Thrown out of the house, the wet nurse enters the noble household and becomes a person of high statu

At the end of the line stood a woman with a sallow complexion; who else could it be but Chen Yindi?

She's here too? Approved to be a maid for the Duke's mansion?

Chen Yindi clearly recognized her as well, and her face turned pale with shock. She moved her feet, trying to hide in the crowd.

Granny Tian sensed something was wrong. "What's wrong? Do you recognize them?"

Liu Wenying knew she couldn't hide it, nor was there any need to. "She was my former sister-in-law."

Upon hearing this, Granny Tian's face immediately darkened.

She had heard about Liu Wenying's background before and knew how her sister-in-law had mistreated her in the Chen family.

Seeing Chen Yindi mixed in with the job applicants, he immediately lost all goodwill towards her.

She snorted coldly and was about to order someone to throw Chen Yindi out.

As if sensing something was about to happen, Chen Yindi knelt on the ground without hesitation, pleading, "Granny, please don't send me away!"

"Liu Wenying, please say something! For the sake of our past relationship, help me! Let me come into the manor to work! My husband has gambling debts, and if he can't raise the money, he'll sell me into a brothel to pay them off!"

She cried so hard that she was hoarse, which drew the attention of the other applicants around her, who couldn't help but turn their heads and whisper among themselves.

Granny Tian's brows furrowed, and her expression of disgust deepened.

When they bumped into each other in the city last time, Chen Yindi said that her family had suffered a disaster. Liu Wenying thought it was just an excuse, but now it seems that she really had nowhere to turn.

But so what?

The Chen family's predicament was not caused by her.

Chen Yindi's current predicament is largely her own fault.

She and the Chen family had long since severed all ties.

Moreover, she is wicked and morally flawed. Letting her into the mansion would be tantamount to inviting a wolf into the house, which would bring endless trouble.

For both public and private reasons, and for both reason and emotion, Liu Wenying absolutely could not keep her.

"Granny Tian, ​​I have a past grudge against her, and her character is despicable. She also has many troubles behind her. If she stays in the manor, she may cause trouble. According to the rules, please leave."

Granny Tian had the same idea, and upon hearing this, she was about to order them to be driven away.

The old woman stepped forward in response and reached out to pull Chen Yindi.

Seeing that she was about to be dragged away, Chen Yindi cried and struggled, when a pretentious voice suddenly rang out.

"Wait a minute."

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Granny Sun, supported by her maid, slowly walking over from the moon gate.

Like Granny Tian, ​​Granny Sun was an old servant in the mansion, and the two were in charge of the inner courtyard affairs.

"I was passing by just now and heard quite a commotion. What did this woman do to deserve being chased away?"

Granny Tian frowned and gave a brief explanation.

After hearing this, Granny Sun laughed and said, "Grievances are private matters, but employment is a public matter. In this old woman's eyes, only work matters, not people. Now that Nanny Liu is selecting people for the First Madam, don't forget to leave some manpower for each household."

With just one sentence, Liu Wenying was placed in the position of "public interest." If she insisted on driving her away, it would seem like she was seeking personal revenge.

Liu Wenying said calmly, "Granny Sun probably doesn't know that Chen Yindi is of bad character. Just a few days ago, she fabricated stories and caused trouble in the city, and was fined and had her money confiscated by the Prefect of the Capital."

"I was forced! Besides, I wasn't the one who hit him!" Chen Yindi hurriedly defended herself and tried to clear her name.

Granny Sun nodded. "It does sound pitiful. Everyone makes mistakes. It is a great virtue to know one's mistakes and correct them. Besides, she has come to us in desperation. Our household has always been generous. If we can give her a way out, it would be a good deed."

She paused, then looked back at Liu Wenying. "Don't you think so, Nanny Liu? In my opinion, we should keep her here for now and arrange for her to do some menial work in the laundry room. That would be a way to give her a chance to survive."

Liu Wenying refused to budge an inch, saying, "I'm afraid this arrangement by Granny Sun is inappropriate."

The other person glanced at her sideways, and when the gentle approach failed, they resorted to veiled sarcasm.

"Nanny Liu's heart is far too cold and hard. Although you had a quarrel, you are still related by blood. Now she is in a desperate situation, kneeling on the ground begging for mercy, and you won't show her even the slightest bit of compassion?"

She raised her voice, deliberately making sure everyone around her could hear her clearly.

"If Nurse Liu stays by the young master's side every day, and continues to be so cold and indifferent, she might corrupt his character over time. What would that be like?"

His words were barbed, every sentence aimed at Liu Wenying.

Granny Tian's face darkened, and she immediately stepped in front of Liu Wenying.

"What Granny Sun said is inappropriate. The task of selecting new people in the manor today was given to me by the master. Personnel transfers have their own rules, and your interference is overstepping your bounds."

"Out of bounds?"

Granny Sun tucked her hands into her sleeves and sneered.

"Granny Tian, ​​you're being too polite. We're all old servants of the Duke's mansion, serving our master and taking care of the affairs of the household. Aren't we all doing this for his own good? Why distinguish between your duties and mine? Why be so formal?"

She pointed to Chen Yindi, who was lying on the ground, tears streaming down her face.

"It's just keeping her as a handyman, not having her serve the young master. Why are you two being so aggressive?"

Granny Tian was so angry that her chest heaved. She wanted to argue again, but Liu Wenying grabbed her sleeve.

Liu Wenying's eyes were clear and bright. "Granny Sun said I'm cold-hearted and heartless, and I accept that."

"But what is cold in my heart is the wicked, and what is hard in my nature is the cunning."

She turned to look at Chen Yindi and ruthlessly tore away the other woman's fig leaf.

"Chen Yindi, do you dare to tell everyone how you colluded with your mother-in-law to kick my daughter and me out of the house and leave us to fend for ourselves?"

"You claim to be innocent, yet a few days ago you indiscriminately accused me of having an affair with the master of the manor, and incited passersby to attack me. Are you truly innocent, or did you do it on purpose?"

"What kind of place is the Duke's mansion? It's a scholarly family, not a den of iniquity. If someone as treacherous and jealous as you were to remain here, who knows what trouble you would cause!"

Chen Yindi became agitated and shrieked, "You're slandering me! You're just petty and narrow-minded, clinging to the past and unable to tolerate me!"

The two started arguing in front of everyone, one arguing logically and the other being unreasonable.

"Ahem!"

Granny Sun coughed twice, glanced at Liu Wenying, and spoke with a hint of arrogance, as if she were taking advantage of her age.

"Alright, alright, what's all this noise about? What kind of behavior is this?"

"It's not like she's serving the master; she's just sweeping the yard and washing the chamber pot in the backyard. What's the big deal?"

Liu Wenying knew that Granny Sun was determined to keep the person and was going against her and Granny Tian.

She wanted to argue further: "Granny Sun, it's not that I'm bringing up old matters, it's just that this person's character..."

"Alright!"

Granny Sun interrupted her impatiently.

"Nanny Liu, how many years have you been in this household? How much have you seen in people? I, this old woman, have served the masters for most of my life. Do you think my judgment of people is worse than that of a young maid like you?"

Xi Chun, the maid following behind her, chimed in at the right moment, "That's right, Granny Sun is also thinking of the mansion and giving the poor people a way out."

"Why must Nurse Liu be so heartless? Anyone who didn't know better would think you had some deep-seated grudge against her and wanted to kill her."

These words portrayed Liu Wenying as a vicious and cold-hearted person.

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