Ruby's face suddenly changed. She had done all these things in secret—how did Lily Bai know?
"Now that everything's out in the open, there's no way we can stay in the same courtyard. Steward Qin is back, so I'll talk to him about transferring you out of Frostmoon Quarters," Lily Bai said.
Ruby's face turned ashen.
She knew that Lily Bai had cured Steward Qin's stubborn illness, and Steward Qin saw her as a benefactor—he'd definitely agree to her request.
Lily Bai continued, "From now on, if you let things go, then we're even. You walk your own path, and I'll walk mine. But if you refuse to let things go... then we'll just see what happens!"
"Lily Bai, don't push me too far!" Ruby said darkly. "If you corner me, I won't let you off easy!"
"Great! I'm looking forward to it! Have a nice trip!" Lily Bai made a gesture to show her out.
But Ruby didn't move, just glared at her with hatred.
"Get out!" Lily Bai grabbed Ruby by the collar and threw her out, slamming the door shut with a bang.
"Lily Bai! Just you wait!" Ruby shouted as she ran off, leaving behind her threat.
Lily Bai sneered and turned to find Steward Qin.
For a well-trained senior maid like Ruby, unless she made a mistake, even if she was transferred from one master, she'd usually be assigned to serve another.
But there was only Evan Xiao in the General's Manor, and Cecilia Chen didn't need more help, so Steward Qin gave Ruby a 'good' job.
It was still servant work, but not serving people—serving horses instead.
He assigned Ruby to the stables to feed the horses.
Lily Bai felt that Steward Qin was truly a considerate steward.
Servants from the stables were generally not allowed into Frostmoon Quarters, so things would finally be peaceful.
However, Ruby was obviously not one to let things go easily.
One day, while Lily Bai was watering the flowers in the courtyard, a young servant she didn't recognize rushed up and told her that Old Wang, who took care of the flowers in the back garden, had suddenly collapsed—foaming at the mouth and convulsing. He'd heard that Miss Bai was a doctor, so he dared to ask her to take a look.
Lily Bai didn't know Old Wang from the back garden, but she was a passionate young woman at heart, so she followed him without hesitation.
Inside, Evan Xiao was lying on the couch reading.
He saw the young servant and Lily Bai leave one after the other, shook his head, and muttered, "Idiot!"
Louis Lin was serving in the room and looked at him in surprise when he heard this.
Who was he talking about?
"Louis, let's take a walk in the back garden," Evan Xiao suddenly said.
"The garden?" Louis was surprised. Since when did the General start taking leisure strolls?
"You don't understand?"
Louis: "I do, I do..."
...
Lily Bai hurried anxiously to the back garden.
But when she got there, there was no Old Wang foaming at the mouth and convulsing.
Instead, she found Ruby, who had been sent to the stables and hadn't been seen for days.
Lily Bai thought, "This is bad," and glanced back—only to see a man dressed as a guard blocking her way out.
The guard was tall and fairly handsome, but his eyes were full of lechery as he looked her up and down.
"You lured me here?" Lily Bai asked Ruby.
"What do you think?" Ruby replied, her voice shrill with both hatred and pride.
"And who is this?" Lily Bai pointed at the man behind her.
"That's my brother!" Ruby sneered. "Surprised? My brother is a Spirit Practitioner—a guard in this manor!"