Qian Dai, who served beside Li Chaoyun, frowned upon hearing this. "Third Madam, although our princess made a mistake, she shouldn't be punished so harshly, right?"
"Our prince and princess have never punished us like this. Didn't Third Madam punish us too harshly?"
Qian Dai was Li Chaoyun's maidservant during her marriage. After Li Chaoyun married into the family, she was put in charge of all the affairs of Hanshuiyuan. She thought that since she came from the Shanjun Prince's Mansion, she was superior to the servants of the Shen family.
As princesses, they are naturally higher than the masters of the Shen family.
Su Qingyu snorted lightly, "Our prince? It seems that Miss Qiandai still thinks she is a member of the Li family."
"The Shen Family Temple is too small to accommodate a giant like you. Feicui, drag that man down and give him ten lashes to serve as a warning to others."
"After the fight, send him back to the Li family. If Princess Shan asks, tell the truth."
Qian Dai panicked, and actually regretted what she had said. Although she was speaking up for her master, the other party was, after all, the housekeeper's third wife. This third wife was always decisive.
But she thought that even if the Third Lady was angry, she could just scold her or make her kneel down. After all, she was the princess's maidservant, and even if the Third Lady was angry, she should still give the princess some face.
But I didn't expect that there was no face, only a board.
Qian Dai looked at Li Chaoyun helplessly. She didn't want to be sent back to the Li family. Not only would she be laughed at, but even the princess would be laughed at.
Li Chaoyun hadn't expected Su Qingyu to go to such lengths to punish her by making her kneel and beat her maid, and even send her back to the Li family. Was she trying to trample on her dignity?
"Third Aunt, aren't you being too harsh? The maid said something wrong, so I asked her to apologize to you. There's no need to cane her or torment my mother. Those who know she's punishing the maid, but those who don't think Third Aunt is trying to show me some displeasure."
Su Qingyu acted dignified and had a stern face, showing off her full aura as the lady of the house.
"I don't agree with what you said, Princess. We are not a small family. Not to mention the servants, even we have to follow the rules when we walk, stand, sit, and lie down."
"Today she dared to contradict me, the head lady, and tomorrow she will probably betray me. We in the Shen family cannot keep a servant like this."
"If this person wasn't the princess's dowry, I would have sold her out immediately."
Su Qingyu seized on Qiandai's mistake and refused to give in.
Li Chaoyun gnashed his teeth in anger, but he was at his wit's end. He could only look towards the inner room repeatedly, hoping to wait for the old lady to come out.
At this moment, at the inner door, Shen Yue was listening attentively to the movements in the banquet hall. She was young and had sharp ears, so she probably heard what was going on outside.
After thinking about it, she walked to the bedside again. Nanny Hua was combing the old lady's hair again.
"Grandma, I feel dizzy and my head is spinning. I want to lie down and think about this. Can you stay with me?"
The old lady was most distressed about her granddaughter. Seeing her listless and swollen eyes, she said distressedly, "Then let's not go out. You and grandma can lie down on the bed together. Let's talk, and you can sleep a little longer if you feel tired."
Then he instructed Aunt Hua, "Tell them I'm tired and let them go first."
Aunt Hua also vaguely heard the noise outside, but she didn't say anything. She just said "yes" and turned to go out and pass on the message.
Li Chaoyun, who was in a stalemate waiting for the old lady to come out, was also stunned after hearing what Madam Hua said. For a moment, she even suspected that the old lady was doing this on purpose, allowing Su Qingyu to show off her power as the mistress.
Su Qingyu didn't have the patience to engage in a verbal battle with her, so she ordered the maids and servants around her, "Please ask the princess to go to the ancestral hall and bring Qiandai down to be punished."
Li Chaoyun stared at Su Qingyu with a resentful look, "If I don't go, don't even think about touching Qiandai. I am a princess personally appointed by the emperor, how can I allow you to humiliate me?"
Su Qingyu looked calm, "If the princess doesn't go, I naturally can't do anything to her."
"But as the head lady of the Shen family, I cannot allow the younger generation to disobey or the servants to talk back."
"If the princess refuses to go, I can only ask the elders of the Shen family to judge the case. If the elders of the Shen family cannot make any judgment, I will go to the Ganyang Palace and ask the emperor to judge the case."
"I can't carry out my order today, so I don't have to be the mistress anymore."
"The princess's reputation is important, and my reputation cannot be trampled on by others."
Su Qingyu was upset about Li Yunzhou's matter, so she started a fight with Li Chaoyun without caring about anything else.
If she didn't let out this anger, she was afraid that she would get sick.
Anyway, she was right today, and as long as she was right, she was not afraid of confronting Li Chaoyun.
She wouldn't back down even a little. After all, it would affect Li Chaoyun's reputation if the news got out. She was just a bit strict and unkind in her housekeeping.
After a few breaths, Su Qingyu spoke again in a cold voice.
"Come here, go and invite the first master, the second master, the third master, and the eldest young master back to the mansion."
"Please ask the elders of the Shen family to come over."
"The princess's status is noble, I want to ask the elders, how to manage the Shen family."
Zhenzhu, Chuntao and others did not hesitate at all. They bowed and said yes and were about to leave.
Seeing that Chuntao and Zhenzhu were about to reach the door, Su Qingyu remained expressionless, not afraid at all that things would get out of hand.
The door curtain was lifted by the servants, and the moment Zhenzhu stepped out, Li Chaoyun spoke.
"I, your niece, will follow your Third Aunt's instructions and will go to the ancestral hall now."
"As for Qian Dai, Third Aunt, can you please give me some face and not spank her? I'll let her go back to the Li family on her own."
The corners of Su Qingyu's lips moved in and out, and her voice was as cold as ice.
"cannot."
Li Chaoyun's chest heaved with rage, but he couldn't do anything about Su Qingyu. She was in the wrong, so she had to kneel. This time, she was careless.
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