When facing the furious Yu Xueling, Wushuang blinked her eyes, seemingly startled.
Then, she slowly curtsied and said with a forced smile on her face, "Oh, it turns out to be Miss Yu! You've changed so much that Wushuang didn't recognize you at first."
Wushuang sized Yu Xueling up and down in a sarcastic way. Her gaze fell on the other's swollen and red eyes, and she feigned surprise, "Are you okay? Why are your eyes so red? Do you want Wushuang to call a doctor for you?"
Wushuang was born of a humble family and had once been with the Prince of Huai before entering the Prince of Xian's mansion. Therefore, on weekdays, Yu Xueling had often mocked her openly because of her background. And Wushuang dared not speak out even though she was angry.
In the past, it was always Yu Xueling who sneered at Wushuang. Who would have thought that now that Yu Xueling had fallen from grace, even a "bitch" like Wushuang wanted to step on her?
Facing Wushuang's gloating expression, Yu Xueling gritted her teeth angrily and slapped at her!
"Do you think you can laugh at me?!" Yu Xueling roared. However, just as her hand was about to touch Wushuang, the latter sidestepped easily and dodged. And Yu Xueling, unable to stop her momentum, fell heavily into the nearby bushes!
Looking at Yu Xueling, who used to be so noble and elegant, now with her hairpins in a mess and looking as embarrassed as a crazy old woman, a sly smile crept onto Wushuang's lips.
"Oops, Miss Yu, what's wrong with you?!" Wushuang said and pretended to step forward to help Yu Xueling. But as soon as her hand touched Yu Xueling, the latter waved it away abruptly.
"Get out! I don't need your false kindness!" Yu Xueling shouted. A once-mighty tiger on the plain is bullied by dogs. She would rather die than be laughed at by this "bitch"!
Yu Xueling pushed Wushuang away, scrambled to her feet, patted the dust off her body, and deliberately straightened her back.
"Miss Yu, don't be angry. Wushuang is just concerned about you. You shouldn't bite the hand that feeds you and not recognize a good person!" Wushuang looked at Yu Xueling with a half-smile, implicitly mocking her as a stray dog, biting people randomly like a mad dog.
Having clashed with Wushuang several times, how could Yu Xueling not understand the meaning behind her words?
She stared at Wushuang with a fierce look in her eyes and said, "Wushuang, don't be too complacent. Otherwise, you won't even know how you die in the end!"
Even in her current situation, she was still the precious daughter of the Grand Tutor's mansion! Wushuang was just a dancing girl. As long as she wanted to, she could easily take the latter's life!
Facing the fierce look in Yu Xueling's eyes, Wushuang blinked and said in a faint tone, "The person you hate the most now shouldn't be me, right?"
Wushuang's words were meaningful. Yu Xueling was stunned for a moment and then said in a deep voice, "Where is she?"
Indeed, although Wushuang deserved to die, it wasn't necessary to deal with her immediately.
Because the person who had made her so down and out was also in the Prince of Xian's mansion at this moment. That person not only occupied Brother Rong's love but also her dream!
Moreover, that person was domineering and complacent in the mansion. How could she be willing?
Even if it meant perishing together, she would drag Yun Xi down with her!
Although Wushuang seemed to be just a dancing girl, her identity was more than that.
Although she didn't know the details, Wushuang roughly knew what had happened to Yu Xueling. That was why she could kick a man when he was down and act fearlessly.
"She's in the South Garden. It seems that she just came back from outside. I'm sure Miss Yu doesn't need Wushuang to show you the way in the mansion, right?"
Because Yu Xueling was even more familiar with the layout of the mansion than Wushuang.
After hearing Wushuang's words, Yu Xueling glared at her deeply and then headed straight for the South Garden.
After Yu Xueling left, two old women, one fat and one thin, walked towards Wushuang.
"Have you done what I told you?" Wushuang looked at the red nail polish on her hands and asked casually. The two old women quickly nodded and replied in unison, "We would never neglect what Madam Wushuang has ordered. We've passed all those words to Miss Yu exactly as you said!"
Hearing their words, Wushuang hooked the corners of her lips in satisfaction and warned, "Go down. Keep your mouths shut and know what to say and what not to say."
"Yes, we remember!" The two old women replied in succession. After taking the silver, they bowed respectfully and left.
At this moment, the maid Qiuping quietly came up and asked with a puzzled look on her face, "Madam, what's the purpose of arranging these two old women? It's just some gossiping. Will Miss Yu believe it?"
Since Qiao'er was sold off, Wushuang had promoted the second-rank maid Qiuping beside her to be her personal maid. Although Qiuping was not as smart as Qiao'er, she was extremely loyal to Wushuang.
Looking at Qiuping, Wushuang stroked the hair by her ear, raised her eyebrows, and smiled. She deliberately taught Qiuping, "It doesn't matter whether she believes it or not. As long as it can arouse her jealousy. So what if she has a noble status? Any woman who is troubled by love will inevitably be jealous."
In this way, she could use Yu Xueling's hand to teach that woman a good lesson!
And she didn't have to worry about the prince finding out if she did it herself. Why not do it?
It was the hot summer at this time. When Yun Xi returned to the yard, she just wanted a glass of iced plum soup to relieve the summer heat on her body, but Yuzhu directly refused.
Yun Xi wiped the sweat off her forehead and said with a resentful look on her face, "Yuzhu, your lady has come back full of grievances from outside. I just want to have some desserts. Can't you even fulfill this small wish for me?"
Yun Xi liked peace and quiet. So there were only two rough maids for cleaning besides Yuzhu and herself in her yard.
Therefore, if she wanted anything, she had to go through Yuzhu.
Facing the pleading look in her lady's eyes, Yuzhu remained unmoved and flatly refused, "No! The prince has ordered that your body can't tolerate the cold air. You can't eat cold things even in summer."
Yun Xi supported her forehead. Hearing Yuzhu mention Qi Rong, she felt angry.
"It's always the prince! Yuzhu, I even suspect that you're a spy sent by Qi Rong beside me. Do you listen to everything he says?"
Yun Xi paused for a moment and stared at Yuzhu seriously, "Yuzhu, be honest. Did he give you any benefits? So that you can even betray your lady!"
"Besides, Qi Rong isn't here. What are you afraid of?"
After hearing Yun Xi's words, Yuzhu rolled her eyes and almost spat out blood.
"Lady, touch your own conscience. Don't you feel bad when you say these words? I'm doing all this for your own good!" Yuzhu said helplessly. She just thought the prince's words made sense.
As long as it was good for her lady's health, she was willing to do anything, not to mention just keeping an eye on her lady's diet!
Yun Xi covered her face with both hands and wanted to cry but had no tears.
Her heart didn't hurt, but her mouth felt uncomfortable because she couldn't eat what she wanted!
She seriously suspected that Qi Rong was deliberately trying to oppose her! He couldn't have not known that "not being able to eat" was like taking half of her life!