Chapter 2: The Disabled Young Lady (Part Two)
Chapter 2: The Disabled Young Mistress (Part Two)
In the end, Feng Yanran achieved success and quietly withdrew, abandoned by her family, living a life of solitude and austerity, resigning herself to a half-lived existence.
Su Kui closed her eyes, suppressing the urge to curse. If the system she relied on had a physical form, she was certain she could tear it apart with her bare hands!
Everything was for the sake of revival. Clenching her fists, Su Kui opened her eyes once more, a trace of fierce resolve coloring her gaze—this was the original owner's true nature.
With a sweep of her hand, she knocked the medicine bowl off the small table by her bedside with a sharp crash. The porcelain shattered into pieces on the floor.
At that moment, the maids hurried in, only to find the young mistress pale-faced, her cherry lips tightly pressed, and her eyes burning with violent fury.
They shivered uncontrollably and dropped to their knees with a thud. “M-Mistress, what’s wrong with you?”
Su Kui snorted coldly. “Since I regained consciousness, not a single person has cared to watch over me! From what I see, every one of you deserves a good scolding. No wonder outsiders might think you are the masters and I am the servant!”
Such a heavy accusation! They were all bound by death contracts; if the mistress displeased them, they could be beaten or killed without anyone batting an eye.
Two maids paled with fear, tears and snot streaming as they knocked their heads against the ground desperately. “P-please, Mistress, have mercy!”
“The Third Young Mistress from the front courtyard needed help moving rooms, so we asked the servants to assist. Please forgive us, Mistress, we won’t dare again.”
Su Kui listened and instead of anger, a smile curled at the corner of her eyes, full of irresistible charm. “Oh? That Feng Qingqing, a mere illegitimate child, dares to boss my maids around? Very well, since you like serving her so much, consider this a favor. Pack your things and go serve in her courtyard.”
No sooner had she spoken than the two maids’ faces drained of color. “Mistress, mercy! Mercy, please!”
The rules within the Grand Tutor’s mansion were notoriously harsh. A servant despised by their master might not die but would certainly suffer grievous punishment.
Su Kui was tired of their pleas. According to the system’s storyline, these two head maids had long been bribed by the Fourth Madam.
It was thanks to them that Feng Yanran had grown so foolish and arrogant, leading to her tragic fate.
Now presented with such a golden opportunity, Su Kui was not the type to let it slip by without exacting revenge.
Better to deal with these insignificant pests now—the main act still awaited.
With a cold expression, Su Kui raised her voice toward the door, “Someone, drag these two traitorous maids out! They are forbidden from ever stepping foot in my courtyard again!”
At once, a housekeeper entered, carrying a bowl of lotus seed soup, followed by two stout female attendants. Overjoyed at Su Kui’s awakening, she hurried to her bedside and asked with concern, “Young Mistress, do you still feel unwell?”
Seeing Su Kui’s sullen expression and the mess on the floor, she quickly demanded an explanation.
Upon hearing the whole story, Housekeeper Gu’s fury ignited. She strode over to the kneeling maids and kicked one over, pointing fiercely at them. “You treacherous wretches! Did the Fourth Madam pay you in gold or silver to abandon your precious mistress and run off to cling to that lowborn brat? Do you think I’m not around and you can turn the world upside down?”
Waving her hand, she ordered the two attendants, “Drag these two out and lock them in the firewood shed. Give them a thorough beating. I’ll report to the Old Madam and we’ll decide what to do next.”
Her young mistress, disabled or not, was the jewel of the Grand Tutor’s mansion, the apple of the Old Madam’s eye. No one was allowed to trample on her dignity.
Since these two wretches insisted on courting death, Housekeeper Gu had no qualms about making an example of them—letting the entire household see who was truly in charge!
(End of chapter)