Chapter 94: Jun Jun Yiyi's Great Battle with the Second Branch

Recalling the tense standoff just now, Seeing Jun Jun Zijin glanced toward the Second Branch; the people of the Second Branch were becoming increasingly unruly, their thick skin comparable to bulletproof vests. It seemed they had been allowed to run wild for too long, and it was time to give them some entertainment. Seeing Jun Jun Zijin touched the token that made the Second Branch envious to the point of madness, felt a sudden impulse, snapped his fingers in the air, and instantly, before his eyes, Flying Eagle knelt before him: "Master, what are your orders?"

Seeing Jun Jun Zijin curled a wicked smile at the corner of his mouth and said:

"How about you go squat at the Second Branch for a few days?"

Flying Eagle's corner of the mouth twitched; with a flash of his figure, he vanished.

Seeing Jun Jun Zijin pondered visiting Winter Nanny and Xiao He; these past months, busy with the vaccine matter, he had handed over all affairs of the shops to the two of them. The clothing shop had been open for several months, yet he had not visited it once. However, clothes he designed some time ago could be seen everywhere in Jingcheng, so he supposed business must be good. It was simply that the winter styles should have been changed into already, yet he had never been free. Today he had some free time, so he would go to the shop to take a look first.

As Seeing Jun Jun Zijin had just passed through the corridor, he saw a maid with tear tracks on her face throw herself down with a thud, kneeling before him and bowing her head to the ground:

"Second Young Lady, I beg you to save this servant."

Seeing Jun Jun Zijin pressed his forehead; damn, these past months he had been busy as a spinning top, and he had actually forgotten this matter.

This was Qingyu, who belonged to Wu Shi. After Wu Shi died, he heard Qingyu was assigned to the laundry room in the manor; he had no time to handle it, so this matter had been dragged out.

Seeing Jun Jun Zijin sighed and said: "Rise and speak."

Qingyu stood up trembling, her body shaking like a sieve sifting chaff.

Seeing Jun Jun Zijin looked at her, feeling a surge of irritation in his heart. This girl, how had she become so thin? The tear tracks on her face were not yet dry, and her eyes were swollen red like peaches.

Seeing Jun Jun Zijin frowned and asked: "What is going on?"

Qingyu sobbed, her voice broken and intermittent:

"Second Young Lady, this servant... this servant in the laundry room... simply cannot endure it anymore. Those old women... beat and scold this servant every day; this servant... this servant simply cannot live on."

When the Eldest Lady was alive, she either beat or scolded her servants; Qingyu, following the Eldest Lady, had also helped her commit many bad deeds. Once the Eldest Lady was gone, Qingyu naturally would not fare well. Seeing Jun Jun Zijin held no affection for this maid either, but...

Seeing Jun Jun Zijin glanced a few times at Qingyu, whose very crying displayed a coquettish air, and thought to himself: Having followed Wu Shi for so long, she had even learned five or six parts of that coquettish manner.

Seeing Jun Jun Zijin formed a plan in his heart and said:

"Stop crying first; explain the matter clearly."

Qingyu wiped her tears and choked out:

"Since the Lady passed away, this servant was assigned to the laundry room. Those old women... seeing this servant was a maid of the Lady, they made things difficult for this servant everywhere. Every day they made this servant wash endless clothes; if this servant displeased them even slightly, they beat and scolded. This servant... this servant simply cannot endure it anymore."

Seeing Jun Jun Zijin patiently listened to Qingyu's weeping complaint, then said softly:

"Those old women only treat people according to their status. Wu Shi did so many bad things before, yet because she was a mistress, even the servants dared not speak out in anger and could only obey her every command. The things you did while following Wu Shi, with your status as a maid, you will likely not fare well; I can protect you for a moment but not for a lifetime."

He believed that as long as Qingyu had the intention, she would certainly know what to do; he would just wait and watch the show. At that time, Xiang Xiang Junzheng knew Wu Shi; Xiang Jun Yuan's contribution was indispensable in bringing Wu Shi into the manor. Xiang Jun Yuan even exerted great effort, and from then on the First Branch could not rest in peace. The original owner and her mother both died unnatural deaths; no, it was mother and three. The Second Branch wanting to claim it had nothing to do with them was impossible.

Indeed, Qingyu's eyes lit up, and she immediately kowtowed to Seeing Jun Jun Zijin:

"This servant thanks the Second Young Lady for the hint."

Hearing this, Seeing Jun Jun Zijin stepped back: "What do you mean by this? I said nothing at all; from now on, it depends on your own fate."

Qingyu felt a chill in her heart; the Second Young Lady indeed said nothing, yet it seemed as if she had said everything. She had previously been Wu Shi's personal maid; she knew Wu Shi gave Xiang Xiang Junzheng the child-sterilizing soup. No matter what, a woman must have her own children; Xiang Xiang Junzheng was not within her consideration. She also knew the Eldest Young Master frequently went to the Quiet Bamboo Courtyard; she dared not act. Therefore, the best choice was the Second Branch. Given the Second Branch's attitude toward the Second Young Lady, the Second Young Lady must also be angry at the Second Branch. As long as she stirred up the waters of the Second Branch and did not make enemies with the Second Young Lady, presumably the Second Young Lady would not make things difficult for her.

After some calculation in her heart, Qingyu formed an idea.

On this side, Seeing Jun Jun Zijin had again shown off such a great face and gained such great authority. Seeing Jun Jun Zhidie was so angry she nearly burst her lungs; upon entering the rear courtyard, she grabbed Li Shi's sleeve and began to shout:

"Mother, are we just going to be trampled underfoot by those bastards of the First Branch?"

Li Shi, unusually calm, patted her hand and said mysteriously:

"Do not rush; wait and see. There will be a time when they have a good look."

These words were heard word for word by Jun Jun Yiyi walking behind. She did not care if others were scolded, but having herself included was unacceptable. She already had a belly full of anger; now, seeing the motherly affection and filial piety act between Jun Jun Zhidie and her mother, she found it even more glaring.

Now her mother was dead, her father had distanced himself from her, and her brother had never been close. She felt that the Second Branch displaying motherly affection and filial piety before her was deliberately mocking her.

Jun Jun Yiyi did not want to endure at all; facing the backs of the Second Branch mother and daughter, she shouted angrily:

"Jun Jun Zhidie, stop! Who are you scolding?"

Jun Jun Zhidie turned around, rolled her eyes:

"Are your ears deaf or has water entered your brain? I am scolding the people of the First Branch as bastards; what can you do to me?" In her view, the current Jun Jun Yiyi was a phoenix without feathers, worse than a chicken; she was not at all afraid.

Jun Jun Yiyi had already been holding back extremely hard just now; now, in a fit of rage, her face instantly turned greenish.

She let out a cold sneer, a flash of cold light passing through her eyes; in a few steps she appeared before Jun Jun Zhidie and raised her hand for a slap. Jun Jun Zhidie, caught off guard, instantly bore a bright red palm print on her face.

"You!" Jun Jun Zhidie covered her face, her eyes full of disbelief, "You dare hit me?"

Jun Jun Yiyi snorted coldly: "What if I hit you? You are merely a maid of a concubine's side; do you dare act presumptuously before me?"

Seeing this, Li Shi hurriedly stepped forward to protect her daughter and shouted angrily:

"Eldest Young Lady, you are too excessive! No matter what, Jun Zhidie is your younger sister; how can you be so rude?"

Jun Jun Yiyi was extremely displeased that Li Shi kept calling her "Eldest Young Lady" on the left and "Eldest Young Lady" on the right. A concubine's side who came to the Jun family to leech off them truly thought herself an elder.

Jun Jun Yiyi glanced disdainfully at Li Shi and curled her lip:

"Is 'Eldest Young Lady' something you can call? Your Second Branch is merely parasites of the Jun family; do you dare act arrogantly before me?"

Jun Jun Zhidie trembled all over with anger, as if this sentence had pierced her heart. She pointed at Jun Jun Yiyi's nose and scolded:

"All the people of your First Branch are bastards, oppressing us by relying on your status as legitimate children. One day I will make you pay the price!"

Jun Jun Yiyi's hands and feet trembled with anger; before Jun Jun Zhidie's words had even finished, Jun Jun Yiyi raised her hand for another slap. Jun Jun Zhidie could not dodge in time and was struck again. This slap carried immense force; Jun Jun Zhidie's cheeks instantly swelled red, and she was knocked stumbling backward, nearly falling.

Jun Jun Zhidie's head buzzed from the blow; a flash of terror passed through her eyes, and she dared not speak again.

Seeing this, Li Shi could no longer endure; she suddenly rushed forward and grappled with Jun Jun Yiyi. Although Jun Jun Yiyi was young, at this moment she was holding back a surge of anger, and her strength was astonishing; in a few moves she pushed Li Shi to the ground.

With a dull "Thud," Li Shi sat heavily on the ground. She paused for a moment, then immediately began to make a scene on the ground.