"..." The face of the Secondary Princess Consort Tong standing nearby darkened. "Madam Ye, this nanny is my personal nanny. Thereâs a saying, even when hitting a dog, one must consider its owner. Isnât your way of speaking inappropriate?"
"First, even if I donât know all the rules, I do know that the Secondary Princess Consort shouldnât refer to herself as âthis consortâ. Second, since itâs just a dog, if itâs to be hit, let it be hit. Why look here and there? Any master with insight would understand that if the dog was beaten, itâs because the dog went mad and bit someone. If itâs truly a mad dog that bites people, which owner would trouble the one bitten? Third, she says I have no manners? In what way am I lacking manners? If she bites randomly without understanding the situation, she deserves the beating and scolding. Fourth, even if I lack manners, is she, a mere servant, in any place to criticize?"
Yang Chuxia thought to herself, since you donât care about saving face, donât blame me for not giving you any. Whatâs so great about being a Secondary Princess Consort anyway? Frankly, youâre just a concubine, an interfering third party, and you come here pretending to be someone of importance.
If you have the capability, become the principal princess consort before making such remarks!
"You!" This was the first time the Secondary Princess Consort Tong confronted Yang Chuxia directly, not expecting her to be this formidable. No wonder neither her mother nor that sister could compete with her.
This damned woman, truly detestable, she dared to call her a concubine!
She, the legitimate daughter of a dukeâs family, having to bow and accept being called a concubine by the legitimate daughter of a Marquis Mansion, was already difficult enough to accept. Unexpectedly, now even a woman of no significance dares to mock her.
"Madam Ye, this old servant overstepped just now, it was my fault, and my master will surely punish me later. But no matter how Madam Ye insults this old servant, I must still say that Madam Ye did not salute my master just now."
"What did you say?" Yang Chuxia looked at her as if she didnât understand.
"This old servant says you did not salute my master earlier." The nanny patiently repeated.
"Ha ha," Yang Chuxia laughed. So many people enjoy using etiquette and rules to make things difficult for others, just like what that Prefectural Magistrate of Shandong did back then, which remains vividly clear. Here in the harem, it seems the women employ it just as unyieldingly.
"You claim youâre not blind, yet when I first arrived I saluted the Secondary Princess Consort Tong, and you didnât see it? Are your eyes so blind that you can still serve your master?"
Yang Chuxia continued, "Secondary Princess Consort Tong, how short of servants are you? Even employing one whoâs blind? Or perhaps you are hard-hearted by nature, knowing the person is blind yet refusing to let them retire gracefully, squeezing out the last drop of their blood as a servant? Secondary Princess Consort Tong, Iâm telling you, your actions wonât do. If word spreads, people will say Cousin Sister-in-law is harsh on you secondary princess consorts and maidservants, and theyâll say Cousin Brotherâs household mistreats the servants. You are damaging not only your own reputation, but also that of Cousin Brother and Cousin Sister-in-law."
"What nonsense are you spouting?" Secondary Princess Consort Tong felt a surge of madness rising within her. Who exactly was this person, to be able to spout such absurdities with a straight face? "The nannyâs eyes are just fine, thereâs no blindness. Stop spreading nonsense."
"Madam Ye, this old servantâs eyes are just fine, I can even see clearly things dozens of yards away, so no matter how you argue, I simply did not see you salute." The nanny continued, noticing Yang Chuxia was diverting the topic, she redirected the conversation back again.
"Ha ha, it seems no matter if I saluted or not, you intend to make me salute again, is that it?" With that said, how could Yang Chuxia not see through the intentions of this master and servant duo?