While her grandmother had asked her to accompany her for a walk earlier and had the little black creature keep an eye on the people in the manor by the river, just in case of any accidents, she had instructed it to do so.
However, as soon as she and her grandmother left the riverbank, the little black creature told her it needed to relieve itself and asked her to sever their connection, fearing she might see it. Thus, she had severed their connection.
Consequently, she hadn't seen what happened by the river after they left, nor did she know the current situation.
She hadn't expected that after they had only been gone for a short while, Xu Yuqing would cause trouble again, getting into an argument with Zhu Jiayi and even resorting to physical violence.
She wasn't sure if Zhu Jiayi had been injured. Zhu Jiayi probably couldn't beat Xu Yuqing and would be at a disadvantage…
Huangfu Yue asked the little black creature this question in her mind and was somewhat surprised by the answer.
"It was really Xu Yuqing who got injured, not Zhu Jiayi?" Huangfu Yue asked the little black creature in astonishment in her mind.
"Yes. Zhu Jiayi's head maid, named Zhi Shuang, came out to teach Xu Yuqing a lesson, but Zhi Shuang was beaten by the coachman who previously drove Xu Yuqing, Feng Maoyuan's subordinate, someone called Jiang Shangyun. Jiang Shangyun's attack was extremely vicious; he even made Zhi Shuang spit blood. At that time…" the little black creature described the situation in detail to its mistress.
Huangfu Yue frowned. She had a slight impression of this Jiang Shangyun. He didn't look like a ruthless person, so why did he strike with such force?
She also wondered why he would help Xu Yuqing.
"What! Xu Yuqing is causing trouble again. What did she do?" Upon hearing her granddaughter say that Xu Yuqing was causing trouble again, Zheng Taifei's face changed drastically, and her voice rose slightly.
Huangfu Yue told Zheng Taifei what the little black creature had told her. Fearing Zheng Taifei would wonder how she knew, she proactively told Zheng Taifei that the little black creature had informed her and that she and the little black creature could communicate remotely.
"Let's go back quickly… I didn't expect something like this to happen in such a short time. It's infuriating. This Xu Yuqing…" Zheng Taifei was so angry that her body trembled slightly, and she gritted her teeth.
The grandmother and granddaughter hurried back the way they came. On the way back, Zheng Taifei asked Huangfu Yue how she viewed this matter and if she had thought about how to handle it.
"This is all Xu Yuqing's fault. I think Xu Yuqing needs to be taught a lesson…"
Zheng Taifei nodded, then shook her head twice. "Xu Yuqing should be taught a lesson, but…"
Hearing the word "but," Huangfu Yue raised an eyebrow slightly. "But what?"
"But Xu Yuqing is a mistress of the Prince of Dai's manor," Zheng Taifei stated. "Do you understand what I mean?"
Huangfu Yue was slightly taken aback, raising her eyebrows again. What did Zheng Taifei mean by "but Xu Yuqing is a mistress of the Prince of Dai's manor"?
Huangfu Yue, always very intelligent, understood Zheng Taifei's meaning after thinking for two seconds.
She nodded slightly. "Your granddaughter understands."
Indeed, the thoughts and perspectives of those in high positions were very different from those of ordinary people. Those in high positions cared most about the face and dignity of the master.
However, it was understandable!
After all, her grandmother valued and cared so much about her status within the royal family.
"You are indeed clever," Zheng Taifei praised her granddaughter.
The grandmother and granddaughter walked quickly and returned to the riverbank within a few minutes. As they approached the riverbank, they saw the people from the manor gathered together, and Xu Yuqing's scolding could be heard from the crowd…
"When Grandmother returns, I will definitely tell her and ask her to uphold justice for me!"
Huangfu Yue wore a rather cold expression. This Xu Yuqing was truly shameless, even clamoring for her grandmother to return and uphold justice for her.
Zheng Taifei was also speechless at Xu Yuqing's behavior, finding her incredibly shameless. However, she didn't scold Xu Yuqing immediately. Instead, she shouted, "What are you all doing!"
Zheng Taifei and Huangfu Yue saw that everyone who had been surrounding Xu Yuqing and Zhu Jiayi turned their heads and looked at the grandmother and granddaughter in unison. Xu Yuqing and Zhu Jiayi also looked at them. The grandmother and granddaughter tacitly walked towards Xu Yuqing and Zhu Jiayi.
Before the grandmother and granddaughter reached Xu Yuqing and Zhu Jiayi, Xu Yuqing ran over crying, "Grandmother, you're finally back! You must do justice for me!
While you were away, Zhu Jiayi bullied me and even had her wicked servants scold and beat me. Look at my hands; both are injured. I'm so pitiful… it hurts so much… sob…"
Xu Yuqing cried with great effort, tears streaming down her face, and put on an expression of excruciating pain, pulling up her sleeves high to show Zheng Taifei the injuries on her fair arms.
Her hands were very white and delicate. Zhi Shuang had pinched them very hard, leaving obvious bruises on both hands.
"Grandmother, it's not as Xu Yuqing says. She's lying and making false accusations. The truth is…"
Zhu Jiayi, afraid that Zheng Taifei would believe Xu Yuqing, also hurried towards Zheng Taifei and loudly refuted Xu Yuqing's words, wanting to explain. However, just as she was about to state the facts, she was interrupted by Zheng Taifei.
"You don't need to say anything. Yue'er already knows the entire process of what happened; she has told me."
Upon hearing this, everyone was surprised and looked at Huangfu Yue in unison, wondering how she knew the details. They thought she was truly all-knowing.
After her surprise, Zhu Jiayi's gaze turned joyful. Knowing that her sister-in-law knew the entire story and told their grandmother, she no longer worried. Their grandmother would never believe Xu Yuqing's words and would punish Xu Yuqing instead.
Xu Yuqing, however, sensed trouble and became worried. She thought that the old woman Zheng had learned everything from that damned Huangfu Yue and would surely scold her to death, or even punish her.
Damn Huangfu Yue! Earlier, she had sought Zheng Taifei's help to uphold justice for herself, but it hadn't been done. It was precisely because she knew she wouldn't help her, and would likely reprimand her instead.
She had indeed caused trouble for her by telling Zheng Taifei everything earlier. Damn it!
"Grandmother, please let me explain! I didn't mean to earlier, I…"
"Shut up!"
Before Zheng Taifei could erupt in anger, Xu Yuqing tried to explain in hopes of salvaging the situation, but her words were cut off by Zheng Taifei.
Zheng Taifei glared at her furiously. "Xu Yuqing, why do you love to stir up trouble and cause disturbances so much? You always like to create chaos, making the manor restless!"
"I didn't!" Xu Yuqing quickly shook her head and denied it. "Grandmother, I've been wronged!"
She shouted indignantly, "I never intended to stir up trouble or cause disturbances. It's all Zhu Jiayi's fault!" She pointed at Zhu Jiayi.
"It was Zhu Jiayi who wanted to bully me and deliberately picked a fight with me, leaving me no choice but to argue with her. She was in the wrong and couldn't win the argument, so she called her maid to beat me…
Her head maid, Zhi Shuang, was so wicked. Not only did she humiliate me in public, but she also injured me. Look at my hands… I am the victim… sob…"
She once again shifted all the blame onto Zhu Jiayi, deliberately putting on a pitiful expression and crying.
At this point, there was only one option: to insist it was Zhu Jiayi's fault, all Zhu Jiayi's fault, regardless of whether Zheng Taifei believed her or not.
Alas, she shouldn't have admitted her fault when she was being bullied earlier. She should have insisted from the beginning that it was Zhu Jiayi's fault, all Zhu Jiayi's fault.
Zhu Jiayi looked at Xu Yuqing, so angry that she almost spat out a mouthful of blood.