The maid Jin Ju came out and frowned when she saw the copper basin. She was about to ask someone to come in and replace it when she heard Concubine Fang calling her from the inner room. Jin Ju thought that Concubine Fang would not come out from the inner room at this time, so she soaked a handkerchief with the water in the copper basin, wrung it dry, and brought it in.
After serving Fang Yi Niang and washing her hands and face, Jin Ju immediately went out to call the maid to pour out the water. Unexpectedly, the new maid didn't know the rules of Fang Yi Niang's room, and after pouring the water, she put the copper basin on the shelf.
When Concubine Fang came out of the inner room, she saw the copper basin on the shelf at a glance, and then she couldn't help but tremble, and the muscles on her face began to become distorted. Without warning, Concubine Fang picked up the tea tray on the table and smashed it on the copper basin. The copper basin fell from the shelf and rolled to Concubine Fang's feet. Concubine Fang looked down, then covered her face and screamed briefly.
She seemed to be trying her best to suppress her voice. The scream that came out was swallowed by her, and her pale lips without any blood were bitten by her, leaving a deep tooth mark and bleeding.
Jin Ju, who was looking for clothes for Aunt Fang, heard the noise and ran out. When she saw the copper basin that had been knocked to the ground and Aunt Fang who was looking up at her coldly, she was so scared that her legs went weak: "Aunt, don't be angry, you..."
Nanny Yu hurried in. Seeing this, she understood what was going on. She immediately stepped forward, picked up the copper basin, and threw it out, scolding the little maid at the door, "Who taught you this rule? Don't you know that only wooden basins are used in Fangfei Courtyard? Go down and accept your punishment!"
The frightened little maid went down sobbing.
Nanny Yu came into the room and took a look at Jinju who was kneeling on the ground. She sighed secretly, then helped Aunt Fang back to the inner room.
Concubine Fang came back to her senses and touched her face in a daze. Just as Nanny Yu wanted to comfort her, Concubine Fang took a deep breath and calmed down. She said to Nanny Yu, "Go and get Jinju up."
Nanny Yu breathed a sigh of relief and went to the outer room to ask Jinju to stop kneeling.
Jinjue came in wiping her tears and kowtowed to Aunt Fang to express her gratitude.
At this time, a maid outside reported tremblingly: "Auntie, the ninth young lady is here."
Aunt Fang immediately stood up and ran to her bedside, picked up the veil that she had placed beside the bed when she washed her face, and covered her face with it. Nanny Yu knew that Aunt Fang was afraid of scaring Ren Yaoying, so she hurried forward to help her adjust the veil.
After Aunt Fang's face was covered tightly, she stood up and sat at the table. She nodded calmly to the nanny and said, "Let Ying'er come in."
Nanny Yu responded and went away, and soon Ren Yaoying came in.
Aunt Fang's tone was as gentle as before: "Ying'er, you're back?"
Since Aunt Fang was wearing a veil, Ren Yaoying wasn't so scared anymore. She walked over to Aunt Fang and said, "Mother, I'm back, and Daddy's back too. Daddy...he's busy right now. I'll ask him to come see you when he's done."
Ever since Aunt Fang was injured, Ren Shimin hadn't set foot in Fangfei Courtyard again. Ren Yaoying felt that Aunt Fang must be feeling aggrieved. She had begged Ren Shimin to come and see her, but Ren Shimin only said indifferently, "Let your aunt recover well. If she has time, read some Buddhist scriptures to calm her down. If you need anything, go and talk to your mother."
Later, Ren Yaoying also realized that her father disliked her aunt, so she did not dare to ask for help anymore.
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