The kick that swept past seemed to lack any force.
But in the next moment, the four people who rushed forward suddenly fell backward!
"Ah! It hurts so much!"
"Where did my head hit?"
"Ah!"
"How is this possible?"
The servants watching from afar were stunned.
Miss's kick was too powerful! If they hadn't watched her grow up and known she had never learned martial arts, they might have thought she had been practicing since childhood, possessing profound inner energy comparable to the Master's!
But that was just a fleeting thought.
After all, those four young ladies were all delicate, and Miss had caught them by surprise.
Yun Shu lowered her gaze, looking at the four people lying on the ground.
"If you dare to trespass into the General's mansion again, I'll hit you again. If you don't want to be hit, get out!"
A cold voice rained down.
The four were already disoriented, and this made them even more so.
What had they just heard?
They had actually heard Yun Shu tell them to get out?!
"Yun Shu, are you crazy? Don't you want to establish yourself in the capital in the future?!" Li Yue'e screamed.
Her eyes darted, and she suddenly thought of something important. "I almost forgot, you definitely don't know yet, right? Prince Ye is marrying my sister! Do you know? The Prince Ye you've been dreaming of seducing detests you to the core. Even if you shone brilliantly in the palace and defeated the Second Miss Geng, Prince Ye still doesn't like you. Prince Ye likes my sister! Such a generous betrothal gift, no one in the entire capital can compare!"
She was confident this speech would infuriate Yun Shu.
However, Yun Shu didn't even bat an eyelid.
Li Yue'e was stunned. "You, you must be heartbroken right now, right? Feeling terrible? Should I go beg my sister to speak nicely to Prince Ye, and perhaps secure you a concubine position in Prince Ye's manor?"
"Yes, Yue'e, you should go back and have a good talk with your sister. Yun Shu has loved Prince Ye for so many years, thinking of him day and night. Back then, she pestered and pleaded to have Prince Ye's children, and to warm his bed. Now that your sister is Prince Ye's beloved, Prince Ye will surely listen to your sister. Perhaps he'll even make Yun Shu a concubine." Qu Jiaojiao bit her lips. Despite her delicate and cute face, she could utter such disgusting words.
Zheng Shuangshuang stood up, but the spot where she had been kicked still ached, making her frown.
"Finished talking? So you all like being concubines very much? You keep talking about being a concubine, why don't I grant your wish, how about it?" Yun Shu's lips curved upwards, her smile sweet, her posture languid.
An idea sprang to mind.
She was genuinely considering it.
Fulfilling their wishes would surely be a joyous endeavor.
"What nonsense are you talking about?! With our statuses, how could we possibly be concubines?" Wang Yiyuan reprimanded.
If this word got out, her reputation would be ruined!
"No matter how noble one's status, can it be higher than mine? My father is the Great General." Yun Shu raised an eyebrow, her tone filled with pride.
Having a Great General for a father was indeed great; at crucial moments, it could be used to show off.
Hearing Yun Shu's words, the four women blushed crimson.
Just as Li Yue'e was about to curse again, Yun Shu rubbed her hands.
Her hands were long and slender, exquisitely beautiful.
It was almost a shame to use them for hitting people.
Seeing Yun Shu preparing to strike again, the four women's expressions changed.
They exchanged glances.
Then, they took a step back together.
"If you dare to hit us, do you believe we'll report you to the authorities?" Wang Yiyuan narrowed her eyes, threatening Yun Shu.
Yun Shu lightly flicked her eyelids. "You trespassed into a private residence. I am the one who should report you."
"You!"
Wang Yiyuan was shocked. Yun Shu seemed to have transformed into someone else entirely!
No longer like before, easily manipulated by them!
Instead...
She exuded an aura that inspired fear.
The four were not fools, and at this moment, they understood something.
"Yun Shu, you have no friends in the capital. You've offended us. From now on, you won't have a single friend in the capital!" Zheng Shuangshuang gritted her teeth and declared.
She intended to ruin Yun Shu!
To make the Yun Shu who had recently amazed the capital be despised by everyone once more, and become the laughingstock of the capital!
After speaking, the four left filled with resentment.
They had come in a swagger, but left in disgrace.
A maidservant cautiously stepped forward. "Miss, they... they might spread rumors and damage your reputation. They were like this before."
After speaking, she quickly lowered her head.
She wouldn't have dared to say this before, but now she felt Miss had changed, was different from before, which was why she dared to speak these words as a reminder.
"What is your name?" Yun Shu asked.
This maidservant looked familiar. In the past, when everyone in the mansion was implicitly bullying the original owner, only this maidservant couldn't bear it and would occasionally give the original owner a hint. However, the original owner was too honest, too foolish, and didn't listen.
"Your servant is Yu Le." Yu Le dared not look directly at Yun Shu.
She found that the current Miss possessed an astonishing aura. A single glance seemed capable of freezing all the blood in her body.
Miss had changed!
She was not the same as before!
Now, Miss would not be easily played by those young ladies anymore!
"Yu Le? Good. From today onwards, come to my courtyard." Yun Shu smiled.
Yu Le's eyes widened in shock. "To Miss's courtyard?"
"Yes, you will be the head maid in my courtyard. I trust you," Yun Shu added.
Yu Le could not have imagined that she would become a head maid!
She had always been a menial servant in the General's mansion. When the Old Madam and the others left, they didn't take her with them because she wasn't adept at reading situations. She believed the General's mansion owed its current standing to the Great General.
She couldn't understand why the Old Madam and the others treated the Great General and Miss like that. She absolutely couldn't accept how they had mistreated Miss all those years, but she was just a servant and couldn't stop them.
However, now, Miss was asking her to be the head maid?
Upon realizing this, she immediately knelt on the ground. "Your servant will be loyal to Miss from now on, and will never betray her. If I betray Miss, may I be struck by lightning and torn apart by five horses!"
Yun Shu reached out and helped Yu Le up. "From today, I'll call you Xiao Le. Back in the General's mansion, only you didn't go along with the others. You even helped me secretly a few times. I know what kind of person you are. Get up, pack your things, and move over."
"Yes! Your servant will go now!" Yu Le busied herself packing.
Beside them, several other maids saw Yu Le being highly valued by Yun Shu, and they were all extremely envious.
But thinking of what they had done before, they all lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at Yun Shu.
Yun Shu looked at the servants around her, knowing that her actions today would deter those who remained.
She wasn't worried about these people causing any trouble in the General's mansion, because an hour ago, the people she had arranged had arrived at the General's mansion.
"Even if I move out, this is still my home! Why can't I come back? I forgot to bring some things! I've come to get them!"