Mrs. Xu was so frightened by Old Lady Song's anger that her hands and feet were trembling, and she felt a chill all over her body on the way back to her room. At this moment, she couldn't help but feel that she was somewhat useless, and began to miss the several senior maids who used to follow Madam Cui. They were the real daughters of the Bogu Cui family, with strict rules and etiquette, as well as clever tactics.

  Unfortunately... She thought of these and felt a stone weighing on her heart.

  Song Chuyi had returned to her room and was leaning against the couch, taking a short rest. Today's events were numerous, and she had also experienced the major event of the Su family being searched, so she must have been extremely tired. Xu Mama felt heartache and quietly walked forward to gently pull up the fallen quilt for her.

  This slight noise had already startled Song Chuyi awake. She sat up with her quilt, asking Xu Mama: "Xu Mama, what did Grandmother say?"

  Auntie Xu told everything about her conversation with the old lady, and finally said with some worry: "The old lady is really angry, in all these years, I've never seen the old lady get so angry..."

  "Don't worry, mom." Song Chuyi smiled slowly: "Grandma's anger is not on us, but on Wang Yaya and Huang Yao..."

  She had barely finished speaking when Qing Tao suddenly pushed open the door and rushed in, kneeling down on the ground without saying a word.

  The ground was bare and uncarpeted, the smooth square tiles were cold and hard. When Qing Tao knelt down, Xu Mama seemed to hear the crisp crackle of her bones.

  Actually, all these years, Huang Yao has been hateful, but Qing Tao has always been good ----- although Xu Ya keeps them both guarded like thieves, she has a lot of goodwill towards Qing Tao. After all, Qing Tao never gossips or flatters, and is almost never seen going to Li Shi's place to curry favor.

  She hesitated and looked at Song Chuyi's face, wanting to speak up for Qingtuo.

  "Miss, please save me, I'm not like Huang Yao... Since you got better, I haven't even gone to the second madam's place. My parents are working on the second madam's estate, and she told me to come serve the young lady, I didn't dare not come. But I've always been able to avoid it, I've never done anything that would harm you, miss!"

  Qing Tao's parents were indeed in charge of Li Shi's dowry estate, which Song Chuyi had known since the previous life. In this life, Qing Tao took the initiative to be honest with her, and the resentment she had towards Qing Tao and her parents was greatly reduced.

  Although she was reborn with a heart full of resentment and hatred, she wasn't someone who couldn't distinguish right from wrong or black from white. In her past life, Qing Tao had indeed abandoned her, but he hadn't actually done anything to wrong her; he had simply chosen to protect himself when she needed his help.

  If she were in a different position, she would probably do the same thing.

  Thinking of this, she put on her shoes and searched for the lamp that Yulan had sent over on the multi-layered cabinet, but also asked Qingtao: "You know your parents are working at Er Furen's estate, how can I trust you?"

  Li would naturally have made thorough preparations before bringing Huang Yaoting into the fold.

  The green peach shook her lips, and after a while, she made up her mind. She touched the ground with her forehead: "Miss, I know you must have a way... I don't dare say anything else, but I dare to swear to heaven that if I do something wrong to you in the future, may thunder strike me five times and I won't die a good death!"

  Auntie Xu hurriedly covered Song Chuyi's ears, spat on the ground three times, and turned back to scold: "What are you saying?! Are you daring to say anything in front of the young lady?!"

  Song Chuyi smiled and brushed away Xu's hand, finally looking at Qing Tao with a serious expression: "I don't need you to be struck by five thunders and die a good death, but I happen to have something on my hands that requires your parents to take care of. If they can help me get it done, then I'll naturally believe in you. It's better to do than to say, what do you think?"

  Qing Tao knew that what Song Chuyi had asked her parents to do was not ordinary, this was the olive branch thrown by Song Chuyi to them. If they really decided to rely on Song Chuyi, then seize this opportunity and completely cut off all ties with Madam Qi's side.

  There is no way out for you, if you are willing to surrender, then show your sincerity.

  Auntie Xu stared at Qing Tao's face, seeing her complexion slowly turn pale, and felt a little unbearable in her heart. But after all, she was standing on Song Chu Yi's side, and she knew that what Song Chu Yi did was reasonable.

  Qīng táo never felt her heart so unsettled before, she only felt that the whole heart was floating in mid-air, unable to settle down, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

  If she doesn't agree, Sixth Miss will definitely use this opportunity to get rid of her. If she agrees, it's equivalent to betting the whole family on Song Chuyi's success in the future.

  Is Miss Song Liu worth risking her whole family for? Qing Tao repeatedly asked herself in her heart, and the recent actions of Song Chuyi involuntarily emerged in her mind-----In less than a month's time, she not only moved into the old lady's Ningde courtyard, but also gained the favor of the old lady and even the old master. Moreover, during this period, she carefully laid out her plans to get rid of the people who were left by the second wife...

  She thought of Song Chuyi's attitude towards Hongyu and Lvyi, who would never be short of seasonal clothes and accessories, and often gave them some small trinkets. Moreover, she never treated Hongyu and Lvyi as outsiders, and when they encountered difficulties, they would never be polite or pretentious with Song Chuyi.

  To be honest, she envied Lu Yi and Hong Yu for having Song Chuyi's trust and affection.

  A person who is so good to those around her will surely not stand by and watch someone who has devoted themselves to her and been loyal suffer, right?

  Qīng Táo thought for a moment and finally decided to put all her chips on the table.

  "But since Miss has ordered me to, I will definitely ask my parents to do their best!" Qingtao wiped the sweat from her forehead and knelt back down on the floor with a proper posture.

  Knowing the current situation, having courage and being clever, Song Chuyi just needed someone like that as her confidant. She smiled satisfactorily, reached out to personally help Qing Tao up, and laughed: "Very good. Since you said so, I'll believe you."

  Xu Ayi also let out a sigh of relief.

  The clock in the house rang, and Yu Shu should be coming soon to invite her to have dinner in the main room. Song Chuyi tilted her head and glanced at Qing Tao: "Later, if Old Lady asks about Huang Yao's affairs, do you know how to respond?"

  Qing Tao let out a sigh in her heart, actually she had reminded Huang Yao several times before to not be so ostentatious, but Huang Yao wouldn't listen. When Huang Yao went to Yu Shu's place, Qing Tao had already foreseen the outcome - an old lady who attaches such importance to rules and etiquette, how could Yu Shu have gotten away with being so arrogant in front of her if she was someone who could be easily bought?