The Concubine's Daughter Travels Through Time and Space and Takes the Road of Confrontation

The news that Aunt Yao had angered the mistress and was confined to Yingchun Courtyard was secretly spread among the servants.

Compared to the East Wing, which has always been at the center of public opinion, the West Wing rarely provides any topic of conversation for the people in the mansion after dinner, so once the news leaked, it quickly spread throughout the mansion.

The mansion's large kitchen, sewing room and warehouse were all trying to make money, so they naturally would not miss this opportunity.

Cai Lian looked at the food in the food box with tears in her eyes. The food had already gone cold and was covered with a thick layer of grease. This was the result of her spending money, and it was not the first time.

Cailian carried her food box to the tea room, where there were several small charcoal stoves used for boiling water and making medicine. As soon as she walked in, she was intimidated by the charcoal fumes. Through the window, Cailian angrily scolded, "It's so smoky and hot! Are you going to burn the house down when I let you light a fire? Are you itching to do something?"

The little girl who was boiling water came out with a cat-like face and red eyes. "The charcoal I brought this time is very smoky and difficult to light."

Cailian took a look in the basket and saw that half of the charcoal was broken into pieces. When she touched it, it was covered with moisture. "This charcoal is still damp. How can it attract you? Are you stupid?" After scolding the little girl again, Cailian went to the east wing.

Yao heard everything that was happening in the courtyard clearly. With a bitter face, she touched her belly which had growled three times and sighed. It was too late for her to understand now. She could only endure it until the lady was no longer angry.

In the back room of Yannian Courtyard, Mrs. Mao was overjoyed to listen to the little maid telling how the concubine Yao from the second room had offended the lady and was framed. What a fool! I just said a few words on a whim, but she actually believed it and ran to make demands to the mistress.

The old lady always thought that Yao was stupid. She looked at the maids around her and said something meaningful, "You have already given birth to two children, but instead of raising them well, you run to the mistress like a little girl to compete for the man's favor. What a fool. It's only because the second son's wife is generous. If..." The old lady paused, smiled and asked them to play their cards quickly.

As the biological daughter of Concubine Yao, Lu Yun had been attracting quite a bit of attention lately. Some looked at her with a hint of surprise, others simply stared at her without hesitation. The worst offenders even pointed fingers at her, saying she looked silly and stupid, and that she was definitely Concubine Yao's daughter.

You said I was born out of wedlock and I agreed with both hands and feet, but you said I looked stupid and humiliated my biological mother and laughed at her stupidity, Lu Yun clenched her fists.

She quietly ran back and hid behind a bush, where she gathered the snow, fallen leaves, and mud into a ball about half a meter in diameter. The two women were still standing there whispering to each other. Lu Yun looked carefully and saw that no one else was around. She picked up the snowball and threw it at the two women with a swift and accurate throw.

"Ah!" the two screamed and were knocked to the ground by objects falling from the sky. When the old women limped to their feet, Lu Yun had already slipped away.

When Caihe saw her young lady coming back covered in dust, she said nothing but pulled her into the house to clean herself up before letting her out.

Lu Yun hugged Caihe's arm and said, "Sister Caihe, I'm hungry."

Caihe pinched her young lady's nose and said, "I understand. Have some snacks to fill your stomach first. There should be some soup in the kitchen now. I'll get some for you." After saying that, she walked out.

When we arrived at the small kitchen, Aunt Liu was sitting by the stove, warming herself by the fire and eating melon seeds. On the stove were several bowls of Tremella soup warming in water.

Aunt Liu raised her eyelids and spat out the melon seed shells in her mouth. "Come for soup?"

Caihe didn't argue with her and nodded with a smile, but Aunt Liu shook her head and said two words, "No." Then she stood by the stove with her arms folded and refused to move.

Caihe also walked over with a cold face and wanted to reach out to open the lid.

With a "pa" sound, Aunt Liu slapped her hand away and said with a forced smile, "Oh, if someone doesn't know you, they would think you are the maid of some eldest sister. How dare a young girl like you act like a lady in front of me? I didn't bother with you in the past, but now why don't you take a piss and look in the mirror to see who you are?" After saying that, she pushed Caihe hard.

Caihe steadied herself, her chest rising and falling. "How dare you say these words? What kind of servant are you? Bah! You even dare to be sarcastic to your master. Outsiders who don't know you would think you are one of the ladies in the yard. Little do they know that you are just a gossipy old woman who guards the tiny kitchen and can never show your face in public. People like you deserve to be caught by the King of Hell tonight, have your tongue pulled out, and then be thrown into the frying pan and fried over and over again—" Caihe became more and more courageous as the battle went on.

Liu was so angry that her soul went up to heaven and left her body. She kept saying "you you you" for a long time without saying a complete sentence. She simply rolled up her sleeves and said, "You little whore, if your grandma doesn't show her power, I think I am a piece of dough."

Caihe cursed happily, and when she saw a basket of coal at her feet, she sneered, picked up the basket and poured it at Liu. There was another series of clanging sounds, and she ran away after pouring the coal.

The small kitchen was a mess, and Liu's curses almost blew the roof off.

She felt happy at the time, but when she returned to the west wing, Caihe began to feel scared. She forced a smile at the young lady and said, "Young lady, there is no soup in the kitchen today."

"Oh," Lu Yun nodded. Suddenly, several women's cries were heard in the courtyard. Cai He shuddered and jumped up from the kang. He hurriedly walked out a few steps, suddenly stopped, turned back, squatted down, hugged her tightly, and said in a sobbing voice, "Miss, I, if I am not around, you must take good care of yourself." After saying this, he went back to the main room without looking back.

Lu Yun was extremely panicked. What did you mean you won't be here anymore? She stretched her chubby little legs and chased after him.

The two of them made quite a noise in the small kitchen, and a servant immediately reported it to Zhang, letting her know the whole story.

"Madam, please help me." Liu was lying on the ground crying. When she raised her head, everyone looked at her and tried to hold back their laughter. They saw that her face was covered with coal dust mixed with snot and tears, which had streaked her face in long lines.

Caihe followed closely behind her into the hall and knelt down on the ground with a plop. Unlike Liu, she did not sing, recite, or act out any actions. She just waited silently for the lady to ask questions.

Zhang put down her teacup. "I know everything that happened. I'll give each of you one stick of incense to tell your own story. Anyone who conceals or distorts the facts, or implicates others," she paused before continuing, "will be punished with ten slaps on the hands at the very least, or expelled from the compound and reported to the steward's office at the worst."

"The servant will come first!" Liu called out immediately. Jin He lit a stick of incense and inserted it into the incense burner on the table.

"Today I was guarding the soup in the kitchen, preparing it for the madam and the young masters to come and get it at any time. Miss Caihe came and asked for soup. As we have not had enough white fungus recently, I only made three bowls, preparing them for the madam, the eldest lady and the young master. I was thinking of making another meatball soup for the third lady, but it was not ready yet. So I had no choice but to say I didn't have it. Unexpectedly, Caihe stretched out her hand to grab it. I thought the madam and the young master said a few words to her, so Caihe turned around and scolded me for being a gossip who deserved to be caught by the King of Hell and have his tongue pulled out." At this point, Liu seemed extremely aggrieved. "Caihe actually poured a basket of coal briquettes on me. It's not a big deal for me, but it's a pity for those bowls of white fungus soup." After saying this, she lay on the ground and cried.

As he finished speaking, a stick of incense had just burned out.