Chapter 145: Apologizing
"The third lady won't let me say it." The driver shrank back and said hurriedly.
"Then why are you saying it again now?" Xue asked sternly.
"Master asked, I...I dare not hide it!" The driver knelt on the ground with a plop and said in a trembling voice.
"Okay, there's nothing for you to do here, you can get off!" Taifu Liu waved his hand and said to the coachman.
"Yes, sir!" The driver felt relieved, bowed quickly and left.
"Master..." Xue quickly turned around to say something to Tutor Liu.
"Alright!" Imperial Tutor Liu interrupted Madam Xue. "I'll go to the palace tomorrow and see what's going on with Qing."
"Master, Qing'er must be frightened. Please don't scold her!" Xue said hurriedly.
"Okay, I got it!"
However, after Yuan Qifeng and his companions came out of the Taifu Mansion and were about to go to the Chen family, they saw the servant from the Yuan family who had hurried over.
"Greetings, Lord Marquis, and Crown Prince!" The servant bowed to Huo Lixiu and Huo Xifei, then said to Yuan Qifeng, "Master, Madam sent me to look for you. Mr. Chen from the Ministry of Public Administration has come to our house with Miss Chen San."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Qifeng and Huo Lixiu exchanged a glance, and Yuan Qifeng said to the servant, "Let's go back to the mansion!"
In the main hall of the Yuan Mansion, Liu and Meng sat upright on the armchairs, Yuan Ziyu stood behind Liu, and Chen Mu, the Minister of Public Administration, stood at the entrance of the main hall. Chen Yao knelt beside Chen Mu, with a clear slap mark on her left cheek and tear marks all over her face, sobbing non-stop.
"Madam Hou, Madam Yuan, Second Miss Yuan!" Chen Mu said apologetically, "I didn't know my limits and offended Second Miss Yuan. I hope Second Miss Yuan will forgive me."
"Forgive?" Liu said coldly, "Master Chen, you say it so lightly. My daughter's reputation has been tarnished, and you can just forgive her?"
Chen Mu wiped the sweat from his forehead and said sincerely, "I will punish my daughter and stop her from being disrespectful to Miss Yuan Er. This is just an apology, not a token of respect. I hope Madam Yuan and Miss Yuan Er will not despise it."
As he spoke, Chen Mu winked at the servant beside him. The servant hurriedly put the carved wooden box in his hand on the table next to Liu, and then retreated respectfully.
After Chen Yao returned home, she thought back to what happened at the Meng Mansion and was filled with fear. She told Chen Mu and his wife about it.
When Chen Mu first heard about this, he was stunned and immediately slapped Chen Yao.
He was just a fourth-rank Tongzhengsi, but he never thought that his daughter would be so bold as to spread rumors about the second lady of the Yuan family.
Even without mentioning Miss Yuan Er's identity as the future mistress of the Xuanping Marquis' Mansion, even Yuan Qifeng, a first-rank general who defends the country, is not someone that he, a mere fourth-rank civil servant, can contend with.
What she said about Miss Liu San protecting her is nonsense!
If something really happens, it would be a blessing if Miss Liu San doesn't push her silly daughter out as a shield!
What's more, today, her daughter completely offended Miss Liu San and revealed all of her thoughts and plans in public, completely embarrassing her.
This would offend both sides. If things go wrong, he might even have to move his position as the Minister of Public Administration!
In a hurry, he didn't care about anything else, so he quickly asked someone to prepare a valuable gift and hurriedly brought Chen Yao to Yuan Mansion to apologize.
"Hmph!" Liu didn't even look at the box. She just snorted coldly and sat there with a cold face, no longer paying any attention to Chen Mu.
Chen Mu's forehead was covered with sweat, and he was secretly annoyed at Chen Yao's ignorance, which had caused him, as a father, so much trouble.
After a panic, even his love for Chen Yao was much less.
"You damn girl, why don't you admit your mistake to Miss Yuan Er!" Chen Mu kicked Chen Yao angrily.
Chen Yao was kicked so hard by Chen Mu that she almost fell to the ground. She knew in her heart that her father was completely mad at her, so she didn't dare to say anything else. She kowtowed to Yuan Ziyu and said, "Second Miss Yuan, I was wrong. Please forgive me this time."
Yuan Ziyou dodged to the side and refused to accept Chen Yao's greeting. "I don't deserve Miss Chen San's greeting. What if Miss Chen San gets angry with me again and spreads rumors again? Will I be able to survive?"
Chen Yao secretly gritted her teeth. She would have to be crazy to spread rumors about Yuan Ziyu again. She could not forget the feeling of being blind at that time, and she definitely did not want to try it again.
"If Miss Yuan Er refuses to forgive you, you will never come back to my Chen family again!" Chen Mu was panicked when he saw that Yuan Ziyu refused to forgive Chen Yao. He was afraid that his official position would be affected, so he kicked Chen Yao hard again.
Chen Yao was caught off guard and fell directly to the ground this time.
"Miss Yuan Er, I really know I was wrong and I will never do it again!" Chen Yao's lower back was hurt by the kick, but she didn't dare to cry out. Thinking of what Chen Mu said at home, she quickly got up and kowtowed to Yuan Ziyu again.
Liu was so angry at Chen Mu's behavior that her face turned red. She glared at Chen Mu and said, "Master Chen is so arrogant that he actually came to my Yuan family to teach my daughter a lesson. If you want to teach my daughter a lesson, just go back to your own home and don't show off your power in my house. Humph, you even threatened my You'er with words. What's the matter? Even if my You'er doesn't forgive your daughter, do you still want her to kneel and die in my Yuan family?"
"No way!" Chen Mu was startled by Liu's words and said hurriedly, "Madam Yuan, I absolutely did not mean that."
"Humph!" Meng snorted coldly: "I think you really mean that."
Chen Mu was shocked and said hurriedly, "Madam Hou, I am wronged. I sincerely apologize today."
"Are you sincerely apologizing?" At this moment, Yuan Zining's voice came from behind: "I think you did it on purpose. You came here on purpose to cause trouble for my little sister."
When Chen Mu looked back, he was shocked. He didn't expect that Marquis Xuanping and his son would also follow him.
"My Lord, Crown Prince, General Yuan, and the two Young Masters Yuan!" Chen Mu hurriedly bowed to them and said, "I am truly here today to apologize with my daughter. I have offended Second Miss Yuan and allowed her reputation to be ruined. I have gone too far in this matter. As long as Second Miss Yuan calms down, I will let her deal with me."
After hearing what Chen Mu said, Chen Yao's heart sank.
She understood that her father had completely given up on her.
At this moment, Chen Yao felt extremely regretful. Why did she become so obsessed and listen to Liu Xueqing's words and spread rumors about Yuan Ziyu? If she was like Fang Ruying, could she have avoided this trouble now?
Thinking of this, Chen Yao couldn't hold back the sadness in her heart and cried even harder.
(End of this chapter)
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