Indignant at the injustice

  "Madam Huang's face looked quite unpleasant, and she couldn't help but say: 'I'm telling you, Fourth Miss, I'm doing this for the good of your sister-in-law. As the saying goes, when a daughter gets married, her parents should provide several clever maids as dowry to accompany her to her husband's home and help her out. Take a look at all the wealthy families - which one doesn't have several capable maids accompanying their daughters when they get married? My useless daughter may not be much, but even though her husband's family isn't anything special, just a third-rank inspector, I still prepared six dowry maids for her. I'm sure that when she gets to her husband's home, they won't look down on our family.'"

  As soon as she heard this, she was speechless and furious. This woman was too much, openly mocking her own sister-in-law's thin dowry and low family background. But Yu Shi remained passive, unable to find a way to counterattack. Like a sentiment, she felt anxious in her heart but smiled on the surface: "Madam really loves her daughter. I admire that. However, I have always believed in one principle, having a thin dowry also has its advantages, at least it won't be remembered by the husband's family everywhere, right?"

  Madam Huang's face turned iron-green with rage again, and the people present couldn't help but cover their mouths and smile. Madam Jin also had a formidable mother-in-law who was harsh, cold, selfish, and always opposed to her. In the early years, she hadn't hesitated to take advantage of her dowry. Although her sister was the princess of the Dai Wang Fu, the Dai Wang Fu was no longer as powerful as it used to be, and the princess was just a nominal title. She wasn't even treated with respect in front of her mother-in-law. Furthermore, she had only given birth to two daughters, so in order to secure her position, she had dismissed all the maids who attended her. It wasn't until she gave birth to a son that her position was finally stable. Now, bringing up this matter to mock her was also extremely humiliating for her.

  Madam Huang was furious, staring at Ruyi with anger in her eyes. Ruyi felt anxious in her heart, although she secretly appreciated Ruyi's help in resolving the situation, but Madam Huang couldn't be easily offended, so she hurriedly accompanied a smile and said many good words to Madam Huang. Others also followed suit and persuaded her for a couple of sentences, only then did Madam Huang's face relax, but thinking about Ruyi's sarcasm earlier, she was still very resentful, her eyes rolled around, and she thought of a plan, smiled again and said: "Fourth Miss, this dress is really beautiful, it must be from Yinglv Workshop?"

  As I couldn't guess her next move, I had no choice but to play it safe and calmly said, "Yes, madam has a good eye."

  "I've always worn clothes made by the tailor in Yingtai Fang, and the fabric and workmanship are all too familiar. Thinking that the Fang family really knows how to raise people, the fourth young lady, who is actually a concubine's daughter, has the same air as a legitimate daughter."

  It seems that Madame Huang is going to have a falling out with Ruoqing, and she dares to openly mock her illegitimate status.

  Ru Qing said lightly: "As a concubine's daughter, no matter how inferior she is, she will still be treated as a lady by her grandmother and brother. At least it's better than some people who pretend to be noble despite their family's decline."

  Yu's family had just arrived in Datong, and as soon as they did, Yu helped her inquire about the personalities, behaviors, and family backgrounds of the wealthy women in Datong. This Huang Furen, whose maiden family was also once prominent but later declined due to their association with the Dai royal family, was someone Yu dared to take advantage of by stepping on her sore spot.

  Madam Huang was furious, but she remained calm and composed, only staring coldly at Madam Huang and saying lightly: "Is the lady here to drink wine today or intentionally looking for trouble? If you're sincere about drinking, I'll accompany you with all my heart. If you're looking for trouble, I'll take it head-on."

  Madam Huang did not expect that such a small and insignificant concubine would dare to confront her in front of so many people, and she was furious.

  Like feelings are not afraid to blow up with her, the Huang family privately colluded with the bandits, Zhiyi also mentioned it before, but for now, they are pressing down and cannot move them. Once they grasp the concrete evidence of the Huang family's collusion with the bandits, a single charge of attacking the King would be enough to make them drink a pot.

  Everyone present knew that Mrs. Huang had a reason to target Ruoqing everywhere, last year Mrs. Huang stopped Ruoqing's carriage in the middle of the crowd and asked her to come forward and talk, which annoyed Ruoqing and was immediately rebuffed on the spot, making Mrs. Huang a laughing stock in the circle for a while, so she had been holding a grudge ever since, this time, she was determined to make things difficult for Ruoqing.

  Yu's family saw that they had gone up, and she couldn't help but rush over in a hurry. Although she also disliked Mrs. Huang, this was not the time to be angry, so she came over to mediate. Mrs. Huang was angry, but she didn't dare underestimate Yu's feelings again, as this little girl's mouth was quite sharp. If she continued to provoke her, it would only lead to trouble, so she could only coldly snort and give up.

  As if nothing had happened, she turned around and started talking to other women, but from then on, she never looked at Madame Huang again or said a word to her.

  Madam Huang, having failed to get what she wanted, sat up straight with her back held high, listening to the crowd's praise of how at such a young age, she was able to successfully host this banquet for her brother and sister-in-law. Moreover, the maids by her side were also well-behaved, measured in their movements, skilled at reading people's expressions, and attentive in their service, which made Madam Huang even more displeased.

  Yuqin smiled shyly, every time she was praised, she would say "What can I do? Who made my brother spoil his sister-in-law so much? My sister-in-law just gave birth to a child and is exhausted, so I can only work harder. Yuqin is also doing this for the first time, with no experience at all, everything is done by feeling her way, if it's not done well, please forgive me, ladies."

  Even if what Ruo Xi said was sincere and humble, those who tried to find fault with her couldn't find any flaws. Even if things were really not done well, it wouldn't be right to make things difficult for a young unmarried girl like her. Moreover, Fang Zhi had always been known as the "Cold-faced Asura" on the battlefield, so if he wanted to make things difficult for Ruo Xi, he would have to consider his own abilities first.

  Like a gentle smile, she was chatting with everyone, but not overstepping her bounds to steal the spotlight from Yu Shi. She played the supporting role very well, and even when Yu Shi couldn't think of anything to say and the conversation became awkward, Like would timely come up with a topic to discuss. For a while, both host and guests were delighted, except for Madame Huang.

  It wasn't until evening that the guests finally left. After returning to General Fang's residence, Yu Shi told Zhi Yi about what had happened earlier. As soon as Zhi Yi heard, he became enraged and scolded Yu Shi, saying: "What is Huang Shi, daring to bully my wife's sister? She has no regard for anyone. Why did you still tolerate her? Why didn't you just order someone to throw her out? For no reason at all, she's causing trouble for us."

  Zhi Yi was furious. Outsiders looking down on his wife was the same as looking down on him. Disparaging his sister was disparaging him. If they had just made some small moves behind his back, it would have been tolerable, but instead they did it right in front of everyone, completely disregarding him. This tone, how could he swallow it?

  Zhī Yì's gaze reproachfully looked at Yu Shi, "You, you're not even as good as Fourth Sister. Fourth Sister can still counterattack and save our family's face. You, on the other hand, are always so compromising, don't you think that would make others assume our family is weak and easily bullied?"

  Yu felt wronged in her heart, and her behavior today indeed lost face for him, but she also had her own difficulties.