Farm Tough Girl
Chapter 529 - 529 530 Stunned_1

Chapter 529: Chapter 530 Stunned_1 Chapter 529: Chapter 530 Stunned_1 Muniang was taken aback but then said, “You knew?”

Yu Ze pinched her cheek. “If I couldn’t tell something was off by your expression, then I’ve truly wasted all these years with you. I have no objection to whichever maid you want to deal with; why hide it from me? If it makes you happy, you could dispose of all the maids in this mansion, for all I care. Don’t you know my feelings by now?”

Muniang glared at him irritably, yet felt a warmth inside. “Who knows what your feelings will be in the future? With all the pretty maids your mother has sent over, chosen exactly to your taste, what if you take a fancy to one of them? Then where would your feelings for me be?”

Yu Ze answered helplessly, “I didn’t expect the maids she sent over were with that intention. She has always been quite accepting of you, and now that you’ve given birth to a son, I thought they would have no further schemes, but who knew she would send over such troubles? It was only when I saw you out of sorts this morning that I paid closer attention. I don’t fancy those women, and if you feel uneasy, just drive them all away.”

Listening to Yu Ze talk about his mother’s actions, Muniang’s mood also sank. She fell silent, and Yu Ze sighed. “You always keep things to yourself. I’ve been so busy with Guard matters lately; I haven’t noticed the goings-on in the inner courtyard. With so much happening now, and you’re shouldering it alone, not even willing to tell me when I’m your husband.”

It was precisely because he was her husband that Muniang didn’t want to tell him.

“You’re so busy every day; how could I bother you with these trivial household matters? You work so hard outside; the least you should have when you come home is some peace.”

Yu Ze’s heart warmed at her words, but he still said, “How could my wife’s concerns be a bother? I’m busy with Guard affairs for you and the child; otherwise, I might as well defy the orders and stay idle. Don’t place yourself on the sidelines; in my eyes, you’re the only one.”

Muniang hummed in response, her heart already much lighter.

“Shall I just have someone drive those maids away to spare you the trouble?”

Muniang thought of Marquis Chen Mansion but still frowned and shook her head. “Not yet, we should wait. We need to catch them in the act before making a move. Otherwise, if my mother-in-law hears that I’ve driven her people away without reason, she’ll probably throw a fit. And if you do it, that’s even worse; she’ll certainly think I incited you to do it, making her believe even more that I’m a bitch. Who knows what kind of barrier she’d put up against me then.”

Yu Ze didn’t know what to say. Muniang’s reasoning was sound, and yet he felt it wasn’t fair to let her suffer so much, but he didn’t want her to be wronged either.

Muniang, in fact, wasn’t asking for much. As long as Yu Ze was truly committed to her, she didn’t mind weighing the situation with her mother-in-law. Thus she said, “Don’t worry too much about me. After all, I’m just idling at home right now. Boredom is just boredom. I’ll treat dealing with those maids as entertaining myself. Just take care of Guard matters; that’s what’s most important. Leave the rest to me; I’ll see to it that not one of them gets away scot-free!”

After Muniang sent her letter to Marquis Chen Mansion, the Marquise, expecting a report from her own subordinates in Qinghua City, was surprised to find it was from Qiao Muniang.

Muniang’s letter was carefully crafted. She first expressed her appreciation for the several servants sent by the Marquise, then detailed Nanny Zhu’s disrespect towards her, including how, backed by the Marquise’s authority, Zhu had dared to oppress her and likened her to a concubine of lower status, publicly demeaning her. Muniang plaintively clarified her distress, expressing her steadfast intention to fulfill her role as the matriarch of the Yu Family despite being looked down upon. Not only did they scorn her, but in doing so, weren’t they also disrespecting Marquis Chen Mansion?

Throughout the whole account, Muniang not only escalated the wrongdoing of Nanny Zhu to a matter of great disrespect towards her, but she also made it about Nanny Zhu’s contempt for Marquis Chen Mansion.

In the end, Muniang specifically mentioned that Nanny Zhu even threatened her with the Marquise’s authority. If she dared to defy her in the slightest or question her words, Nanny Zhu would immediately write to the Marquise, accusing her of having no manners and being unworthy of being the Princess. She would then have her rolled out of her Princess position.

Muniang really piled it on thickly in her tale, and what’s more, she drafted it exactly according to what was in Nanny Zhu’s correspondence; the incidents were largely similar. The only difference was she added many “truths” to mislead. After all, her letter arrived first, and the Marquise, having formed an opinion beforehand, would have to believe at least half of it. Once Nanny Zhu’s letter arrived later, well, heh.

The Marquise was indeed furious after reading the letter, nearly spitting blood in anger: “That damn servant has some nerve! Did I instruct her to do such things? I ordered her to assist the Princess and handle the minute affairs of the mansion, but a servant will always be a servant, and how dare she try to rise above her mistress? She really thinks too highly of herself, equating insulting the Princess to insulting a Lady. The honor of the Princess of Marquis Chen Mansion is at stake here; she’s insulted the entire Marquis Chen Mansion, insulted me!”

Seeing this, Qiao Xin quickly advised, “My Lady, please don’t get angry yet. These matters might not be as they seem, and the Princess’s word alone cannot be taken as the whole truth.”

The Marquise then said, “Well, let’s wait for Nanny Zhu’s letter to arrive before discussing further.”

Indeed, just after two or three days, Nanny Zhu’s letter was delivered. The Marquise saw that the content matched what Muniang had described, except that Nanny Zhu’s entire letter accused Muniang of having no manners and not being fit to be the Princess—it was all slander.

Exactly as Muniang mentioned in her letter, as soon as she defied Nanny Zhu, she went straight to complaining, saying Muniang was unfit to be the Princess.

With the arrival of this letter, even Qiao Xin was at a loss for words for a moment. Nanny Zhu’s “crimes” were now set in stone.

“That servant really got used to throwing her weight around in Marquis Chen Mansion, thinking too highly of herself, and forgot her place! Now, seeing the Princess of humble origin, she dares to oppress her without any restraint, truly disregarding the face of our Marquis Chen Mansion!”

Marquise Chen truly valued this old nanny who had worked for the majority of her life in Marquis Chen Mansion, but valuing someone does not mean she could tolerate them forgetting their place as a servant, especially when they took advantage of her trust to engage in such behavior.

“If I had really believed that damn servant’s words today and punished the Princess, she would probably be even more pleased with herself, and she might even mock me for being an easy mark!” Marquise Chen ground her teeth as she spoke.

Muniang received the desired reply from Marquise Chen, instructing her to deal with that ignorant servant as she saw fit.

Muniang immediately had someone give Nanny Zhu a good beating with a plank and dragged her out to be expelled from the mansion.

Nanny Zhu had been anxiously hoping that the Marquise would come to her defense, but instead, she received this harsh lesson, almost dumbfounded!