sbdcsierra Chapter 13 You dare treat me like a donkey?
Chapter 13 You dare treat me like a donkey?
Everyone in the room was terrified by the Duke of Sheng's methods.
Even Madam Li's lips trembled, but she held back and didn't say a word.
Don't be fooled by their usual practice of ordering people to beat children with sticks or even beat them to death; they would never use such severe methods on the children in the mansion.
Only Sheng Yunzhu kept her head down, clutching her handkerchief tightly, with a slight upturn at the corners of her lips.
The room, which had been noisy just moments before, was now eerily quiet.
Lu Yangyang laughed audaciously.
"puff."
The sound was very abrupt.
Sheng Yunjiao, who had already huddled to one side in fright, widened her eyes and genuinely felt a chill for her.
"I admit defeat because I'm not as skilled as you," Lu Yangyang said decisively after laughing.
If she still harbored some thoughts of comparison and a vague, inexplicable expectation after having that dream and entering the Duke's mansion, she was now completely at peace.
It's no wonder that the "she" in my dream ended up like that, because there was hardly any kinship in this mansion.
Everything that the "she" in the dream expects is bound to be in vain.
If she wants to survive in this place and seek justice for herself, she must forget everything that might have happened in that dream; she is just Lu Yangyang.
Duke Sheng stared at Lu Yangyang for a moment, then ordered the ordinary-looking servant, "Take her away."
The servant pressed down on Lu Yangyang's shoulders and lifted her up from the ground.
Just as they were about to take the person away, a voice came from outside announcing, "Your Excellency, the young marquis of the Yan family has arrived, saying he has come to apologize to Miss Lu."
Before the words were even finished, a familiar voice called out, "Put me down right now! What's with carrying me like this? It's so embarrassing! Hurry up! Put me down!"
Following the sound, everyone looked and saw that Yan Yue had already entered the courtyard, but he was being carried by a guard and was struggling to get down.
The guards couldn't persuade him otherwise, and fearing they might hurt him, they put him down. A servant thoughtfully placed his cane on his side.
Yan Yue, leaning on his cane, hopped over and first saw the tall Duke Sheng. He greeted him politely, "Yan Yue greets Duke Sheng and the old lady. Duke, are you here so early in the morning to pay your respects to the old lady?"
Duke Sheng nodded slightly.
Yan Yue started winking at Lu Yangyang: "Why are you still like this? You helped me yesterday, and I really wanted to thank you. I even brought you a gift. They said you weren't here, so I rushed over to find you. I came here specifically to apologize. I was wrong yesterday; I shouldn't have laughed at you. I sent you a lot of fabric for clothes and even had someone buy you some of the most popular snacks in the capital. How about we shake hands and make up?"
Even if Lu Yangyang was stupid, she could tell that this so-called young marquis had probably heard that she might be in trouble and came to help her out.
She was a bit greedy, but she had already taught Yan Yue a lesson yesterday. Since he had apologized, she wouldn't hold a grudge.
"I'll accept the food, but I don't need anything else!" Lu Yangyang replied.
Yan Yue was skeptical: "You don't even have a decent set of clothes, how could you not need any? Is it because no one is making them for you? Well, wait here, I'll have our seamstress come over to take your measurements, and then bring them over. But your skin is dark..."
Lu Yangyang stared at him with clear, bright eyes.
Yan Yue wisely shut his mouth in time.
Only then did Duke Sheng notice the clothes Lu Yangyang was wearing.
She was still wearing the same clothes she wore when she entered the mansion yesterday.
He looked directly at Madam Li and said, "I'm sorry to trouble you with the affairs of the household, Mother."
Madam Li's face flushed red, and she gritted her teeth as she ordered Granny Feng, "What are you all standing there for? Take Miss back and get her clothes made. What kind of behavior is this to greet guests like this!"
Although Madam Li was used to having the final say, she hadn't managed the household affairs for many years. All the big and small matters in the mansion should have been managed by Madam Lan, the matriarch, but Madam Lan was unwell every day, and now she was even neglecting her own daughter, all of which was caught in the act by so many people.
Lan Shi is keeping to herself and enjoying a peaceful life. Now that she's the only one here, it doesn't seem like she's not taking things seriously!
Madam Li was furious, but she couldn't vent her anger.
"Yes." Granny Feng hurriedly replied and walked over to Lu Yangyang with a respectful smile: "Miss, I will take you back and make you a few sets of clothes for all four seasons."
Duke Sheng glanced at the servant, who immediately released Lu Yangyang and released her pressure points.
"Thank you, Madam." Lu Yangyang bowed politely to Madam Li.
Madam Li was slightly surprised, but her expression softened a bit.
Thinking to myself, this girl isn't so hopeless after all.
"Get up," Madam Li replied.
Lu Yangyang stood up, turned around with an innocent look, and as she walked past the servant, she quickly reached out, grabbed his wrist, and twisted it forcefully.
With a "crack," the wrist bone was dislocated.
The servant stared at Lu Yangyang in shock.
Lu Yangyang looked at him expressionlessly, then gently twisted his dislocated wrist back into place and released it.
"Be more careful next time." Lu Yangyang smiled slightly and walked past him.
"Wow, you're really amazing! Have you studied medicine?" Yan Yue's eyes lit up, and even while leaning on his cane, he didn't forget to move closer to Lu Yangyang. "Yesterday I went back to see the imperial physician, and he said that my bones were set in time, otherwise my leg would probably be ruined. Have you studied medicine? Otherwise, how do you know so much?"
"I've done bone setting on the village donkeys, and my technique is excellent," Lu Yangyang said without turning her head.
"You, you, you dare to treat me like a donkey?" Yan Yue's pretty face turned red from holding back her laughter, but she found Lu Yangyang really amusing, so she couldn't help but limp after her. "Wait for me! I'll go with you! I really brought you some food! I guarantee you've never seen anything like it before!"
Even after walking a long way, I could still hear his voice.
Sheng Yunzhu bit her lip hard to hide her jealous gaze.
It's only been one day, just one day.
Lu Yangyang not only turned the manor upside down, but also received a reward from her aunt this morning, causing that good-for-nothing Sheng Yunjiao to defect, and even seducing Young Master Yan!
Why should she?
She's already disfigured and will never have another chance in this lifetime, so why should she?
Sheng Yunzhu now only regrets not being more ruthless back then. Instead of disfiguring her, she could have just smothered her to death. So many children in the village died young, and no one would have known what happened!
She shouldn't have given Lu Yangyang the chance to live and return to the Duke's mansion!
"Zhuzhu, take your cousin and cousin out for a stroll," Old Madam Li said wearily to Sheng Yunzhu.
Sheng Yunzhu had no choice but to composed herself and leave with her two children.
Only Old Madam Li, Madam Sheng, and Duke Sheng, who had not yet left, remained in the room.
Before Madam Li could even speak to Duke Sheng, Madam Sheng asked with a delighted expression,
“Mother, elder brother, I really like Yangyang. She has a flaw in her appearance, which will make it difficult for her to find a husband in the future. Why don’t we let her marry my son Ziqian?”