Chapter 146

Chapter 146

"Good, it didn't spill, otherwise it would have been a waste." Su Yi looked at the bowl of Summer Cooler Soup in her hand, satisfied, her smile as gentle as water, appearing serene and peaceful.

If one ignored the two nannies groaning at her feet, it truly seemed like a peaceful scene, completely unimaginable compared to her earlier outburst.

The nannies who had been standing near Su Yi were all dumbfounded, each stunned and wide-eyed.

Who wouldn't be stunned? They thought they had her securely pinned down, but suddenly she lashed out and threw off those holding her.

The two nannies were flung aside like discarded rags, unable to get up.

The head nanny, experienced as she was, only paused briefly before sharply scolding,

"What are you all standing around for? Hurry up and restrain Her Ladyship! If she doesn't cooperate, you'll have to make her 'cooperate'! If this task is botched, watch your heads!" Her eyes gleamed with menace, glaring at the nannies.

Seeing that Consort Rong had already realized something was amiss, there was no point in pretending anymore. Since they had already resorted to force, they might as well drop the pretense.

Now that they were in the Cining Palace, if so many people couldn't restrain Consort Rong, how would they account for it to the Grand Empress Dowager?

The Grand Empress Dowager's temper had grown increasingly unpredictable, and it was hard to imagine what would happen if they failed to carry out her orders. They might not live through her fury.

The threat in the head nanny's words clearly had an effect.

Upon hearing this, the nannies all trembled, and when they looked at Consort Rong again, their eyes hardened with determination. They exhaled sharply, rubbed their hands together, and almost simultaneously charged forward.

Even the two nannies who had been restraining Qinxin now let her go.

They couldn't bother with Qinxin anymore and joined the fray, as Qinxin was just a maid, and Consort Rong was their target.

Indeed, when the dozen or so burly nannies charged forward, each looked menacing, brimming with aggression.

The scene was truly spectacular, even the ground seemed to tremble slightly, as if the nannies were all prepared to risk their lives.

And they had to, or else how would they answer to their superiors?

Su Yi, with her delicate frame, stood there like a willow branch swaying in the wind, appearing fragile, her frame even smaller than any of the nannies.

Qinxin, now released from her bindings, quickly pulled the cloth out of her mouth. Seeing the nannies charging at her mistress in a frenzy, she was terrified, "Your Ladyship!" She wanted to run over too.

Watching the group charge forward with such ferocity, Su Yi calmly set down the bowl of 'Summer Cooler Soup.' Hearing Qinxin's voice, she looked over and said, "Come and watch."

Before the words had even fully left her mouth, her expression suddenly changed, and she struck out.

Her small, clenched fist appeared weak and harmless.

But who could have guessed that this little fist was heavier than any of the larger fists.

Each punch connected with a sickening thud, the sound alone was painful to hear.

Even the distinct sound of bones breaking accompanied the strikes. Those who fell were unable to rise; earlier they could still cry out in pain, writhing on the ground.

Now, they were in so much pain they didn't dare move, even afraid to cry out too loudly for fear of aggravating their injuries.

After a few fell at the front, the nannies behind realized the situation was dire.

Seeing those at the front half-dead from Consort Rong's blows, who wouldn't be scared?

They were tough, but not fearless. Consort Rong was indeed a formidable foe.

They all instantly felt the urge to retreat and couldn’t help but step back.

At that moment, Consort Rong’s eyes swept over them.

The fear of being hunted by a predator struck their hearts in an instant!

In that instant, Consort Rong seemed like a completely different person from her previous gentle demeanor.

Su Yi, seizing their moment of hesitation, had already closed the distance between them.

Without a word, she unleashed a barrage of punches, as if she intended to pummel them to death.

Even the blood trickling from her lips didn’t slow her down. Instead, it fueled her punches with even greater ferocity.

Her demeanor was so terrifying that even Qinxin, who had always been by Su Yi’s side, couldn’t help but feel her legs go weak. So, this was how her mistress truly handled people, and she had been holding back before.

Not long ago, when Nanny Fang was slapped on the mistress’s orders, it seemed almost merciful in comparison. If the mistress had done it herself, wouldn’t she have knocked out Nanny Fang’s teeth in one blow?

Amid the chaos, the sounds of scuffles and screams filled the air. Even the nanny who had been supporting her had handed her back to her personal maid to hold. The surroundings were filled with screams and shrieks.

The scene was so chaotic that it was hard to discern what was going on. This even caused Consort Tongjia, who was pretending to be unconscious, to peek through a slit in her eyes to see what was happening.

When she saw it, her eyes bulged in disbelief—she couldn’t believe what she was seeing!

That Consort Rong, who she had always thought was as fragile as a Manchu noblewoman, or even as delicate as those Han women from Yangzhou, was now overpowering those burly nannies and knocking them to the ground.

Consort Rong was beating those sturdy nannies so thoroughly that they were left defenseless. Those burly nannies were all bark and no bite, looking fierce but completely useless!

They were no match for Consort Rong! They couldn’t even hold their ground against her!

And yet, Consort Rong still had a trace of blood at the corner of her mouth. Despite her sickly appearance, it didn’t hinder her from delivering blows.

In fact, it seemed like she was hitting even harder.

Especially when she, with a dark sense of humor, piled those nannies up like logs.

Consort Tongjia couldn’t believe her eyes!

This must be an illusion! It must be an illusion!

The sun was too strong, and she must’ve been suffering from heatstroke! She was even hallucinating!

Consort Tongjia immediately closed her eyes, took a moment to calm down, and then slowly opened them again. Finally, she confirmed that this wasn’t a hallucination caused by heatstroke—it was real!

She was so stunned she couldn’t even swallow, as if someone was choking her, making her too nervous to even breathe.

Not to mention her personal maid.

She was utterly dumbfounded, her hands going slack, not holding onto Consort Tongjia, and not even realizing that her mistress had already woken up.

The maid was now extremely panicked, very panicked!

She had no intention of helping Consort Rong, always standing by coldly, just wanting to distance herself. After all, those nannies weren’t targeting her mistress, so there was no need to risk herself for Consort Rong.

Self-preservation was the priority, as her mistress was more important.

She had thought that Consort Rong would surely fall in the Cining Palace today, given how many burly nannies there were. Usually, just one of them could easily subdue a maid and deal with her harshly.

Even a man, let alone a guard, would feel intimidated here.

Consort Rong struggled briefly at first but was quickly subdued, and it seemed like that was that.

But who would have thought the situation could take such a drastic turn!

Would Consort Rong even attack her, mistakenly thinking she was allied with those rough maids earlier?

No wonder they’re master and servant—Consort Tongjia thought the same.

Consort Rong is no frail leaf in the wind—she’s a fighter! The wind might sweep others away, but not Consort Rong!

No wonder she’s from the Niohuru family, renowned as the family of wolves.

But what was up with the deposed consort earlier?

Consort Tongjia noticed only a few people were still standing, especially the lead old maid, who’d taken the worst beating.

It’s true what they say—those who talk tough get hit the hardest.

After Consort Rong knocked down the other rough maids, she ignored them. In fact, Consort Rong focused most of her attention on the lead old maid.

Afraid Consort Rong would catch her watching, Consort Tongjia quickly shut her eyes again. She saw nothing—she was seriously playing unconscious and definitely didn’t open her eyes!

Consort Tongjia had forgotten it was Consort Rong who’d suggested she fake unconsciousness. Consort Rong knew she was faking—it was fine to fool the Cining Palace maids, but there was no need to pretend with her.

Su Yi was choking the old maid who’d been in charge earlier, all by herself.

Others might take out the leader first, but Su Yi was different—she beat every rough maid before turning to her.

It was to make the old maid suffer, knowing her turn was coming but being powerless to stop it.

Su Yi lifted her by the neck, her once-expressionless face now smiling, a streak of blood at the corner of her mouth.

The blood made her smile look like that of a mad beauty—wild and unrestrained, unlike her usual gentleness.

“You brought a crowd—did you think that’d save you from a beating?” she said.

Su Yi was showing them that no one escapes a beating—no matter the numbers, they’d all end up crawling.

She laughed heartily, finally letting out her morning frustration.

Early in the morning, they wouldn’t let her sleep—just stirring up trouble.

She was beyond fed up.

The old maid’s feet dangled, flailing like a fish out of water, her mouth opening as if to speak, her eyes still defiant, ready to argue—to say things Su Yi didn’t want to hear.

Empty threats—what else could they be but nonsense?

The old maid’s hands desperately tried to pry off the seemingly fragile, art-like hand choking her neck, but it was useless. Instead, the grip tightened, and her complexion changed—first red, then purplish, her mouth gaping for air.

Su Yi just kept smiling, as if amused by the desperate struggle, her face showing no trace of sympathy.

Her gaze was like a child’s—catching a bee, plucking its wings, watching it struggle, then trapping it under a glass jar.

She watched it crawl around until it stopped moving once the air ran out. Then she opened it to poke and wondered why it wasn't moving anymore.

It was a form of naive cruelty.

But just as the old nanny's eyes started to roll back, her mouth was wide open, her tongue almost sticking out.

Like a hanged person whose tongue uncontrollably sticks out, her face gradually turned gray. Su Yi released her grip on the old nanny's neck.

She let her fall to the ground, gasping for air, but the heavy gasping led to violent coughs. Her vocal cords seemed damaged.

The look in her eyes toward Consort Rong was no longer one of contempt and disdain, but was replaced by intense fear! As if Consort Rong were a demon.

An angel's face, but a demon's heart!

The Grand Empress Dowager had underestimated Consort Rong!

Su Yi coughed a few times involuntarily, her face was very pale, finally revealing her weakness. Apparently, her body was starting to protest due to the earlier exertion.

Indeed, Consort Rong was clearly a sickly person, and because of this, despite her immense strength to overcome any obstacle, her frail body still couldn't cope.

Consort Rong did have weaknesses, and now was the time!

Seeing this, malice flashed in a rough nanny's eyes, eager to exploit Consort Rong's moment of weakness. She quickly got up from the ground to pounce on her, intending to pin her down while she was vulnerable, to retaliate for the earlier beating by Consort Rong.

Seeing this, Qinxin felt her heart clench. Seeing Consort Rong, her back to the malicious rough nanny, coughing into a handkerchief, seemingly defenseless, she hurriedly shouted a warning, "Your Highness, be careful—" then... ah!

Before Qinxin could finish her warning, she saw Consort Rong's expression unchanged, but she tilted her head just in time to dodge the hand reaching out toward her.

Then, directly grabbing the wrist of the hand that was attacking her from behind, she performed a one-handed shoulder throw, slamming the sneaky rough nanny onto the ground. The solid cement floor dented under the impact.

The visual impact was far more shocking than any chest-breaking stone.

The rough nanny lay on the ground, unable to help but spit out blood, really just one breath away from death.

Because of this rough nanny's actions, the others who were somewhat tempted to act were all scared out of their wits, the courage they had mustered up instantly dissipated.

This, this Consort Rong is simply, simply not human!

She looked so weak as if she was about to collapse, yet she could still throw someone who tried to sneak attack her like an object, fiercely slamming them onto the ground, even making a dent.

It really looked like it hurt to death, this, this life is almost gone!

Su Yi's series of reactions were as smooth and natural as a reflex. From start to finish, she didn't even turn her head, yet she could counterattack.

Wanting to sneak attack her, take advantage of her weakness to take her life, but completely didn't expect that even with her weak body, Consort Rong could still kill someone first. She might not necessarily die.

Realizing what had happened, Su Yi also seemed surprised to withdraw her hand, coughing a few more times, fresh blood again spilling from the corner of her mouth.

She said somewhat helplessly, "Cough, cough, don't sneak attack me from behind. If I don't pay attention to my strength, you might be rushing to reincarnate. Isn't that making me commit a sin?"

In short, sneaking attacks from behind will only make you die faster.

Su Yi looked at the rough nannies piled up like layers of a pagoda. The rough nannies shivered in fear under her gaze, almost scared out of their wits.

But they didn't dare to move, afraid that Consort Rong would see them moving and think they still wanted to attack her, and decide to cripple them first. That, that would not be fun at all.

The rough nannies all tried their best to show Consort Rong a look of flattery and fear, "Your Highness, Your Highness, spare us!"

They dare not, dare not act anymore, absolutely dare not move!

Fortunately, Consort Rong only glanced at them, seemingly sensing the 'sincerity' of the low-ranking maids, and then withdrew her gaze, showing no intention of coming over to beat them up again.

This made the low-ranking maids breathe a sigh of relief.

Just moments ago, they felt as if half their lives were already gone, but compared to the maid who had created a dent in the solid floor, they were still better off.

Her bones must have been shattered all over.

Their situation was still considered fortunate.

Crying from the pain, they thought, listening to Consort Rong's words, it seemed she had gone easy on them?

It's human nature; when someone appears to be in a worse state than you, you feel a strange sense of relief.

Consort Tongjia was furious when she heard this, why didn't you say so earlier!

However, after the recent actions, Consort Rong coughed even more violently, and the blood from her mouth nearly soaked half her handkerchief.

But now, no one dared to take advantage of her apparently weakened state to attempt a sneak attack.

Su Yi's expression remained calm as she wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, as if it were water, not blood.

Her figure swayed slightly, seemingly unsteady, and her voice sounded weak and helpless as she said, "This body is so... useless."

Qinxin wanted to step forward to support her, but the bowl of *Summer Cooler Soup* that Her Ladyship had instructed her to keep an eye on seemed to have other uses. Afraid of ruining Her Ladyship's plans, Qinxin had no choice but to turn back and put down the bowl of *Summer Cooler Soup* before going to support Her Ladyship.

In that brief moment, a figure rushed past her, creating a gust of wind, and was the first to support the faltering Consort Rong.