Chapter 5: Something unusual in the young Madam
"What's going on?"
"I don't know. It's just I was preparing lunch, but then, the knife suddenly disappeared from my hand..."
"Did something happen?"
"The young master's school sent a message to the master — did she hear about it?"
"Oh, my god! Did she?"
"What's going on here? Why are you all flocking like gossiping hens outside the kitchen?" An older maid stood from a distance, narrowing her eyes at the servants outside the kitchen. The servants looked at her and then quickly cast their eyes downward. They straightened their clothes and stood properly when she started walking in their direction.
"Well," one female servant scratched the back of her head. "It's because the madam is cooking."
"Huh???" the head maid, Mrs. Deng, furrowed her brows. Her voice was full of confusion when she asked, "What did you say?"
Mrs. Deng didn't want to believe her ears had heard until another servant pointed in the kitchen's direction. They made way for her, and the moment her gaze landed on the kitchen, her eyes popped open.