Lu Yun rushed to find the person in charge to receive his punishment, and when he came back, both of his palms were swollen high, just looking at them made people's hearts ache.

  The little girls all came up and comforted her in a cacophony of voices.

  Some people complained that Song Chuyu was too ruthless, and could be so cruel to Hong Yu and Lu Yi who had always been loyal.

  This is the first time I've heard of a young lady being called "Da Ya Tou" to take care of the penalty at the housekeeper's place, and it's unprecedented in the Sixth Miss's case.

  Hong Yu's temperament had always been calm and quiet, upon hearing the words she silently shed tears without saying a word. Luoyi felt wronged in her heart, but also thought that this punishment was unjustified, so she couldn't help but chase everyone out, then snuck under the covers to cry secretly.

  By evening when it was time to go to bed, the eyes of both Qīng Yī and Hóng Yù had swollen like walnuts, their complexions were also dull and they were quiet to an excessive degree.

  Song Chuyi saw Green Clothes about to leave after sprinkling incense into the censer and called out to her: "Green Clothes!"

  Lu Jing listened to her call and hastily stood still with his feet together, bowing his head and standing aside, feeling anxious in his heart.

  Seeing that both of them were afraid, Song Chuyi let out a sigh and asked: "Are you blaming me?"

  It's not true that there is no resentment, they are Song Chuyi's personal maids, who have always followed the young lady, and also grew up with Song Chuyi from a young age, so their relationship is different from others. Today, because of this small matter, they were punished, resulting in complete loss of face, naturally feeling wronged.

  The two of them exchanged a glance and both fell silent.

  "I know you feel wronged." Song Chuyi put down the book in her hand, got up and walked to Hongyu's side, pulled her hand and said: "But today we really can't help but punish you."

  "Girl..." Hongyu's eyes turned red again with grievance, and she couldn't help but sob: "I..."

  Song Chuyi handed her a handkerchief and smiled: "Do you think I'm making a big deal out of nothing today?"

  Hong Yu hesitated for a moment, ignoring the green-clad person's constant winking at her, and nodded honestly.

  "Hey!" Song Chuyi asked them: "Where are you from?"

  The two girls were both stumped and didn't know how to answer for half a day.

  "You two are both born into the Cui family, if it weren't for my mother and me, in fact, you have nothing to do with this manor, right?" Song Chu-yi saw that the two were momentarily stunned, and couldn't help but continue slowly: "And where did Huang Yao come from?"

  Hong Yu was somewhat dazed, but the green-clothed man had already reacted and couldn't help but exclaim, "Miss!"

  Lu Yi was a bit different from Hong Yu, she was the youngest daughter of Xu's mother, about the same age as Song Chuyi, and could be said to have grown up drinking the same milk. Under Xu's mother's words and deeds, she naturally had some guard against Li Shi and Huang Yao.

  But Song Chuyi treated Li as her own mother, being extremely close to her. At first, Xu's mother and Green Clothes tried to persuade her, but later on, seeing that it was useless, they gradually relaxed a lot.

  Mrs. Xü thought a lot, sighed all day long, and wished she had three heads and six arms to protect Song Chuyi, and even the green-clothed one was obedient to her.

  Unfortunately, Song Chuyi didn't distinguish between good and bad or differentiate between those close to her and those who weren't. Green Clothes was just a young child, and with Huang Yao being skilled at currying favor and showing off, she naturally became less guarded against them over time.

  At this moment, hearing Song Chuyi say so, the green-clothed woman couldn't help but feel both happy and surprised. The last bit of resentment in her heart also disappeared, and she cried: "Miss, I understand now."

  Hong Yu thought for a moment and also understood the situation, but couldn't help feeling both frightened and terrified. Looking at Song Chuyi with concern, she said: "But Miss, Madam has been so good to you..."

  The good-looking facade can't be maintained for a lifetime, let alone Song Chuyi has been reborn once, and of course, she won't wear this compassionate mask led by Li's family for long.

  She smiled and said, "Am I not slapping her in the face right now?"

  After dinner, Huang Yao disappeared, and Hong Yu couldn't help but worry: "But now Huang Yao is probably going to the mistress's room. If she knows you got so angry because of Huang Yao entering your room, I'm afraid the mistress won't let it go."

  Lu Yi also nodded, looking at Song Chuyi with some confusion: "Miss, how did you suddenly understand?"

  Where is a moment, it's clear that it took a lifetime to understand. Song Chuyi couldn't help but smile and said, "Because this time I was really scared."

  "Think about it, I was clearly ill for over a month, so why did the news from Third Madame's side say that I was faking illness? When I went to pay respects to Old Madame and could have spoken with Madame and Eighth Miss, they coincidentally were not around. If at the time I had made a scene with Third Madame and Fourth Miss, and then gone to invite Madame and the others over, even if Madame and the others had spoken up for me saying that I was ill, everyone would have thought that Madame was helping me out of favoritism. What kind of person would I have become in Old Madame's eyes?"

  Although Hongyu didn't follow them to the old lady's room that day, she had also heard about it from Qingshan and couldn't help but feel a chill down her spine - if even the old lady didn't care about Song Chuyi's life or death, then from now on, Song Chuyi would really have no choice but to be manipulated by Li Shi.

  Lu Yingqi's face was a bit painful: "I said that Huang Yao is not a good thing, that day he even instigated you to quarrel with Si Niang, and also... coaxed you into getting close to your wife."

  "You know that's all." Song Chuyi saw that the two maids had understood, and she couldn't help but pull their hands into hers: "You are both people my mother left for me. In the past, I was foolish and liked to listen to flattery, so I neglected you and put you in the back of my mind. It was my fault. Now, everyone in the West Wing is on the madam's side, except for Xu Mama and you two. I don't trust anyone else. Today, I'm going through the things my mother left me with Xu Mama, so that's why I strictly ordered you to guard the door and not let anyone in. But you let Huang Yao barge in, and in a big household like this, one small mistake can easily be used against us. In the past, I didn't understand, but after falling ill, I'm deeply afraid of being taken advantage of. If Wang Mama wants to find fault with you today, this crime could be big or small, and it's possible that she might even use this as an excuse to drive you out."

  Wang's mother was also a member of the Li family and was in charge of all the big and small matters in Song Chuyu's room.

  Lu Yi and Hong Yu were truly frightened, breaking out in a cold sweat. They had no backing, weren't born into the Bo household, and if someone found an excuse to drive them out, they would never be able to turn their lives around again. Thinking of this, Hong Yu grew even more worried about Song Chu Yi: "But what can we do about Madam's place? A thief may get away for a thousand days, but there's no way to guard against one for a thousand days. How can we defend ourselves?"

  Song Chuyi took two shell boxes from the case and handed them to them: "This is Zi Jin Huo Xue Dan, you two each have one box, dissolve it and apply it to the wound, it will heal quickly. As for whether to guard against thieves or not, time will reveal people's hearts."