The little sister is a troublemaker

Chapter 180 Trouble 1

Chu Chenfeng's eyes were cold as he saw people attacking the imperial examination again and again. It seemed that he was too indulgent towards those people in his daily life.

The next day, Li Cong and his family moved back to the Taifu Mansion from the Li family's old house.

Quite a few people came to congratulate her, and it was rare for Li Mulan to see the mansion so lively.

The Taifu Mansion is much larger and more luxurious than the Li family’s old house. After all, it is the residence of a first-rank official.

Li Mulan was wearing a purple dress today, which made her look particularly charming. Qingyu wanted to cover the scar at the corner of her eye, but Li Mulan didn't want to, so she didn't say anything more.

Zhang brought her daughter to greet the female family members. People from other branches of the Li family also came to help. Qi, the eldest daughter-in-law of Li Huan's family, and Gu, the daughter-in-law of Li Yi's family, came early in the morning.

Li Fu and her two sisters also came along. This was the first time that the Li family had such a formal banquet. Although it was not the Li family's old house, the word "Li" could not be written twice with one stroke. They were all family, so naturally they had to help out.

After this period of rest, Qi and Gu no longer looked as old as they did in Mobei, but they were still inferior to those ladies in Kyoto who lived a life of luxury all day long.

Zhang Zheng’s wife Guo and her little daughter Zhang Youruo also came. There was nothing they could do since they had sent serious gifts and there was no way to kick them out today.

Zhang Youruo recognized Li Mulan at a glance. They had met before in Luoshangfang and had an argument. Of course, it was just Zhang Youruo's one-sided attack, and Li Mulan didn't pay much attention to her.

She looked at Li Mulan with vicious eyes. The dress was a new model from Luoshangfang, and there was only one of them. The price was ridiculously expensive. Although she liked it very much, she gave up after seeing the price. She didn't expect that it would be worn by this little bitch today. Why?

And the headgear she wore on her head, although it was just a few simple pieces, it was obvious at first glance that it was worth a lot of money.

Zhang Youruo was so jealous that she was going crazy. She heard that the eldest granddaughter of the Li family was lost during the exile. Later, she was rescued and grew up in the mountains. She also worshipped a master, who recognized her not long before returning to Beijing.

How could a crude girl raised in the mountains wear better clothes and accessories than her? Especially since she was disfigured, why did she still look so dazzling?

Guo naturally noticed her precious daughter's mood, and her eyes turned even colder when she looked at Li Mulan. She patted her daughter soothingly and told her to be more careful. She was still young, and this was someone else's house after all, with so many guests, she couldn't let others laugh at her.

But she didn't need to worry about that. She looked at Zhang with resentment in her eyes, "So many years have passed. Even if there is an imperial decree, a concubine's daughter is still a concubine's daughter. She doesn't know the rules at all. Even though the legitimate mother is here, she didn't come to pay her respects. It's really a good manner."

In the small garden, which originally had a good atmosphere, everyone was attracted by this unfriendly voice.

Li Mulan noticed it the first time Zhang Youruo looked at her, and told Zhang immediately, but neither of them took the initiative to pay attention to them. After all, it was the first banquet today, and it would not be good to make things awkward.

Zhang's hands were tightly grasping the handkerchief. Her aunt was killed by this woman. Thinking of the years of suffering before she got married, the hatred in her heart became even stronger.

Li Mulan patted the back of her mother's hand to comfort her, then asked in a calm voice, "Mother, who is that lady?"

"The legal wife of Lord Zhang, the Minister of Rites." Zhang said through gritted teeth.

"Oh~ Then who was she talking about just now? Whose stepmother? And who was she saying was rude and didn't know the rules?"

The sound was neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for everyone in the small garden to hear clearly.

Zhang Youruo was not happy. "Why are you pretending? Your mother is a concubine of the Zhang family. According to seniority, you should call me aunt. And my mother is your mother's mother, the elder. Shouldn't Zhang come to pay her respects?"

This time, Guo did not stop Zhang Youruo. She raised her head proudly, as if waiting for Zhang to come over and offer her tea and apologize.

Li Mulan looked at Guo and Zhang Youruo with an expression of disbelief, "Oh~ It turned out to be Madam Guo and Miss Zhang. I am so sorry. Mulan just returned to Beijing, and I don't know many of the ladies yet. I am sorry."

Guo stepped forward and said, "What do you mean Madam or Miss? You are such an uneducated thing that you don't even call me grandmother. How did Zhang teach you? A concubine's daughter is a concubine's daughter. She cannot be on the stage. Even if you have a higher status now, you are still petty."

Zhang was so angry that she was shaking all over, but perhaps because she had been bullied since she was a child, she did not refute for a while.

There was a hint of coldness in Li Mulan's eyes, and she winked at Qingyu behind her. Qingyu immediately understood and helped Zhang to the side.

"Madam, I respect you as a distinguished guest, so I have been tolerant. If you continue to be rude, we will have to drive you away."

"Get rid of them?" Upon hearing this, Guo stretched out her hand and wanted to hit him. But before she could slap him, Li Mulan grabbed her wrist.

She smiled and said, "Ma'am, hitting people is not a good habit."

Then he threw his hand away, and Guo staggered and almost fell.

Her expression became even uglier. "You little bitch, you dare to hit your grandmother. Everyone come and see, this junior is hitting someone. I am her biological grandmother, and she actually dared to hit me. What an unfilial thing..."

Guo was born into a merchant family. She could read account books but had never read many books. Her foul language made all the ladies in the garden change their expressions.

Li Mulan was still smiling as she looked at her and called out, as if Guo was a clown.

Seeing this, Guo looked at Zhang viciously, "You evil girl, you don't care about it, and you let your daughter humiliate me like this?"

Zhang had recovered by now, and looked at Guo with cold eyes, "Madam Guo, my daughter, what did you say or do wrong? Although I am from the Zhang family, please don't forget. When the Li family was exiled, Mr. Zhang was the first to break off the father-daughter relationship with me. Who in Kyoto doesn't know about this? I don't know what your purpose is today? But since you are a guest, we should treat you with courtesy. I hope you will give me some face."

Guo choked. How could she not know all this? She was just making trouble by relying on her status as an elder. Zhang was a soft persimmon that she could manipulate at will before. Why did she become so tough today?

Perhaps it was because she was a strong mother, or perhaps it was because of the hatred for her mother's murder, that Zhang had no fear of Guo at this moment, only hatred.