Ah Hong was horrified. She knelt down suddenly and said, "Miss, I'll be obedient, I'll be obedient, but..."

"It's just that Zhang Yan is Aunt Zhang's daughter, right?" Lan Ziye laughed and said, "I only now realized that it's okay to offend me in this family, but you must curry favor with Aunt Zhang and Zhang Yan. I also only now realized that I'm just a decoration!"

After saying that, Lan Ziye glanced meaningfully at Caiyue who was standing beside him.

Caiyue turned pale with fright. These words sounded so familiar! Why did the conversation she had just had with Xiangxiu reach the ears of the eldest lady in the blink of an eye? Could it be that Xiangxiu was behind this?

Caiyue glared at Xiangxiu fiercely, but Xiangxiu looked bewildered. Why was she glaring at her? This matter had nothing to do with her.

"Your name is Caiyue, right?" Lan Ziye looked at Caiyue with a half-smile and said, "Ah Hong isn't going, so you go!"

"Me?" Caiyue was shocked, pointing at her nose and asked in disbelief.

Could it be that she had just overthought, and that Lan Ziye hadn't said those things because he'd heard what she'd said? He'd glanced at her from time to time, not to reprimand her, but because he'd closed his eyes and wanted her to replace Ah Hong and become his personal maid?

A personal maid was a much higher rank than a housemaid like her. Not only did she not have to do as much heavy work, but her salary was also several notches higher. The key point was that by staying by the young lady's side, her chances of meeting wealthy men were much higher, and she could also build a different network of relationships. In short, it was a promotion.

But...how could she dare to do something that even Ah Hong didn't dare to do?

Caiyue also began to feel conflicted and hesitant.

"Don't dare?" Lan Ziye laughed and said, "It seems that no one can shake the position of Zhang Ma in your hearts!"

Lan Ziye had completely lost her patience. She stood up and said coldly, "In that case, you and your Aunt Zhang should get out of my villa. I don't want traitors here!"

As he said this, Aunt Zhang happened to walk in.

She was originally struggling with how to plead with Lan Ziye because her daughter refused to come back! Upon hearing this, Zhang Ma's face instantly darkened. She changed her timid look just now, stepped forward, and said confidently, "Miss, don't be so willful!"

Lan Ziye narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhang Ma. This Zhang Ma was interesting. She suddenly became bolder!

Aunt Zhang said uncomfortably, "Miss Lan, you should always remember your status. Your words and actions should be consistent with your status!"

"Identity?" Lan Ziye looked at Zhang Ma with amusement and asked, "What do you think my status is that I need to look at the mood of a servant like you?"

"Yes, the old patriarch has taken a fancy to you, and you are the eldest son's fiancée. But after all, you haven't married into the Chu family yet. The Chu family may change their mind at any time. Don't you think about it, you were living well in the front and even lived next to the eldest son's room. You were so favored, why were you sent here? This is a place where no one lived before!" Aunt Zhang said with a bitter look.

Lan Ziye pretended to understand and said, "So this is why you don't take me seriously?"

Seeing that Lan Ziye seemed to be willing to compromise, Aunt Zhang was secretly delighted. This eldest daughter of the Lan family was really a hopeless fool. She would back down at the slightest scare. If she had known this would happen, she should have come up with some rules earlier so that her daughter wouldn't have to suffer so much.