Hearing this, Chunya immediately looked up in despair. With red - rimmed eyes, she stared at Shen Junming. "Master! Master! Master, spare this servant's life! This servant knows her mistake! Miss, miss, please save this servant! This servant doesn't want to die! I don't want to die!"
However, no one spoke up for her. If she had to blame anyone, it was herself for following the wrong master.
Soon, she was dragged out by two strong men with her mouth covered.
Listening to Chunya's shrill screams, Shen Miao felt extremely panicked. Her hand in her sleeve clenched tightly.
"Sister, I naturally understand."
Shen Li gathered herself and comforted her.
"We have a deep sisterly bond. Naturally, you wouldn't try to harm me. But you must discipline your servants well. We can't let them drive a wedge between us. Fortunately, today's incident was just a misunderstanding. Otherwise, I would be so heart - broken!"
Shen Miao, this is just an appetizer. The real show is yet to come.
"Sister, don't worry. I won't do such a thing again. In the future, we sisters will get along well. There mustn't be any grudges!"
After hearing this, Shen Miao couldn't contain her joy. As expected, she was a fool, believing whatever was said.
Although Shen Miao could control her facial expression, Shen Li still saw her true emotions through her eyes and smiled faintly.
Fine, let's get along well. There won't be any grudges.
Chunya's execution was firmly hushed up. Although it protected Shen Miao's reputation in the capital, it also made several princes think less of her.
Shen Miao had an image of being gentle, kind, generous and proper in the eyes of others. Most of the young masters in the capital had feelings for her. If today's incident got out, it would greatly damage Shen Miao's reputation.
Some were happy while others were sad. Seeing her most capable maid killed by Shen Li and being unable to do anything about it, Shen Miao's hatred for her deepened.
Before leaving, Shen Miao lowered her head. The handkerchief in her hand was almost torn to pieces. She thought to herself secretly, "Shen Li, in this lifetime, it's either you or me!"
After the group left the Western Courtyard, Shen Li took Jiaoyue back.
Seeing the servants in the Western Courtyard still looking on helplessly, Shen Li swept them a look.
"What are you all staring at? Why don't you go back and do your own work?"
Everyone immediately scattered and returned to their respective posts.
Shen Li returned to her bedroom and pulled Jiaoyue to sit on the couch.
"Miss, you're really a prophet. How on earth did you know that the second miss would send someone?"
Jiaoyue said to Shen Li excitedly, her eyes full of admiration.
Shen Li just smiled without answering. She just pinched Jiaoyue's hair bun and said softly, "You did a great job today, Jiaoyue."
Being praised by Shen Li, Jiaoyue immediately lowered her head. This was the first time she had seen such a side of her miss.
She didn't know what had happened to her miss. After sleeping, she was like a young master, making her blush even more.
Looking at Jiaoyue in front of her, Shen Li felt a pang in her heart.
She was such a loyal and kind girl, but in the previous life, she was alienated by Shen Li because of the instigation of villains and finally died a tragic death.
"Jiaoyue, you've suffered a lot following me for so many years," Shen Li suddenly said. "In the future, your miss will never let you suffer the slightest bit of grievance."
Jiaoyue was overjoyed and quickly looked up. "Is miss not going to endure in silence anymore?"
Shen Li didn't answer. She ordered someone to bring the bandaging materials and personally treated Jiaoyue's wound.
Although it was just a scratch on her hand, it had to be treated carefully. It wasn't good for a girl to have a scar on her body.
Seeing this, Jiaoyue quickly declined. "There's really no need to trouble miss. I can do these things myself."
"You've been loyal to me all your life and suffered a lot following me. Your miss can still do the thing of applying medicine for you." Shen Li pulled Jiaoyue's hand over and started treating the wound.
"For a girl, there must never be a scar on her body. Otherwise, it will be a big disadvantage when I find a husband for you in the future." Shen Li kept working on it with a very skilled technique.
In the previous life, in order to pave the way for Xiao Hanzhi to the throne, she had assassinated many people for him.
Sometimes, when she couldn't fight off many people alone, she often got injured. As long as it wasn't a serious wound, she would bandage it herself and never asked for help from anyone.
Shen Li cleaned the dust on Jiaoyue's hand, applied the golden sore medicine, wrapped the wound with a clean cloth and finally tied a nice knot.
"Jiaoyue, do you think this knot is nice? Let others do things for you these days. Don't let the wound get wet when you go back, even when you take a bath..."
Shen Li was originally packing up the things. When she looked up, she saw Jiaoyue's little face all scrunched up and tears streaming down.
Shen Li was caught off guard by this situation. Her willow - like eyebrows frowned slightly. "What's wrong? Why are you crying?"
Saying this, she wiped Jiaoyue's tears with a handkerchief. "Stop crying, Jiaoyue. If you keep crying, I'll change your name to Cry - baby."
Hearing this, Jiaoyue cried even more.
Shen Li was almost going crazy. "What's going on? If you don't like this name, we can change it to another one."
"Miss, Jiaoyue never thought that she could be with miss like this. Before, miss alienated Jiaoyue. I thought miss didn't want me anymore."
Jiaoyue sobbed. Before, she had thought that even if Shen Li alienated her, she would still serve Shen Li whole - heartedly and never leave. She just never thought that Shen Li would treat her as well as before.
Thinking of how she had alienated Jiaoyue before, Shen Li felt a pang of guilt in her heart.
"That was just your miss's brilliant strategy to confuse the enemy. Good Jiaoyue, stop crying. If you cry and swell your eyes, how can I take you out shopping later?"
Hearing that they were going out, Jiaoyue even forgot to cry. She looked up blankly and asked, "Miss, are you really going to take Jiaoyue out to play?"
"Of course." Shen Li smiled. She knew that Jiaoyue was usually lively and loved going out the most. She wasn't good at comforting people, so she could only take Jiaoyue to do what she liked.
"Jiaoyue, why don't you go and change your clothes? If you go out with me like this, dirty as you are, we'll have to go straight to the tailor shop." Shen Li joked.
During the fight just now, Jiaoyue had gotten a lot of dust on her body. Although she was much better than Chunya, this outfit would still attract a lot of attention if she went out.
Jiaoyue was very happy now. All her previous little grievances had been blown away by the thought of going out.
"Miss..." Jiaoyue looked out of the window and showed a hesitant expression. "The days are short in winter. Isn't it a bit late to go out now? Moreover, you've just woken up. It's better for you to rest more."
She calculated the time. It was not even noon yet. In about an hour, it would start to get dark. It was cold, and Shen Li had just woken up. It might not be suitable to go out.
Shen Li took a look and said calmly, "It's not even noon yet. We have enough time. Your miss is strong and healthy. There's nothing wrong with me. You go and change your clothes quickly. We still have plenty of time."
She just wanted to leave here quickly and get some fresh air outside.