Rebirth: Pampered by the Lord
Chapter 668 - Chapter 668 Chapter 668 Wall-top Grass

Chapter 668: Chapter 668 Wall-top Grass Chapter 668: Chapter 668 Wall-top Grass Lady Tang simply placed her chopsticks on the table, “I’m not eating! With so many frustrating things, I’m so full of anger that I have no appetite for food.”

Seeing this, her children all put down their chopsticks and gathered around Lady Tang, all persuading her with various arguments, essentially saying, “Father hasn’t taken any concubines over the years and must surely love mother very much. He’s just angry with mother temporarily, please don’t let these trivial matters harm your health.”

Lady Tang’s anger subsided quite a bit after that.

Although she was very clear in her mind that the reason Situ Yongjie hadn’t taken any concubines was because of Xuexue’s birth mother, Lady Li, and not her, a woman’s vanity got the better of her, and she nonetheless preferred to deceive herself. Moreover, among the high-ranking nobility, there was always the rumor that their marriage was loving and that Situ Yongjie was deeply devoted to her, willing to forsake the entire forest for her–one tree.

Indeed, among the court ministers, whose households weren’t full of multiple wives and concubines? Only in General’s Mansion, for all these years, there had been only Lady Tang, one woman.

Her colleagues regarded him as a paragon of love. Sometimes, during conversations, they’d turn the topic to this couple, and at some point, they began to carry the tale that their love was so profound that they couldn’t live without each other.

Lady Tang certainly wasn’t foolish enough to clarify the truth. Every time there was a high society gathering, and the ladies and misses from the Royal Nobility looked at her with envy, she found it quite enjoyable.

Just then, Nanny Yu, disheveled and stumbling rushed in, her voice desperate and wailing, “Madam, you must stand up for your maid!”

Hearing this, everyone in the room turned to look.

Lady Tang frowned unhappily and said, “Nanny Yu, you are an elder in the General’s Mansion and should know the proper comportment. What dignity is there in this bawling? And look at yourself, you dare to be seen in such disarray; are you not afraid of disgracing our General’s Mansion?”

There was Nanny Yu, her hair all over the place, her face a mix of colors, with patches of blue and purple, a trickle of blood at the corners of her mouth, and her clothes in complete disarray, presenting a very pitiable sight.

Nanny Yu, with tears streaming down her face, said, “Madam, I didn’t want this, it’s all because of that little cheap person.”

“What exactly happened? Tell us about it,” Lady Tang said with a deep frown. In principle, Nanny Yu was her person; at the General’s Mansion, it was good enough for her not to bully others, let alone be bullied by someone. But seeing Nanny Yu with her bruised face, it was obvious she had just been beaten.

Nanny Yu, in tears, recounted everything that had happened in the kitchen, conveying the incident with sorrow and lamentation.

Upon hearing it was Xuexue again, Lady Tang’s face darkened with anger, she lashed out at the weeping Nanny Yu, “You useless thing, you can’t handle a girl with so many people, and still have the face to cry and howl here, do you have no shame?”

If it weren’t for her status, which made it inconvenient for her to deal with Xuexue personally, she wouldn’t have instructed Nanny Yu to make things difficult for Madam Xie and her group. Who would have known that this worthless dog of a servant, instead of dealing with the person, ended up being beaten by Xuexue.

“Madam, that damned maid is incredibly strong. I am no match for her,” Nanny Yu said.

“There are so many people in the kitchen, if you can’t win alone, can’t several of you go up and help? I simply don’t believe that a country girl could have so much skill,” Lady Tang retorted.

As she spoke of the incident, Nanny Yu felt utterly frustrated. All those maids and old maids under her command, despite always flattering her normally, revealed their true colors at the critical moment, all of them proving to be fair-weather friends, and not one of them reliable. She had been beaten by Xuexue for so long, yet not a single one had stepped forward to help.