Step by step, she always achieves her goals. So she used U, and U willingly let himself be used for some purpose, everything complementing each other. Even if the eldest brother knows, so what? Does he have any evidence? Moreover, she hasn’t lifted a finger against her. As for Queen, ha, she knows this woman better than the eldest brother does... "Miss, don’t you care about the terrible things being said online?" "Why rush? ’To destroy someone, first make them go mad.’" Yun Ya smiled faintly, dismissing the rumors as unworthy of concern. Walking into the living room, the air was silent. Perhaps everyone knew the master’s mood wasn’t good, so the servants moved without a sound. Yun Ya sat on the sofa, suddenly recalled something, and asked Ah Yun who stood beside her, "Go, call all the servants in the house here." Ah Yun was stunned for a moment, quickly understood, and went to carry out the order. In three minutes, all the servants in the house were standing in the open space of the living room, with Aunt Li and Uncle Feng at the front, followed by six maids and four male guards. In the past two years, all the servants except Aunt Li and Butler Uncle Feng were replaced. These six maids were newly hired later, each vetted by Aunt Li, honest and simple. Because the Ji Family’s rules are quite strict, they eat and live in the Ji Family. Normally, there are special persons assigned for errands, so these servants, apart from doing their respective duties, are not allowed to go out. There is one visiting day each month, on which you can go out, but you must return within the stipulated time, or you will lose money for even a minute’s delay. Moreover, everyone signed a confidentiality agreement upon joining, forbidden to disclose even a bit of the Ji Family’s information, especially the private life of the Miss. Otherwise, the consequences are extremely severe. Although the rules are extremely strict, because the salary is several times that of other wealthy families, it’s a hard-to-find opportunity unless you’re a fool who would refuse it. And these four male guards were sent by Uncle Chang, completely trustworthy. Yun Ya’s gaze calmly swept over everyone, and among the maids, those with timid hearts lowered their heads first. "May I ask if the Miss called us here to instruct us on something?" Aunt Li asked. "There are quite a few negative reports about me online recently, which I believe everyone has seen as well. However, there’s one piece of news that greatly puzzles me. It claims that according to an anonymous maid of the Ji Family, I like to impose corporal punishment on servants? Am quick to anger and often scold and beat them?" Yun Ya’s tone was light, yet for some reason, everyone’s hearts skipped a beat, gradually growing uneasy. Aunt Li frowned, suddenly turned to look at the servants behind her, "Who is it? Step forward yourself." The six maids exchanged bewildered looks. The girl standing at the very edge with two braided pigtails flashed a hint of light in her eyes and lowered her head. "Well then, not admitting it, huh? Each of you seems to have grown a backbone. It seems you’ve been ignoring my words, even going so far as to slander the Miss. If I don’t teach you a lesson, I’ll change my surname to yours." With that, she went to get her feather duster. "Enough," Yun Ya said indifferently. Aunt Li was taken aback, and suddenly turned around, "Miss, this matter is my fault, I didn’t discipline the servants well, but don’t worry, Miss, I will definitely find this ungrateful person and prove the Miss’s innocence." Yun Ya rubbed her temples, raised her hand, and pointed at someone: "You, come out." The girl pointed out froze, panic flashing in her eyes, then disappeared quickly. Under everyone’s watchful eyes, she tremulously stepped forward. Ah Yun frowned as she looked at that girl, could it really be Lianlian? "Will you confess yourself, or do I have to resort to punishment?" Yun Ya asked calmly. The girl shook her head, looking innocent as she said, "I don’t know what the Miss is talking about." ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ novᴇlfire.net Yun Ya smirked, "Don’t pretend, that won’t work on me." When she glanced over earlier, she knew who did it. These maids are too straightforward, they can’t hide anything on their faces. The girl’s face turned pale, yet she maintained that she was innocent, stubbornly refusing to admit it. Aunt Li’s expression grew increasingly grim, she unconditionally trusted the Miss. How clever the Miss is, she wouldn’t falsely accuse a servant just for fun. "Lianlian, I didn’t expect it to be you. If you confess honestly, I can plead with the Miss to be more lenient with you, but if you continue to be obstinate, don’t blame me for being ruthless." Lianlian’s face turned pale again, her hands clenched tightly into fists under her sleeves, her heart pounding with anxiety. It’s impossible, how could the Miss know? Yes, she did go out on her visiting day a few days ago, to visit her relatives in the countryside. Coincidentally, it was the weekend, and her neighbor’s younger sister, who was attending university in Jiangzhou, accidentally mentioned that she was working as a maid in the Ji Family, which attracted a reporter. The reporter deliberately led her into saying ambiguous things, but she was wary at the time and didn’t go along with it. Then the reporter pulled out a stack of cash...