Farm Tough Girl
Chapter 555 - 555 556 All Blamed on You_1

Chapter 555: Chapter 556 All Blamed on You_1 Chapter 555: Chapter 556 All Blamed on You_1 Lady Rong’s expression flashed a shadow as she saw Muniang standing there with an effortless poise as if she saw through everything, and yet she still smiled and said, “It’s good that His Majesty still remembers, please come in quickly.”

Muniang eagerly looked inside and finally saw He Fangfei walking out gracefully, bending over to greet: “Wishing His Majesty peace.”

Long Yi said with delight, “You just happen to be here with Lady Rong, what a coincidence.”

A barely perceptible sneer curled the corners of Lady Rong’s mouth, a coincidence? Qiao Muniang was certainly not here by mere coincidence.

Muniang completely ignored Lady Rong’s gaze, glanced at He Fangfei, and although her complexion was a bit pale, luckily she seemed not too seriously affected, and Muniang’s mind was put at ease.

Lady Rong’s piercing eyes fixated on Muniang as she said coldly, “I really wasn’t aware that an already drawn portrait has turned into embroidery work at this time. Why can’t you grasp the details without seeing the person? Is this the best Yuyang Embroidery House can do?”

Muniang hurriedly replied, “My Lady, our Embroidery House takes this matter very seriously for fear of any mistake. We must produce the best work that befits your status, mustn’t we?”

Lady Rong snorted coldly, “Is that so? Then the embroidery piece from your Embroidery House for my birthday last time, you made it just by looking at my painting, I suppose it was done perfunctorily.”

Unyielding, Lady Rong pressed step by step, aiming to drive Muniang into a corner. She was someone who could never stomach being shortchanged, and now with Muniang causing such a stir, as if she would feel comfortable with it!

Calculatedly, Muniang said, “The embroidery piece for my Lady last time was due to compelling circumstances. I have already explained this to Lady Rong and Old Mr. Rong. If we only look at a painting, I fear the result would not be very meticulous and can’t compare to the effect of seeing the actual person. But Old Mr. Rong said, it was just a token of affection for his daughter, a gift where the sentiment matters more than the value. Why should my Lady fuss over this with her own family?”

With these few deft words, Muniang shifted the blame onto the shoulders of the Rong elders. Originally Lady Rong wanted to find fault with her, but now Muniang had turned the tables onto Old Mr. and Lady Rong.

Long Yi frowned and said, “Lady Rong, you are being too nitpicky. This gift was from your parents, merely a token of their hearts. Didn’t you also like it at the time? Why must you now bear resentment towards your parents over this?”

Revering filial piety above all, Long Yi certainly did not approve of Lady Rong’s capricious behavior.

Especially now that she was no longer his favored darling.

Lady Rong nearly ground her teeth to dust, glowering fiercely at Muniang who said with feigned alarm, “This embroidery, since it depicts His Majesty with Lady Rong, our Embroidery House must be even more meticulous and cautious. If we have disturbed my Lady, we beg for forgiveness.”

Long Yi’s face turned utterly dark; he didn’t feel troubled by it at all, yet Lady Rong was getting above herself. He immediately said with a cold voice, “If she feels disturbed by it, then there’s no need to make the embroidery. After all, she seems to have grown tired of everything, even of me.”

Lady Rong, in her heart wishing she could tear Qiao Muniang to pieces, quickly said, “Your Majesty, that’s not what I meant. I was just enjoying a rare conversation with Sister Fangfei, and I became a little upset when we were interrupted. To be on an embroidery piece with Your Majesty is an immense honor for me. How could I possibly grow tired of it?”

Muniang sneered without a sound, Lady Rong’s lies flowed effortlessly, didn’t they? How could she say their conversation was enjoyable? She probably couldn’t wait to kill He Fangfei.

But He Fangfei was far from being a vulnerable little white flower easily manipulated. Just because you say you get along, do you? Who do you think you are?

Long Yi’s gaze fell on He Fangfei, bearing a questioning intent.

Muniang gave He Fangfei a meaningful glance, and He Fangfei, understanding her signal, began to tremble all over, her complexion turning even paler. Upon seeing Long Yi’s gaze, she shuddered with fear, and repeatedly said, “No, no, I indeed get along very well with Lady Rong, she… she takes good care of me.”

As He Fangfei spoke, she also cautiously glanced at Lady Rong, fear showing in her eyes.

Long Yi slammed the table and shouted in a furious rage, “Lady Rong! Do you take me for a fool?!”

Lady Rong knelt on the ground with a pale face: “Your Majesty, I do not know what I have done wrong.”

“You do not know? Then there is no need for you to know! I spoil you and indulge you on normal days, and that’s how you’ve developed this temper. 1st Attendant He has just been named, and you’re so impatient that you want to show her who’s boss, is that it?”

He Fangfei quickly knelt on the ground, pleading, “Your Majesty, my Lady has not done anything out of line to me, she was just telling me about some of the rules of the palace, my Lady meant well. She saw that I am naive and was afraid that I would be easily deceived and bullied in the future, potentially meeting a terrible end. Please, Your Majesty, do not blame my Lady.”

Long Yi could clearly hear the naked warning in her words!

He became even angrier and shouted thunderously, “If anything happens to Fang Fei in the future, I will hold you entirely responsible!”

Lady Rong shuddered in fright: “I wouldn’t dare!”

“It seems I’ve given you too much boldness. How could you not dare?!” Long Yi, without giving her another look, directly helped the frightened and startled He Fangfei to leave.

He Fangfei cast a glance at Lady Rong’s sinister eyes and, despite herself, her heart still trembled. The action just now had thoroughly offended this venomous woman.

Lady Rong thought her to be of a weak disposition, believing that an early warning would be sufficient to deter her, but how could she be so easily manipulated? If she did not use this opportunity, she might fear for her life later on.

Moreover, with Qiao Muniang backing her, as the days passed by, she found herself trusting Muniang more and more. Whatever Muniang asked of her always seemed well-prepared. When Lady Rong claimed they had a good relationship earlier, she had struggled internally about how to respond. She was indeed afraid of Lady Rong, but it was only after seeing the look Muniang gave her that she decided to stand in opposition to Lady Rong.

At least, the phrase ‘held accountable’ that she had just now intentionally prompted Long Yi to say could somewhat guarantee her safety.

The room grew quiet, and Lady Rong slowly stood up, her face frosty. “Qiao Muniang, it turns out you’ve brought such a woman in. You really did well, nurtured her with quite the effort, haven’t you?”

She had even fooled her into thinking she was nothing more than an artless, unsuccessful vase with only outward appearances to show.

Muniang curled her lips into a smile. “How could I compare to the master behind you? Training someone like you wasn’t easy either, was it, Huamei?”

Lady Rong’s complexion subtly shifted—that was her real name. Her hand inside her sleeve pinched so hard into her palm that it hurt terribly. Even Qiao Muniang had now seen through her identity.

“You better be careful. Now, you are not the only one aware of your identity. Should any mishap befall He Fangfei, I’ll make sure you pay with your life! Oh, and, didn’t His Majesty just say it as well? Should there be the slightest discrepancy with 1st Attendant He, it will be accounted for with your life.” Muniang’s laughter tinkled through the air.