My Lady Always Lacks Ambition

Chapter 70: Chapter 72: The Maid’s Great Authority Chapter 70: Chapter 72: The Maid’s Great Authority When she heard she had to go to Old Mrs. Qin, Mrs. Xie instantly became weak.
She was not dumb; she knew that Mrs. Wang’s suggestion wasn’t genuinely for seeking Old Lady Qin’s opinion on the fabric style, but was actually to set her up for a scolding!
Old Mrs. Qin, who was already worn out from family affairs and currently ill in bed, should have thought about how clever Old Lady is. Would she not notice the tangled details in bringing such trivial matters of a few bolts of fabric before her?
By then, Mrs. Xie might be severely chastised!
“Older sister, as you say, such small matters need not bother her old age, right? It would be nicer to give her a surprise.” Mrs. Xie said with a forced laugh.
Mrs. Wang replied, “To win the old lady’s favor, one must also suit her taste.”
Seeing that Mrs. Xie was unyielding, her face turned rather unpleasant. What was wrong with taking a few fabrics?
Mrs. Xie wanted to make a scene like old times, but Mrs. Wang didn’t give her the chance. She turned to Nanny Shen and said, “Get Qi Huang to come help sort out these things to the storage; it was ultimately Miss Xi’s initiative, and we should see if Miss Xi left any instructions on how to handle them.”
“Yes.”
Mrs. Xie was taken aback and asked, “Older sister, what do you mean? These fabrics were brought back by that girl, Qin Liuxi?”
“That’s right.” Mrs. Wang sighed, “I don’t know how that girl did it, bringing back those items so quietly and thoughtfully; it has put me as an elder to shame.”
Mrs. Xie suddenly felt the fabrics in her hands were burning hot, and she put them down.
Mrs. Wang saw this and slightly curled the corner of her lip, almost imperceptibly.
Qi Huang soon arrived, and on the way, she learned from Nanny Shen about Mrs. Xie’s behavior and despised it internally. Upon arrival, she maintained a detached demeanor towards Mrs. Xie while showing due respect to Mrs. Wang with a courteous bow.
“Madam said, now that Madam is running the household, she should decide on the allocation of the resources.”
“This Miss Xi, from where did she find such unusual channels to procure these things? As a young lady, one hopes she has not been deceived,” Mrs. Xie remarked with discontent, unable to hold back a barb.
Mrs. Wang’s face darkened, “Second sister-in-law, you are also an aunt; how can you speak like that?”
Qi Huang glanced and said, “Second Madam’s words indeed amuse me. Unusual channels? You wouldn’t think it’s the wind that blew them here, right? Such luck doesn’t just happen! It was merely a merchant who owed Miss a favor, and thus he offered the goods for the lowest price, bought with real gold and silver. This person was grateful, unlike some who are ungrateful ingrates.”
Enraged, Mrs. Xie said, “Hey, why are your words so sharp, who are you calling an ingrate!”
Qi Huang ignored her, bowed again to Mrs. Wang, and said, “Madam, since the young lady has already instructed, please proceed as you see fit. The young lady once said that what she is willing to give requires merely a snap of her fingers, and what she isn’t, she can make someone spit it back out just as well.”
Having said so, she bowed slightly and left the room.
“That girl, such arrogance and insolence. Older sister, do you see this and do nothing?” Mrs. Xie, seeing Qi Huang’s untouchable demeanor, felt like she was dealing with Qin Liuxi.
Mrs. Wang calmly responded, “That’s Miss Xi’s maid, now of age, and should know how to manage her own people, so I won’t overstep. Second sister-in-law, please return first. Once the items are organized, someone will send them to you.”
“Older sister!”
Annoyed, Mrs. Wang’s expression turned colder, “Second sister-in-law, I have been irritated lately.”
Mrs. Xie: “…”
Under Mrs. Wang’s cold gaze, she dared not say more, and in a passive-aggressive tone, she quipped, “If the older sister has excessive internal heat, drink some herbal tea to cool down; don’t vent it on me.”
Nanny Shen watched her leave, and feeling sorry for her own mistress, she said, “Madam, that Second Madam is really…”
Troublesome, not considering the family situation at all.
Mrs. Wang rubbed her temples, “Her temper, if it changed, would indeed be strange. Forget it, call Xue’er to sort things out.”