Chapter 22 - Bluebird Island 2.

The old man was temporarily "pacified" and the manager gathered his subordinates again, giving instructions on various matters on Green Sparrow Island before they dispersed to do their tasks.
After they left, the maids came to clean the main hall. One of them went to the main seat and carefully wiped every corner with a silk cloth, angrily muttering, "There are no tigers in the mountains, so the monkeys declare themselves kings!"
They are all maidservants on duty in the main hall today, waiting outside the hall just now, so they also heard what happened in the hall. These days, that old man has been giving orders in the hall every day and even trying to occupy the main position that belongs to the master. This maid, who came to do cleaning, used to serve in the courtyard of Yan Jiu Ye, and she already had a bad impression of that old man. Now, she has fallen to the task of cleaning the main hall, all thanks to the old man. Naturally, she is feeling angry in her heart.
竟还有人听见他在责骂下人时有不少指桑骂槐的话，骂的是谁，自然是她们的主子，真是给他好大胆！
但也并非所有人都如她这样年轻气盛，口无遮拦。听她这样怒骂，另一个正在擦地的婢女忙喝住她，道：“诶，你莫要说这样的话，叫人听见了可没好果子吃。”
She glared back and said, "I have no good fruits to eat now!"
As she spoke, she forcefully whipped the scarf in her hand, hatingly saying, "I know you all are afraid, which elder's hands are not stained with blood? I am also afraid, but where is this? This is the Azure Sparrow Island! This is our master's territory. Who has the right to speak here? Let alone someone of second grade!"
The rest of the people are older than her and have never had the opportunity to serve the master up close, so they don't have as much resentment as she does. But compared to others, everyone knows that Yan Jiuye is an excellent master. She is the noble princess of the Floating Clan and she should be treated with respect by everyone as a young master. She is supposed to be a heavenly fairy, while they are just ordinary dust of the mortal world. However, Yan Jiuye never looks down on anyone and never abuses her servants.
However, since this senior member of the Floating Clan came, not only did the daily tasks increase significantly, but also the unfortunate encounters with him. Regardless of whether the work done is good or bad, there is a chance of being scolded and beaten, making life more than just a little frustrating.
Now, when she said "second elder," everyone froze for a moment, and one person asked, "How do you know?"
She raised her head proudly and replied, "When I used to work in the master's courtyard, I was also favored. At that time, I was assigned to the Hundred Volume Tower. After learning the characters, I naturally saw the patterns that distinguish the noble ranks in the clan. Those patterns may look similar to you, but to me, they are obvious. That old man, after coming to the island, only wore the elder's jade ornament once, and then put it away after flaunting it in front of Master Luo. Why? He was guilty! He is obviously a second elder. Master Luo is a steward under the master and originally had no reason to fear him. It's just that he is stupid and got intimidated by someone. Maybe that old man has never appeared in public like this before. It's his first time experiencing the thrill of "villagers entering the city" when the master is absent!"
"Are you sure?"
"Of course, I even went to see it secretly later, and happened to see the old man putting things in the box." She pointed to her eyes, "My eyes are fine, I can see clearly."
However, someone immediately said, "But the second elder is also an elder, what trouble did we cause him? If you can't stand it, go find Rohan and tell him what you said, ask him to assign you an easier job so you don't have to work with us."
Speaking of this, the maid was momentarily silenced, and it was only after a while that she said, "I was originally going to say it, but seeing that the steward Luo is so submissive, I'm afraid he wouldn't dare resist even if he knew, right?"
If she hadn't complained so much before, maybe someone would have believed her, but now that she's saying it again, it's just trying to cover up the truth. The other few people are a few years older than her, and they have also experienced the "competition for favor" on Qingque Island before. How can't they see through her thoughts? They just think that they can gain the favor of their master and take over the position of managing affairs from Shawanto.
Everyone wants to be the second Lianxi, but unfortunately no one is.
A few people sighed, but their hands did not stop for a moment, and quickly swept the hall. Just as everyone was about to pack up and leave, one person happened to glance at the bucket on the ground. The water in the bucket was already very muddy, but it could still reflect the figure of a person. Just as she was about to lift it up, she saw a pair of feet reflected on the water.
"Ah!" she exclaimed and fell backwards in surprise, but she didn't feel any pain. When she opened her eyes, she realized that someone had caught her around the waist and prevented her from actually falling to the ground.
The others were all stunned for a moment, and the maid who was about to scream suddenly recognized that the person who had jumped down from above was their young lord from the Floating Clan. The maid was so startled that she almost choked, her face turning pale and then red. She stood upright and bowed, saying, "Greetings, my lord."
The remaining few also busily bowed and said, "Greetings, Master."
As for that maidservant who had been sent here, she took two steps forward, knelt on the ground, and cried, "Master, you have returned."
She choked up, seemingly too overcome with sadness to continue, her oval face marked with tear streaks and her eyes red as if smeared with rouge. However, this pitiable appearance did not elicit the expected sympathy from her master. Yan Yuye did not step forward to help her up, and even stared at her face for a while, seemingly having forgotten her name.
The maid's heart tightened, and the words she was about to shout had to be swallowed back. She sobbed, "Please, my lady, help me."
So it was this girl named Que Rong, Yan Jiuye thought. She hadn't forgotten that Que Rong used to work in her courtyard, but back then, Que Rong didn't look like this. Or perhaps it could be said that during that time, Que Rong had a higher position among the servants, enjoying various luxuries that others couldn't. But now, she had fallen to become a lowly servant, with no makeup on her face and a sour expression, completely different from the Que Rong in Yan Jiuye's memory.
However, this is also a minor matter.
"You can get up, right and wrong will be investigated by someone," Yan Jiuye said, "Now go and find someone to call Luo Guan, quietly. I will wait for him in the back hall."
She didn't stay in Qingcheng for long, and set off after having a meal with Lu Qing. She first headed north, then took a boat east. However, she received an urgent message from Qingque Island on the way, briefly describing the recent events on the island. Yan Jiuye decided not to make it public and quietly boarded the island with her own boat. Upon arrival, she happened to encounter the managers being called for a "discussion", so she entered the hall and hid on the beam.
Have seen more than one lousy play.
It is a great honor for those born in the Floating Clan to assist Yan Jiuye, and this opportunity was taken by Que Rong.