Amber?
It was Amber?
Amber was still serving her?
But hadn't she already died?
How could she appear in her own boudoir?
Looking around, it was so familiar. Could it be that she had been reborn?
As Gu Qianying was lost in thought, she was interrupted by Amber's voice.
"Miss, Madam says that if this medicine gets cold, it won't work anymore. Please take it quickly."
Gu Qianying came back to her senses. A small bowl of medicine was already presented to her.
She frowned, raised her hand to push away the medicine bowl, and intended to get up. "Take it away. This young lady will not drink it now."
In her previous life, it was at this time that she had accidentally caught a cold. Amber had brought her medicine to drink, and then she had inexplicably fallen asleep for a day. Meanwhile, Gu Mingyue had taken her place to accompany her father to the palace for the celebration banquet held by the Emperor for their grandfather and brother.
At the celebration banquet, Gu Mingyue became famous for her rendition of "Phoenix Seeks Phoenix," earning her the title of the most talented woman.
Afterward, she had foolishly rejoiced for Gu Mingyue for a long time!
Thinking of this, Gu Qianying cursed herself fiercely in her heart.
At that time, everything was Gu Mingyue's scheme, and she hadn't noticed it. She was truly too foolish!
Amber, holding the medicine bowl, did not leave. She held Gu Qianying down and persuaded her, "Miss, if you don't take the medicine, the cold will get worse. Miss should drink this medicine quickly."
Although Amber was persuading her on the surface, her actions were hardly those of a maid.
"Bold, presumptuous!"
With a clang.
Gu Qianying knocked over the medicine bowl from Amber's hand. The bowl shattered, and the medicine spilled onto the floor.
Amber was startled by Gu Qianying's behavior. "Miss, what is this..."
Before she could finish speaking, Gu Qianying's shout stopped her. "Kneel!"
Amber looked at Gu Qianying in disbelief. "Miss..."
Normally, Gu Qianying, that foolish woman, treated her very well. But what was wrong with her today?
Amber stood still.
"Didn't you hear me? I told you to kneel!" Gu Qianying raised her voice, her tone growing colder.
Amber was frightened by Gu Qianying and immediately knelt on the ground, asking with a trembling voice, "Miss, did Amber do something wrong?"
Gu Qianying got up, got out of bed, and walked to Amber, looking down at her. Her voice was like ice. "You brought me a bowl of medicine with Ginkgo added. You, the maid who serves me closely, have quite the nerve!"
In her previous life, she had become a disciple of the Poison King, Old Man Bai, and learned how to identify, concoct, and use poisons!
Recognizing some Chinese medicinal herbs by their scent was even less of a problem.
Amber was startled. She thought to herself: How did that foolish Gu Qianying find out that Ginkgo was added to the medicine? Could someone have betrayed her? No, all the maids in the garden, inside and out, were afraid of her, and no one dared to betray her!
Thinking of this, Amber simply believed that Gu Qianying was bluffing. She placed her hands on the ground and cried out in injustice, "Miss, this servant has not done such a thing."
Gu Qianying stared at Amber for a long time. After a moment, she sneered, "A few days ago, the cold I caught was also your mistress's doing. And today, you added Ginkgo to my medicine, just to have your mistress replace me to attend the palace banquet with my father and steal the limelight?"
Amber was shocked. How did this fool know everything?
"Miss, Amber is wronged."
"Wronged? Heh!" Gu Qianying looked at Amber coldly. "Gu Mingyue is your mistress, isn't she?"
Amber knelt on the ground. Before she could speak, Gu Qianying continued, "It's fine if you don't admit it, but from today onwards, you are demoted to a third-class maid and sent to the kitchen!"
Amber's face instantly turned pale. She looked up at Gu Qianying with a resentful gaze. "Miss!"
Gu Qianying did not let Amber get up. She leaned against the bed and closed her eyes to rest.
In her previous life, not long from this moment, Gu Mingyue would come to see her under the guise of visiting. Moreover, she would use this opportunity to gain favor with her mother, the First Madam, so that the First Madam would speak well of Gu Mingyue to her father, thus recommending Gu Mingyue to attend the palace banquet as the second young lady of the Gu family.
Thinking of this, Gu Qianying's eyes turned cold, and her hands clenched tightly.
In this life, she would absolutely not let Gu Mingyue live so comfortably.
Not only that, but she would definitely make Gu Mingyue and Nan Rong Qi, that pair of scoundrels, pay with their blood!
Just as Gu Qianying closed her eyes, Amber, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly stood up, grabbed a hairpin from the makeup box, and turned to stab Gu Qianying fiercely.
Gu Qianying's eyes snapped open. The sharp hairpin tip grazed her cheek. She frowned slightly, her reaction swift. She grabbed Amber's wrist.
She looked coldly at the maid who wanted to kill her, her eyes like an ice cave.
"You want to kill me, heh!"
Her jade hand gently twisted Amber's wrist, and she kicked out.
"Ah!"
The hairpin fell to the ground, stained with drops of blood.
Amber collapsed on the ground, clutching her fractured left hand, screaming in pain.
Amber, who had intended to go all the way and kill Gu Qianying to claim credit from the second young lady of the Gu family, never expected Gu Qianying to fight back.
A foolish person who was powerless had more strength than her!
"What's wrong?"
The First Madam, having gone to the small kitchen to make some of her daughter's favorite pastries, had just entered the courtyard with Madam Wang when she heard Amber's pained screams from inside the room.
Normally, Amber left the First Madam with the impression of being the most sensible. Now, Amber's screams startled the First Madam, who quickly hurried in with Madam Wang.
"Madam, Madam, something's wrong. Miss, Miss, she's possessed by an evil spirit."
Upon seeing the First Madam, Amber immediately crawled to her and pointed at Gu Qianying on the bed, spewing lies.
The First Madam, upon hearing this, looked sharply at Amber and reprimanded, "What evil spirit? You girl, what nonsense are you spouting!"
"Madam, what this servant says is true. Miss has gone mad. Just now, Miss tried to kill this servant. Madam, look, my hand was broken by Miss." As Amber spoke, tears flowed, and she held up her fractured wrist, crying heartbrokenly.
Seeing that Amber's wrist was indeed broken, the First Madam was stunned. "What you say is true?"
Amber nodded repeatedly. "Everything this servant says is true."
The First Madam was a soft-hearted person. Seeing her like this, she would certainly believe her words.
"Slap!"
A slap landed on Amber's face, leaving her stunned.
"Bold servant, for speaking without restraint, you deserve a slap!"
Madam Wang, at the First Madam's command, slapped Amber.
Amber, covering half her face, looked at the First Madam in disbelief. "Madam, what did this servant do wrong?"
The First Madam's expression was very stern. "My daughter is perfectly fine, she merely caught a cold. Bold servant, for slandering your mistress, you deserve a slap!"