Chapter 239 - Chapter 239: Chapter 248: Inconsistent Behavior (1/2)
Chapter 239: Chapter 248: Inconsistent Behavior
The Feng family is a martial arts household; it’s not just Feng Ruolin who is trained in martial arts, even her head maid grew up practicing martial arts from a young age, and her skills are no less formidable than Xiao Xi’s. There will be no problem protecting Su Wenyue.
“I won’t exchange pleasantries with big brother and sister-in-law. I leave all matters at home in your hands, sister-in-law. Some people have ill intentions, and they might strike at the child. You must be cautious,” Su Wenyue, fearing Feng Ruolin wasn’t aware of the situation, specifically gave her a reminder.
“Understood, go on without worry. I, Feng Ruolin, can naturally handle it,” Feng Ruolin replied, showing not a hint of fear. After all, who was she, Feng Ruolin?
With big brother and sister-in-law having arrived, Su Wenyue’s heart settled down considerably. She went to the Li family’s place with Su Hengyi’s escort. However, since big brother and sister-in-law had come over, the Su family must have known about Han Yu’s bandit-suppression mission. After asking, Su Wenyue learned that before Han Yu set out, he had sent someone to inform the Su family, asking them to take good care of her and the child while he was away. Although Han Yu himself did not wish to rely on the Su family, he was concerned for her safety.
Before long, they arrived at the Li Mansion’s entrance. Today’s invitation was only for the ladies, so Su Hengyi could not enter. He waited nearby while Su Wenyue, accompanied by Xiao Xi and Feng Ruolin’s servant girl Ah Qing, entered.
Xiao Xi handed the invitation to the Li family’s servants. The Li family’s servants initially had a cordial demeanor, but after scanning the invitation, their attitude turned lukewarm. They did not block Su Wenyue’s entry but also didn’t arrange for someone to lead the way, completely ignoring Su Wenyue’s presence.
Su Wenyue had anticipated a chilly welcome at the Li family but expected they would at least maintain appearances. She didn’t anticipate the Li family to be this impolite. Su Wenyue kept a straight face, but Xiao Xi was quite angry. With Su Wenyue’s permission, Xiao Xi did not hold back her criticism.
“Madam, if you ask me, these servants of the Li Mansion lack any sense of propriety. They don’t have a clue about the rules and dare to neglect guests this way. I don’t know if it’s because the lady of the house is incompetent or these servants are insubordinate,” Xiao Xi said, deliberately raising her volume. People nearby started to look over, but Xiao Xi wasn’t the least bit uncomfortable.
“Even though it’s not good to meddle in another family’s affairs, this is indeed out of line. I will ask Madam Li later. If these servants are not fit for duty, selling them would be the thing to do. The way things stand now, it’s simply laughable. It doesn’t matter if they slight me, but if they slight others, those people won’t blame the servants; they’ll say the Li family lacks proper upbringing,” Su Wenyue said with a pretense of concern for the Li family.
Those who knew the inside story understood that this was intentional on the Li family’s part, while those who didn’t started harboring the same thoughts. Normally, servants’ misdeeds reflected poorly on their masters.
“Madam Han is right; these servants of the Li Mansion are indeed so careless that someone needs to remind Madam Li. It would be a shame if a few lazy servants ruined the family’s reputation,” Su Wenyue heard someone say. She looked over and saw a somewhat unfamiliar face, then nodded and smiled in acknowledgment.