“Did she forget or simply not care about our Ningyang Houfu?” Wan Mamā sneered, asserting her authority.
Wei Huifeng gave her Mamā a subtle glance, and the Mamā immediately greeted them with a cheerful smile, “How could that be? Our mistress is truly busy today, I’m so sorry for the oversight. Please come in!”
Wei Huifeng, with a warm smile, walked over to Lu Lingyun. “It was indeed my fault today. I’m sure Second Sister must have been waiting impatiently. I’m older than you, Madam, and it’s not a matter of shame for me to call myself your elder sister-in-law. I’ll apologize to both of you later.”
Wei Huifeng’s words were incredibly skillful. First, she brought up Lu Hanyi, claiming she was waiting inside, skillfully diverting attention. Second, she quickly established a connection by calling herself the elder sister-in-law, making them seem like family. To hold a grudge over a slight after that would make Lu Lingyun appear unreasonable.
With a few words, a verbal battle without weapons, the issue was resolved.
But Lu Lingyun, intentionally, had brought Wan Mamā with her. This old servant, full of mischief, immediately seized on the flaw in Wei Huifeng’s words, “She treats us like this, who knows how she treats our Second Miss.”
Sure enough, Wei Huifeng’s cheerful face faltered. Her eyes flickered as she took Lu Lingyun’s arm, “How could that be? Our Second Sister is pregnant now, we all treat her as the apple of our eye. If anything happens to her, I’ll be the first to bear the blame. My dear sister, you are also the mistress of a house, and if there’s any fault in the house, everyone will point fingers at us. It’s difficult for us, you see.”
With great finesse, Wei Huifeng sidestepped the issue and drew closer to Lu Lingyun. First, she mentioned Lu Hanyi’s pregnancy, implying Lu Lingyun should stop arguing and go see her. Then, she highlighted their shared role as mistresses, aiming for empathy. Once they found common ground, they could understand each other. Her subtle show of weakness and hardship served as a prelude for what might happen if Lu Hanyi, foolishly, complained about her treatment later.
When they had common ground, they could understand each other. Lu Lingyun, being the mistress of a house, couldn’t possibly satisfy everyone. They all had their difficulties.
Wan Mamā snorted, ready to retort, “Our Second Miss…”
But Lu Lingyun interrupted her, placing her hand on Wei Huifeng’s arm, “Sister-in-law, you’re right, let’s not stand here at the door. Let’s go see my sister.”
Lu Lingyun gave Wei Huifeng a way out. She brushed the issue aside.
Truthfully, she didn’t care that much about Lu Hanyi. If Lu Hanyi were her own blood sister, mistreated in this way, she would have demanded justice and harshly dealt with Wei Huifeng. But Lu Hanyi…well, she was just…like that.
Lu Lingyun had given a warning, a little rough treatment to Wei Huifeng, but they had no fundamental conflicts of interest. Lu Lingyun was too lazy to stick up for Lu Hanyi.
Seeing Lu Lingyun’s reasonableness, Wei Huifeng immediately broke into a smile. She led Lu Lingyun enthusiastically towards the Li residence.
Seeing the familiar residence, Lu Lingyun truly felt a sense of change. The Wei Huifeng who had constantly harassed her in the past, was now warmly and flattering, introducing the place, a strange sensation indeed.
In the previous life, even after she earned the title of First Rank Lady, Wei Huifeng still treated her with a condescending air, as a sister-in-law.
But this time, she had put away all her airs and temper, going so far as to flatter Lu Lingyun.
People and people, conflict of interest was the constant problem. No eternal friends, only eternal interests.
She followed Wei Huifeng to the courtyard where Lu Hanyi lived. It was the same room she had occupied in her previous life, but the decoration and furnishings were all changed to Lu Hanyi’s specifications. It was clear that it was far more luxurious than her own room in the previous life. The gauze curtains were made of Moon Shadow Silk.
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