Counterattack of the Cannon Fodder Chambermaid

Untitled Part 25

After getting back, Xiu Yun seemed preoccupied for the rest of the day and seemed completely different from her usual calm self.

She spent an entire day digesting her sister's words.

Xiu Yun and Ru'er were both from the Jing Province. Their family was a poor farming household. They had their father, but since their mother sadly passed away early he remarried and their stepmother gave birth to two younger brothers. Therefore, the two sisters became eyesores in their own house.1

Just as Ru'er was about to be betrothed, her stepmother prevented it and sold her off instead. The excuse was that her two sons needed money to go to a private school and bring honor to the family in the future.

Once you have a stepmother, you also have a stepfather. This saying was completely accurate. Unwed daughters were money drains to begin with so her father didn't think twice before obeying the stepmother and selling his oldest daughter off.

The panic and grievance this induced naturally doesn't need to be said. But Ru'er was lucky. The trafficker she was sold to was responsible for bringing servants to the Jing Prince Estate, and by coincidence Ru'er was able to enter the estate.

After getting there, things were naturally worlds apart from her past.

It was just unfortunate that despite having a decent appearance, Ru'er was from the countryside in the end. Her etiquette and vision were both insufficient and the opportunity passed her by. She was a clever one though, and her relationships within the estate were managed well. Staying in the estate for two years, she had seen through many things and ended up having thoughts to make arrangements for her younger sister.

For servants working in the Jing Prince Estate, if their home was within the Jing Province they could return home once a year. Ru'er took the opportunity to make a trip home. Regarding her sister Xiu Yun's situation, Ru'er was able to guess without having to see it. She was probably about to be sold off or married off in exchange for a few silver in betrothal gifts.

Weighing the two options, Ru'er decided to manipulate her father into "selling" her sister into the Jing Prince Estate.

Of course it wasn't possible to completely grasp the timing, and some luck was needed. But Ru'er also thought that regardless it would be better than staying at home. She could tell that their stepmother had been preparing to marry her sister off to the idiot son of some local landlord. It was only because her stepmother could earn more from selling her than the betrothal gifts that she changed her mind.

Now that Xiu Yun successfully entered the estate, if she was lucky enough to be assigned to the Hall of Splendor Ru'er thought that the possibilities were endless. All that remained to be seen was if her sister would be lucky enough.

Yet taking ten thousand steps back, even if there wasn't any luck, staying here was pretty good already. At least she didn't have to worry about being married to some idiot.

Xiu Yun was a clever young lady and could of course understand the intentions. She had followed her sister's instructions to the letter, saying little and observing more, properly learning the rules.

It was just that this situation was too shocking so Xiu Yun was unable to sleep the entire night, tossing and turning.

Xiu Yun also realized she had made a little slip-up today. She hadn't been sure at the time and was afraid it would be hard to speak with her sister once she found her and so asked Xiao Hua to come along to help cover them. However, who knew her sister had done better than expected and could directly take her away from Su Yan.

The only thing that didn't match up was that she had said it was her sister whereas Ru'er had said someone from her hometown. But Xiu Yun saw that Xiao Hua didn't make any strange reactions so she thought Xiao Hua hadn't heard it at the time.