The door was flung open with a swish. The cursing stopped for a moment and then resumed.
"You're asking for trouble, you little wench! Are you itching for a beating?"
Scanning the room, Lu Yinxi immediately noticed the middle - aged woman by the door, Aunt Liu.
All the previous curses had come from her mouth.
Although she was just a stewardess in the manor, she was wearing fine silk embroidered with gold - threaded patterns.
In contrast to the coarse cloth clothes on her, the mistress, it was like comparing heaven and earth.
Behind Aunt Liu stood a young girl whose face was swollen like a pig's head. If it weren't for the girl's excellent memory, she really wouldn't have recognized her as one of the two girls from yesterday.
It was obvious how hard those slaps had been.
Memory showed that she was Aunt Liu's daughter, Xiaohong, if she remembered correctly.
"You little bitch, I'm talking to you! Didn't you hear me?"
Aunt Liu was used to throwing her weight around in the manor. Finding that Lu Yinxi dared to ignore her, she immediately raised her hand to strike.
Her palm was already upraised, but the moment she met the girl's eyes, she felt a twinge of unease in her heart, and her hand hesitated to fall.
Why did this mute girl seem like a different person?
Searching through the memories for all the "good deeds" this woman had done to the original owner, the girl finally spoke casually.
"Aunt Liu, right? Who are you calling a little bitch?"
"I'm calling you a little bitch!"
Not wanting to admit that she had been intimidated by the little bitch's eyes just now, Aunt Liu immediately retorted. But as soon as the words left her mouth, she realized something was wrong.
The little bitch was scolding her! She dared to scold her!
Anger welled up in her heart, burning away her reason. She raised her right hand again skillfully.
Over the past ten years, the number of times her rough hand had landed on the girl's face was countless.
The rough palm came rushing towards her face with a whooshing sound, but just before it touched her cheek, it was firmly grabbed.
"Do you think I'm giving you too much face, you old hag?"
The girl's slender fingers tightened. Aunt Liu's expression changed from shock to pain. Her old face wrinkled up, looking full of creases.
However, this was just an appetizer.
Before Aunt Liu could react, Lu Yinxi forced her arm behind her back and then kicked her on the butt. Watching her fall flat on her face.
Her front teeth were broken off at the root, and the overflowing blood pooled on the ground.
Seeing the blood on her hand, humiliation and anger welled up in her heart. At this moment, Aunt Liu wished she could bite a piece of flesh off Lu Yinxi.
"You little bitch, how dare you?"
"What did you call me?"
Stepping hard on her back, the girl bent her leg, her eyes curved, and her voice gentle.
"I'll give you one more chance. Tell me, what did you just call me?"
Although she was smiling, in Aunt Liu's eyes, it only made her feel a chill rising from the bottom of her heart.
She didn't dare to speak. She was scared!
When Xiaohong came with reinforcements, this was the scene they saw.
The mute girl, who was always weak - willed and timid, not only blocked her mother's slap but now even stepped on her mother's back!
Hearing the noise, Lu Yinxi looked in the direction of the sound and immediately saw several people coming aggressively. Suppressing the corners of her flamboyant eyes, her voice became even gentler.
"Here you are?"
The girl's tone was extremely familiar, as if she was greeting old friends. However, none of these "old friends" dared to respond or take a step forward.
Aunt Liu's miserable state made them afraid. They were afraid that they would be the next ones to be stepped on.
Lu Yinxi hooked her lips in satisfaction. This was exactly the effect she wanted!
There were only three people in the yard. It was easy to tell if someone was missing. She had watched Xiaohong run out to call for help with her own eyes.
She was happy about this because she had already guessed what this girl was going to do.
In that case, why not go with the flow?
Let Aunt Liu's cronies and helpers see how she taught their steward a lesson, so that they would know who the real mistress of this manor was!
Seeing the fear in those people's eyes as she wished, the girl then moved her foot away, casually patted the non - existent dust on it, and then slowly said,
"You've come just in time. I'm hungry. I want to have breakfast."
"Sl... slave will prepare it right away."
The group scattered like birds and beasts. Even Aunt Liu on the ground crawled out of the yard as soon as the girl lifted her foot.
The breakfast came quickly. The girl had a good meal and finally relaxed.
She had been looking through the original owner's memories last night and had a fight with someone this morning. Her weak body had long been warning her.
So after eating and drinking her fill, the girl found a comfortable position on the bed and closed her eyes. In just a few breaths, she fell asleep.
Somewhere in the manor, Aunt Liu was gnashing her teeth and giving instructions to a young servant.
"Remember, you must tell Second Lady exactly what I told you, word for word."
Because she was missing two teeth, her speech was a bit slurred, making her look extremely ridiculous.
But the young servant held back his laughter. After receiving the order, he immediately disappeared into the distance.
When Lu Yinxi woke up, it was already dark. The room was pitch - black.
She was stunned for a moment and then it dawned on her that this was the ancient Daqi, not the place she used to live.
Groping her way to the table, the girl took out a fire starter from her bosom and was about to light the candle.
However, at the same time she touched the candlestick, a cold object pressed against her neck, followed by a cold male voice.
"Don't move!"