Farm Tough Girl
Chapter 540 - 540 541 Acting On Ones Own Accord_1

Chapter 540: Chapter 541 Acting On One’s Own Accord_1 Chapter 540: Chapter 541 Acting On One’s Own Accord_1 “Nanny Li, I’ve never been one to waste resources. Although you were sent from Marquis Chen Mansion and I attracted you over with improper means, it doesn’t mean you have no way out with me. As long as you are willing to serve me with loyalty and diligence, everything else is trivial. Whatever the Marquise can offer you, I can provide the same, or even more.”

Nanny Li’s heart skipped a beat. Her previous advice was only a probe; she never intended to be a mere figurehead by her master’s side. Now that Muniang was her only possible master, why shouldn’t she gain her trust and become a capable stewardess by her side, making her future days much easier?

With these words from Muniang, Nanny Li’s heart bloomed with joy, and she knelt down immediately, saying, “Thank you for your grace, Lady. Wherever and whenever Lady needs me, I shall never refuse!”

Muniang’s lips curled into a smile, “Nanny Li is a sensible person, which naturally puts my mind at ease. In the future, should the opportunity arise, Nanny Li will naturally have to prove herself. I have to see what Nanny Li is capable of; otherwise, I can’t be certain.”

Nanny Li understood and promptly said, “To show my loyalty, I will present a gift to the Lady.”

Muniang raised her eyebrows, “Oh? What is it?”

“Now that Lady has dealt with that girl Caiyun, there are still two bitches left in the mansion. Doesn’t it bother Lady to see them?”

“You can get rid of them for me?”

Nanny Li said coldly, “Those three girls were originally under my supervision; I naturally have my ways. If Lady trusts me, I shall strive to my utmost ability.”

Muniang laughed softly, “Then, I’ll be waiting for the good news from Nanny Li.”

She had been waiting for the right moment, waiting to catch the two girls in the act so she could get rid of them, so they wouldn’t disturb her peace in the mansion. Who would want women in their home that covet their husband?

With a respectful bow, Nanny Li then took her leave.

The next morning, as a piercing scream broke the silence, the entire Laundry Workshop woke up. The maids, initially wanting to complain, hurried out upon hearing the chilling scream.

“It’s terrible! There’s been a death! There’s been a death!”

Everyone rushed into a room and saw two girls lying stiff on the bed, lifeless, which turned their faces pale with fear.

The stewardess shouted, “Who was the first to come in?!”

The news quickly reached Muniang’s ears. She hadn’t even dressed properly, hastily throwing on a cape before rushing to the Laundry Workshop, which was already surrounded by a dense crowd of maids.

Seeing Muniang arrive, they instinctively made way for her.

Muniang entered the room, and seeing the two dead maids who had stopped breathing, her heart trembled along with them.

The stewardess hastily said, “Lady, it was Kelan who discovered these two girls dead this morning. She said that when she woke up, she wanted to call them to get out of bed, but there was no response. She called several times, only now we’ve come to realize that they were already dead.”

As soon as these words were spoken, Nanny Li’s face suddenly changed. She darted to the front of the two deceased servant girls and, upon clearly seeing their faces, felt a sudden chill in her heart.

The stewardess continued, “I examined everything in the room and discovered that this mung bean porridge was poisoned.”

Muniang coldly looked towards Kelan, only to see Kelan kneel to the ground with a thump, sobbing and stammering, “Lady, I truly had no idea! It was Bingyu who brought a jar of mung bean porridge yesterday, saying it was a reward from above. Bingyu and I get along well, and I intended to share it together, but Yun Xue and Bi Tao saw it. They have always been domineering, taking advantage of being your servants brought up from Chatu Town to bully us outsiders. So they snatched the food and ate it, who knew, who knew…”

At this point, Kelan was already weeping inconsolably.

Muniang sternly scolded, “Nonsense! Which ‘above’ gave this rewarded mung bean porridge?”

Kelan shakily looked towards the stewardess, who was about to make an excuse but caught Nanny Li’s icy gaze and quickly said, “It was I who rewarded it. I saw them working hard and being alone in a foreign land, and took pity on them, so I gave them the porridge as a reward. But who knew the porridge would be tampered with!”

Nanny Li shot a sharp glance at Kelan and then said, “Lady, the porridge surely wasn’t tampered with by the stewardess. Since she brazenly gave it away, any would blame would fall on her if investigated. Now that the girls are dead, she would be the one to suffer, naturally it was not her doing.”

The stewardess felt wronged in her heart; of course it wasn’t her! She hadn’t even delivered the porridge; god knows who from ‘above’ did. It was only after she saw Nanny Li’s warning look that she took the blame.

Nanny Li said in a cold voice, “In my view, the poison was most likely added by Kelan and Bingyu. They were oppressed by Yun Xue and Bi Tao and unable to tolerate it any longer, so they deliberately poisoned the porridge, killing both, and then shifted the blame to the stewardess.”

Kelan immediately began to cry plaintively, “It really wasn’t my doing, I didn’t know anything, Nanny Li, you mustn’t make groundless accusations. If that’s really what you’re saying, you need evidence. The Lady isn’t the kind of person who can’t tell right from wrong!”

“Enough!” Muniang shouted coldly, glanced at Nanny Li, and seemed to have figured out most of the matter, feeling even more irritated, and walked straight out.

Nanny Li immediately followed her, her heart pounding.

Once inside Muniang’s room, Qingya, knowing her place, went outside to keep watch. Nanny Li stood before Muniang, bowing her body, trembling slightly.

Muniang raised her hand and slapped Nanny Li across the face, her tone harsh, “That was for the two innocent servant girls who died!”

Nanny Li didn’t dare to make a sound and bore the pain, saying, “You are right to chastise me, Lady.”

Muniang’s eyes reddened with anger, “This is not like those large estate houses in the Capital City; do not bring any of that dirty stuff here! I don’t care how filthy other people’s estates are, but this place isn’t where you can act recklessly and get away with it!”

This was her home, where servants should know their place, but a servant’s life was also valuable. She despised the dirty affairs of those grand households and couldn’t tolerate it. At least in her own domain, she wouldn’t allow it!

Nanny Li hurriedly knelt down, “It’s my fault. I lost control for a moment. I originally intended to poison Kelan and Bingyu, but who knew…”