Chapter 497 The Madam is Angry, Get Out of Here!
Su Wan's face was a little pale, her lips were tightly pursed, and her eyes were slightly red, but she stubbornly refused to cry.
"Madam Li," Chu Ruohan stepped forward, her voice gentle but with a hint of strength that could not be ignored. "Sister Su is a beginner, so she is bound to be unfamiliar with the subject. Please be patient, Madam."
"It's getting late today. Why don't we stop here, let her rest for a while, and continue tomorrow?"
Nanny Li glanced at Chu Ruohan, her expression softened slightly, but she still insisted.
"Madam, your consideration for Miss Su is well-intentioned, but the palace rules are as iron as iron. Even the slightest deviation can lead to a huge mistake. If you don't discipline her strictly today, she will bring disgrace to the royal family when she enters the palace in the future."
She paused, then added, "This old servant is also following orders and dares not slack off."
Chu Ruohan understood that what Nanny Li said was meant for her.
These past few days, Nanny Li's teaching of Su Wan was more like tempering than teaching.
From morning till nightfall, one's posture, including standing, sitting, walking, talking, and even the curvature of fingers when serving tea or water, must be precise to the millimeter.
Chu Ruohan understood these basic etiquettes, and Su Wan would have to learn them sooner or later.
However, what Nanny Li taught never touched upon the most crucial etiquette procedures during the enthronement ceremony or even the wedding of the emperor and empress.
She just kept on tossing and turning over these daily trivialities...
This is clearly an act of hypocrisy. They want Su Wan to look bad on the wedding day and be laughed at by the whole world!
It also made the emperor, who had gone against all odds to establish the queen, and Gu Junze, who strongly supported him, lose face!
Chu Ruohan's cold gaze fell on Nanny Li. "After a few days of instruction, Sister Su's standing and sitting postures have become more and more standard."
"I just don't know if Nanny has ever taught us anything about the etiquette for the coronation ceremony and the wedding of the Emperor and Empress?"
Nanny Li's face froze, then she raised her head and said, "Those complicated etiquettes are not learned overnight. We have to wait until Miss Su has laid a solid foundation."
"I am following the imperial decree. Everything has its own rules and regulations. I dare not make any mistakes."
Chu Ruohan smiled lightly, but the smile did not reach her eyes. Instead, it was filled with a hint of coldness.
"Oh? Really?" She walked forward and stood in front of Nanny Li. Although she was slightly smaller than the other, her aura was completely overwhelming.
"Madam Li, I'd like to ask you, in this Zhenguo Mansion, who is the master and who is the servant?"
Nanny Li was so shocked by her sudden fierce aura that she was speechless for a moment.
But then he stiffened his neck and said, "I am a servant of the palace, so I naturally obey the palace's orders. Although the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo is noble, she has no control over the affairs of the palace."
She still held her head high, as if she was certain that Chu Ruohan wouldn't dare do anything to her.
"What a palace person!" Chu Ruohan laughed instead of getting angry. That smile was like icicles in the cold winter, cold and hard. "Mammy, you did remind me."
Her voice suddenly sank: "No matter who instructed you, or who backed you up, remember this clearly!"
"This is the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, not a place where you can act wildly!"
"Sister Su is definitely the future queen! What are your intentions in torturing her like this today?"
"Do you want to embarrass her at the ceremony, or do you want to slap His Majesty in the face, or do you think that our Zhenguogong Mansion is easy to bully?"
Chu Ruohan pressed on, her words sharp as a knife: "You think you're making things difficult for a powerless woman? You're wrong! The one you've offended is the future Queen!"
"Madam, you've been working in the palace for many years. Don't you know how to judge the situation? Don't you know how to write the four words 'the future is long'?"
"When Sister Su holds the Phoenix Seal and becomes the mother of the nation, have you ever thought about what the consequences will be for what you did today?"
Nanny Li's face, which had always been serious and rigid, finally changed color at this moment.
Cold sweat broke out on her forehead, and her head, which had been held high, gradually lowered.
The arrogance just now disappeared without a trace after Chu Ruohan's words that were full of sarcasm and directly pointed out the interests.
She was indeed instructed by a noble in the palace to teach this commoner queen a lesson and let her know that life in the palace was not easy.
However, she never imagined that the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo would be so strong and could tear her plan to pieces with just a few words.
It also points out the tragic ending she may face in the future.
The future queen... Yes, once Su Wan becomes the queen, won't she, a mere teaching nanny, be at the mercy of others?
The more Nanny Li thought about it, the more frightened she became. Her legs went limp and she fell to her knees with a plop.
"Madam, please spare my life! This old slave... This old slave was foolish! This old slave will never dare to do it again!"
She kowtowed like crazy, without any trace of her previous arrogance.
Su Wan was watching from the side, stunned.
She had never seen Chu Ruohan speak so harshly before, and she felt both shocked and grateful...
Maybe she should learn some...
Chu Ruohan looked coldly at Nanny Li who was kneeling on the ground, without any emotion.
"Someone come!" she shouted.
Immediately, two strong women came in from outside the yard.
"Send this Nanny Li back to the palace immediately!" Chu Ruohan said in a cold tone, "Tell His Majesty the truth. Tell him that the temple at the Zhenguo Mansion is too small to support this huge Buddha!"
"Sister Su, we will find a way to teach her the court etiquette ourselves. We dare not trouble the palace any more!"
Upon hearing this, Nanny Li's face turned pale and she collapsed to the ground.
Send him back to the palace and tell the emperor these words...
She was finished, completely finished!
This not only caused her to lose her job, but also offended the future queen and made the emperor aware of her hypocrisy.
Chu Ruohan didn't look at her again. She turned around, helped Su Wan up, and said softly, "Sister has been wronged. Let's go in and rest. Don't worry about these dirty things."
Su Wan's eyes were red, and she nodded vigorously, letting Chu Ruohan help her into the house.
The storm was quickly quelled by Chu Ruohan's thundering measures.
The news that the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion had sent the palace tutor back to the palace spread throughout the capital like wings.
Inside Tingzhuxuan, the ripples are still lingering.
Su Wan held onto the edge of the table, her heart still pounding. Chu Ruohan's thunderous display just now had both shocked her and given her an infinite warmth.
"Sister Ruohan..."
Her voice trembled slightly as she looked at Chu Ruohan's back. Such powerful strength was hidden in that frail body.
Chu Ruohan turned around, the fierceness in her expression had disappeared, and her face had returned to gentleness. She walked to Su Wan and gently patted the back of her hand.
"Did it scare you?"
Su Wan shook her head vigorously, her eyes red: "No! I... I just..."
She just felt that she was so lucky to have met someone who truly protected her.
"That Madam Li is nothing more than a pawn used by some people in the palace to test the waters..."
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