Qiu Ye, who had come with the intention of offering her loyalty, had not anticipated such an outcome. She knew all too well what it meant to be sent to the estate—was there any future left for her there?
Yet no matter how she pleaded, Wufu remained unmoved and directly called for Purple Jade to drag her out.
After sitting down, Wufu's face was as dark as gathering storm clouds, too ghastly to describe.
Jadeite brought tea for her, and seeing Wufu's expression, she said, "Miss, it's not worth getting angry over a maid, take a sip of water to soothe your lungs."
Wufu accepted the tea and took a sip, her lips pursed slightly. She was angry, not because Madam Zhou was duplicitous, but because the people of the Zhou family did not take her words seriously. Did they think she was just a young girl speaking out of temporary anger?
