Chapter 603: Become a Fan (3)
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At this moment, Li Zhaodi recalled the scene of Erya kneeling on the ground and being beaten by her father when she was young… It was as if it was yesterday.
Li Zhaodi lowered her head as an evil fire burned in her heart. Under her half-closed eyelashes, her eyes were red, hiding strong hatred and jealousy. Why?! Why should Erya, who can be trampled on by anyone, accept my kneeling?!
“You must be Miss Zeng.” Gu Yunzhen looked at Zeng Ya knowingly and sighed.
Still feeling angry, she smiled and said indifferently, “So this is a servant of your residence.”
“Miss Zeng, could this be your personal servant?”
Without waiting for the other party to answer, Gu Yunzhen continued, “Miss Zeng, it’s a good thing to be kind, but it’s bad if you’re too soft-hearted and can’t even discipline your servant well. She might bring a huge disaster to your residence one day!”
Gu Yunzhen stood upright, like a cl.u.s.ter of orchids in an empty valley. Her voice was neither light nor heavy, but the surrounding young masters and ladies could hear her.
Her gentle voice had a gentleness on the outside but a toughness on the inside.
Zeng Ya’s face was burning, and her chest heaved slightly.
At this moment, she felt that everyone around her seemed to be looking at her. Their gazes were like knives stabbing her face. They seemed to be speculating, mocking, suspicious, and questioning…
To Zeng Ya, these gazes made her feel even worse than Wei Jiaoniang’s rough scolding.
A sinister light flashed across Zeng Ya’s eyes.
In the past, Eldest Miss Gu didn’t reveal herself and was always gentle. She only knew that there were Second Lady and Third Miss in the Gu family, but she underestimated the Eldest Miss Gu.
After the initial chaos, Zeng Ya quickly calmed down.
She looked vexed and bit her lower lip. She said apologetically, “Eldest Miss Gu, I’ve already asked Zhaodi to kneel down and apologize to you. If you still think it’s not enough, I’ll punish her by slapping her again, okay?”
With a gentle and forbearing att.i.tude, she threw the problem back to Gu Yunzhen and placed herself at a disadvantage.
At this point, if Gu Yunzhen still refused to give up, it would be Gu Yunzhen who insisted on punishing Li Zhaodi. It would be Gu Yunzhen who was aggressive and unforgiving.
Especially since this was the royal palace and so many eyes were watching.
Li Zhaodi, who was kneeling on the ground, was frightened. Her face was pale, and she was anxious.
Although she hadn’t been in the Zeng Mansion for long, she knew that the rules were strict. There was once a servant who broke the rules and was slapped 50 times. He was beaten until his body was full of bruises, and he even lost a tooth.
Li Zhaodi said in fear, “Miss, please spare me. I’m not lying…”
“Slam!”
A maid in green strode forward and slapped Li Zhaodi’s face heavily, knocking away the rest of her words.
A bright red palm print quickly appeared on Li Zhaodi’s face, and her cheek swelled.
Li Zhaodi was stunned.
Zeng Ya was about to go crazy. She blurted out at Wei Jiaoniang, “Wei
Jiaoniang, why did you hit someone?!”
The green-clothed servant who had slapped Li Zhaodi was Wei Jiaoniang’s servant.
“Ha!” Wei Jiaoniang sneered and asked, “Miss Zeng, aren’t you the one who asked us to beat her up?”
Zeng Ya was speechless for a moment. Her face turned green, and she almost dropped the fan in her hand.
People were in different positions, so the things they could do were naturally different. Gu Yunzhen only had a widow in her family. She couldn’t be aggressive, but Wei Jiaoniang could.
Wei Jiaoniang raised her chin slightly and looked at Zeng Ya with a faint smile, looking fearless.
She’s just a servant of the Zeng family, and yet she dares to speak so shamelessly. So what if she’s beaten up? What can she do about it!
Amazing! Lu Qin almost laughed out loud and suppressed the urge to applaud Wei Jiaoniang.
Li Zhaodi covered her red and swollen face. Her hair was in a mess as she stammered, “I really…”
The maid in green raised her hand high. Li Zhaodi immediately shut her mouth, and her body trembled uncontrollably.
Wei Jiaoniang chuckled. Gu Yunzhen stared at Zeng Ya with a faint smile.
Everyone’s eyes were on Zeng Ya.
Zeng Ya had mixed feelings. She rolled around and weighed the pros and cons. After a while, she gritted her teeth and said, “Zhaodi, leave.”
Li Zhaodi didn’t want to leave. She still had a lot to say and couldn’t wait to let everyone here know about Li Erya’s unbearable past.
However…
She glanced timidly at the green-clothed maid again, and her body trembled again. She felt that the left side of her face was numb and painful from the slap, and there was a salty, fishy taste in her mouth.
If she continued, she would only be slapped again. Zeng Ya couldn’t protect her at all.
Li Zhaodi covered her face and stood up. She lowered her head and left silently.
After walking a few tenths of a mile away, Li Zhaodi couldn’t help but turn around and look at Gu Yanfei, who was sitting on the bench. Her eyes were filled with hatred.
Zeng Ya was also looking at Gu Yanfei. Her slender index finger rubbed the handle of the fan repeatedly.
Gu Yanfei’s face was still very calm. From the moment Li Zhaodi appeared, she had never lost her composure. She had always been like this, calm and composed. She exuded a calmness that wouldn’t change even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of her. No one could see through her.
Li Zhaodi was pushed by the old woman from the Zeng family. She didn’t dare to stay any longer and quickly left.
The others didn’t care if Li Zhaodi left or stayed. Their attention was on Gu Yanfei and Zeng Ya.
Zeng Ya secretly gritted her teeth. Her eyes flickered as she said politely to Gu Yanfei, “Second Lady Gu, it’s all my servants’ fault for being rude.”
Beside her, Tang Jinyun and the other girls from the aristocratic families all stared at Zeng Ya with complicated expressions and burning eyes.
They all wanted to ask Zeng Ya what was going on with her servant, Zhaodi.
From the Emperor’s att.i.tude today, there was a high chance that Gu Yanfei would be the Eldest Prince’s concubine. Presumably, after Gu Ce’s case was overturned, the Emperor would gloriously bestow a marriage on the Eldest Prince and Gu Yanfei.
Just now, the servant of the Zeng family said that Gu Yanfei is her sister and has been engaged for along time. Could this be true?
Everyone rustled and looked at each other.
To everyone present, the Second Lady of the Gu family’s background was a mystery. She had only appeared in the capital in the second half of last year.
Ever since she returned to the capital, her life has been infinitely glorious. Even the future Consort Kang, Gu Yunrong, had been overshadowed by her.
Before she arrived in the capital, no one knew anything about her. Her past 14 years of life were a mystery, as if she had been born out of thin air.
It was inevitable that people would feel that there was something wrong with this.
If what the servant from the Zeng family said is true…
A trace of hope appeared in the hearts of Tang Jinyun and the other girls as they waited and saw what would happen..