Chapter 64 - 32 Mrs. Li and Cousin’s Verbal Duel_2
Since Mrs. Li’s husband and son both died while saving the lives of the Shi family’s Master and young master, if the Shi family treated her poorly, it would appear unkind in the eyes of others, and to the slaves, it would be heartlessly ungrateful!
Gu Fangzi’s body slightly trembled, and she fumbled for words with quivering lips, unable to speak.
Sang Wan saw that things were turning sour and knew she couldn’t just stand by. Otherwise, if Gu Fangzi couldn’t save her face and burst into tears, it would seem as if she and Mrs. Li were intentionally bullying her. So she quickly laughed and said: "Mrs. Li, you’ve misunderstood my cousin. She is straightforward and speaks without thinking; she doesn’t mean it like that! You must have misheard! You are the main wife’s servant and the young master’s wet nurse—everyone in this mansion knows and respects you. My cousin definitely meant no offense!"
Suppressing the anger in her heart, Gu Fangzi hurriedly laughed along and said: "It’s all Fangzi’s fault for speaking thoughtlessly, no wonder Mrs. Li is upset. Fangzi apologizes to Mrs. Li!"
In her hand, Gu Fangzi crumpled the handkerchief into a ball, silently swearing to herself, "Just you wait!" Once she enters the family, she would see how she’ll deal with this presumptuous old thing.
Mrs. Li rolled her eyes and clarified: "Cousin has misspoken again! Upset? This old lady doesn’t have such a hot temper to be angry at the drop of a hat!" Then, with an affectionate smile to Sang Wan: "Since the mistress has said so, it would be my fault to make a fuss. The mistress is correct; indeed, the cousin is frank and outspoken, a straight shooter!"
However, these words sounded full of mockery no matter how one listened. The one who was easily angered was Gu Fangzi! She was the one who frequently threw tantrums and made a scene in front of Shi Fengju, always driving Mrs. Li to the brink.
Gu Fangzi was oversensitive, and hearing this only made her more humiliated, but she dared not speak again, pretending she hadn’t heard anything. Whatever she said, Mrs. Li would find displeasing.