The Road to Becoming a Son-in-Law

Chapter 289 Who is the Master?

Chapter 289 Who is the Master?

The First Madam sighed and said, "Besides, her status is different now. She is the fiancée of the Prince's son, which means she is the Prince's daughter-in-law. I have no right to discipline her."

"Hmph." The elder snorted unhappily, but then realized something.

Previously, the First Madam and Chen Wan rarely mentioned Chen Qin in front of him, and they knew he didn't like hearing about Chen Qin. But today, they suddenly brought it up...

The Grand Elder wasn't stupid; he guessed that Chen Qin must have done something wrong, and the First Madam didn't dare to discipline her, which was why she came to talk to him today.

"Did Chen Qin do something again?"

The First Madam hesitated for a moment before saying, "Master, actually... I came here today to tell you something about Qin'er."

Chen Wan advised, "Mother, you'd better not say anything, or Father will probably get angry with my sister again."

"Father is in a good mood now, and if my sister finds out that he knows about this, and that we told him, she'll probably distance herself from us again."

The elder's unease grew stronger, and he said, "Tell me quickly what it is."

First Madam: "Then, sir, could you promise me that you won't be angry with Qin'er after I tell you?"

"After all, Qin'er and Master's relationship wasn't very good to begin with, and I don't want Qin'er and Master to become even more estranged because of this."

"Alright, I promise you. Tell me quickly what it is, Fourteenth Elder," the First Elder said anxiously.

"Sigh." The First Madam sighed and said, "Actually, it's nothing much, it's just that yesterday Wan'er saw Qin'er and..."

The Grand Elder's brow furrowed even deeper: "With what?"

As if she had made up her mind, the First Madam said, "Qin'er was being intimate with a strange man outside the manor..."

“Mother, I never said that,” Chen Wan said. “My sister and that person only kissed.”

"What?!" Upon hearing the mother and daughter's coordinated attack, the Grand Elder's eyes widened instantly: "You're saying Qin'er is having an affair with a strange man?"

“This… Father, this matter is not yet confirmed.” Chen Wan said, “Perhaps I’ve just misjudged. After all, you know what kind of person my sister is, Father. How could she be having an affair?”

“My daughter must have seen it wrong.” Chen Wan said, trying to pull the First Madam away: “Mother, let’s leave first. I’ll just say that I saw it wrong yesterday.”

"My sister would never have an affair."

"Wan'er, stop right there." The First Elder took a deep breath, feeling like he was going to faint at the thought that Chen Qin had actually been having an affair.

Although he knew that the First Madam and Chen Wan usually had some ulterior motives, they wouldn't lie to him about something that could be easily found out with a simple question.

“Tell me again what you saw yesterday.”

"Father, do you really want to tell me?" Chen Wan asked hesitantly. "What if I'm just mistaken and I'm wronging my sister?"

The elder gritted his teeth and said, "Tell me exactly what you saw, word for word."

Late at night, with great reluctance, she told the Grand Elder about the intimate scene between Chen Qin and He Yi the day before, embellishing the story. At the end, she added, "Father, I was just saying it casually. My sister is definitely not that kind of person."

The elder took a deep breath, summoned a servant, and said, "Go and fetch the young lady."

"Yes."

When she heard the servant's summons, Chen Qin closed her eyes briefly, then opened them again, her eyes filled with coldness. Sure enough, they had come.

Although it was expected, Chen Qin still breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, He Yi told her everything yesterday, and she now knows all about the First Madam and Chen Wan's plans. Otherwise, she would probably be completely blind and wouldn't understand anything.

The servant urged, "Miss, hurry up! Master, Madam, and Second Miss are all waiting there. If you arrive late, Master will blame you, and I can't bear the consequences."

The servant's voice was impatient, showing no respect whatsoever for the young lady.

"I understand," Chen Qin said calmly.

"Young Miss..." The servant wanted to urge her further, but when he saw the cold expression on Chen Qin's face, he immediately stopped talking.

"Who is the master, you or me?"

"Of course, the young lady is the master." Although the servant said this, he was full of disdain in his heart.

After all these years, Chen Qin has been a pampered young lady on the surface, but in private, no one has ever taken her seriously.

Chen Qin was born with blocked meridians and was considered a useless person. The Grand Elder only doted on Chen Wan, and the servants treated her according to her status. Naturally, no one treated Chen Qin as their master.

Chen Qin ignored the servants, slowly drank another cup of tea, wiped her mouth, and said in a low voice, "Let's go."

The servant was disdainful; she really thought she was the master. But remembering Chen Qin's frightening gaze earlier, the servant dared not say anything, no matter how disdainful he was.

However, Chen Qin was pushing the wheelchair very slowly. The servant thought that the elder and the madam were still waiting, and if they were late, he would be the one punished. So he wanted to push Chen Qin's wheelchair.

The moment her hand touched the wheelchair, Chen Qin's voice rang out, "Get out."

The servant was stunned, not realizing that the word "get out" had come from Chen Qin, and his hand remained on the wheelchair.

Chen Qin continued, "Didn't you hear me tell you to get lost?"

The servant heard clearly this time and subconsciously looked down. He saw an even more chilling coldness in Chen Qin's eyes than before, and immediately let go of her hand.

"Kneel down," Chen Qin said again.

Although the servant was very unwilling, he dared not say anything and knelt down directly, asking, "Did I just say that you could touch my wheelchair?"

"The young lady didn't say anything, but I noticed she was pushing too slowly, so I thought..."

"Hmph." Chen Qin laughed out loud and said, "Even if I push it slowly, I am the master. Without my orders, are you disrespecting me by doing this?"

The servant knelt on the ground, head bowed, and said, "I wouldn't dare."

"Don't dare?" Chen Qin looked at him. "I think you're quite daring."

Chen Qin remained silent for a long time. Just when the servants thought the matter was over, they heard Chen Qin say, "Slap him."

The servant was stunned, and only realized what Chen Qin had said after she repeated it.

The servant gritted his teeth and said, "Young Miss, even though you are the mistress, you can't make me slap myself for no reason."

“You’ve said it yourself, I’m the master,” Chen Qin said. “As a servant, you are obligated to obey your master’s orders and fulfill your duties. If I tell you to slap yourself, you must do so.”

After Chen Qin finished speaking, the servants still did not move. Chen Qin was not angry, but just chuckled softly.

"Have you forgotten that even if I'm useless, I'm still the master, and you're a servant, with your indenture still in the manor?"

"If you displease me, as your master, I am capable of selling or executing a servant."

The servant paused. He Fei was right. Even if He Fei was not favored by the First Madam and the First Elder, on the surface, He Fei was still the young lady here and his master. If the master wanted to sell a servant, even if the First Madam was unhappy, she would agree for the sake of face.

If the young lady were even more ruthless, she could have executed him directly. As long as he had a contract of servitude, he wouldn't have been able to resist.