Hemei and Henuan laughed upon hearing this, "Miss, don’t worry, just give the order and we will go up fiercely!"
Concubine Xi slowly walked over, looking at Yun Jinnian with a half-smile, "So it’s the fourth Miss. Where are you going?"
Yun Jinnian looked at Concubine Xi’s haughty demeanor and smiled.
"Concubine Xi, is it?"
"That’s me!" replied Concubine Xi.
She still had some haughtiness.
"First, you do not salute the Commandery Princess, nor do you use respectful language. Second, as a concubine, a lowly servant, you dare to refer to yourself as ’I’!" Yun Jinnian’s voice was cold.
Concubine Xi’s face immediately turned red.
She had heard that Yun Jinnian had a soft temperament and came today to test it out on purpose.
However, she found the rumors to be completely untrustworthy.
Just as she was about to speak, Yun Jinnian had already enunciated, "Hemei, teach her well, show her what it means to be a concubine in a noble family!"
Yun Jinnian finished speaking and walked away.
Hemei then stepped forward, kicking Concubine Xi at the back of her knees, causing her to kneel heavily on the ground.
"Concubine..." the maid Dongjuan beside Concubine Xi screamed.
She wanted to step forward to support Concubine Xi but was frightened into a daze by Hemei’s gaze.
Concubine Xi wanted to get up but found that she had no strength in her knees and couldn’t stand up at all.
Hemei spoke calmly, "Concubine Xi, in the future, when you see my lady, you must bow !" Saying this, she demonstrated a standard posture.
And continued, "And you must refer to yourself as ’this servant’!"
After Hemei finished speaking, she looked at Concubine Xi’s face, which had turned pale several times, "Alright, Concubine Xi should remember now. I will go and catch up with the Commandery Princess!"
She chased after Yun Jinnian.
Dongjuan hurriedly tried to help Concubine Xi, "Concubine?"
Concubine Xi pushed Dongjuan away with one hand.
Her face was pale with anger, her teeth trembling.
Dongjuan fell backward but did not dare to cry out. She quickly climbed back to Concubine Xi’s side, "Concubine, let me help you up!"
This time, Concubine Xi did not push Dongjuan away, letting her support her to stand up.
Good, very good, Yun Jinnian.
However, Yun Jinnian being so arrogant could actually be beneficial. The more she appeared tyrannical and bullied her, the more Second Master would take her side.
By then, it would just be a matter of time before Mrs. Han is dismissed.
Concubine Xi returned to the courtyard with grievances. Yun Qi was not there, so she said to Dongjuan, "When the Second Master returns, you know what to say, right?"
Concubine Xi claimed she was unwell and sent Dongjuan to ask permission from Mrs. Han to call for a doctor.
Yun Jinnian arrived at Qingjue Academy.
"What did you bring?"
"I bought some pastries from Xufuji and brought some for you!" Yun Jinnian said, leaning against Mrs. Han, "Others have some too!"
"Did everyone get some?"
"Yes, everyone received some!"
Mrs. Han instantly understood Yun Jinnian’s intentions, "That’s good then, come inside, it’s cold outside!"
The two entered the small hall together. Then Yun Jinnian said to Mrs. Han, "Mother, earlier on the way here, I met Concubine Xi. I had Hemei teach her some manners!"
Mrs. Han thought of the person she saw at the main gate yesterday, "Indeed, she should be properly taught, but in the future, let me handle such matters!"
"I’ll listen to you, mother!"
Mrs. Han smiled gently.
She took a piece of pastry and started eating, "Xufuji’s pastries are truly delicious!"
"If you like them, Mother, I’ll buy some and bring them back every time I go out!"
"Alright, but don’t just buy a few pieces. Buy more, and also get some for the maids and old women in Niannian Garden and Qingjue Academy!"
Yun Jinnian had money, and Mrs. Han did not make her save any.