GBP Chapter 1198 The Sickly Child Who Was Schemed Against 22
Chapter 1198 The Sickly Child Who Was Schemed Against 22
"Granny Liu, why are you scolding the maid again so early in the morning?"
"The Princess Consort is back!" Granny Liu quickly threw away the rattan cane in her hand and came to Jiang Chunxi with a smile. "It's all because of that wretched girl, Mei'er. She gets itchy if she's not beaten for a day. I have to whip her with the rattan cane to make her do any work properly."
"Well, I didn't want to hit her today. After all, beating that brat every day is hard work, and my old bones get tired. But she can't stand me being idle and insists on making me beat her before she's happy."
“Look,” Liu Mama pointed to a puddle of water on the ground, “I told that wretched girl to clean the corridor, but she managed to knock over a bucket of water. Look at this puddle on the ground. What if the Princess Consort slips and falls on it?”
"That's why I couldn't help but teach that brat a lesson again," Liu Mama said, then sighed, "Your Highness, I really don't know what to do with that brat Mei'er. She's clearly deliberately going against me. All she thinks about is going back to being a head maid. She doesn't even think about doing the work of a rough maid properly."
"If you ask me, a servant like her with such lofty ambitions should be sold off. She can't even do the work of a lowly maid properly, yet she still wants to be a head maid again. It's unbelievable that she dares to dream like that."
In just six months, even Song Zhende's appearance and demeanor had changed, let alone Liu Meier, who had suffered every day. Now, Liu Meier was as thin as a sheet of paper, and her complexion was sallow due to malnutrition. She was nothing like the pretty girl she was six months ago.
"Your Highness, I was wrong," Liu Meier hurriedly knelt down and begged for forgiveness. "I was just too hungry, that's why I couldn't lift the water bucket properly. I didn't mean to not work properly. Please don't sell me off, Your Highness."
Honestly, the past six months have been hell for Liu Meier. She has been driven to the brink of despair. She not only hates Jiang Chunxi to death, but she has also come to hate Song Zhende.
He watched helplessly as she suffered endless torment, but Song Zhende did nothing about it, only spending his nights with his concubines. He probably had already discarded her long ago.
Because of Liu Mama's watchful eye, Liu Meier hasn't been able to find a single opportunity to meet Song Zhende privately in the past six months. No wonder Liu Meier feels that Song Zhende has changed his mind and is planning to abandon her.
How could Liu Meier be willing to accept this? If Song Zhende really intended to abandon her, she would not let him off easily, so she could not leave the Prince Cheng's mansion even more.
"Oh! You! I really don't know what to say to you," Jiang Chunxi sighed helplessly. "Originally, I demoted you to a lowly maidservant, partly to teach you a lesson, and partly to temper your temperament so that you wouldn't make the same mistake again."
“But look at what you’ve done in the last six months. You can’t even do the most basic chores. Either you’re resenting me, your master, and you’re expressing your dissatisfaction in this way, or you simply can’t fulfill the duties of a servant.”
"Sigh!" Jiang Chunxi sighed again. "Fine, for your mother's sake, I won't sell you off, but don't even think about becoming a head maid again. From now on, you will only ever be a lowly maid in my courtyard. I, as your master, will never have the heart to transfer you to my side to serve you closely again."
After speaking, Jiang Chunxi went inside the house.
And Liu Mei'er...
She didn't believe Jiang Chunxi's words at all. If she really intended to let her become a head maid again, why would she let Granny Liu torment her like this?
The torment she has suffered over the past six months was clearly instigated by that bitch Jiang Chunxi, and the reason she did this must be because she knew about her affair with Song Zhende.
Indeed, Liu Meier is now quite certain that Jiang Chunxi must know about her and Song Zhende's affair. However, for the past six months, she has been closely watched by Granny Liu and has been unable to find an opportunity to meet with Song Zhende privately.
As for why Jiang Chunxi didn't just kill her, this treacherous servant, wasn't it obvious? Rather than killing her, it would be more satisfying to torture her right under her nose.
“Your Highness, that wretched maid Mei’er probably hates you to death in her heart,” Caiyu brewed a cup of tea for Jiang Chunxi as soon as she entered the room. “After all, after suffering for the past six months, that wretched maid has probably realized that you deliberately put her under your nose to torment her and let her taste the bitterness of betraying her master.”
"Heh!" Jiang Chunxi chuckled lightly, then took a sip of tea and put the teacup down before speaking, "That lowly maid Mei'er is much smarter than Song Zhende. After suffering so much for the past six months, she has naturally come to her senses. But so what? She is being watched closely now and can't find any opportunity to meet with Song Zhende in private."
"Of course! Even if she had the chance to meet Song Zhende in private, Song Zhende probably wouldn't believe her. After all, in Song Zhende's mind, if a servant betrays his master, he should just kill him. Why would he bother torturing him under his nose? That would be a waste of energy and doesn't make sense."
"That's the difference in thinking between those in positions of power and those at the bottom of the social hierarchy. So what if Liu Meier realized it? Even if she could meet with Song Zhende in private, what difference would it make? She can't change anything except for impotent rage."
"By the way, Princess Consort, do you think the Princess Consort might have taken your words to heart?" It was Caiyi's voice. "If the Princess Consort really believes in karma, that would be quite interesting, considering how many sins she has committed. If the karma falls on her son and he becomes unable to have children, how devastated would the Princess Consort be!"
"Hehe!" Jiang Chunxi laughed happily. "Yes! If the retribution for her own sins were to fall on her son, causing him to be childless, how devastated would that mother be?"
"Me? I'm really looking forward to it!"
Song Zhende returned to the Prince Cheng's residence in the evening. To deal with a scoundrel like him, one cannot simply oppress him; one must also give him some sweetness, otherwise, he will be driven crazy.
Therefore, Jiang Chunxi asked his father to arrange a substantive position for him in the Ministry of Revenue, and told him to do a good job. If he could achieve some results, he would be promoted and recommended to the Crown Prince to work for him.
You must understand that the crown prince's position is very secure; he is the undisputed next monarch. Therefore, if you can become one of the crown prince's men, your future will be limitless once he ascends the throne.
With such a huge obstacle hanging in front of Song Zhende, how could Song Zhende not be even more tolerant of Jiang Chunxi?