Su Yueqing slowly crossed one leg over the other as she sat comfortably, her fingers lightly tapping against the armrest of her chair while she looked over the rows of servants standing before her.
"Head Maid."
The middle-aged woman imdiately stepped forward from the front of the crowd and bowed respectfully.
"Yes, Young Madam."
Su Yueqing nodded slightly before speaking in a calm but authoritative voice.
"Since I will be living here from now on, there are naturally so arrangents that need to be made.. I’ve seen the maids and I’ve finally made up my mind."
The head maid lowered her head even further.
"This servant is listening."
Su Yueqing leaned back against the chair and began listing her requirents as though she had spent years managing a large household.
"First, I want two personal maids assigned exclusively to my quarters. They will attend to my daily needs, prepare my clothing, assist with dressing, and accompany whenever I leave the residence."
The head maid nodded.
"Understood."
Su Yueqing continued without pause.
"I also want four kitchen maids responsible for preparing my als and managing anything related to food."
Again, the head maid nodded.
"Yes, Young Madam."
"Then assign four cleaning maids as well. I dislike seeing dust anywhere near my courtyard, and I certainly do not intend to spend my days looking at untidy rooms."
Several servants imdiately lowered their heads.
"Understood."
Su Yueqing continued speaking as though she were discussing the weather.
"I will also require two errand maids. If I need sothing purchased, delivered, investigated, or carried out, they will handle it."
The head maid quickly committed everything to mory.
"Yes, Young Madam."
"And lastly, assign five guards to my courtyard."
That request caused several servants to look up in surprise.
Five guards?
Most noble ladies only kept one or two nearby.
But before anyone could question it, Su Yueqing lazily waved her hand.
"After all, one never knows when danger might appear."
The head maid imdiately bowed.
"As Young Madam wishes. Everything will be arranged imdiately."
A satisfied smile appeared on Su Yueqing’s face.
Very good.
The more people around her, the more opportunities she would have to act like an unreasonable villain.
Just as the head maid thought the instructions were finished and was preparing to step back, Su Yueqing suddenly spoke again.
"Ah, that’s right."
The head maid paused.
"Young Madam?"
Su Yueqing’s smile slowly widened.
"And one more thing."
For so reason, everyone present suddenly felt uneasy.
"I still need an assistant maid."
Chapter 29: The Assistant Maid
The mont the words "assistant maid" left Su Yueqing’s mouth, the entire courtyard fell into a strange silence.
The head maid stood frozen for a mont before she cautiously stepped forward again, clearly wondering if she had misheard sothing.
"Assistant maid, Young Madam?"
Her voice carried obvious confusion.
Not only her, but the dozens of maids gathered in the courtyard imdiately began exchanging puzzled looks with one another.
Whispers quickly spread through the crowd.
"What is an assistant maid?"
"I’ve never heard of such a position before."
"Is it a new rank?"
"Is it above the personal maids?"
"No, perhaps below them?"
The servants looked increasingly confused as they tried to figure out what exactly their new Young Madam was talking about.
anwhile, sitting comfortably beneath the flowering tree, Su Yueqing looked at the bewildered crowd and almost wanted to laugh.
Of course they had never heard of it.
Because she had just invented it.
Inside her mind, however, her thoughts were running wild.
[I’ll make Xi Wenzhe hate .]
[I’ll make him hate so much that the mont he sees , he’ll feel a headache.]
[Then he’ll definitely throw out of this residence.]
The system imdiately beca interested.
[Host has a plan?]
[Of course I have a plan.]
A sly smile slowly appeared on Su Yueqing’s face.
[Think about it.]
[What’s the fastest way to make a man hate his wife?]
The system thought for a mont.
[Spend all his money?]
[No.]
[Burn down his residence?]
[Already did that.]
The system went silent.
Then Su Yueqing’s gaze slowly drifted through the rows of servants before eventually landing on Li i.
The corner of her lips curved upward.
[Simple.]
[Torture his beloved.]
The system imdiately beca excited.
[Host is finally embracing villainy!]
[Exactly.]
[If I bully Li i every day, Xi Wenzhe will definitely beco furious.]
[Then he’ll throw out.]
[Perfect plan.]
At the corridor overlooking the courtyard, Xi Yunchen almost swallowed his own tongue.
"..."
Gu Xiang stared.
"..."
Xi Yunhao looked equally speechless.
All three slowly turned toward Xi Wenzhe who looked as though he didn’t just hear his wife’s frantic thoughts.
Xi Yunchen slowly rubbed his forehead.
"She’s planning again."
Gu Xiang nodded.
"And sohow I already know this won’t end well."
Xi Yunhao sighed.
"I almost feel sorry for her."
The three of them then turned toward Xi Wenzhe.
He was standing with his arms folded across his chest while calmly observing the scene below.
His expression remained as indifferent as ever.
Only the slight twitch near his eyebrow revealed that he was sowhat affected.
He watched Su Yueqing sitting elegantly with the expression of a person who had just discovered a new battlefield.
Then he heard another round of whispers spreading among the servants.
Finally, he lowered his gaze and quietly muttered under his breath,
"What kind of trouble is she creating now?"
His voice was low.
But Xi Yunchen heard it clearly.
Imdiately, he looked at his elder brother with disbelief.
"You actually sound concerned."
Xi Wenzhe glanced at him.
Xi Yunchen instantly shut his mouth.
anwhile, in the courtyard, the head maid was still waiting for an explanation.
"Young Madam..."
She hesitated before asking carefully,
"This servant has served in the Xi family for over twenty years, but I have never heard of an assistant maid. May this servant ask what duties such a maid would perform?"
The surrounding servants imdiately beca alert.
They also wanted to know.
Su Yueqing leisurely adjusted her sleeve before speaking.
"The assistant maid will naturally assist my personal maids."
The head maid blinked.
The servants blinked.
Nobody understood.
Seeing their expressions, Su Yueqing continued patiently.
"My personal maids will answer directly to ."
Everyone nodded because that made sense.
"My errand maids will answer to my personal maids."
Still normal.
"My cleaning maids will focus on maintaining the courtyard."
Also normal.
Then Su Yueqing smiled.
"But the assistant maid..."
She deliberately paused.
"...will answer to everyone."
Silence... there was complete silence everywhere as everyone wa still trying to comprehend her words.
The servants stared.
The head maid stared.
Even the guards looked confused but Su Yueqing continued with complete seriousness.
"If my personal maids have work, she will help."
"If the errand maids have work, she will help."
"If soone needs assistance carrying things, she will help."
"If soone makes a mistake, she can help fix it."
The more she spoke, the stranger everyone’s expressions beca.
Then she concluded,
"In short, she will be the lowest-ranking maid in my courtyard."
The entire gathering instantly understood.
The corners of the head maid’s mouth twitched.
Several servants looked horrified.
One young maid almost dropped her handkerchief.
anwhile, Su Yueqing smiled brightly.
"A very useful position, don’t you think?"
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