Butler Liu’s eyes widened. He knew it, he knew it!
Not only did she not fall for it, she even found fault with him. She really is that difficult to deal with.
Butler Liu looked at Liu Furong helplessly. He really had lost his temper because of her.
Liu Furong glared at him angrily and signaled him to get out of the way, useless trash!
Then, using the tone of an elder teaching a younger one, he said, "Ah Li, you come from a rural background, so naturally you don't understand the ways of managing a household as a mistress of an aristocratic family. No matter how capable a subordinate is, he or she will make mistakes. At such times, we need to step in and solve the problem. If we continue to vent our anger on the subordinates, who will be loyal and responsible to us in the future? Don't you agree?"
Su Li pretended to be educated and nodded: "Madam, what you said makes sense..."
Just when Liu Furong thought she had her under control and was feeling smug, she heard Su Li say lightly, "But Madam, you must have learned the housekeeping skills of the mistress of this aristocratic family from the former prince's wife, right? Otherwise, how could a concubine like you know the housekeeping skills of the mistress? You must be amazing, Madam, to be able to learn everything."
Humiliating her for being from the countryside, right? Then she would directly point out her status as a concubine, which she cared about the most, and see what else she could do.
Sure enough, Liu Furong's expression instantly turned extremely ugly.
But in a moment, his expression returned to normal, as if he hadn't heard what she had said. He continued, "No matter what, this is the old lady's birthday party. No one wants to make a mistake, right? I can't leave, so what's wrong with you helping me? Don't you want to do something for the old lady?"
Su Li raised the corner of her lips and said bluntly: "The old lady ordered, and the younger generation should obey, but you, are you the old lady and you order me around?"
"You!" Liu Furong pointed at her with trembling hands, too angry to speak.
Butler Liu, who was standing aside like a quail, didn't dare to breathe. As expected, the lady was not her match, so how could he beat her?
He wanted to see her make a mistake and be scolded by the old lady with disgust, but that was just his delusion. Alas!
Su Li raised an eyebrow and said leisurely, "Alright, go and do your own thing. The old lady is still waiting for me in the main courtyard, so I won't accompany you any longer."
As he spoke, he ignored Liu Furong's murderous look, took Pei Zhao's hand, and walked past her, heading straight to the main courtyard.
Bitch!
Bitch!
Liu Furong's face was distorted, and her hands hidden in her sleeves were clenched into fists.
This bitch has repeatedly used her status as a co-wife to humiliate her and repeatedly ignored her!
Just wait, her husband will kill Pei Ji soon. When she loses Pei Ji as her support, she will torture her and her son until they kneel down and beg for mercy, making their life worse than death!
Thinking of this, a hint of viciousness flashed in her eyes. She looked at Butler Liu who was hanging his head beside her. She was so angry that she kicked him hard: "Useless trash!"
Then he turned and left the garden.
Butler Liu didn't dare to dodge and took the kick head-on. He grimaced in pain, but he didn't dare to make a sound. He quickly limped out of the garden.
"Mom, who is that person? Why is he so hostile to you?"
Pei Zhao was not stupid, on the contrary, he was very smart. Regardless of the meaning behind the other party's words, he could see through the sarcastic and malicious expression.
"That person?"
Su Li then remembered that since Pei Ji recognized his relationship with him, Pei Zhao had only been to the Duke's Mansion once. That time, Liu Furong claimed to be sick and did not come, so Pei Zhao naturally did not see her.
She said, "That woman is your great-uncle's concubine, but you don't have to worry about her. You just need to know that she is not a good person."
Seeing that they were about to reach the main courtyard, Su Li didn't say anything in detail. She decided to go back and talk to Pei Zhao about how Liu Furong almost killed Ji Tingyou.
Pei Zhao nodded: "Is it just like the grandmother and aunt in Taohua Village?"
"Well... she's even more vicious than them..."
Pei Zhao frowned and said, "Then I don't like her!"
He didn't like the vicious grandmother and aunt in Taohua Village, and he hated people who were even more vicious than her.
Su Li smiled and said, "Mother doesn't like it either."
As soon as they finished speaking, they arrived at the main courtyard gate.
"Young Madam, Little Prince, you're back!"
Jinzhu was just about to go and see if the young lady had arrived, but she ran into them as soon as she went out.
She said with a happy look on her face: "The old lady is waiting for you inside."
Su Li smiled and nodded at her, then said to Pei Zhao, "Zhao'er, let's go in and pay our respects to our great-grandmother."
"good."
Main courtyard hall.
The Duke's wife sat at the head of the table. Seeing Pei Zhao, she immediately beamed with joy. "Zhao'er, you're here! I've missed my great-grandmother so much."
Pei Zhao immediately stepped forward and politely greeted him: "Zhao'er greets great-grandmother. Great greetings, great-grandmother."
The old lady's face was full of love: "Get up, get up! My dear Zhao'er, come to your great-grandmother quickly, hehe..."
Pei Zhao walked obediently to the old lady. Jin Zhu immediately brought a small chair and placed it aside for Pei Zhao to sit on.
Su Li couldn't help but laugh. It turned out that elders always favored children.
Then he bowed and greeted the old lady: "Grandma."
The old lady smiled and said, "Sit down."
As soon as Su Li sat down, the Duke, Ji Tingyou and Ji Tingxuan came in.
She stood up again and saluted the Duke: "Grandfather."
"Yeah." Duke Ji nodded with a smile and went straight to hug Pei Zhao. "Zhao'er, do you miss your great-grandfather? Hehehe..."
"Sister Su." Ji Tingyou also greeted Su Li with a smile.
"Sister-in-law." Ji Tingxuan naturally followed suit and called someone, although he was extremely reluctant.
Who could have imagined that the woman he considered questionable on Jinxiu Street would actually be his sister-in-law and the future mistress of the Duke's Mansion?
Even though they had acknowledged each other for so long, he still couldn't accept it. Having Ji Tingyou was already a hindrance enough, and now there was another legitimate heir to the title. How hateful...
Su Li responded one by one.
Everyone sat and chatted for a while, and when it was almost time, the Duke went to the front yard to greet the guests.
Ji Tingxuan and Ji Tingyou followed suit. When they left, Ji Tingyou carried Pei Zhao with him. "Zhao'er is six years old now. It's time for him to get to know the people who are acquainted with our Duke's Mansion."
He wouldn't tell them that he just wanted to take Zhao'er out to play.
The Duke thought it made sense and praised him repeatedly, "Boy, this is the first time you've thought this through so thoughtfully. Not bad, Grandfather is very pleased."
“…”
The old lady and Su Li couldn't help but laugh.
After they left, the old lady said, "Ali, I'll leave the task of taking care of the female relatives to you. This is Nanny Jin."
As she finished speaking, a nanny came out from behind her.
The old lady continued, "Madame Jin will be with you in a moment. She will introduce you to the guests. If you have any questions, feel free to ask her."
Su Li stood up and said, "Grandma, I understand."
Then he looked at Nanny Jin and said modestly but not humbly, "Thank you, Nanny."
Nanny Jin quickly bowed and said, "I dare not. This is what I should do."
Then he said, "Young Madam, please."
Su Li nodded and was the first to walk out of the main courtyard.
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