Malicious Medical Princess of the Marquis House

“This maid…” Gu Ting was a little moved.

“Gege, this maidservant is so pretty, I like her. It’s better to give her to me. My yard happens to lack maidservants. Gege has enough manservants to serve him. You have such a terrible temper that these little maids can’t afford it.”

Gu Jiu’s brows bent, looking at Jiang Yan with a smile. Just then, when Xie shi said that she would give her to her brother, Jiang Yan had been calm without any excitement.

It seemed as if it didn’t matter to her who she served.

Gu Jiu felt that this person was interesting.

This girl wanted to climb tall branches but she was different from other maids who wanted to climb tall branches. 

It was just that her brother’s expression while looking at Jiang Yan implied that he was attracted to her.

“Is gege unwilling?” Gu Jiu asked weakly.

Gu Ting immediately said, “How can I be unwilling? If sister wants her, you can have her.”

Xie shi raised her brows, glancing at Gu Jiu deeply.

“Er guniang, I chose this maidservant especially for san lang. As a younger sister, how could you fight with your older brother over a maidservant? It isn’t appropriate.”

Xie shi’s tone was heavy as she pointed at Gu Jiu’s nose and cursed. Wretched girl, spoiling this old lady’s good deeds all day long, do you really think that this old lady can’t sort you out?

Gu Jiu hung her head, with a fragile expression on her face.

“Taitai is reasonable. I shouldn’t grab gege’s people. But I really like this maid. She is so good-looking. When I go out, I will have a lot of face. Taitai, you don’t know, I like good-looking people the most.”

Puchi!

Gu Yue laughed out loud, looking like she was watching a good show.

Xie shi snorted. “Er guniang, don’t blame me for scolding you, but you are too selfish. These years, there have been no maids serving san lang. How improper! If this is passed out, people would think that I treat san lang harshly. I exhausted my thoughts for san lang’s affairs. 

“This time, it is rare that I encountered a servant with passable appearance. But you are fighting your own blood brother for her. You are really wayward!”

Gu Jiu looked wronged. “But there are still so many other maidservants here. Why don’t you choose two other clever maidservants to serve brother? That can also be done.”

“Wanton!” Xie shi banged the tea cup heavily on the table. The people inside the room were startled. She sternly scolded, “Er guniang, where did the rules you learnt go? Did the wet nurse teach you this way?”

Gu Jiu hung her head, tears falling from her eyes drop by drop. She looked so aggrieved, helpless, hurt and sad.

She neither justified herself nor contradicted Xie shi, but silently wept, making people feel pity for her.

Xie shi angrily scolded inwardly. Gu Jiu, you slut, you played this trick again, making it seem like this old lady wronged you.

Seeing his younger sister weeping, Gu Ting felt distressed for her.

“Sister, don’t cry. No one will fight with you for this maidservant. Taitai, I don’t want this servant. I neither like nor need maidservants serving me. I have a bad temper. I am unaccustomed to indulging delicate little girls. I feel irritated by them. 

“Son appreciates taitai‘s good intentions. But in the future, I ask taitai to please not worry about the affairs of my yard and not arrange maidservants to enter. If they come, I will have them beaten and thrown away.”

Xie shi’s heart ached with anger. She pointed at Gu Ting. “You…!”

Xie shi wanted to say, Gu Ting, this piece of wood, was still so stubborn. He was obviously attracted by that maidservant. But the moment Gu Jiu cried, he tossed everything to the back of his mind. 

Gu Jiu was Gu Ting’s soft underbelly. 

Xie shi glared at Gu Jiu, this little girl who acted stupid before and pretended to be silly. Now, she had shown her true colours.

Xie shi was angry and uncomfortable. With a heavy tone, she said, “You siblings don’t appreciate my kind intentions. It is difficult to be a mother. 

It is said that being a stepmother is a tough job. These words are really true. If both of you are well, you say that I’m worrying blindly. But if I’m a little careless, then you start crying and wanting to hang yourself. Why is my life so difficult?”

Saying this, Xie shi picked up her handkerchief and wiped her tears, looking grief-stricken.

Gu Yue wanted to stand up for Xie shi but Gu Jiu suddenly cried out, startling everyone. 

Gu Yue’s hand trembled and her mood dropped.

Xie shi’s heart thumped. This wretched girl’s voice was so loud when she cried.

“Taitai, I’m wrong. You punish me. I shouldn’t fight with brother over a servant. You give that servant to brother. I don’t want her anymore!”

Saying so, she pretended to kneel down before Xie shi.

Of course, she wasn’t truly going to kneel. It was impossible for her to kneel before Xie shi.

Gu Jiu was was just making a posture. 

Xie shi had spoken so much and it wasn’t good for Gu Jiu to snatch the person. It was best for her to retreat in order to advance.

With Gu Yue, this shit-stirrer, she was not afraid of Xie shi not compromising.

Seeing Gu Jiu wanting to kneel, Xie shi felt inwardly please.

Unexpectedly, Gu Ting held her, stopping her from kneeling. “Sister, your body is weak. How can you kneel on the cold ground? Taitai, if you want to punish, then punish me. But I still abide by my words. I don’t want this maidservant.”

Gu Jiu inwardly smiled. She knew she could rely on her brother at the critical juncture. He was still very impressive. Gu Jiu took this opportunity to sit back down on the chair. 

Xie shi’s heart was blocked and she nearly vented her anger. The middleman looked at this scene and almost wept with worry.

Taking advantage of this silence, he told Xie shi quietly, “Reporting to taitai, this slave is called Jiang Yan she has signed a work deed and refused to sign a death deed. Her price is also very high.”

Xie shi frowned. Gu Yue secretly pulled Xie shi’s sleeve and muttered, “Mother, give that servant to er jiejie. When er jiejie marries, send her as a dowry maidservant. 

Doesn’t er jiejie say she likes good-looking servants? Let her be balanced in her heart now. In the future, let the maid serve as brother-in-law’s concubine.”

Xie shi was silent. 

Gu Shan also said, “Mother, after this scene, you can either drive that maidservant out or send her to er jiejie.”

“It’s better to give her to er jiejie.” Gu Yue smiled secretly.

Xie shi agreed, approving their suggestion.

Gu Yue smiled proudly.

Xie shi looked at Gu Ting. “San lang, you do really not want a maidservant in your yard?”

Gu Ting nodded repeatedly. “Maids are all very troublesome. It’s enough to have manservants in my yard to serve me. I don’t need maids.”

Xie shi sighed with helplessness and sadness. “San lang, I worked so hard for your matters, do you understand clearly?”

“I have troubled taitai. Thank you for your care.”

Xie shi waved her hand. “No, you don’t want it but the er guniang insists on having her. I don’t want to be the wicked person here.”

Saying this, she pointed at Jiang Yan. “Serve er guniang from now on. Serve her well.”

Hu!

Jiang Yan relaxed, kneeling and kowtowing. “Nubi thanks taitai!”

She stood up and walked towards Gu Jiu, standing behind her. 

Qing Mei, Qing Zhu and Xiao Cui looked at her. A good fox-face beauty. Such a big scene was staged because of her. They didn’t understand why guniang insisted on having her. 

Was guniang afraid that she would seduce the san shaoye?

Gu Jiu sobbed and bowed. “Thank you, taitai.”

Gu Ting followed Gu Jiu and bowed. “Thank you, taitai.”

Xie shi said, “I hope you siblings can understand by painstaking efforts.”

Gu Jiu wiped her tears. “I was too wilful earlier but taitai did not punish me but also gave this servant to me. I’m very grateful.”

Xie shi raised her brows and smiled. “It’s good that you understand and are grateful.”

Then she waved, letting the middleman send away the other girls and settle the accounts.

Chun Cao entered. “Reporting to taitai, Xie jia‘s er laoye and shaoye are here.”

Xie shi was pleasantly surprised.

“When did they come?”

“Just a while ago. The laoye is with the guests. Also…” Chun Cao hesitated.

Xie shi noticed this. “What else? Say everything at once.”

“Su jia‘s shaoye is also here. I heard that he met Xie jia‘s er laoye at the city gates. Finding out that they were relatives, they came together to visit.”

Saying this, Chun Cao hastily lowered her head, looking nervous.

Gu Jiu and Gu Ting looked at each other in dismay.

Su jia‘s biaoge, wasn’t this their maternal uncle’s son? Why did he visit so suddenly without sending them a letter in advance?

Had there been a mishap?