Being a reborn legitimate daughter is not easy

Chapter 113 The New Maid

Chapter 113 The New Maid

Marquis Anshi waited inside the carriage for a long time without seeing the guards return. Hearing some commotion outside, he grew impatient and asked:

"What's going on outside? Where's Kou Guang? Why hasn't he come back after I went to ask him something?"

The coachman outside replied, "My lord, there were people forcibly abducting young women. The young lady couldn't stand it and had Guard Kou arrest the two scoundrels and send them to the Shuntian Prefecture. The people are now surrounding the young lady's carriage and won't leave, praising her for her compassionate heart."

Marquis Anshi frowned, but finally couldn't resist lifting the carriage curtain himself. Stepping out and looking back, he saw Ye Pianran bending down to help a kneeling girl to her feet. He paused, then coldly snorted:

"have a finger in the pie."

However, seeing the crowd gathered around, Marquis Anshi felt a secret sense of pride. With this incident, their prestige in the capital would likely rise to another level.

The incident at the market was merely a brief interlude. Seeing that the "abduction of a woman" drama had been resolved, the crowd quickly dispersed, bored. Ye Pianran instructed the girl named "Yue'er" to carefully put away the silver before returning to the carriage and telling the driver to continue. The Marquis's carriage started moving again, this time without any further mishaps, and safely returned to the Marquis's mansion gate.

In the market, after watching the Marquis's carriage leave, the maid named "Yue'er" turned around, walked through the bustling crowd, and finally returned to a cowshed. The cowshed was full of cow dung, reeking of foul odors, and swarming with flies and mosquitoes; the environment was absolutely appalling. Most people wouldn't want to stay there for long, but she was completely unaffected, walking into the cowshed without changing her expression. A moment later, she carried out a figure wrapped in a white cloth.

If those who witnessed the "abduction of a woman" scene were here, they would surely exclaim in surprise—the figure she was carrying on her shoulder looked quite tall and was clearly not a weakling, yet she didn't even flinch while carrying him, obviously the weight on her shoulder was nothing to her, which shows how strong she was.

But if she is so powerful, why couldn't she defeat those two thugs who knew no martial arts at all?

Naturally, no one answered this question.

Carrying the "corpse," Yue'er moved swiftly, disappearing from the market in no time. Moments later, in a deserted alley, Yue'er threw the "corpse" to the ground. A muffled thud came from the white cloth bag, which was then ripped open from the inside. A pale-faced man crawled out of the bag, cursing and swearing:

"You brat, you didn't know how to be gentle! You almost made your grandpa die!"

After he finished cursing, he took a deep breath, rubbed his stiff and sore arms, stood up from the ground, and said, "I was so suffocated! You brat, why did you have to pick such a stinky cowshed? Were you trying to kill me?"

Yue'er said with a grin, "You can't even stand this little bit of stench? You used to brag to me that you were capable of anything."

"Ahem." The man coughed lightly twice, his face flushed, and changed the subject, asking, "How's your mission going?"

"With me on the job, what task can't I accomplish? Don't worry, after I 'bury' you, I'll be going to the Marquis's mansion to work as a maid," Yue'er said with considerable pride.

"Hehe, it's not easy being a maid in a wealthy family. With your clumsy and wild nature, you might get kicked out by the Marquis's mansion."

Just then, footsteps suddenly came from the alley. It was clear that there were two people. Yue'er and the man's expressions changed. Although they didn't make any big movements, anyone who knew their place would know that they were ready to pounce.

A short while later, the figures of the newcomers finally appeared at the alley entrance; they were the two thugs who had previously tried to forcibly take Yue'er away.

Withdrawing the force from her palm, Yue'er, contrary to her previous avoidance of the market, greeted the two men, saying, "Oh, you two are back. Was the yamen fun?"

"You brat, we suffered quite a bit at the yamen because of you!" The two men walked strangely, always covering their backsides with their hands, presumably after being flogged at the Shuntian Prefecture yamen. "Tell me, how are you going to compensate us!"

"Compensation?" Yue'er rolled her eyes, pointed to the injuries on her face, and said, "You beat me up like this and ruined my beautiful face. I haven't even settled accounts with you yet, and you're already asking me for compensation."

"Hey, you brat, I'll teach you a lesson today!"

"Come on, come on! If you dare to lay a hand on me, I'll call for help and see if people will help you or me!" Yue'er made a face and jumped around in the alley.

"Alright, alright, the mission is accomplished, there's no need to argue over such a small matter," the man disguised as a "corpse" stepped forward to mediate. "We're all working for our master, so let's not ruin our harmony."

"Hmph." Yue'er snorted, tossed the money pouch in her hand, and used her lightness skill to leap away towards the Marquis's residence.

Meanwhile, after returning to the Marquis's residence, Ye Pianran assisted Gongsun Yuan with some matters, then went back to her room to review the medicinal prescriptions she had learned the day before. She was engrossed in studying them when Lingyi walked in from outside and said:

"Miss, the guards at the gate have sent word that a woman has come to the back gate with your jade pendant, seeking refuge. Should we let her in?"

Ye Pianran recalled what had happened at the market earlier, sighed softly, and said, "Let her in."

Sensing the helplessness in her sigh, Lingyi and Lingshu exchanged a glance and asked, "Who is this person? Miss doesn't seem too happy to see her?"

"It's not that I'm unwilling, it's just that I'm in a bit of a dilemma." So Ye Pianran told the two of them about what she had experienced when she returned from the examination hall.

After listening, Lingyi laughed: "I thought Miss was worried about something. If that's the case, then let her assist us. We won't let her into Miss and Madam's room."

"As long as you two don't mistakenly think that I think you've done something wrong and need to find someone else to replace you, that's fine," Ye Pianran said with a smile.

“How could that be? If that girl named Yue’er is kind-hearted and quick-witted, wouldn’t she be helping us out? We’re happy about it, how could we complain about you, Miss?” Lingyi said.

“Yes, yes, this servant is just in need of a helper to fetch water, chop wood, and run errands. Miss Yue’er’s arrival is just in time,” Ling Shu echoed with a smile.

Their words warmed Ye Pianran's heart: "Then I'll leave her in your care."