Chapter 007: Spraying Medicinal Soup

After finishing their tea, Qiange covered the teacup with a lid, and immediately the magpie came forward to take the teacup. Qiange took the opportunity to whisper a name in her ear, causing the magpie to stiffen momentarily, then lower her eyelids as if she hadn't heard anything, and returned to her original position.

Qiange smiled inwardly, knowing that the magpie was not easily swayed, and she didn't expect to win her over in one go.

Xue Qianwu and Xue Qiandai also finished their tea. At that moment, the door curtain was lifted, and Huamei entered carrying a tray with a bowl of hot medicinal soup steaming in it.

"Miss, I've brought the medicine," Huamei said.

Xue Qiange sneered at Xue Qiandai, "It seems that in the eyes of our little sister's maid, there is only one miss, and no eldest or second miss."

Xue Qiandai, who had been holding back her anger, couldn't contain it any longer and scolded Huamei, "You wretched servant! You haven't learned your lesson even after being reprimanded. What use are you, you stupid as a pig thing!"

Huamei was shocked and bewildered, not understanding why her young miss suddenly had such a big temper, and she begged for forgiveness in fear.

After venting her anger, Xue Qiandai let it go, "I'll spare you this time for the sake of my elder sister. Now go and serve our second sister her medicine!"

Huamei, feeling wronged, apologized and then approached the bed with the medicine.

"Second Miss, let me feed you the medicine," Huamei scooped a spoonful of the medicinal soup and cooled it before offering it to Qiange.

"No need, help me cool it, and I'll drink it myself," Qiange said.

"Okay," Huamei happily complied, standing aside and stirring the medicinal soup to cool it.

Qiange smiled, "Magpie, pour a cup of tea for my elder sister and third sister. I don't have any snacks to offer, so I'll have to trouble you to drink more tea."

The magpie quickly poured tea for Xue Qianwu and Xue Qiandai.

"I remember that the magpie wasn't born into the family," Qiange casually mentioned, "Although I was young at the time, I vaguely remember her entering the mansion. It seems like... she sold herself to bury her father, right?"

"It was Dujuan, the maid of our fourth sister, who sold herself to bury her father," Xue Qiandai corrected, "The magpie signed a ten-year contract to enter the mansion."

"I remembered it wrong," Qiange said regretfully, "I thought the magpie had signed a life contract. It's a pity that it's only for ten years. In a few years, she'll have to leave the mansion. It's a shame that my third sister will lose a trusted maid."

Upon hearing this, Xue Qiandai looked at the magpie. She had never thought about this before. Since the magpie was already handy, she was reluctant to let her leave the mansion. Moreover, the magpie was also quite attractive, and she could be useful in the future. Xue Qiandai couldn't help but start calculating in her mind.

The magpie stood with a submissive expression, but her hands hidden in her sleeves were clenched nervously.

"Second Miss, the medicine has cooled down. You can drink it now," Huamei said.

"Okay," Qiange nodded, "Hand it to me."

Huamei handed the bowl of medicine to Qiange, but just as she was about to let go, Qiange's hand slipped, and half of the medicine spilled out, splashing onto the apricot-colored embroidered silk quilt.

"Oh!" Qiange exclaimed.

"It's not the servant's fault!" Huamei instinctively defended herself, "I had already handed the medicine to the Second Miss!"

"Qiange!" Xue Qianwu was almost jumping with anxiety as she hurried over to check, "Did it burn you? Did it touch your wound?!"

"No," Qiange shook her head, looking at the stained quilt, "It's a pity that my grandmother's gifted quilt got stained."

Upon hearing that it was a gift from their grandmother, Xue Qiandai also stood up in a panic, "Second sister, how could you be so careless? What are we going to do about the stained quilt that grandmother gave you?"