"Then that's it, isn't it? You couldn't even break it, so why are you crying? Why are you angry?" Xiao Youran continued to coax it. "Don't you think it shouldn't have happened? You even dared to make thunder? How did you control the thunder?"
"Just shout 'Thunder' in your heart..." Eggy grumbled, "Isn't it easy to get thunder from the sky?"
Xiao You Ran: ……
After thinking for a moment, she warned, "You're not allowed to summon lightning so easily anymore, especially in front of my family!"
"Hmph!" Egg wiggled its bottom again.
“If you encounter someone you dislike, hit them however you want!” Xiao Youran added.
Egg turned around, its eyes wide open, and its appearance almost scared Xiao Youran to death.
It asked excitedly, "Really?!"
Xiao Youran closed her eyes briefly. "Really, if you're angry, just hold it in. When I meet someone I hate, I'll let you have your fill of being chopped!"
"Hahaha, okay, okay!" Egg blinked its eyes frantically.
Xiao Youran shuddered and closed her notebook.
Can you imagine an oval egg with a large, round eye in the middle, the diameter of which is equal to the minor axis of the egg?
This is so damn awful! Please forgive her for not being able to get used to my new look yet.
Soon, this serendipitous opportunity arrived.
The Su family father and son stayed at the Yun family's house for three days and got along very well with the Yun family.
As they prepared to leave Beijing for Dingzhou on the fourth day, the Yun family was suddenly greeted by an uninvited guest.
The visitor was Madam Qin, the second wife of the Qin family and the wife of the Minister of Rites.
When Madam Guo, the third wife of the Yun family, returned to the capital with her children, she was determined to find a good marriage for her daughter, Yun Manyin. However, due to her own reputation, no eligible families in the capital wanted to marry her.
That's why she took a liking to Madam Qin's nephew.
During their conversation at the restaurant, they were spotted by Old Madam Yun, and the meeting ended unhappily.
Madam Qin's visit this time was naturally unexpected, as she had not only been exonerated but also promoted by a rank, and she had not expected that Madam Guo would actually return to the Yun family.
The news circulating outside is that on that day, Madam Yun was afraid of jeopardizing Yin'er's marriage, so she wrote a letter of divorce on behalf of her son, allowing Guo to take the children back to the capital.
Now that the Yun family has overcome its crisis, it is only natural for Guo to return to the Yun family.
In this way, Madam Qin suddenly realized that the second daughter of the Yun family, whom she had looked down on and disliked, suddenly seemed to be someone her nephew was not good enough for.
So they hurriedly sent out invitations and went to discuss the matter.
Unexpectedly, Guo was hurt by Qin's sharp tongue last time, and with her own daughter's status rising, how could she possibly accept a nephew from a minister's family?
Naturally, he flatly refused, wanting to avenge his previous humiliation and acting arrogantly.
So, as Madam Su led Xiao Youran to see her maternal grandfather and uncle off to their carriage, Madam Qin walked out of the third house's courtyard with an extremely unpleasant expression.
The old woman carefully led the way. When she saw Madam Su and the others standing in front of the main gate, she naturally curtsied and greeted them, "Madam of the Duke."
Madam Su did not recognize Madam Qin, but she could tell from the old woman's identity that she must be a guest of the third branch of the family, so she nodded politely to her.
Madam Qin was already furious. When she saw that Madam Su only nodded to her indifferently, and then glanced at the carriages outside that were full of all kinds of local specialties, a surge of anger rushed from the soles of her feet to the top of her head. She blurted out, "I don't know what kind of luck you, a merchant's daughter, have had to put on airs in front of me?"
The Qin family is a family of scholars with a history of over 100 years. She was also famous for her literary talent in her maternal family. She has always looked down on merchants. A few months ago, she heard that the Duchess was born into a merchant family and was a second-time bride, so she has been looking down on her ever since.
Upon meeting her today, she found that this woman indeed treated her with disrespect, so she blurted out her true feelings.
However, she regretted it as soon as she said it.
Even if she were no longer a merchant's daughter or a divorced woman, she is now the rightful Duchess of the State, and I absolutely cannot afford to offend her.
But she has always been proud and arrogant, so why would she immediately bow her head and admit her mistake?
Upon hearing this, Madam Su's expression changed. Before she could speak, Su Ze immediately stepped forward and asked sternly, "Who do you think you are? How dare you put on airs in front of the Duchess?"
Madam Qin's initial regret vanished instantly. She straightened her back slightly and said proudly, "My father is the headmaster of Songhe Academy, and my elder brother is also a great scholar of the academy. My husband is the Minister of Rites. The Qin family has a century-old tradition of scholarship and is extremely respectful of etiquette. We have never been impolite or overstepped our bounds, nor do we arbitrarily criticize others."
This means that Su Ze was rude just now.
Xiao Youran asked crisply, "Your father is a headmaster, your elder brother is a great scholar, and your husband is a minister. So what about you? What does my uncle mean by 'who are you anyway?'"
This isn't just being rude, it's blatantly insulting you.
Madam Qin was so angry she almost twisted her nose. A woman's family background is determined by the status and position of her father, brothers, and husband, isn't it?
Su Ze also said, "You still have the nerve to say that you have never been impolite or overstepped your bounds? Could it be that you, a mere third-rank official's wife, do not bow or greet the first-rank duke's wife, and even speak rudely? Is this the family education of your century-old scholarly family? Or the family education of a learned scholar and headmaster?"
Madam Qin was speechless. Even a fool could tell that the other person had been cursing her from the very beginning.
Since Madam Su had not yet established a firm foothold in the capital, she did not want to engage in a verbal dispute with her, and simply said coldly, "Let's let today's matter rest. Madam Qin, please leave."
Madam Qin gritted her teeth and gave her a slight curtsy. "It was my fault for being impolite. I extend my greetings to the Duchess. I shall take my leave."
After saying that, he left in a hurry.
Xiao Youran watched her retreating figure, mentally summoning her little notebook, "Please unleash your Heavenly Thunderclap Technique and begin your madness!"
The next second, a dark cloud suddenly drifted in from the sky.
As soon as Madam Qin saw that it was getting dark, she quickly lifted her skirt and prepared to get into the carriage.
But immediately a thunderclap boomed, and with a crash, a bolt of lightning struck the carriage, instantly splitting it in two.
Mrs. Qin, who had just stuck her head into the carriage: ...
The lightning bolt clearly struck her head directly, instantly shattering her neatly combed hair into pieces, scattering all her jewels, and leaving her neck and above completely blackened.
Madam Qin stiffly twisted her neck, the sharp pain piercing through the momentary confusion. She closed her eyes and immediately collapsed onto the carriage with a thud.
The crowd in front of the Duke's mansion: ...
Su looked up at the sky and wondered why there was only one dark cloud on her side that had brought thunder.
Xiao Youran gritted her teeth, her mind replaying the little notebook's maniacal giggles, almost bursting with suppressed laughter...
"Hehehe... So much fun! That was so satisfying!" Egg started dancing in Xiao Youran's mind, its round body twisting and turning, making Xiao Youran want to laugh.
But she couldn't laugh, so she just clenched her teeth and unconsciously pulled her mother's hand tighter and tighter.
Su looked at her daughter suspiciously. Could this strange phenomenon be related to her daughter?
Su Ze, standing nearby, burst into laughter. "Is this the legendary karma? Hahaha—"
Seeing that things were not going well, the Qin family's coachman immediately drove off and took Madam Qin away.
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