Chapter 543 - 537_1
Silver Coin was heartless; even though she disliked Fangcao, she didn’t show any consideration for the suffering of her own mother. Being confined to her room by her father, she simply hid under the covers and fell into a deep sleep, which was a lot quieter than her usual yelling and screaming. It seemed she finally realized she had done something wrong. At this time, she was not aware of how much the arrival of her second stepmother would change her life. By the time she felt regret, it was too late—there was no longer a place for her in the household.
After Fangcao was promised to Zhang Qiusheng, Lin Yue no longer let her work in the embroidery room. Fangcao’s skills in embroidery were only average among all the embroidery maidens. Now that she had betrothed her to Zhang Qiusheng, she simply let her stay in her own room to prepare for marriage, to avoid her being the target of gossip and potentially causing more trouble.
"Madam, here are the recent pieces produced by the embroidery room. The servants feel that they have made significant progress and have brought them especially for Madam to see," Musheng’s wife said as she spread out the embroidered pieces one by one in front of Lin Yue.
Ever since her husband made that mistake and put Madam in harm’s way, both of them felt deep shame. Although Master was angry, he only docked their salary for a few months. They felt even more uneasy and truly sorry, wanting to achieve something to present to Master and Madam. Musheng’s wife thought that if Haishi’s wife could do so well and gain Madam’s appreciation, then as the manager of the embroidery room, she should not fall behind. She urged the embroidery maidens to practice their craft daily and taught them everything she knew, apart from the double-sided embroidery technique taught by Madam, without holding anything back. Only then did the maidens make such great progress.
Lin Yue picked up the pieces on the table and looked them over one by one, indeed very satisfied. "Not bad, to make such progress in a short time is truly commendable. However, the maidens in the embroidery room must have practiced day and night to achieve such improvement."
"Yes, our embroidery room has been working from dawn to dusk recently, spending almost all our time on practicing the craft," the Servant replied.
"I am happy to see such dedication from you all, and I understand Sister Musheng’s intentions—to manage the affairs of the embroidery room well and impress me. Your heart is in the right place, but as the saying goes, extremes lead to opposition. If the embroidery maidens overwork themselves practicing day and night, they will inevitably become extremely tired. If they start to harbor resentment against the master’s family, thinking that we are exploiting their labor, and if discontent arises among them, it would mar the situation," Lin Yue said as tactfully as possible, knowing that Musheng’s wife wanted to manage her responsibilities well.