Chapter 341: Clean up all the scum (7)
Chapter 341 Crush all the scum (7)
The female relatives settled down in the Zhihui Courtyard, and the whole afternoon, whether it was long or short, passed by so quietly. However, when everyone was taking a break from their busy schedules, something unknown happened in Qingling Pavilion.
Ningxi’s maid, Danping, was crushed to death by a falling hammer.
After staying in Zhihui Courtyard, Ningxi suddenly felt chills, so she sent Danping back to Qingling Pavilion to get a cloak. Danping was standing in front of the closet to choose clothes, and craftsmen were repairing tiles on the roof. Yes, the hammer fell suddenly and hit Danping on the head.
Steward Luo didn't say anything about the matter, and immediately ordered someone to notify Ning Xi. Ning Xi returned to Qingling Pavilion on the grounds of taking a walk.
Danping's body had already been covered, and Guanshi Luo hoped that the major incident would be resolved, so he talked to Ning Xi: "It's my fault, I didn't pay close attention to the craftsman, but this matter can't be entirely dependent on me. I told her that the roof was being repaired inside, and it was dangerous to go in, so she had to go in!"
Ning Xi smiled coldly: "I listened to Guan Shi's intentions. My maid was responsible for all the deaths. You have no responsibility at all! Who repaired the roof and dropped the hammer? Don't tell me , you smashed my maid, even if you smashed a vase of mine, you are not worthy of it casually!"
Guanshi Luo knew he was wrong, but God knows, why did the hammer fall down in a daze? It just happened to hit someone! Guanshi Luo broke into a cold sweat, and said: "I don't want this kind of thing to happen, Auntie tell me, how much money was spent to buy this maid, I will pay Auntie as usual!"
What Ma Ningxi said was right, he couldn't afford to pay for the broken vase, because the things in the palace cost thousands of taels of silver each, but what about maids... the best ones are only worth a few dozen taels of silver, and it's not that they can't afford to pay.
A trace of mockery quickly appeared in Ning Xi's eyes: "Does Guanshi Luo think this is a slave who signed a death contract? I signed a contract with her. She will only work with me for three months. After that, she will be good." He was released from the palace alive."
Guard Luo's face instantly turned from black to white. If the person who was killed was a serious citizen, it would undoubtedly be... a murder case! Once the news leaks out, the government will come to arrest the craftsman and bring him to justice! And as a contractor, he also has to bear certain responsibilities, and the fat job on the Wangfu's side... definitely cannot be kept.
Thoughts flashed across his mind, he immediately lowered his proud head, and said pleadingly: "I beg Aunt Ma to let the little one survive! The little one must be filial to Aunt Ma in the future!"
Ning Xi pulled the skirt of his clothes slowly: "I'm afraid I can't help you with this matter."
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The sun was gradually setting towards the west, the princess sent someone to Qingling Pavilion to have a look, but there was still a lot of noise, so the princess ordered the dining room to send all the dinner to Zhihui Courtyard later.
It was still some hours before dinner, but Ning Yue was already hungry. She ate a pear and a few pieces of taro cake. Dongmei and Dingxiang went to the back room, where Lian Xin was serving.
Yuzhu is rarely in the house, and Ning Yue usually doesn't ask where she went.
Yuzhu opened the curtain, glanced at the two of them, walked over, took the food box from Lian Xin's hand, and said, "You can't eat too much of this, you go to the dining room, let the lady cook a cup of bird's nest alone."
"Hey, okay!" Lian Xin wiped her hands and went.
In the room, there were only two masters and servants left. Yuzhu lowered her eyes and closed the door gently. After hesitating for a moment, she suddenly turned around and knelt down in front of Ning Yue!
Ning Yue glanced at her, without being startled, and asked very calmly: "What's wrong?"
Yu Zhu pinched the corners of her skirt embarrassingly. Whether she was embarrassed to say what she was about to say next, or whether she was embarrassed to kneel at the feet of a new master, is unknown.
(end of this chapter)