Divine Doctor: Daughter of the First Wife (Yang Shi Liu) 601

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Whipping Fu Ya

Tian Qing had been working on the flowers. She had just arrived at her new job, but there was nobody that took care of her. There were not many servants in this courtyard, and the majority were sent by the Yao family. They were usually busy with work and very rarely conversed. Tian Qing's arrival caused the servants to become a bit confused; however, they were not too curious. Seeing that Tian Qing went to handle the flowers on her own, they did not pay her any mind. However, who knew that Fu Ya would suddenly walk over. Arriving next to Tian Qing, she raised her hand and slapped her across the face.

The servants did not know what this newly-arrived servant had done wrong to be hit so soon after arriving. As for Fu Ya, they had worked in this courtyard for such a long time, yet they had never seen Fu Ya get angry. They originally thought that she was a girl with a very good temper. It was only at this point that they found out that all masters were people that would hit others. It was just that she had never wanted to hit them.

Fu Ya's slap completely dazed Tian Qing, and she stared blankly at Fu Ya. Only after a while, she asked: "Miss, why did you hit this servant?"

Slap!

Another slap smacked her across the face. Fu Ya used all of her strength and caused Tian Qing to fall to the ground. In the end, Tian Qing was a maidservant that had come out of the Wen Xuan Palace and would not be knocked unconscious by just a couple slaps. Although her status as a servant was clear, and she could not protect herself, she still asked Fu Ya: "Why does Miss hit me?"

Fu Ya squatted down and tightly pinched Tian Qing's chin. Her current expression was like one belonging to a demon and it was frightening to look at. "You're still calling me miss. I already told you that I am Lady Yao's daughter. I am the young miss, yet you continue to call me miss. What exactly are you intending?"

Tian Qing quickly changed this: "It was all this servant's mistake. It was this servant that had not gotten used to the situation and will not dare do it again. But... Young Miss hit me before this servant made a mistake. Why exactly was this?"

"Why?" Fu Ya fiercely said, "It's just because you're a servant! A servant being hit needs to ask their master why? Is this a rule that is taught by your Wen Xuan Palace? Could it be that when Princess Wen Xuan hits you, you need to ask her why? What an impudent servant, do you understand what it means to be a master and what it means to be a servant?" She let go and stood up to look down on her.

Tian Qing, however, shook her head and said in a serious tone: "Of course, this servant knows what it means to be a master and what it means to be a servant, but in the Wen Xuan Palace, there would never be anything like the insulting or beating of a servant for no reason at all. Regardless of whether it was the master, the princess or palace princess, they would not be like Young Miss in suddenly hitting someone. Even if a servant made a mistake, they would have someone specific take care of telling them where they had gone wrong. They would then hand down punishment according to the family rules. That's why this servant just wants to ask, precisely what mistake was made?"

"Alright!" Fu Ya said, "You want to know, thus I will tell you. The things that you spoke of were the Wen Xuan Palace's rules. If you want things to be like before, there is only one path back. If you insist on staying here, you will need to obey the rules of this courtyard. Here, the masters are your gods. If the master wants to hit you, there is nobody that has any right to ask too much. You've made my mother unhappy, so you should not hope to be happy!"

Tian Qing looked at Fu Ya and finally understand why Princess Wen Xuan had told her that she had to keep an eye on this person. It turned out that this person that had the exact same face as Imperial Daughter Ji An actually had such an ugly heart. For such a girl to be left at Lady Yao's side, what exactly was she wanting to do? "In this courtyard, you are the young miss, but after you exit that gate, you aren't anything." Tian Qing sat on the ground and coldly snorted, "Don't believe that because you have a face that looks like Imperial Daughter's you can truly replace her. Miss Fu Ya, if you really want the best for Lady Yao, it would be best if you kept your own status in mind. Don't acknowledge the things that should not be acknowledged. Don't do things that you should not do. Like that, everyone will be grateful. Princess Wen Xuan already said that as long as you take good care of Lady Yao and don't think about those worthless things, she will not mistreat you. But if you insist on continuing using imperial daughter's identity, sooner or later... you will suffer retribution!"