Four Great Maids with Exceptional Skills

  Gu Yuqie had originally wanted to follow him secretly, but she was only ten years old and didn't know martial arts, fearing that it would cause unnecessary trouble. So she made a quick decision and took Rouzhi to the Wanxin Zhai.

  She told her mother, Liang, what she had just seen, using a tone that was more naive and playful, as if she were telling a fun story rather than tattling.

  Liáng shì zhǐ yī tīng, méi tóu jiù zòu le qǐ lái.

  English Translation:

  The Liang family only heard this and their eyebrows furrowed.

  "Who else have you told about this?" Liang asked in a low voice.

  "It's just like that, Mother." Gu Yuqie played with the hem of Liang's clothes and said, pretending to be young was a painful thing. At her age, which had crossed over and been reborn as an old hag, pretending to be a ten-year-old child was simply exhausting to the point of vomiting blood.

  "Ah, Nuan, this matter is not to be taken lightly. Don't speak carelessly before we've investigated clearly." Liang said with a smile, grasping Gu Yuqiu's hand. "Absolutely don't mention it to others in the manor, especially your father."

  "En." Gu Yuqie nodded vigorously, although Liang's face was filled with a warm smile, her eyes had changed, and Gu Yuqie could see it.

  "Xiahe, go and take a look at who that person is." Liang Shi no longer concealed it, saying to Xiahe who was waiting on the side in front of Gu Yuqie. "Don't walk from the front, don't let people discover you."

  Xia He slightly saluted, her figure fluttered, and she jumped out of the window, flying over the flower wall opposite, Xia He's move left Gu Yuqin staring in shock.

  Master! Chun Xiang will fight, even Xia He will too!

  Her mother is actually surrounded by capable people! She didn't even know that in her previous life...

  She tried hard to recall the whereabouts of the four maidservants who had followed her after her mother's death. She remembered that Chun Xiang had come to find her, seemingly with an unspoken secret, warning her to be careful around Liu Niangniang, who had already taken on the airs of a mistress before her mother was even buried, and had spoken many disrespectful words about the Liang family. Chun Xiang had lost control and struck Liu Niangniang in front of the mourning hall, after which she was caught by her father and locked up, to be dealt with after the funeral. However, that night, Chun Xiang, Xia He, Qiu Yue, and Dong Xue, along with the ten guards who had come from Jiangnan with her mother, all disappeared without a trace, their fate unknown.

  At that time, Dingyuan Hou only said to outsiders that they disobeyed their master and were sold out. Now Gu Yuqiu thought for a moment, they didn't appear again later, most likely died in the hands of Liu Yiniang.

  As for Li Ayi, she died before her mother.

  In her past life, she was too indifferent. Apart from being the legitimate daughter of the Marquis Hou's household, she didn't care about anything else. Now thinking back to when Chun Xing came to find her, the look in his eyes made Gu Yuqie's heart skip a beat. What kind of sorrow and disappointment that was, it was an accusation against herself...

  "Xiahe... " Gu Yuqie stuttered, pointing at the empty window from which Xiahe had just left, "Is she also a martial artist? Mother?"

  "En." Liang thought for a moment and felt that there was no need to hide it anymore. "Chun Xing and Xia He are both skilled in some martial arts."

  "What is it that autumn moon and winter snow will meet?" Gu Yuqie asked quickly.

  "You're a clever child." Mrs. Liang looked at her daughter with a smile, "Qiu Yue is best at embroidery and cooking, Dong Xue has good handwriting and can also imitate, the things she imitates are almost indistinguishable from the real thing. Don't go spreading this around outside."

  "En." Gu Yuqie nodded, and now when she looked at the eyes of the Liang family, there was a few more fresh looks. It turned out that her mother's attendants were all capable people. In her previous life, she didn't know this at all, nor did she care about it, because her mind was on that man, even neglecting her own mother, let alone noticing the maids by her mother's side.

  "The daughter is not obedient, the maids by her mother's side are all skilled in some way, but the maids by the daughter's side are not. The daughter also wants that kind of maid." Gu Yuqiu hastily pulled on Liang Shi's sleeve and coquettishly begged. "I promise I won't tell anyone else." After listening to Liang Shi's introduction, a thought gradually rose up in Gu Yuqiu's heart. It was just that this thought was still quite vague, she needed to carefully think it over again, if it could be carried out, maybe she really could take Liang Shi and leave the Marquis' estate to live a carefree life.

  Li was startled by Gu Yuqiu's words, "The people around you don't know whether they can be trusted or not. Mother asked Li and Chun Xiang to go, just to help you open your eyes a bit. Don't worry, if they are all clever and reliable, mother will naturally ask Chun Xiang to teach them."

  It turned out that her mother had already considered everything for herself. Gu Yuqiu's eyes were slightly warm, in her previous life she was really too selfish, always refusing Liang's kindness, truly a heartless and ruthless daughter.

  Gu Yuqiu suddenly felt a chill run down her spine, no wonder the Liang family had been depressed for generations. After she crossed over, it was clear that there was a rift between them, and she looked down on these women in the back house, not even bothering to exchange more than two words with Liang Huaiyu.

  Even her own daughter doesn't care about her, how can Mrs. Liang be at ease?

  It's said that in the previous life, my mother passed away due to illness, and I was also one of the invisible forces pushing her towards death. Although it was unintentional on her part, her indifference and disdain indeed made my mother lose all interest in life.

  Thinking of this, Gu Yuqie's heart was filled with even more guilt, and she couldn't help but put her arms around Liang Shi's slender waist. "Mother, you're really good to me." She buried her face in Liang Shi's bosom and said in a muffled voice. Now Gu Yuqie thought that in her past life, she had narrowly escaped danger several times, could it be that it wasn't because of her own good luck, but rather because her mother was secretly protecting her?

  Gu Yuqiu thought about it more and felt that this was possible. Those few times in the past, she hadn't paid attention to them, so now they had become a bit fuzzy in her mind. If she had been able to pass through safely only because of her mother's secret protection, then she really was a scoundrel, three levels worse! It was also fitting that she would end up with such an outcome, everything was her own doing.

  "Silly child, you are my daughter. If I don't treat you well, who else will I be good to?" Liang said with a sigh, gently stroking Gu Yuqiu's hair. She was still staying in the capital for this very daughter of hers.

  She looked at Gu Huai's gaze at Liu Shi, not jealous, not resentful, how could he hide it from her for ten years! Not that she hadn't thought of making a big scene, not that she hadn't thought of driving that woman out of the Hou Mansion, nor was it that she hadn't thought of divorcing that man who had once sworn to love her forever!

  However, for the sake of her daughter, she endured. Now that she has a noble title and her daughter is the legitimate daughter of the Marquis's household, she cannot bear any bad reputation because of herself. If she were to make a scene with Gu Huai Zhong, outsiders would say she was a jealous wife; if she were to drive that woman out of the house, people outside would call her an evil woman; and if she really were to divorce Gu Huai Zhong, outsiders would have even more vicious things to say.

  She doesn't care about these things, but she has to consider Gu Yuqiu!

  Liáng shì zài xīn dǐ yǐn yǐn de cháng tàn yī shēng, tā duì gù huái zhōng rú jīn yě dàn le, gèng bù huì qù hé liǔ shì jì jiào tài duō de dōng xi. Tā zhǐ yào zì jǐ de nǚ ér píng píng ān ān de cháng dà, jiāng lái jià gè hǎo de fū xù jiù hǎo.

  Gu Yuqiu felt guilty and uneasy in her heart, sticking to Liang Shi who refused to let go. Liang Shi was naturally delighted, and Zhang Luo personally went into the kitchen to make Gu Yuqiu's favorite dishes. Gu Yuqiu surrounded Liang Shi, turning back and forth, refusing to leave. For a time, the small kitchen of Wanyinzhai was filled with warmth and laughter.

  The Liang family was suddenly enthusiastic, teaching their daughter to cook. Gu Yuqiu was arrogant in her previous life and didn't want to spend time learning these things. Before crossing over, her family conditions were also superior, she was a real rich girl who didn't even touch water with her fingers. So when it came to cooking, she was completely clueless. However, she had seen a lot, tasted food from all over the world, and before crossing over, her daily tasks were beauty treatments, fine dining, buying beautiful jewelry and clothes, traveling, and posting various photos on WeChat. After crossing over, she was proud and looked down on everyone, busy every day with how to become famous, how to show off in the noblewomen circle of the capital city, her vanity bursting through the roof.

  Now her heart has settled down, learning what she likes and doing things in a proper manner.

  The principle of cooking is universal, and Gu Yuqiu is a clever one. With just three or two attempts, she can already infer and generalize.

  Cooking with Liang, Liang was a skilled martial artist and her knife skills were impressive, making Gu Yuqiu look at her in admiration. The mother-daughter duo worked busily in the small kitchen, while Dongxue and Qiuyue helped out as assistants. Before long, they had prepared a large table of dishes.

  There's too much food, and it would be a waste if they couldn't finish eating. Gu Yuqiu had the maidservants called over to Danxia Yard, where Spring Apricot, Li Mama, and several newly arrived maidservants all gathered around the large round table in the main room, filled with warmth and joy.

  At first, the four new maids were still very restrained because they had been taught by Mrs. Li and Chun Xiang. There was Madame Hou and the legitimate young lady at this table, so they had to understand the rules and know when to advance or retreat. However, they soon became infected with the atmosphere created by Liang Shi and Gu Yu Gui. The four of them exchanged a glance, as if in a dream, feeling that they must have accumulated great blessings in their past lives to be able to dine at the same table as Madame Hou. They secretly admired Gu Yu Gui and Liang Shi even more, and made up their minds to serve them well.

  After dinner, Li Mama and Chun Xing took the four maids back to Danxia Courtyard. Gu Yuqie was reluctant to leave and chatted with Liang Shi.

  "Big Miss." Xia He quietly returned and bowed to the Liang family, then looked at Gu Yuqie, "Little Miss is also here."

  They were all old people brought by the Liang family, and their address to the Liang family still followed what they used before she got married, so it was natural for them to call Gu Yuqiu "Little Miss". If there were outsiders, they would change their mouths to Mrs. Liang as Madam, and Gu Yuqiu as Big Miss.

  "Just say what you've found out. Ah Nuan isn't an outsider either. She won't go around talking nonsense." Liang Shi said with a gentle smile.

  Gu Yuqiu's cleverness, she knew that since they had already entered the capital, if Gu Yuqiu were to marry in the future, she would inevitably encounter some problems within her new home. Now it was also good for her to get a taste of these things. This is what Liang Shi thought.

  She was spoiled by her parents and had never experienced anything, so when she faced such a situation in the capital, she was at a loss.

  If Mrs. Liu were a docile person, she would naturally not interfere with Mrs. Liu's private affairs.

  The various actions of the Liu family, under Gu Yuqie's intentional and unintentional reminders, were noticed by Liang, who felt that she was not as obedient as she seemed on the surface, and also became vigilant. As for the affairs of the inner courtyard, she herself was also ignorant, and Gu Yuqie reminded her several times, thinking that her daughter knew something about it, so although Gu Yuqie was young, staying by her side made her feel more at ease.

  The husband is not to be relied upon, she can see it from Gu Haozhong's eyes. If she were to quarrel with Liu Shi, her husband would definitely take Liu Shi's side. So Liang Shi told Gu Yuqiu not to go out and talk nonsense. If there was any rumor or gossip that got out, who knows what kind of scene Liu Shi would make. At that time, even if Gu Huaizhong tried to protect her, it would only end in a messy situation.

  If she really has something wrong with her, just keep an eye on her secretly and she will naturally reveal her flaws.