Farm Tough Girl
Chapter 523 - 523 524 Have you received any benefits_1

Chapter 523: Chapter 524 Have you received any benefits?_1 Chapter 523: Chapter 524 Have you received any benefits?_1 Qingya finally happily responded and hurriedly went to pass the message.

All the maids came with hopes raised, after all, what the Marquise had entrusted them with was quite straightforward.

“The opportunity is given to you, whether you show spirit or not is up to your own skill. If you can indeed earn a bit of the Prince Heir’s favor, what does it matter if the rear courtyard of Marquis Chen Mansion gains another concubine?”

They were originally not maidservants from the Marquis Chen Mansion, but rather several beautiful and spirited girls that the Marquise had gathered from various places. She didn’t expect them to monopolize Yu Ze’s favor, and if that truly happened, she wouldn’t let them off easily either.

The Marquise was not one to disdain a country girl; however, she could not tolerate a woman who clung to her son so tightly. She hadn’t meddled too much with their affairs before, until the incident involving Steward Chen. Yu Ze clearly knew Steward Chen was her man, yet he had treated him so severely, and all of this was just to vent that woman’s anger. What angered the Marquise the most was not that Yu Ze had disrespected her confidant, but rather his endless indulgence towards Qiao Muniang.

In the Marquise’s eyes, such a woman was no different from a bitch.

How could a man destined for greatness be so tightly controlled by a woman? If this woman became even more arrogant and unrestrained, there would be endless troubles in the future. It was only then that the Marquise thought of finding suitable maids for Yu Ze. If he wasn’t willing to take a concubine, she would just send a few to him.

“Bingyu, how do you think this Princess should be dealt with by us? I feel that her temperament isn’t as gentle and amiable as before. Looking at her imposing manner this morning, it seems she just puts on an act in front of the Marquise. With her being so difficult to deal with, what should we do?” The speaker was a girl named Kelan, with a gentle nature. She was timid, but her appearance was lovely, and her eyes were especially clear and bright, seeming pitiful with a single glance.

Bingyu sneered coldly, “Why should we care about her? We’re not here to serve her. All we need to do is capture the Prince Heir’s heart, and what could she amount to?”

Caiyun, who was busy with her delicate makeup, joined in, “Exactly, since the Marquise sent us here, all we need to do is attend to the Prince Heir. With that woman being so fierce, I doubt the Prince Heir would take much interest in her.”

While speaking, she didn’t forget to preen in front of the mirror. With confidence, Caiyun considered herself the prettiest among the three, always the most fond of dressing up. If she just stood there without a word, naturally she would be the most eye-catching.

However, it was Bingyu who had the better temperament, also selected by the Marquise based on Qiao Muniang’s personality, with pride in her bones and a somewhat colder demeanor towards others, which was really just a sense of superiority.

As for Kelan, her appearance was the most unremarkable among the three, yet her features were pure and delicate, sharing a resemblance to Muniang’s looks, notably in looking younger. Especially those eyes, blinking like a doll’s, seemed innocent and guileless, portraying simplicity.

Clearly, all three had been carefully selected by the Marquise, modeled after Qiao Muniang, to compile people that could rival her.

Hearing someone approaching the door, the three girls immediately quietened down and dared not speak. Sure enough, Qingya soon entered with a striding gait, her head held high as if looking down upon them, “You few, come directly with me to the Laundry Workshop behind. The Lady has arranged for you to work there. Considering that you were bestowed upon us by the Marquise, the Lady accords you the grace to still reside in this second-class maid’s quarters—you won’t have the trouble of moving to the common maid’s rooms. Consider this your privilege.”

At the mention of this, three little faces instantly turned pale. The Laundry Workshop?! To just toss them off as maid servants doing the menial task of washing clothes!

Caiyun was the first to jump up, “We are maid servants bestowed upon the Prince Heir by the Marquise, what right does she have to decide for us?! I refuse to wash clothes!”

Qingya’s eyes darkened, “What audacity! A mere servant daring to refer to the Lady as ‘she’? You really have no idea how high the sky is or how deep the earth is, do you? Someone, take her away and reward her with twenty beatings of the plank!”

Caiyun’s face turned deathly white in an instant, she wanted to say more, but seeing Bingyu gently shaking her head, she then realized her place. Though she was a reward from the Marquise, she was still like fish on the chopping block. Now, not having even touched the hem of the Prince Heir’s robe, her life and death were in the hands of the Princess, so how could she act recklessly?

Three to five coarse maid servants came in, pulled Caiyun away, and started beating her right there in the courtyard.

Caiyun’s screams of agony rose intermittently, while Qingya said indifferently, “After all, you are maid servants rewarded by the Marquise, you should at least understand basic manners. Otherwise, losing the face of Marquis Chen Mansion, that would really be shameful.”

Bingyu and Kelan kept their heads down, silent, obviously understanding Qingya’s meaning. It was Caiyun’s own lack of manners that eagerly sought the beating, and even if this matter reached the Marquise’s ears, the Princess would still be able to stand tall.

“Since you’ve come here, you must abide by the basic rules. Don’t blame me for not telling you, this isn’t the place to behave recklessly. The Lady will not tolerate sand in her eyes. Be honest and stay in the Laundry Workshop. When you come of age to marry, if the Lady makes an exception and grants you a good marriage, you can still live decently for the rest of your life. But if you don’t recognize what’s good for you, then it’s going to be more than just twenty beatings!” Qingya finished her stern warning and turned away.

Bingyu’s expression didn’t change much, whereas Kelan looked downright frightened, clinging tightly to Bingyu’s sleeve, her little face filled with panic.

“Bingyu, what do we do now? Are we really going to be maid servants who wash clothes?”

“What can we do now? Let’s just wait and see. She wouldn’t dare to drive us away, the estate is only so big, and there will be opportunities,” Bingyu said, her grip tightening within her sleeve, a chill entering her eyes.

Muniang didn’t entirely trust them either, and specifically instructed the nanny at the Laundry Workshop to keep an eye on these maid servants to prevent any unusual movements.

The two nannies saw Muniang dispatch those three girls to do laundry, and they were initially dissatisfied. Yet Muniang’s airy remark, “Mother said that these three girls were sent to the mansion to be maid servants, but she did not specify what kind of maid servants. Am I not even allowed the right to designate them as menial maid servants?”

“But these are for the Prince Heir······”

“To wash clothes for the Prince Heir is also to serve the Prince Heir, is it not? Everyone in this mansion is here to serve the Prince Heir; Nanny, your overprotectiveness of those maid servants isn’t because you’ve taken some advantage from them, ensuring that they get assigned respectable work, is it? Mother has always spoken highly of your integrity. If you were to do such a thing, wouldn’t it be slapping Marquis Chen Mansion in the face, as well as slapping Mother in the face too?”