Chapter 1785: Chapter 1787
"..." The face of the Secondary Princess Consort Tong standing nearby darkened. "Madam Ye, this nanny is my personal nanny. There’s a saying, even when hitting a dog, one must consider its owner. Isn’t your way of speaking inappropriate?"
"First, even if I don’t know all the rules, I do know that the Secondary Princess Consort shouldn’t refer to herself as ’this consort’. Second, since it’s just a dog, if it’s to be hit, let it be hit. Why look here and there? Any master with insight would understand that if the dog was beaten, it’s because the dog went mad and bit someone. If it’s truly a mad dog that bites people, which owner would trouble the one bitten? Third, she says I have no manners? In what way am I lacking manners? If she bites randomly without understanding the situation, she deserves the beating and scolding. Fourth, even if I lack manners, is she, a mere servant, in any place to criticize?"
Yang Chuxia thought to herself, since you don’t care about saving face, don’t blame me for not giving you any. What’s so great about being a Secondary Princess Consort anyway? Frankly, you’re just a concubine, an interfering third party, and you come here pretending to be someone of importance.
If you have the capability, become the principal princess consort before making such remarks!
"You!" This was the first time the Secondary Princess Consort Tong confronted Yang Chuxia directly, not expecting her to be this formidable. No wonder neither her mother nor that sister could compete with her.
This damned woman, truly detestable, she dared to call her a concubine!
She, the legitimate daughter of a duke’s family, having to bow and accept being called a concubine by the legitimate daughter of a Marquis Mansion, was already difficult enough to accept. Unexpectedly, now even a woman of no significance dares to mock her.
"Madam Ye, this old servant overstepped just now, it was my fault, and my master will surely punish me later. But no matter how Madam Ye insults this old servant, I must still say that Madam Ye did not salute my master just now."
"What did you say?" Yang Chuxia looked at her as if she didn’t understand.
"This old servant says you did not salute my master earlier." The nanny patiently repeated.
"Ha ha," Yang Chuxia laughed. So many people enjoy using etiquette and rules to make things difficult for others, just like what that Prefectural Magistrate of Shandong did back then, which remains vividly clear. Here in the harem, it seems the women employ it just as unyieldingly.
"You claim you’re not blind, yet when I first arrived I saluted the Secondary Princess Consort Tong, and you didn’t see it? Are your eyes so blind that you can still serve your master?"
Yang Chuxia continued, "Secondary Princess Consort Tong, how short of servants are you? Even employing one who’s blind? Or perhaps you are hard-hearted by nature, knowing the person is blind yet refusing to let them retire gracefully, squeezing out the last drop of their blood as a servant? Secondary Princess Consort Tong, I’m telling you, your actions won’t do. If word spreads, people will say Cousin Sister-in-law is harsh on you secondary princess consorts and maidservants, and they’ll say Cousin Brother’s household mistreats the servants. You are damaging not only your own reputation, but also that of Cousin Brother and Cousin Sister-in-law."
"What nonsense are you spouting?" Secondary Princess Consort Tong felt a surge of madness rising within her. Who exactly was this person, to be able to spout such absurdities with a straight face? "The nanny’s eyes are just fine, there’s no blindness. Stop spreading nonsense."
"Madam Ye, this old servant’s eyes are just fine, I can even see clearly things dozens of yards away, so no matter how you argue, I simply did not see you salute." The nanny continued, noticing Yang Chuxia was diverting the topic, she redirected the conversation back again.
"Ha ha, it seems no matter if I saluted or not, you intend to make me salute again, is that it?" With that said, how could Yang Chuxia not see through the intentions of this master and servant duo?