Zi You didn’t kneel, but stood there resolutely. Her body let out an awe-inspiring momentum. A layer of frost was on her jade-like white face that was exuding endless coldness.
Her voice was still sweet, but it was like a strong flame amongst peach blossoms in March, on a snowy mountain’s peak. The blend of ice and fire combined into a sonorous voice, such as jade hitting ice. She enunciated, “With a cold-blooded and callous father like you, how can your daughter respect you?
“Once a new bride married over, you condone her to disrespect your previous wife. For your own interests, you poisoned your daughter with her. Now, it’s even better. You actually listen to her and frame her with her maidservant. Mu YingRui, how you have let me down.”
When the last sentence was spoken, Zi You’s voice and expression were exactly the same as Dier’s.
She looked colder at Mu YingRui and with even more blame. She said, “I only have You’er, my only child. But you can’t tolerate her and try to harm and scheme against her. You are a heartless animal!
“Want to hurt my daughter? Huh……. Please find a better reason. You’er is a little girl. What does she know about aphrodisiacs? If you are not lustful and lecherous, how can anyone seduce you? Now that you’ve slept with her, you want to talk about your chastity? You’re shameless to the extreme! Now that father isn’t here, you dare to harm You’er. Aren’t you afraid of karma?”
Mu YingRui’s soul was almost scared away with the scolding. He looked at Zi You as if he saw a ghost.
And Liu Yanhong was also terrified! She saw Zi You look at her like a ghost, with sinister eyes. “Slut! You are indeed like your original master. Both are cheap and dirty! You’er trusts you so much, but you actually took advantage of her naivety and kindness to reward you with good foods, clothing, and jewelry. I didn’t think that you would be so vicious! I will take care of you on behalf of the heavens today!”
She extended a white hand with long nails and walked towards Liu Yanhong step by step.
“Ghost……” Liu Yanhong shouted loudly and wanted to run.
Mu YingRui was scared and wanted to run too, but his legs didn’t listen to him. He trembled as he looked at Zi You. He pretended to be courageous as he reprimanded, “You…… Don’t pretend to be a ghost. I’m telling you…… don’t use your mother to scare me…… I…… I’m not afraid of her.”
“Pah, pah, pah……” He had finished speaking and his face was slapped by someone five or six times.
Mu YingRui did not see anyone move, but he could feel pain. Then a fishy sweetness gushed out of his mouth.
Mu YingRui spat. Two teeth and blood fell out together.
He looked in disbelief at Zi You. But she was glaring ferociously at Liu Yanhong right now. She was at least six or seven steps away from him. Also, he did not see Zi You move. He also did not see her body move. So who hit him?
Zi You saw him looking at her and coldly smiled. “I’m warning your little wife to get rid of the heart to harm my daughter. Otherwise, I will make her wish that she was dead. And you, I don’t expect you to love my daughter. But if you dare to harm her, I will not forgive you! This time, it’s your teeth. Next time will be your hands and feet. If there is another time, it will be your dog life! Those who oppose me and harm my daughter will die! Die! Die……”
At the end, she gnashed her teeth, her face was ferocious, and her hair was messy. She floated up, just like a female ghost from Hell.
Mu YingRui wanted to severely teach Zi You a lesson today. He was afraid that others would hear and tell Nee Liu to come save her, so he not only closed the door to the study, but let down the curtains.
As a result, the study was already dark. Now, with Zi You’s appearance, it was false if no one was scared. At this moment, anyone would probably be scared looking at her right now. Not to mention Mu YingRui and Liu Yanhong had guilty consciences.
The two people suddenly cried out and fainted away. Zi You also suddenly collapsed onto the ground too.
Shiyun was currently pacing back and forth in Youran Ju. She had been staring at the hourglass and calculating the time.
After half an hour had passed, she quickly walked towards the reception room that Nee Liu used to receive guests.
When she got there, Nee Liu was talking to Duke Anguo furen’s Xie mama.
Shiyun was worried about Xiaojie and didn’t have time to curtsy. She walked over to her and whispered into her ear, “Second Furen, Laoye first called away Liu Yanhong in anger. Then he had someone call Xiaojie into the study. It has been half an hour and Xiaojie hasn’t returned yet. Nubi went to the study, but Steward Yang won’t let Nubi get close.”
Nee Liu couldn’t remain calm. She quickly smiled and said to Xie mama, “Mama, I have something urgent to handle. Please sit here for a bit.”
Xie mama was not a blind person. She looked at the situation and hastily took her leave. “Please do what you need to do, Second Furen. Laonu has been here for a while and should go back to report.”
Nee Liu lightly smiled and nodded. “Then I will not make you stay. Go back and tell Duke Anguo furen that I will visit her after the festival.”
“Yes. Laonu takes her leave.” Xie mama curtsied and left.
As soon as she left, Nee Liu quickly said to Shiyun, “Let’s go.”
She was anxious. Half an hour was enough for Mu YingRui to hurt Zi You many times. When she thought of his previous heartlessness to Zi You, Nee Liu was anxious. She couldn’t help but secretly scold, ‘You beast! You took your daughter and her maidservant to the study. What exactly do you want to do?’
Once she thought that, she was more anxious. She immediately turned to Aunt Lan. “Have someone quickly inform Lao TaiYe and my husband.”
Nee Liu went to the study. Yang Qingjun went over to stop her. “Apologies! Second Furen, Laoye and Xiaojie are talking. No one is allowed to disturb them.”
Nee Liu strongly suppressed her anger. She coldly said, “I have something urgent to find Xiaojie for. Hurry and let them know. Otherwise, you will be responsible if the matter is delayed!”
Yang Qingjun looked at Nee Liu using her mistress-of-the-house attitude and had no choice but to go knock on the study door.
However, there was no reaction after knocking for a long time. He quickly listened at the door. Then he shook his head helplessly at Nee Liu. “Inside…… There seems to be no one inside.”
“What does ‘there seems to be no one inside’ mean?” Nee Liu was furious. “Are you dead? You’ve been standing guard out here here. You don’t know whether your Laoye and Xiaojie came out? What do you have eyes for?”
She waved her hand and said to two mamas who knew martial arts. “You two open the door for me. If First Laoye wants to blame someone, then he blame me!”
The two mamas were sent by Mu YingYi to protect her after she married into the General’s Manor.
Their martial arts were not weak and they were very loyal to Nee Liu. Other than her, Mu YingYi, Old General Mu, and Zi You, they couldn’t be ordered by anyone else.
At this moment, they went over and pushed Yang Qingjun away without hesitation.
The door to the study was loudly opened. But the situation inside made people stunned!
Mu YingRui, Zi You, and that Liu Yanhong had collapsed on the ground. It was a mess under Liu Yanhong. Apparently, she was frightened into urinating over herself.
Mu YingRui’s handsome face had become a pig’s head. There was a small spot of blood on the ground. There were two teeth in the middle of the blood.
Zi You was about ten steps away from them. Her teeth were clenched tight, her face was pale, and her lips trembled. Her whole body shivered. She stood there and scared everyone with her appearance.
Nee Liu didn’t care about the others and directly rushed over to Zi You. She cried out loudly, “You’er, You’er…… Heavens. What happened? Why was she fine in the morning and became like this now? Someone, find a doctor and bring Lao TaiYe, and Second Laoye back……”
The room was suddenly chaotic. Compared to Mu YingRui and Liu Yanhong, all of the servants only cared about Zi You.
It was true that Mu YingRui and Liu Yanhong fainted. But judging from the situation, their conditions were not as serious as Xiaojie’s. Xiaojie’s face had no color, as if she died.
If something happened to Xiaojie, Old General Mu would probably kill someone. The servants didn’t dare delay. Some went to invite the doctor and some carried people out. They were all busy.
When the study was empty, the Shangguan LingRan, who was hanging upside down like a bat from a beam in the roof, opened the window and flew out quietly like a smart wild cat.
Yes, the plan to punish Mu YingRui today was thought of by Shangguan LingRan. When he suggested slapping Mu YingRui, he was originally afraid that Zi You would not agree.
But Zi You’s performance amazed him. “If he really wants to harm me, then go ahead and teach him a lesson. I am really tired of him. If he is callous, then he can’t blame me for being unjust.”
With Zi You’s approval, Shangguan LingRan certainly wouldn’t let Mu YingRui off. He only used 10% of his strength in those slaps, but they were enough to punish Mu YingRui.
Zi You pretended to be possessed by her mother Dier and scolded her father. Even he felt refreshed listening to her words. Only a ruthless woman like this is fit to my An Wang Shizifei. If I marry her and join forces with her, that old man, two cefeis, and their sons will be suppressed.
The imperial doctor came. Mu YingRui and Liu Yanhong woke up after an acupuncture session. The two were feeling guilty and were scared into fainting. There were no big issues with them.
