Chapter 804: Chapter 804 Selling Maids Chapter 804: Chapter 804 Selling Maids “Mother has fallen into this state, all because of Eldest Sister. Eldest Sister, don’t be too ruthless in your actions,” Situtu Qinger said with a mix of anger and resentment.
A few nights ago, she went to Situ Yongjie’s room to steal flowers. Because of her guilty conscience, she accidentally smashed the flowerpot on her foot, which still aches. She blamed all her misfortunes on Xuexue.
Xuexue slapped the table beside her with force and said in a harsh voice, “Until now, you still refuse to repent, continuing to act recklessly. Okay, very good!”
Xuexue snickered coldly, thinking to herself that Situtu Qinger has quite a talent for distorting the truth, painting herself as the victim when in reality, it was her and her mother who harbored ill intentions and attempted to harm her first.
Suddenly, Xuexue’s slap on the table gave Situtu Qinger a big scare.
“What… what… are you trying to do?”
“You are the Second Miss of the General’s Mansion, what could I possibly do to you? Even if Eldest Sister were the most malicious, she wouldn’t let you get bitten to death by a venomous scorpion,” Xuexue said coldly, her words loaded with implication.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Situtu Qinger knew full well that Xuexue was referring to the pot of flowers. But even if the flowers hadn’t been successfully stolen and were smashed that same night, thrown away by the servants, there is now no proof of the deed. She was unafraid of Xuexue; as long as she didn’t admit to anything, no one could do anything to her and her mother.
“It doesn’t matter if you don’t admit it.”
Xuexue turned her head and shouted loudly to several guards, “Please escort the Second Miss back to her courtyard. Don’t let her come here and cause trouble.”
The guards stepped forward with expressionless faces and said, “Second Miss, please.”
“You… you are ruthless,” Situtu Qinger stomped her foot and hobbled away with a mix of anger and resentment.
Xuexue sat lazily on the stool, as if the recent scuffle had no effect on her at all.
Zi Xia stepped forward and said to the servants with authority, “Alright, alright, there’s no spectacle left to see! Those servants whose names will be called later, quickly step forward. You should be aware of your fate as maids; if the Master is displeased, selling you off is normal. Therefore, I advise you to cooperate well and not to struggle in vain, otherwise, it won’t be as simple as just being sold off.”
There was a threat in Zi Xia’s tone.
They had thought there was a glimmer of hope when Situtu Qinger suddenly appeared.
But who knew she would be sent away by the Eldest Miss in just a few words.
Silently, they all accepted their fate obediently.
After all, they were servants who had signed their lives away in indenture.
And with Xuexue holding their indentures, if they dared to disobey, even killing them would be justifiable and lawful in Moli Country; the government office would not pursue it.
This is the greatest sorrow of being a servant; they have no freedom of person.
Seeing that everyone ceased their protests.
Xuexue put the indentures she had cleared aside and let Zi Xia call out the names one by one. The servants called upon were to be sold out of the mansion.
And these indentures, which held the fate of the servants, were naturally handed over to the Human Trafficker.
Zi Xia held a large bunch of indentures and called out loudly, “Li Daniu, Zhang Xiaofang, Li Xiaomei…”
The servants whose names were called walked out helplessly, heads hanging down in a line, awaiting their fate of being sold off.
There were over a hundred servants whose names were called, leaving very few remaining.
Xuexue glanced over and felt it was about enough and said, “Okay, that should be enough.”
Zi Xia then stopped calling out names.
Xuexue said to Old Lady Wang behind her, “Old Maid Wang, you can sign here, and then you can take these servants away.”