Chapter 16: Using the Old Master to Pressure Madam?
Song Ci didn't expect that picking two flowers would prompt someone to meddle in her affairs.
She patted the two maidservants, looked at the woman pinned on the ground, scrutinized her, and searched her memory, discovering she didn't know this person.
In other words, she didn't recognize her.
"Who are you?" Song Ci looked down at the woman from above.
"My name is Wu Dan, known as Lady Peony; I'm here to help the Grand Duke tend to the peonies. Let go of me." Wu Dan stiffened her neck as she replied.
"Madam, Madam, why did you walk so fast..." A young girl dressed in a pink jacket ran over, saw Song Ci and others, and was so frightened she knelt on the ground: "Servant greets the Grand Madam, I wish the Grand Madam well."
Wu Dan felt a slight unease upon hearing her maidservant address the Grand Madam but regained her composure, considering the Grand Duke's fondness and adoration.
She lifted her head, looked at the noble Song Ci, her gaze lingering briefly on her face; a flicker of relief flashed in her eyes, but she quickly hid it.
No matter how noble, she's already aged and faded.
Nanny Gong sneered, "Lady Peony? Such a rude thing, you nearly collided with the Grand Madam and still don't know to apologize and greet her. You just returned to the mansion with the Grand Duke yesterday, and today you're wandering recklessly. Who gave you the courage? And you, this little girl, how do you handle things, letting people wander around? If you collide with a master, can you bear the responsibility? Zhou Qing's wife, drag this girl down and let Nanny Zhong teach her the rules again. If she can't learn, kick her out of the mansion."
"Yes."
The little girl's face turned pale, and she hurriedly kowtowed to plead guilty: "Nanny Gong, I know my mistake; I know my mistake."