coobybook Chapter 203 Even a Clay Figure Has 3 Points of Temper
Chapter 203 Even a Clay Figure Has 3 Points of Temper
Mu Yunshang's lips curled into a gentle smile as she quietly gazed at the sedan chair blocking her path. Despite this, she showed no sign of anger. She simply asked softly, "Sister Yanfei, are you also going to the Empress Dowager's palace?"
Consort Yan frowned, her face full of displeasure, and replied, "Where I go has nothing to do with Her Majesty the Empress."
Standing to the side, Xiao Yuxi witnessed her sister's gentle attitude and couldn't help but feel a surge of resentment. She glared at Yan Fei with wide eyes, defiantly retorting, "If there's no connection, why are you blocking our way?"
At this moment, the maid standing to the side showed a relieved expression and nodded in agreement, secretly showing her support for Xiao Yuxi.
"You're clearly taking advantage of Big Sister's kindness! You're deliberately trying to bully Big Sister!" Xiao Yuxi shouted indignantly.
Yan Fei's face turned pale instantly, her lips were tightly clenched, and she glared angrily at Xiao Yuxi.
She said sharply, "I am the Emperor's concubine! And you are merely a princess with a foreign surname, how dare you speak to me like this? Guards, slap her!"
However, Mu Yunshang's eyes suddenly turned cold. She glared fiercely at the maids and eunuchs who were already hesitant to make a move, and said sternly, "I want to see who dares to lay a hand on me."
The maids and eunuchs around Consort Yan were already trembling with fear and dared not make any rash moves. When they saw the Empress suddenly become stern and unusual, they were even more frightened and fell silent, not daring to utter a sound.
You have to understand, that's the eldest daughter of the Mu family! Even the powerful Empress Dowager has to give her some face. How could these servants dare to slap her? Are they really tired of living?
Everyone inwardly groaned, while simultaneously harboring resentment towards Princess Lanyue: this princess was far too arrogant and domineering, not only running rampant in the palace but also refusing to listen to any advice, no matter who pleaded on her behalf. Wasn't she clearly deliberately going against the Empress?
Consort Yan watched in astonishment and disbelief as the palace maids and eunuchs around her knelt down. Her eyes widened, and she shouted angrily, "You spineless bunch! Have you forgotten who your master is?"
After saying that, Consort Yan raised her foot and kicked the little maid who was kneeling on the ground trembling. Her anger grew even stronger.
Mu Yunshang had always been kind and gentle to maids and eunuchs, but seeing Consort Yan bullying and mistreating them like this, she frowned, though her tone remained gentle. "They are all maids and eunuchs in the palace, supported by the palace. I assist in managing the affairs of the six palaces. Consort Yan, in your opinion, whose orders should we take here?"
Though spoken gently, his words were as sharp as knives, each one potentially fatal.
Consort Yan stared at Mu Yunshang, unable to utter a single word, yet her heart was still filled with resentment, and she tightly gripped the handkerchief in her hand.
“Sister Yanfei, if you do not wish to go to the Empress Dowager’s palace, you might as well make way a little. This stalemate is truly unsightly,” Mu Yunshang said with a gentle smile.
Consort Yan was so angry that her body trembled. She stood on the palanquin and confronted Mu Yunshang for a long time before finally waving her hand to signal the eunuchs to carry the palanquin to make way for her.
As Mu Yunshang passed by Consort Yan's sedan chair, she turned to look at her and said in a low voice, "Consort Yan, your family has recently experienced a sudden upheaval, and I understand your distress. However, you must not take advantage of the Emperor's favor to act recklessly. My patience has its limits."
Consort Yan stood up in disbelief, staring wide-eyed as her sedan chair drove further and further away, her anger erupting like a volcano.
She kicked the sedan chair hard, cursing, "You bunch of useless bastards! All you know is how to bully the weak and fear the strong. If my mother were still in the capital, would you dare to be so spineless? You're a bunch of cowards!"
Mu Yunshang listened quietly to Yan Fei's angry shouts from behind, and shook her head helplessly.
She gently raised her hand and soothed Xiao Yuxi's furrowed brows, asking softly, "What's wrong? You've learned to frown at such a young age?"
Xiao Yuxi looked unhappy and pouted, saying, "Big sister, is this how you are usually bullied? Xixi has come to the palace ten times, and eight of those times she saw her bullying you. But you never get angry, big sister."
Mu Yunshang was slightly taken aback, and an indescribable feeling welled up in her heart.
She shook her head with a wry smile and comforted them, "Why should I be angry? Life for women in the palace is full of hardship and helplessness. Everyone has their difficulties. Let them do what they want. As long as they don't cross my bottom line, I won't get angry easily. After all, even a clay figure has some temper."
Mu Yunshang's eyebrows were curved, and she looked very gentle.
The maidservant beside Mu Yunshang had grown up with her since childhood and was naturally very close to her. Upon hearing this, she only teased softly, "Even a clay figure has a bit of temper, but our Lady doesn't have even a bit of temper."
"Don't talk nonsense." Mu Yunshang shook her head disapprovingly.
The nannies in the Empress Dowager's palace had been waiting outside the palace gates for a long time. When they saw the Empress's palanquin arrive, they immediately greeted it with a light smile.
With a smile and eyes full of affection, she looked at Xiao Yuxi, who was dressed in the attire and headdress of a princess, and said, "Princess, you must be tired from coming here so early. Come in and rest for a while."
Those around the Empress Dowager were the most adept at reading people's expressions. Although they didn't understand why the Empress Dowager suddenly recognized this cousin from the Mu family as her goddaughter and even bestowed upon her the title of Princess without delay, since the Empress Dowager liked her, they had to extend that favor to her as well.
She had never received such treatment before, but this time the most senior nanny by the Empress Dowager's side personally came to the door to greet her, making it an extremely grand occasion.
Xiao Yuxi was led by her hand, following closely behind as they crossed the courtyard and entered the front hall.
The old woman peeked at her the whole way. She had to admit that although this cousin from the Mu family was brought back to the Mu family later, she had learned etiquette very well in just a few months. No wonder the Empress Dowager liked her.
The old woman chuckled and bent down. "Princess, please rest here for a while. The Empress Dowager is chanting scriptures and will arrive in about an incense stick's time. Would you like something to eat, Princess?"
Xiao Yuxi shook her head, feigning composure, her demeanor impeccable.
She was given some etiquette lessons by the Mu family's nanny this morning, and she remembers them very well now!
The old woman chuckled, nodded, and left.
Mu Yunshang sat to the side, gently tucking a strand of hair behind Xiao Yuxi's ear, her eyes filled with heartache.
To learn this much in just one day, one must have put in a lot of hard work.