Chapter 42: The Villain Takes Action First

  "Slap", Hong Ying stared at the scattered silk, satin and brocade on the ground, her anger suddenly ignited, and her left cheek also received a hard slap. She glared at Shui Mu Yao, but finally endured it, slowly bent down to pick up the trampled and disheveled silk fabrics.

  The Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, the name was announced and transmitted to summon Shui Lianyue into the palace. She also specially rewarded a piece of three-colored brocade from Canglang State, although it couldn't compare with the cloud brocade of the Shui family, but after all, it was woven from three-color silk threads, which only the Canglang royal family could enjoy. This was simply giving the Shui Mansion a lot of face. As soon as the reward arrived at the mansion, Shui Lianyue sent Hongying to receive the reward.

  Didn't want to run into Shui Mu Yao halfway, not only was she rude, but also had her maid drop the embroidered silk, and trampled on it recklessly. Hong Xiang couldn't bear to look at it, and after saying just two sentences, she was slapped by Shui Mu Yao. Hong Xiang understood that she did it on purpose, if she said more, she would have really angered Shui Mu Yao, and it would be trouble for the young mistress again.

  "I didn't expect my sister to have such a big face, even the Empress Dowager rewarded her with three-color brocade, but I'm afraid my sister's appetite is small and can't enjoy it. Alas, look at you", Shui Mu Yao said with a sneer after glancing at the maid behind her: "You've actually been trampled on like this, what if the Empress Dowager blames us?"

  Hong Ying gathered up the brocade, bowed and was about to leave when Shui Wu Yao shouted loudly, "You lowly maid, how dare you ruin the Empress Dowager's gift? Do you have multiple heads?"

  Hong Ying grew more and more annoyed as she listened, so she simply didn't bother to respond, quickly walking away. Immediately afterwards, the faint sound of Shui Wu Yao's wild laughter could be heard from behind her.

  Returning to Lanxiang Pavilion, Hongying recounted the events in detail. To her surprise, Shuiyue didn't get angry but instead burst out laughing.

  "Miss, things have come to this, and you can still smile? What if the empress blames us, what will we do?" Hong Ying anxiously said, the more she saw Miss laughing, the more anxious she became.

  Shui Lian Yue smiled helplessly and shook her head, glancing at the Fourth Mistress beside her, but saw that she also had a seemingly smiling yet not quite smiling expression. In the entire room, perhaps only Hong Niang's face showed anxiety.

  "Foolish girl, you're still serving by Moon's side and can't even understand this? Water Muyao is in for a disaster this time." Fourth Madam saw Hongying's anxious face and her daughter hesitating to speak to her, so she continued, "Regardless of who ruined the Empress Dowager's gift, if she blames us, it will only affect the entire Water Manor, not just Moon."

  After Fourth Mistress said that, Hong Niang suddenly realized and burst out laughing like a moonlit ripple, teasingly saying: "This big fool, you don't know her arrogant appearance, still asking me how many heads I have, haha... really a big fool!"

  As expected, soon after dinner, Shui Lianyue was summoned by the old master to the front hall, and asked for an explanation. Shui Lianyue wouldn't take the blame herself, so she let Hong Ying tell what happened, naturally adding some embellishments. Shui Muyao found it hard to defend himself.

  It's been over two months since I returned to the Water Mansion, what kind of person is Shui Yunheng? Very astute, although he didn't see through Shui Lianyue completely, but he knew that this daughter usually caused trouble a few times, but after all, she was much more stable and rarely spoke in the mansion. She's even more obedient than Shui Musao, so it's natural to trust her more than Shui Musao.

  "Dad, how could I do such a thing? Don't believe her... You..." Water Mu Yao saw her father looking at her with piercing eyes and was so frightened that she immediately began to defend herself.

  "Slap", before Shui Mu Yao could even explain herself, Shui Yun Heng slapped her, causing her eyes to see stars. The old madam rushed forward and intervened, "Husband, Yao is your daughter, how can you listen to Yue's words and hit Yao like this?"

  "How dare you say that the good daughter you taught is so stupid, if the empress dowager wants to blame someone, the entire Shui Manor will be implicated. Don't you know this as a mother? Water Yunheng was really furious this time. If it were any other item, even if it were thrown away, he would turn a blind eye, but the items bestowed by the empress dowager were selected from the imperial family of Canglan Country, and the political implications were not something that an ordinary woman could understand."

  Yao'er being his daughter, he naturally understands her temperament and is capable of doing such a thing. It's probably only this spoiled daughter of his and the madam who would do something like that!

  PS: There's another update later! The rabbit ran away!