Chapter 1060: Chapter 1057: Spare My Life

She chose the dishes and ordered several maidservants to wash and cut the vegetables in the kitchen.

She was already seated in the room, and kneeling before her was none other than Granny Mei.

“Lady, I have been wronged, I tried to stop Aunt Lin, but I couldn’t,” Granny Mei sobbed and begged for mercy. She felt nervous; ever since joining the Chu family, her life had been good, and she had never been caught in an error.

Who knew that this morning, her mind would be muddled and she would be persuaded by Aunt Lin’s words.

“You couldn’t stop her, but did you report the incident?” Ye Muyu asked in a stern voice.

Granny Mei’s wails subsided, and she grew more panicked. She bit her wrinkled lips and defended herself, “This servant forgot for a moment, please, lady, give this servant another chance.”

Ye Muyu didn’t speak; she just sat and sipped her tea.

After Granny Mei pleaded for a while and saw that Ye Muyu was unmoved, she became even more restless.

About fifteen minutes passed.

Su Mei came back.

“Lady, this was found under Granny Mei’s bed—ten taels of silver. According to Yun Xiang from the room next door, Granny Mei hurried back to her room this morning, and these ten taels were received from Aunt Lin.”

Upon seeing the silver and hearing Su Mei’s words,

Granny Mei’s face turned pale instantly. She felt a lump in her throat—it was over.

Ye Muyu put down her teacup and spoke in a tone neither loud nor soft, “What are the rules of this residence?”

“Granny Mei, you have been in this residence for some months now. You should know the rules of the residence better than I do, and yet now, you have even gone so far as to accept bribes,” Ye Muyu said, looking at Su Mei. “Go, call all the servants of the residence here.”

Su Mei understood that the lady intended to assert her authority and immediately left the room.

Granny Mei cried out and knelt on the ground, begging for mercy, “Lady, this servant made a mistake. Please forgive this servant this time. This servant won’t dare to do it again; it was all because this servant was blinded by pig oil.”

“Granny Mei, have I ever treated you unfairly in this residence?” Ye Muyu asked as she looked at her.

Granny Mei stammered as she looked back at her, “No, no.”

“Hmph,” Ye Muyu snorted angrily and without caring for her reaction, waited a while longer.

Once all the people in the courtyard had arrived,

only then did Ye Muyu step outside to address everyone in the courtyard. She raised her hand slightly.

Su Mei, having been by her side for so long, had become the head maidservant who spoke with the authority of Ye Muyu herself. Ye Muyu had promoted her for her steady nature to help manage the inner courtyard.

Seeing Ye Muyu’s signal, Su Mei stepped forward, “Today, all of you have been gathered to understand clearly what the rules of this household are.”

Granny Mei was brought forward, kneeling before Ye Muyu.

Ye Muyu’s expression was calm, “Granny Mei, tell me everything you have done.”

“Lady, this servant was bewitched and deceived by Aunt Lin. She threatened this servant with the power of the Lin family. This servant was blinded by pig oil and accepted the silver without registering it, allowing her to leave,” Granny Mei confessed.

Ye Muyu simply watched her cry without saying a word. After Granny Mei finished, Ye Muyu spoke, “Your first mistake was not properly managing your duties, allowing people to come and go from the back courtyard at will. The second mistake was betraying your own household for profit.”

“Today you would compromise for ten taels of silver for Aunt Lin’s sake, tomorrow you might do the same for twenty taels for a stranger.”

“Lady, this servant will not dare again, please spare my life…” Granny Mei begged kneeling on the ground.

“I have already said before, the servants who stay in the Chu family will not be mistreated by the Chu family; all that is required is your loyalty,” Ye Muyu stated plainly. However, all the servants shuddered, knowing that Granny Mei was in for a harsh fate.

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