bayedsolid Chapter 403 Concubines Cannot Wear Bright Red
Chapter 403 Concubines Cannot Wear Bright Red
"Thank you, Miss." Qing Ning happily knelt down and kowtowed in gratitude. After all, she was a third-class maid before, and she was not allowed to enter the house. She only received a monthly salary of two hundred coins. Now that she has been promoted to second-class, she can get six hundred coins. The key is that she can enter the house now and can be considered a person close to the master. Her status is different now.
Yunyi applied some simple makeup herself before standing up: "How is it?"
"Young Miss, you're so beautiful." Yun Zi stared at Yun Yi, her eyes practically glued to her. "You're like a fairy."
"Prettier than a fairy." Yunlu nodded vigorously. She had been following the young lady for some time now, and this was the first time she had seen the young lady dressed up. She was already beautiful enough, but now she was simply stunning.
"That's fine then." Yunyi smiled. "Let's go, don't keep my second concubine waiting."
Yunlu and Yunzi exchanged a glance. More than half an hour had passed; if they were going to be anxious, they would have been by now.
Fang Yunduo was indeed getting impatient waiting. If it were any other time, she would have already led a group of people in and caused a scene. However, thinking of her younger brother's eyes and her mother's instructions, she held back.
After finishing a pot of tea, she was about to go to the outhouse when a maid announced, "The young lady has arrived."
Fang Yunduo could only stop and straighten her clothes and hair before walking to the door to greet them. However, when she saw the radiant red dress in the sunlight and the stunningly beautiful Fang Yunyi, her heart sank, and she couldn't suppress the resentment and jealousy in her eyes.
Yunyi pretended not to see the little girl's sinister gaze, and instead smiled and twirled around in front of her: "Little sister, it's been so long! Look, isn't this bright red dress Father chose for me beautiful? I've always liked bright red, I didn't expect Father to still be thinking about it. I remember you liked it too, why didn't you get a red dress?"
"Young Miss," Yunlu hurriedly whispered a reminder from the side, "Second Miss has now been designated as the Fifth Prince's concubine, and concubines are not allowed to wear bright red."
Although it was spoken softly, I reckon the neighbors in the next yard could hear it.
"Really?" Yunyi asked in surprise. "Aduo, you actually became someone's concubine?"
Fang Yunduo clenched her fists tightly, wishing she could tear Fang Yunyi, that bitch, apart.
"You said your mother desperately wanted to be made the principal wife, just so you could have the status of a legitimate daughter, right? A legitimate daughter of an earl's family should at least be the principal wife, but... this is it? Concubine sounds nice, but she's still a concubine, just like your mother. However, it seems quite difficult for a concubine in the royal family to be made the principal wife. She can never wear bright red clothes for the rest of her life. Tsk tsk, how tragic."
"Fang Yunyi, don't push your luck!" Fang Yunduo finally couldn't hold back anymore. "What nonsense are you spouting?"
"Where did I talk nonsense?" Yun Yi shrugged and went straight into the house, sitting down on a chair. Since she had the original owner's memories, she naturally knew the original owner's character and could learn from her without any pressure. "You were originally a concubine's daughter. Even if your mother used tricks to force my mother to her death, so what if you became the legitimate daughter? The marriage contract that I didn't fulfill didn't fall on your head, did it? After all your scheming, the Third Prince doesn't like you at all."
"You're talking nonsense, you're talking nonsense." Fang Yunduo couldn't hold back any longer and swept the teacup off the table, shards flying everywhere and tea spilling all over the floor.
Yun Yi remained calm and composed, a cold smile playing on her lips, her eyes revealing a hint of disdain: "Truly ill-mannered, no wonder she can only be a concubine."
Fang Yunduo was so angry that she trembled all over, pointing at Yunyi but unable to say a word.
Yun Zi, standing nearby, was worried that the second young lady might faint from anger.
Yunyi glanced at Yunzi and said, "Azi, quickly write this down. A set of official kiln celadon tea set after rain is worth two hundred taels. We'll go to Madam's place to claim compensation later."
"Yes." Yun Zi nodded hurriedly and went over to pick up the fragments on the ground; these were all evidence.
Qingye, who was serving at the door, almost popped her eyes out. This was just a tea set from their servants' quarters. Since the storeroom here didn't have anything to offer when people came, they just grabbed a set at random. How did it become official kiln celadon?
Fang Yunduo was even angrier when she heard this. She wanted to say something, but when she met Yunyi's ambiguous smile, her rationality returned instantly. She had actually been provoked by this fool. She quickly took a deep breath and said, "Big sister, I came to see you out of kindness. How could you treat me like this?" Her eyes reddened as she spoke.
Yunyi looked shocked: "Wow, little sister, you can control your emotions so well now. When you were a concubine's daughter, I never saw you show weakness in front of me. Now you can cry? That's right, the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Keep it up."
Fang Yunduo: ...
How the hell is she supposed to keep crying like this?
It's only been a little over a year since I last saw him, but he seems like a completely different person. Could it be that he really suffered a lot out there and became smarter?
If Yunyi were a novice transmigrator, she might cautiously engage in back-and-forth battles with her opponent, digging pits and filling them in. But she's no novice now. Whether it's literature or martial arts, she doesn't care. So, domestic power struggles? Not a chance.
More importantly, the original owner's mother is no longer here, so she has no weaknesses and therefore cannot tolerate these people.
"Not crying anymore? Do you have anything else to do?" Yunyi yawned. Although the Flying Fairy Bun was very pretty, there were too many things on her head, and she felt a little tired. She wanted to go back and remove her makeup. A ponytail was more comfortable. "If you don't have anything else, go back. I'm tired."
Fang Yunduo originally wanted to show weakness to win over a relationship, but when she met Yunyi's cold eyes, she suddenly felt like a clown, as if her thoughts had been seen through. So she ran away as if fleeing.
Yunyi sighed. With such cunning, she had managed to outmaneuver the original owner of this body. The original owner was truly foolish.
The inner chamber of the Imperial Study in the Imperial Palace.
Emperor Zhou Shun sat cross-legged on a futon, opposite a Taoist priest with a youthful face and white hair. The priest was manipulating a compass in front of him, but this compass was different from the usual ones. It was entirely crimson, and the patterns carved on it were skulls. Even the pointer was shaped like a skull, which looked quite eerie.
At this moment, the two skull pointers on the compass were rotating in opposite directions. Suddenly, they stopped at a certain point, and a small hole appeared where the pointers were fixed. A small black insect quickly crawled out of the hole, flew to Emperor Zhou Shun's forehead, fluttered its wings, and burrowed inside.
Emperor Zhou Shun opened his eyes instantly, then moved his body and revealed a joyful expression: "Grand Preceptor, I feel much better now, as if I have suddenly become ten years younger."