Chapter 29: Very Angry

  It's been a long time since I've laughed so comfortably. Li Yan patted Li Mu's shoulder and said, "Mu, this servant of yours is really interesting."

  With a smile, Li Mu's face turned cold: "The servant doesn't understand, making Brother Wang a laughing stock."

  I didn't expect Xue Lengyu to make such a move, Li Mu watched with his own eyes, and he didn't know whether he should be angry or not. Nor did he know if this was humiliating or not.

  "No, no." Li Yan hastily said: "This girl is quite lovely. Unfortunately..."

  "What a pity?" Li Mu said.

  "What a pity that you've accepted the house." Li Yan's eyes gleamed as he said, "Otherwise, I would have really considered asking for it myself. You know, the women in my household are only good at throwing tantrums and currying favor, how boring."

  Whether or not to receive the house, the difference lies in whether or not they have been on Li Muo's bed. Li Yan thought that since Xue Lengyu was a warm bed maid sent by the Wang Fu to Li Muo, she must already be Li Muo's woman, so naturally he couldn't take her back.

  Li Mu was taken aback for a moment, and he naturally understood Li Yan's meaning. He had intended to speak up and say that Xue Lengyu was just a personal maid, but instead said: "Brother Wang, don't tease me anymore. Such a servant girl is not worthy of being in the same room as refined ladies, she's just a little clown who learned some tricks on the streets to make people laugh. How can she compare to your beautiful women from Jiangnan?"

  How could they say she's a clown? Xue Lengyu was secretly comparing Li Mu's appearance in her mind, and then used a small knife to vent her frustration. But on her face, she had to show a humble smile. When you're under someone else's roof, you have no choice but to lower your head. And what about Li Yan, who still wants to take her away? Fortunately, she wasn't sold into the mansion, if she really didn't want to, they shouldn't be able to force her into prostitution, right?

  "Don't say that." Li Yan said, "It was said at the beginning, just need her to do a performance that makes everyone happy, it's considered a success. Now that we've all laughed, it's also acknowledged, I still say there should be a reward, this can't not count."

  Li Yan said, stretching out his hand behind him. A young servant hastily stepped forward, reaching into his bosom as if to pull out money.

  "It's still King Wang's magnanimity." Li Mu said: "Leng Yu, don't you thank King Yanwang yet?"

  As soon as the reward was given, Xue Lengyu's displeasure wasn't so intense anymore. Why did she have to live freely outside but come to the Marquis of Wu's residence with a nervous heart and suffer this humiliation? Wasn't it all because her family lacked money? This Li Yan might not be a good person, but he was a prince after all, and in front of everyone, the reward he gave shouldn't be small.

  As long as she had enough money, Xue Lengyu would quickly resolve the current series of troubles and find a way to leave the mansion. A good life was just beginning, how could she be a maid for her whole life?

  Although Xue Lengyu was excited, she didn't lose her composure. She still had to be polite, so she took a step forward and said: "I'm just a coarse and unrefined servant girl, the tricks I know are all low-class ones. If Your Highness likes them, it's already an honor for me. I don't dare ask for a reward."

  Li Yan smiled and surprisingly raised his hand to stop the servant's action, saying lightly: "Since Miss Xue doesn't want it, then let's forget about it."

  "Ah……” Xue Lengyu was instantly stunned. The smile on his face froze, and that fragile little heart shattered into pieces. Unbelievable, this man is so foolish, he can't even tell a polite rejection, and yet he really doesn't want to give it. Being stingy is one thing, but don't pretend to be generous and give people false hope.

  Just as Xue Lengyu was frozen with a smile on her face, hating that she couldn't slap herself to death at this moment, Li Yan burst out laughing again: "Shu, this little girl is really cute, as soon as I said I didn't want to give money, look at her, her face turned black immediately. Shu, you should be more generous to your own woman, are you usually too harsh on your subordinates?"

  Xue Lengyu had been trying to appear calm, but the joy and worry he showed earlier, the fleeting changes in his expression, were all caught by Li Yan.

  Ying Xue and Mo Xiang also covered their mouths and chuckled softly. Still, the people in the Wang Fu were so greedy for money.

  Li Mu's originally stern face couldn't help but crack, and although his tone was unpleasant, he somehow didn't seem too angry: "Xue Lengyu, stop embarrassing yourself here. This doesn't concern you, so leave."

  "Yes, I'll withdraw." Xue Lengyu was angry but didn't dare to retort back and indeed felt a bit embarrassed. After quickly taking her leave, she picked up her skirt and ran away like she was escaping.

  At first, although everyone laughed exaggeratedly, she didn't feel too embarrassed. Her goal was to make everyone laugh, and if no one laughed, that would be embarrassing. But later, Li Yan teased her a bit, and her face suddenly turned red. Besides embarrassment, there was also anger.

  Isn't it just a matter of having some money? Is the maid not human, to be played with as one pleases? To humiliate her in front of so many people, is that amusing?

  Xue Lengyu walked towards Fengyuan with a cold, expressionless face, biting her lip to prevent herself from crying. Born under the red flag and raised in new China, a 21st-century girl had never suffered such humiliation. Moreover, she was openly bullied and couldn't resist at all, and when ridiculed, she still had to smile along. Xue Lengyu felt extremely wronged in her heart, and suddenly, both old and new wounds flooded her mind.

  Parents who have been deliberately avoiding, may never see each other in this life again, sisters who face each other every morning and evening in the dormitory, Xiaoball, the little dog at home who always hugs her legs and won't let go...

  Xue Lengyu's tears couldn't be stopped anymore, not wanting to cry on the road and become a laughing stock again. She lowered her head and quickly hurried towards Fengyuan Garden. At least for now, in the Meng Wangfu, only that small hut was considered her own private place.

  Xue Lengyu escaped from the dining hall, Li Yan suddenly said: "Ah, forgot to ask her to stay and give her a reward. Don't let her really think that this king is not willing to give rewards because of being stingy."

  "Don't bother with that girl." Li Mu glanced at the queen without batting an eye and said, "I don't know what's good for her. I'll have someone teach her a lesson."

  "Don't say that." Li Yan said: "I saw her walking away just now, her face was red, it seems she's angry with me. Although she's a servant girl, after all, she's a young lady, in such a public place, it's really embarrassing for her."

  "Does the Flame King have any orders?"

  Shu Li is a trusted aide of Li Muo, and even if something happens, Li Yan won't call him to take action.

  Li Yan took two silver notes from his servant's hand: "This is for that girl named Xue Lengyu, you give it to her for me."

  "This... " he was stunned and didn't take the money.

  Li Mu Dao said, "You take it away. You are the manager of my Maple Garden, and Xue Leng Yu is now a maid in Maple Garden, so you should also discipline her to avoid losing another person for me."

  When Li Mu spoke up, Shu Li took the money and replied with his hands hanging down: "Yes."

  Li Mu said: "With this commotion, I've lost my appetite. Brother Wang, why don't we change locations and have a drink together, just the two of us? Let's send these women back."

  "This is naturally good." Li Yan smiled and said.

  Li Mu said: "Queen Wang, Queen Die, you both go down. Steward Wang, you arrange accommodations for the two ladies Mo Xiang and Ying Xue."

  "Yes." Wang's housekeeper hastily said. He immediately walked up to the two women: "Two young ladies, please follow me."

  The princess and the butterfly queen also retreated, Shu Li was about to follow Li Mu, Li Mu said: "Shu Li, you don't have to follow me either, go take a look at Xue Lengyu. Don't let this maid just arrive in my courtyard for the first day, think of something stupid and do it, I don't want to carry a scolding name."

  Li Mu also thought that Xue Leng Yu's behavior just now was indeed a bit embarrassing, but when Xue Leng Yu walked away, his obviously angry and flushed face made Li Mu feel somewhat unbearable.

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