The several maids injured by Jiang Shangyun's kick were not lightly hurt, but the injuries were not too serious. Huangfu Yue quickly finished treating them and used the system's best medicine. After taking it, they would fully recover within a few days.
As she gave the medicine from the system to the maids, seeing them still moaning softly in pain, looking quite pathetic, Huangfu Yue glanced at Jiang Shangyun, who was playing with Huangfu Ying and trying to make Huangfu Yue laugh.
This man was truly ruthless, to have dealt such heavy blows to these maids. They were all young women!
This man... was definitely no saint!
"Yue'er, are you done over there?" Grand Consort Zheng asked, seeing that her granddaughter had attended to all the maids and given them medicine.
Huangfu Yue turned and smiled brightly at Grand Consort Zheng, "I'm done. Does Grandmother have any instructions for me?"
"No, I just have a few words I'd like to say to you and your sisters-in-law. When you're finished, let's go sit over there." Grand Consort Zheng shook her head, smiling as well, her face full of maternal affection. She pointed to a spot in the distance.
"I'm finished, let's go over there," Huangfu Yue said immediately.
"All of you sisters-in-law go together... Liangshu, help Wanqian." Grand Consort Zheng called out to her granddaughters-in-law. Seeing Zhong Liangshu and Yang Wanqian immediately rise from their chairs and walk towards her, she immediately called to Zhong Liangshu.
Zhong Liangshu immediately reached out to help Yang Wanqian, and Zhu Jiayi also went to Yang Wanqian's side to support her.
"Thank you, Eldest Sister-in-law, Third Sister-in-law," Yang Wanqian said gratefully.
"We're family, no need for thanks," Zhu Jiayi and Zhong Liangshu replied in unison.
Xu Yuqing, who was resting after having ointment applied, was the last to get up. As she watched the three women ahead of her, a hint of disdain flashed in her eyes, and she secretly rolled her eyes.
What a show of being a good sister-in-law, so hypocritical!
She wondered what this old hag wanted to tell them all. Could it be that she wanted to scold her privately in front of the family and lead everyone in criticizing her?
Xu Yuqing looked at Grand Consort Zheng, a trace of worry in her eyes, and a touch of fear in her heart.
"Grandmother, I'll help you over," Huangfu Yue went to Grand Consort Zheng's side and reached out to support her. The grandmother and granddaughter walked side-by-side intimately.
"Yue'er, are you surprised why I didn't punish Jiang Shangyun earlier, but even rewarded him?" Grand Consort Zheng suddenly asked in a low voice.
Huangfu Yue smiled, "I was a little surprised at first, but I soon figured it out. Grandmother is wise!"
Grand Consort Zheng curved her lips, her gaze on her granddaughter full of affection. "What Jiang Shangyun said earlier was very pleasing to me. If Xu Yuqing has made a mistake, it's for you and me to handle. How can a mere servant punish Xu Yuqing?
As long as Xu Yuqing has not left the Dai Prince's mansion, she is still a person of the Dai Prince's mansion, and we must protect her. We can scold her, beat her, or even... kill her, but others cannot." When she said the word "kill," Grand Consort Zheng's voice became even lower, audible only to Huangfu Yue, who was right beside her.
"In the eyes of others, Xu Yuqing is not only herself but also the second young madam of the Dai Prince's mansion. She also represents the Dai Prince's mansion in a way, so her dignity in some sense also represents our dignity. How can we allow an inferior to punish her and humiliate her!" Grand Consort Zheng continued.
Huangfu Yue nodded gently, realizing that people in high positions like her grandmother thought differently from ordinary people.
Ordinary people would surely think that Xu Yuqing deserved what she got, regardless of her dignity or lack thereof.
Huangfu Yue helped Grand Consort Zheng walk for four or five minutes. Grand Consort Zheng turned and looked at the riverbank, feeling that they were far enough away that the servants by the river would not hear their conversation. She stopped.
"Here is fine. Yue'er, do you still have chairs in your Qiankun Bag? If you do, please bring out a few for us to sit on. It's not as easy to talk while standing."
"Yes, I'll get them now," Huangfu Yue replied, immediately taking out a table from her space and then six chairs, arranging them around the table.
Seeing this, Grand Consort Zheng smiled with great satisfaction.
After Huangfu Yue helped Grand Consort Zheng sit down, she asked her space to fetch a large 2L bottle of iced red tea from the supermarket freezer, and then took out six teacups.
"It's hot, let's drink some iced red tea to cool off... This iced red tea is chilled, very refreshing, and very delicious. Grandmother, let me pour it for you."
Huangfu Yue opened the iced red tea, poured a cup of iced red tea, and handed it to Grand Consort Zheng.
"Please have some, Grandmother."
Grand Consort Zheng accepted the iced red tea with a beaming smile and took a sip. Her eyes lit up.
"This iced red tea is truly delicious, cool and refreshing, and the taste is great."
"Grandmother, drink more if you like it," Huangfu Yue smiled. Seeing that her four sisters-in-law had arrived, she invited them to sit down and poured them iced red tea.
She actually didn't want to pour for Xu Yuqing, but it would make her seem too stingy, so she still poured a cup for Xu Yuqing.
Zhu Jiayi and the other sisters-in-law were quite hot, and upon receiving the iced red tea, they immediately started drinking. They all praised it, including Xu Yuqing.
"What kind of tea is this iced red tea? Why is it so delicious... so delicious! So refreshing! Even better than iced plum juice!" Xu Yuqing exclaimed as she drank greedily.
Huangfu Yue didn't answer her, pretending not to hear. She raised her own cup of iced red tea and drank from it, showing an expression of enjoyment as she drank.
This iced red tea was still so delicious; drinking it chilled in summer was truly enjoyable!
She loved drinking cold iced red tea the most in summer.
After drinking a couple more sips of iced red tea, Grand Consort Zheng put down her cup.
Seeing this, Huangfu Yue and her sisters-in-law also immediately put down their iced red tea. They knew Grand Consort Zheng was about to speak.
"Xu Yuqing, slap yourself twice!" Grand Consort Zheng looked at her second granddaughter-in-law, her eyes narrowing, her expression instantly becoming cold and terrifying.
Everyone except Huangfu Yue was a little stunned, looking at Grand Consort Zheng in surprise, then at Xu Yuqing.
"Grandmother..." Xu Yuqing said with a frown.
"Three slaps! If you don't slap, then four slaps." Grand Consort Zheng's face was majestic, exuding an irresistible pressure. It was the domineering aura and pressure she possessed when she ruled over the six palaces and three thousand concubines in her youth.
Xu Yuqing was intimidated, her body uncontrollably trembling slightly. She suddenly felt that Grand Consort Zheng before her was terrifying, pressing down on her so hard she couldn't breathe.
She even felt that if she didn't comply, she would die!
"Yes." Xu Yuqing replied tremblingly, raising her hand and slapping herself.
"Hit harder, hit yourself hard," Grand Consort Zheng said, displeased with the light slap.
"..." Xu Yuqing was very unwilling, but she dared not resist. She could only increase her strength and slap herself hard two more times, causing her cheeks to immediately turn red and slightly swollen.
The pain on her face was searing. Xu Yuqing, who was very delicate and afraid of pain, could not stand it and immediately began to cry.
"Grandmother, it hurts so much!" Xu Yuqing cried pitifully to Grand Consort Zheng.
"It's supposed to hurt you. The more it hurts, the better. Only then will you remember," Grand Consort Zheng said coldly, showing no concern or pity for her.
"Remember what? I didn't do anything wrong," Xu Yuqing pouted aggrievedly and mumbled softly, her tears falling even more profusely.
Grand Consort Zheng heard Xu Yuqing's mumbling and her expression grew colder.
It seemed she still didn't know she was wrong!
"Xu Yuqing, have you ever slapped someone?" Grand Consort Zheng suddenly asked.
Xu Yuqing looked at her in confusion, not understanding why she suddenly asked this, but she still nodded honestly, "Yes."
"Very good! Slap yourself, slap yourself hard!" Grand Consort Zheng sneered.