kvmb Chapter 8: Vengeance must be avenged
Chapter 8: Vengeance must be avenged
Sheng Yunzhu hurried to the soft couch and, as usual, bent down and threw herself into Lan Shi's arms. Her eyes were filled with tears as she looked up at her in anguish. "Mother, please forgive Zhuzhu. I'm afraid I can no longer be by your side to fulfill my filial duties. My sister hates me so much, and I know I can no longer stay in this house. Mother, please send me back to the village. For the rest of my life, I will repay the debt I owe my sister..."
Sheng Yunzhu cried uncontrollably, her body trembling slightly.
Lan felt extremely distressed and instinctively pulled the person into her arms.
I was just about to say a few words of comfort when I remembered what had just happened.
Yangyang, her biological daughter, had endured more than ten years of hardship in the countryside. On her first day back home, her relatives did not recognize her, and the food they brought her was all leftovers.
Lan couldn't even imagine it, and didn't even have the courage to look at Yangyang.
Those were her own flesh and blood!
Yangyang suffered such a great injustice because she misjudged people back then and was deceived by that servant, which led to this baby-swapping incident. Wasn't that wet nurse their enemy?
Now she is holding her enemy's granddaughter in her arms, filled with reluctance and heartache. But who is holding her daughter?
Has anyone held her daughter since she was born?
That huge scar on her face, branded with a hot iron, must have hurt so much!
Thinking of all this, Lan felt an even greater pain in her heart, and she couldn't bring herself to say words of comfort or sympathy for Sheng Yunzhu. She looked at Sheng Yunzhu, who was crying in her arms. Sheng Yunzhu was tall and slender with a rosy complexion. Although her appearance was only delicate, her pampered upbringing made her look gentle and charming.
Throughout the capital, among all the noble and aristocratic families, who wouldn't praise Sheng Yunzhu!
She used to be so proud, raising her daughter so well.
But now, her real daughter is thin and small, with dark and rough skin, and such a big scar on her face. How can she be any better?
Lan was having some difficulty breathing and released Sheng Yunzhu. "Zhuzhu, your mother knows you were still young then. You can't possibly be blamed for such a serious matter. Just relax."
Then she took Hui Mama's arm and said, "Huixin, help me to rest."
“Mother…” Sheng Yunzhu looked up, her eyes filled with tears.
Granny Hui half-embraced Lan Shi, supporting her, and looked at Sheng Yunzhu with a slightly disapproving gaze: "Third Miss, Madam is really not feeling well today, please be understanding."
Then he helped Lan Shi to the inner room.
Sheng Yunzhu stared blankly at Lan's retreating figure, her heart skipping a beat.
Just now, her maid, Diancui, came running back in a flurry and told her what had happened in the kitchen. She immediately felt that things were going badly.
That old woman, Yang, was someone she specially arranged to work in the kitchen.
In her previous life, she had lived in the Duke's mansion with "Sheng Yunzhu" for many years. How could she not know that her mother, Madam Lan, was useless? Despite being the lady of the Duke's mansion, she allowed the second wife to control the kitchen, and every year, she would siphon off countless sums of money from the public. She was not like Madam Lan, who was useless. So, from the moment she entered the Duke's mansion, she had been secretly cultivating her own people.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to so easily arrange for Lu Yangyang to be placed in such a remote location when he entered the manor today.
If she had just a little more time, she could have made Lu Yangyang die without anyone knowing.
She never imagined that on her very first day, Lu Yangyang would turn the entire Duke's mansion upside down. Even the kitchen, which was usually under Wang Shi's tight control, was too scared to utter a sound in front of her.
This Lu Yangyang is nothing like the gentle and elegant "Sheng Yunzhu" from the previous life—no, she is completely unlike her!
She had already ruined her appearance and thrown her into a remote mountain village like Qinghe Village, yet she still managed to appear in front of her, and now she was even starting to affect her status!
Father and grandmother value profit the most, and she is more useful than that disfigured Lu Yangyang, so they will not be willing to touch her in the short term. However, mother is always weak and easily influenced. If she is made to favor Lu Yangyang, who knows how much trouble it will bring her!
She has worked so hard to get to where she is today, she absolutely cannot let anyone stand in her way!
"Miss," the head maid, Dianmo, stepped forward and helped her up.
Sheng Yunzhu's gaze fell on the half-eaten medicine bowl on the table, and her eyes darkened.
……
Lu Yangyang was completely unaware of the undercurrents she had caused in the Duke of Sheng's mansion on her first day. After taking a hot bath, she snuggled into her warm bed and had a rare, sweet sleep.
To her surprise, the next morning, as soon as she opened her eyes and sat up, a hand pulled back the bed curtains before she could react.
She was a kind-looking old woman.
Lu Yangyang had a vague recollection of her; it seemed to be the one who followed Lady Lan.
She glanced at Granny Hui, then looked behind her, but didn't see Yuanxing.
"Where's Yuanxing?" Lu Yangyang asked as she got out of bed.
"This servant is Huixin, greetings to you, young lady." Granny Hui curtsied and smiled gently at Lu Yangyang: "This servant has served by Madam's side since childhood, you can just call me Granny Hui."
Lu Yangyang nodded without much interest. "Is there something you need?"
Lu Yangyang's attitude was nonchalant. If it were someone else here, they would probably have started to reprimand her long ago. But Granny Hui was always gentle and did not change her attitude because of Lu Yangyang's attitude. Instead, she clapped her hands, and several maids and an older woman walked in.
“Miss, this is my younger sister, Shen Huiqing. She is your governess. In addition, you will need four head maids, six second-class maids, and eight third-class maids, as well as several old women in the courtyard to do odd jobs.” Groom Hui said with a smile, “The young ladies in the manor have been governessed since they were young. Huiqing used to accompany the madam in her studies. After she got married, she returned home and worked in the shop that was part of her dowry. She has been with you ever since.”
"These maids are newly selected. If you have any complaints, please feel free to speak up."
She said a lot, but Lu Yangyang didn't hear a word she said. She glanced at the large group of people who filled most of the room, but still couldn't see Yuanxing. "Where's Yuanxing?"
"If you like Yuanxing, Miss, you can make her a second-class maid so she can run errands for you," said Granny Hui.
"No need. Since I'm not officially recognized, I won't waste your people serving me. Keeping Yuanxing is enough." Lu Yangyang had been used to being alone since childhood, and she wasn't used to being surrounded by so many people every day.
Moreover, she knew all too well that to the Duke's mansion, she was now nothing more than a useless pawn.
They've assigned her so many people, but who knows what kind of traps await her?
The reason she came to the capital and returned to the Duke of Sheng's mansion was because she did not believe in fate.
What she wants to reclaim is not the identity of a true heiress, nor the favor of the Duke's mansion; she wants to tear off Sheng Yunzhu's mask and demand fairness and justice that belongs to her, Lu Yangyang!
She doesn't need anyone's approval; all she wants is for Sheng Yunzhu to pay the price for what she's done for her!
She's the kind of person who always seeks revenge!