What’s going on?!
Seeing the Head Maid suddenly collapse after drinking the black tea, Su Mengdie was completely stunned.
She had brewed the same black tea for all three of them.
There’s no way the tea was poisoned, right?
If it really was… then it’s all over.
She’d just had some herself…
“Whew~ Finally, she drank it. What a hassle.”
Penelope Jinzhi, who also saw the Head Maid collapse, let out a long sigh of relief.
If the Head Maid still refused to drink, she would have been tempted to just pick up the cup and force it down her throat.
“Eh? Young Lady… what do you mean?”
Su Mengdie was panicking now, desperate to know whether the tea was poisoned or not.
“Just now, while she was focused on you, I secretly slipped a little something into her teacup.”
Penelope withdrew her left hand in satisfaction and wiped it with a napkin from the table as she explained.
“Su Mengdie, you gave yourself away too many times earlier. I was afraid if she kept watching, she’d notice something was wrong.”
“Will she be alright?”
Who knew what the Young Lady had slipped her?
Su Mengdie worriedly poked the Head Maid’s cheek, but the other woman didn’t move at all, as if she’d fallen into a deep sleep.
“It was just a Sleeping Pill. I’ll help her back—she’ll be fine after a nap. Little Die, remember to tidy up the table and don’t let anyone see. Just pretend she never came today.”
Whenever there were endless loopholes, Penelope’s usual method was to just skip over them and dig a new pit, treating it all as if nothing had happened.
And this wasn’t Su Mengdie’s first time handling a situation like this, so she took care of things with practiced ease.
By the time Penelope returned, everything was tidied up as usual—there was no trace that the Head Maid had ever been there.
“Not bad~ As expected of my Little Die!”
Seeing the room back to its original state, Penelope happily pinched Su Mengdie’s soft cheeks.
The praise was secondary; mainly, she just wanted to touch her.
She enjoyed it, but Su Mengdie’s face was still clouded with concern.
There was something she still didn’t understand.
Seeing Su Mengdie hesitate, Penelope took the initiative to ask.
“What’s wrong?”
“I suddenly thought of something just now… The Young Lady needs to act as me so she doesn’t get fired, but why do I need to act as the Young Lady in front of the Head Maid?”
In this house, everyone knew the Head Maid was absolutely loyal to the Young Lady.
All she had to do was perform the Young Lady’s duties well to keep her position.
Why bother playing the Young Lady in front of a Head Maid who posed no threat to her?
Hearing Su Mengdie’s reasoning, Penelope smiled and pulled her to sit on the bed.
“Little Die, congratulations on finding the blind spot. But… have you ever considered the possibility that the Head Maid’s loyalty to me is just a way to get close and make it easier for someone else to keep watch over me?”
“I can’t say for sure…”
Su Mengdie replied vaguely.
She knew it was possible, but she didn’t want to speak ill of others behind their backs.
“As you said, ‘can’t say for sure,’ so it’s best to stay cautious about everything… Now, it’s time for my second request~”
“Eh?!”
Seriously, so sudden?
She hadn’t even responded to Su Mengdie’s earlier plea!
“Little Die, tonight you’re not allowed in my room, no matter what you hear. Don’t open my door, got it?”
“?”
Su Mengdie’s face was full of confusion.
She’d never heard such a strange request.
Odd as it was, it was actually a good thing for her—
That meant there were only three requests left!
Heehee~ what a bargain!
“Alright, I promise. But what about my earlier request, Young Lady?”
Taking advantage of her agreement, Su Mengdie hurriedly pressed for an answer.
“Request? Oh~ you mean about spending money… Seeing how pitiful you are, let’s keep it as before: I’ll use my own money for official things, and borrow Little Die’s for everything else, ehehe~”
Shamelessly cute!
Using her body to act cute was even more shameless!
Seeing Penelope wink at her, Su Mengdie felt a weird, indescribable sensation.
“That’s too much… I don’t have that much money now!”
Before, she could earn a little pocket change by working on weekends, but now things were different.
She was the Jinzhi Family’s Young Lady—so many eyes on her.
There was no way she could do part-time work.
As for asking the Young Lady to work in her place?
Forget it, don’t even think about it…
“That’s not my problem. Little Die, you figure out the money—I’m just in charge of spending it.”
Heh~ such a classic Young Lady attitude.
“Fine, I’ll figure out a way to get the money, but the Young Lady can’t just sit around either.”
While tidying up earlier, Su Mengdie had already come up with a way to deal with the Young Lady.
“What does Little Die want? I’m telling you right now, don’t even think about making me work!”
If anyone made her work, she’d blow her top!
“No, I just think the Young Lady should get more familiar with maid work. It’s the weekend now, but next week you’ll have to start working for real, right? Are you sure you won’t mess it up?”
Judging by today’s performance, it was abysmal.
Aside from Su Mengdie getting her to carry a tray properly, everything else was a disaster—
Waking up later than the master, not knowing how to dress, breaking a vase while cleaning the windows…
Where was there even a hint of ‘Su Mengdie’?
“So, what does Little Die suggest?”
Maybe realizing how poorly she’d done, Penelope restrained her spoiled attitude a bit and earnestly asked for advice.
‘Obedient Young Lady… Mmm~ So much better to look at.’
While secretly pleased, Su Mengdie really did come up with a good solution.
“I have a friend who runs a restaurant. She can help you.”
“You’re not telling me to work at her place, are you?”
She’d said already—she wasn’t going to work!
If Su Mengdie brought it up again, she’d make a scene in her room.
“Of course not, how could I bear to make the Young Lady work?”
Su Mengdie had considered it, but dismissed the idea right away.
It wasn’t that she thought Penelope wouldn’t accept, but she worried the Young Lady would cause too much trouble for the other party and things would get out of hand.
“I just want you to go and train there during the shop’s downtime.”
If you can’t do it, then go learn.
Su Mengdie’s thinking was just that simple.
As for why she wouldn’t teach Penelope herself?
That was just to save Penelope’s pride.
Su Mengdie didn’t think the proud Young Lady would accept being taught by a mere maid.
“Is your friend also a maid?”
Penelope’s tone held a hint of distaste.
In her eyes, no matter whose maid it was, none could compare to her own Little Die.
“No, but she’s very good at teaching people… I guarantee you’ll be ready in less than half a month, Young Lady.”
“She’s that good?”
Hearing Su Mengdie say this, Penelope was interested—maid or not, she wanted to meet her in person.
“Of course, I can guarantee it~”
After all, back when she first became a Magical Girl, she’d received quite a bit of guidance from her.