Chapter 248 An Eye for an Eye
"Oh my, it's not a holiday or anything, why is Miss Yu giving me such a grand greeting?"
Zhong Liuniang said with a smile, "Miss Yu, you'd better get up quickly. I can't accept such a grand gesture!"
Upon hearing this, many people covered their mouths and chuckled.
Yu Yin'er got up from the ground in a fit of anger, glared fiercely at Zhong Liu Niang, and then turned to face Min Yuexi, who had embarrassed her.
There was nothing she could do; she couldn't afford to offend Zhong Liuniang.
She had learned her lesson well enough from the last time. Even if she was angry, she wouldn't dare to do anything.
But Min Yuexi is different.
Both families were marquisates, but the Xuanping Marquisate was far inferior to the Yongning Marquisate.
In addition, she was even more furious when Min Qiao saw her embarrassing situation.
Not only did they not help her, they also laughed at her, and in the end, they even went to have tea with Zhong Liuniang. They simply don't respect the Yongning Marquis's Mansion at all.
Her grandmother had said that the Yongning Marquis's Mansion was not afraid of the Xuanping Marquis's Mansion. Therefore, she was told not to be polite when encountering people from the Xuanping Marquis's Mansion.
"Min Yuexi, how dare you push me!? I'll make you pay!" Yu Yin'er turned the tables, blaming Min Yuexi for her own fall.
"Guards, seize her!" Yu Yin'er's eyes were filled with malice.
She'd lost face, so she was going to slap Min Yuexi in the face! Let's see who's more embarrassed!
However, before her two maids could reach Min Yuexi, an inconspicuous blond-haired girl beside Min Yuexi simply hooked her foot, and one of the maids fell flat on her face.
The blond-haired girl kicked her leg slightly again, and another maid fell to the ground, clutching her leg and wailing.
"What, what did you do?" Yu Yin'er looked at the blond-haired girl in disbelief.
Min Yuexi stepped forward, shielding the young maid and the book behind her. "Third Miss Yu, don't be so stingy with your servants. Look at you, you're all plump and healthy, but your maid is so hungry she can barely walk. That's not good!"
Hearing this, the other onlookers couldn't help but cover their mouths and laugh again.
The sarcastic and twisted language, the tone that turned black into white, left everyone speechless.
Yu Yin'er tried to hit someone but failed and ended up falling flat on her face. She then turned around and said that Min Yuexi pushed her.
Now look what happened! It was clearly Min Yuexi's maid who caused trouble, but they're saying Yu Yin'er mistreated the servants and didn't feed them properly.
An eye for an eye.
Hmm, it seems that this eldest daughter of the Min family is not one to suffer a loss!
"You bastard! You bitch! It was clearly your maid who did the dirty work, and you still dare to slander me! I won't let you get away with this today!"
Yu Yin'er rushed forward in a fit of rage, raising her hand to strike Min Yuexi.
Min Yuexi was two years older and much taller than Yu Yin'er, so she easily caught the slap Yu Yin'er was about to deliver and retaliated with her own.
A crisp slap rang out, and everyone froze on the spot.
Some people instinctively touched their faces, as if they had been slapped in the face.
Some people frowned in disapproval. Wasn't Min Yuexi going too far? Not only was she bullying the younger generation, but this was the territory of the Yongning Marquis's mansion. She actually assaulted the young lady of the main family on their turf.
Tsk tsk! How incredibly arrogant! Just like her grandmother!
Of course, some people were gloating, thinking that Min Yuexi played well. Their gazes towards Min Yuexi were full of admiration.
"You dare hit me? You actually dared to hit me!" Yu Yin'er was furious, but her own maid couldn't beat the other maid, and she couldn't beat the other maid either.
He immediately glared fiercely at Min Yuexi, said "You just wait," and then turned and ran to complain to the Dowager Lady of Yongning Marquis.
She wanted her grandmother to help her deal with Min Yuexi! She wanted Min Yuexi to apologize to her in public! She wanted to return the favor by slapping her tenfold in public! She wanted to kick Min Yuexi out in public! And also…
Yu Yin'er thought a lot, but what awaited her was Madam Yu, who was confined to her home for a day and couldn't even leave the courtyard, smashing things in the house to vent her anger!
Yu Yin'er ran away, and the reactions were varied. Some were worried, some were waiting to see what would happen, and some kindly suggested that Min Yuexi also go to her grandmother for support.
Min Yuexi responded with a smile and thanked them for the well-intentioned reminders, but she didn't take them to heart.
Turning to go for a stroll in the garden, she saw Zhong Liuniang looking at her with a beaming smile. "Miss Min, are you going to wander through the garden? May I come with you?"
Min Yuexi had seen Zhong Liuniang several times before at other banquets, so she naturally knew Zhong Liuniang.
However, Min Yuexi in the past was too sycophantic and too pretentious, and she was simply not good enough for Zhong Liuniang.
After her rebirth, she repeatedly broke off engagements, ruining her reputation. Therefore, this was the first time she had formally attended a banquet in the year since her rebirth. Naturally, it was also the first time she had seen Zhong Liuniang since her rebirth.
Unexpectedly, the person she had tried to curry favor with but couldn't before actually took the initiative to talk to her.
This saved her a lot of trouble.
I was worried about whether I could get the person to the back garden, but now it's all gone smoothly.
Min Yuexi was overjoyed and quickly replied, "Of course, I couldn't be happier."
Upon hearing this, Min Yuexi clearly sensed Zhong Liuniang's cold attitude.
Well, she was too excited and forgot Zhong Liuniang's personality.
The more you fawn over her, the more she will dislike you.
The more unique you are, the more she'll think of you.
Min Yuexi sighed silently. Seeing that Zhong Liuniang's attitude had turned cold, she didn't try to strike up a conversation. She simply led her people along the predetermined route.
Zhong Liuniang originally thought that Min Yuexi was to her liking because she was assertive, had a strong personality, and dared to take action against Yu Yin'er.
It was clear that as soon as she heard him say he wanted to go for a walk in the garden with her, she immediately revealed her true colors and couldn't wait to flatter him, which made him lose all goodwill towards Min Yuexi.
But after walking for a while and not seeing Min Yuexi trying to please her, she suddenly felt awkward again.
Although she didn't like others trying to flatter or fawn over her, the silence made the atmosphere rather dull.
So, Zhong Liuniang glanced at the blond-haired girl behind Min Yuexi and asked, trying to make conversation, "Is this little girl of Miss Min's a martial arts practitioner? Those two kicks she just used didn't seem like something an ordinary person could do."
Min Yuexi also turned to look at Yu Shu before smiling and explaining, "This girl is indeed skilled in martial arts. She's only been with me for a short time."
As she spoke, as if she had thought of something, she explained, "To be honest, I only asked someone to help me find this girl because I saw that the head maidservant by my grandmother's side was very skilled. She could protect my grandmother's safety and also help her punish those with bad intentions."
"As you just saw, books are still very useful."
When she said this, Min Yuexi's eyes and heart were full of joy.
The book was delivered to her by Wei Jia a few days ago. She didn't ask Wei Jia why she gave it to her. She only knew that if she wanted to avoid being married off to a distant place by her father, if she wanted to reconcile with her grandmother, and if she wanted to protect the Marquis's mansion, listening to Wei Jia was definitely the right thing to do.
So, without hesitation, she took the person in. She even quickly gave the person a name and kept him by her side to serve her personally.
"This girl looks to be only ten years old, yet she has such skills. It must be hard to find a girl like her." Zhong Liuniang turned around and carefully examined Yu Shu.
He was thin and small, with dry, yellow hair; he was clearly a child from a poor family, and there was nothing particularly special about him.
Min Yuexi nodded, agreeing wholeheartedly, and said, "It is indeed difficult to find."
"However, if Miss Zhong Liu wants them, I'll ask someone to keep an eye out for them. If there are any suitable ones, I'll send two over to Miss Zhong Liu."
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