The old lady's heart skipped a beat. This girl was actually threatening her?
"After all, we're family. It wouldn't look good if things got out of hand. How could your grandmother not be heartbroken if you got hurt?" The old lady forced a smile that looked more like a grimace as she looked at her, suppressing her displeasure.
"So, I'm not part of the Duke's mansion, and people can slander me at will. No wonder... no wonder the Emperor gave me a token so I can enter the palace to file a complaint at any time." Song Yue sniffed, her eyes reddening and choking with sobs.
The old lady was taken aback: "The Emperor gave you the token?"
Fearing the other party might not believe her, Song Yue directly took out the token and waved it, revealing the character "令" (command), which completely convinced the Grand Madam of Song Yue's words.
"Yue'er, your elder brother is about to get married. Madam cannot be punished, otherwise who will arrange the wedding? Once your sister-in-law enters the family, I will let her manage the household and punish Madam by confining her to a vegetarian diet and chanting Buddhist scriptures for a year to atone for your sins, how about that?" The Grand Madam's tone softened, almost coaxing.
Seeing that Song Yue remained silent, the Grand Madam reluctantly gave her several precious pieces of jewelry, but Song Yue only glanced at them indifferently, without even a hint of joy on her face.
The old lady was furious, cursing inwardly that people are insatiable and greedy!
"I have never worn such beautiful jewelry before. It's such a waste that my grandmother gave it to me." Song Yue remembered that all of this jewelry was her mother's dowry and originally belonged to her.
The old lady's patience was gradually running out: "This won't work, that won't work, what should we do? Yue'er, don't be so aggressive. You should know how to leave room for maneuver so you can meet again in the future."
Song Yue shrugged and said aggrievedly, "Grandmother, you misunderstand. I wanted to prepare some generous gifts to visit the Jiang family to thank Madam Jiang, and then visit the Xie family to thank Madam Hou. If it weren't for the two ladies helping me yesterday, I would have almost ruined my reputation."
Upon hearing this, the Dowager Lady's face immediately softened, as these two families were also targets that the Duke of Jingguo's mansion wanted to win over.
It's just that there wasn't a chance.
The old lady said, "It's right to repay kindness, go and do it."
Song Yue looked at the Grand Madam with difficulty: "I... Yuehua Pavilion really has nothing to offer as a generous gift."
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