If a mere maid can be so unruly, one can only imagine how pampered her pregnant aunt must be.
Just as An Yuan'er was about to have a fit, Aunt Yun stopped her: "Fourth Miss, bear with it. You're due in less than a month. Everyone has endured this for so long, so what's a few more days?"
In her past life, An Yuan'er thought the same thing.
She wasn't one to cause trouble, and she figured it was understandable that her aunt had a bad temper due to the hardships of her pregnancy. Back then, the whole family spoiled her, so even though An Yuan'er was unhappy, she didn't cause any trouble.
But some people can never satisfy her desires. After giving birth to a son, her aunt became even more ruthless in exploiting the people in the mansion. Her father, out of consideration for the old lady, suffered greatly during those years.
An Yuan'er couldn't hold back any longer. She said to the people in the garden, "From now on, none of us from Liting Garden will do anything related to Huacai Residence. Put down what you're doing and go back to what you were doing before."
As soon as the maids put the things down, Zizhu shouted, "Let's see who among you dares to disobey the old lady's orders!"
Zizhu was there to establish the authority of her aunt and to build prestige within the An family.
"Go ahead and get busy. I'll take care of anything that happens."
The owner of Liting Garden was An Chaoli, and An Yuan'er was his beloved daughter. The maids obediently went about their business.
Zizhu shouted from behind, "Come back! All of you, come back here!"
She called out for a long time, but no one paid any attention to her.
After being smug and self-satisfied for half a year, Zizhu couldn't swallow this insult.
Although An Yuan'er is a young lady, in Zi Zhu's eyes she is just a child.
She made a fierce face to scare her: "Fourth Miss, are you trying to openly oppose the First Madam by not allowing the maids in the garden to serve the Madam?"
An Yuan'er had nothing to be afraid of, and simply said matter-of-factly, "I didn't mean that. It's just that the servants in the manor have all been assigned. Yuan'er advises the First Madam not to overstep her bounds."
Zizhu was furious: "Doesn't Fourth Miss know that the lady is carrying a precious boy, someone you can't afford to offend?"
Zizhu knew that the old lady favored this child being a boy, and she kept emphasizing the fact that it was a boy to Anyuan.
An Yuan'er sneered, her back ramrod straight: "Girls are no less than boys. Even if a boy is useless in the future, he will only bring trouble to the family. A girl who is successful can also bring honor to her ancestors. I don't think I am any less than the unborn brother in the First Madam's belly."
"Fourth Miss, you have quite the nerve. Fourth Miss probably doesn't know. Master Zhang has long ago predicted that the child in Madam's belly will be a precious son in the family, who will pass the imperial examination with flying colors, bring glory to the ancestors, and revitalize the family. How can Fourth Miss compare to that?" Zizhu said with great pride.
An Yuan'er didn't take it seriously: "Master Zhang? I don't know where this hypocritical fellow came from, daring to call himself a master, it's ridiculous."
"You... how dare you speak ill of the Celestial Master." Zi Zhu had never gotten the better of An Yuan'er, and her face was sullen and extremely unpleasant.
An Yuan'er put her hands on her hips and said to the maid, "Someone, throw her out of here. She is not welcome in Li Ting Garden."
The maids had endured Zizhu's mistreatment for so long that they could no longer tolerate it. As soon as An Yuan'er spoke, several maids grabbed brooms and chased her out.
All that could be heard outside was Zizhu roaring, "You can't treat me like this! I'll tell Madam everything, and you just wait, you'll be in for it!"
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