Godly empress Doctor (152-444)

300-301

Aunt, How Kind of You
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

“The tables and chairs all have parts missing and the plates are all cracked. Aunt, you’re the one who manages the household affairs in this manor, aren’t you? Is this how you do your job? Maybe I should go talk to my uncle.”

Feng Wu’s uncle — Lady Wang’s husband — wasn’t known for rectitude, but he cared about his reputation above all else, and Feng Wu knew exactly how to manipulate him.

Lady Wang knew Feng Yanfeng’s temperament only too well. She had no choice but to squeeze a reply out through gritted teeth. “There’s really no need to mention those things. I was going to have them changed for you later. Xiao Wu, what kind of evil person do you take me for? Do you think I’ll mistreat your family?”

Feng Wu’s bright eyes met Lady Wang’s gaze and she smiled knowingly at the latter.

Lady Wang almost gave up on her act every time she saw that look in Feng Wu’s eyes.

“And —” Lady Wang went on with her performance, “You shouldn’t have done all this dirty work of weeding and mending the roof yourself. I brought people here with me just for that. You should have waited for me.”

Lady Wang heaved a deep sigh and looked at Feng Wu with pity. “You must have gotten used to all the hardship out there if you’re doing everything yourself. We’re a noble family. Crippled or not, you’re still a young lady of the Feng family. Someone with your distinguished status shouldn’t never dirty your hands with hard labor like this.”

She then turned to scold the beautiful lady. “How can you raise a daughter of the Feng clan into a wild girl like this? Mother is going to reproach you if she learns about this!”

Lady Wang was fuming inside.

How could she not?

She and Feng Liu had planned to see Feng Wu and her family crying their eyes out. However, Feng Liu had turned herself into a laughingstock before even setting foot in the yard, giving Feng Wu a chance to jeer at her. After they entered the courtyard, they saw that not only wasn’t the family crying, they had even cleaned up the shabby Fallen Star Yard.

Instead, Lady Wang had been taunted by Feng Wu over and over again until the former promised to send them the necessities… Her original plan had been to stall until Feng Wu pleaded with her in tears!

Feng Wu smiled at Lady Wang. “Aunt, you’re mistaken.”

“Surely not. How adorable you used to be. Look at how rough you are now!”

Feng Wu smiled. “Aunt, I see you care for me a lot.”

“Of course I do. Don’t you remember? I always treated you like one of my own.”

That was true.

Back when Feng Wu was the little genius, her aunt had indeed been very nice to her and took care of every aspect of her life. However, once she fell…

Feng Wu smiled again. “Aunt, did you bring all these people here to help us tidy up Fallen Star Yard?”

“Of course. I could never bring myself to see you do everything on your own. Look at you. Your face is smeared with dirt.” Lady Wang took out her handkerchief, wanting to wipe Feng Wu’s face for her.

Feng Wu smiled at her. “I guess I should thank you in advance, then.”

“What?”

Lady Wang was baffled.

Feng Wu opened a door, revealing the filthy room within. “Your people will have a lot of work to do.”

The room was lit up by the light coming in through the window.

They could see everything: the damp floor, the cracked walls… and a rat scuttling away.

The yard was so clean, and Feng Wu had mentioned broken plates…

Feng Wu, You Really Are…

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Lady Wang thought that Feng Wu had finished tidying up the whole place, but as it turned out… The rooms had remained untouched!

A faint smile emerged on Feng Wu’s face. “Aunt, you look surprised… Are you trying to figure out if there’s another empty courtyard that we can move into?”

Lady Wang was rendered speechless. She then gave Feng Wu a wry smile. “You’re making fun of your aunt here. We would never have let you settle down here if there was another empty courtyard.”

“So?” Feng Wu asked casually.

“Well, I was just thinking about how many people I should send over to clean the place for you, since it’s so dirty here.”

Feng Wu smiled. “What’s there to think about? You’ve brought over a dozen servants with you, haven’t you? They’ll suffice.”

It wasn’t that Lady Wang couldn’t bear to see her servants get their hands dirty; it was just that she felt so defeated.

She thought she would be a gloating onlooker, but as it turned out, it was Feng Wu who was having all the fun. Despite her unwillingness, Lady Wang had to admit her defeat in this first round.

Furthermore, she had made all these grand promises, and she would only humiliate herself further by going back on her word. Lady Wang had no choice but to instruct her servants to start cleaning.

As for herself, she made up some random excuse and left with Feng Liu shortly afterward.

Before she left, she winked at Granny Gui. As Lady Wang’s head chambermaid, Granny Gui took the hint right away and smiled knowingly.

Miss Wu had forced them to do hard labor for her; the young lady was biting off more than she could chew!

Granny Gui and the others spared no effort in tidying up the place, for they had to keep up their superficial charm.

As for what they did when no one was looking, that was a completely different story.

Fallen Star Yard was cleaned up in no time and all the daily necessities were sent over. Lady Wang even ordered the broken plank in the door to be replaced.

After all, it was a great concern for her.

She worried that other people might ask about Fallen Star Yard’s missing door, and when that happened, Feng Wu might take the opportunity to vividly describe what had happened today, which would turn Feng Liu into a laughingstock.

Flying Snow Building.

Feng Liu sat angrily on a chaise longue and glared at Lady Wang. “Didn’t we say that we were going to make them suffer? Why did you send all those things to them? And why did you let Granny Gui and the others help her? Feng Wu isn’t worth it!”

Lady Wang looked at Feng Liu in resignation. “After five years, Feng Wu is still useless cultivation-wise, but she’s still the same genius in all other aspects. Xiao Liu, you can’t beat her.”

“What?!” Feng Liu bolted up and glowered at her mother. “Mum, how can you say such things about your daughter? Are you comparing me with that useless girl? You’re humiliating me! Why can’t I beat her?”

Feng Liu was so angry! Her own mother was looking down on her!

Lady Wang rubbed her forehead and felt that she was getting a headache. “You…”

Just then, Granny Gui came back with the other servants, their clothes all smeared with dirt.

Lady Wang sent them away to clean up.

After briefly cleaning herself up, Granny Gui came back in.

“All done?” Lady Wang held a white porcelain cup in her hands, verdant green tea leaves floating in the water. A ruby ring twinkled on her little finger.

“Yes.” Granny Gui gloated. “I buried it in a corner when they weren’t looking. That family won’t see it coming.”

Lady Wang smiled in satisfaction. “Feng Wu, you really —”