Of course not.
Xu Yuqing would never back down!
"You think I'll be afraid of you just because you have more people!"
Xu Yuqing reached out and forcefully pushed the maidservant standing at the very front, Zhu Jiayi. She didn't believe a mere servant would dare to hit her.
Seeing that the other party merely frowned and stared at her, not daring to make a move, Xu Yuqing felt emboldened and pushed harder.
"You dogs who rely on the power of others, you want to hit me? Come on... come and hit me, I'll let you hit me...
I want to see which dog servant has the guts of a bear and the heart of a leopard, daring to hit me when they don't want to live!" Xu Yuqing cursed as she raised her hand and slapped the maidservant, who was being pushed back by her, back and forth.
This maidservant did not have the same courage as the head maidservant who had stopped her from hitting Zhu Jiayi earlier. She dared not dodge and took two slaps directly. Both her cheeks immediately swelled and turned red, and the corner of her mouth split, bleeding. In pain, her eyes welled up with tears.
Xu Yuqing hit very hard, using all her strength.
Seeing the other party's miserable state and tears, Xu Yuqing felt no pity, let alone guilt. Instead, she felt quite pleased.
Her face was full of joy, her mouth turned up high.
Hitting people felt so good!
Her pent-up anger finally had a place to vent a little... it felt so good to vent, so satisfying...
Thinking this, Xu Yuqing wanted to hit the maidservant again to continue venting her anger, but her hand was caught as soon as she swung it out.
"Second Young Madam, people from the main house are not someone you can hit just because you want to."
The one who grabbed Xu Yuqing's hand was the head maidservant who had immediately stepped out to stop Xu Yuqing from hitting Zhu Jiayi. She was Zhu Jiayi's dowry maidservant, named Zhi Shuang.
"Oh—you little slut, let go of your dog's paws, you're hurting me... you rotten hoof, you stinking bitch, how dare you pinch me, and pinch me so hard, you're tired of living... I'll beat you to death!"
Zhi Shuang gripped Xu Yuqing's hand with force. Xu Yuqing, who was accustomed to a pampered and delicate life, could not endure it. She immediately winced in pain and shouted, forgetting her status and spewing vulgar curses.
Angrily, she raised her other hand to hit Zhi Shuang, but it was caught by Zhi Shuang halfway.
Zhi Shuang increased the force in both hands, pinching Xu Yuqing's tender arm, making Xu Yuqing hurt even more than before. She cried out in pain, her eyes tearing up...
"You little whore, let go of me immediately, or I won't spare you, I will kill you—"
Zhi Shuang completely ignored Xu Yuqing's threats and intimidation, still gripping her hands tightly, and continued to increase the pinching force, wanting to make her hurt more and teach her a lesson.
Zhu Jiayi thought the same as Zhi Shuang, wanting to teach Xu Yuqing a lesson and make her restrain herself in the future. Therefore, she did not interfere and did not ask Zhi Shuang to let go of Xu Yuqing, merely watching coldly.
"Are you all dead? Hurry up and save me!" Xu Yuqing shouted at Song Momo and Fen'er and Fang'er from her own chambers, almost dying of anger.
Song Momo quickly took Fen'er and Fang'er to pull apart Zhi Shuang's hands to save Xu Yuqing, but Zhi Shuang winked at the servants from the main house, and the servants from the main house immediately surged forward to block Song Momo and the others.
Song Momo and the others could only worry anxiously. Seeing that Song Momo and the others could not save her mother, Huangfu Ying wanted to save her mother herself.
Her small body ran to Zhi Shuang and shouted, "Quickly let go of my mother!"
Zhi Shuang glanced down at Huangfu Ying, hesitated for a moment, and chose to pretend not to hear, continuing to "teach" Xu Yuqing a lesson.
Zhu Jiayi said nothing, tacitly approving of Zhi Shuang's actions.
Zhong Liangshu, sitting on the side, watched silently, thinking that the show was becoming more and more exciting, and had no intention of helping Xu Yuqing.
As for Yang Wanqian, who was sitting not far from Zhong Liangshu, she felt a bit unbearable and worried. She stood up, intending to stop Zhi Shuang, but Shi Momo from her chambers shook her head at her.
Zhong Liangshu also noticed Yang Wanqian wanting to step out to help Xu Yuqing and also shook her head at her, telling her not to meddle.
Yang Wanqian looked at Shi Momo, then at Xu Yuqing, who had the best relationship with her among all the sisters-in-law. She hesitated, then decided to listen to them.
She sat back down and continued to watch silently.
Seeing that neither of the main mistresses, Zhong Liangshu and Yang Wanqian, stood up to help Xu Yuqing, the servants below naturally would not stand up to help Xu Yuqing.
Feng Maoyuan would certainly not step forward. Feng Maoyuan always believed that it was best to stay as far away from such matters as possible and not to bring trouble upon oneself.
"Quickly let go of my mother, do you hear me... let go of my mother, she's in a lot of pain... let her go..."
Huangfu Ying, seeing that no one was coming to help her mother, was extremely anxious. She jumped up, trying to pull apart Zhi Shuang's hands holding her mother, but unfortunately, she was too small. No matter how hard she jumped, she couldn't reach Zhi Shuang's hands.
Zhi Shuang felt a bit of pity seeing Huangfu Ying's state. She looked at Xu Yuqing and said, "Second Young Madam, do you know you were wrong? If you are willing to admit your mistake and apologize to my mistress, I will let you go."
Xu Yuqing wanted to curse Zhi Shuang to death, and even more, she wanted to smash Zhi Shuang. However, she was in so much pain that she could not bear it, and even breathing hurt.
She thought it was better to endure the present insult and submit to the circumstances, acknowledge her mistake, and then seek revenge after Zhi Shuang, that stinking bitch, let her go.
Just as she was about to nod, she suddenly saw a figure flying towards them...
"Ah—" Zhi Shuang was kicked flying, screaming as she flew far away.
"Audacious lowly servant, how dare you defy your superiors and harm your master, you are truly too bold, seeking death!"
Jiang Shangyun, who had suddenly appeared and kicked Zhi Shuang flying, glared at Zhi Shuang, who was several feet away and struggling to get up, spitting blood, and shouted angrily.
Everyone stared at Jiang Shangyun in astonishment. Feng Maoyuan was the most astonished, his face full of question marks.
Where did this kid Jiang Shangyun come from? Why would he suddenly step forward to help Xu Yuqing? Wasn't he always timid and even more afraid of causing trouble than himself?
Xu Yuqing stared at Jiang Shangyun and quickly recovered from her immense shock. A look of intense joy flashed in her eyes, along with... excitement and gratitude.
She hadn't expected Jiang Shangyun to suddenly appear to save her, and even kick Zhi Shuang, that lowly servant, until she vomited blood, avenging her.
When she was suffering immense humiliation and in so much pain, at her most helpless moment, Jiang Shangyun suddenly appeared to save her, like a hero descending from the heavens!
Jiang Shangyun had been paying attention to Xu Yuqing's expressions and eyes. Seeing the look in Xu Yuqing's eyes, he secretly rejoiced.
It went very smoothly!
He got what he wanted.
He had actually been nearby and saw the entire process. The reason he waited until now to save Xu Yuqing, instead of intervening at the very beginning, was to wait until Xu Yuqing was at her most miserable before helping her.
Intervening at this moment would have the best effect, making Xu Yuqing extremely grateful to him, and also moving her.
If he had saved Xu Yuqing from the beginning, given Xu Yuqing's personality, her gratitude towards him would have been limited, and she might not have been grateful at all.
"Second Young Madam, how are you? Are you badly injured?" Jiang Shangyun looked at Xu Yuqing's hand with great concern.
Just as Xu Yuqing was about to answer, she saw Jiang Shangyun suddenly leave and go to the maidservants who were blocking Song Momo and Fen'er and Fang'er.
Xu Yuqing frowned. What was he doing?
Just as Xu Yuqing was annoyed that he had suddenly stopped paying attention to her and left, she heard Jiang Shangyun scolding someone...
"Get lost!" Jiang Shangyun jumped up and kicked out, a gust of wind from his leg sweeping all the maidservants who were blocking Song Momo and the others to the ground, causing them to cry out in pain.
"Hurry up and check the Second Young Madam's hand, see if it's badly injured and needs medicine... I have medicine here." Jiang Shangyun said to Song Momo and the others, while also taking out a bottle of medicine from his sleeve and handing it to Song Momo.
He actually really wanted to personally check Xu Yuqing's hand and seize the opportunity to show his attentiveness, but with so many people around, he dared not touch Xu Yuqing in front of everyone.
Xu Yuqing, who had been very displeased and angry with Jiang Shangyun, suddenly lost all her anger. Looking at Jiang Shangyun, a sense of gratitude once again welled up in her heart, and a warm current flowed into her heart, making her feel warm.
Along with the warm current flowing into her heart, there was also a trace of a different kind of affection...
She suddenly felt that it was quite good to have such a man by her side...
This interlude is too interesting! Absolutely brilliant!
Zhong Liangshu, who had been watching the show with great relish, quietly stared at Jiang Shangyun, a sinister smile flashing in her eyes.
She glanced at Xu Yuqing again, and after seeing the look in Xu Yuqing's eyes as she looked at Jiang Shangyun, the smile in her eyes grew even stronger.
This show would only become more exciting and interesting in the future!
But what would Zhu Jiayi do now? Would she just stand by and watch her people being beaten by this subordinate of Feng Maoyuan, without punishing him?
Zhong Liangshu looked at Zhu Jiayi with expectant eyes.
Zhu Jiayi, who was in a state of immense shock, quickly regained her senses. Looking at the maidservants who were still lying on the ground, unable to get up, crying pitifully, Zhu Jiayi knitted her brows.
Her beautiful face was filled with anger as she glared at Jiang Shangyun. "How dare you hit my people and be so brutal!"
This man was too ruthless. These maidservants were all young ladies, and he had used such heavy force.
Jiang Shangyun showed no fear and met Zhu Jiayi's angry glare directly. "First Young Madam, it was your subordinate who was overconfident and dared to be so cruel to the Second Young Madam. I am merely returning the favor."
"Well said!" Xu Yuqing pushed away Song Momo, who was pulling at her sleeve, trying to examine her hand. She pointed at Zhu Jiayi and scolded, "Zhu Jiayi, I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone as shameless as you!
You let your subordinates be so cruel to me, and now you dare to demand an explanation!
When Grandmother returns, I will definitely tell her and ask her to uphold justice for me!"
Hearing this, Zhu Jiayi was utterly speechless and almost laughed out loud with anger.
Xu Yuqing was right. She had seen shameless people, but never anyone as shameless as this. Xu Yuqing's shamelessness was truly astonishing.
She even said that when Grandmother returned, she would tell her and ask her to uphold justice for her, which was utterly shameless!
"What are you all doing!" Suddenly, a furious roar came from the south. Everyone looked south and saw that Consort Zheng and Huangfu Yue had returned.