Song Yan was startled by the rebuke and instinctively pulled Song Chuyi back, wanting to retreat - he knew that his sister was very close to the four big girls beside her, and had never seen her speak so harshly to them before, and couldn't help but feel a little afraid.
Hong Yu's sharp eyes saw him, crying and shouting hoarsely: "Miss! I've served you for so many years, I didn't know you were such a person! It's often said that the crime doesn't extend to the children, Li Shi has already been killed by you, Eighth Miss is only a few months older than Fourth Young Master, why can't you let her go? Just consider it as accumulating virtue for Fourth Young Master, otherwise he will have...
The green-clad woman who rushed to the scene was stunned and stood there with her eyes wide open, she couldn't believe that this was actually Hongyu, whom they had grown up together - back then, they had sworn an oath to be loyal to their mistress for this lifetime and would never do anything to betray her.
But now, Hong Yu is willing to curse Song Xuan for Song Chuning.
Song Chuyi's grip on Song Yan's hand tightened, she couldn't bear to hear such words-----in her previous life, her child had died, and Song Chunying was also standing in front of her with a nonchalant attitude, saying it was her retribution, that it was because of her usual domineering and lack of virtue. The face of her son from the previous life overlapped with Song Yan's face in this life, almost making Song Chuyi grit her teeth in anger.
"Ruby, haven't I been good to you?" She put aside her original intention and stood steadily in front of Ruby with Song Yan, looking straight at her: "Or is there something I've done wrong to you?"
Madam Xū's face sank as she sneered: "The treatment you've received is probably even better than that of a young mistress from a humble family like Bìyù. You have eight sets of clothes for each season, and the rewards you receive on ordinary days are endless. What do you mean by 'I'm not worthy'? A slave who turns against her master like this, even if our household is lenient with servants, there's no reason to indulge her. Miss, it's because you're too kind-hearted that she dares to be so presumptuous!"
Qing Tao nodded beside, these days Hong Yu really made people's brains hurt to death, harming people without compensation. Now she even used Song Xuan to curse, in the past Li family, not being beaten by Old Lady Li was a strange thing.
Hong Yu met Song Chuyi's calm and composed gaze, and unconsciously turned her head away, remaining silent for a moment before shaking her head with some difficulty: "No, but Sixth Miss, you..."
"Who?" Song Chuyi sneered, "You're talking about Song Chunü? Do you know who she is? Did you know that the one who told Cuicui to send clothes to your mother was her? The green-robed woman who's currently being held in the government office also said it was she who ordered your mother to set the fire. You'd abandon our years of friendship for someone who almost got me and Fourth Master killed?"
Hong Yu was stunned by these words and couldn't react for a moment.
"You didn't blame me the first time when you let your mom hit me, and you didn't even scold me. Song Chuyi took another step forward, staring at Hongyu without backing down: "The second time you went to Song Chunin's place and came to plead for Song Chunin, I also looked at our past relationship and just wanted to send you to the Zhuangzi with Xu Niangniang, but now that you've caused me endless trouble after letting the tiger return to the mountain, I only planned to send you back to the Cui family. Where did I wrong you? Do you feel aggrieved and run to Song Chunin?"
Hong Yu was so shocked by her words that she took a step back, feeling utterly bewildered and unable to utter a single word, her lips trembling as she stuttered "I... I..."
"You've just said something that has completely severed the relationship between us master and servant. In the past, I was too indulgent with you." Song Chuyi turned her face away, not wanting to look at her again, and instructed Permit: "Permit, please trouble yourself to explain the reason clearly to my aunt."
Madam Xu couldn't wait for this opportunity, and immediately summoned several rough servant women to bind Hongyu's hands and drag her out while solemnly responding to Song Chuyi.
Mrs. Choi's eyes can't tolerate a grain of sand, and she has been bitterly waiting for Hong Yu, this servant who dares to disobey her master.
Inside the main hall, an abrupt silence fell. The three women in purple, green and pink clothes stood quietly, their heads bowed, standing by without daring to make a sound. The seven little maids under them didn't even dare to breathe.
"In the past, I didn't realize it, but now it seems that my control over them is still too poor." Song Chuyi sighed and glanced at the three senior maids: "I knew that Luoyi and Hongyu were overly close, but because I trusted them too much, I wasn't on guard at all. If Luoyi hadn't been so intimate with her and let her guard down, and if Ziyun and Qingtao hadn't been so distant from her and unable to detect her unusual behavior in time, this incident wouldn't have happened."
Lu Ying wiped away the tears on her face, finally kneeling down with a sob: "Miss, it's my fault. I've been too close to Hong Yu lately, but I didn't even notice where she went. Usually, I'm too protective of her. Sometimes when Qing Tao and Zi Yun mention her, I still cover up for her. It's all my fault."
Zi Yun and Qing Tao exchanged a glance, both kneeling on the ground: "We are also wrong. If we weren't afraid of offending Lu Yi Hong Yu, we wouldn't have been so estranged from each other."
"It's also the result of my continued indulgence." Song Chuyi understood the importance of rectifying the people under her, and carefully examined her own mistakes: "The reason why Hongyu was punished this time is that each of you saw it earlier, and I'll be honest with you, my aunt won't let her off easily."
Everyone nodded heavily in agreement.
"From now on, let's settle the rules. Qingtuan and Lüjing, you two will live in one room from now on." Song Chuyi thought for a moment and sighed, "I won't say anything unnecessary. You two are clever and can think for yourselves what to do. As for Ziyun..." Song Chuyi paused before continuing, "If I'm not mistaken, your aunt's side will soon send another maid over. When that happens, you'll be with her together. The four of you will be in charge of my hair accessories, clothes, valuables, needlework, and the little maids. We'll wait for Hushi to come back before assigning specific tasks."
Three people all respectfully should be.
Song Chuyi went to see the two little maids kneeling behind them, pointed out two people: "Qingyu, Qingfen. You two have been following your sister Qingtao for a long time, from now on you will follow Fourth Young Master and serve him."
Qing Feng and Qing Yu were both raised by her, they are decent people, without any improper thoughts, most importantly, their parents, one is in charge of flowers and plants in the courtyard, the other is in charge of sweeping and cleaning the study, and the deeds of sale are also already in her hands.
Qing Yu and Qing Feng were both stunned, then they quickly kowtowed and responded in unison-----They all knew that Song Chuyi treated Song Yan well, and besides, there were already several older and more experienced maids like Zi Yun in Song Chuyi's household. They couldn't intervene even if they wanted to, and even if they waited for Zi Yun and the others to leave, it would probably take at least seven or eight years before they could go to Song Yan's place, where there was already a ready-made senior maid.