Chapter 101 Liu Mingyue, Don't Go Too Far
"Madam!" Peanut checked her wound and anxiously wanted to get the medicine box, but Liu Mingyue shook her head.
"Peanut, go call the servants who do rough work in the yard, give each of them three taels of silver, and ask them to go back to Zhou's house with me."
At this moment, she was not in the mood to care about the wound on her hand. Since Zhao Yinlian attacked Aunt Liu, she disregarded the feelings between them. In this case, there was no need for her to be reasonable and polite with them.
"Okay, I'll go right away." Peanut immediately went to the box to get some change.
Guihua ordered the butler to harness the carriage. Liu Mingyue knew very well that the people in the Marquis' Mansion neglected her, so she directly asked Guihua to take the money to hire a carriage.
After hiring a carriage, Liu Mingyue took a few servants and maids and went to Zhou's house in a hurry.
The news of the mistress beating Aunt Liu had not spread in the mansion yet, and everyone in the Zhou mansion was a little surprised to learn that Liu Mingyue had brought people back to the Zhou mansion. Moreover, the aura of the Crown Prince's Concubine was obviously different from the last time she came back.
Especially the few strong servants following her, it was obvious that they came back to cause trouble.
Although Liu Mingyue appeared to be a low-key person and even spoke in a friendly manner to the servants at the door, her demeanor and imposing manner were obviously different from before.
"Madam, the Crown Prince's wife has returned home. She didn't say what happened. She just said she was waiting for you in the main hall." The housekeeper hurried to the backyard to pass on the message.
After venting her anger, Zhao Yinlian, who was planning to take a nap, glanced at the housekeeper with dissatisfaction: "Why did she come back?"
The butler was a little frightened by Zhao Yinlian's stare. How could he know what the Crown Prince's Consort was going to do when she came back?
Fortunately, Zhao Yinlian did not continue to embarrass the housekeeper. After dressing up, she went to the front hall to meet Liu Mingyue.
In her eyes, Liu Mingyue was just a concubine's daughter, just an adopted daughter of the Zhou family. How could she dare to put on airs in front of her? If it weren't for the fact that she was now the Crown Prince's Consort of the Dingbei Marquis's Mansion, she would never come out to meet this person.
"Oh, you have really risen to prominence. You are very different from before. You brought a few servants with you when you returned home, and you didn't bring any gifts. Those who know you think you are coming home to visit your family, while those who don't think you are coming back to cause trouble."
Zhao Yinlian entered the front hall and saw the servant brought back by Liu Mingyue standing beside her. She sneered disdainfully.
When Liu Mingyue heard the voice, she looked up at Zhao Yinlian. Seeing that she looked refreshed, a chill flashed across her eyes.
"I think Mrs. Zhou should know why I am here." Liu Mingyue drank her tea slowly without even glancing at Zhao Yinlian.
Zhao Yinlian walked to the main seat and sat down. She really had no idea what Liu Mingyue came back for.
"What do you do have to do with me? Some people don't think they can put on airs in front of me just because they are the Crown Prince's Consort. Even your status as the Crown Prince's Consort was given to you by Lily."
Usually when ridiculed by Zhao Yinlian, Liu Mingyue would endure it quietly and never said a word back.
Especially before she got married, Liu Mingyue's legs trembled when she saw Zhao Yinlian, and she never raised her head in front of the mistress. Zhao Yinlian still thought that Liu Mingyue was the coward she used to be. If she knew that Zhou Junyuan's death was related to Liu Mingyue, she would not think so.
Who would have thought that this time when Liu Mingyue returned home she was very rude, she did not suffer any loss from Zhao Yinlian and directly retorted.
"It is indeed thanks to Aunt Zhou's generosity that I was able to obtain the position of the Crown Prince's Consort. Madam Zhou is very good at educating her daughter. She was able to make her give up the position of Crown Prince's Consort and be willing to be an aunt. Such a broad mind is indeed something I don't have."
Liu Mingyue covered her mouth and sneered. Every time Zhao Yinlian and her daughter used the position of the Crown Prince's Consort to mock her, she found it extremely ridiculous.
Zhao Yinlian didn't expect that she would dare to talk back. Her face turned red and black in anger. She stood up and said, "You!"
"Madam Zhou, your daughter is a concubine and knows some rules. How come you, as the mistress of the Zhou family, don't follow the rules? How come you don't show courtesy to this prince's wife and sit in the main seat?"
Liu Mingyue raised her head slightly and stared at Zhao Yinlian. Zhao Yinlian's heart skipped a beat and she wondered why this girl was so sharp-tongued today?
In front of her aunt's daughter, Zhao Yinlian regarded herself as the mistress and did not think she should greet Liu Mingyue.
But those who have studied etiquette know that Liu Mingyue was not wrong. However, she was not willing to give up her mistress's face and just thought that her adopted daughter was too bold.
"Where did you learn these rules? How dare you be disrespectful to the mistress! As an adopted daughter, it is unfilial for me to bow to you!"
Zhao Yinlian spoke righteously, and if Liu Mingyue had not been sober at the moment and seen through the true faces of these people, she would have been intimidated.
"Aren't all my rules taught by Madam Zhou? I am the adopted daughter of the Zhou family, and also the consort of the prince of the Marquis's family. Based on my status, Madam should greet me with courtesy. This is stipulated by national law. What do you think, Madam?"
Glancing at Zhao Yinlian sitting in the main seat, Liu Mingyue smiled indifferently. She no longer put on airs, but leaned lazily on the back of the chair.
"It seems that you haven't figured out your position. In the face of national law, kinship is never considered, only status is considered. Master Zhou... earned military merit with his life, and it was Madam Zhou who received the imperial decree, not you."
Liu Mingyue pointed out Zhao Yinlian's identity incisively and accurately. She was just an ordinary official's wife, not a lady of noble birth.
If Zhao Yinlian had a title, she would be on equal footing with Liu Mingyue and they could perform the same rituals.
However, the emperor had doubts about Zhou Junyuan's death, and the relief he provided to the Zhou family was just a show. He only gave an imperial edict to Old Madam Zhou, but Zhao Yinlian received nothing.
"Liu Mingyue, don't go too far!" Zhao Yinlian glanced at the servants waiting outside the main hall. How could she still have the face to salute this hoof today in front of the servants?
Facing Zhao Yinlian's furious rebuke, Liu Mingyue nodded seriously: "So, it seems that Madam is dissatisfied with the laws of our dynasty?"
Zhao Yinlian felt a chill on her scalp when she heard this. Defying the law is a serious crime.
The incident of Zhou Junyuan’s death while wearing a dragon robe has not yet been settled. What if something happens in the Zhou Mansion again?
Zhao Yinlian gritted her teeth unwillingly and had to bow to the other party. She looked so aggrieved, not to mention pitiful. However, for her, it was indeed a huge injustice.
"Your servant greets the Crown Prince's wife." Zhao Yinlian suppressed her anger and bowed to Liu Mingyue.
Having achieved the first goal, Liu Mingyue nodded with satisfaction, but this was not enough.
"Mrs. Zhou is not a lady of honor, so you'd better not sit in the main seat, otherwise others will misunderstand you."
Liu Mingyue smiled and pointed to the place where she was sitting. Zhao Yinlian's face stiffened slightly. She took a deep breath, stood up from the main seat, and sat opposite Liu Mingyue.
She never expected that one day, the little hoof would be on equal footing with her. She would always avenge herself for today's shame!
"Alas, after the master passed away, the atmosphere in the mansion has indeed deteriorated significantly. Madam, it must be very difficult to support such a large Zhou mansion. Even my daughter's marriage..."
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