Chapter 39: Smack In The Face: Tuck One's Tail Between One's Legs
“Did Fifth Concubine say anything after she woke up?” Ye Jiuge sat in front of the dressing table and took out a pearl butterfly hairpin from the jewelry box to pin up her hair.
“No.” Qing Mama took the hairpin and helped Ye Jiuge insert it, then said, “Qing Liu said that Fifth Concubine just lay in bed in a daze after she woke up, as though she had lost her soul. She was even unwilling to drink any water. They were anxious and hoped that you could go over and take a look.”
“Alright, I’ll go and see!” It was a good thing that Fifth Concubine was remorseful, but if it cost her life, the losses would outweigh the gains.
Together with Qing Mama, Ye Jiuge arrived at Fifth Concubine’s run-down residence. Two burly maids, who appeared to be from the torture chamber, guarded the entrance.
Away from them, a pretty maid dressed in a long mauve gown accompanied by two middle-aged maids was also waiting by the entrance. They saw Ye Jiuge approach from a distance and bowed respectfully. “Eldest Miss.”
Ye Jiuge recognized the pretty maid as Zhi Hua, the highest-ranked maid at Su Yufeng’s side. She asked, “What are you waiting here for?”
“Eldest Miss, Madame is worried about Fifth Concubine’s condition and ordered us to come and wait on her,” Zhi Hua replied, her eyes drooping without being overbearing or self-effacing.
“Your Madame is indeed considerate. Go on and wait on her, then.” Ye Jiuge curled her red lips and sneered before walking toward the residence.
The two burly maids acted as though they had not seen a thing. Zhi Hua frowned. When she had tried to enter the residence earlier, the two maids had stopped her, claiming that no one was allowed to enter without the Old Master’s orders. Now that Eldest Miss is here, they dare to pretend that they do not see her. This is too much.