Chapter 984: Shu Yu: That Blueprint Is Mine
Ding Yuehua had been fully occupied dealing with the two people in front of her and hadn’t noticed that someone had followed her in from behind.
She froze for a moment upon hearing Shu Yu’s words, not quite understanding her meaning.
But Shu Yu continued smiling and said, "Yuehua, since you’ve married into the Fan family, you are now the Third Young Madam of the Fan family. The servants you brought with you are now servants of the Fan family. Similarly, whether it’s your sister-in-law or your mother-in-law, the ones serving them have to address you as ’Mistress’ as well, right?"
Ding Yuehua grasped her meaning almost instantly.
Sure enough, the next moment, she heard Shu Yu say, "Just now, when you entered, that old woman in the courtyard chased after you and even grabbed at you. Simply outrageous—how can a mistress be handled so casually? And the servants in this courtyard, they didn’t even think to pay respects to the Third Young Madam when they saw you. No sense of etiquette at all. Yuehua, as the Third Young Madam of the Fan family, you have an obligation to teach them proper conduct. Only then will your mother-in-law truly believe you’ve integrated into the Fan family and regard yourself as one of them. After all, everything you do is for the good of the Fan family, isn’t that right?"
Ding Yuehua laughed. When she arrived just now, she had brought along a few rough servant women from her maiden family as part of her dowry.
As soon as Shu Yu finished speaking, Ding Yuehua waved her hand and directly pointed at the servant woman who had just rushed in after her earlier, saying sharply, "It’s her! She dared to grab me. If I hadn’t steadied myself in time, I would have taken a nasty fall. This courtyard of my sister-in-law’s is littered with gravel so uneven that such a fall could’ve killed me! I now suspect that you deliberately intended to harm my life. You lot, seize her and beat her to death."
Ms. Yu and Ms. Mei were shocked on the spot. That servant woman happened to be someone close to Ms. Yu, and she immediately shouted angrily, "Let me see who dares!"
Of course, Ding Yuehua wasn’t planning to actually beat anyone. She only wanted the old women accompanying her to put on an act. So, when Ms. Yu yelled, those old women merely restrained the servant woman without taking further action.