Chapter 214 Your mother is the real slut
Yu Qingci was unaware of the sisters' plans and had already arrived at the Wisteria Courtyard with Lian Qiao.
After returning to the Earl's mansion, she didn't actually stay in this courtyard for long, but upon entering, she found the entire courtyard still vibrant with life and lush with flowers and plants, which gave her a sense of casual and comfortable belonging.
Knowing she was coming back, her mother had already instructed the servants to clean the house thoroughly so she could lie down on the canopy bed with its bedding and take a nap.
However, she was not sleepy at the moment. Lu Yunqi had gone to the study with his father for a while and would probably come to find her later.
After taking Lianqiao around the house and discussing which valuable items to take back, he leaned against the chaise lounge to rest.
An unfamiliar maid brought in a pot of tea.
"Third Miss, this is the Tieguanyin tea you used to love. I specially brewed a pot for you."
As she spoke, the maid carefully placed the tea on the small table on the chaise lounge.
Lian Qiao walked over and said, "Thank you for your help, young lady."
The girl looked up at Lian Qiao with a slightly flustered expression before retreating.
Neither the master nor the servant cared; they had just drunk tea at their mother's place and weren't thirsty at all.
Yu Qingci sat there resting, while Lian Qiao excitedly packed up the things they had just picked out, preparing to take them back with her.
Suddenly, the voice of a servant came from outside: "Second Miss, Third Miss is resting inside."
With a whoosh, the bamboo curtain at the door was lifted, and Yu Qingyan walked in, staring at Yu Qingci with a very unpleasant expression.
Yu Qingci remained seated, offering only a faint greeting:
"Second sister is here."
"Great, really great!"
Yu Qingyan smiled coldly and walked step by step toward Yu Qingci:
"I really underestimated you. I never expected you to be so vicious. You got a good marriage by stepping on my shoulders and now you want to trample other sisters into the mud. You even dared to say that you wanted me to be a concubine in the General's Mansion. You shameless woman!"
Yu Qingyan was so angry that her eyes turned red, as if she was about to burst into flames. The servants outside saw that things were not going well and wanted to come in to persuade her, but they all shrank back after being scolded by Yu Qingyan.
Yu Qingci realized that it was Yu Qingying, that brainless girl, who had repeated what the two had just said to Yu Qingyan. These two sisters were spoiled and arrogant by the Qiao family, and their brains were not very smart.
Yu Qingci didn't want to argue with this idiot, and said in a deep voice:
"Why don't you ask what Fourth Sister just said? And what are you trying to do by making such a fuss here, believing everything you hear? I advise Second Sister to calm down. It's really unbecoming of a young lady of the Earl's Mansion to see you like this."
Yu Qingyan walked over and shouted, "You bitch, how dare you put such a big accusation on me! Don't think you're so great just because you're a general's wife. Today I'll show you what I'm capable of!"
As she spoke, she reached out and overturned the small table on the chaise lounge, sending the pot of tea flying towards Yu Qingci.
Lian Qiao had been standing warily next to her young mistress since she entered the room. Seeing that things were not going well, she immediately stepped in front of Yu Qingci and took several steps back, but unfortunately, she was still splashed with tea.
Yu Qingci pulled Lian Qiao over with heartache to check her over. Lian Qiao had taken the brunt of the disaster for her this time, with her entire back soaked in tea. Fortunately, the weather was hot, and the tea the maid brought was lukewarm, not scalding, otherwise Lian Qiao would have suffered terribly.
Fortunately, Yu Qingci was unharmed. She told Lian Qiao to quickly go into the inner room to change her clothes, but Lian Qiao shook her head and refused to leave. There were only the three of them here, and the servants outside were all from the General's Mansion. What if the Second Miss asked someone to bully her mistress if she left?
Yu Qingci whispered to her, "It's alright, the servants outside wouldn't dare just watch without reporting it."
Lianqiao then went inside to change her clothes.
Seeing that the two of them, master and servant, were completely oblivious to her presence and didn't even look at her, Yu Qingyan angrily pointed at Yu Qingci and cursed:
"You shameless slut, you're getting the better deal and still acting innocent! It's clearly you who took advantage of me to marry into this high-class family, and your shameless mother acts like she's suffered a terrible injustice. The old woman stole my mother's title and position as the legal wife, and the young one climbed up the social ladder by stepping on my marriage. You two shameless bitches, if you're so capable, stay in the countryside for the rest of your lives and don't come back to cause trouble..."
Yu Qingyan's voice grew louder and louder as she cursed. The servants standing in the courtyard turned pale and wished they could cover their ears. They never expected that the pampered second young lady could utter such vile words.
Yu Qingci clenched her fists, wanting to hit her, but held back and said, "I knew Second Sister was ill-mannered, but I didn't expect her to be this bad. She dares to say such filthy and smelly things. How are you any different from the shrewish women who curse in the streets? If you are so dissatisfied, then let's go to Father and have him judge us."
As Yu Qingci was about to leave, she slowly counted her steps and, sure enough, heard footsteps behind her.
Yu Qingyan slammed Yu Qingci to the ground and slapped her across the face. With a loud 'smack,' a clear red mark appeared on half of Yu Qingci's cheek, demonstrating the force of Yu Qingyan's slap.
Yu Qingyan was also stunned, feeling a moment of regret. However, it wasn't that she regretted hitting too hard, but rather that she was afraid of leaving a mark on Yu Qingci's face, and that her father and the others wouldn't let her off easily if they found out.
Just now, her younger sister Qingying came over to complain to her, saying that Yu Qingci had made a lot of nonsense and ridiculed her in front of her, and that she was going to tell their father that she would be taken to the General's Mansion to be Lu Yunqi's concubine, and that she would have to live her life at the mercy of Yu Qingci, the mistress of the house.
Without thinking twice, she rushed over to confront Yu Qingci.
At this moment, Yu Qingci was pinned to the ground and slapped across the face. Red marks were instantly left on her fair face. In her fear, she caught sight of the broken porcelain shards on the ground and, without thinking, grabbed a shard and slashed it at Yu Qingci's face.
Since I've already slapped him, I might as well ruin his face!
Seeing that her self-inflicted injury had worked, Yu Qingci was no longer willing to suffer any more losses. She grabbed Yu Qingyan's outstretched hand and pushed her away with her knee.
Yu Qingci touched the side of her face where she had been slapped. She had slapped herself so hard that she could tell there was a handprint on her face even without looking in a mirror.
Yu Qingyan was so angry that she was about to curse again after being pushed to the ground. Yu Qingci pounced on her, twisted Yu Qingyan's arms with both hands, and took the upper position.
Yu Qingci leaned closer and whispered in Yu Qingyan's ear:
"Your mother is the real slut! When my father passed away, she followed my mother in death, and your mother actually married into the family while my father was away, wearing a veil all by herself. She had the wedding ceremony and the bridal chamber all by herself, practically offering herself up to him. Isn't your mother shameless?"
Yu Qingyan's face flushed red with anger. She twisted her body as if she wanted to fight Yu Qingci, and her curses became even more offensive.
Yu Qingci whispered in her ear, "Your mother is a real slut! She's two-faced. On one hand, she flatters my mother and calls her 'sister,' while on the other hand, she's extremely wicked and tries to take advantage of us siblings."
Listen up! My mother is Father's legal wife. By all accounts, how much more noble are you sisters than Yu Lian? Do you really think you're the eldest legitimate daughter? You and your mother are shameless sluts, trying to glorify yourselves!"
Yu Qingyan was almost driven mad by her words, and shouted recklessly:
"Yu Qingci, you bitch, why don't you just die?"
Just then, a clear shout rang out from outside: "Lord, Madam, you've arrived!"
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