The mistress is reborn, no one who bullies me can escape

This statement does sound reasonable and there is nothing wrong with it.

Mrs. Zhou couldn't find a reason to refute for a while, so she turned her attention to Xue Jinhua and tried to persuade her with family affection: "I think your niece-in-law must be a very filial person. She will not be unwilling to help your mother realize this little wish, right?"

Xue Jinhua then slowly raised her eyelids, with a hint of coldness in her eyes, but her tone remained calm: "It will come true naturally."

Old Mrs. Zhou was delighted, thinking that she had finally found a breakthrough.

She thought to herself that a young wife like Xue Jinhua, who looked very powerful on the surface, was actually too thin-skinned to refuse the request of her elders in person. As long as she was willing to give in, things would be much easier.

At this time, Xue Jinhua ordered Yinghua beside her: "Yinghua, go and prepare a sedan chair for aunt and mother."

However, what Mrs. Zhou never expected was that Xue Jinhua completely misinterpreted her meaning.

She stood there in a daze, her face full of confusion and bewilderment... "Xue Jinhua, did you make a mistake? Shouldn't you send someone to deliver a letter to your little sister, asking her to come back quickly?"

Old Madam Zhou really couldn't understand why Xue Jinhua prepared a sedan chair for herself and her mother. This was completely the opposite of what she expected!

"Oh? Aunt, you've already said that you miss me so much, so I'll prepare a sedan for you so that you can visit me." Xue Jinhua's eyes flashed with a barely perceptible irony, "But I have to remind you first, I'm just a concubine in the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. In other words, she's just a half-slave and half-servant. It's still unknown whether the people in the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion will let you see her. After all, how can a servant's relatives be considered proper relatives? They may not treat you with courtesy."

Mrs. Zhou's face tensed up instantly, as if all her strength had been taken away from her. "You know that's not what I meant. I want you to bring your little sister back to the mansion."

"That will probably disappoint my aunt greatly." Xue Jinhua answered firmly, and her refusal was even more straightforward. "When my younger sister got married, she made it clear that she could only come back to mourn our mother when she passed away. Otherwise, she would never come back."

"Oh, this is all old news. How can you still be so heartless?" Old Mrs. Zhou said in a hypocritical manner, "We are all brothers and sisters. Why do you have to be so heartless?"

"As a lady of high rank, I can never bring back a concubine." Xue Jinhua sneered and said, "My aunt and mother can afford to lose this person, but I can't. Our entire Zhao family can't afford to lose this person either."

After Xue Jinhua said these words, she was almost pissed off to death with her and Wang.

Especially Mrs. Zhou, she didn't expect Xue Jinhua to be so straightforward and didn't take her seriously at all...

"Mom, Aunt, I just came back after a lot of effort, let's not talk about those unpleasant things." Zhao Yufei had expected this result and hurried out to smooth things over, "It's windy outside, let's go back to the house and talk."

Wang was naturally happy to do so. She looked at her sister hurriedly and said, "Sister, let's go into the house first!"

"Big sister, you finally came back, and you must have a lot of private things to say to mother. I won't bother you for now. Besides, there are still many things in my house that need my attention. So when you are free, come to my yard to find me."

After saying this, Xue Jinhua flicked her sleeves and turned away.

Old Mrs. Zhou stood there, her face twitching slightly, and she couldn't help but secretly complain in her heart: This Xue Jinhua must have a grudge against me, right? By saying this, isn't it obvious to everyone that Yu Fei and her mother have something private to discuss, and ask others not to follow? This is really embarrassing!

"Aunt, let's go in first!" Zhao Yufei looked at Old Mrs. Zhou with a hint of doubt on his face, but still invited her kindly.

However, at this time, Mrs. Zhou was lost in thought. Xue Jinhua's words seemed to still echo in her ears, making her feel extremely embarrassed and awkward. In this case, how could she shamelessly follow him?

"Please go into the house first. Your cousin is not well yet. If you have anything important to say, go and tell her. I'm going to go see your cousin Ye Qing." Old Mrs. Zhou forced a smile and tried to make her voice sound more natural.

Then, she returned to her yard as quickly as possible, as if she wanted to escape from this embarrassing scene.

Wang knew that she was really angry, and her face was full of worry, "I'm afraid your aunt is really angry... Oh!"

"Mother, you don't have to be sad. In my opinion, my aunt has brought it upon herself..."

Wang frowned, "She is your aunt after all. How can you speak to her like that? You are so disrespectful."

"Mother, it's not that I'm disrespectful, but this aunt has no sense of propriety. I can't interfere in our family affairs, so how can she, as an aunt, give orders about our mansion?"

"Your aunt is just concerned about me."

"I am concerned, but there must be a limit to my concern. How can I instigate you to do something inappropriate in our mansion?"

Wang knew that she and Xue Jinhua had a close relationship on weekdays, so she thought that she was biased towards Xue Jinhua. She couldn't help but feel angry, "Humph, it would be fine if you didn't come back on weekdays, but you scolded me this time when you came back. Are you deliberately making things difficult for me?"

It would have been fine if she had to look at her daughter-in-law's face all day long, but now that her daughter was back, she thought she had someone to talk to, but she didn't expect her daughter to not stand on her side at all. She felt extremely wronged at the moment, and a feeling of bitterness welled up in her heart. Her eyes were slightly red and tears were welling up in her eyes.

Zhao Yufei understood his mother's character and also knew that some things could not be said too much.

So his tone became rare and gentle: "Mom, what you said is wrong. How could I scold you? I just hope that everyone in our mansion can live in harmony, so that everyone can feel happy and live happily, right?"

"Mother, as for my younger sister, that was her own choice. You must not be confused at this time. If you offend my sister-in-law, it is just a small matter, but if the Duke of Zhenguo is dissatisfied with this matter, then my younger sister will have a hard time. Wouldn't you be even more sad then?"

How could a concubine easily leave the mansion without the consent of the master? Moreover, this also involved the relationship between the Zhao family and the Zhenguogong Mansion. If it was not handled properly, it might cause unnecessary trouble.

The Zhao family was once a marquisate, and Wang knew the ins and outs and rules of the family best.

"Okay, okay, we'll talk about your little sister later."

Seeing that his mother had understood and accepted his point of view, Zhao Yufei finally breathed a sigh of relief and a relieved smile appeared on his face.

"Mom, let's go in first."

After making arrangements with Wang, Zhao Yufei finally had time to go to Xue Jinhua's yard.

Seeing Xue Jinhua sitting leisurely on the rocking chair with a book in her hands, she couldn't help but sigh: "My eldest sister-in-law is really generous. She didn't take my aunt's words to heart."

Xue Jinhua gently put down the book and said, "Who said I didn't take it to heart? She instigated my mother to make trouble for me all day long, how could I tolerate it?"

Zhao Yufei didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "So, sister-in-law asked me to come back just for this..."

Yinghua hurriedly served the tea and said, "Aunt, you don't know. This old lady of the aunt didn't come to visit the old lady. In my opinion, she came here to marry her cousin to Kyoto so that she can get close to the rich and powerful."

"Yinghua, stop talking nonsense!" Xue Jinhua scolded softly, but Yinghua's heart was as clear as a mirror. She knew that the young lady didn't really forbid her to speak, so she continued, "Young lady, even if you stop me, I will still speak. This old lady has no good intentions! She first begged the young lady to take her out to see the world, but the young lady didn't agree. Then she went to beg the second lady to take her back to her parents' home. The second lady refused to agree, and she even had the audacity to say that she didn't consider them relatives."

Who is Miss Biao? She is just the concubine daughter of a minor official. How dare she dream of marrying to the capital to curry favor with the nobles? She doesn't even consider her own worth!

"I thought she would calm down after two setbacks, but unexpectedly, after the Crown Prince came to the mansion yesterday, she actually instigated my cousin to shamelessly pounce on him..."

Yinghua frowned and said worriedly, "Who is the Crown Prince? He is a person who is second only to the emperor and above everyone else! This old lady is shameless and desperate, which is fine, but what if she causes trouble for our Zhao family?"

Hearing this, Zhao Yufei's heart sank. He didn't expect his mother to act like this.

She couldn't help but widen her eyes and asked in disbelief: "Sister-in-law, I really didn't expect... Mother is so confused."

Sakura sighed and continued, "No matter who says it now, she won't listen, so my lady is anxious to ask the eldest aunt to persuade the old lady."

Xue Jinhua spoke at the right time, "Sister, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you. Yinghua is a very outspoken girl. What she said was too exaggerated. Auntie doesn't know her limits, but I believe mother should know. She will definitely not do something like executing the entire Zhao family or confiscating their property and exiling them."