su Mother got up and smiled, "You're here? Sit down, it's been a long time since we mother and daughter dined together."
Su Li walked over and helped her, saying with a touch of guilt, "Then your daughter Li'er will come over to Mother's for meals every day from now on."
Su Mother patted her daughter's hand and said, "Good, good. Your father sent a letter saying he'll be back tomorrow. Our family can have a good reunion then."
Su Li nodded and said, "Mm."
She helped Su Mother sit down and personally arranged her bowl and chopsticks before sitting beside her.
Mother and daughter took turns serving each other dishes.
Su Mother looked at her daughter's change, feeling incredibly comforted.
Ever since her daughter's face was scarred, she had not dined with others, and Su Mother understood.
Now, seeing her daughter openly remove her veil to eat, she was both surprised and joyful.
"Mother, what's wrong?" Seeing her mother continuously looking at her, Su Li looked up and asked.
Su Mother smiled, "Nothing, Mother is just happy that Li'er has come to terms with things."
Su Li smiled and said, "Mother, I was ignorant before and made you worry. By the way, did you go to Drunken Immortal Residence this afternoon?"
Su Mother looked at her with loving eyes, recalling what she had learned from Steward Lin at Drunken Immortal Residence that afternoon, and said, "Yes, I went.
I re-examined the account books, and indeed there were many irregularities. I listened to Steward Lin and didn't make a big fuss. Li'er, why didn't you report it to the authorities? Are you perhaps worried about the West Courtyard?"
Li'er had been very close to the West Courtyard these past few years, treating them even better than her own mother.
But when she thought of this, she couldn't swallow her anger.
She had always thought the West Courtyard was honest and treated Li'er well, so she was willing to give them some face.
Who knew such a thing would happen? She didn't believe the West Courtyard was unaware.
No wonder that mother and daughter in the West Courtyard lived so freely and happily; it turned out they were squandering her shop's silver.
She felt that she had not been a harsh head mistress, never withholding a single bit of what was due to the West Courtyard.
But Auntie's monthly allowance was limited, yet she heard that the West Courtyard was always generous with its servants' rewards.
She had thought it was her maternal family subsidizing them, but it turned out to be ill-gotten gains.
Su Li smiled and said, "Mother, your daughter is not worried about the West Courtyard. I want them to cough up the silver first. Three days from now, you and I will go together to see the grain Mister Xia has hoarded for our Drunken Immortal Residence."
She then playfully winked at Su Mother.
Su Mother chuckled, remembering three days later, and asked, "The Qionghua Banquet is in three days, aren't you going?"
Su Li shook her head, "Your daughter isn't going, not because of insecurity, but because I find these banquets meaningless. Going there is just to watch noblewomen secretly compare themselves."
Su Mother looked at her daughter's unblemished left cheek and sighed, "Li'er, do you still remember the clear details of that incident a year ago?"
She had never suspected the West Courtyard before, but now that her suspicion of them had a crack, she thought more.
That day, her daughter was originally in her carriage, but Su Yue called her daughter to her carriage. The carriage overturned, and when she got out to check, her daughter's face was already covered in blood.
Su Li didn't expect her mother to be so perceptive and able to infer. She thought for a moment and said, "Mother, that incident is in the past. Even if we have suspicions now, there's no evidence."
In reality, she understood in her heart that the scar looked more like it was left by a hairpin.
She had always known that Su Yue was jealous of her appearance.
Several times she had seen Su Yue look at her face with resentful eyes, but Su Yue was accustomed to hiding it, and she herself used to be foolish enough to think she had mistaken it.
Su Yue wanted to ruin her appearance, but she would not let her have her way!
"Mother, the reason Aunt Xia dared to harbor such thoughts this time is because you are too lenient and generous. You indulged her by letting her have her own small kitchen in the West Courtyard, and you even gave her the deeds of sale for the West Courtyard's servants. Tell me, whose head mistress is so benevolent?"
Feeling that her daughter's words made sense, she had thought her leniency would bring peace to the household.
But she didn't know that some people, the more you retreat, the more they advance.
Su Li said no more. She knew that her mother was an extremely intelligent person, a trait inherited from her maternal grandmother.
With suspicion now planted in her mother's heart regarding the West Courtyard, she would naturally keep a closer eye on that mother and daughter pair in the future.
Next was her father's side.
After dinner, Su Li chatted with Su Mother for a while before taking her maids and leaving.
As soon as she returned to her room, Siqin stepped forward and said, "Young lady, after you left, I deliberately stayed in my room and noticed that Liu'er, the second young lady's maid, came to find Yuqi and gave her a bottle of ointment."
Zhishu and Mohua's eyes widened instantly. The young lady truly hadn't wronged Yuqi.
The four of them had followed the young lady since childhood, and the young lady had been extremely kind to them.
Su Li curved her lips and said coldly, "She certainly knows how to play the good person."
Zhishu stepped forward and asked, "Young lady, should we give Yuqi a warning?"
Su Li shook her head, "No need. I want them to collude. You just need to keep a close eye on them in secret. Siqin, make sure to guard my personal belongings carefully, and inform me immediately if anything is missing."
Siqin nodded, "Young lady, rest assured!"
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