Chapter 989: Chapter 987: Where Was the Mistake
Nan Shan dragged Lan Shu back to her own room, and Lan Shu shook off his hand.
"Let go of me!"
"Sister Lan Shu, the young master is in a rage right now. If you go provoke him, how can he possibly tolerate you?" sighed Nan Shan.
Lan Shu gave a bitter smile, "Even if I stay far away from him, will he tolerate me? Didnât you hear what he said just now? He said he wanted to sell me off to such a place. He... heâs so ruthless!"
She sat by the table, resting her head on her arms, and began to sob.
"What did I do wrong? For him to treat me like this? Was it just because I wrote a letter to the family? Or merely joked about some gossip?" Lan Shu cried, "But how did he treat me? Years of affection, and yet it couldnât compare to a wild girl heâs known for half a year. Whatâs the point of my living anymore?"
Nan Shan frowned and said, "Sister Lan Shu, as youâve said, youâve served the young master for years. Youâre always sensible and know your place. In the household, who doesnât show deference to the young masterâs courtyard under your watch? So why did you lose your judgment after coming here?"
"I lost my judgment?" Lan Shu raised her head, looking at him with eyes swollen from crying.
Nan Shan said, "Donât you know? From the previous matters to this time, if it were the old you, how would you have acted? Especially this time, Sister Lan Shu, how could you be so rash?"
Lan Shuâs face turned slightly pale, "You also think I did wrong?"
"This kind of thing, how can it be spread? Leaving aside that itâs someone elseâs family matter, that Miss Wufu has a deep relationship with the young master. The restaurant has a share of the masterâs kindness, and sheâs also the consultant craftsman for the familyâs Silver House. Just for these points, her relationship is different from others. But you take her family matter as a joke to spread, what is that? Is it Miss Wufu who loses face? No, itâs more the young master who loses face because youâre the young masterâs main maid, and your every word and action represents the young masterâs reputation. What youâve done is bring shame on the young master. How will you expect the young master to face that lady in the future?"
Upon hearing this, Lan Shuâs expression was both astonished and rigid. She opened her mouth to argue but found that she couldnât explain.
"Moreover, youâve spread it far and wide, as the young master said, reaching the Wen Family. Once the Wen Family spreads it, regardless of how it is, the Wen Family will fall into a disadvantage. Sister Lan Shu, how did the Wen Family deal with similar maids in the past? You should clearly understand."
Lan Shuâs face turned ashen: "I was wrong?" This phrase, however, cast doubt on her own actions.
"Sister Lan Shu, what made you lose your judgment so much? Was it solely because of Miss Wufuâs presence?" Nan Shan asked again.
Lan Shu trembled all over, looked at him, and gritted her teeth, "Canât you see the young masterâs special attention to that wild girl?"
"So, you wanted to hurry and suppress her? Sister Lan Shu, you were too reckless." Nan Shan shook his head in disapproval, saying, "What has the young master ever done? His relationship with that lady is merely one of noble friendship. Why are you in such a rush? When one is hasty, they easily make mistakes, and youâve already put yourself in a pit."
Seeing Lan Shuâs face growing paler and paler, Nan Shan continued, "Even if, by a long stretch of the imagination, the young master did something, Sister Lan Shu, you have no position to suppress or do anything. Because youâre merely the young masterâs main maid."
Upon hearing this, Lan Shuâs face drained of all color, staring blankly at this young servant who was a year younger than her.
She was eager to eliminate rivals, and it would have been correct if she were the masterâs legal wife.
But she was mistaken, mistaken in forgetting her own identity and losing her judgment.