Chapter 78: Teaching Aunt Li a Lesson
Arriving at the gate of the courtyard, Wei Ruo saw that Aunt Li, whom she had not seen for a long time, was darker and thinner than she was two months ago.
She knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Wei Ruo to apologize when she saw Wei Ruo coming.
Her actions attracted several servants from the mansion to stop and watch at the door of Tingsong Garden.
Seeing this scene, Xiumei's brows were knotted. She pulled Wei Ruo and expressed her worries in a low voice: "Miss, what should I do? Aunt Li did this on purpose! What did she want to do by making such a big noise and attracting so many people to watch? ?"
"I know what she wants to do. She wants to ruin my reputation as your lady." Wei Ruo knew it well.
When Wei Ruo first entered the mansion, Aunt Li was the person in charge of teaching Wei Ruo the rules. In name, she was half of Wei Ruo's teacher. She was also an old man from the Earl's Mansion, so she knelt and kowtowed to Wei Ruo like this. Yes, the scene is really not pretty.
That day, Wei Ruo and Aunt Li were so tough and tit-for-tat during the confrontation. According to this style of acting, Wei Ruo would not only not appreciate it when he saw Aunt Li kowtow, but would probably mock her again.
When the time comes, Wei Ruo will have a bad reputation for making things difficult for the old ladies in the mansion, leaving a bad impression on her as the eldest lady among the servants in the mansion.
"What should we do?" Xiumei asked worriedly.
"Don't worry, it's up to me." Wei Ruo patted Xiumei's hand gently.
Then he walked up to Grandma Li and said, "Grandma Li, you can't do this!"
"If the eldest lady doesn't forgive me today, I will never be able to kneel down!" Grandma Li said with a sad look on her face. .
"What does Nanny Li mean by this? When have I ever blamed you? Get up quickly. You are an old man in the house and you have just suffered in the village. You don't want to kneel like this!" Wei Ruo said
. Come forward and help Nanny Li.
Nanny Li raised her head and looked at Wei Ruo in surprise.
In Grandma Li's memory, Wei Ruo was arrogant, vulgar and unruly. She never taught her etiquette well, and looked self-righteous. Moreover, when there was a dispute, Wei Ruo also confronted her head-on.
According to her understanding of Wei Ruo, Wei Ruo shouldn't have reacted like this!
"Miss, don't you blame me?" Grandma Li asked.
"The reason why I argued with grandma that day was because she did something wrong and people's lives were at stake. Naturally, I was anxious. Now that the matter has passed, my second brother has recovered, and you have been punished, why should I vent my anger on you again, unless ...Auntie, you still plan to continue making mistakes and continue to make things difficult for me?" There was a slight smile hidden at the corner of Wei Ruo's mouth.
"No, no, the old slave has changed his ways and will not do it again!" Grandma Li said hurriedly.
After saying that, he kowtowed again.
"Mama Li, what are you doing? I've forgiven you, why are you still kowtowing?" "
I feel guilty, I'm afraid that the eldest lady won't forgive me." "
I can't help it, Nanny Li. You are so old, what if you break your body and fall at my door? Xiumei, help Nanny Li up quickly." "
Okay, young lady."
Xiumei strode forward.
"Nanny Li, get up." Xiumei didn't give Nanny Li time to react. She put her hands under Nanny Li's arms and directly lifted her up.
Before Grandma Li could recover, she heard Wei Ruo continue to say:
"Then check her knee again to see if there is any injury."
After Wei Ruo finished speaking, Grandma Li panicked and quickly stopped her: " No, no, no, I'm not hurt!"
But how could her reaction speed compare with Xiumei's, who touched Nanny Li's knee with lightning speed. What the palm touched was not a hard kneecap, but a soft mass.
Xiumei felt enlightened, and with quick eyes and quick hands, she reached under Nanny Li's skirt and removed the knee pads tied to her knees.
When the knee brace appeared in front of everyone, everyone showed surprise, which turned to contempt after a moment.
Wei Ruo said unhurriedly: "Mommy really pays attention to your health. She didn't forget to protect her knees when she came to apologize to me."
Aunt Zhang happened to come over to talk to Wei Ruo and bumped into her as soon as she arrived at the door of Tingsongyuan. At this scene, I couldn't hold it back for a moment, and burst out laughing.
Aunt Zhang took the lead, and the other maids who were watching also laughed.
Listening to everyone's laughter, Grandma Li was so embarrassed and angry that she grabbed the knee pad from Xiumei's hand, turned around and ran away.
Xiumei walked back to Wei Ruo with a smile: "Miss, how do you know she has knee pads?" "The
bluestone tiles on the floor here are rough and uneven, and even young knees can't stand it, let alone Aunt Li. At this age? She didn't come to apologize to me sincerely, so naturally she couldn't bear to let herself suffer this." Wei Ruo analyzed.
"I see, the young lady is still smart!"
"That's because my Meimei has good eyesight and quick hands!"
"So I am suitable to be by the young lady's side for the rest of my life!" Xiumei said with a smile.
The master and servant returned to the courtyard talking and laughing, and the rest of the onlookers also dispersed.
Aunt Li ran back to Wangmei Garden in a hurry.
Seeing Grandma Li come back in embarrassment, Wei Qingwan worriedly came up to ask about the situation: "Mammy, what's wrong with you?"
"Miss, what's going on? I haven't been to the countryside for two months, why has the eldest lady's temperament changed like this? So much." Grandma Li still can't believe it.
"Um...I don't know. I have never understood my sister."
Wei Qingwan lowered her head and murmured: "In the past, grandma, you always said that my sister was a vulgar and arrogant person. She was so decent in front of her parents and brothers. The appearance is just an act. But in such a long time, I have never seen my sister being scolded for being vulgar and arrogant. Instead, she often uses politeness to suppress me."
Wei Qingwan said again: "Just now, when you said you were going to show my sister some colors, I stopped you because of this." Aunt Li frowned
into the word "Chuan" and said angrily: "It seems I underestimated Wei Qingruo before! Don't worry, miss, I was hasty this time. Now that I'm back, I have plenty of time to fight her slowly!" "
Mom, this is not good...what if... "
Don't worry, Miss. This is all my own idea. Even if something happens later, I will be solely responsible for it and I will never drag you down!" Grandma Li assured Wei Qingwan.
"How can this be done? Aunty, you did all this for me! How can I stay out of it?"
"It's all Wei Qingruo's fault for being punished. I already have a grudge against her. This time, the lady begged for mercy for me and let me be there sooner." When Yue returns to the house, I will do this if you are kind to me, both emotionally and rationally. Miss, please don’t try to persuade her."
Grandma Li has made up her mind.
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Two nights later, when everyone in the Wei Mansion was drinking tea after dinner, Wei Mingting, who had not been home for seven days, suddenly came back.
He was wearing armor, his shirt was still on, his face was covered with dirt, and his hair was messy.
(End of chapter)