Wedge

  In the corridor of Luo Fu's backyard, Shining (10th sister) grabbed onto the collar of Shiyue (11th sister), her face filled with resentment: "Take it off for me! Take it off for me!" Little Shiyue was being pulled around, her big eyes welling up with crystal clear tears, but she pursed her lips tightly and didn't say a word.

  Bi Tao and Hong Tao, the two maids by Shi Niang's side, one looking down at the green stone bricks beneath her feet, the other glancing sideways at the bare yulan tree beside the steps, both pretending not to have seen.

  The maid, Shui Su, who was standing beside the eleventh young lady, let out a sigh and stepped forward to hug her. With a smile, she said to the tenth young lady, "Tenth Miss, Eleventh Miss doesn't have a fur coat, and all of her padded jackets are too thin. When it gets cold outside, she's even afraid to go out the door. Why don't you lend your fur coat to Eleventh Miss to wear for now? After we pay our respects to Madame, I'll return it to you right away."

  Shi Niang heard that it was her birth mother Yang Niang who lent her own fur coat to Shi Yi Niang, and looked at Bi Tao with a puzzled expression.

  Bi Tao had already lifted her head to observe the expression of Shiyi Niang when Shui Su opened his mouth. Seeing that Shiyi Niang was looking at her, she immediately smiled and nodded: "Tenth Miss, your fur coat was lent to Eleventh Miss by Yang Niang."

  Miss Ten heard this, the expression on her face relaxed a bit, and the hand that was clutching Eleventh's collar gradually loosened: "Don't think you're so clever just because Auntie lent it to you, pay your respects to Mother and return it to me immediately."

  Shui Su saw that this demon king of the mixed world had relaxed, and she also let out a breath, smiling to guarantee: "Don't worry, tenth miss, please be at ease, I'll immediately return the fur coat."

  The young woman was very satisfied with this answer, nodded slightly and relaxed her hand.

  Shuishu also stood up and prepared to take Eleventh Sister to the main house to pay respects to Eldest Mistress.

  Who would have thought that at this moment, Shíyīniáng suddenly turned around and ran forward: "I'm going to tell mother, you're bullying me!"

  The young girl was so angry that she immediately ran up and said: "I'll beat you to death, you little oily mouth."

  Several maids were shocked and pale, just about to chase after her, when they saw the tall and long-handed Shí Niáng catch up with Shíyī Niáng in three strides, grabbing her hair and about to slam her into the wall: "You dare to go and report..."

  The little girl with short legs covered her hair and cried out in pain.

  Bi Tao and Hong Tao saw their young mistress had gotten ahead, but they didn't rush to persuade her, instead standing far away watching.

  Shui Su went forward to persuade her, but didn't dare use force to pull the Tenth Maiden away, circling around them: "Tenth Miss, don't be like this..."

  The weather was cold, and with a gust of north wind, the water would freeze into ice. The green stone bricks that had been swept clean of snow were even more slippery after being splashed with snowmelt. In the midst of pushing and shoving, Eleventh Sister fell to the ground, hitting her head against the base of a white stone pillar, and a blood-red flower bloomed as she lost consciousness.