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Chapter 111 Backstabbed
But Qiutang was indeed careful enough in doing things, but there was always a loophole. She did not appear in front of Old Aunt Qin, but forgot about the little maid she was questioning.

Everyone has selfish desires. She has selfish desires, and so does the little maid. Her selfish desire is to live a good life with her aunt, while the little maid's selfish desire is to not be bullied by other maids and old women in the yard.

Because of Aunt Qin's identity, although the old Duke disliked her, he did not intend to abuse her. What's more, there was also Gu Changheng, his biological son. Aunt Qin's life was not bad, but it was not good either.

The old Duke failed the exam, and his own son was adopted out, so he was not close to her, so old Concubine Qin's place was not really a hot spot.

Although the Duke of Ying's Mansion has a strict family tradition, there are always cases of flattering the powerful and bullying the weak. The maids in Old Concubine Qin's courtyard are all those who have been transferred away because they have no ability, no money, and no connections, and their lives are hopeless.

But even so, the maids and servants in this small courtyard could not avoid forming cliques and factions and bullying the little maids at the lower level.

After all, there are only so many resources in the courtyard. The servants like them who follow Aunt Qin are not as good as those working in other courtyards, and they can get less. If they want good things and want to live a good life, they can only withhold things from the maids below.

This situation exists everywhere, but it is particularly serious in the courtyard of Old Concubine Qin in the entire Duke of Yingguo’s mansion.

The little maidservant who was stopped by Qiutang for questioning was one of the people who was badly oppressed. She was not well fed and clothed, and she had no chance of getting good things. All the dirty and tiring work was done by her.

The rewards from the higher-ups were withheld, and the things that were given were taken away by others with various reasons. It can be said that since he came to serve Old Aunt Qin, he has not had a good day.

After being bullied day after day, the little maid gradually realized that being a maid in a rich family would mean having enough food and drink, meat to eat, and new clothes to wear, but it was all a lie. In fact, being a maid was miserable. You didn't have enough food to eat or warm clothes to wear, and you would be bullied by other maids and old women.

Gradually, the little maidservant adapted to the life of the time and understood that if she wanted to live a good life, she had to fight for it herself. If she were the head maidservant of Aunt Qin, who would dare to bully her? So Qiutang was stabbed in the back by a timid little maidservant whom she never took seriously.

Hiding in the dark, Qiu Tang watched Doctor Chang walk out of Aunt Qin's yard with his hands behind his back, accompanied by his apprentice who was carrying a medicine box on his back. She was so excited that she pulled out all the branches nearby.

"Doctor Chang, wait a moment!"

But just before Doctor Chang was about to step out of the yard, a clear female voice suddenly rang out in the yard, calling out to Doctor Chang who was about to leave.

"what happened?"

Looking at the trusted maidservant beside Aunt Qin, Doctor Chang couldn't help but sigh in his heart, wondering when this will ever end!
But doctors have kind hearts, and they are paid for their work. Even if he was impatient, Doctor Chang did not take it lightly, because what if something really went wrong?

"My aunt suddenly has a stomachache. Doctor Chang, you should go back and take a look."

"Etc., etc!"

Seeing that Doctor Chang was about to return, Qiu Tang could no longer stand and quickly jumped out to stop Doctor Chang, but she couldn't even get through the door before she was stopped by the people in Aunt Qin's yard. "Doctor Chang, Doctor Chang! My aunt has a fever and is now unconscious. Please go back with me to see her."

Even after being stopped, Qiutang did not forget to shout, wanting Doctor Chang to go back with her. Doctor Chang heard her voice and stopped, but was forcibly taken away by the maidservant beside Aunt Qin, who did not give her any chance at all.

"Qiutang, I advise you not to waste time here. You might as well go find the Second Old Lady and get the mansion's card to invite a doctor from outside the mansion. My aunt is not feeling well, and Doctor Chang doesn't have time to treat your aunt."

Seeing this, Hanlu, the maidservant next to another concubine Qin, could not help but step forward and sneer at Qiutangke, covering her cherry lips with a smug smile, "If you go too late, your concubine might be burned into a fool."

"you!"

Staring at the gloating woman in front of her, Qiu Tang gnashed her teeth in anger. How did Aunt Qin know that Aunt was sick? Doctor Chang was clearly about to come out.

Suddenly Qiutang's expression froze, and her eyes fell on the little maid hiding in the corner, avoiding her gaze and not daring to look at her, with a guilty look on her face. If she remembered correctly, she came with the maid who had just called Doctor Chang!
Instantly, his mind became clear, and he pointed at the little maid in disbelief, "It's you!"

Qiutang was so angry that her head was about to be flipped off. She never thought that she would be betrayed by this little maid whom she never took seriously.

You know, she had helped the little maid before when she saw her being bullied, although she did it on purpose to find out what was going on in Old Aunt Qin's courtyard. After all, when Aunt Qin first arrived, she came into conflict with Old Aunt Qin, and she had completely become Aunt Qin's person, so she had to help keep an eye on things.

But even if she had other intentions, she really helped this little girl. She didn't expect that this girl, who looked cowardly and honest in the past, was actually insidious. She was in a trap and helped an ungrateful person!
"You ungrateful bastard! Have you forgotten how those people bullied you? You've forgotten how I helped you, and you actually betrayed me!"

"Sister Qiutang has wronged me. I didn't betray you!"

Facing Qiutang's angry and murderous gaze, the little maid shrank her neck as if she was frightened, and said innocently, "Just now Sister Hanlu asked me where I had been, and I just reported the truth. I didn't expect this to happen. Sister Qiutang, you didn't forbid me to tell others..."

With her head lowered, the little maid stuttered, as if she had mustered up the courage to fight against the oppressor, "And... and even if Sister Qiutang had helped me before, I would not betray my aunt!"

"Don't be afraid, Yin Shuang, you belong to our concubine Qin, and it's not the turn of Yizhuxuan's people to bully you." Han Lu stepped in front of Yin Shuang, blocking her gaze, and sneered, "Thinking of buying people's hearts with some small favors is wishful thinking!"

"You'd better leave quickly, so as not to embarrass yourself here!"

Qiu Tang was indeed very angry after being backstabbed and ridiculed, but she also knew that now was not the time to argue because her sick aunt was still waiting for her.

(End of this chapter)