Mr. Li said, his voice hoarse, and his eyes hot with tears that almost came out.

  "She was eloquent and said that Xiaoliu might have been frightened when she was a guest on the other side. I was both shocked and afraid, so I pulled her aside to ask more questions, and her answers were very thorough." Li said, hanging her head as if extremely wronged: "I even told her to go back and serve well, and specially rewarded her with a golden melon seed as a New Year's gift. Who would have thought she was such a person?"

  She knew that since the old lady had already suspected Huang Yao, it wasn't just a matter of one or two days, and she must have known about Huang Yao's close relationship with her. So this point couldn't be hidden, and she had to speak honestly about it.

  Mrs. Song's expression did indeed become a bit more gentle, although she was annoyed at Li for not doing things properly, but if she had to believe that Li was being intentional, she was somewhat unwilling.

  After all these years, Li has indeed done his best for Song Chuyi.

  Perhaps Li was really bewildered by Wang's high moral integrity, and Song Lao Tai Tai looked at her with a complex expression for a while, then said in a low voice: "What are you kneeling for? Get up! You kneel, and so many people will accompany you to kneel together."

  Li stood up shakily, her eyes red as she stood beside him, her heart churning with emotions, her face flushing bright red as she suppressed the anger and resentment welling up inside her.

  If I had known she would suffer such great humiliation, if I had known this dead girl could gain such favor in front of the old lady, she shouldn't have been so soft-hearted and shouldn't have really yielded to let her stay with the old lady so easily.

  Mrs. Song didn't know what was on her mind, thinking she felt wronged, and couldn't help but sigh: "It's not that I'm biased towards Xiao Yi, nor is it my intention to use you as a sacrifice."

  She saw the first lady concentrating, and the second and third ladies also listened attentively, before slowly saying: "A centipede dies but does not stiffen, in a family like ours, we are not afraid of external storms, what we fear is rotting from the roots... You should know that since ancient times, disasters have originated from within. Don't mention distant examples, recently the Su family, don't you find it shocking?"

  The lady's previous slight annoyance at the old lady's scolding also dissipated, and she nodded sincerely.

  This manor will be hers and the old master's in the future, so it is extremely important to have a good family style. The family style of a noble family often determines how long this family can prosper.

  If all the people below do things like Wang Niangniang, eating inside and crawling outside, taking monthly silver on one hand and stealing the master's property on the other, even a prosperous family can't stand such erosion.

  The second lady Li also nodded with red eyes: "What the old lady said is true, I regret that I was blind and almost made a big mistake."

  Old Lady Song saw that her goal had been achieved, so she didn't continue to investigate further. She waved her hand to signal them not to say anything more. After a pause, she said: "Something like this has happened, and I don't trust the people serving beside the sisters anymore. You several work harder, thoroughly investigate the servants and maids who are close to the young ladies. If there are any slaves who deceive their masters or forget their kindness, catch them all out early on. Especially for Little Fourth and Little Fifth, they're not young anymore, and the people following them must be even more steady and reliable; otherwise, if something happens in the future, it will be too late to regret!"

  Yun's family had previously felt sorry for Song Chuyi, thinking that Old Lady Song was too biased towards Song Chuyi and didn't care about her other granddaughters.

  At this moment, the old lady said that she just reacted - the old lady was not simply to support Song Chuyi, but also to absorb the lessons of Su's family, and more for the good of all the girls in Song's family.

  Song Chuming and Song Chubin exchanged a glance, both feeling overjoyed beyond expectation.

  Song Chubin didn't need to say, she was really afraid of her wet nurse Qiu Mama, and the other servants were not satisfactory either. If they could be replaced, their future life would definitely be much better.

  Lian Song Chu Mi also disliked the several aunts around her who always instigated her to go to the side of the big madam to curry favor and show off, hoping that she would enter the palace and accompany the noble concubine. Now that she had the opportunity to get rid of them in a legitimate manner, she was overjoyed.

  The lady of the house had already been somewhat distrustful of the servants in the house due to the incident with Zou Mama, who was by Li's side, drinking and gambling. Now that Song Chu-yi had a servant like this by her side, she believed even more that the old lady's methods were necessary. She stood up solemnly and replied, "And what about Wang Nian'er, the one who is with Xia Liu? Is she being sent to the outer courtyard..."

  "What's the hurry to go to Waiyuan for?! I'm afraid it will corrupt those rough-working girls at Waiyuan." Old Lady Song snorted: "Send them to Zhuangzi in Langfang instead, they're short-handed during this busy farming season."

  Unexpectedly, even the Bo Mansion wouldn't let them stay, not demoting them, but directly sending them off to the Zhuangzi. Li Shi's heart was both shocked and anxious, feeling like a tangled mess in her mind.

  The madam replied, "That little Sixth's room is now short of people, we must quickly find someone to fill the vacancy..."

  But where can I find a suitable and age-matched daughter-in-law for the New Year?

  The old lady thought for a moment and said, "No need to look outside, isn't there a granddaughter of Jiayi's about the same age who is just coming in to work as a maid? It's her."

  It turned out to be Huang's grandmother's granddaughter! Huang's grandmother was the closest person to the old lady.

  The old lady was also slightly surprised, but she was a clever person after all, and soon smiled again: "If that's the case, then it's for the best. Huang's granddaughter must be well-versed in etiquette and propriety, so there's no need to worry about teaching her rules. I'll go arrange for her to come in."

  Mrs. Song nodded and asked the attendants beside Song Chuming and Song Chubin again, leaving behind the first lady, second lady, and third lady, and telling several girls to return to their rooms to rest.

  Qing Tao followed closely behind Song Chuyi, feeling a thrill of excitement and happiness all over her body, as if she had been reborn. Her mood improved greatly. She thought for a moment before asking Song Chuyi, "Miss, how did you know the old lady would personally assign someone to us? I was really worried that Second Madam would try to palm off another eunuch on us..."

  She thought about it and felt a little sorry for Huang Yao, so she didn't say anything more.

  The moon is high in the sky, and a patch of emerald bamboo shadow falls in front of the pavilion, with only the sound of rustling wind.

  Song Chuyi remained silent for a long time, then turned to look at Qing Tao: "I gave Huang Yao an opportunity, but she didn't cherish it. When arguing with Fourth Sister, she clearly pushed me away, and when I was ill, she went to Third Aunt's place saying I wasn't sick. Every single thing I did, she would go tell Second Madam about it, inciting me to offend Fifth Madam, and even wanted to shout out loud in the Su Manor to get me punished... Such a person, I have no reason to let her off."

  Song Chuyi felt a chill: "Moreover, I didn't do anything, I just quietly watched her and Wang's ambition inflate, indulging their appetites to become bigger and bigger, spoiling Huang Yao until she became arrogant. In the end, it was their own greed that harmed them."