Looking up at the starry sky, Long had poured another cup of wine in Rachel's saucer as she dazed at the stars and took in another sip. Her face slightly red.
"Lulu had become greedy...."
Long jumped and looked up at Rachel with a worried expression. Wanting to say something but ultimately chosen not to. The Xie household was tortuous even for a mere maidservant, Family members where always scheming against each other it was horrifying, a lot of those schemes would get maid servants killed.
Due to the schemes her parents and other siblings except for Jojo did not survive. Long shivered she had seen so many things, maid servants will also backstab their masters and fellow servants.
"Second Madam has Lulu become a liability" Long said hardening her heart towards Lulu who she had known and treated like a sister for almost two years.
"She has, having affections for the master of the house despite being a mere servant. Long, your eldest sister was the same way"
Long's main family consisted of their parents and eight siblings. Long was the third eldest while JoJo was the baby of the family, the first eldest was a girl and the rest where boys. All served the Xie family, Long's eldest sister began to hold affections for her Cousin. She schemed and tricked and eventually ended up his concubine. But when those schemes and tricks came back to her she pushed the blame onto her parents. Ultimately, getting them slaughtered in the end.
As for Long herself she had watched her parent's death but wasn't able to do anything for so long. She still couldn't do anything as her older sister used her brother's as pawns until they where all gone. Finally, it came time for her and her younger sister to be sacrificed.
Rachel put an end to it and turned the table, Long's sister was just a concubine and had no value. What was important to Rachel was whether Long would be useful, as such she put Long and her Sister in the same room.
The result Long killed her of course, if she hadn't Rachel would have gotten Rid of Long to. Long killing her older sister signified that the women would toss away her naivety and get rid of her enemies regardless of who they are.
In this world, she couldn't afford naïve maidservants.
"However, these affections I can use" Rachel leaned into her chair "Since she likes the Marquis, as her master I would like to give her what she wants."
"...."
"As for Hana, well, get rid of her" she smiled "Tomorrow, will, be a splendid show"
As Dawn broke out, a deadly scream pieced waking up the entire household. Upon the entering the sight of Concubine Zhu Xiang courtyard. Blood was seen everywhere, and the body of a mutilated corpse laid in front of Concubine Zhu Xiang bedding.
Concubine Zhu Xiang herself was frightened to near death as she fainted the moment she woke up and saw the sight.
Once hearing the story all the concubines stayed inside as the tail was to frightening. Marquis Zheng Rong was a bit pale as something like this happened in his household, it was to bold of a message. When he found out that the mutilated corpse belongs to one of Rachels Maidservants he suspected but couldn't prove anything.
In the end he found damning evidence on Concubine Zhu Xiang as she was providing information to someone. He imprisoned Concubine Zhu Xiang, but, her maiden family interfered and took her away. Later, she went missing from her maiden family. But that was quickly solved when not even a day later her severed head was placed in front of her maiden family's home. The rest of her body was never discovered.
