The Farm Girl’s Charismatic Fortune
Chapter 119 - 116 Receiving Punishment

Chapter 119: Chapter 116 Receiving Punishment

Lady Zhou took a turn and saw Madam Liu. She didn’t approach, and before Madam Liu could see her, Lady Zhou turned around and left!

She always suspected that Madam Liu had an affair with the Princely Heir’s personal guard.

After returning last time, she had been chastised by her own husband and realized that the man was indeed a personal guard from the Princely Heir’s entourage.

The commander of the Feiyan Army, General Yan Shan.

It was General Yan Shan who had reprimanded her husband to manage their inner court properly, leading to her own scolding.

That’s why Lady Zhou now dared not provoke Madam Liu.

Climbing up the ranks with Yan Shan, she felt Madam Liu would sooner or later leave the Ruo Family just like herself.

As Lady Zhou returned to Dengfeng Academy, she saw Yan Heng and General Yan Shan walking out together.

Yan Heng’s visit to the Dengfeng Martial Arts Academy was to pay respects to the Academy Head, and to ask him to teach martial arts to his nephews and some other children.

General Yan Shan had come to find Yan Heng for some matters.

Madam Liu caught sight of Yan Heng and quickly lowered her head.

Yan Heng and General Yan Shan left in a hurry, with no one noticing the insignificant Lady Zhou, let alone recognizing her.

Lady Zhou, upon seeing Yan Heng and then spotting Madam Liu nearby, became more convinced of Madam Liu’s involvement with "General Yan Shan."

She felt a bit jealous, never expecting Madam Liu could attach herself to someone of such high status as General Yan Shan.

It was said that General Yan Shan had not yet married!

Her own remarriage to Zhang Feng made her only a stepmother, as Zhang Feng’s former wife had died in childbirth, with both the mother and child not surviving.

Madam Liu, that seductress, really was lucky; who knew how she managed to ensnare someone.

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Ruo Zhou was pushed by his younger brothers and sisters to try on clothes, and after trying three sets, he refused to try any more.

Ruo Xuan thought they all looked good and said, "The ones my big brother tried on, we’ll take them all. Plus the ones my other brothers and I tried on before, we’ll buy them all."

Not only did Ruo Xuan purchase clothes for her brothers, she also picked out a set for Xuanyuan Que.

The shopkeeper turned to Madam Liu, who smiled and nodded, "Yes, pack them all up. And also the few sets of adult clothes I’ve selected."

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Certainly, I’ll get them wrapped up for the lady at once."

Ruo Zhou hurriedly said, "There’s no need for so many, one set for me is enough. The clothes I’m wearing today are also new, and I already have two more sets at home; I really can’t wear this many."

Madam Liu smiled and replied, "You’re in the middle of growing right now, and your other clothes don’t fit anymore. You’ll be entering the academy soon, so it’s good to have several more sets."

The other children also bought three sets each, but while Ruo Xuan wanted Madam Liu to buy three sets for every family member, Madam Liu only purchased one set for each adult in the family.

Today she also brought several bolts of fabric, asking the seamstresses at the ready-made clothing shop to help make several outfits for each family member.

It cost two hundred wen to make a single outfit, and if it weren’t for extreme busyness, Madam Liu would be reluctant to let someone else make them.

The shopkeeper of the clothing store was amazed as she looked over the bolts of brocade Madam Liu had brought in, "Young lady, this fabric is really fine! It’s from Capital City, isn’t it? Our entire Shengping Prefecture doesn’t have fabric this good."

Madam Liu smiled lightly and said, "I’m not sure myself, as these fabrics were all gifts from others. Please, shopkeeper, be careful when cutting, and keep any leftover fabric for me. I will take it back with me when the time comes."

The shopkeeper agreed with a smile, "Rest assured, lady, our shop always tries to cut fabric conservatively when making clothes for customers. We never waste, and all leftover fabric is returned to the customer."

The fabric scraps can be made into many things; many customers take them home to make small items. Such as handkerchiefs, coin purses, small bags for peace charms, and so forth. Those who are patient might fold small patches of fabric into triangular petals, sewing them together piece by piece to make round peony flower seat cushions.

Of course, even the small pieces of cloth that were too small to make anything could be stuffed into cotton wadding to fill quilts or mattresses.

Not a single scrap of cloth was wasted.

After coming out of the clothing shop, Ruo Shui also arrived pushing a flatbed cart, and the family bought some food on the street, visited Master Liu for a while, and then happily went home.

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The morning light was faint, today was Ruo Xuan’s first day of class.

The family got up early, gave her a red envelope, and then Granny Lei made her delicious pork stuffed buns. After breakfast, she headed up the mountain with the morning light, cheerfully off to study.

Ruo Xuan arrived at the villa, not going to the classroom right away, but instinctively going to find Xuanyuan Que first.

She had bought new clothes for Divine Lord Xuanyuan and had not given them to him yet.

Xuanyuan Que had an aura of sunlight about him, and Ruo Xuan could sense where he was, so she headed straight for Xuanyuan Que’s room.

Just as she was approaching and about to ascend the steps, a red figure suddenly burst out from the side and pushed her from behind.

Princess Kangyi said fiercely, "How dare you, lowly maid, trespass into forbidden grounds?"

Taken aback by the sudden push, Ruo Xuan became unsteady and stumbled toward the stone-paved steps.

However, just as she was about to hit the steps, an invisible force cushioned her fall, and she gently landed on the steps without feeling any pain, although the clothes she was holding were thrown out of her hands.

Xuanyuan Que opened the door and walked out, as Ruo Xuan had already gotten up.

He gave Princess Kangyi a cold look before bending down to pick up the clothes at his feet.

Seeing Xuanyuan Que come out, Princess Kangyi quickly said, "Ninth Cousin, she trespassed into your yard. I was teaching her a lesson for you!"

Ruo Xuan was not a flower that could be easily crushed; she turned around and pushed Princess Kangyi back.

Princess Kangyi fell onto the stone pavement from the push by Ruo Xuan and immediately cried out in pain, "Ninth Cousin, she pushed me! You must avenge me, drag her away and beat her to death with sticks!"

The nursemaid by Princess Kangyi’s side reacted, rushed to help her up, and scolded, "How dare you push the Commandery Princess of our household?"

Princess Kangyi was a Commandery Princess personally conferred by The Emperor, with the Empress Dowager as her grandaunt; how esteemed was her status?

Ruo Xuan dusted off her clothes, "She pushed me first. I just returned the favor. Let’s call it even."

The Ninth Prince hated it most when someone trespassed into his courtyard. The nursemaid sneered, "What status do you have to compare with our Commandery Princess? Our Commandery Princess only taught you a lesson because you trespassed into His Highness’s private area!"

After saying that, she respectfully bowed to Xuanyuan Que, "Your Highness, this little maid has no sense. The Commandery Princess was only worried that she would offend you, so she punished her. But unexpectedly, the maid dared to be disrespectful and even pushed the Princess. How should she be punished?"

Xuanyuan Que uttered a single word lightly, "Scram."

The nursemaid, "Did you hear that? His Highness told you to scram and receive your punishment! Such an unruly maid should indeed be punished!"

Princess Kangyi’s bottom hurt terribly, and rubbing it, she said, "Ninth Cousin, spank her with a plank, then she won’t dare to do it again!"

Xuanyuan Que looked at her coldly, "I told you all to scram and receive punishment!"

After Xuanyuan Que finished speaking, he looked at Ruo Xuan, "Aren’t you going to class?"

Ruo Xuan immediately scampered after Xuanyuan Que, heading towards the classroom.

Princess Kangyi, "..."

The nursemaid, "..."