Rebirth is not a dream.

Su Yue led a group of people and walked towards Zhichun Courtyard. Although the Third Young Lady was not favored in the mansion, her status was there after all, and she was still a master after all. How could they, the servants, have the courage to stop her? Even the Second Madam herself could not stop her, let alone these humble servants.

In Zhichun Courtyard, Nanny Lin hurried to the front of the Marquis’ wife and said breathlessly, “Oh no! The Third Young Madam smashed the kitchen!”

Upon hearing this, the Marquis's wife only slightly raised her eyelids, without even raising her head, and said slowly: "Oh? This Su has become more aggressive now. I thought she would keep swallowing her anger, or even pay for the problem herself. I never thought that she would act so impulsively..."

Nanny Lin frowned and said, "The Third Young Madam has indeed changed a lot."

The Marquis's wife responded calmly, "This kitchen has always been managed by the Second Madam. Why are you in such a hurry?" Nanny Lin said with a worried look on her face, "But the Yang family's cousin will be visiting tonight. What kind of dinner should we prepare? If the Marquis asks about it... I'm afraid that in the end, it will be you, Madam, who will be blamed for not being able to manage the household affairs well."

The Marquis's wife replied casually, "It was the old lady who originally arranged for the second wife to manage the kitchen. If the Marquis has any dissatisfaction with this, he can go directly to the old lady."

Nanny Lin advised anxiously, "Madam, please stop talking in anger. The old lady has gone back to her hometown and hasn't come back yet. Even if the old lady is here, the Marquis will not blame her. He will only question you, Madam!"

The Marquis's wife complained indignantly: "In our family, the second son's family has the most problems. The husband is greedy for power, and the wife is greedy. There is really no good stuff in them!"

Before the Marquis's wife mentioned how to deal with dinner, Su Yue brought Dingxiang and Taozi in, and sent the others back to Yunxiao Courtyard.

Su Yue stepped forward to pay her respects. The Marquis' wife stared at her and did not let her stand up. Su Yue also stood still like a sculpture. After a moment, the Marquis' wife said, "Get up."

Su Yue: "I have no choice but to come here to bother you, Madam. Dingxiang, show the food box to you." Madam Hou looked at the clear soup and the few dishes, thinking that even the servants in the house would not eat such coarse food. But she asked, "What is this?"

Su Yue: "This is my dinner." After saying that, Su Yue took Ding Xiang's notebook and continued, "The eldest young lady's dinner is delicious and tender wontons, paired with fresh and delicious sea bass sashimi, and crystal dragon and phoenix cake with vinegar celery; the seventh young lady's dinner is a colorful five-raw dish, milk-stuffed fish, and crystal clear jade dew dumplings... and Aunt Cheng's dinner is sashimi and roasted shrimp soup cakes..."

Madam Hou stared at Su Yue, her eyes revealing a hint of doubt and reproach, and said, "Call Madam Er and Nanny Li to ask what is going on."

The eldest young lady heard about what happened in the kitchen and rushed over. After paying her respects, she looked at Su Yue with a hint of concern and reproach in her tone: "Third sister-in-law, if you have any grievances, just tell your mother. Why smash the kitchen? It's okay for us adults, but what about your children?"

Su Yue thought to herself, these people ran away very quickly, it turned out that their interests were affected, so they stood up and spoke out. She knew very well that her meals had been extremely poor during this period, how could no one in the mansion know about it? It was just that it had nothing to do with them, so they just ignored it.

Madam Li and the Second Lady hurried to Zhichun Courtyard. The Second Lady looked at the food box and said, "Sister-in-law, I really didn't know about this. As the year is coming to an end and we need to prepare for the New Year, I have paid less attention to kitchen affairs."

Nanny Li knew that the Second Madam was going to abandon her, so she had no choice but to beg for mercy. She kept kowtowing, "Madam Hou, please spare my life. I am Xiao Cui's aunt. Xiao Cui's death was caused by the Third Young Madam. I know I was wrong, but the Third Young Madam shouldn't have smashed the kitchen!"

Su Yue sneered: "Xiao Cui's death was caused by the Marquis' Mansion. What does it have to do with me, Su Yue? If you are not satisfied, you can report to the police. Are you thinking that I am weak and can be bullied?"

Nanny Li kowtowed to Su Yue and said, "I know I was wrong. I beg Third Young Madam to forgive me." Second Madam said, "It is true that Nanny Li was wrong and should be punished, but Third Niece's wife, how are we going to solve the problem of dinner in the mansion after your action?"

At this time, Meixiang came in to report: "The Marquis has returned home with Young Master Yang and several colleagues."

The Marquis's wife had not expected the Marquis to return so soon. She wanted to have someone deliver food from the restaurant, but she did not expect the time to be so tight. She could not help but feel annoyed. The Marquis entered the house with a gloomy face, sat in the main seat, looked at the people in the house, and said, "I just returned home and heard that something happened in the kitchen. What happened? I have already said that I will host a banquet for several colleagues today, as well as the two boys from the Yang family. How do you manage the family?"

Before the Marquis's wife could answer, Lan Xin beside her came to report: "Zuixianlou has sent several tables of banquets." The Marquis looked at the women in the house and really didn't want to care about the affairs of the backyard. Seeing that the dinner was ready, he got up and left. The Marquis came to the front yard. Several colleagues heard that there seemed to be something going on in the mansion and wondered whether to leave first. However, the Marquis had a smile on his face and seemed to be fine. Unexpectedly, the Marquis actually ordered a table of banquets from Zuixianlou. You know, a table of banquets in Zuixianlou is very valuable, up to 180 taels of silver, which is rare in Anning Marquis.

Okay, here's it with a few more rhetorical touches added:

As soon as the Marquis left, Su Yue asked Taozi to take out two thousand taels of silver and said, "I know that the kitchen of our Marquis' Mansion has been in disrepair for a long time. This little money is just my small contribution to the Marquis' Mansion. No need to thank me. Su Yue will take her leave now." After that, she led Taozi and Qiuzhu away.

When Nanny Li saw Su Yue was about to leave, she knelt down and walked a few steps in a hurry, begging, "Third Young Madam, please have mercy on me and spare my life."

Su Yue looked down at Nanny Li who was kneeling at her feet, and said slowly, "I am not the head of the family, and you are not my servant, and I am not the Lord of Heaven. What does your fate have to do with me? What's the point of begging me?"

Nanny Li didn't expect Su Yue to act so unconventionally. She didn't know what to do for a moment. The Second Madam had no choice but to say, "Go to Nanny Li's kitchen manager and give him twenty strokes of the cane to keep him employed."

When Su Yue returned to Yunxiao Courtyard, Taozi was still a little excited and said, "Young lady is so powerful, let's see who dares to bully us in the future."

Su Yue just felt tired, so she asked Taozi and the others to go to the banquet she had booked, while she just wanted to be alone for a while.