Everyone knelt down and cried out, "Please, Your Highness, spare our lives! Spare our lives!"
"Spare your lives? Do I want your lives?" Ji Wushang said with amusement.
No one knew what Ji Wushang was thinking, but as soon as they saw her smile or the aura she exuded, their hearts immediately changed, as if Ji Wushang had grabbed them by the neck!
Ji Wushang walked up to the servant and said, "You can continue. If you're wrong, anyone in this courtyard can point it out."
"Yes, yes, we saw it, yes, we saw the second young master, he..." The servant couldn't finish his sentence.
Ji Wushang slapped the servant on the head, "No need to say anything more."
The servant was so frightened that he wet himself and knelt on the ground.
Ji Wushang frowned slightly. "Am I that scary?" He couldn't believe he was being asked that himself. It seemed he had been quite good to them... No, this was Yu Xue Garden. The servants there weren't always under his direct command, so his kindness hadn't reached their hearts.
Let's do you a favor today!
"The Marquis said that we should just keep everything that happened today in our hearts. Whether we saw it or not, we didn't see it. Do you understand?" Ji Wushang said solemnly.
Even if he gave such an order, someone would definitely spread it. If the servants didn't dare to spread it, he would have someone spread it himself. After all, it was time to remove the title of "the most handsome man in the capital" and "gentle and refined" that the Second Young Master Nan had!
This never belonged to him! What good is a handsome face if someone is so opportunistic and only thinks about climbing the social ladder? A handsome face with a repulsive soul is what makes him despised! And I believe he will be infamous for eternity!
Everyone nodded and agreed.
This is just for show for the Marquis and outsiders; we still need to maintain the image of the Marquis's mansion!
Ji Wushang nodded, "That's excellent. If I find out that someone has leaked this information, I will definitely not let them off the hook!"
"yes!"
"Fine, you can all leave now. I'm not going to kill you, so why are you all so worried!" Ji Wushang sneered, then walked out. "Go do your own thing!"
Those around Ji Wushang looked at each other in surprise upon hearing his words.
Isn't the Crown Princess known for her beatings and scoldings? Doesn't she routinely drag people out and torture them? How could she release so many people so easily? And I've heard the Crown Princess is incredibly ruthless! She might beat someone to death or simply kick them out of the manor…
Judging from this situation, the Crown Princess is actually a very kind person. Come to think of it, it seems that it was Second Young Mistress Ji Yinxue who casually beat and scolded the servants!
The people around dispersed, but they had a different opinion in their hearts.
Ji Wushang headed towards Zhuangshu Garden. Aunt Zhao had woken up, and he had to get angry! This was the kind of life where one couldn't die but was suffering. This was the best outcome!
Aunt Zhao was drinking millet porridge at the moment, completely unaware of what had happened to Nan Jinxue. She did remember that Nan Jinxue had rescued her, but at the last moment, she had thrown her out and almost smashed to pieces!
Oh, this child!
Aunt Zhao took a bite of millet porridge, looked up and asked, "Where's Jin Xue?"
"Reporting to Madam, the Second Young Master is recuperating in Yu Xue Garden. I think he will come to see you soon," Yan Shou said, gently massaging Madam Zhao's shoulders.
"Is that so?" Aunt Zhao stretched out her arm, but with great difficulty. The fire had completely ruined her; her arm was charred, and her face was a truly horrific sight!
However, no one dared to put the mirror in this inner room, for fear that Aunt Zhao would not be able to bear it after looking in the mirror and would commit suicide!
Ji Wushang turned a corner, but then stopped. This fire had burned Aunt Zhao to the ground, and she would definitely seek revenge later. He needed to go now… to Aunt Jin! Ji Wushang saw Aunt Jin walking leisurely in the distance. Aunt Jin was truly carefree!
Why not give her something to do?
Ji Wushang, accompanied by Zhu'er and several maids, stepped forward. "Aunt Jin? What a coincidence!"
"Yes, Princess Consort, where are you headed?" Although Aunt Jin didn't want to greet Ji Wushang, after all, this little woman was quite formidable! If she made the slightest mistake and Ji Wushang took notice, wouldn't she be the one to be schemed against? She'd better avoid offending her!
But Ji Wushang actually called her. If Aunt Jin didn't answer, she would probably hold a grudge. Oh well, she'll just exchange a few pleasantries and then leave!
Ji Wushang said, "I just came from Yuxue Garden and was thinking of going to see Aunt Zhao. Where is Aunt Jin going? Why don't we go and see how Aunt Zhao is doing?"
"Oh, well," Aunt Jin said with a troubled look on her face, "I'm not feeling well, so I won't go for now."
"Not feeling well? I'll have the royal physician come and take a look. How could you not have noticed that Concubine Jin is unwell?" Ji Wushang said, immediately calling out to her maids, "You maids, how could you not have informed Concubine Jin that she was unwell, and even let her out for walks?!"
“It was my request to move around a bit!” Aunt Jin frowned.
The maids immediately lowered their heads, not daring to speak.
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and go find the royal physician!" Ji Wushang said with a hint of anger. Aunt Jin immediately shouted, "No need, no need!" She then told the maid to stop. The maid couldn't move left or right, so she had no choice but to stand there for the time being.
“Since it’s not necessary, and since you’re going to visit Aunt Zhao anyway, why don’t we go together to see her?” Ji Wushang said.
"I've already been there!" Being with Ji Wushang, I don't know what might happen, so I need to be careful! Although I've really wanted to see how Aunt Zhao was going to suffer, I haven't been able to go yet. For now, I'll just lie to Ji Wushang!
Ji Wushang said, "In that case, I'll go by myself! Oh, it's such a pity that you're not going today, Aunt!"
Aunt Jin was stunned. What did she mean?
Ji Wushang smiled and said, "Then I'll go see Aunt Zhao. I'll give her my regards."
"Uh, no need, no need!" Aunt Jin felt a chill run from her feet all the way to her heart when she heard Ji Wushang's tone!
"No need? So Auntie went to visit Aunt Zhao by herself? Ah, I see!" Ji Wushang sighed deliberately!
Don't you understand what she means? Aunt Jin is saying she looks down on you and doesn't like you going to visit Aunt Zhao with Ji Wushang, and that you should go by yourself sometime! You, the Crown Princess and the mistress of this Marquis's mansion, are nothing special! Why don't you hurry up and use some tricks to show these people what you're made of!
"That's not what I meant, Princess Consort, please don't misunderstand!" Aunt Jin said with a slight embarrassment.
The ambiguous smile on Ji Wushang's lips vanished instantly. "Aren't you going to fall into my trap? You think talking to you is a joke?"
"Let's go together!" Aunt Jin saw Ji Wushang turn to leave with displeasure on his face and immediately chased after him. "I'll go with the Crown Princess!" If she were to say anything about herself in front of Aunt Zhao, wouldn't that cause the two of them to team up against her? It would be better to go with her so that Aunt Zhao wouldn't be able to communicate with her like that!
Ji Wushang sneered inwardly, but his face showed a troubled expression. "What should we do? Didn't Auntie say she wasn't feeling well?"
"I feel much better now," Aunt Jin said.
"Didn't they say they'd already seen Aunt Zhao before? Why are they going again today? Sigh!"
"It would be wonderful to visit more often to express our sisterly affection," Jin Yinniang said, a slight blush creeping onto her face.
This is a lie told without thinking, but that's enough!
Ji Wushang nodded and smiled, "That would be wonderful, Auntie, let's go together!"
"Hmm." Aunt Jin looked at Ji Wushang's smile and felt a chill. It's spring, why is it still so cold!
Zhuangshu Garden.
Aunt Zhao finally finished a bowl of millet porridge, feeling somewhat satisfied. She waved for Yan Shou to tidy up, but her spirits were low, and she thought about going to sleep. Just then, a maid ran in from outside, "Auntie, Aunt Jin and the Crown Princess have arrived!"
"What are they doing here? Are they here to laugh at me?" Aunt Zhao frowned immediately upon hearing this.
"That concubine..."
“Tell me I’m asleep and I won’t see you!” Aunt Zhao said coldly.
"Is Aunt asleep? You can still call out even when you're asleep?" Ji Wushang walked in from outside at this moment, smiling. "Wushang knows that Aunt might not be in a good mood, so I specially had someone make chicken soup for you to drink to nourish your body!"
Aunt Zhao looked displeased. Why had she come in like that?
"Sister Zhao, how are you feeling?" Aunt Jin stepped forward, and when she looked up, she saw the scar on Aunt Zhao's face! Who would have thought that she was once a great beauty, who, even as she aged, still retained her charm, but now, tsk tsk, she was a complete freak!
Haha, good! Aunt Jin cheered inwardly. Let's see how you try to attract the Marquis's attention with your face now! This time, let's see how you die!
Seeing the surprise in Aunt Jin's eyes, Aunt Zhao knew she must have been left with some kind of scar on her face! Damn it, was she really disfigured? No!
"What are you looking at!" Aunt Zhao roared, yelling at Aunt Jin.
Aunt Jin immediately stepped back, not wanting to be tainted by her bad luck! She's already so ugly, and she still doesn't know how to control her temper! Humph!
"I didn't see anything, it's just that the plum blossom on your face is quite pretty, Sister Zhao, hehe!" Aunt Jin's tactful words made everyone realize that the scars on Aunt Zhao's face were truly horrific!
Aunt Zhao roared, "What plum blossom? Get out of here!" This woman is just here to mock me! Once I recover, I'll definitely kill her!
"You want me to leave?" Aunt Jin was extremely displeased by Aunt Zhao's angry outburst. There were so many maids and nannies here; wasn't this a slap in the face?!
Ji Wushang stepped aside slightly. This was a matter between Aunt Jin and Aunt Zhao, and he shouldn't interfere!
"Do I need to say it again? You're not welcome here. Leave! I'm tired and need to rest!" Aunt Zhao's attention was all on Aunt Jin, so she didn't pay much attention to Ji Wushang.
Aunt Jin was enraged by her tone. "Look at your face! Look at how badly you're burning up! You still think you can use your face to attract the Marquis's favor? Dream on!"
"You!" Aunt Zhao was so angry that her face contorted with rage when Aunt Jin hit her sore spot. The burn scars made her look even more ghostly!
"Am I wrong?" Aunt Jin felt incredibly pleased to see Aunt Zhao so angry!
The maids and nannies around them didn't dare to step forward or speak to them; they all stood there, not knowing what to do!
"You, Jin Ruirui! Go to hell!" Aunt Zhao screamed and lunged forward. Her face was ruined, so this woman's face couldn't be ruined either! No, she would strangle her, strangle her!
Ji Wushang watched in astonishment; he hadn't expected the scene to be so captivating! Aunt Jin and Aunt Zhao were tearing at each other, pinching one after the other, just like the scene in the pavilion, only the people had changed!
Ji Wushang stepped forward, at a loss for what to do. "Quick, quick, separate them! What's going on, what's going on!" Ji Wushang hurriedly tried to mediate the fight, but her frail body prevented her from moving forward.
Several nannies and maids rushed forward, creating a chaotic scene!
Ji Wushang smiled. This should be shown to the Marquis!
"Quickly, go and summon the Marquis! Something has happened to my concubine!" Ji Wushang shouted.
Upon hearing this, the maid immediately went to fetch someone.
Aunt Jin was rather short, while Aunt Zhao was more voluptuous and large. However, because Aunt Zhao was injured, their fight became evenly matched.
Ji Wushang looked at them, their faces bruised and swollen, their hair ornaments scattered on the ground, their hair disheveled, they looked like two crazy women!
Upon hearing that it was Concubine Zhao and Concubine Jin fighting, the Marquis immediately dropped everything and hurried towards Zhuangshu Garden.
Just as I entered Zhuangshu Garden, I heard a lot of screams and sounds of fighting! It's like one problem after another! And none of them are giving me any peace of mind!
The Marquis quickened his pace. "Stop! What are you all trying to do!"
Aunt Jin and Aunt Zhao stopped when they heard the Marquis's voice. Aunt Jin's eye was swollen from Aunt Zhao's beating, and there were scratches on her arm. Needless to say, much of her hair had been pulled out, and her hair was disheveled. Was this a madwoman?
The Marquis was shocked when he saw Consort Jin's attire. "This is truly outrageous!"
Just as Aunt Jin was about to start crying and complaining, Aunt Zhao, as if she had gone mad, rushed into the Marquis's arms, crying, "My lord! It was Jin Ruirui who hit me! She... she insulted and cursed me!"
"Uh." The Marquis frowned. "Is it Duan'er?" The Marquis looked at the crazy woman in front of him, pulled her out of his arms, and then looked at her face. He was so surprised that he couldn't speak!
That face, covered in burns, those drooping eyes—where was the charm it once held? And that arm that had just wrapped around his waist—a large chunk of flesh had been burned away!
The marquis retreated in terror, shoving the woman in front of him away!
Zhao Yiniang was caught off guard and was instantly pushed to the ground, landing on her back!
The Marquis was also surprised. How could he have done such a thing to Aunt Zhao? He used to treat her like a treasure! He had always listened to her, but today, he never thought that he would eventually push her away!