"As my maidservant, you didn't show up until now, from yesterday noon onward, and all you've done is slander and mock me, your mistress. It seems Mother didn't send you here to serve me, but to make you my mistress instead."
A maidservant had spoken ill of her mistress behind her back, yet even after being caught, she showed no fear at all, much less apologized or begged for mercy. What kind of household rules were these?
This kind of atmosphere probably existed only at the Su Prime Minister's Estate!
Ling'er held herself ramrod straight and said as though it were only natural, "Eldest Miss, I was just feeling unwell yesterday, which was why I didn't come to serve you."
"Why must Eldest Miss get so angry? Besides, you never leave the tent. What could possibly happen?"
Su Qiao couldn't be bothered to argue with someone like this. At a time like this, she didn't have the time to say more to her either.
Arguing with this sort of person was a complete waste of time and energy. The most effective method was to wait until she made a mistake, then beat her directly—or sell her off.
However, what happened next made it difficult for Su Qiao not to hold it against her.
"Where are my clothes?"
The banquet attire and accessories that Xi Hanzhou had sent over with Eunuch Yu yesterday had originally been placed in a wooden chest. When Su Qiao changed clothes and went out to exercise early that morning, the clothes and jewelry had still been there, but now they had vanished without a trace.
There was no need to think about where they had gone.
Xiao Ling put on an expression of complete ignorance and said nonchalantly, "Aren't they all right here?"
Su Qiao's face