bookcurios No. 118 Double Standards
No. 118 Double Standards
Chapter 118
However, Nanny Zhang, who had been silent all this time, turned around when she heard footsteps and saw the prince walking towards them.
She bowed and saluted, which also reminded the master and servant who were in a daze, and said loudly: "This servant greets the prince."
Luo Shuiyao blinked, regaining her composure. Turning her head, she saw Ye Yunzhou standing not far away, watching them. The night was thick, and she could only make out a general silhouette, but couldn't discern his specific expression.
She bowed slightly as a gesture of greeting.
Ye Yunzhou walked up to her and stared at her. "It's late. I'll be watching over here. Mother will be here later. Why don't you go back and get some rest?"
With his keen insight, he naturally noticed that the girl in front of him was still asleep.
Luo Shuiyao shook her head, trying to clear her mind a little, and then she responded to him: "No, I don't know what happened to Sister Zhao. I need to see her to feel at ease."
At the same time, I silently added in my heart: How can she know that I am laughing at her if I don’t take a look at her?
Chun Xing, who was standing next to him, saw the prince and heard that her young lady was still concerned about sisterhood even at this point.
She couldn't help but complain to Ye Yunzhou, "Sir, the people in Qiuliyuan are too much. My daughter went in to see how Miss Lu was doing, but they actually kicked us out."
"Chun Xing!" Luo Shuiyao turned sideways and stopped her with a stern tone, but there was a hint of imperceptible admiration in her eyes as she looked at Chun Xing.
Chun Xing received her mistress's gaze and silently straightened her chest. She had known from the beginning that her mistress was a vengeful person, and unfortunately, she was also one of them. It would be a pity if she didn't complain now!
Ye Yunzhou was very satisfied with Chun Xing's protectiveness towards her master. He nodded and said, "I will explain the situation to my mother."
Ye Yunzhou was somewhat dissatisfied with Lu Zhaozhao, but as a man, it was not easy for him to directly cause trouble for a girl.
However, his mother could say something, even if it was just a few words that didn't hurt. It could at least make Lu Zhaozhao restrain himself a little. If Lu Zhaozhao went too far in the future, it wouldn't be too late for him to intervene.
The hypocritical Prince Ye is very satisfied with a maid like Chun Xing who protects her master, but he becomes dissatisfied when he thinks of a maid who protects another master.
When he raised his eyes, he saw the maid who had just let Luo Shuiyao and others out looking over here. A glance at her made the maid shudder in fear and quickly ran back into the house.
Immediately afterwards, Nanny Chu followed out.
At this moment, Nanny Chu looked extremely disheveled, with messy hair and a trace of blood on her forehead, as if something had been thrown at her and scratched her.
She was startled when she saw Luo Shuiyao and Ye Yunzhou, and she quickly bowed: "This servant greets Miss Luo and the prince."
Ye Yunzhou looked at her embarrassed appearance and did not ask any more questions, "How is Miss Lu?"
Nanny Chu raised her hand to wipe away the blood that was about to flow into her eyes. "Thank you for your concern, my dear. My daughter has a rash all over her body for some reason. Apart from the unbearable itching, she doesn't feel any other discomfort."
Ye Yunzhou nodded. Since there was nothing serious, it would not prevent him from bringing up other things.
He looked at the maid hiding behind Nanny Chu and said nonchalantly, "You, a maid, don't know the difference between high and low. You are arrogant to your master. Nanny, please discipline her when you have time. Since you have come to the Marquis' Mansion, you are his servant. The Marquis' Mansion will not tolerate servants being so presumptuous."
Nanny Chu's body stiffened. She didn't expect that the prince just asked about Miss Lu's situation and wanted to scold her and the servants in the courtyard.
She turned to look at the maid, frowned and asked, "What's going on?"
The maid had already knelt down when Ye Yunzhou mentioned her. When she heard Nanny Chu's accusation, she quickly begged for mercy: "Please spare my life, my lord. I was wrong. Please spare my life, my lord."
Ye Yunzhou slightly turned sideways to avoid her. "You shouldn't beg me for mercy, go apologize to Miss Luo."
Upon hearing this, the maid immediately kowtowed to Luo Shuiyao.
Luo Shuiyao saw her pitiful appearance and stepped forward to stop her before she could kowtow. "Alright, it's not a big deal. Hurry up and talk."
Even if the maid was wrong in this matter, she was from the Lu family. She had grown up in an aristocratic family, so naturally she looked down on her country girl. There was a reason for her disregard. Besides, she had planned this matter, and she didn't have the habit of asking others to kowtow to her.
The maid hadn't expected the young lady to plead for her. She was a little stunned, and before she could react, she had already stood up, following Luo Shuiyao's pull.
Upon seeing this, Nanny Chu frowned and cursed Luo Shuiyao in her heart for being so pretentious.
She continued to ask the maid: "What exactly is going on? Tell me in detail."
The maid came to her senses and stammered out the whole story.
Nanny Chu was a bit embarrassed. Everyone in Qiuli Courtyard had always looked down on the cousin next door. This was their common understanding. In her opinion, the maid had done nothing wrong, but since the prince was here, she couldn't say that.
She scolded the maid, "Alright, you will be fined three months' salary. Don't do this again in the future."
The maid bit her lip and agreed.
Then she turned her gaze to Luo Shuiyao, "I wonder if Miss Luo thinks this is feasible?" Nanny Chu could see that this fox charmer had somehow captured the heart of the prince, and the prince was supporting her.
Luo Shuiyao saw the resentment in her eyes, but she didn't care. She didn't come here to quarrel with anyone today. She just came here to watch the show. How could she take this old lady to heart?
She had no intention of doing anything to the maid, so she just nodded and said, "This is your Qiuliyuan's business, don't ask me."
Nanny Chu saw her kick the ball towards her, and she secretly hated her, but she put on a smile and said, "I will train them well in the future, and they will not do this again."
Then he waved his hand and asked the maid to leave.
The crisp sound of porcelain breaking came from the house again and did not stop for a long time.
Luo Shuiyao was listening with great interest, secretly sighing at how wealthy Lu Zhaozhao was, when she heard a flurry of footsteps, mixed with a few anxious inquiries.
She turned her head and saw that it was the Marquis' wife coming over, followed by a large group of maids and servants, and Doctor Hua was also following beside the Marquis' wife.
Luo Shuiyao was a little surprised. She thought that Doctor Hua would not arrive for at least a quarter of an hour, but she didn't expect him to come so soon.
Looking at Doctor Hua again, he was not dressed properly, and his hair crown was stuck askew on his head. He was accompanied by a medicine boy, who was holding a medicine box in his hands.
Doctor Hua had been carried here at top speed by the guards of the Marquis's residence. When he heard someone had an emergency, he didn't even bother to complain about being disturbed. He hurried over, his bones nearly breaking from the bumpy ride, but he didn't utter a word.