From cannon fodder villain to superpowered queen

The commotion grew closer and closer. It turned out to be a visit from a distant relative of the Jiang family—Li Fugui, the richest man in Ancheng, and his wife.

Li Fugui was overweight, with an oily face and a thick gold chain around his neck; he looked like a nouveau riche.

His wife, Mrs. Li, was dressed in a flamboyant manner, with makeup on, looking like a colorful butterfly.

With this kind of spectacle, someone who didn't know better would think it was a theatrical performance.

Liu Fu's eyes darted around, and a plan came to him.

He greeted them with a beaming smile, bowing and scraping, but then winked at Bi Yao, saying, "Bi Yao, hurry up and serve Master Li and Madam!" Li Fugui was notoriously difficult to please, and Liu Fu was clearly trying to make things difficult for Bi Yao.

Bi Yao cursed "old fox" in her heart, but remained outwardly calm, respectfully responded, and entered the guest room.

Inside the guest room, Li Fugui sat strutting around in a chair, while his wife chattered incessantly beside him.

Bi Yao served the tea with her head bowed and eyes lowered, but she was extremely nervous inside.

She's the richest man in Ancheng. If she doesn't serve him well, that old bastard Liu Fu will definitely not let her off the hook.

Jiang Yao hid behind the screen, watching Bi Yao's busy figure, a sinister smile curling at the corner of her mouth.

She secretly pulled a packet of white powder from her sleeve and, taking advantage of Bi Yao's inattention, quickly poured it into the teacup.

This is a laxative that she specially stole from the kitchen. Let's see how Bi Yao handles this later!

Bi Yao picked up the teacup, about to hand it to Li Fugui, when she caught a glimpse of the tea's slightly different color out of the corner of her eye, and her heart skipped a beat.

You bastard Jiang Yao, how dare you scheme against me!

Without making a sound, she turned the teacup around and handed another cup of tea to Li Fugui.

"Master Li, please have some tea."

Li Fugui took the teacup and drank it all in one gulp.

Jiang Yao hid behind the screen, her eyes wide open. As she watched Bi Yao pass the test smoothly, her face instantly turned as ugly as if she had swallowed a fly.

Bi Yao felt secretly pleased to see Jiang Yao's discomfiture.

Little brat, you're too green to mess with me!

She was about to turn around to pour tea when she suddenly heard Liu Fu's sarcastic voice...

"Hey, Bi Yao, what are you doing?"

Liu Fu rubbed his hands together, his face full of obsequious smiles as he looked at Li Fugui: "Master Li, please don't take offense. This girl is ignorant and offended you. This old servant will teach her a lesson right away!" He glanced at Bi Yao, his tone sharp and sarcastic: "Bi Yao, why don't you apologize to Master Li right now! You can't even pour tea properly, do you think you can stay in the Jiang family?"

Bi Yao sneered and retorted without fear: "Steward Liu, you're wrong. I served tea to Master Li and Madam as you instructed. How did that offend our distinguished guests? On the contrary, you arranged for me to serve two distinguished guests by myself without even giving me a helper. If anything goes wrong, can you take responsibility?"

Li Fugui was already somewhat impatient with Liu Fu's flattery, but now that he saw Bi Yao's quick wit, he became interested instead.

He waved his hand, interrupting Liu Fu: "Alright, alright, stop making a racket here and disturbing my peace and quiet! This girl is right, you're a housekeeper, and you can't even handle this little thing, what kind of housekeeper do you think you are?"

Liu Fu was publicly reprimanded by Li Fugui, and he immediately lost face, which deepened his hatred for Bi Yao.

He glared fiercely at Bi Yao, gritted his teeth, and stepped aside.

Seeing that her plan had failed, Jiang Yao, who was hiding behind the screen, stomped her feet in anger.

Her eyes lit up, and she came up with another idea.

She quietly walked up to Chun Tao and whispered a few instructions.

Chun Tao understood immediately and walked over to Madam Li, saying casually, "Madam Li, you must be careful of this Bi Yao. She's not a clean shopper. A lot of things went missing from the manor before, and everyone suspects she stole them!"

Bi Yao sneered inwardly upon hearing this.

Chuntao is really crying wolf!

She walked calmly to Madam Li, curtsied, and said, "Madam Li, Sister Chuntao is wronging me. Some things were indeed stolen from the manor a few days ago, but it was later found out that Sister Chuntao had taken them to pawn herself, saying that the family needed money urgently."

Chun Tao's face turned deathly pale instantly. Pointing at Bi Yao, she stammered, "You...you're talking nonsense!"

Bi Yao smiled slightly, a hint of mockery in her eyes: "I'm talking nonsense? Should I call in the witnesses from that time for a confrontation?"

Madam Li was already somewhat annoyed by Chun Tao's gossiping, and upon hearing this, she frowned in even greater disgust.

She waved her hand impatiently and said, "Alright, stop talking! It's giving me a headache!"

When Chun Tao realized that her scheme had been exposed, she slunk away to the side, her heart filled with hatred for Bi Yao.

Standing at the door, Jiang took in everything.

This girl is really something!

She secretly pondered to herself that Bi Yao was becoming increasingly difficult to control, and she had to find a way to deal with her.

With a quick glance, Jiang came up with a plan.

"Madam Li, look at this girl. She's so young, yet she's so quick-witted. Why don't we let her perform a talent to liven things up?" Madam Jiang looked at Bi Yao with a forced smile, waiting to see her make a fool of herself.

Bi Yao sneered inwardly; was this some kind of trap they were trying to set for her?

She lowered her head, feigning fear, and said, "Madam, I only know some basic needlework, which is hardly worthy of being presented in a refined setting." As she spoke, she took out several small ornaments she had made herself from her bosom. There were delicate silk flowers and lifelike cloth dolls. They were all trinkets, but they were made very skillfully.

Madam Li's eyes lit up, and she grabbed a small rabbit doll, admiring it dearly: "Oh my, this little rabbit is so cute! This girl is so skillful!" The other women also gathered around, praising Bi Yao's craftsmanship.

Jiang originally wanted to see Bi Yao make a fool of herself, but now it has become Bi Yao's "personal show," and her face is so gloomy that it could drip water.

Liu Fu watched with envy; this little girl really had incredible luck!

His eyes darted around, and he remembered the incident of withholding cloth from the servants.

Hmph, let's see how you hide this time!

As if she had eyes in the back of her head, Bi Yao suddenly turned to look at Liu Fu, and said with a half-smile, "Butler Liu, if there were enough fabric, I could make even more and better things. Don't you think so?"

Liu Fu's face stiffened, and he forced a smile: "Yes...yes..." He cursed inwardly, "Is this little girl some kind of demon?"

How do you know everything?!

Jiang heard Bi Yao's words and her expression changed immediately.

She couldn't afford to lose her temper in front of the distinguished guests, so she could only suppress her anger and turn to Liu Fu: "Liu Fu, what's going on?"

Liu Fu was terrified, breaking out in a cold sweat, and stammered, "Madam, this...this is all a misunderstanding! The household expenses have been high lately, so..."

"So you skimp on the servants' fabric?" Madam Jiang interrupted him sharply. "Do you think I'm a fool?"

Liu Fu's face turned deathly pale, and he couldn't utter a single word.

Bi Yao looked at Liu Fu's disheveled appearance and felt secretly pleased: Serves you right for trying to scheme against me! You've finally met your match!

After seeing off the distinguished guests, Madam Jiang's face remained gloomy.

Seeing her chance, Jiang Yao immediately added fuel to the fire, saying, "Grandmother, look at Bi Yao, she's showing off too much in front of our distinguished guests. Anyone who didn't know better would think she was some kind of young lady!"

Jiang's face darkened, and she looked sharply at Bi Yao: "Bi Yao, you..." She paused, her tone icy, "Guards, take Bi Yao away..."