Chapter 510: Beat Them Every Time I See Them

Chapter 510: Beat Them Every Time I See Them

"Young Miss, should we go to this Chrysanthemum Viewing Banquet?" Qingluo asked.

Su Youyue turned her head and nodded, "Yes."

Based on Helian Lin's daily routine, he hardly had any time for private outings. Even the last time he went to Red Maple Garden, there were many guards from Princess Pingyang's mansion following him outside the garden.

So, it wasn't easy to meet him privately. It would be better to meet him in public.

Qingluo had just nodded, planning to pack some clothes, when Su Youyue stood up.

"Let's go for a walk to digest the food."

She had spent many days at the Shen Mansion, rarely leaving Phoenix Pavilion.

If she stayed there much longer, she might start to wither from boredom.

The shadow guards had already thoroughly scouted the entire Shen Mansion, so even though Su Youyue had never toured it, she was familiar with the routes.

Qingluo looked left and right, finding everything quite novel.

She had indeed never been to such a wealthy household before. After arriving at the Shen Mansion, Phoenix Pavilion was almost isolated from the rest of the mansion, so she hadn't come out much.

As she was looking around, she suddenly noticed two prettily dressed maids who looked at her with disdain and muttered the word "hick."

Qingluo's outstretched fingers involuntarily curled up.

Su Youyue's footsteps suddenly stopped.

Seeing this, the two maids wanted to run away, but in the blink of an eye, Zhe Ying, who had been behind them, blocked their path, standing with his arms crossed.

The two maids' expressions changed, looking unlucky, and without greeting Su Youyue, one of them said, "Oh, Young Miss, what does this mean? We're in a hurry to deliver medicine to Master Shen. If we're delayed, you'll be responsible for the consequences."

Su Youyue walked over leisurely, a serene smile on her lips, "Bear the responsibility? Did you forget how Master Shen fell ill?"

The two maids were stunned, then remembered that Master Shen had fallen ill due to the Young Miss's actions. If she didn’t care about him being angered, why would she care about his medicine?

What a shame for the family. How could Master Shen have such a disobedient daughter?

"What does the Young Miss intend to do?" Thinking of Su Youyue's 'notorious deeds' in the Shen Mansion, the two became wary again.

Su Youyue's smile remained unchanged, "I can't control what insults you hurl at me and my people behind my back since the mouth is yours and I didn't hear anything, but you dare to insult us in front of me, aren't you just asking for death?"

Their faces paled, and seeing the whip hanging from her waist, they became even more fearful. One of them weakly said, "Young Miss misheard. We were just talking about someone from our hometown."

Su Youyue snorted coldly, "Just now, which one of you called my maid here a hick? If I didn't see clearly, step forward yourself, or I'll punish both of you."

The two maids looked at each other, and then at Su Youyue, who had now touched the whip at her waist.

Recalling how Chef Ma still had a deep scar on her face, the two beauty-loving maids were terrified. They didn't want to be disfigured! How could they face the world if they were?

Just as they were hesitating, a voice cut through the tension from behind.

"Yuanfeng, I've long heard that the newly returned Young Miss of your mansion is crude and disrespectful. I didn't expect to witness it as soon as she arrived!"

Everyone in the courtyard turned to see Shen Yuanfeng walking alongside a dashing young gentleman.

The two maids recognized him as Cen Yuan, a young master who often visited the mansion, and their faces immediately brightened.

"Second Young Master, Master Cen, please help us! We were just passing by and talking about some family matters, but the Young Miss overheard and accused us of insulting the maid by her side. She insists on whipping us!"

Cen Yuan clicked his tongue a couple of times but suddenly shuddered upon seeing Su Youyue's appearance.

This is the Young Miss of the Shen family?

I didn’t expect her to be so beautiful, but with a heart as cold as ice. What a pity, what a pity.

Shen Yuanfeng's face had already turned cold. "Miss Shen, what kind of trouble are you stirring up now? You just made Father sick—don’t you feel any guilt about that? And yet here you are, bullying the servants!"

He had planned to discipline Shen Nan for his father the day before, but if it weren't for Zhuyu persuading him that Shen Nan would still be useful in two days, he would have lost his temper the night before.

He didn’t expect this woman would dare to be so arrogant, thinking she could harm the people in the household!

Every time he saw her act cruelly while maintaining that indifferent expression on her striking face, his disgust only grew stronger.

Seeing that her young miss hadn't spoken, Qingluo couldn't help but feel indignant. "Second Young Master, how can you only believe the words of those two maids? The Young Miss hasn't even spoken yet. It was they who insulted me in front of the Young Miss, calling me a country bumpkin, so the Young Miss punished them!"

Although Qingluo was a servant, she had grown up as close as sisters with her young miss and had no fear of the masters in the Shen family.

Shen Yuanfeng, seeing a servant dare to talk back to him, was even more furious. "What? Are they wrong?"

Qingluo was momentarily stunned.

Shen Yuanfeng sneered. "Not only you, but Miss Shen, as the Young Miss of the Shen family, behaves like a vulgar shrew from the countryside. If she's not a rural hick, then what is she? If you go out, people from the Shen family will only think you've shamed them!"

Cen Yuan thought Shen Yuanfeng's words were a bit too harsh, but since he rarely saw his good friend so angry, he just rubbed his nose and didn't say anything more.

Besides, this Miss Shen had just come from the countryside and dared to act tyrannically in the Shen family. She really lacked upbringing.

Su Youyue's smile had long faded, her expression calm and composed.

"The elite and intellectuals of society depend on the common folk for their food, drink, and clothing. Without the farmers in the countryside, how could there be peace in the world? How could Young Master Shen be dressed in fine silks and eat the grains and poultry raised by those from the countryside? To look down on them while depending on their labor—why don’t you just go become a hermit?"

For a moment, no one spoke.

Hearing this, Cen Yuan couldn't help but think inwardly how clever her words were.

If it weren't about his friend, he might have actually spoken out in praise.

He had thought that Miss Shen would try to deny the label of being from the countryside, but instead, she embraced it and even used it to make such a point.

Could this really be a girl who grew up in the countryside? Her breadth of mind and vision were something even many talented men and women in Holy City couldn't compare to!

Shen Yuanfeng was left speechless.

Though he despised Su Youyue so much that he wanted to get rid of her, he couldn’t argue with her logic. In fact, he found some truth in her insults...

What was happening to him?

Shen Yuanfeng's face turned red from holding back his anger, glaring fiercely at Su Youyue.

Su Youyue, however, had no intention of engaging him further. Instead, she looked at the two maids. "The two of you, twisting the facts and slandering others right in front of me—you’re pretty bold. Either apologize to Qingluo now, or I'll beat you every time I see you!"