Mrs. Han said, and went into the room.
She glanced at Mrs. Yuan, who cried into a tearful figure, and at Ming Yang, with eyes reddened, as well as Ru Yue, "Go wash up and eat."
"Madam!" Mrs. Yuan called out softly.
"Go down, I will stay with Jinnian alone!" Mrs. Han said, then entered the bedroom.
Looking at Yun Jinnian, who now slept fairly peacefully yet with a deathly pale face, she felt an unbearable heartache.
Sitting by the bed and tucking the blankets around Yun Jinnian, Mrs. Han fell silent.
Yun Qi stood at the door for a while, then turned and left.
A short time later, almost everyone in the residence had gathered before Yun Qi, each holding their breath, not daring to make a sound.
Fumei knelt on the ground, looking completely wretched.
She was scared to death, trembling uncontrollably, yet not daring to plead for mercy.
Yun Qi sat in the seat of honor, his gaze coldly fixed on Fumei.
This butler, otherwise shrewd in the inner courtyard and whom he had praised twice, had the audacity to scheme against Yun Jinnian. It was as if she had the wild ambition of a leopard.
"It’s my fault, I should not have gone to support the young lady. When she shook me off, it was because I was not steady on my feet, it has nothing to do with the young lady!"
Upon hearing these words, Yun Qi let out a cold laugh.
"Even now, you still dare to cast aspersions!"
She kept saying it had nothing to do with Yun Jinnian, but every word implied Yun Jinnian was ungrateful.
"You be the judge. Since she has no shame, strip her!" Yun Qi’s voice was ice cold.
It made Fumei terrified.
Her eyes widened in disbelief.
But no one asked her again, three men stepped forward and began to undress her, while behind them, maids, old women, and young servants, a full two hundred people, looked on with pity and scorn.
"I will talk, I’ll tell everything. I intentionally angered the young lady. It was when the young lady was entering the bedroom and I pulled on her, that she shook me off. I wouldn’t have fallen, it was a moment of madness. Second Master, please spare me, I won’t dare again, I really won’t!" Fumei could no longer hold herself together.
However, no one listened to her, and her clothes and trousers were stripped off leaving her completely bare. But now, whatever she said, nobody listened any longer.
As soon as Yun Qi spoke, Fumei was led away.
Soon, Fumei’s screams could be heard. Everyone in the courtyard was terrified, knowing that no one dared to plot against their master again.
And as for Fumei’s ultimate fate, no one dared to consider it.
Yun Qi stood up slowly, "From the day you entered the household, some of you were told that a master is a master and a servant is a servant. Even if the master is no longer favored, they are still the master, and for a servant who aspires to be a master..."
Yun Qi paused, "Hmph! They should see if they have the life for it!"
With a flick of his sleeve, he left.
The servants in the household, even those with minor schemes, saw their plans completely disappear, never to dare again.
Yun Qi ordered the kitchen to prepare some food to be taken to Mrs. Han.
At the door, seeing Mrs. Han crying by the side of Yun Jinnian, Yun Qi understood for the first time that he had been wrong all these years.
That was his daughter, and if he didn’t cherish her, who would honor and respect her!
He placed the food box on the table, walked to Mrs. Han’s side, and handed her a handkerchief, "Shu Niang!"
Mrs. Han looked up at the sound, her eyes red and blurred with tears.
She wanted to refuse, but thinking of Yun Jinnian, she nodded slightly, "Let’s eat together."
Yun Qi suddenly felt an unaccustomed sense of being favored, "Good, alright!"
He hurriedly arranged the dishes on the table, set out the chopsticks, and started to eat slowly with Mrs. Han.
Yun Qi wanted to serve Mrs. Han several times, but in the end he had to give up.