Chapter 125
After saying that, Yun Wan glanced at the few bolts of fabric again and said, "Then let's leave them all here. How much silver is it in total?"
Madam Bian immediately beamed with joy: "I knew you had a good eye, Madam. These are all the best materials in our shop. They come in total forty-seven taels of silver. I'll round it down to forty taels!"
"OK!"
Yun Wan was also a straightforward person; she handed over forty taels of silver as soon as she raised her hand.
Holding the silver, Madam Bian said a string of nice things before leaving, feeling relieved.
Yunxi arrived at this time.
Yun Wan was looking at fabrics when she looked up and saw Yun Xi coming over. Her good mood vanished instantly: "What are you doing here?"
Yunxi pinched the thin hem of her clothes and said somewhat awkwardly, "...It's getting cold now, and I don't have any thick clothes. My blanket is also thin, and I can't sleep at night because I'm so cold. So I came to ask when I can get some thick clothes?"
Upon hearing this, Yun Wan scoffed and gave her a disdainful once-over.
What time is it now? How can such a lowly country bumpkin be afraid of the cold?
"I read in a book that paper can be used to make clothes. If you're cold, just pick up some books that people don't want anymore and figure out how to wear them. Why do you need thick clothes?"
"Don't forget, even the clothes worn by maids are still the clothes worn by maids in the Marquis's mansion. Do you deserve them?"
The so-called paper clothing can indeed keep you warm, but it is by no means something that Yunwan said could be made by simply finding some book pages.
Yunxi understood perfectly well that Yunwan was humiliating her.
Even a clay figure has some temper, and even if Yunxi hadn't intentionally come forward to cause trouble, she couldn't help but get angry after hearing these words: "I didn't ask to return to the Yun family, nor did I ask to come to this Marquis's mansion. Now that I'm here, I don't even have a legitimate status, and I can't even be seen in the light of day. Why should I have to put up with this kind of treatment?!"
Seeing that the usually docile Yunxi dared to talk back to her, Yun Wan widened her eyes in disbelief: "Do you know what you're saying?!"
Is this guy crazy?!
"Of course I know!" Even though Yunxi had lived through a lifetime and her temper had been almost worn away, at this moment, she forced herself to regain some of the impetuousness of her childhood. "The weather is getting colder every day, but I'm still wearing such thin clothes. In a while, I'm afraid I'll freeze to death! Since I'm going to die anyway, I'm going to speak my mind today!"
"Insolence!" Yun Wan slammed her hand on the table, her hand going numb from the impact, but she didn't care. "Guards, gag her and drag her to the courtyard!"
As soon as Yun Wan finished speaking, a rough old woman came forward, grabbed Yun Xi's arm, and dragged her out.
Pearl quickly stepped forward: "Young Madam, please calm down. It's still early. If this gets to your ears, all our hard work these past few days will be for nothing!"
With this in mind, Yun Wan calmed down.
She walked into the courtyard with a cold face and waved for the maid to leave.
Yun Wan looked down at Yun Xi, taking in the resentment on her face, and suddenly laughed: "I don't know what makes you so tough. Since you know you can't be in the light, then you should be prepared to be!"
Her tone softened, but it only sent chills down one's spine: "Besides, doesn't it take time to make thick clothes? Although no one in the capital cares about you, I value you. If you freeze to death, how will you work for me? So, before you freeze to death, I will definitely have someone send you thick clothes."
"Go back and get some rest. Also, think carefully about what you should and shouldn't be thinking about."
As soon as Yun Wan finished speaking, two rough-looking old women came over again, helped Yun Xi up, and took her back to the backyard.
The courtyard remained quiet throughout.
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