Chapter 628: Chapter 568: Publicly Falling Out (Two in One ga Chapter)_3 Chapter 628: Chapter 568: Publicly Falling Out (Two in One ga Chapter)_3 Madam Guo smiled and said, “What confusion? Co, tell us, and if I don’t know the answer, there’s always Madam Jiang.” The enemy of my enemy is my friend, and considering how the Yan Family has helped my husband in the past, I am more than happy to help the Yan Family’s eldest daughter get out of her predicant.
Daohua spoke with a smile, “Do people in Beijing always complint others like this? I’ve heard that there are many noble won in Beijing, each one extraordinarily beautiful, and soone like can hardly hold a candle to them.”
“Just now, Nanny Jia called my delicate beauty ‘good color,’ so does that an the noble won in Beijing are even more ‘good color’ than ?”
Seeing the curiosity in Daohua’s eyes, Madam Guo was montarily at a loss for words. How could she respond to that?
In a public setting, saying a young lady has ‘good color’ is not a complint at all; in fact, it carries a certain malice.
Madam Jiang and Nanny Jia, who were beside her, were both surprised and annoyed by what Daohua had said.
Nanny Jia was stunned for a mont before she denied the accusation, “When have I ever said that the noble won of Beijing have ‘good color’?” She was not so arrogant as to slander the noble won of Beijing so openly.
With a look that was half-smiling, Daohua turned to Nanny Jia, “What is it, did I misunderstand you? But you complinted even , how could you withhold praise from the noble won of Beijing? Let’s not talk about the others, but what about those who can enter the Taihou Palace to et the Empress Dowager? Won’t you spare them so praise?”
Nanny Jia, taken aback and angered, stared at Daohua, who stood unafraid to confront her directly. She was a person from the Taihou Palace; was Daohua not afraid of offending her?
Without a response from her, Daohua continued, “Nanny Jia, you’ve been in the palace for so long, you may not know who my father is, so listen well now.”
“My father is the Magistrate of Ningn Prefecture, personally appointed by His Majesty. You might not regard him as highly as the senior officials you usually see in the palace, but since he took office, he has been diligent and devoted solely to serving the Emperor. Even if he’s a fourth-rank official, he is still an Imperial Envoy appointed by His Majesty.”
As she spoke, she patted her chest.
“I, the eldest daughter of the Magistrate of Ningn Prefecture, am eting you, Nanny Jia, for the first ti today, and I don’t know how I have offended you to warrant such humiliation.”
Listening to Daohua’s forthright reproach, Nanny Jia was dumbfounded.
In Beijing, even if a young lady from a high-status family felt aggrieved, she would usually bear it in silence. Even if she couldn’t swallow the indignation, she would at most subtly and ambiguously retaliate with a comnt or two. Who had ever seen soone like the Yan Family’s eldest daughter, tearing off all pretense of cordiality in public like this?
Blatantly shaming the daughter of an Imperial Envoy, and without any prior misconduct, this matter could lead to serious consequences if it were to spread, even for soone from the Taihou Palace.
Nanny Jia suddenly felt trapped and cast a glance at Madam Jiang for help.
Madam Jiang was also stunned, trying to figure out how to smooth things over when a maid rushed over.
Upon seeing the maid, Madam Jiang quickly asked, hoping to use this interruption to divert attention from the current issue, “Is there sothing wrong?”
The maid, recently purchased by Madam Jiang after moving to Ningn Prefecture and being new to delivering ssages, didn’t overthink when asked. She reported everything as is:
“Responding to Madam, Magistrate Yan has co with two of the Yan brothers to pay their respects to the master. They passed by the garden just now and heard the commotion here. The master has learned that soone has affronted Miss Yan and would like you to bring the person involved to be questioned by him and Magistrate Yan together.”
Upon hearing the response, Madam Jiang was taken aback. Why would the master and Magistrate Yan be here?
And where did this maid co from, unable to properly relay a ssage? Was she supposed to take Nanny Jia to the front court for questioning?
Only then did Madam Jiang realize that the maid who had spoken was unfamiliar, and she instantly regretted the oversight.
In her haste to move, she was short-staffed, so she had purchased new maids; otherwise, such a blunder would never have occurred.
While Madam Jiang was upset, Madam Guo imdiately grasped the important point, “The Yan brothers, are they Yan San and Yan Si?”
The maid nodded, “Yes, it’s the two young masters.”
At this news, Madam Li and Daohua’s faces lit up with joy, while Madam Guo abruptly stood up and asked urgently, “The Yan brothers have returned, so has Yeyang returned as well?”
The maid showed a puzzled expression and shook her head, “I don’t know about that.”
Madam Jiang had co back to her senses and waved the speaking maid away, “You may go.” Thinking of Yeyang’s close friendship with the Yan brothers, she couldn’t help but glance at Nanny Jia, signaling her to appease the situation.
Nanny Jia had already been considering leaving as soon as she heard Madam Guo ntion the possibility of Xiao Yeyang’s return. Seeing the look from Madam Jiang, though very reluctant, her years at the palace had taught her to be flexible. She promptly stepped in front of Daohua and bowed in apology.
“I misspoke, please do not bla this old servant, Miss Yan.”
Daohua looked at Nanny Jia, who was half-kneeling before her, observing her for a mont before suddenly smiling, “Nanny, do you know what the sharpest weapon in the world is?”
Nanny Jia looked up in surprise with anger in her eyes; she had already publicly apologized, and yet this Yan Family’s eldest daughter was unrelenting and oblivious to decorum.
Ignoring her reaction, Daohua continued, “It is the human mouth. With your words, I have been labeled with ‘good color,’ and now you think to lightly say you were wrong and wish to turn the page. I might be able to forgive you, but can you guarantee others won’t spread rumors?”
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