Chapter 617: Chapter 616: Qiu Xiang Applies Eye Medicine
Madam Zhou hadnât expected that after one night, Wufuâs stance hadnât changed; he was still insistent on sending her and her brother back, and she felt somewhat disappointed in her heart.
"Madam, if there are no other orders, this servant will go and make arrangements?" Purple Jade glanced at Madam Zhouâs facial expression as she spoke.
Madam Zhou forced a smile and nodded her head, "Go ahead. Iâll go over and talk to them myself."
Purple Jade respectfully withdrew.
Madam Zhou asked Qiu Xiang, who stood by her side, "Qiu Xiang, why is Wufuâs heart so hard?"
Qiu Xiangâs heart skipped a beat, and she quickly glanced at her with caution, smiling as she said, "Madam, this servant thinks that Miss actually has a soft heart, it just depends on who it is towards, doesnât it?"
"Hmm?"
"Take yesterday, for instance, Miss even bought steamed buns for those begging refugees. And as for the servants in the house, as long as they donât make mistakes and serve loyally, Miss is extremely tolerant." Qiu Xiang said, "Even though Miss is the mistress, she has never put on airs with her servants, but Miss Zhou..."
She stopped as if she had said too much and immediately closed her mouth.
"Miss Zhou? Whatâs wrong with Xiuxiu?" Madam Zhou frowned.
Qiu Xiang fell to her knees with a thud, her face filled with fear as she said, "This servant acknowledges her fault."
Madam Zhou was baffled by her behavior and asked her to get up, saying, "Youâve served me for some time now, donât you know what kind of person I am? Speak, I wonât blame you."
Qiu Xiang hesitated for a moment before cautiously saying, "This servant only happened to overhear Li Zi grumbling a few words last night." She recounted Zhou Xiuerâs haughty words and concluded with, "Madam, perhaps Li Zi spoke out of turn, which irritated Miss Zhou, and thatâs why she spoke that way. Itâs just young girls being headstrong, itâs nothing."
If Wufu had been here, he would have praised her for this flattery.
Madam Zhouâs face turned ugly, and after a long while, she managed a stiff smile, "Xiuxiu wasnât like this when she was little; she was so adorable and everyone loved her. Itâs her mother who hasnât taught her wellâwhat the elders do, the young ones follow, taking after her motherâs bad temper and bad habits."
Qiu Xiang didnât respond to this statement; as a servant, she knew what to engage with and what to avoid.
"It shows just how important it is to marry a virtuous wife; a good wife blesses three generations. The children of the Zhou familyâs main branch have all been ruined by Madam Lu!" Madam Zhouâs thoughts turned to the beastly acts Zhou Dajun had once committed against her, and her expression darkened, laying all the blame on Madam Lu.
"Itâs precisely because of Madamâs virtue and goodness that our Miss has such good character," Qiu Xiang complimented at just the right moment.
In hearing this, Madam Zhouâs expression indeed improved a bit, "She certainly..." she seemed to think of something, letting out a hint of a sigh and murmured, "She wasnât taught by me."
Qiu Xiang felt somewhat perplexed.
Madam Zhou said, "Letâs go have a look at them; itâs only right to say a few words, or else theyâll say this aunt has a cold and heartless heart."
"What about the things prepared last night?" Qiu Xiang asked tentatively.
Madam Zhou hesitated for a moment before saying, "Take them all. Wufu doesnât know when heâll let those two out. Now that thereâs no adult in the house and weâve separated households, theyâll have to rely on themselves."
"Madam shouldnât be sad, the Miss made a point; itâs all their own doing, and who knows, after Missâs discipline, they may change for the better!" Qiu Xiang consoled.
Madam Zhou let out a âheheâ, self-deprecatingly saying, "The so-called âItâs easier to change rivers and mountains than oneâs nature.â Change? I donât expect them to change; I only hope they remember this lesson, otherwise in the future, Iâm afraid theyâll even lose their lives!"