NCCnovel Chapter 14 Confrontation
Chapter 14 Confrontation
Su Wan stared at the little, red, swollen face, feeling as if countless tiny needles were piercing her heart. There were only a few people in the mansion who cared for her, and now they were being humiliated time and again because of her. What was the point of her rebirth?
When Su Wan looked at Madam Zeng, her eyes were like those of a murderous demon, which made Madam tremble involuntarily.
Su Wan stepped forward. Qin Shi grabbed her arm and said, "She's been talking nonsense about the master and disrespecting her elders. I'm sparing her the severe punishment for your sake. Sister, do you really want to break the rules of this mansion?"
Qin frowned as she watched Su Wan's gaze, her heart trembling. She subconsciously loosened her grip, then realized she was now half the mistress of the mansion. She raised her stance again and shouted to the nanny behind her, "Hit her!"
Madam Zeng had received the order and was ready to beat her mercilessly! Why should she be afraid of a wild girl?
"I said stop!" A roar scared everyone present. When they looked again, Su Wan was holding Madam Zeng's hand tightly.
But the next moment was the most terrifying. Su Wan shook off the nanny's hand, causing her to stumble backward. Before she could regain her balance, Su Wan slapped her, sending her stumbling backward to the ground. Accompanied by a shrill cry, the slap stunned everyone. Then, they involuntarily glanced at Qin Shi, only to see her face ashen, her eyes glazed over, as if she had been slapped in the face.
She frowned, approaching Su Wan and glaring at her. Nanny Zeng hurriedly stood up and moved behind Qin. Liu Shang, who was lying on the ground, and Liu Yan, who had just knelt, were at a loss as to what to do when Su Wan took action. What should they do? What should the young lady do?
"Su Wan, do you know what you are doing?"
Su Wan's eyes were firm as she said, "Liu Shang accidentally knocked over sister-in-law's soup, and Nanny has punished her. That's enough."
"Then what are you doing?" Qin's face looked extremely ugly.
Su Wan raised her chin slightly and met Qin's angry gaze without fear. "Madam, as an elder in the mansion, you are bullying the servants at will. As the young lady, it is my responsibility to tell her the rules of this mansion."
When Qin saw that Su Wan was not at all cowardly, she realized that it was not an illusion. Su Wan had been reborn.
Qin sneered and changed the subject, "Well, since you care so much about your servants, let me ask my sister first: you arbitrarily fired the elderly who worked so hard, leaving them without a livelihood. Is this how you call yourself kind?"
Su Wan listened calmly as Qin continued, "That shop outside is yours, and it's true. But during the six months you were ill, I took good care of it for you, and I realized there was almost no one available. I worked hard to hire the best people in the mansion, even your mother-in-law's subordinates, but when you took over the shop, you turned around and took in new people, kicking out those who had worked so hard for six months. Second Young Master's Madam, do you think you did the right thing?"
Since you're so well-behaved and so protective of your servants, well, let's see how you treat those who work so hard for you. Before, everyone saw you as weak and worthless. Today, you'll be labeled heartless, hypocritical, and selfish!
"Are you talking about the people from Jinxiufang?" Su Wan said slowly. "If they are capable, why didn't I waste money hiring some unreliable people? They were secretly profiting and cheating, so I couldn't help but arrange for them to be relocated. But they didn't repent and started to cause trouble, so I kicked them out."
Su Wan's eyes were sharp. "May I ask, sister-in-law, if I just go along with them and let them work in the shop until they die, would that be considered repaying their kindness and treating the servants well?"
"What a mouth you have! That old woman Chen is an old friend of my mother-in-law's. She's been working diligently in this mansion for six months, and now she's already setting up shop in your shop?" Qin stepped forward and looked at Su Wan with a haughty attitude. "Who knows if you're really doing this for the shop, or if you're just using profit as a pretext for this disrespectful behavior?"
"You embarrassed your mother-in-law in front of her earlier, and now you've secretly dealt with her. Sister, how many dirty things are in your heart?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone lowered their heads in thought. The second young master's wife looked well-behaved, but did she have any ambitions?
"You are so disrespectful to your elders and your servants. And now you're using this to contradict me? Ridiculous!"
Facing Qin's relentless pressure, Su Wan's expression suddenly relaxed. "I was just asking my sister-in-law to return my dowry. I was just dealing with a restless servant, yet you put such a big accusation on yourself." Su Wan laughed at herself. "In the final analysis, it's me, Ting Yuxuan, who is an eyesore to everyone."
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but wonder, could it be that the eldest young lady was seeking revenge because she was asked to return the dowry?
"Since that's the case, I might as well give Su Wan a beating on behalf of my mother-in-law. If that doesn't work, I'll ask my husband to divorce me. That way, I can get what you want."
When these words came out, Qin's eyes widened. What did she mean by what she wanted?
Qin approached again with a tense face, but Su Wan came forward and said, "I have never done anything that would bring shame upon the mansion. Now, if I am correcting the rules of the mansion just because I defended a servant, I am not qualified to do so. Sister-in-law, I respect you, so I am willing to plead guilty!"
"Please punish me, sister-in-law!"
Watching Su Wan's confident words, Qin Shi was trembling with anger. She clenched her fists, feeling unable to control herself. She had been married into the mansion for several years, working hard every day, but because of her words, she was labeled as someone with ulterior motives. This bitch deserved to be ignored.
As Qin spoke, her eyes became more terrifying, and the desire for revenge in her heart grew stronger. She slowly raised her wrist.
At the same time, Su Wan also felt a strong anger. She closed her eyes, scratched her palms with her nails, and made full preparations in her heart.
"What are you doing!"
A low voice sounded, breaking the silent and tense atmosphere.
Everyone looked again and saw Zheng Yanchen standing there in a light blue brocade robe, his handsome face furrowed with brows, like the gloomy sky before a summer rainstorm, beautiful but depressing.
Su Wan felt relieved, this Yu Luo was still capable.
This interruption also dampened Qin's arrogance a little. As she watched Zheng Yanchen approach, a sizing smile appeared on her face. "Erlang is back?"
Zheng Yanchen first glanced at Su Wan, then nodded to Qin, "Sister-in-law."
"What? Is everything okay?" Zheng Yanchen spoke calmly, but everyone trembled and went about their own business, but their eyes never left these people.
"What mother hates most is inciting trouble. Sister-in-law is now the head of the family. She should consider the consequences when handling matters."
Qin frowned, clearly surprised by Zheng Yanchen's rebuke. In the past, Zheng Yanchen would have reprimanded Su Wan, but now he was actually speaking up for him? Did these two people really become enlightened after just a visit to the temple?
"Since you said I'm the head of the family, do you really want to humiliate me in front of so many people?"
"Auntie misunderstood. I passed by and saw that she was angry, so I thought she was tired. Why don't we wait until you have rested well, then sit down and clear up the misunderstanding."
Zheng Yanchen glanced at Su Wan, as if expecting her to say something soft, but she walked to Liu Shang without saying a word, squatted down, and gently touched Liu Shang's cheek.
"Second Young Madam, I'm fine," Liu Shang choked out a sob. She'd been furious when she'd been beaten, and for a moment, she'd even considered abandoning everything and fighting the old woman to the death. It was the Young Madam who had kept her sanity alive. With all this going on, Liu Shang felt a wave of guilt and helplessness.
Now, the young lady will be scolded by the young master again.