If the Second Prince and Lu Zhaoyun's engagement was real, wouldn't Lu Zhaoyun have the Second Prince's backing in the future? Would she bully their young lady even more?
Qing Bao was also a little worried.
She just didn't know if their Prince would protect the young lady.
"Are these things all for Second Sister?" Lu Zhaoyue walked over, looking at Qing Yin and Qing Bao.
"They're for our young lady," Qing Yin said.
"Were they bestowed by Prince Jin?"
"They were given by Nanny Qing from our Prince's Manor."
Qing Yin could only tell the truth, mainly because they couldn't speak for the Prince. After all, these really weren't bestowed by the Prince.
Lu Zhaoyue's eyes darted around, looking at those things again.
"Where's Second Sister? Isn't she coming out to receive the gifts?" She said, then went to knock on the room door.
Qing Bao immediately stopped her.
"Our young lady is still resting." Can't disturb her.
"But Nanny Qing sent so many gifts. If she doesn't get up to receive them or thank her, when word gets out, people will say our parents have no manners!"
Lu Zhaoyue said, then bypassed Qing Bao, forcefully knocking on the door and shouting loudly.
"Second Sister! Wake up quickly! Nanny Qing from Prince Jin's Manor sent you many gifts!"
"Third Miss!" Qing Bao and Qing Yin were startled, trying to stop her again. "Don't disturb our young lady!"
Why were the people from the Lu family so unreasonable?
"Second Sister, wake up quickly! You can't sleep at night? Why are you sleeping in broad daylight now? Wake up!"
Lu Zhaoyue ignored the two maids. The more they tried to stop her, the more she wanted to wake Lu Zhaoling.
"Third Miss, if you make any more noise, we won't be polite!" Qing Bao waved her fist.
"You still dare to lay hands on me?" Lu Zhaoyue was incredulous. "Even if you came from Prince Jin's Manor, you are just maids in the Lu family now. I am Second Sister's younger sister, so I am also your master. How dare you lay a hand on me?"
Saying that, she knocked on the door again, "Second Sister, wake up quickly, your two maids are going to hit me!"
Qing Bao reached out and pushed her away.
Lu Zhaoyue hadn't expected this maid to actually dare to strike her. She was pushed back several steps, almost falling down.
She had been forcefully suppressing her arrogant temper, but now she couldn't hold it back anymore.
"You slut!!!"
Lu Zhaoyue pounced towards Qing Bao, raising her leg and kicking Qing Bao's stomach fiercely.
"How dare you push me?!"
Qing Bao instinctively dodged, and Lu Zhaoyue's foot hit the door with a loud bang.
Lu Zhaoling had already woken up when Lu Zhaoyue was shouting, but she was very tired and too lazy to get up. Now that the door had been kicked, how could she still lie there?
"You still dare to dodge? You slut!"
After kicking the door, Lu Zhaoyue almost did the splits, her anger surging even more. She turned around and pounced back, fiercely reaching out to scratch Qing Bao's face.
Her fingernails were sharp. If they connected, Qing Bao's face would surely be disfigured.
"Zhaoyue, calm down."
"Third Sister, they didn't mean it, don't be angry."
Lu Zhaoyun and Lu Zhaohua both ran over, wanting to persuade Lu Zhaoyue, but neither of them reached out to pull her back.
Seeing Lu Zhaoyue acting like she was crazy, Qing Bao reached out and grabbed her wrist.
"Third Miss!"
"Still dare to fight me? Ahhh, I'm going to beat you to death, you slut! This is the Lu family! How dare you lay a hand on me, your young lady!"
With her hand tightly gripped, Lu Zhaoyue became even more furious, kicking Qing Bao's shin hard.
Qing Bao gritted her teeth, taking in the words "This is the Lu family." By grabbing Lu Zhaoyue's hand and pushing her away, she had already acted out of line and didn't dare to actually hit her.
Qing Yin blocked the doorway, also reaching out to stop Lu Zhaoyue.
But Lu Zhaoyue was like a furious little lion, punching, kicking, and even trying to bite.
"I'll tell my mother to sell you to a brothel!"
Lu Zhaoyun and Lu Zhaohua stood by, panicking like ants on a hot pan, looking as if they didn't know how to stop her.
"Lu Zhaohua, quickly slap her!" Lu Zhaoyue shrieked.
A cold glint flashed in Lu Zhaohua's eyes. She immediately urged, "Stop fighting, stop fighting, Third Sister. They were sent by Prince Jin and only listen to Second Sister..."
These words were like pouring oil on a fire.
Lu Zhaoyue, consumed by anger, felt even more jealousy and resentment. How could Lu Zhaoling, a country bumpkin from the village, be favored by Prince Jin?
"Prince Jin didn't want them, that's why he gave them to Lu Zhaoling, that country bumpkin! You slap her for me! Otherwise, I won't let you off!"
Lu Zhaoyue yelled.
Lu Zhaohua was caught between a rock and a hard place. If she really got involved, she would probably be the one to suffer in the end. But if she didn't act, Lu Zhaoyue wouldn't let her off either, because she was a Daughter of a Concubine.
She bit her lower lip, then suddenly clutched her forehead. "I, I feel so dizzy..."
Lu Zhaoyun glared at her, thinking, why dizzy now and not earlier? She also felt that she could only rely on Lu Zhaohua's help; doing it herself was impossible.
Lu Zhaoyue was still screaming when the door opened.
"Qing Yin, Qing Bao, step back."
Hearing Lu Zhaoling's words, Qing Yin and Qing Bao quickly released Lu Zhaoyue and stepped back a few paces.
Lu Zhaoyue wasn't quick enough and had a cup of cold water splashed on her face, making her shiver violently.
Lu Zhaoling stood inside the door, looking at her with cold eyes.
"Have you caused enough trouble?"
With cold water dripping from her face, soaking her neck and collar, Lu Zhaoyue finally reacted, her eyes immediately blazing with fury as she shrieked, "Lu Zhaoling, how dare you..."
Before she could finish her sentence, Lu Zhaoling grabbed her collar and yanked her violently closer.
Lu Zhaoyue suddenly met her gaze and instinctively held her breath.
"In the countryside, I've done everything from catching snakes and insects to trapping mice. If you don't want to wake up in the middle of the night with snakes and rats in your bed, just keep causing trouble."
Hiss—
Lu Zhaoyue's eyes widened, doubting if she had heard correctly.
"You, you, what did you say?"
"Don't understand? If you provoke me, there's nothing I won't do."
Lu Zhaoling's lips curved slightly, a hint of wickedness in her expression. Her eyes held a strong sense of aggression and invasiveness, making Lu Zhaoyue's mind go blank, a chill rising from the bottom of her heart.
She trembled, her earlier arrogance extinguished in an instant.
Lu Zhaoling pushed her, sending her stumbling towards Lu Zhaoyun.
Lu Zhaoyun didn't have time to step back and had her foot stepped on by Lu Zhaoyue, making her face turn pale from the pain.
"Second Sister, you..."
How could she scare people like that?
Before she could finish, Lu Zhaoling's gaze swept over them, clear and sharp.
"Get out, all of you."
"I'm your older sister, how can you tell me to get out?" Lu Zhaoyun was incredulous.
"Lu Zhaoyun, have you forgotten what it felt like to be slapped by me?"
Lu Zhaoling casually rolled up her sleeves, about to step out of the doorway.
Seeing her demeanor, Lu Zhaoyun was genuinely startled. She grabbed Lu Zhaoyue's hand and retreated several steps.
"You are simply rude, barbaric, and ill-mannered, Third Sister, Fourth Sister, let's go."
The three sisters fled Tingnuan Tower in a sorry state.
"Big Sister, you're going to be the Second Prince Consort in the future. How can you let Lu Zhaoling ride roughshod over you?" Lu Zhaoyue shook her hand off.
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