Even Qian Youxue was surprised by the slap.
The usually quiet and timid Aunt Meng actually slapped Qian Yuexue hard across the face. This became a major topic of conversation in the Qian family, enough to keep everyone talking for days.
Qian Yuexue found it even more unbelievable that her cowardly mother would lay a hand on her.
But just as everyone was lost in thought, Aunt Meng made another startling remark: "Aren't you going to apologize to the young lady? Do you want to be punished before you're satisfied?"
Pooh!
Qian Yuexue spat viciously, touching her burning face, and shouted, "You're just a lowly concubine, what right do you have to punish me, the young lady of the Qian family? You're a piece of trash!"
Qian Youxue had long disliked the crooked things Qian Yuexue had learned from Qian Yingxue. Seeing Qian Yuexue clench her fists, she quickly stepped in front of her and shouted, "She has no right, but I, as the legitimate daughter, certainly do! You're getting more and more outrageous. Although she's a concubine, she's still your birth mother."
The legitimate daughter!
That's right. No matter how ugly or disgusting this good-for-nothing is, Qian Youxue is still the legitimate daughter of the Qian family, while Qian Yuexue, even if she looks like a fairy, is just a concubine's daughter.
Qian Yuexue clenched her fists, her eyes filled with hatred, but she dared not let it truly erupt. Her mother had warned her before that Qian Youxue was no longer someone who could be bullied and manipulated at will, and that she must be careful in dealing with her from now on.
Clap clap clap!
Qian Youxue slapped several times in quick succession, this was to get some interest back and also to save face for Aunt Meng.
However, Aunt Meng was not grateful at all. Instead, she begged for mercy for Qian Yuexue: "Miss, Miss, please stop hitting her. Fifth Miss is young and doesn't know any better. Please be more lenient with her."
"Useless good-for-nothing!" Qian Yuexue didn't even thank Aunt Meng. After cursing her, she ran away, touching her burning face.
So what if she married a good-for-nothing? One day, when she becomes the Princess Consort of Yi, she'll definitely get her revenge tenfold. Just you wait, Qian Youxue, that day will come.
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry!" Aunt Meng apologized to Qian Youxue repeatedly.
"Never mind, let's go back." Qian Youxue looked at Aunt Meng's cowardly appearance and didn't know what to say, so she simply decided to ignore her.
Watching the departing figures of the master and servant, Aunt Meng remained standing in place. A complex emotion flashed across her eyes, but upon hearing footsteps approaching, she immediately reverted to her usual obsequious smile.
"Now that you're a concubine, you're on equal footing with that person. Why do you always feel inferior?" Aunt Lan's words were sharp and sarcastic as she cracked melon seeds and stared at Aunt Lan.
Aunt Meng forced a smile, ignored Aunt Lan's words, and walked quickly towards her own courtyard with her head down.
Pooh!
Aunt Lan spat and pouted in disgust: "What a coward! How could Master have taken a liking to you?"
"Aunt Lan, Master has sent you some osmanthus cakes." The maid, Yinxing, deliberately raised her voice, as if afraid others wouldn't know.
Aunt Lan smugly clapped the crumbs off her hands, swayed her slender waist, and deliberately cursed, "What are you yelling about? What else did the master say?"
"Master said you should wait for him to return tonight," Ginkgo replied loudly in agreement.
Now everyone in the Qian household knew that Qian Sheng was going to spend the night in Aunt Lan's room. Before long, the news reached Aunt Liu's ears.
With no one to vent her anger on, Aunt Liu had someone call Aunt Meng over and give her a severe beating, which temporarily extinguished the fire in her heart.
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