Chapter 92: Oath, I’ll protect you when I grow up (2/2)
“What happened?” Lady Xu asked, knitting her brows.
But before Han Ruoxue could complain, the sound of restless movements came from beyond the doors. Soon after that, a group of female servants poured out the doors in a swarm, many of them jostled to the ground as they stumbled forward.
“Lady, Lady, eldest young master’s lost his temper again. It’s fine if he chased everyone out, but he smashed countless items as well, and almost injured Second Young Miss!”
“Lady, eldest young master even smashed his medicine, including the ointment you applied on him this morning. I couldn’t coax him otherwise no matter how I tried.”
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Hearing the servants’ reports, Lady Xu’s face turned black. Wasn’t he fine when she left him? This unfilial son, how could he change moods so quickly! Making a ruckus like this in front of Han Yunxi and Seventh Madame was simply too shameful!
The servants were about to say more, but Lady Xu cut them off. “Enough, you useless things. Not one of you can serve him well, so it’s no wonder eldest young master shooed you away! Why don’t you all get lost!”
How could the servants retort? All of them resigned to their fates and retreated.
“Lady Xu, you were the one to invite mother and I over. What does eldest young master mean by this! Isn’t it too outrageous?” Han Ruoxue huffed.
Third Madame Li’s family background wasn’t as fine as Lady Xu’s, but she still came from a rich family. Her clansmen were located in northern Tianning Country’s Tianshui City[1] and had a rather good background. Madame Li was the daughter of a concubine, but she’d married in with a sizable dowry. In addition, she’d always been generous and liberal, rarely coming into opposition with Lady Xu. The two of them could be considered well water and river water, different forces that tolerated each others’ children.
“Ruoxue, where’s your mother? Still inside?” Lady Xu pretended to care.
“My mother told me to leave first and that she’d follow afterwards. Good thing we didn’t come together, or else I’m sure eldest young master would’ve tried to hurt her too!” Han Ruoxue disliked Han Yuqi the most, so of course she’d seize this chance to make a good accusation.
“Aiya, he’s in the wrong, in the wrong! In light of his heavy injuries, just forgo finding faults with him this time,” Lady Xu consoled.
“Lady Xu, don’t worry. I’m not so petty,” Han Ruoxue said, before pretending to lift her head and notice Han Yunxi and the rest. “Yunxi! Isn’t this big sister Yunxi?”
Han Ruoxue gave a cry of pleased surprise, before pretending to shoot Seventh Madame a dissatisfied look. “Seventh Madame, when did big sister Yunxi come? You didn’t even tell me!”
Han Yunxi had a forced smile. What a smooth and slick Second Young Miss. You had good relationships with every house, so why did you never bother treating me well?
She’d been a big sister for so many years, but this was the first time she heard Han Ruoxue call her “big sister Yunxi.” When she fell into disgrace as the first wife’s daughter, Han Ruoxue became the head of all the other sisters in the Han house. In private, she’d spared no expense instigating the other girls to pick on her. Don’t think I never knew, just because you hid behind the rest of them!
Han Ruoxue carefully examined Han Yunxi’s face, her own drawn with excitement. “Big sister Yunxi, your face really recovered. It’s so beautiful, I just…”
Han Yunxi cut her off coldly before she could finish. “Second Young Miss, this wangfei isn’t that familiar with you, right?”
Tch…Han Ruoxue’s expression turned rigid before she quickly recovered. “Big sister Yunxi sure likes to joke around.”
Unfortunately, Han Yunxi wasn’t planning to save her any face. Again she spoke, tone frosty. “This wangfei isn’t joking.”
Her words instantly turned the atmosphere around them chilly. Han Ruoxue’s eyes held a glimmer of hate as she thought, Han Yunxi, you shameless thing. You caused father to be imprisoned and stole the storehouse key, but you still dare to strut around the Han house. Did she think no one know what kind of things she did?
She’d endure. She’d wait to see how Lady Xu snatched back the storehouse key and sort her out! That must be the reason why Lady Xu summoned them all together. Because of that, Han Ruoxue held her temper in check and gave a slight smile, bowing particularly deep for Han Yunxi.
“This commoner Han Ruoxue greets esteemed wangfei, may esteemed wangfei live thousands and thousands of years!”
Han Yunxi was too lazy to spare her another glance and said coldly, “You may rise.”
Just then, an angry shout came out from the courtyard. “Where’s that shameless slut? She still dares to come? This young master sees her as nothing more than a thief! She stole my family’s things and she still dares to strut around here?!”
“This young master would like to see how long she can run rampant!”
“If she has any tact, she’ll return the thing now, or else I’ll make her regret it!”
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These curses didn’t mention any names, but it was clear they were directed at Han Yunxi. It was obvious that the young man within the rooms knew Han Yunxi had come and was insulting her for having the storehouse key! Han Yunxi narrowed her eyes. She wasn’t so stupid as to rise to Han Yuqi’s taunts and recognize herself as a thief.
Han Yuqi won’t be getting the storehouse key even in his next life!
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[1] Tianshui City (天水城) – literally “sky water” or “heavenly water” city.