Chapter 116 Punishment
Just when Xu Wanrong was at a loss and thinking about how to make Lin Yuxi change her mind, the little maid informed her that her mistress asked her to go to the main hall.
Xu Wanrong stepped into the main hall with a nervous mood, and saw Zhang Yanran sitting in the main seat with a serious expression, while Lin Yuxi sat beside her with a slightly cold face. Xu Wanrong's heart sank suddenly, and she felt an indescribable sense of oppression.
She bowed her head and walked forward quickly, bowing: "Madam, how are you, Miss, how are you."
Zhang Yanran did not speak immediately, but looked at her with sharp eyes, as if looking for some flaws. Xu Wanrong felt that her eyes were like two sharp swords, piercing her and making her feel uncomfortable.
Finally, Zhang Yanran spoke, her voice somewhat cold: "Wanrong, do you know why I called you here today?"
Xu Wanrong's heart tightened, but she still tried to remain calm and shook her head: "Wanrong doesn't know, please tell me clearly, Madam."
Zhang Yanran looked into Xu Wanrong's eyes with a sharp gaze: "You seem to be a little too enthusiastic about Yuxi's marriage."
Xu Wanrong's heart skipped a beat, but she still pretended to be calm and tried to explain: "Wanrong just hopes that the young lady can find a good man, and has no other intentions."
Zhang Yanran sneered: "Oh? Then tell me, why are you so optimistic about Lin Hai? Don't you know that Shen Minghui, the son of Prince Jing, is a more suitable candidate?"
Xu Wanrong was speechless for a moment. She didn't expect Zhang Yanran to point out her thoughts so directly. She was flustered in her heart, but she tried to remain calm on the surface: "Madam, Wanrong just... just thinks that Lin Hai and the eldest lady are more suitable."
"Xu Wanrong," Zhang Yanran said slowly with a fierce look in her eyes and unquestionable majesty, "You really won't cry until you see the coffin."
Xu Wanrong trembled all over when she looked at her and lowered her head involuntarily.
Zhang Yanran refused to let her go. She sneered and continued, "You are so bold that you actually fell in love with Lin Hai, the eldest son of the Weiyuan Marquis family. You even tried to interfere with your master's marriage and wanted to share a husband with her. You are really bold!"
Xu Wanrong's face turned pale, she knew her affair had been exposed. But she was still unwilling to accept it, and tried to defend herself: "Madam, I am only doing this for the good of the young lady, I want her to have a good home..."
"Shut up!" Zhang Yanran shouted angrily, interrupting Xu Wanrong's words, "Who do you think you are? How dare you make the decision for your eldest lady? I will take care of her marriage, it is not your turn as a little servant to interfere!"
Xu Wanrong was so frightened by Zhang Yanran's anger that she dared not speak anymore and could only stand there with her head down.
Lin Yuxi spoke at this time, her voice calm and firm: "Wanrong, I always thought you were really thinking about me, but I didn't expect you to have such an idea. You tried to use me to achieve your own goals. I was really blind to believe your lies!"
Xu Wanrong was in a panic. She knew that she had completely lost Lin Yuxi's trust. For a moment, she didn't know how to deal with it. Zhang Yanran looked at her coldly, with a flash of disappointment and anger in her eyes.
"Wanrong, you really disappoint me." Zhang Yanran's voice was trembling. You know, Xu Wanrong is the granddaughter of her nanny. It was she who pointed Xu Wanrong to Lin Yuxi. Unexpectedly...
"I always thought you were a smart girl, but I never thought you would do such a thing. Do you know that your behavior has seriously violated the rules of the mansion?"
Xu Wanrong lowered her head, her heart filled with regret and fear. She knew that she had completely lost Zhang Yanran's trust and her position in Rongguo Mansion. She bit her lip and whispered, "Wanrong knows she was wrong. Please punish me, Madam."
She bit her lip and couldn't help but feel a little regretful. She was too anxious and thoughtless. If she had thought about it a little more at the beginning... Unfortunately, it was too late to regret now.
Zhang Yanran looked at Xu Wanrong and said coldly, "Wanrong, you have committed a great crime of disrespect by attempting to interfere with your master's marriage. This lady has served Yuxi for many years, and even if you have no merits, you have worked hard, so I will not send you to see the official."
"Since you want to get married so badly, I will let your family leave the house for the sake of Nanny Qin. Your life or death in the future will depend on your own luck!"
"Also, after you leave the mansion, you are not allowed to consider yourself a servant of the Rongguo Mansion anymore, and you are not allowed to set foot here again for the rest of your life!"
Xu Wanrong was stunned when she heard this, but she felt mixed emotions. Leaving Rongguo Mansion? Was she free now? Was she finally no longer a slave?
But if she leaves the platform of Rongguo Mansion, how can she get close to Lin Hai? Can she still be his woman in this life?
Zhang Yanran looked at Xu Wanrong and sighed in her heart. She originally thought that Xu Wanrong was a promising person, but she didn't expect that she was a person with bad intentions. She waved her hand and signaled Xu Wanrong, "Back off!"
Xu Wanrong lowered her head and quietly left the main hall. She knew that her fate was about to change drastically, but where was the way out? She didn't know yet!
Xu Wanrong walked out of the main hall slowly. Every step she took felt like she was stepping on cotton, so light and unreal.
Her heart was filled with loss and confusion. She had originally thought that with the help of the child-bearing system, she would be able to live a carefree life in this world, but she didn't expect that all her plans would be forced to abort before they even began?
Why didn't they just give her a higher status since she traveled through time? If she traveled through time and became Lin Yuxi, why would she have all these troubles?
"Wanrong!" "Big Sister"
As soon as Xu Wanrong walked out of the corridor, she saw several familiar figures hurriedly walking towards her from afar. Her parents and several brothers and sisters were carrying large and small bags of luggage, their faces full of anxiety and uneasiness.
As soon as she saw her, her mother hurried forward, took her hand, her eyes full of reproach: "Wanrong, why are you so confused? We are being kicked out of the house? Do you know how difficult life is outside? You are going to drive our whole family to a dead end!"
The father also had a gloomy face and spoke sternly: "Wanrong, you have disappointed us so much! I thought that if you followed the eldest daughter, you would be able to live a good life and take care of the family, but I didn't expect you to do such a stupid thing! Now, the future of our family has been ruined in your hands!"
Xu Wanrong felt mixed emotions when she heard her family's reproaches. She knew that her family did not understand her ambitions, let alone her efforts to change her fate. In their eyes, she was just a silly girl who did not know her own limitations and wanted to become a phoenix.
She tried to explain: "Dad and Mom, listen to me, I am doing this for the good of our family. As long as I can marry Lin Hai..."
But before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by her father: "Shut up! Do you think you can marry Master Lin just because you want to? Why don't you look in the mirror and see what your status is! Now, even your slavery has been released. How are we going to live in the future!"
The mother also wiped away tears: "Wanrong, you are too ignorant. We would rather you be a quiet servant in the mansion than to see you destroy yourself for those unrealistic ideas!"
Xu Wanrong felt uncomfortable listening to her family's accusations, but now she had nowhere to go and could only stay with her family for warmth temporarily. She silently endured her family's complaints and accusations, but she had already made up her mind.
Even if she left Rongguo Mansion, she would find a way of her own. She wanted to prove to everyone that without her slave status, she, Xu Wanrong, would live a more brilliant life!