His Transmigrated Cannon Fodder Fiance - Chapter 23 - You Dare Lecture my People (1)

Chapter 23 – You Dare Lecture my People? (1)

As Shen Ziqiao was waiting for the maid to come back with her lunch, she realized she has been in this world a few days. By now, she knew very well how terrible her standing in the household was.

With how the Shen family is managed by the old lady who isn’t fond of Shen Ziqiao one bit, one can only imagine how the rest of the people treats her.

These days, she found the same recurring event of how the surrounding maids were disrespectful, regardless of how she is their master. Many of the expenditures didn’t align with her status. Let alone that she was a legitimate daughter, yet her apparel was nowhere as decent as the other two concubine-born daughters.

It’s really… she could only look towards the skies and sigh dejectedly. Even if she crossed into this world as the cannon fodder, she was still a sore loser with a disadvantageous character setting. How can she fight with the female lead this way?

Before she can fight with the female lead, it seems she still has to fight a group of angry ghosts and vengeful spirits of the Shen family!

“Sister Cui Ping, Hong Yu is quarrelling with lady Li in the kitchen.” A little girl’s urgent voice came from outside.

“How did that hoof offend lady Li?” Cui Ping asked in an angry tone, “Doesn’t she know that she’s mama Li’s daughter-in-law?”

Shen Ziqiao wanted to eavesdrop and hear more clearly, but she only heard footsteps getting far away by the second.

She opened the curtain and came out of her boudoir, her hair held by a thin, simple hairpin. She decided to change into a mint green, yarn dress, making her countenance look fresh.

She waved to the little maid standing near her courtyard’s gate. “What’s the matter with Hong Yu?”

This little maid’s name is Ping’er, and like Hong Ying, she too was just recently assigned to Qiao Xin courtyard to serve. Having a good relationship with Hong Ying, she naturally came to inform Cui Ping out of worry of what transpired in the kitchens, hoping that Cui Ping may be able to help Hong Ying.

Ping’er could only tell Shen Ziqiao what happened in the kitchen with red eyes.

When Shen Ziqiao heard this, it was as if blood climbed up her head in fury. “Hong Ying only wanted to ask steamed fish for her master from the kitchen and instead received a slap from lady Li… Is this right?”

“Hong Ying is a forthright girl…she might have offended lady Li with her words…” Ping’er thought Shen Ziqiao was furious with her friend.

“No one, not even lady Li, has the authority to lecture my maids.” With a sneer, Shen Ziqiao ordered, “Lead me to the kitchen.”

The rush of events didn’t even make Ping’er stop for a second and think how the third miss was unaware of where the kitchen was. She only leads the way as anxiety gnawed at her insides.

The moment they were on the kitchen’s door, they immediately heard lady Li’s arrogant words. Cui Ping, as her people and close-fitting maid, not only failed to protect her Qiao Xin courtyard’s persons but also even went as far as to flatter lady Li.

Shen Ziqiao’s anger rose in octaves.

When lady Li heard Shen Ziqiao’s voice, there was no panic on her stern face. Instead, she even kicked Hong Ying in front of Shen Ziqiao in greeting. “Third miss, you’re just in time. I’m teaching these two unruly hooves for you.”

Shen Ziqiao’s eyebrow’s slanted upwards. She came over where Hong Ying was with steady, loud steps. Upon seeing up close her maid’s swollen little face from the beating and lady Li who adamantly raised her chin, refusing to give her any attention, she smiled.

“Lady Li, where did these two little girls misunderstand the rules?”

Lady Li saw that Shen Ziqiao was unwilling to take the servant without a fuss. She smiled in return, “Third miss, there are rules to be followed in the kitchen. After lunch, the kitchen is not to start the stoves until dinner again. These two hooves are greedy and even used the third miss’s name to ask the kitchen for eight treasure rice. I just taught them a few lessons,” and explained as if talking to a child.

She was allowing Shen Ziqiao to admit that she never ordered for eight treasures rice. Lady Li knew Shen Ziqiao was timid, never daying to tear faces with the old madam’s people.

**Eight treasures rice

As if deaf to Lady Li’s insinuations, Shen Ziqiao only asked in reply, “I want to eat eight treasure rice paired with steamed fish. How did things come about that the master has to follow the rules set by a slave?”

T/N: Hello, again, Ying Yue here. This novel will be officially dropped. These are all the translations by the OG translator.That said, thank you for everyone who supported this novel and the original translator who took charge of this novel and has now left the translation scene.

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