Chapter 266 - 266 Arrogant
266 Arrogant
These words were really irrefutable. The Marquis of Changxing’s wife’s heart skipped a beat. She wanted to say that Seventh Miss was also shooting her mouth off, but since it involved the Empress Dowager of the palace, such harsh words were too unconvincing. For a moment, she did not know how to speak. She was afraid that if she opened her mouth, Yu Youyao would use it against her.
Chun Xiao knelt on the ground with a thud. As she cried, she said, “Second Madam, you have to make a decision for Young Miss. I happened to hear from the old maid of the Marquis of Changxing’s Residence just now that Nanny Xu was originally a nanny that Seventh Miss Cao had taken a fancy to…”
Her words became the last straw that broke the camel’s back. It also became proof that the Marquis of Changxing’s Residence was deliberately humiliating others.
It was obvious that because Nanny Xu had entered the Yu Residence, Seventh Miss Cao had vented her anger on Eldest Miss Yu and deliberately made things difficult for her. The Marquis of Changxing’s wife knew this very well, but she had helped her daughter to embarrass Eldest Miss Yu and ruin her reputation.
Eldest Miss Yu had really suffered an undeserved calamity. How pitiful.
Madam Yao was so angry that she was trembling. “That’s too much…”
Yang Shuwan, who had been on Seventh Miss Cao’s side previously, ended up helping an outsider bully the eldest stepdaughter of the first wife. She wished she could find a hole to crawl into.
The Marquis of Changxing’s wife also felt dizzy.
Cao Yingxue subconsciously took a step back and said incoherently, “Nonsense. Yu Youyao splashed tea on my face. It’s clearly her fault. I didn’t disrespect the Empress Dowager. You’re slandering me…”
Towards the end, even her voice became sharp.
A group of madams and young misses watched from the side.
Even though Eldest Miss Yu had been criticized for being ill-mannered, she did not seem anxious or angry. When she spoke, her voice was gentle and unhurried, as if she was tactful and moving.
Even as she cried, her expression was neither anxious nor angry.
Her slender figure was delicate and soft, like a stalk of orchid. She exuded a fragrance from the inside out, revealing good manners. Even though she was thin, her straight back actually had a bearing that was not stiff. She was like a green bamboo, neither servile nor overbearing, with an indescribable aura.
On the other hand, the Seventh Miss of the Marquis of Changxing, who prided herself on being well-mannered but…
Her eyes were wide open, and when she spoke to someone, and she gestured with her hands and feet. The words did not come from her mouth, but from her throat. It was as if the louder she spoke, the more unreasonable she sounded. Her voice was higher and more intimidating, and she no longer had any manners.
Clean and honest, well-disciplined, humble, and lawful. This was the virtue of a woman.
It was obvious who was well-mannered and who was not.
It was obvious that even though Eldest Miss Yu had no mother since she was young, she had also been raised by Old Madam Yu to have the demeanor of a great family. Even when she was humiliated, she was neither servile nor overbearing and was polite.
When Yu Jianjia saw this, she couldn’t help but cover her mouth and cough. She tried her best to hold back the cough, but she couldn’t swallow it back. She could only cough one after another.
She could also feel the curious, probing, and sizing gazes on her from all directions. She felt even more suffocated.
Everyone in the capital knew that she had been born after seven months and was weak.
At the Flower Festival today, she did not dare to dress too plainly. She only dressed up to be weaker so that others would not think that she had a bad illness.
Her reputation was even worse than that of the eldest daughter of a widow.
Yu Youyao had the reputation of being educated by her grandmother. In the future, no one would dare to say that she was uneducated.
Not only that, but because of her grandmother’s talent, even Yu Youyao, who had been raised by her grandmother, could benefit from this. Anyone would praise her, “As expected of someone raised by Old Madam Yu. Her upbringing is indeed extraordinary!”
But illness was despiesd by even ordinary families.
How could the Marquis of Changxing’s wife have known that things would develop to this point?
This would even disrupt the Flower Festival.
Yu Youyao covered her face and cried. “Madam and Seventh Miss Cao are forcing me to my death.”
There was an uproar. These words were serious!
The Marquis of Changxing’s wife’s head exploded, and her body swayed. Fortunately, the nanny in front of her supported her, preventing her from falling to the ground.
She stared at Yu Youyao and said word by word, “When, when did I force you?”
Yu Youyao said hoarsely, “To a woman, reputation is a matter of life and death. Seventh Miss Cao kept saying that I was ill-mannered in public. As an elder, as a mother, and as a wife, you’re famous for being virtuous in the capital. However, you did not dissuade or persuade me, but still let Seventh Miss Cao say that I was ill-mannered.”
The madams present looked at each other.
There was no taboo when a child spoke, but the words and actions of the Marquis of Changxing’s wife and Seventh Miss Cao just now were meant to ruin Eldest Miss Yu’s reputation.
Didn’t they want to force her to her death?
The Marquis of Changxing’s wife’s imposing aura instantly vanished. “I originally thought that it was just a quarrel between the sisters, so…”
Yu Youyao said with a sobbing tone, “If I hadn’t been raised by Grandmother since I was young, wouldn’t I have allowed you to talk freely? The first time I stepped out of the house, my reputation will be completely ruined. How can I still have the face to return home?”
When the Marquis of Changxing’s wife heard this, her vision darkened, but she couldn’t say a word.
Yu Youyao cried weakly and helplessly. She was a growing child, and her body was petite and thin. She stood there trembling slightly, but she was really innocent and pitiful. It was obvious that she was bullied and they wanted to force her to death. No one could even refute her.
If word got out, the reputation of the Marquis of Changxing’s Residence would be ruined.
Madam Yao was so angry that she trembled. “The Marquis of Changxing’s Residence is really too much…”
Eldest Madam Tang immediately couldn’t help but say, “Nanny Xu is a meritorious servant. She’s not something that anyone can invite just because they’re willing. She’s willing to enter the Yu Residence because she thinks that Eldest Miss Yu’s character is good. Why is she taking her anger out on Eldest Miss Yu? It’s really a banquet. She has ill intentions and is inviting her into the residence to be humiliated. She’s really arrogant.”
Eldest Madam Qi sneered. “There are just a few quarrels between the young misses, but they don’t curse or scold others or expose their shortcomings. Eldest Madam Xie is the eldest, and the young lady is also very frivolous. She dares to say anything and doesn’t even let a dead person off. She’s really wicked. Also, Old Madam Yu has raised two important ministers of the Imperial Court. How can anyone doubt her upbringing?”
The Qi Residence was a censor’s family, so they were not afraid of offending others. Even if Eldest Madam Qi dissed the Marquis of Changxing, the Marquis of Changxing’s Residence could not do anything to her.
Eldest Madam Song, the Marquis of Zhen who was on good terms with the Yu Residence, couldn’t help but say, “Old Madam is talented and morally upright. Who doesn’t praise her? Saying that Eldest Miss Yu is ill-mannered is clearly poking at Old Madam.”