Chapter 1392: Chapter 1390: Finding a Scapegoat
Nanny Weiās head was red and swollen from knocking it repeatedly, until Madam Wang finally told her to get up.
"Madam." Nanny Wei said timidly, with a pale complexion: "Madam, please believe the old servant. My whole family has no intentions of harming Madam!"
Madam Wang rubbed her brow, her face exhausted: "I know!"
As a servant, everything depends on the master. If the master is not doing well, how could these loyal servants fare any better?
She watched Nanny Wei punish herself, merely blaming her for being ineffective and finding an outlet for her emotions.
"Itās not you, then it must be that vile woman who obtained some information from the inside, or perhaps even has leverage over us!" Madam Wang opened her eyes, her expression alarmed: "And then thereās Lu Xiaodie, two pieces of evidence. What does she want? What does she plan to do to me?"
Nanny Weiās heart trembled.
If this is the case, then the opponentās methods are truly terrifying. Holding such leverage, would she not do something to use it?
"Madam..."
Madam Wang looked sharply at Nanny Wei, saying: "The Old Madam said, if this matter is exposed, Iāll have to go to the family temple."
Nanny Wei was startled, her lips trembling.
"Wet nurse." Madam Wang grabbed her hand, saying: "I didnāt do this, I didnāt give the order. I was just complaining, and itās the wet nurse who sympathizes with me, isnāt it? Thatās right, isnāt it? You care for me, wanting to ease my mind, so..."
Listening to her, Nanny Weiās heart sank further; Madam means for her to take the blame for this.
"Wet nurse, I canāt go to the family temple, Ningning and the others still need me, they canāt be without a mother, wet nurse." Madam Wang looked at Nanny Wei like a child, with a face full of pleading.
She regretted. Earlier, she panicked in the Old Madamās room and admitted it outright. Why didnāt she think to put the blame on this old servant? She had been blinded by anger and jealousy lately, losing rationality and judgment!
Nanny Wei said: "Madam, donāt panic, things havenāt come to that yet, right now nothing has happened, isnāt that so?"
"Theyāve already come after me, donāt you get it?" Madam Wang shook off her hand, her eyes slightly manic: "Lu Xiaodie is hiding somewhere, ready to bite me at any moment, and with this matter, wet nurse, youāre the one exposed for both incidents. But neither of these have you handled properly."
She stared fixedly into Nanny Weiās eyes, waiting for her to respond.
Nanny Weiās heart grew colder, only after a long time did she produce a bitter smile, bowing her head, saying: "Yes, itās all the actions of the old servant, driven by the sight of Madamās suffering; itās all secretly done by the old servant."
Madam Wang finally exhaled a breath of relief, saying: "Wet nurse, if it truly comes to that, rest assured, I will take care of Xiao Shan and the others. Iāll free his good record in the future, let him take the imperial exam to make a name for himself, I wonāt treat him poorly."
Nanny Wei knelt down, bowing to the ground: "The old servant thanks the Madam for her kindness."
Unfortunately, Madam Wang could not see her bowed head, full of self-deprecating bitter smiles and coldness.
Madam Wang personally helped her up, saying: "Wet nurse, as you said, things havenāt reached that point yet. But with the leverage in othersā hands, we canāt just sit here and do nothing, especially with the Old Madam."
"What does Madam plan to do?" Nanny Wei asked quietly.
Madam Wangās eyes flashed, her voice cold and stern: "With a dual approach. I cannot allow the Old Madam to manipulate me, Iāve put so much effort into this family, I canāt let her send me to the family temple. Those decoctions need to be prepared."
Nanny Weiās heart began to tremble fearfully.