A Maid's Survival Story in a Noble Family Mansion? Rich Landlords Are More Appealing.

When Linglong first arrived at the Zhen'an Marquis's residence, she didn't really feel that they were any different from her. She was just doing a job of serving others.

Until that time, when she had only been in the manor for less than two years and the eldest young master was only six years old.

One of the Marquis's concubines was teasing the eldest son by giving him a sugar cube as a snack.

The young master choked on the food and couldn't catch his breath, almost dying as a result.

Linglong acted quickly and remembered the Heimlich maneuver, which was widely used in modern times, and managed to save the young master.

At that time, the lady was furious and convinced that her aunt had done it on purpose.

The concubine and the maids who served her were all beaten to death, and even many of the servants who served the young master in the madam's courtyard were sold off.

When the Marquis heard about it, he didn't even ask the concubine a question, but only sent someone to ask if the eldest son was alright.

That was the first time Linglong realized that under the feudal hierarchy, she, as a maid, was not even considered a human being, and was no different from the cattle and horses in the Zhen'an Marquis's mansion.

After that, she fell ill and became seriously ill. At that time, Linglong had the intention to die.

Her previous life was so far removed from slavery that now that she suddenly realized this, Chen Wanxing felt that living like a slave without human rights was worse than death.

Besides, she was just a new maid who had just entered the manor and no one cared about her; she had a high fever and didn't even have any medicine.

After being delirious from a fever, she woke up to find a small space suddenly appearing in her mind.

Because of saving the young master, the madam rewarded him with one hundred taels of silver, a pair of Hetian jade bracelets, and a filigree inlaid gold phoenix hairpin, which were very precious.

At the time, Linglong had considered whether to use this merit to ask the madam to grant her a reprieve and allow her to leave the manor.

However, she was too young at the time to even register her household. Even if she left the manor with one hundred taels of silver, she wouldn't be able to survive on her own.

After much consideration, she ultimately decided not to bring it up.

It was only after she saved the young master that she caught the madam's eye and gradually rose to her current position.

Later, she became Linglong, the head maidservant of the lady, and even suppressed the other maidservants.

Thinking about these past events, Linglong couldn't quite describe how she felt, but she didn't regret the journey she had taken.

She believed that every step she took was based on the best option at the time.

Two years ago, when the eldest young master turned twelve, according to the rules of the manor, he was to live in a separate courtyard. The madam wanted her to go with him to serve him, but Linglong was unwilling to go.

Just then, Amber was jumping around trying to get there, so Linglong simply let her have her way.

Everyone knows that at the young master's age, he has just begun to understand the benefits of women, and the affections formed at this time are always more easily remembered.

But Linglong knew even better that the more the young master cared about a woman, the less the new wife would tolerate her.

With Linglong's encouragement, Amber even went so far as to entice the young master to act recklessly in the madam's courtyard.

Later, the lady was annoyed by the eldest son's pleas and didn't want to offend him in this matter, so she acquiesced and allowed Amber to go along.

Because this matter had already been promised to Linglong, the lady also specially rewarded her with a pearl earring made of Dongzhu as compensation.

If there's really no other way, Linglong might as well become a maidservant, but she didn't want to attract attention, especially not from the future new wife.

She understood very well that no matter how deep her feelings for the young master were, the new mistress would be in charge of them in the future. If she wanted to live a peaceful life in the future, she couldn't let the new mistress dislike her.

Whether life will be good or not, in this mansion, besides the young master's favor, one can live well as long as there is money. So over the years, what makes her happiest is saving money.

Her space wasn't large, only about one cubic meter in total. Inside, there was only a box, and on top of the box were several bolts of precious fabric she had acquired over the years, which could be used as money.

The entire box was fitted with drawers, divided into upper and lower sections.

The top shelf was filled with the rewards she had received in the manor over the years. She had exchanged some of the less valuable items for cash, which amounted to about seventy or eighty taels.

The rest were not ordinary items; they couldn't be bought on the market, and Linglong was unwilling to sell them.

She gently stroked each item; every single one of them was the result of her blood and sweat.

The most eye-catching item inside is a necklace adorned with gold and kingfisher feathers.

The necklace is entirely decorated with kingfisher feathers, and its colors are bright and vibrant.

The most eye-catching piece is a pigeon blood ruby ​​in the center, with a pure and rich color, carved into the shape of a full, about-to-burst pomegranate. This was a gift from the old lady and is the most precious piece in the box of jewelry above it.

At that time, the second young master was just over two years old when he suddenly contracted chickenpox. However, at that time, doctors could not distinguish between smallpox and chickenpox, and they all said that the second young master had smallpox.

Everyone in the mansion was in despair at the time. Fearing infection, they only said they would send him out of the mansion to fend for himself. But Linglong stepped forward and volunteered to take care of the second young master.

While others might not know, Linglong did. Back in his modern days, he had happened to read some popular science articles about smallpox and knew that smallpox was different from chickenpox.

The second young master clearly had chickenpox, which is contagious, but it's much less so than smallpox.

If the second young master gets chickenpox, he might be able to pull through, but if we send him out of the manor to fend for himself, he's definitely going to die.

Later, Linglong won the bet, and as she predicted, the second young master recovered. As a result, she received a lot of rewards.

The Zhen'an Marquis's Mansion has gradually declined over the years. Their title has been downgraded from the Duke of Zhenguo during the time of the old master to the current Marquis of Zhen'an. When the young master inherits the title, he will only be the Earl of Jing'an.

This necklace was part of the old lady's dowry, which shows how precious it is.

Besides the necklace, the box also contained other jewelry, some gold and some jade, mostly gifts received over the years.

The lower layer was filled with gold and silver, mostly silver, with only a small handful of gold seeds mixed in, which looked particularly conspicuous.

She received this one year when she accompanied her wife to the Prince of Ning's residence to celebrate his birthday.

The concubine in the Prince Ning's mansion came from their household. At that time, the concubine was in a good mood, and Linglong's birthday wishes just happened to touch her heart, so she casually grabbed a handful of golden melon seeds and gave them to her.

Linglong held a golden melon seed, which weighed about five grams, but it was carved very exquisitely. The effort put into it alone must have cost a lot of money.

Linglong carefully placed the newly acquired twenty taels of silver in the lower compartment, then took out her account book and added another twenty taels to her private account.

The two maids she chose this time were each paid ten taels of silver. This wasn't much for someone wanting a good job in the manor, and she accepted the money without any guilt.

Linglong carefully examined the account book. Apart from the remaining fabrics and jewelry, there were wages and some ordinary rewards that she had converted into silver, totaling two hundred and thirty-two taels.

The largest sum was the one hundred taels of silver that the lady had given him for saving the eldest son back then.

The private accounts, plus the twenty carts that just entered the accounts today, totaled a full six hundred and twenty-four taels.

And these pieces of jewelry, all added together, amount to nearly a thousand taels.