The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

Chapter 165 Conflict escalates

With just a glance from Yu Nan, the servants around her surrounded the two of them, and the maids of the two were so scared that they tightly surrounded their masters.

"Apologize!"

Sister Wei's pretty face was frosty. Although she was a head shorter, she made Ma Bing'er and the other person opposite her feel a sense of oppression for no reason.

Seeing that everyone around her was looking at her, Ma Bing'er felt a little embarrassed and her face turned red.

"Why? Where did you come from, you wild girl? How dare you ask me to apologize?"

Ma Bing'er had attended banquets of all sizes, but had never seen such a pretty girl. She must be the daughter of some low-ranking official.

Judging from her naive look just now, maybe she is just a businesswoman from a money-rich family.

The more Ma Bing'er thought about it, the more noble she felt, because she was the daughter of a doctor in the Ministry of Rites.

Looking around at the servants surrounding her, Ma Bing'er became even more arrogant.

"You still have these things that are not presentable. Get out of here!"

The maidservants around her reacted and, seeing their mistress like this, began to act cowardly.

"Why don't you retreat? My girl is the legitimate daughter of Lord Ma, the Minister of Rites. If you hurt her, you will be in big trouble!"

The people surrounding Ma Bing'er were the servants of the Duan family. They said they didn't care about anything about the Horse Country or the Dog Country. Who dared to act wildly in front of their Duan Bo Mansion?

Their Duan Bo Mansion was originally the Duan Hou Mansion, which was highly regarded by the late emperor. Even if the prince came, they had to be polite to the marquis. How could a mere doctor's daughter dare to shout in front of them?

The servants of the Duan family were indifferent, and Sister Wei was not afraid either. I don’t care if you are the legitimate daughter, I just want you to apologize.

Seeing that no one paid attention to her, Ma Bing'er became a little angry, and Ma Xiaoxiao beside her was a little scared. Did they get into trouble?

Seeing Ma Xiaoxiao's useless appearance, Ma Bing'er felt secretly resentful in her heart. It turned out that children born from a concubine could not be presentable.

"You! Let your dog slaves all...!"

Before he could finish his words, Sister Wei slapped his hand away.

"Stop pointing your finger at me and apologize!"

Is this person crazy? Normally, if she sees something and wants to pass by it, as long as she says her father's name, the things will give way to her.

Ma Bing'er was even more certain that the person in front of her had no background, otherwise he would not have even heard of her father's name.

"I won't apologize. Whose girl are you? You have no idea of ​​etiquette. You must be a wild girl from somewhere. If you beg me now, maybe I can let you go."

It was the first time that Sister Wei had encountered such a rude and arrogant person. She didn't like going out much before and had only gone out to play a few times since she came to Beijing.

Seeing Sister Wei's face tense with anger, Yu Nan stepped forward and said, "Miss Ma, my daughter is Shen Xianli, a fellow official of Jiangping in Dongyang. He is the one appointed by the current emperor himself to the position of Jiangping. Her mother is the descendant of Lady Jingwen, the second daughter of the Duan Marquisate. Her maternal grandfather is Lord Duan Shizhong'an (a posthumous title bestowed upon Lord Duan by the late emperor), and her maternal grandmother is Lady Duan, the second-rank marquisate."

"Then Miss Ma, firstly, you snatched the hairpin from my daughter's hand, which is disrespectful. Secondly, you almost scratched my daughter's face, which is disrespectful. Finally, you refused to apologize and tried to use your power to bully others, which is also disrespectful. Miss Ma, please apologize to my daughter, otherwise..."

The slightly threatening words scared the two men so much that their faces turned pale. Yu Nan sneered in her heart when she saw it. The Ma family dared to be compared with Duan Bo's Mansion.

Ma Bing'er and Ma Xiaoxiao looked disdainful when they first heard it. Although they were of the same rank, there was a huge difference between local officials and Beijing officials.

But after hearing the latter part, their faces became a little stiff. Everyone in the capital knew that Duan Bofu was a man.

He is an old-established noble in the capital. It is estimated that apart from the Robert family and several princes, the only ones who have settled in the capital now are the royal family.

Ma Guo was just from a poor family, so even he had to bow down in front of Song Shengfu, and the same was true for the younger generation.

Shen Shiwei's father's family is a little inferior, but her mother's family is powerful, and the background strength is there.

If it were the Duan Bo Mansion in the past, they might not easily get involved in trouble. But now, even if His Majesty approves of someone, he is still a favorite of the Imperial Concubine.

She can go to the palace to meet the emperor from time to time. Can the women of the Ma family do the same?

Although the Duanbo Mansion still has no say in front of those important officials, as a representative family of the old aristocracy, it is enough to deal with these officials of average strength.

Ma Bing'er hadn't thought about getting involved with Duan Bo's Mansion. Logically, she shouldn't offend such a noble lady, but she still tried to save face. Everyone was watching, and she felt humiliated and unable to get up.

"What happened"

Kang Ge'er and Xuan Ge'er squeezed in from outside. They were bored and bought some fried dough cakes to eat. When they came back, they saw a large group of people gathered here.

I thought something had happened to Sister Wei, so I quickly squeezed in.

Kang Ge'er looked Wei Jie'er up and down and found that she was fine, so he breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, if there was any problem, he was the oldest brother and would definitely get a beating from his mother when he got home.

"Cousin, are you okay?"

Kang Ge'er asked, and Xuan Ge'er pulled his sister to look left and right.

Sister Wei's eyes were red as she recounted what had just happened, which made Xuan'er and Kang'er very angry.

Girls value their reputation the most. If their skin is scratched, it may be a lifelong problem in serious cases.

"Apologize!"

Kang Ge'er is always gentle towards girls, and usually he rarely scolds servants when they make mistakes. Today is the first time I see him look so cold.

Ma Bing'er saw a handsome boy coming in and her face turned red with embarrassment.

But this handsome young man actually asked her to apologize in a cold voice. Ma Bing'er's face turned red, her eyes also turned red, and tears dripped down.

Kang Ge'er used to feel a touch of pity when he saw a girl crying, but now he feels annoyed when he sees her. He doesn't hit her, but it makes her feel like they are bullying her.

"Why are you crying? Are your tears so worthless?"

Kang Ge'er recalled that his grandmother had said this to him when he cried because he was tired from studying.

Ma Bing'er was even more embarrassed and angry, and threw the hairpin in her hand away.

"I'm sorry, okay!"

He yelled loudly, then turned and ran out, and the servants of the Duan family did not stop him.

When the servants of the Ma family saw their master running away, they all chased after him. Ma Xiaoxiao stayed where she was, a little at a loss. Seeing that others were staring at her, she blushed, said sorry, and ran away.

Shopkeeper Liu, who was standing by, picked up the hairpin on the ground with a distressed look, blew away the dust, and saw that a bead was broken. His face wrinkled with distress.

Kang Ge'er and Xuan Ge'er were comforting Wei Jie'er. Seeing this, Yunan stepped forward and said that the hairpin could be put on their account, as it was not worth much anyway.

When Manager Liu heard this, he immediately laughed. Those who run small businesses are most afraid of encountering such things. If they lose money, they have to bear it themselves.

If Duan Bo's Mansion didn't keep an account of the hairpin, they wouldn't dare take it to Ma's Mansion. Being driven away would be a small matter, but if Ma's Mansion retaliated, he wouldn't even be able to do business.