Chapter 2229: Compensation

“I heard that this house was destroyed. What happened?”

When Nanny Ling saw her, her heart skipped a beat. She knew this person was not to be trifled with. Her arrogant and domineering expression slightly restrained, she still spoke with a haughty attitude. “In this house–”

Lixia interrupted, “It must have been you servants who broke it! You’re all useless. How can Consort Li tolerate you? My wife said these things didn’t appear out of thin air–they were bought with money! Since you broke them, you should pay. I’ll bring the list over later.”

“What did you say!” Nanny Ling responded angrily. “You want us to compensate you? On what basis!”

Lixia sneered, “You broke it. If you don’t compensate, who will? No one owes you anything!”

Inside the room, Consort Su couldn’t take it anymore. She stormed over angrily. “I was the one who smashed these things. Do you want me to compensate you?”

Lixia was a bit surprised. She didn’t expect Consort Su to disregard her reputation so completely. Any other madam would never admit such a thing in front of outsiders.

After all, it wasn’t a good thing.

“Since it was you who smashed it, you should naturally compensate.”

“What if I don’t?” Consort Su sneered. “The whole world belongs to the Emperor. I’m his favorite concubine. So what if I burn this place down when I’m in the mood, let alone smash a few things?”

“Then please don’t,” Lixia replied coldly. “There’s a saying that water and fire are heartless. If someone dies, it won’t be a joke. Even if the Third Prince is unwilling, he will have to accept the truth!”

Consort Su pointed angrily at Lixia. “What do you mean!”

“I advise you to take care of yourself.”

“How dare you!”

Lixia didn’t flinch or look up. Consort Su’s threats were tiresome. At the end of the day, Consort Su was all bluster, with no real substance.

Consort Su glared fiercely at Lixia, feeling both angry and powerless. If this were the harem, she would have made this lowly servant beg for death. How could she allow such arrogance?!

How dare this bitch threaten her! It wasn’t her, but Ms. Qiao!

“Nanny Ling, you can bring people to clean up the mess yourself. Since our servants are not satisfying you, Madam has decreed that from today onwards, they won’t enter this house to serve you. Nanny Ling, you’ll be responsible for all the matters in the house.”

Consort Su: “…”

Consort Su’s eyes widened in rage, leaving her speechless.

This was too much! This was too much!

Lixia led everyone out and asked the steward and maids, “Did that old woman hit your face? And what happened to her hand?”

The steward and servants smiled bitterly and explained the situation.

Lixia sneered. “She’s so arrogant. Why doesn’t she take a look around? Why is she showing off? Alright, I know about this. You all need to be more vigilant in the future. If they dare to bully anyone, come find me and I’ll deal with it.”

The steward hurriedly agreed.

Consort Su glared at the mess on the ground, almost driven to madness by her anger.

Even before she entered the palace, she had never felt so aggrieved.

“Your Majesty, this–”

Consort Su glared at her and scolded, “Useless thing! You can’t even handle such a small matter!”

With that, she turned around, stormed into the room, and leaned against the wall, sulking.