Chapter 42: Head-on Confrontation

Du Jingyi smiled and decided that today's task must be done beautifully.

One is to let the people of the Fifth House and even the entire Duke's Mansion open their eyes and see clearly that Dongyuan is not someone they can bully whenever they want.

Secondly, it is also to establish prestige when moving to the General's Mansion in the future.

After all, she will be the one in charge in the future.

For a general's mansion as big as this one, there must be hundreds of servants.

If she fails to establish this reputation now, she will probably have trouble doing things in the future.

Therefore, the smile becomes more gentle and moving.

The people in the fifth room don't know yet that they will soon become Du Jingyi's appetizer, so they are still putting on airs and trying to take advantage of Da Qiao.

"The young lady is here!"

Butler He raised his voice and shouted to the people in the hall, and everyone looked over immediately.

Fourth Madam Ni stood up slightly, intending to bow.

After all, according to their status, common people like them have to bow when meeting the general's wife.

But the mother-in-law, husband, son and daughter-in-law who were present all refused to stand up as if they had been branded with a stigma, so naturally she couldn't step forward.

So, he sat down again in disappointment.

When Du Jingyi walked in and saw that this family had noses that were not noses and mouths that were not mouths, he felt a surge of mockery in his heart.

He is really so used to it that he doesn't know how heavy his bones are.

So, he smiled deliberately and said.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. I'm sorry to have made you come all this way so early in the morning. Is there anything I can help you with?"

Du Jingyi pretended not to know that Manager Qi was dead and continued talking as if they were normal relatives.

Upon seeing this, the fifth old lady immediately got angry and spoke angrily with a cold brow.

"My family is in misfortune, why did they marry a disaster like you? You can't even try to persuade your husband to kill someone, you are such a waste."

He wanted to suppress Du Jingyi's momentum by scolding her loudly as soon as he came up, and it would be best if he could scare her a little, so that it would be easier for him to act later.

Therefore, he had to put on a show of full style and make Du Jingyi feel embarrassed.

However, Du Jingyi showed no reaction to his outburst of power, but just put on a smile and spoke.

"Oh, Fifth Uncle, what have you eaten that you shouldn't have? You're talking nonsense here. Although I'm not from a prominent family, I'm also the daughter of an honest family. The Duke's marriage to my father and mother was decided after the Duke personally came to discuss it. He sent three letters and six engagements, and welcomed me in through the main gate."

"How come in the mouth of my fifth great-aunt, I have become a nuisance and a waste?"

When she said this, her face was smiling, but her eyes were cold.

When he looked at the fifth old lady, he was quite serious.

Fourth Madam Ni saw it and couldn't help swallowing.

It was Wulang's wife who was beside her who patted the back of her hand, which made her fear lessened.

However, Shang Yu'an and Shang Wulang looked at each other, seeming to find the situation a bit tricky.

Why didn’t I realize before that Liu Lang’s wife is such a sharp-tongued person? Now I realize that she is a tough nut to crack.

The father and son calmed down and decided to observe the situation before speaking.

The Fifth Old Lady was almost speechless after hearing her words.

But when he thought that he was now the "sky" of the fifth room, all his fears disappeared, and he glared at Du Jingyi and spoke viciously.

"Bah, how dare you question me with your identity?"

Du Jingyi has been traveling around the country with his parents doing business for many years and has met all kinds of people.

But houses like the fifth room are really rare.

But he couldn't lose the momentum, so he said after calming his tone.

"As I am the wife of the young master who was married into the Duke's Mansion in a sedan chair carried by eight men, and the wife of the current second-rank cavalry general, it seems that there is nothing wrong with correcting the women of no rank or status in the harem."

"You!"

The fifth old lady was very angry.

Not only her, one of the most taboo things in the entire Five Houses is their identity.

It is obvious that the eldest uncle's family is a high-ranking and powerful duke, but their fifth branch is just an ordinary citizen who is not worth mentioning.

Over the years, he has gained a lot of benefits outside by relying on the power of the Duke's Mansion.

But the more this happened, the more twisted their hearts became.

I always think that we are all born from the same mother, so there is no need to distinguish us from different classes.

It's just that they are unlucky.

If it had been their grandfather, the Fifth Old Master, who had followed the Emperor Kaizong in the uprising, he would be the one enjoying all the glory today.

Why should we continue to live under the shadow of our uncle, and let our children and grandchildren suffer as a result?

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

At this moment, Du Jingyi looked at the Fifth Old Lady like a cat whose tail was stepped on.

He stared at her fiercely, his hair standing on end, as if he was about to find an opportunity to tickle her a couple of times.

And the Fifth Old Lady did not disappoint Du Jingyi's guess.

As expected, he was as stupid as a pig. He stood up, slapped him fiercely, and cursed him.

"How dare you humiliate me? I will tear your mouth apart!"

He pretended to slap her, which frightened Butler He and Madam Dou so much that they quickly spoke out to stop her.

But Du Jingyi stood in front of him calmly, looking at him with a smile.

Her palm was raised high, but before it landed in front of Du Jingyi, Li Zhu kicked her to the ground.

Then he immediately grabbed the fifth old lady's throat in a grappling posture.

But the hand she had just raised was now folded behind her in a strange posture.

With a snap, the bone dislocated.

After being knocked down like this, the Fifth Old Lady almost couldn't catch her breath.

Li Zhu, who was kneeling on her, had murderous intent in his eyes at this moment, and he spoke calmly word by word.

"Few people who dare to touch the young lady will be able to walk out of this door alive!"

At this point, everyone reacted.

She looks like an ordinary maid, but it turns out that she knows martial arts, and she is quite good at it.

Otherwise, how could he defeat the enemy with just one move and exude such murderous intent?

The speed was so fast that no one expected it.

By the time they reacted, the wails of the fifth old lady had already spread throughout the hall.

Shang Yu'an and Shang Wulang, father and son, were horrified and immediately ran over and said anxiously.

"What do you want to do? Why don't you release my grandmother immediately?"

"This is outrageous. A little maid dares to cause trouble in the Duke's Mansion. Beating the master is a capital crime. Are you tired of living?"

As the two were talking, they were about to step forward and hold Lizhu's hand, but they were surrounded by the servants from the East Garden who rushed in from outside.

Seeing that the good situation was suddenly like a turtle in a jar, even Shang Yu'an's voice, as loud as it was, died down at this moment.

Pulling his son Shang Wulang took a step back, looking at Du Jingyi with fear and said.

"What do you want to do?"

Du Jingyi smiled, then sat down, and then spoke calmly.

(End of this chapter)