The woman standing outside the door was adorned with jewels and wore a very youthful light pink dress.
To her right, she was holding the hand of a little boy who was just up to her knees.
Gu Jiangli heard her refer to the mistress as "mother," and judging from her appearance, she should be younger than Prince Yu.
So she was Prince Yu's sister?
No wonder he could shout and yell in front of the mistress and her in the Prince's mansion.
The woman led the boy in and continued yelling at Gu Jiangli:
"Only your first day in the Prince's mansion, and you already have such a lack of respect for your elders! As expected of someone born into a humble family, you're utterly unfit for respect! I heard your birth mother died early, and your stepmother doesn't like you and hasn't taught you any manners."
“I heard everything clearly outside the door. Your mother personally taught you manners, and she didn’t make you kneel to listen to her lectures. That was already quite loving of her, but you didn’t appreciate it!”
The mistress nodded approvingly from her seat, as if she had gained a thoughtful and helpful assistant.
Gu Jiangli couldn't help but roll her eyes.
This sister-in-law is just like her mother, their sharp and mean-spirited expressions are practically identical.
“This… young princess, there are many rules in the royal palace, and I should indeed learn them.”
“But you are Prince Yu’s sister, and I am now Prince Yu’s legal wife, which is also your sister-in-law in name. Shouldn’t you, as the sister, serve your sister-in-law a cup of tea in this strictly regulated royal palace?”
"The young princess yelled at me the moment we met. Is this the proper etiquette in the royal palace?"
Prince Yu's sister, her face flushed, pointed at Gu Jiangli's nose and scolded:
"You really think you're something special! You don't even deserve to drink my tea! How dare you call me 'sister-in-law'!"
“Prince Yu married Mingmei in a grand ceremony. I walked through the main gate of the Prince’s Mansion. The Emperor bestowed the marriage upon us, and all our relatives witnessed it. We have bowed to Heaven and Earth and consummated our marriage. Why can’t I say the words ‘sister-in-law’?”
"If you don't want to acknowledge me as your sister-in-law, does that mean you don't want to acknowledge your brother either?"
"You shameless woman, you have absolutely no sense of decency!"
She pointed at Gu Jiangli's nose, looking like she was about to make a move.
But the child next to her moved faster than her.
The little boy rushed up and started punching and kicking Gu Jiangli, yelling, "You're not allowed to bully Mommy! You bad woman! I'm going to hit you!"
Gu Jiangli hadn't expected that this child had some violent tendencies, and he endured a beating from him.
The young princess stood to the side, looking quite pleased. Her expression seemed to say, "Well done!"
The kid looks young, but his hits really hurt.
Gu Jiangli's expression turned cold. He squatted down, grabbed the child's hands, and slapped the boy's bottom with his other hand.
She used quite a bit of force, and the child immediately burst into tears, wanting to go to his mother for comfort.
But Gu Jiangli held his hands tightly and had no intention of letting go.
Prince Yu's sister immediately shouted, "You crazy woman! How dare you hit Yu'er! He's my brother's nephew! Let Yu'er go!"
The mistress also hurriedly stood up: "Gu Jiangli, how could you hit a child so hard! Let him go right now!"
Gu Jiangli's expression was cold and stern. No one had ever dared to hit her like this in her life, not even a child!
Whoever hits her, she hits them back, just like a child!
His cold eyes, filled with immense pressure, swept over Prince Yu's mother and sister in turn.
Finally, their gaze fell on the younger sister, who was almost driven mad.
"Listen, I don't care whether you acknowledge me as your sister-in-law or not, but I am Princess Yu, and that is an undeniable fact."
“If you are not satisfied with me, you can speak to your brother and have him write a letter of divorce to divorce me.”
"If you can't do it, then just be a good little princess and stop pointing fingers at me."
"Also, keep your child in check. Such a young child has already learned to fight and kick people. If people outside the Prince's Mansion find out, they will definitely say that the Prince's Mansion has not raised the child properly, and it will also be a disgrace to Prince Yu."
After saying that, she released the child's hand and pushed the child into the arms of Prince Yu's sister.
The boy threw himself into his mother's arms and cried even louder.
Gu Jiangli ignored her coldly and said to the mistress, "Please forgive me, mistress, I didn't rest well last night. I'll go back to rest now. Farewell."
Then he turned away gracefully, leaving behind two incredulous faces and the deafening cries of a child.
The mistress swayed and sat down blankly, seemingly frightened by Gu Jiangli's imposing aura just now.
"This is outrageous... Does she even respect me as an elder?"
Prince Yu's sister was also extremely incredulous, "How could a mere concubine's daughter from a fourth-rank official's family have such a powerful aura?"
She stood there stunned for a long time, tears welling up in her eyes. She hugged her own child, who was also wailing, and knelt down before the mistress.
“Mother! Listen to what that woman is saying! She doesn’t respect you at all, nor does she respect me.”
"She even threatened us! Mother, how can someone so rude and arrogant be my brother's queen!"
"If she dares to hit Yu'er today, she might hit us tomorrow!"
"If we let her stay in the palace any longer, all the maids there will laugh at us for being bullied by her."
"This kind of person is terrifying! Mother! We can't let her run rampant like this!"
The mistress frowned deeply and asked, "Lan Shuang, what do you mean?"
The woman named Lan Shuang raised her head, a hint of ruthlessness flashing in her eyes.
"Mother, then let's do as she says and have my brother divorce her!"
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