Xiao Shi was so frightened that her eyes widened and her face turned pale.
"Madame Xiu, we should send someone to tell the Prince that someone is trying to harm you."
Bai Xiangxiu's hand was tightly held. Even Bao Qin, who was beside her, was very surprised and agreed with Xiao Shi's suggestion.
"He … the Prince is very busy. Let's not inform him of such a small matter."
He was still angry when he left, so he probably wouldn't care if she lived or died.
She wasn't the female lead. If she thought too highly of herself, she would fall to her death sooner or later.
Moreover, even if they did inform him, it would be difficult for him to come back!
"There's no rush. Killing also requires courage. She won't do it again for at least a few days."
"Madame Xiu, how could you do this?"
Xiao Shi was so anxious that she was about to cry. How could her master be so casual?
Actually, it wasn't that Bai Xiangxiu wasn't afraid. She just felt that she had to rely on herself for everything.
Moreover, Long Shuting wasn't a simple person. Perhaps he would investigate properly.
Right now, the most important matter was the cotton-padded clothes. She had already offended one boss, so she couldn't afford to offend another.
Since Long Shuting was investigating the fire, she would be in charge of the cotton-padded clothes. Although the large workshops wouldn't accept, she could still find a few smaller ones. This required time and manpower.
She didn't know anyone she could use, so she could only leave the residence and drive the carriage to find a workshop.
However, when Long Shuting found out, he still sent someone familiar with the capital to help her. She managed to find a few workshops in one day.
There were more than a hundred people in the prince's residence who needed cotton-padded clothes. The masters' clothes were all made by the servants and didn't need to be made by these workshops.
However, this was the time to make cotton-padded clothes. The workshops were already very busy, and the materials used weren't necessarily of good quality.
After visiting a few workshops, Bai Xiangxiu came up with an idea. She would buy the materials herself and let them do it. She only needed to be responsible for the handiwork.
In fact, this was time-consuming and laborious, but it was a good idea. It wouldn't be easy to make mistakes.
Bai Xiangxiu left early in the morning and returned late at night for a few days straight. Finally, she finished her task.
At night, she dragged her tired body back. Because it was late, she had the carriage driven away. She walked slowly back with Xiao Shi and Bao Yue.
After sitting in the car for a whole day, she felt that her whole body was stiff.
The three girls stretched their bodies as they walked. It seemed that they were quite tired.
Bao Yue was even more upset because today was her first day. In the past, she used to carry Qin, but she fell ill today, so it was her turn.
She originally thought that it would be fun to go out of the residence, but it would not be fun to spend the whole day in the carriage.
They rubbed their waists as they walked. Suddenly, they heard a discordant voice.
The three of them were all young ladies, so they were very sensitive to such sounds.
They all felt cold sweat dripping down their backs. They looked at each other and wondered if they should hide.
But that wasn't right. He seemed to be the head of this family. If he left at this time, he would be letting the old madam down.
However, did he have to care about this kind of thing?
Cheating really made people feel depressed.
Just as he was thinking about it, the voice became louder.
The woman seemed to be a little resistant. She said in a very soft voice, "Not here, Brother Quan. Don't do this."
"Where in the entire residence can we do this?
Why care about that? We … … just live happily day by day. "
Bai Xiangxiu looked at the moon and rolled her eyes. If you didn't say anything, wouldn't they just walk by?
Just treat it as a servant and a servant having an affair. It wasn't a big deal.
But what did you say? In the end, I heard it immediately.
One was the third madam of the Autumn Garden, and the other was the guard A 'Quan.
She knew both of them. She didn't think that they would mix together.
What to do?
Catch them in the act or let them go?
If they caught them in the act, according to the rules of the residence, one would be beaten to death and the other would be sold.
However, that kind of punishment depended on whether the woman had served the master or not. If she didn't serve and didn't do anything, the punishment would be even heavier.
Just as Bai Xiangxiu was thinking, she didn't think that their panic would be heard by A 'Quan. He actually shouted, "Who is it?" Then he chased after them.
When he saw who it was, he was also startled. He used his body to protect his back and said in a small voice, "Leave."
"You … …"
"It's Fourth Madam. Leave."
It seemed that he wanted to protect the third madam. Bai Xiangxiu admired this man.
In this kind of situation, he came out and gave the woman time to leave. He clearly wanted to give her a way out.
That woman should have left, right?
Bai Xiangxiu didn't want to pursue the matter. If one of them ran away, then it was fine as long as they didn't die.
"A 'Quan, do you know your crime?"
Seeing A 'Quan's eyes turn red, she thought that he would kill them to silence them. Who knew that he would kneel down and say, "A' Quan knows his crime. Fourth Madam, please let her go and don't pursue the matter."
He admitted his crime like this. Obviously, there were only three girls. It was fine to kill them and then run away!
Just as she thought of this, a group of guards walked over. Seeing the situation, they all ran over to watch. Uh, no, they were protecting the three of them.
Bai Xiangxiu cursed in her heart. This line of work really needed love.
It was the same for cheating. They had to arrange a time, place, and sound transmission area. Everything had to be investigated.
The guards in the prince's estate always changed shifts, and their location happened to be out of the range of the guards. If they hadn't returned at night and returned to Winter Garden, they wouldn't have noticed. They were indeed professional.
Pfft!
Now wasn't the time to think about this. Bai Xiangxiu looked at the guards and said, "Capture this guard and lock him in Repentance Garden for the time being."
Repentance Garden was a place used in the prince's estate to lock up masters or servants who had committed crimes.
It was equivalent to confinement. Usually, those who committed minor crimes would be locked up for two or three days. Those who committed more serious crimes would be punished physically.
Some of the guards recognized A 'Quan. Obviously, he was resting at this time, but he was still fooling around in the garden. It wasn't hard to guess why he was captured.
They didn't care. Usually, those who fooled around with servant girls would directly betroth them to him.
So they went up to grab him, wanting to take him away and lock him up.
At this time, a voice came from inside. "Brother Quan, don't take him away. It's all my fault."
Just as the voice fell, the third madam walked out of the forest.
She seemed to have tidied her clothes and looked as beautiful as before.
Now, there were tears on her face. She walked out and knelt down beside A 'Quan.
Bai Xiangxiu stared with wide eyes. She had originally thought that it was a scene of someone who couldn't bear the loneliness and had an affair. But now, it seemed that it wasn't. This was clearly the rhythm of true love.
Ruining someone's marriage was a serious crime. Did she have to do such a wicked thing?
But in ancient times, especially in this kind of patriarchal society, if she helped them put a green hat on Long Heng's head, it was very likely that he would kill her.
Thinking of Long Heng's anger, she couldn't help but shiver.