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Ding Qiuyue sneered. "I am a concubine. Since when did I have a reputation?"
Ms. Guan was mute, feeling slightly uncomfortable in heart.
She felt a little guilty too.
She threw a look at Ding Qiuyue and was about to defend herself, but then she gave up.
Old Master Zhao had laid eyes on her and asked the housekeeper to come by. What else could she do?
Ding Qiuyue said, "You have to help me to go inside the first section of the family's home."
Ms. Guan's head turned blank. "l have no solution, either. We are not in a close relationship with the Shao Family… It is not…"
Ding Qiuyue turned fretful. "You must help me, somehow. I will be punished by the Old Master. The Old Master will give me 10 liang after the mission is completed. I will give you half, if it works out."
Ms. Guan's eyes turned bright. "For real?"
Ding Qiuyue's eyes turned cold and her heart sank. Only money could motivate her parents to do something.
They had some feelings for her, but in front of money, she was nothing.
So, Ms. Guan decided to give it a try.
After breakfast, Ms. Guan went to the first section of the family with Ding Qiuyue, under the guise of offering 'an apology'.
Once Ding Qiuyue walked in, she could just sneak away to the side without anyone noticing her actions.
At the first section of the Shao Family.
Everyone was busy with their work after breakfast.
Shao Yunduan returned to the room to study. Master Yun left, but he had assigned him many tasks and provided precious documents, enough for him to study before the examination.
He needed to cherish every minute to work on what Master Yun had taught him.
He had already realized that what Master Yun gave him was not only important for the imperial examination. This knowledge was going to be very useful for his entire life as well, as long as he absorbed it well.
What he had learned from Master Yun in this short period was more than what he had studied at school and college in the last ten years.
He had never had this kind of feeling before. He felt that the road ahead was clear and he had received useful and precious knowledge.
Shao Sanlang and the others had already finished working on the land. So, he and Qi went into the mountains to hunt on this free day.
Qiao Xuan, Yang Xiaoni, Taotao and Chunyu were working on the lipsticks in the flower field.
The apricot and peach flowers had withered but Chinese roses continued to bloom. They had a lot to do every day.
Qiao Xuan was thinking that after a few days, she was going to visit the Zhang Village and when they came back from there, they could start to work on watermelons.
She did not want Ms. Fang to be at home alone. So, she asked Lixia and Liqiu to stay to help Ms. Fang with some housework, like looking after children, and watching out for Ding Qiuyue.
They could inform her in the flower field, if any emergency happened.
Ms. Fang felt really fresh in mind. She thought that Ding Qiuyue would not come over any more.
Much to her surprise, not only Ding Qiuyue, but her mother also showed up all of a sudden.
Ms. Fang was very pissed. She did not even bother to answer the door and told Lixia to deal with it.
That made everything easier. She was a maid, and all she needed to do was to tell them that her mistress was not at home and that she could not open the door for any guests.
She offered an apology for not allowing them inside the house and informed them that she will pass on the message to the family later.
Nis. Guan was defeated as well.
Ding Qiuyue felt really annoyed.
It seemed that anyone coming from her home would be turned down at the
door of the first section of the Shao family.
With no way out, she couldn't stay at her mother's home for too long. She headed back the next day, feeling quite nervous.
Ms. Fang let out a sigh of relief after hearing that Ding Qiuyue had left the village.
But she sensed that something was wrong.
What exactly was Ding Qiuyue doing here at her doorstep all these times?