Chapter 51 Beating the Servants
Li Qingluo immediately lost her appetite.
Her maternal grandmother, just like the Qu family in her previous life, preferred Li Qingzhu from the bottom of her heart, so she never gave Li Qinglu a second glance.
What good could come of calling her out now?
Does "serve" mean she should serve Lady Qu or Li Kechuan?
These two probably don't want to see her either, so they're going to serve this old lady, right?
Li Qinglu then sent Que'er out to refuse.
"Granny, our young lady heard that something happened to the mistress and the eldest young master, and she is pacing back and forth in the room anxiously."
"However, the rash that our young lady has developed today is really big and clustered. If she risks going to the front to see everyone and catches it from them, wouldn't things get even more chaotic in this manor?"
The messenger was Granny Chang from Chunzaitang.
He usually looks fierce and menacing, and has a very imposing presence.
Upon hearing Que'er's explanation, they immediately concluded that she was making it up and did not believe her at all.
"You wretched maid, how dare you lie to me? I'm here on the old lady's orders. Today, whether you want to go out or not, you have to!"
Granny Chang thought Que'er was just a little girl, and reached out to slap Que'er's face.
Que'er raised her hand and grabbed her.
"Hey? You old codger! I've been speaking to you politely, and you dare to lay a hand on me?"
"You dare to act so arrogantly at our Red Maple Pavilion? Don't you even know who I am? You think you can tear my mouth apart? I'll tear yours apart first!"
Que'er reached out and grabbed Chang Mama's hair, tearing it to shreds.
When the maids following behind Granny Chang reacted and rushed forward to help, Que'er kicked them one by one, grabbed Granny Chang's hair, and turned around to slap each of the maids.
The two old women guarding the Red Maple Pavilion simply stood by and watched the spectacle, without taking any action.
"Get out of our way! If you take another half a step closer to our Red Maple Pavilion, I'll make you all go crazy like her today!"
Granny Chang screamed in pain, reaching out to pinch the sparrow, but the sparrow dodged her every time.
"Sparrow, don't get entangled with her."
Li Qingluo then uttered a single sentence.
Que'er snorted coldly and kicked Granny Chang away: "Get out!"
Granny Chang, holding her completely disheveled and askew hair, almost cried.
She had lived in the general's mansion for decades, but she had never suffered such humiliation!
Today, in front of these young maids, she was utterly humiliated.
"You, you all, just you wait, this isn't over!"
Granny Chang was about to leave after uttering some harsh words when Li Qingluo ordered Que'er to bring her back.
Pressed down in the courtyard, Granny Chang looked at the second young lady in front of her and was terrified!
This is completely different from the Second Miss who just returned to the manor a while ago!
When did she become so beautiful?
Putting aside the fact that her fair complexion makes her look like a completely different person, her appearance is elegant and has a touch of heroism. Where is that ugly, poor, and utterly unpresentable look from before?
Now, she actually has quite the air of a young woman.
Granny Chang felt a little scared at this moment. Li Qingluo didn't stand on ceremony with her and said, "You came to our Red Maple Pavilion and caused trouble and tried to hit people. I didn't want to deal with you today. I let you off the hook, but you didn't know what was good for you. You dare to show off and threaten me again. You're slapping me in the face. Do you think I'm easy to bully?"
Granny Chang's heart pounded wildly. She thought that she was, after all, a mistress. Although she was not favored by the head of the family and the mistress, she now had the old lady's support. She immediately shrunk down completely.
"Second Miss, please, Your Excellency, have mercy on this old servant..."
"This old servant is merely obeying the old lady's orders... She is, after all, your maternal grandmother, and you have no choice but to listen to her..."
Li Qingluo: "You're just rambling. Do you think I'll give in and not punish you just because of what you said?"
"Besides, you are now a member of my General's Mansion, yet you obey the orders of that old lady from the Qu family. So you are a traitor who eats his own flesh and blood?"
"How dare you question my affairs? What the Marquis of Zhongyi's household heard is none of my business."
"Also, remember, in this General's Mansion, there will always be only one old lady, and that is my grandmother!"
Seeing that she was not easily fooled, Granny Chang dared not say another word.
She didn't want to be disciplined by the sparrow again, so she immediately became very obedient.
Li Qingluo: "You want me to wait? Wait for what? Wait for you to cause me endless trouble?"
"Let me tell you, either get out of here right now, or you get another meal and have to clean up. The choice is yours!"
Sparrow: "I told you, Granny. Our young lady has a rash today. If she offends someone, it could be troublesome. You insisted on barging in. If you feel itchy anywhere when you get home today, don't be surprised."
"Oh dear, my back feels a bit itchy, Cui'er, please take a look?"
Granny Chang turned pale with fright.
She's innocent! She was clearly arrested!
Suddenly, she felt something was wrong with her body.
He dared not complain again, got up and quickly left.
Seeing Granny Chang, who was so frightened she was practically wetting herself, Que'er and Cui'er laughed so hard they could barely stand up straight.
"Look at her, doesn't she look like a big winter melon! Hahaha..."
"It's long and round."
The laughter coming from the courtyard made the servant under a big tree not far away laugh as well.
Zhuang Wei frowned and stared at the servant, who quickly explained, "Third Master, that courtyard is so lively. It feels even more lively than the opera we were performing during the day."
"Third Master. The Old Madam heard that the Second Miss was unwell, so she asked you to come and visit her. But you, instead, found a place and slept until now, it's almost dark."
"Are you going to come or not?"
Zhuang Wei stared at the Red Maple Pavilion with a puzzled expression.
Why did he feel that the voice of the second young lady of the Li family sounded strangely familiar?
It seemed like he'd heard it somewhere before.
Moreover, she didn't seem to care as much about the Marquis of Zhongyi's mansion as they all said.
"Strange." Zhuang Wei suddenly stiffened and stood up straight.
He stared at the flickering firelight in the darkness and murmured, "Why is this general's mansion so quiet?"
The servant then realized with a start, "Oh right. Today is not only the Mid-Autumn Festival, but also the General's wife's birthday! In previous years, it was incredibly lively, but why is it like this today..."
Apart from the laughter that had subsided in the courtyard, the entire General's Mansion seemed to have fallen into a stagnant pool.
Dead silence.
It was as if everyone had fallen silent.
Zhuang Wei, who had been forced to come, immediately clenched his fist, turned around, and strode away.
He never intended to come to the Red Maple Pavilion.
He didn't want to see this person even once.
Li Qinglu heard the gatekeeper's nanny come in and say that a young man with a servant had come to the Red Maple Pavilion.
Li Qinglu asked in confusion, "It's so late, are there still guests who haven't left the manor?"
However, she didn't take it to heart.
He turned to Cui'er and Que'er and continued to scold them, "What day is it today? If you laugh so recklessly again and someone catches you doing something wrong and reports it to the authorities, I can't guarantee your safety! Do you understand?"
Both of them knew they were wrong, and knelt down obediently: "Yes, Miss. This servant knows she was wrong."
Lancang Institute.
When Granny Chang, who was already waiting in the courtyard, heard Granny Chang say that they couldn't get Li Qingluo to come out, Granny Qu's face was filled with disbelief: "Such a big thing happened in the family, and she still won't come out?! What is her heart made of? How can she be so despicable and heartless?"
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