Madam Zhang was shocked that Xie Yushu completely disregarded her and showed her no respect whatsoever. She immediately shouted...
"Xie Yushu! I am An'er's biological mother. If you offend me, you can forget about ever entering the Grand Tutor's mansion in this lifetime!"
My An'er is the only son of the Grand Tutor's mansion. Countless girls in the capital are crying and begging to marry him!
Originally, out of consideration for An'er, I thought that if you knew what was good for you, it wouldn't be impossible to make you a concubine. I never expected that you, a country bumpkin, would be so ill-mannered!
"You wild slut, how dare you compare yourself to my An'er!"
Hearing her call her "An'er" repeatedly, Xie Yushu suddenly remembered Zhou Yi'an, who had insisted on treating her to dinner, and blurted out, "..."
"An'er?"
"Is Zhou Yi'an your son?"
Seeing Xie Yushu's sudden realization, Madam Zhang assumed she had finally understood the importance of offending her future mother-in-law. She pushed away Nanxing, who was holding her, and said smugly...
Now you know who I am!
"You'd better be smart and apologize to me by kneeling and kowtowing three times and nine times. Seeing your sincere attitude, I might give you a chance!"
Seeing Madam Zhang's smug and confident demeanor, Xie Yushu chuckled.
"Are you having a fit of hysteria?!"
Your son only asked me for a prescription; when did I ever say I wanted to marry your son?
Could it be that the medication you took caused brain damage?
If you're not thinking straight, go back and serve your mistress more, and ask her to teach you what to do for your status.
It's none of your business to interfere in my marriage.
"Not to mention I wouldn't even deign to look at your son, even if I, this princess, did, you, a mere concubine, are not worthy of my greetings and respects!"
Xie Yushu's words struck a chord with Madam Zhang. She was already very concerned about her status as a concubine. Even though she had given birth to Grand Tutor Zhou's only son, she was still inferior to Madam Cui. Fortunately, she gained status through her son. With her only son by her side, she was able to gain a foothold in the Grand Tutor's mansion and was addressed as Madam.
Even Cui Shi exempted her from the greeting ceremony. Other concubines would respectfully call her "elder sister" when they saw her, but Xie Yushu actually scolded her for not being worthy and even told her to learn etiquette from Cui Shi. It was simply humiliating!
His face immediately turned ashen with rage, and he pointed at Xie Yushu, trembling as he cursed...
"Well, well, you wild hussy! You just wait, there will be a time when you'll be begging me!"
Xie Yushu was too lazy to listen to her rambling and simply waved her hand, signaling Nanxing to drag the person away.
Madam Zhang, however, continued to shout defiantly.
"Xie Yushu, don't be stubborn. If you don't want to marry my son, can you go and have dinner with him?"
"Let me tell you, I've remembered everything you did to me today. You better never set foot in the Grand Tutor's mansion again, or I'll show you what I'm capable of!"
Upon hearing this, Nanxing was astonished that there could be such an ignorant and self-righteous person, and said rudely...
"You wish! We went to dinner at Zhou Yi'an's invitation. It was Zhou Yi'an who begged us to go, in order to ask our princess to leave him a set of glass mirrors and water cups for his mother's birthday celebration. Our princess only reluctantly agreed because she saw how filial he was!"
I never expected that you would think our princess has taken a liking to your son!
Why is your face so big!
I advise you, you're all talk and no action, just shut up and keep quiet. I can tell your son isn't thick-skinned either. After you made such a scene, how will he ever face anyone again?
Your son is incredibly unlucky to have a mother like you!
After Nanxing finished speaking, Madam Zhang was immediately stunned.
"What? Birthday? Impossible! Stop trying to flatter your master. You're deliberately trying to seduce my son and you don't even dare to admit it. I already celebrated my birthday in the first month of the lunar calendar. You don't even bother to think before you lie!"
Nanxing was angry for a moment, then suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
"Hmph! Your birthday has passed, but Madam Cui's birthday may not have passed yet! After all, Madam Cui is the mother of your son!"
People need to have some self-awareness. Being too self-righteous will only make you lose face!
You're already this old; you can't just grow wrinkles and not get any brains, can you?
Upon hearing this, Madam Zhang's face turned even more ashen than if she had eaten excrement. She never expected that the one who would stab her in the heart was her own son. Her birthday had passed, and now only Madam Cui was left. Madam Cui's birthday was next month!
Moreover, even though her son had been raised by her side since childhood, Cui was still his legal mother. Although her son was allowed to call her "mother" as an exception, he still respectfully addressed her as "mother" whenever he saw her. He would pay his respects to her on the three major festivals of the year, morning and evening, and he would visit her to celebrate her birthday without fail.
In previous years, she would just prepare a casual birthday gift. Unexpectedly, this year her son went to great lengths to ask people to buy her the most fashionable and expensive set of glassware.
Madam Zhang felt incredibly bitter! That was her own son, whom she had carried for ten months, yet he was giving his all to another woman. How could she bear it?
The person who was just baring his teeth and brandishing his claws suddenly wilted upon hearing the news, letting Nanxing Chunyu drag him away.
When Madam Cui heard that people from Princess Jingde's residence had dragged Madam Zhang to their door, even though she was too lazy to look at Madam Zhang, she had no choice but to take her people out to see what was going on.
Nanxing greeted Madam Cui with a bow and said...
"Nanxing greets Madam Cui. This servant is from the Jingde Princess's residence. Jingde was ordered by the princess to escort your concubine back, and also to convey a message from my princess."
My princess said that the lady of your household is still surnamed Cui, and she had long heard about the Cui family's upbringing. She never expected to see such an unruly shrew under the Cui family's control today. It was truly an eye-opener for her!
Originally, causing such a disturbance at the Princess's residence should have resulted in being flogged and imprisoned, but our Princess, respecting the Cui family's reputation, made an exception and sent the person back to you for your personal discipline.
Our princess said that if there's a next time, she won't be so polite!
Just as Xie Yushu had expected, Cui was dignified with a touch of arrogance. Upon hearing Nanxing's words, she spoke calmly.
"It's my fault for not disciplining her properly and causing trouble for Princess Jingde! I will remember your kindness today and will personally visit you another day to apologize."
"Nanxing takes his leave!"
After Nanxing left, Madam Zhang looked at Cui with resentment in her eyes and cried out indignantly.
"My son actually went to ask someone for help to celebrate your birthday! You must be so proud of yourself now!"
What right do you have? That's my son, the son I raised. Why should he be filial to you?
"I am the one who continued the lineage of the Grand Tutor's mansion; I am the greatest contributor to its prosperity. The position of the Grand Tutor's wife should belong to me. Why do you shamelessly occupy this position?"
Madam Zhang screamed even more hysterically.
Cui said disdainfully
"Because I am a daughter of the Cui family of Qinghe! Because I was married through proper channels and carried in by eight sedan chairs, while you were brought in by your brother!"
Just because I can't be bothered with you normally doesn't mean you can go out and embarrass yourself in the name of the Grand Tutor's Mansion.
"Guards! Lock Zhang in the ancestral hall to reflect on her actions. She may only be given a bowl of water each day, and no one is allowed to visit her without my order!"
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