The low murmur of voices inside the room suddenly broke off, followed immediately by raised shouting. A’Ru and Qiu Xiang under the eaves quickly gestured to the maids in the courtyard, who smoothly withdrew.
This time it was more chaotic than usual.
A’Ru and Qiu Xiang exchanged glances. Besides the voices and cursing, there was also the sound of porcelain shattering, causing both of their expressions to become anxious.
This time they really started fighting?
Should they go look?
No…
The two maids outside the door were anxiously restless.
“A’Ru.”
Qi Yue’s voice came from inside the room.
A’Ru immediately hurried to push open the door, and Qiu Xiang hesitated for a moment before following her in.
Neither maid dared to raise their heads, looking at the scattered broken vase on the floor by the bedroom, as well as the overturned table and stools.
Qi Yue’s white dress appeared in the two maids’ line of sight.
“Bring something to bandage the Lord,” she said.
A’Ru and Qiu Xiang were startled, and when they raised their heads, they indeed saw Chang Yuncheng sitting over there with blood flowing down from his forehead.
Qiu Xiang cried out in alarm and hurried forward.
A’Ru quickly turned around to fetch the medicine box from the opposite room.
Chang Yuncheng stood up before the maid could approach.
“Hey, if you go out like this, aren’t you afraid of losing face?” Qi Yue called out.
Chang Yuncheng stopped.
“I’ve already lost face anyway, so why should I care about this one time?” he roared, turning around and slamming through the curtain as he left.
A’Ru stood there holding the medicine box, at a loss.
“Don’t mind him,” Qi Yue said through gritted teeth, while covering her torn collar with her hand. “Find me some clothes.”
A’Ru responded with a “yes” and gave Qiu Xiang a meaningful look.
Qiu Xiang understood and hurried out.
“Young Madam, what are you doing!” A’Ru couldn’t help but say anxiously this time, following Qi Yue into her bedroom.
“Self-defense!” Qi Yue said, raising her eyebrows.
“What are you defending yourself against with your own husband?” A’Ru stamped her foot, while uneasily looking outside. “If Madam and the Marquis find out, what will we do?”
“What will we do? Oh, he wants to sleep whenever he wants now, but three years ago when I wanted to sleep, why couldn’t I sleep? What logic is that! Getting hurt? Getting hit on the forehead once is still light. Your Young Madam? She died…” Qi Yue said with raised eyebrows.
Before she could finish speaking, A’Ru rushed forward to cover her mouth.
“My lady, please keep your voice down,” A’Ru said in a low voice, breaking out in a cold sweat.
Qi Yue snorted and sat down.
A’Ru looked at her torn clothes and the purple-red bite marks on her neck, quickly averting her gaze and turning to the wardrobe to fetch clothing.
The room quieted down.
“So what do you plan to do?” A’Ru brought over the clothes and asked in a low voice with a sigh.
Qi Yue began undressing.
“That depends on what he plans to do,” she said. “If someone respects me one foot, I’ll respect them one yard.”
A’Ru reached out to help her undress while changing into the new clothes.
“But the Lord is already like this, what more do you want him to do to respect you?” she said in a low voice.
“Hey, how is he?” Qi Yue looked at her with a smile. “I’m not asking for much either. Very simple, just two words: respect.”
Respect?
What exactly is this respect?
A’Ru frowned in confusion.
When A’Ru came out, she didn’t see Qiu Xiang and knew she had followed Chang Yuncheng. Her heart was very uneasy, but the other maids in the courtyard didn’t know what had happened and were chatting and bustling about as usual.
A’Ru paced back and forth restlessly. When she was getting anxious from waiting, she finally saw Qiu Xiang hurrying back with small steps.
“How is it?” she immediately went over and asked in a low voice.
Qiu Xiang waved her hand at her. The two entered the side room.
“It’s fine, it’s already been bandaged,” she said in a low voice.
“What about the Marquis and Madam?” A’Ru asked worriedly in a low voice.
“We couldn’t hide it on the way. The Marquis and Madam found out. The Lord went to see the Marquis and Madam. Guess what he said?” Qiu Xiang said.
A’Ru was so anxious she was about to burst into flames.