She feigned ignorance: "Oh, Butler Liu is the butler of the Duke's Mansion. Then may I ask which wife of yours is she in the Duke's Mansion?"

"Humph, my wife is naturally the Crown Prince's wife."

Liu Furong is the Crown Prince’s wife?

Tsk! How is this similar to Butler Liu claiming to be the chief butler of the Duke's Mansion?

"I wonder what your wife wants from me?"

"Of course it's Jinxiu Street. My wife is here to discuss the matter of the three shops with you personally. I hope you, Madam Su, will be tactful..."

Before he could finish his words, a beautiful and well-maintained young lady entered the guest house accompanied by several maids.

"Madam." Butler Liu immediately called respectfully and then stepped aside.

The noble lady raised her chin slightly, looked at Su Li, and said in a condescending tone, "Are you Madam Su?"

Su Li curled the corners of her mouth: "Exactly."

“Bold!”

A maid in green beside her suddenly scolded her, "You are not polite when you see my wife."

"Madam." Xiao Wu and Xiao Ye, who were packing things in the house, heard the scolding and ran out quickly, looking worried.

Su Li didn't look back and said directly: "Nothing, you guys continue to pack your things."

Xiaowu and Xiao Ye looked at each other, followed her instructions and went back into the house to continue packing.

The other party tried to suppress her momentum, but Su Li was not moved by the maid's words at all. She asked in a good temper, "I wonder which wife of the Duke's Mansion your wife is? Just now, Butler Liu said that your wife is the Crown Prince's wife, but I just met the Crown Prince's wife a few days ago, and she is not the same person as the lady in front of me."

Liu Furong and Liu Guanju were stunned. How come she had actually seen that woman Xu Rouning?

But so what? That bitch, apart from being the legal wife, how could she compare to her?

And this woman, she thinks she can suppress her just because she has met that bitch, how naive she is. Today she will teach her what it means to be tactful.

Liu Furong tilted her head to instruct, and the green-clad maid immediately rebuked, "You bold bitch! Everyone in the capital knows that my Crown Prince has two wives. This is his favorite concubine, Madam Liu. How dare you, a commoner, bow to my wife when you see her?"

Bitch?

"Oh?" A hint of coldness flashed across Su Li's eyes. She raised the corners of her mouth and looked at Liu Furong slowly. "As far as I know, according to the laws of the Great Jin Dynasty, only the wife of an official can enjoy the right of imperial edict. I would like to ask this prince's concubine, do you have an imperial edict? If not, what right do you have to ask me to bow to you?"

"You!" Liu Furong was extremely angry. What she hated most in her life was that others used the fact that she was inferior to the wife as a co-wife to pressure her. That was a status that she could never get no matter how hard she tried.

This cheap woman probably doesn't know that a noble concubine from a wealthy family can crush a seventh-rank official.

She laughed out of anger, still speaking in a condescending tone: "Madam Pei, right? I know your husband is the top scholar, but have you ever thought that if I just ask my prince to say hello, your husband's official career will surely be smooth, right?"

The last sentence was a naked threat.

Su Li was not afraid of her threat at all. Not to mention that Pei Ji had a senior brother who was the Dali Temple Minister who held real power to protect him, the most important thing was that he was favored by the emperor. In the original novel, Pei Ji was highly expected by the emperor from the very beginning and was appreciated by the prince. Coupled with his own abilities, his official career was smooth sailing.

She smiled and said, "My husband's official career, Madam Crown Prince, please don't worry about it. Instead, tell me what you want to see me about."

She deliberately emphasized the words "Crown Prince's Wife". The fact that Liu Furong was willing to do such a cruel thing to Ji Tingyou in order for her son to become the Crown Prince in the future showed that she was by no means a good person.

If Pei Ji returns to his ancestral home in the future, Liu Furong will not only not get along peacefully with them as Pei Ji's eldest son and grandson, but they will also be regarded as thorns in her eyes and bones in her flesh. So no matter what, they will eventually confront her. Moreover, she is pressing her step by step now, so why should she give in?

Liu Furong's face was twisted with anger at her unyielding attitude. She knew that this ignorant and shameless woman would not buy into her talk. She was going to lose the shop anyway. There was no point in saying anything more, so she simply tossed her sleeves and said, "Go back home!"

"etc."

Just as she turned to leave, Su Li called her.

"What? Are you scared?" Liu Furong thought that she finally realized she was scared, and looked at her proudly.

Su Li smiled and said, "I wasn't calling you, I was calling her."

Then he walked straight towards the green-clad maid. "You were the one who called me a bitch just now, weren't you? Do you know that my husband is the top scholar handpicked by the Emperor and a fifth-rank official in the Dali Temple? How dare a mere slave insult a woman of high rank? Who gave you the guts?"

He reached out and slapped her twice across the face. "Since your master hasn't taught you well, I'll take over and teach you!"

"You! You!" The maid in green looked at Su Li in disbelief, then at her master. She didn't dare fight back, much less curse. Su Li was right. She was just a slave. Insulting a woman of high rank was a crime. But she was a servant in the Duke's mansion after all. How could a lowly fifth-rank official dare to treat her like this? How was this any different from slapping the Duke's mansion in the face?

If Su Li knew what she was thinking, he would definitely say with disdain: You are just a maid, but you take yourself too seriously.

Butler Liu standing aside was stunned. This Su, this Madam Pei was really powerful. It was not unfair that he didn't get the upper hand from her several times.

Liu Furong was also furious. Su Li didn't consider the etiquette of the world, and every word she said was well-reasoned. She couldn't do anything to her. She shouted angrily: "What are you still standing there for? Go back home!"

"Yes, ma'am!" A group of people rushed out of the guest house.

Although Xiaowu and Xiaoye were packing things in the house, they kept their ears open the whole time, fearing that the lady would be harmed or bullied. In the end, they found that they were worrying too much.

Madam is really amazing! The two of them admired her very much.

Su Li walked into the reception hall as if nothing had happened, poured herself a cup of tea, and then thought about Pei Ji.

The imperial examination was over, and she had to find a time to tell him about the jade pendant and the identity of his biological father.

Xiaowu and the other two packed up their things, said something to her, and then they and Xiaosanzi moved the luggage onto the carriage. Afterwards, Xiaosanzi drove the carriage to the Zhuangyuan Mansion.

"Have you packed your rental belongings?" Su Li asked.

Xiao Wu smiled and replied, "Madam, not only have you packed everything up, but you've also moved back to the mansion early."

Yesterday, several people received Su Li's order and started packing before dawn. Two carriages delivered all the luggage.

Su Li nodded to indicate that he understood, and took the two of them to the counter in the lobby on the first floor to check out of the guest house, and then to check out of the rented room. After that, they took the carriage that Xiao Sanzi had brought back to the Zhuangyuan Mansion.