Phoniex Requiem
Chapter 58: Watching Someone Beat a Dog
Chapter 58: Watching Someone Beat a Dog
The next morning, matriarch Yun sent a waiter with a tonic and snacks as breakfast, as well as to tell Yun Ruoyan about what time their carriage was going to leave for Minghuang mountain.
Since matriarch Yun will be going alone, this is a formal outing, and every miss should bring some servants.
Because the Peony was more responsible and eagle-eyed, Yun Ruoyan left him to watch over Ling Lan, and instead chose to take Xi Lan with her.
"It's your first time going out with a mistress, so make sure you're vigilant," Peony instructed Xi Lan once and again before they left.
"Yes, Peony, and I will also bring you back the almond cakes you like from the outside."
As Yun Ruoyan walked towards the main courtyard with Xi Lan, they saw three large carriages waiting for them.
The first carriage was quite large and was pulled by two horses. The carriage was made of mahogany wood, and the curtains were made of silk muslin fabric. Obviously, this was aimed at the old matriarch.
The second carriage was slightly smaller, with curtains of blue muslin cloth, and it was also not a bad choice.
Although the third carriage looked decent, it could not compare to the first two carriages. There are no curtains and only thin and thin curtains, and they look much smaller.
"Sister Ruoyan." At this moment, Yi Qianying's head appeared from the window of the third carriage. "Why don't we sit together?"
Yun Ruoyan ignored Yi Qianying and directly walked to the second carriage. However, before he could do so, Yun Ruoyu's voice sounded from behind. "That's our train!"
Yun Ruoyan turned around and saw Yun Ruoyu and Yun Ruoyao heading towards her with their own servants.
“Nona, we..” Xi Lan involuntarily started pulling Yun Ruoyan's wrist.
Yun Ruoyan glanced at Xi Lan so coldly that she let go of her grip in surprise.
Peony was smarter than both of his servants, and since he often went with Yun Ruoyan to greet the matriarch Yun and Yun Lan, he knew a little about the aristocracy's delicate power play.
On the other hand, Xi Lan was one of the relatively innocent servants and was happy to do her job. He was mainly assigned as manual labor and tended to be in charge of Yun Ruoyan's food and clothing. Today was his first day traveling with Yun Ruoyan.
In the past, Yun Ruoyan was shy and gave way to her sister in every way. Xi Lan used to be grumpy, but after being ostracized and intimidated because of her employer, she gradually became more and more conflict-averse.
And although these days were getting better, when Xi Lan saw Yun Ruoyao and Yun Ruoyu, the memories of her being bullied started to flow out, she said, and he was so scared that he did not even dare to raise his head.
Yun Ruoyan averted her gaze and muttered to Xi Lan, “Straighten your back. With me around, I promise no one among Yun would dare bully you!"
Xi Lan hesitated for a moment, her terrified expression finally turning into a full smile.
"Yes madam!" He immediately raised his head up high, so high that his nose was almost parallel to his eyes.
Both of them stepped into the second carriage.
"Sister Ruoyao, look at him!" Seeing that Yun Ruoyan had just ignored his words, Yun Ruoyu felt annoyed.
Their grandmother had yet to arrive, and Yun Ruoyao and Yun Ruoyu stood in the courtyard and looked at the two large carriages, unsure of how to proceed.
"Second lady is getting bolder!"
"The oldest and third Miss always shared this carriage, and now the second Miss is trying to snatch it too?"
"That's right, he really broke the set standard!"
The two servants Yun Ruoyao and Yun Ruoyu stood beside their respective mistresses and commented, clearly dissatisfied with Yun Ruoyan's behavior.
"Oh? Standard set?” Yun Ruoyan opened the muslin cloth and glanced outside the carriage, her gaze cold. It passed through Yun Ruoyao and Yun Ruoyu, landing on top of the servants behind them. “Qiuhong, Xiangcao,” command coldly. “Please go ahead and tell the second miss of the standard Yun family what are you talking about!”
Faced with Yun Ruoyan's sharp gaze, the two maids were at a loss for words. They had never seen this second daughter behave so confrontationally, after all, in the past, she had never thrown rude words or unfavorable looks at the servants.
But his behavior has now reversed that. The two servants were not too afraid of the person, but rather of his status. They stood there panting, unsure how to respond.
Right now, Yun Ruoyao smiled and stepped forward. “Two of our waiters have been spoiled and talked nonsense. Ruoyan, please ignore them.”
"That's right. Why are you so angry today, Ruoyan? you can have a second carriage if you want, ” Yun Ruoyu added.
"You ..." Yun Ruoyu wanted to speak, but Yun Ruoyao cut her off before she could.
His face was cold, Yun Ruoyao returned to the two maids. “Qiuhong, Xiangcao, apologize to Ruoyan.”
Since Yun Ruoyao was protecting the two of them, their faces were not as scared as before. Inevitably, and even with a hint of pride, they walked towards the carriage. Just as they were about to speak, they suddenly heard two loud slaps. It took them a while to realize that each of them now had one cheek that was numb and tingling.
Yun Ruoyao and Yun Ruoyu did not expect that Xi Lan would actually hit them, and did not know how to respond.
“You dare hit me?!” Qiuhong was the first to react, pointing and looking at Xi Lan angrily.
"I did it for my master." Xi Lan stood up even more upright. "You both deserve it, and I'm afraid my master won't be able to control his power and kill you both!"
Although Xi Lan was not a cultivator, the muscles he had built up with manual labor made him much stronger than standard servants, and Qiuhong and Xiangcao's cheeks became red and swollen almost instantly.
The two maids were used to oppressing all the maids in the Yun family, supported by their two mistresses, and they had never experienced such humiliation. In their anger, they actually grabbed the carriage and grabbed it, trying to pull it down.
"A humiliation!" Yun Ruoyan grabbed Qiuhong and Xiangcao's wrists with both hands. At the same time, he lightly injected a hint of spiritual energy into their bodies through his fingers.
The two girls immediately felt as if there was a current going into their bodies through their wrists, as if a needle had been thrust into their hearts. It was a very strange feeling, and it was so painful that they both screamed in pain.
"Gee!"
Yun Ruoyan released her grip on the two maids, and the spiritual energy was pulled along with her grip. The two maids could not help but look at Yun Ruoyan in fear.
He kept smiling back at them coldly. They were really two maids that were a match for his sister!
Under Yun Ruoyan's cold gaze, the two maids knelt down, begged and kowtowed at her. “Second Miss, we were wrong! Please save us!”
It was to this scene that matriarch Yun and Madam An appeared. When Madam An saw the two maids kneeling on the ground, she immediately stepped forward and asked, “What happened? Who just yelled so loudly?”
The coldness on Yun Ruoyan's face disappeared, replaced by a bland smile on the two maids. "Mom asked you, so respond!" He reached out to help them stand up.
But, afraid of their previous contact with Yun Ruoyan, how could Qiuhong and Xiangcao dare to let her touch them again? They immediately turned towards Madam An. "We spoke not in turn and angered the second mistake, and we accepted the punishment."
Madam An's face darkened as she glanced at Yun Ruoyao and Yun Ruoyu, but they just looked at each other, their faces filled with confusion. None of them understood why their servants had suddenly become so afraid of Yun Ruoyan.
But matriarch Yun's eyes lit up. As his aides helped him get on the train, he slowly commented, "Some maids sometimes need to be punished, or they will quickly become too arrogant."
Since Yun Ruoyao and Yun Ruoyu did not want to speak, Madam An simply scolded Qiuhong and Xiangcao casually before following matriarch Yun up the first carriage.
They were almost ready to depart, but Yun Ruoyao and Yun Ruoyu still had not boarded the carriage. They each took their servants with them. It was definitely impractical for six people to enter such a small carriage, but no one was willing to sit down with Yun Ruoyan.
The two girls were in a daze as Yi Qianying got down from the third carriage and said, "Should I sit down with Sister Ruoyan and hand the third carriage over to the two of you, Sister Ruoyao, Sister Ruoyu?"
The two girls were too happy to agree.
On the carriage, Yun Ruoyao looked out the window the entire way, unwilling to deal with Yi Qianying's emblazoned smile and false pleasantries.
On the other hand, the maids of Xi Lan and Yi Qianying chatted softly throughout the journey. Yun Ruoyan listened for a moment and began to ignore them as well, all they discussed was how to make this or that cake, a certain type of soup, and so on.
The weather was amazingly pleasant that day. It wasn't summer enough, and the sun wasn't hot. The gentle wind blew comfortably on Yun Ruoyan's face. If not for the annoying girl by his side, he could really relax in peace.
Yi Qianying's gaze turned to Yun Ruoyan from time to time. Her pink and thin dress perfectly complemented her snow-white skin, and even the lotus leaf gauze covering her birthmark looked like a natural extension of her clothes.
Yi Qianying felt surprised at how beautiful this ugly abandoned child was after hiding her scar. No wonder even Big Brother Ziao looked at him differently now.
In the past, even though Pei Ziao had paid much attention to Yun Ruoyan, Yi Qianying could detect the humiliation from her eyes, but now, the humiliation had been dramatically reduced and replaced by some complicated mix of emotions, the change that made Yi Qianying was extremely uncomfortable.
“Come brother Ziao. No one can snatch it from me, let alone an ugly girl like you!” Yi Qianying was still smiling cheerfully, but the handkerchief in her hand was crooked due to how hard she clenched it.
He remembered how, yesterday, after begging him for half a day, Pei Ziao finally agreed to his plan, and the smile on his face deepened.
Just wait, Yun Ruoyan. Even if you don't die today, at least I will make you suffer!