"Mother!" Li Jiaojiao was overjoyed to see the Duchess of Pingguo.

But the next second, his expression changed.

When her mother arrives, Ye Caiping will know which family's daughter she is, right?

What should I do if the other person tells me that she has been to prison?

Thinking it over, Li Jiaojiao quickly stepped forward and pulled at the Duchess of Pingguo, saying, "Mother... I have some misunderstanding with Madam Ye. Let's go home first..."

Lady Pingguo patted her little hand affectionately: "You child, you're just too kind-hearted. I heard everything just now. She actually made you kneel and kowtow to her. I'll avenge you. I'll let everyone know that my daughter is not someone anyone can bully."

As she spoke, she looked sharply at Ye Caiping.

"Madam!" At this moment, Granny Yu squeezed forward from behind, looking at Ye Caiping with a shocked expression: "This Lady Ye... is that Lady Ye from Qinghe Village!"

"What, Madam Ye from Qinghe Village?"

"It was in February of this year, when Madam was being chased and attacked in Nanzhou on business. It was Ye Yiren who saved you then. We even recuperated in Qinghe Village for a while afterward."

As she spoke, Granny Yu was utterly speechless.

This is our savior! How come you don't remember him at all, Madam?

Lady Pingguo remembered, "So that's how it is, no wonder he looked familiar."

She never liked Ye Caiping, always feeling that Ye Caiping saved her with ulterior motives, that she wanted to climb the social ladder.

pleasant?

How could a mere village woman be granted the title of Yiren?

She was right; he was indeed a wicked person.

Otherwise, how could a mere village woman like her have been granted the title of "Yiren" (宜人)?

It must have been obtained through some evil or crooked means.

Now that she's making things difficult for Li Jiaojiao again, the Duchess despises and loathes Ye Caiping even more.

She raised her chin slightly: "Oh, I remember now. It was you! Even if you saved me, I've already paid back the debt long ago."

Ye Caiping laughed and said, "If Madam says she'll pay it off, then she'll pay it off. What's the big deal?"

Just consider it saving a dog!

Lady Pingguo stared coldly at Ye Caiping: "Lady Ye, is that right? Now, let me reintroduce myself. I am the lady of the Pingguo Duke's mansion. Do you know the Duke's mansion? That's the First-Class Duke of the Great Zhou!"

Ye Caiping smiled slightly: "Of course we know each other."

Lady Pingguo chuckled, "Since we know each other, then you, a mere seventh-rank lady, should hurry up and pay your respects to me."

Granny Yu's face froze, a million mud horses galloping through her mind, and she looked at Ye Caiping with a mixture of guilt and apology.

Ye Jin'er and the others gasped. What kind of people are these?!

Du cursed inwardly, thinking that saving a dog would have been better than saving her!

Seeing this scene, Li Jiaojiao felt both anxious and somewhat smug. She stepped forward and tightly took the arm of the Duchess of Pingguo.

She wanted to see how the Ye family would continue to pretend!

Unexpectedly, Ye Caiping chuckled and said, "That's only right."

With that, she gave a respectful curtsy: "Caiping greets Madam."

The Duchess and Li Jiaojiao were both stunned.

I thought Ye Caiping would make a scene and refuse to yield even if it meant death.

Then they can slap her for disrespecting the Duchess, and then have the servants force her to bow.

Unexpectedly, Ye Caiping bowed so openly, as if it were her natural duty.

No... The Duchess of Pingguo's rank is higher than hers, so it is indeed what she should do.

He acted according to his status and rank, so open and natural.

In comparison, Li Jiaojiao's previous series of actions against the Heavenly Gang were simply utterly ill-mannered and lacking in manners.

Li Jiaojiao felt humiliated and indignant, as if she had been slapped in the face.

Lady Pingguo felt that she had not only failed to regain her dignity, but had also suffered a lot of anger.

She said with a stern face, "What is this? You are a seventh-rank lady, and you are meeting a first-rank duke's wife for the first time. Shouldn't you kneel down and perform the full prostration?"

Ye Caiping's expression turned slightly cold: "Madam, no matter what, I saved your life. If I hadn't brought you back to the village, you might not be here now."

"Later you gave me one hundred taels, saying it was to pay off the debt. Of course, I didn't intend to take advantage of your kindness, nor did I ask you for anything. But shouldn't you have done something like that...?"

ungrateful!

Ye Caiping didn't say the last few words, as a way of giving her face.

Leaving now, if you know when to back down, won't be too embarrassing.

"You—" The Duchess was furious and embarrassed.

Even without her saying it, she knew what the next few words meant.

This tea shop is already very popular.

The group had been making a ruckus for a while, and a crowd of onlookers had already gathered around them.

They were all whispering among themselves: "The Duke of Pingguo's family has gone completely awful again."

"I heard they just redeemed a courtesan this month."

"They even forcibly abducted women last year!"

"Just now, this Duchess actually made a seventh-rank concubine kneel before her, tsk tsk..."

"It's one thing for the younger one to be ignorant, but this old man... is still my savior!"

The Duchess of Pingguo's face turned extremely ugly upon hearing these words.

If we continue to make Ye Caiping kneel, then she is ungrateful!

If you don't make the other party kneel, wouldn't you be slapping yourself in the face?

Lady Pingguo was extremely ashamed and indignant: "Foolish! Some things are not as simple as they seem on the surface."

You little village woman, how dare you try to manipulate her by misleading the people?

He really is a person with ulterior motives!

Hmph, do they really think she's a pushover? She can settle this with a few coins later. She'll just say that the other woman came to the Duke's mansion yesterday, trying to marry her son as a concubine. Yes, that's what she'll do.

The Duchess of Pingguo asked with a stern face, "Will you kneel or not?"

Just as Ye Caiping was about to speak, a maid in green came down from upstairs: "Madam Duchess, be forgiving when you can. Why make such a scene?"

The Duchess of Pingguo's expression changed the moment she saw the maid in green.

The maid in green continued, "Madam, please give my mistress some face and let this matter drop, okay?"

Lady Pingguo didn't want to offend the maid in green, and besides, this was a way to save face, so she snorted coldly:

"Alright, I'll give Mrs. Lin some face. Jiaojiao, let's go."

After saying that, he pulled Li Jiaojiao and turned to leave.

Li Jiaojiao glared coldly at Ye Caiping, then followed closely behind the Duchess of Pingguo with her maid.

Granny Yu looked guilty and gave Ye Caiping an apologetic look before quickly leaving.