Chapter 484 - Intimidated (1/2)
He Wanning hurriedly hid the vial behind her back, crinkling her nose at Yu Xiaocao, “Do people do things like you? How can you take back things that you’ve already given away? If you can guarantee that my skin won’t become this dark even when I’m constantly going out, then whatever, I’ll be your living signboard!”
It was already near noon by the time she sent the two of them away. Yu Xiaocao rubbed her shriveled abdomen. She originally intended to sleep in, and, as she had not expected to be aroused so early, she only had a cup of jasmine tea and two pieces of honey cakes. She was so hungry!
“What’s wrong? Do you have an upset stomach?” Zhu Junyang disregarded common practice and took long strides into the inner courtyard. He was even faster than the little maidservant who came to report his arrival. Seeing Yu Xiaocao clutching her stomach, he worriedly went to support her.
“I’m hungry~” Yu Xiaocao mewed, and the sound tickled Zhu Junyang’s ears and heart.
Seeing the little lass’s unenergetic form, Zhu Junyang’s heart ached and he scolded, “Are all these servants dead? Why aren’t you hurrying to the kitchen to prepare a meal? Do you not see how starved your mistress is?”
“Er...don’t yell at the servants. I told them not to prepare my meal, since Godmother said we’d have lunch at Zhenxiu Restaurant. If I ate now, I wouldn’t be able to eat later!” Yu Xiaocao noticed that his expression began to darken whereas her maidservants started to tremble while their faces turned pale. She was afraid that this black-faced devil would scare away her maidservants.
“Second Young Miss, the madam is asking if you’re prepared to leave? If you are, we can head out to Zhenxiu Restaurant now!” Erya was indeed a very dense person. She excitedly rushed over, smiling sweetly at Xiaocao while she prattled on. She even shot the other maidservants a curious look when she saw them looking a little odd.
The maidservants all thought, ‘Sister Erya is so great. She is unfazed by Royal Prince Yang’s oppressive aura.’ Inwardly, they were a little less contemptuous of this undisciplined little girl who came from the countryside.
Meanwhile, Erya thought, ‘Royal Prince Yang is angry? Aiyaya, is this for real? Why didn’t anyone remind me? I wouldn’t be thrown out, would I?’
The other maidservants: …
“Why didn’t you wear a cloak before you came out? If these maidservants can’t do things right, just send them away, I’ll give you some disciplined ones!” Zhu Junyang was displeased when he noticed that Xiaocao was only clad in a thin layer of clothes. These wretched maidservants—did they feel contemptuous of his little lass? Was that why they were so careless in serving her? This cannot do—he must request his lady mother to send a few of her maidservants over, lest his little lass suffer any grievances.
“You’re so impressive, Royal Prince Yang! You have an even greater authority here than I, the mistress of this residence! Don’t you think your actions have crossed the line?” Yu Xiaocao rolled her eyes at him, gesturing for her maidservants to get up.
The maidservants discreetly glanced at Royal Prince Yang, unsure of whether to rise or not. Erya rushed them, “Second Young Miss told you to rise, so why aren’t you guys listening to her? No wonder Royal Prince Yang is mad! Hurry and rise, or are you waiting for your mistress to come and help you up?”
There were a few clever ones among the maidservants who quickly understood. They were the servants of the Yu Residence, so even if Royal Prince Yang had a high status, it was still a taboo for them to disregard their master’s good intentions for an ‘outsider’. These clever little maidservants quickly got up, and though they were still pale-faced and fear was still present in their hearts, they still stood respectfully beside their mistress. A second-rank maidservant who had been assigned to Yu Xiaocao asked for her permission before running towards the west wing. Royal Prince Yang was angered because the young miss was too thinly clad; she must quickly bring the young miss her cloak.
”Alright! Stop frowning, you're scaring the little maidservants. It's not good even if you only scare the flowers and grass! Erya, go and tell Godmother that I’m prepared to leave at any time!” Yu Xiaocao said to Erya after comforting the little maidservants while she put on her arctic fox fur cloak.
Once Erya received the order, she immediately ran towards the inner courtyard. Zhu Junyang witnessed this and his eyebrows creased. What was this? There’s no sense of propriety at all!
Soon, the Yu Household had donned their best clothes that were mostly commissioned by Xiaocao when she was in the capital. They were the authentic crafts from Exquisite Garments. Although they were not made by Modiste Jiang herself, they still came from the skilled hands of the seamstresses of Exquisite Garments.
“You prepared such a bright set of clothes for me, and your sister, Xiaolian even coaxed me into wearing it. I think it’s better if I change it…” The Yu Family was already used to Royal Prince Yang’s appearances. Madam Liu only politely nodded at him before she complained to her youngest daughter.
Yu Xiaocao saw that her mother was wearing a dark red Qi-style attire that paired with an azure blue, pleated skirt. A lotus pattern was embroidered on the collar, cuffs and hemline of the skirt. The outfit made her mother look younger by several years. Not to mention, Madam Liu’s skin was fair and her waist was slim. No matter how one looked at it, she didn’t seem like a woman who already had a child over the age of ten.