20、Being interrupted

  "Miss, miss! It's her! This is the ghost of the young lady that Lan'er saw! Although she has covered her face now, Lan'er absolutely won't mistake it!" Lan'er pulled Bai Zhenzhu's arm tightly, her voice trembling with fear. "Miss, please ask a Taoist priest to come and exorcise the ghost!"

  "Sister, I think it's a pity that Lan'er isn't my personal maid. Even with this appearance, you can still recognize me." Bai Liuli handed the silk hat she had taken off to her maid who was waiting with her head bowed, and took a small step in Lan'er's direction. But before her heel even touched the ground, Lan'er suddenly let go of Bai Zhenzhu's arm and "thudded" as she knelt down in front of Bai Liuli, knocking her head against the ground repeatedly.

  Lan Er's reaction was too sudden, so White Pearl wanted to stop her before she knelt down, but it was already too late. She could only watch as Lan Er suddenly knelt in front of White Liu Li, and the hand that had just reached out halfway had to be quickly withdrawn.

  "Miss, please spare Lan'er! Don't take Lan'er's life! Lan'er... no, no, I didn't harm Miss, I didn't..." Lan'er kowtowed and begged for mercy, as if the person in front of her was not human, but a vengeful ghost. However, Bai Liusi neither hit nor scolded her, but simply smiled faintly and said a light sentence.

  Lan's trembling words had not yet been spoken when she was slapped down by Bai Zhenzhu with great force. Lan's unfinished words turned into blood and flowed out of the corner of her mouth, her body twisted to one side as she fell to the ground, unable to speak for a while, showing just how much strength Bai Zhenzhu had used in that slap.

  "Bai Zhen looked at Lan'er with a stern expression, her eyes cold and icy. 'Lan'er, take a good look! This is the real deal, not some ghost! Don't spout nonsense!' At this moment, Bai Zhen's gaze was unyielding, treating Lan'er like a stranger, rather than a servant who had attended to her for ten whole years. It was as if she had never shown any emotion before, and yet, the servants waiting in the hall didn't find it strange at all, instead they looked on with reverence and admiration."

  Although Bai Zhenzhu is extremely gentle and courteous to everyone, she never shows a soft side when it comes to matters related to the White family. She is always strict in punishing those who have done wrong, yet despite this, no one has ever spoken ill of her. Not only do the people within the White estate think so, but also the common folk on the streets all believe that she possesses both the beauty and elegance of a woman as well as the boldness and courage of a man, making her flawless and beyond criticism. Therefore, they unanimously refer to her as the number one beauty in Ze country. No matter what she does, she always receives praise from everyone, and the White family is able to avoid rapid decline all because of her existence, which is completely different from that good-for-nothing family head Bai Liuli!

  "Sister, Lan'er seems to have been greatly frightened, so she doesn't know her manners. I hope sister will see that I've already scolded her on behalf of my sister and spare her this time, don't punish her again." The white pearl who was sternly facing Lan'er just a moment ago now looked at White Liu Li with an apologetic expression, "Sister is apologizing to you on her behalf, if you still want to punish, then punish me instead."

  A look of intense disgust flashed across the faces of the people below, but they were also afraid of being seen by Bai Liusi, so they could only lower their heads.

  "Sister's slap is really fierce, this is a maid who has followed you for ten whole years, doesn't sister feel heartache when hitting?" Bai Liusi only gave Bai Zhenzhu a light glance, her expression unchanged, not even blinking once, as if she hadn't seen the scene just now.

  Bai Zhenzhu is indeed not treating her younger sister with a true heart, otherwise she would never say such things. On the surface, it sounds like she's concerned about her maid, but in reality, she's slandering Bai Liuli, determined to make her infamous for being unreasonable and violent towards her subordinates. What a wonderful older sister she is!

  In this case, how many times has White Pearl said it, didn't you hear it before, White Lapis?

  But the white pearl's words were indeed good, letting her know that her good sister was truly "good" to her, so all her assumptions in her heart would be established, and since then, she must let her good sister have a good reward.

  Bai Luli's words seemed to lack warmth, but they always carried a hint of a smile, as if she didn't care about what was happening around her. It was as if she was full of confidence in herself, confident that she could handle everything with ease. That's why she could smile so effortlessly, which made Bai Zhenzhu think that the person she saw wasn't the real Bai Luli.

  "Those who don't know the rules and offend their superiors will be punished, even if it's Lan'er, there's no exception." Bai Zhenzhu slightly pursed her lips, a look of heartache and helplessness on her face, as if she was really pained by the slap she had just given Lan'er. "You're the mistress of the White family, how can you be spoken to so recklessly by a mere servant girl like Lan'er?"

  "Sister doesn't care, but I'll take care of sister instead." As Bai Liuli said this, she made a move that shocked everyone beyond belief.

  All she saw was her slowly crouching down in front of Lan'er, and just when everyone thought she would give Lan'er an unexpected punishment, she stretched out her hand to pull out the handkerchief tied around Lan'er's waist and helped Lan'er wipe away the bloodstain on the corner of her mouth!

  Is this still the big sister?! She's actually helping Lan Er... wipe away the blood from the corner of her mouth, instead of giving Lan Er another slap!?!

  Bai Zhenzhu's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, and even the usually silent Tingfeng was shocked. After all, in Ze Guo, or even the entire Yueyue, no master had ever dared to touch their own slave, let alone bow down or squat down in front of a slave who could only kowtow before them!

  What is this wicked woman thinking in her heart?

  "Lan'er, what are you afraid of? I'm a human being, not a ghost. I won't eat you, nor will I take your life. Don't worry." Bai Liuli smiled faintly as she gently dabbed at the bloodstain on Lan'er's mouth with her handkerchief. She gazed at Lan'er's eyes, which were welling up with tears due to shock and terror, and watched as her trembling body stiffened. The smile in her eyes grew more satisfied. "Someone, come and escort Lan'er away. After she's been cleaned up, bring her back to see me."

  Lan'er's unfinished words were interrupted by Bai Zhenzhu, and even if there was no second half of the sentence, she felt it was enough.

  "Sister can forgive Lan'er, sister is really happy, sister will thank you on behalf of Lan'er." White Pearl secretly felt a bit uneasy, always feeling that White Luli's smile was deep and made her unable to guess.

  "Lan'er is sister's most beloved maid, I naturally want to treat her better, otherwise sister will be heartbroken, right?" Bai Liuli said as she walked towards the courtyard, looking ahead with a seemingly careless tone, "I think she seems to have been frightened quite badly, later I'll ask her in detail what happened, or else she's always like this, flustered and anxious by sister's side, I'm not at ease."

  "Sister, can you tell sister who saved you? The White family must thank him properly." White Pearl's words were gentle, but only White Luli knew that behind such gentleness lay what kind of thoughts.

  "How did sister know it was someone who saved me, and not that I survived on my own?" White Luli didn't turn her head to look at White Zhenzhu, still asking with a hint of a smile, perhaps what she wanted to ask wasn't who saved her, but who helped her leave the coffin, and perhaps it wasn't gratitude, but revenge.

  Since she has come back to life, how could she let petty people succeed?

  Bai Zhenzhu was taken aback for a moment, clearly not expecting Bai Liuli's counter-question.

  Suddenly, Bai Luli was no longer smiling faintly, but burst out laughing, as if she was in a great mood. "Sister, listen, it seems that Baili is back."

  Digression

  How annoying! Showing contempt for this uncle!