Mistakenly recognized as a cousin, thousands of pampered

"Very well...How is Xier doing lately?" Ji Miaofu forced a smile, but her eyes were a little evasive.

"Aunt, do I need to ask this? Don't you have eyes but only minds?" Tao Jiuxi had a smile on his face, but his words were very rude.

Her eyes were fixed on Ji Miaofu, as if she wanted to see through her.

Although Ji Miaofu was surprised that the well-behaved and polite Tao Jiuxi would speak like this, she could only swallow her anger and dared not get angry.

"Tao Jiuxi, how can you talk like that?" Xie Yuhua immediately criticized him upon seeing this.

In her eyes, Tao Jiuxi just used some tricks to get close to Shen Zhiyi.

She was filled with jealousy, completely disregarding the occasion.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Qiaoyu, the maid beside Tao Jiuxi, immediately stepped forward and slapped Xie Yuhua, who was speaking, in the face with a loud slap.

This Qiaoyu was personally selected by Tao Jiuxi these days. She is the most ferocious maid in the mansion.

"Thank you, Miss. My daughter is weak. Today, the Duke has ordered that if anyone is so blind as to make our daughter angry, he should not be polite." Qiaoyu's voice was loud and resounded throughout the courtyard, so that everyone could hear it clearly.

She put her hands on her hips and glanced sharply at everyone present, as if warning them not to act rashly.

At this moment, the yard was dead silent, and everyone was stunned by this sudden scene.

Ji Miaofu's face turned pale. She didn't expect Tao Jiuxi to be so bold now.

Xie Yuhua's eyes were full of disbelief and anger. She had never been beaten by anyone, let alone by a maid.

She covered the painful side of her face and was furious: "How dare you hit me, you bitch?"

"Snapped".

Sure enough, Qiaoyu slapped him again without hesitation.

This slap was harder, and red fingerprints instantly appeared on Xie Yuhua's face. Tears welled up in her eyes. She was about to say something when she was scared back by Qiaoyu's fierce eyes.

Ji Miaofu was also shocked. She subconsciously protected her daughter immediately, but when she thought about being beaten when she got home, she became silent.

She could only look at Tao Jiuxi with pleading eyes, hoping that she would let Xie Yuhua go.

Qiaoyu was indeed not afraid at all. The second young lady had said that there was nothing to be afraid of and that if anything happened, she could just invoke the name of the Duke.

"Oh, Qiaoyu, your hand must hurt. Come to my place later, get ten taels of silver, and see a doctor." Tao Jiuxi said with pretended concern.

"The girl is really kind-hearted."

Qiaoyu also cooperated in the acting, and she looked at Xie Yuhua and Ji Miaofu proudly.

Seeing Xie Yuhua being beaten, all the women in the Xie family were terrified, lowering their heads and not daring to speak. Only Xie Yushu, though frightened, had a barely perceptible smile on her lips.

Tao Jiuxi was very satisfied with today's arrangements.

But although it is true that I want to teach them a lesson today, my intention to save Xie Yushu is also true.

"Aunt, we don't have to stand here anymore. You're here to congratulate me on my new home. Come, let's go take a look around the mansion first." Tao Jiuxi said, then walked gracefully ahead. A faint smile played on her lips, making it hard to tell what she was thinking.

Soon, Tao Jiuxi took them to the "tea room" specially prepared for them.

But this tea room is decorated very strangely.

There were hundreds of vases of various sizes placed inside. Ji Miaofu was a worldly-wise person and could tell at a glance that these were just ordinary, cheap and low-quality vases. She was very confused and didn't understand why Tao Jiuxi placed so many of them.

Tao Jiuxi immediately ordered someone to serve tea and gestured for everyone to sit down.

"Aunt, all the younger aunts, and cousins, please don't be shy about coming to my place today. You certainly won't be able to see these outside. These are vases I specially ordered at a high price."

As Tao Jiuxi spoke, he pointed to the most damaged vase inside. The vase was missing a hole and the pattern on it was asymmetrical.

"Look everyone! This vase was custom-made by the most famous porcelain master in the capital. Look here." Tao Jiuxi pointed to the notch on the vase and said, "This was carved by the chief porcelain master himself. It's one-of-a-kind and worth a fortune."

Everyone in the Xie family was confused when they heard this, and they didn't know what Tao Jiuxi was talking about.

They looked at each other, their eyes full of confusion.

However, before leaving, Xie Mi had told her not to speak or act rashly, and that anyone who disobeyed her would be killed today.

So, even though they were full of questions in their hearts, they didn't dare to ask easily. They could only sit there quietly, waiting for Tao Jiuxi's next move.

"Aunt, take a look at this vase." Tao Jiuxi held the vase in front of Ji Miaofu with anticipation in his eyes.

"Really...it's really gorgeous and beautiful." Ji Miaofu forced a smile. Although she disagreed in her heart, she didn't dare to say what she really thought.

"Aunt has good taste."

"What about the aunts?"

Tao Jiuxi had never called these concubines like this in the Xie Mansion. Today he just wanted to disgust Ji Miaofu, so he called these concubines like this.

Tao Jiuxi had been observing. Among these concubines, only the one wearing dark green was close to Xie Yushu, but the two of them only whispered a few words.

She took the vase and went up to each of them and asked, "Auntie, what do you think of the vase?"

"It's...exquisitely crafted." A concubine said quickly with a flattering look in her eyes.

"It's magnificent." Another concubine quickly agreed.

Then he came to the concubine in dark green clothes. This concubine was not as smart as the previous two. When the vase was placed in front of her, she did not say a word of praise.

"Madam, don't you like my vase?" Tao Jiuxi said, and moved the vase towards the madam in dark clothes.

"I like it. This girl is really...really...exquisite..."

The concubine stuttered, and before she could finish her words, the vase in Tao Jiuxi's hand fell straight to the ground and shattered into pieces.

Seeing this, Tao Jiuxi immediately patted his chest, as if he couldn't breathe: "My favorite vase! How did you break it?"

"Miss, what should we do? Isn't this the one-of-a-kind vase in the world that you spent a fortune to customize?" Qiaoyu said anxiously.

When they were discussing countermeasures yesterday, Mu'er, who happened to be pouring tea, didn't know what the second girl and Qiaoyu had discussed, but she remembered that this vase was one of the hundred or so defective products they picked out in the backyard of the porcelain shop for ten taels of silver, and the porcelain shop even guaranteed to deliver it to their door.

Mu'er was young and was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth.

Tao Jiuxi pretended to be heartbroken about the broken vase, and reached out to lift Mu'er's surprised mouth.

At this moment, she was acting, and she didn't hesitate to use her worst acting skills.

It turns out that this is what is called calling a deer a horse.

She looked at the panicked expressions of the Xie family members and knew that her goal was about to be achieved.

She wanted to let the people of the Xie family know that she, Tao Jiuxi, was no longer someone who could be bullied at will.