The Prime Minister Seduced Me to have Babies!-Chapter 697 - 670: Who Is the True Lady of the Household?
Yun Jiao stared at Ling Wei for a moment. Today is her second day in the household. If she ignores Ling Wei now, some might think she is tactful and considers the bigger picture. However, it also means that she would be overshadowed by Ling Wei, this sister-in-law, as soon as she enters the door.
Jiang Youzhi squinted his eyes, just about to move, when he saw Yun Jiao give Hui Xiang a wink.
Hui Xiang stepped forward and snatched the golden hairpin from the maid’s hand.
Yun Jiao looked at Ling Wei with a faint smile, "Oh right, I almost forgot, it’s been half a year since sister-in-law entered the household and hasn’t even served tea to the elders. Strictly speaking, she’s not even considered a member of our Duke Mansion."
"This hairpin cannot be given to sister-in-law yet."
"Let’s wait until the day sister-in-law serves tea."
Ling Wei had been resentful about the matter of tea serving for a long time, and Yun Jiao’s words struck a nerve, causing her face to flush red. Pointing at Yun Jiao, she said, "You, you are bullying too much."
Yun Jiao said with a smile, "What sister-in-law says, we are family; it’s better to be harmonious and warm." 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖
Ling Wei was so angry she couldn’t speak.
Some relatives in the room bowed their heads and snickered, while others glanced at the Princess or looked at Lady Wu.
The Princess sat at the head of the room, seeming expressionless, but in her heart, she kept shaking her head.
At this moment, Ling Wei was exasperated and had forgotten the poise a noblewoman should have.
Yet Yun Jiao remained calm and collected, smiling all the while.
Ling Wei is the eldest daughter of the Changping Marquis Mansion, a noble lady, while Yun Jiao is merely the daughter of a rural doctor, the disparity in their status can be described as worlds apart.
Strangely, the two seemed to have their roles reversed now; Yun Jiao was poised, gentle, yet not without her edges, while Ling Wei wanted to provoke but lacked the ability to clean up the mess.
The difference in rank was evident.
What annoyed the Princess more was that there were so many relatives here, with Ling Wei provoking trouble, making a joke out of the Duke Mansion.
Lady Wu sneered in her heart, she held back from acting against the illegitimate son and his wife due to Jiang Zhongxing, usually ignoring them both. Now, with Jiao Jiao acknowledging relations, they have instead caused her this episode.
However, it was fortunate that Jiao Jiao wasn’t one to be trifled with. Seeing Ling Wei’s face flush red, made Lady Wu feel relieved.
Yun Jiao finished speaking and continued to exchange greetings with Jiang Youzhi and a few younger relatives.
Ling Wei could no longer chase Yun Jiao to say anything, her being a noble lady and not a shrew. If she did, she’d only make herself lose face more, so she had to swallow her anger and sit down again.
Jiang Han’s face was extremely unpleasant beside her.
He thought Ling Wei was too useless, unable to even contend with a village girl!
It was a relief when the acknowledgement ceremony ended, Jiang Han and Ling Wei stormed off one after another.
Jiang Youzhi and Yun Jiao held hands, affectionately returning to their room.
The next day was Yun Jiao’s return to her home.
Early in the morning, they had breakfast and went to the main courtyard to pay respects.
Upon entering, the few nameless and rankless women remaining in the Duke’s rear courtyard were kneeling on the ground, one of them was even crying incessantly.
Lady Wu wasn’t afraid of being laughed at by Jiang Youzhi and Yun Jiao, she said lightly, "Whatever you want to say, say it quickly, I still have a lot of matters to attend to here."
One woman said, "Begging Madam to have mercy, let us leave the mansion."
Lady Wu picked up her teacup and took a sip of water, casually saying, "It’s too late, before you were offered the chance to leave, but you refused yourselves, now begging me is useless."
The women all started crying, continuously kowtowing on the ground, "Begging Madam for mercy, before we misunderstood Madam’s good intentions, now we know we were wrong."
