Reborn in Each Other’s Bodies: A Mother and Daughter’s Deadly Revenge - Chapter 130

Before leaving the Pear Blossom Court, Huang Yaning had already learned about the recent situation in the estate through messages passed by Qingtian’s parents and siblings.

Sheng Mingjian was working hard and applying himself diligently every day.
Sheng Mingyi had started attending the academy again, and it was said his complexion had improved somewhat.
Sheng Mingbo’s injuries were almost healed, and a martial arts master seemed to have already been found for him.
Over at the Peony Court, Concubine Hong had complained to Minmin about the food, touched a nerve, and was punished…

Additionally, there was the matter of buying new servants. Previously, Sheng Yong had the strong, older serving matrons assigned to her beaten and sent back to the Peony Court.
Later, he specifically emphasized that from now on, she was only to be assigned young maids as servants.
He claimed it was unbecoming for an official’s daughter to always be surrounded by older matrons, and that it would be laughed at outside.
In truth, Sheng Yong thought those matrons were too strong and reckless, afraid they might help her do something again that would be difficult to handle.

Since Sheng Yong had given such instructions, Minmin went out and bought a batch of maids for her.
Qingtian’s sister-in-law said Minmin had bought two extra, and those two looked somewhat like Sheng Mingzhu.
Qingtian’s sister-in-law also went to inquire; it seemed Minmin had previously instructed the indentured servant agency to search for girls who resembled Sheng Mingzhu in appearance, to buy as many as they could find…

If it were just one maid resembling Sheng Mingzhu, Huang Yaning might have thought the agency was capable.
But two at once made Huang Yaning vaguely guess something.

Upon returning to the Begonia Court, she had Qingtian bring those two from the main kitchen to her.
One look, and her guess was confirmed.

“You two stay. Everyone else, leave.”
Huang Yaning pointed at Qiuju and Dongkui and spoke calmly. The other maids in the room withdrew.
After the door was closed from the outside, Huang Yaning smiled, revealing her white teeth.

“Fourth Niece, Fifth Niece, my dear sisters, it’s been many days. How have you been lately?”

The moment Qiuju and Dongkui heard how the person above addressed them, they knew they couldn’t bluff their way through.
Their faces almost instantly turned ashen, their bodies trembled, and they weakly knelt on the ground.

During this time, the servants in the estate all thought they were just tools specifically sought out by the Madam to annoy Sheng Mingzhu in the future.
The Madam hadn’t discovered they were Nanny Tao’s biological daughters, Sheng Mingzhu’s own sisters.
Qiuju and Dongkui had secretly rejoiced about this several times.

How could the sisters have known that Sheng Minmin not only knew their identity clearly but was also the one behind the scenes who had them sold into the agency?
Moreover, the reason the other servants in the estate hadn’t discovered their identity was also thanks to Sheng Minmin’s guidance behind the scenes.
The sisters still thought they had good karma and were favored by Heaven…

In short, the sisters believed that the only person in the estate who could discover their identity now was the Seventh Young Lady.
They prayed to the gods every day, hoping the gods would let the Seventh Young Lady fall ill and die in the Pear Blossom Court—
Or that the Seventh Young Lady would cause more trouble and be confined for several more years…
If the situation was unfavorable and the Seventh Young Lady was released after a year, they still had some chance.
They were at an age where they were still growing. If they ate and drank well during this year, striving to grow taller, plumper, and fuller,
then even if the Seventh Young Lady saw them, she might not recognize them…

In the worst-case scenario, if the Seventh Young Lady recognized them a year later,
that was still a year away, and many things could happen in a year.
For example, their mother and younger sister might return by then and could protect them.
Or perhaps the Seventh Young Lady’s temper would have improved greatly by then, and she wouldn’t be as crazy as she is now—
Or, during this year, they might gain the favor of some master in the estate who could protect them…

Overall, that was all a year away.

Qiuju and Dongkui had thought it all out very well, but they never expected the Seventh Young Lady to be released so early!
The moment they got the news, they were terrified. Their legs nearly went soft on the way here, and they had been forcing themselves to hold on.
They were afraid of the Seventh Young Lady’s revenge, and also afraid of being tortured by the Madam if she learned the truth…

“Seventh Miss, we were unaware of your noble status. Please forgive us if we have offended you—”

“We have no complaints about being punished or punished. We only ask that you please not tell anyone about our actions, or Madam might beat us to death—”

“Seventh Miss, we did not mean to bully you. We were forced to do so by Third Sister. Please forgive us—please do not tell Madam—”

After speaking, they began kowtowing, making loud thump thump sounds as if their heads were wooden stakes.
After only about seven or eight kowtows, their foreheads were already red and swollen.
Because they didn’t hear an order to stop, they could only grit their teeth and continue.

Qiuju and Dongkui were pleading so desperately not just because they feared being punished.
More importantly, they still wanted to stay and enjoy a life of wealth and luxury!

Qiuju and Dongkui had secretly asked Qingchi how the Madam planned to place them in the future.
Qingchi said the Madam wanted them to learn cooking, and might send them to serve the Third and Fifth Young Masters…
They had already seen the Third and Fifth Young Masters; they were like celestial beings.
The thought of going to serve such divine young masters made Qiuju and Dongkui feel they could die smiling.
They couldn’t help but wildly imagine their lives if they became the young masters’ concubines—

In the past, Qiuju and Dongkui wouldn’t have dared to imagine such things.
Because in the Feng family, they were also at the bottom; good things never came their way.
But after coming to the Sheng estate, they discovered the world was so vast, and opportunities were so plentiful!
Their mother had once become a wet nurse in the Sheng estate, their sister had become a respectable maid in the Sheng family!
Their younger sister grew up precious and revered in the Sheng family, loved by the Prince of Qi.
And the “sister” they bullied since childhood became the true daughter of the Sheng family, destined to become an official’s wife in the future—

Too many incredible things had happened to the people around Qiuju and Dongkui.
This caused their desires and self-confidence to swell increasingly.
They felt they too could have, and deserved, everything they wanted!

Therefore, they couldn’t let the Seventh Young Lady become a stumbling block on their path to the heavens!
They not only needed the Seventh Young Lady to forgive them!
They also needed the Seventh Young Lady to help conceal their true identities.
To achieve this goal, they were willing to go all out.

Only when the floor was stained red with blood, their heads began to buzz, and their vision blurred, did they finally hear the words they wanted to hear.

“Enough, stop kowtowing!”

Only then did Qiuju and Dongkui dare to slowly raise their heads. Seeing the person above didn’t seem to be joking, a light slowly returned to their eyes.
The feeling was like narrowly escaping death’s door; they were so overjoyed they nearly cried.

“Tell me why you are here.”

The sisters hurriedly explained everything that had happened to the Feng family.