Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Chapter 569 Deterrence

After hearing Huayi's words, Shen Wantang showed no surprise on his face.

The other maids all looked at Huayi in astonishment. Qinxin even pulled her sleeve and reminded her anxiously in a low voice: "Huayi, you are crazy. If you don't stay with the Second Miss, where else can you go? The prince doesn't want us anymore. We can't go back!"

Huayi held Qinxin's hand, her voice tearing up, "Sister Qinxin, I can't bear to leave you either, but the Second Miss doesn't need so many maids. I'm stupid and not as capable as my sisters, so the Second Miss won't like me. It's better for me to leave by myself than to be driven away, and it won't embarrass the Second Miss."

Qin Xin was not stupid either. Upon hearing this, she quickly let go of Huayi's hand and stood a little further away from her, lest the Second Miss think that she was in cahoots with Huayi.

Huayi's words made it sound as if the Second Miss was forcing her to leave. Didn't this put the Second Miss in a difficult position?

In the future, she will still have to serve the Second Young Miss and cannot make her dislike her.

This Second Miss Shen was obviously not born in a high class family, and she was not very conspicuous in her words and deeds, but she managed to win over the Ning Wang's wife and the Duke's wife by her own ability, and also won over the Crown Prince and the Second Master Gu!

Looking across the entire capital, which young lady has this ability?

She felt that Second Miss Shen had a bright future and had made up her mind to serve her well.

Isn't this better than staying with Xiao Qingyuan? Xiao Qingyuan would sell out the people around him if he didn't agree with him. He even sold out the wet nurse Chai who had watched him grow up. If the princess hadn't sent someone to buy Chai back out of consideration for their old relationship, Chai wouldn't even be around now!

Shen Wantang naturally understood what Huayi meant. She actually wanted to put the responsibility of leaving the Shen family on her, the master!

She really doesn't know her place. As a maid, she wants to bully her?

She originally wanted to release the person directly, but now she doesn't want to do that anymore.

"Your name is Huayi, right?"

Shen Wantang said calmly, "Although you are a little dull and stupid, as long as you work honestly, you can still be my maid. Besides, you also said that you can't bear to leave them, so it's not impossible for me to have another maid. Since you are so pitiful, I will keep you."

Huayi was stunned: "Ah? Second Miss, this..."

She never expected that the second young lady would not play by the rules!

She deliberately made herself sound stupid, so why did the Second Miss still want to keep her?

She regretted it very much. If she had known earlier, she should not have been so polite to Qin Xin!

"Huayi, since you are so stupid, then go serve outside and don't come in. From now on, Qinxin and the others will take care of the affairs in my room. Also, tonight, you will be the one keeping watch."

"No matter how dumb a person is, he can still keep watch, right? If he can't even do this, then he must have ulterior motives!"

Shen Wantang's tone was cold: "Remember this, my place is small, but the rules are big. If you dare to sleep or be lazy during the night watch, you will be punished with twenty strokes of the cane!"

Huayi knelt down with a plop and said with a pale face, "Yes, Second Miss, I will remember it!"

"Okay, everyone go out, Qin Xin stay."

Several maids were frightened by her harsh words and were extremely respectful.

As soon as they arrived today, they saw a big drama - Mrs. Shen and Miss Shen were both beaten with a stick.

When the Second Young Miss gets ruthless, she even beats her stepmother and step-sister, not to mention the maids!

Qi Yu and the other two retreated without breathing. Qin Xin stayed in the room, feeling a little uneasy. She thought she would be scolded, after all, she had just disobeyed the rules and talked to Hua Yi.

But the scolding she had imagined did not come. Instead, she saw a gentle smile on Shen Wantang's beautiful face.

She heard her new master ask in a pleasant voice: "Qin Xin, are you good at anything? For example, cooking, or needlework?"

Qin Xin listened to her gentle voice, and her nervous mood eased a little. She shook her head gently and said honestly: "Second Miss, my cooking skills and needlework are not very outstanding."

"So what are you good at? You can't be good at nothing, right?"

"I am good at getting information. Is this considered a strength?"

Shen Wantang laughed. Wasn’t she deliberately guiding Qin Xin, just waiting for her to say this?

"Of course it counts. Besides, this is a rather special advantage."

Qin Xin's eyes lit up. The Second Young Miss seemed easy to talk to, which was her strength!

"From now on, you will be responsible for finding out and reporting all the news. You can move around the Shen family freely, and you can come and go freely inside and outside. You don't have to do other work, just report all the news to me."

Qin Xin was shocked: "Miss, do you give me so much power?"

"Of course, since you are good at getting information, if I always keep you under control, wouldn't that be a waste of your talent and negate your ability? Just walk around without worry. I will take care of you if anything goes wrong. If you get the information well, I will give you a reward. Of course, if you don't want to follow me and want to go back to Prince Ning's Mansion, I can also take you back."

Qin Xin shook her head like a rattle: "No, no, no, I will not go back to the palace. I am already the young lady's maid! From now on, I will die for the young lady and be loyal to her!"

When she was in the palace, she was not actually Xiao Qingyuan's maid, she was the maid of Princess Ning.

But Xiao Qingyuan didn't know what was wrong with him. He looked down on her every time he saw her. He was always in a bad mood and kept saying that she was disrespectful to him in her previous life and that she deserved to die.

To the extent that Princess Ning thought she had done something bad and angered Xiao Qingyuan, she had Nanny Quan scold her several times and even had her monthly salary deducted.

She was almost feeling so aggrieved that she couldn't eat or sleep well these past few days, fearing that she would be betrayed by Xiao Qingyuan the moment she opened her eyes.

Now that she was sent to Shen Wantang, she was very grateful.

She is not as stupid as Huayi, who is still thinking about becoming Xiao Qingyuan's concubine. She will never return to Prince Ning's Mansion.

If Xiao Qingyuan really liked Huayi, how could he just give her away?

It's a pity that this gift was given to Miss Shen Er. If it was given to a man with special fetishes, their lives would be in danger!

"Okay, you go out and call Qi Yu in."

Qin Xin responded and walked out.

After a moment, Qi Yu came in.

As usual, Shen Wantang asked her what she was good at, and also asked about her age, hometown, and who was in her family.

Qi Yu answered them one by one.

When Shen Wantang heard her mention that she had a younger brother, he asked again: "Have you encountered any difficulties recently? If so, you can tell me all about it. Since you are already my maid, I will ensure that you have no worries."

Qi Yu was silent for a moment, then shook her head and said, "There is no difficulty at home."