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Chapter 37
Chapter 37
Chapter 37
Chapter 37 Human Trader Is a Marvelous Profession
Trader Mo had a good reputation in this industry and was one of the best traders in the capital.
Therefore, she had better and more servants than the other traders. A lot of noble families liked to buy servants from her.
Hearing that the Qu’s family wanted to buy some servants, she brought one hundred maids and senior housemaids here at once.
Granny Wu brought her to Qianyue House.
Yu Dong put a large chair in the hall for Qu Moying to sit down. Then she started to pick the servants.
“Fourth Lady, I’ve brought these servants here as you required. There are fifty senior housemaids and fifty maids who all come from decent families.”
Trader Mo said with a grinning face. She was a tactful woman.
She always did business with prestigious families and knew a lot of details about these families. She had heard a lot of things about this Fourth Lady Qu, but none of the words about the latter sounded nice. It was said that Qu Moying was an ugly and blind girl who had been abandoned in the village outside the capital since childhood and she was uneducated.
However, Trader Mo was suspicious of those rumors.
She had seen a lot of ladies from prestigious families. The ladies from the noble families all behaved themselves with a graceful manner. Like the Fourth Lady Qu who was in front of her, even when they were sitting on a large chair, they still straightened up and put their feet on the ground while talking elegantly.
Trader Mo was proud of her sharp eyes. That long veil covered half of Fourth Lady Qu’s face, but she was still certain that this lady was a beautiful girl.
So, the rumors were all false?
As Trader Mo thought about the condition of the Qu’s family, she understood everything. She had dealt with Vice Minister Qu’s second wife a few times before. And she assumed that Yu who didn’t like the daughter of her husband’s ex-wife had spread the false rumors. Also, Trader Mo guessed that Qu Moying’s eyes were also injured by Yu’s neglect.
‘What a vicious woman.’ Trader Mo thought.
Trader Mo had bought a girl whose name was Qing He and her family. She had heard that Qing He’s family had ended up like this because of Second Madam Qu. Thinking of that, Trader Mo suddenly got a bit panicky.
She had sent Qing He to the Crown Prince’s Mansion because someone threatened her with her son. Now she wondered if that would cause her any trouble. Since she was here today, she felt it necessary to ask something about Qing He. If she really made a wrong decision by sending Qing He there, she might not be able to bear the consequence.
“Yu Dong, you can pick some servants for me.” Qu Moying said.
“Yes, at your service, my lady.” Yu Dong said with a grinning face and walked over.
“My lady, these are all capable ones who have never made any mistakes. Just feel assured to buy them.” Trader Mo smiled. Then she rolled her eyes and turned to Yu Chun.
She felt that this maid was more honest than Yu Dong who looked too shrewd.
If it took the lady a long while to choose the servant, the trader would wait in the side room and came out to answer the question when she was asked.
As expected, next, Qu Moying said, “Trader Mo, please have tea in the side room.”
“Thanks, thanks a lot, Fourth Lady.” Trader Mo grinned toothily and then said to Yu Chun, “Please take me there.”
Trader Mo knew that Yu Chun was Fourth Lady Qu’s private maid judging from the place where Yu Chun stood. It meant that Yu Chun was the best one to ask information from.
Qu Moying blinked her eyes under the veil and nodded. Granny Miao was not here today. It was because she had to avoid Trader Mo, but also because she had gone out to spread the word. Now there were only Yu Chun and Yu Dong staying here. Since Yu Dong went to pick the servants, Trader Mo could only go with Yu Chun.
After the business was finished today, Trader Mo who was unwilling to suffer losses would definitely tell others what had happened. Also, now that Granny Miao had already spread the word, Qu Moying’s plan would be successful!
With a secret smile on Qu Moying’s face, she showed a sophisticated look in her eyes.
Calling Trader Mo over would serve a double purpose. Human Trader truly was a ‘marvelous’ profession.
Among all the jobs, human trader was considered the menial one but was very useful. Especially a trader like Trader Mo…
In the side room, Yu Chun, having asked Trader Mo to sit down, poured a cup of tea for the latter and gave it to her with a smile.
“Thanks, thank you very much.” Trader Mo gave Yu Chun a small purse. Trader Mo always prepared some gifts for the private maids of the ladies or the senior female stewards. That was why she was one of the most successful human traders.
“You are welcome, Trader Mo.” Yu Chun didn’t refuse it and took it with a smile. Then she put it in her sleeve. Now Trader Mo felt more assured!
“Sis, please say some nice words for me later and advise Fourth Lady to pick more servants. Consider this a favor to me.” Trader Mo glanced out of the window quickly and said in a low voice.
“Of course.” Yu Chun who had taken the money became very friendly.
“Those servants are all from decent families, unlike the ones who were sold by their madams or ladies because of the mistakes they had made. Fourth Lady could feel assured to pick.” Trader Mo led up to the topic in a super invisible way. “Speaking of the servants who were sold by their madams, did the madam in this family sell a whole family a while ago? That girl cried so hard. So pitiful.”
Trader Mo wiped the tears on the corner of her eyes.
“Is the girl’s name Qing He?” Yu Chun, eyebrows knitted, said with a displeased voice.
“Yes, that sounds like her name.” Trader Mo stared at the look on Yu Chun’s face, feeling a bit nervous. Although she had finished that deal, she had been feeling extremely nervous the whole time. After all, selling a whole family was not a small matter.
She had been forced to do this deal because she had been threatened to do so. Also, Qing He had been sold to the Crown Prince’s Mansion, which even made her unable to sleep.
“That maid tried to hurt our lady. Old Lady Qu got furious and sold her whole family. Our lady said that she didn’t want to hear anything about Qing He and her family. Don’t mention them in front of our lady, she’ll get angry.” Yu Chun said while touching her sleeves with a gentle look.
“Fine, no problem, I won’t say anything.” Trader Mo grinned at Yu Chun.
Trader Mo’s understanding was that although Qing He had tried to hurt her lady, her crime shouldn’t be very serious, otherwise her punishment would be fiercer than getting her whole family sold. If a maid like her had made a terrible mistake in such a prestigious family, she might not even be able to live. That was in sync with Trader Mo’s guess.
Offending her lady was nothing serious. After Qing He served in another family, she wouldn’t dare to do it again because no one would back her up.
That was the Crown Prince’s Mansion, not the Qu’s Mansion. No one would want to hurt Fourth Lady Qu except for Second Madam Qu. So, the one who had threatened her to sell Qing He to the Crown Prince’s Mansion should be Second Madam Qu’s senior housemaid.
That senior housemaid had something on Trader Mo’s son. So she had ordered Trader Mo to send Qing He to the Crown Prince’s Mansion in order to keep her favorite maid alive. As Trader Mo made that assumption, she flashed an angry look in her eyes.
She couldn’t say no to Second Madam Qu and had already sent Qing He to the Crown Prince’s Mansion. However, she also didn’t plan to let Second Madam Qu get away with this, in case the latter would ask for more from her.
If Second Madam Qu was a decent person, Trader Mo wouldn’t be able to say anything. However, Second Madam Qu who did all those evil things still wanted a good reputation. It was said that the Crown Princess was Fourth Lady Qu’s cousin…
Qu Moying picked a lot of servants quickly. At last, she selected two second-grade maids, eight third-grade maids, a few low-grade senior housemaids and the female porters.
They were all picked by Yu Dong. After Granny Wu saw those servants, she also said they were good ones. Since the job was finished, Trader Mo was invited over. After that, she left with Granny Wu.
Granny Wu and Trader Mo discussed all the details. The servants needed to be trained for a few days before they were sent to Qianyue House.
After Qu Moying went back to the main room, Yu Chun served the tea at once.
“How’s it going?” Qu Moying took a sip of the tea and asked that when Yu Dong was also there.
Since Yu Dong had already been sent to her, he would take part in all the plans she made too.
“My lady, you’ve guessed it right. Trader Mo asked about Qing He as you expected. I responded to her with the words you had taught me.” Yu Chun took out a small purse from her sleeve, saying, “This is given to me by Trader Mo.”
“Since it was given to you, just take it!” Qu Moying raised her hand and said carelessly.
“My lady, why didn’t you let me tell her more about Qing He? Even if I can’t say too many things about Qing He, I could mention the affair between Third Lady and Second Madam Qu.” Yu Chun said indignantly.
“Any additional thing would be overkill!” Qu Moying shook her head. An intelligent person like Trader Mo might figure out something if Yu Chun said too much.
Now that Yu Chun’s speech had stopped at where it should, Trader Mo could make her own assumption with the hint.
Qing He was still useful. Qu Moying had something on her and controlled her family, so now Qing He was a spy whom Qu Moying had arranged in the Crown Prince’s Mansion. Someday, Qing He might be of greater help. In the meantime, Qu Moying also didn’t want to let Yu get away with what she had done.
“Now tidy it up, we need to go to my grandma’s place to thank her.” Qu Moying said gently. We haven’t settled Yu Qingmeng’s affair. Xu Lipeng would definitely come again soon.”
It was Qu Moying who had told the two maids to hint Yu Qingmeng to fake her pregnancy. However, the fact that Yu Qingmeng had taken the hint quickly and used this method only proved one thing.
Xu Lipeng, the hypocrite, had already hooked up with Yu Qingmeng, but he still insisted on marrying Qu Moying. Now Qu Moying wanted to see how he was going to continue acting like an affectionate guy.
One thing Qu Moying could be sure of was that Xu Lipeng would surely visit Qu’s Mansion again since Marquis Yongning’s family didn’t agree to break off the engagement and Yu Qingmeng’s pregnancy couldn’t be hidden for too long.
What Qu Moying was going to do was to report this to Old Lady Qu first so that the latter could be prepared for this.
When Qu Moying arrived at Old Lady Qu’s place, Old Lady Qu happened to be waiting for Granny Wu to come back. Hearing that Qu Moying was coming, Old Lady Qu ordered someone to call her over in a hurry.
Qu Moying gave obeisance to Old Lady Qu first. The latter held Qu Moying’s hand to let her sit down and said gently, “Are you satisfied with the servants?”
“Thanks, grandma. They are great. The trader is also very nice and has brought a lot of people here today.” Qu Moying answered shyly. She knew how to deal with Trader Mo.
Old Lady Qu chuckled, “I’m glad you like them! This is great!”
Qu Moying had never liked to talk before. At that time, when she had had to answer a question, she had only uttered one or two words. Now she had changed, which made Old Lady Qu very glad.
“If there’s anything you like or don’t like, just tell me. I have your back.” Old Lady Qu said with a smile.
“Thank you! Grandma, did anything happen to Lady Yu after she had gone back last night?” Qu Moying said tenderly.
“Who knows. We have nothing to do with the things that happened in Yu’s Mansion.” As Old Lady Qu remembered what had happened yesterday, she said grumpily.
“But… But…” Qu Moying lowered her head, seeming to have something to say. She twisted her handkerchief and looked very hesitant.