The wooden basin flipped over, and the coal ball that was lying inside was certainly not in a good situation. Fortunately, it was flexible, and one of its front legs was disabled, so it was not thrown out. It used its remaining three legs to touch the edge of the wooden basin and jumped two steps to the side. After being tossed around by Xue Geshu, the coal ball was furious, and the hair on its body stood up, and the claws popped out of the pads, as if it was going to jump up and scratch someone.
Of course, it couldn't jump that high with a lame leg. Xie Wangzhi hurriedly bent down to pick up the coal ball and stroked its fur several times. He was a little annoyed when he saw Xue Geshu: "What are you doing? I've already told you that I'll take it away in a while. It won't bother you."
"I told you I hate cats!" Xue Geshu didn't expect that Xie Wangzhi, who was usually so gentle, would dare to speak loudly to her about the cat. She got so angry that she said, "Now I'm throwing it away!"
She stepped forward and stretched out her hand to grab the cat from Xie Wangzhi's arms. Xie Wangzhi would never let her do that. He protected the coal ball with one hand and raised the other hand to try to push Xue Geshu away.
In fact, the two women had little strength, and the pushing and shoving would at most cause one of them to fall. But Coal Ball's claws were really sharp, and when Xue Geshu pushed Xie Wang again, it seized the opportunity and clawed down fiercely, scratching the flesh on the back of her hand, causing it to burst and blood to flow. Soon, a small pool of blood formed on the ground.
Xue Geshu was raised as a noble lady since she was a child and had never suffered such hardship. She screamed, covered the back of her hands, and ran out crying.
She cried and yelled so much that she disturbed several chefs and also frightened the maids in the neighboring courtyards. In the end, Xue Geshu went to the female doctor to bandage her wounds. She was told that she might be left with scars. Xue Geshu was shocked and immediately cried and made a scene, asking Xie Wangzhi to apologize to her in front of the palace maids in the Imperial Food Bureau and to kill Meiqiu.
"I can apologize for accidentally hurting your hand because I didn't discipline the cat well. I will compensate you regardless of whether it leaves a scar or not." Xie Wangzhi was angry after the incident before leaving, and refused to hand over the coal ball. "But you hurt my cat first, it's not its fault, I can't give it to you."
She turned sideways so that the palace maids around could see her clearly. Meiqiu was good at reading people's faces and knew that she should play dead at this time. She lay on Xie Wangzhi's arm like a cat, with her front paw drooping and her ears drooping, looking like she was going to die at any time.
Several cat-loving palace maids quickly fell for it and started whispering to each other, vaguely blaming Xue Geshu.
Xue Geshu was not willing to let him off. She stretched out her hand and bandaged the back of her hand tightly: "This cat scratched me. Is it possible that the beast that hurts people is more valuable than human spirit?"
"Of course cats are not more valuable than humans. But if you hadn't kicked the cat first and then pushed me, it wouldn't have hurt you. Since you said so, cats are beasts and they don't understand. You attacked first, so of course they would fight back."
"Okay, fine. Cats are animals, so are you also an animal? You don't know better?!" Xue Geshu was annoyed. "Your cat hurt me like this, so you have to compensate me!"
"I will compensate you!" Xie Wangzhi hugged the coal ball tightly, betting on this, "But I will never give up on it. I will not retreat from this step. I was wrong in not being able to control my cat, but if we talk about fault, you were the one who provoked me first."
She pursed her lips and said, "Now you can tell me how you want me to compensate you."
Xue Geshu was stunned for a moment, then he sneered as if he heard something funny, and looked up and down at Xie Wangzhi: "With you? Can you afford to compensate for my hand? If my hand is scarred, I can't afford to compensate you even if I chop off your hands and feet! I am a daughter of an official family, I have seen everything, and you are from the common people, what can you afford to compensate?"
"You just cooked in Qingsi Palace, and the Seventh Prince looked down on you and told you to go back. Now he has gone to Fengzhou, I want to see what you can do, are you going to chase after him with a flattering face?" Xue Geshu sneered again. She had disliked Xie Wangzhi for a long time. Now that Li Qishen had gone to Fengzhou, Xie Wangzhi had no one to rely on, and he deserved to fall into her hands.
She stared at Xie Wangzhi, "You can ask for compensation, but I don't want anything. I just want you to get out! Get out of the Shangshi Bureau, get out of the Daming Palace, and go back to rolling in the mud!"
These words were spoken so viciously that Xie Wangzhi was unable to respond for a moment. His hands holding the coal ball tightened and his breathing quickened.
"Listen carefully, my father is the Zuo Buque in the Ministry of Personnel, which is different from your family." Xue Geshu glanced at the palace servants around him and raised his chin, "I..."
Zhang Dianshan knew Xie Wangzhi's background and was afraid that she would lose her temper. His face turned pale and he interrupted Xue Geshu: "Alright! Both of you should bow your heads. We are all people who want to work together. Just apologize and let this matter be over."
"I won't!" Xue Geshu got angry and ignored Zhang Dianshen, and continued to say to Xie Wangzhi, "I want you to kneel down and apologize to me, and then throw the cat to death. Otherwise, I will go to my father and will never let you off easily. Your family will not have an easy life either!"
In order to avoid harming her family, she tore off the fig leaf and used her power to oppress others. Most of the palace servants were from the common people, and they felt uncomfortable, but there was nothing they could do. No one dared to butt heads with Xue Geshu, and they could only worry for Xie Wangzhi in their hearts. Some of the more sentimental ones dared not to look any further, and buried their faces in their companions' shoulders.
Xue Geshu waited for Xie Wangzhi to be scared, but Xie Wangzhi was not panicked. He held the coal ball silently, lowered his head slightly, as if thinking about something.
Zhang Dianshan couldn't reveal Xie Wangzhi's identity. Both of them were at fault for the cat hurting people, and she had to treat them equally. She was extremely anxious and was struggling over how to start the conversation. Suddenly, she heard Xie Wangzhi speak in a low and surprisingly calm voice.
"I will leave. You don't need to rush me. I have already agreed to leave today." She slowly raised her head and looked directly at Xue Geshu, "But I will never do what you say."
It has come to this point. Xue Geshu has completely torn his face off and brought up Aye again: "Then I will go find my Aye right now."
Xie Wangzhi looked calm, but the hand holding the coal briquettes gradually closed, and the joints turned a grim blue-white: "According to you, your father is an official, and your family is powerful. Do you want to use this to force me?"
"That's right." Xue Geshu didn't care. Xie Wangzhi was just a palace maid, so she could bully him as much as she wanted. The noble ladies who entered the palace with her wouldn't stand up for a palace maid. "Kneel down, or else..."
"Okay, then I'll do as you say." Xie Wangzhi interrupted her and said softly, "I was born in the Xie family of Chang'an."
The seven words were like thunder, which made the palace maids panic. Some of the officials looked over in surprise, unable to believe it. The most shocked was Lou Hanyue, who looked incredulous. He suddenly closed his eyes tightly and rubbed his face with his hands.
Zhang Dianshen knew there was no turning back, so he sighed, stopped fighting, and let the two girls fight among themselves.
"… What are you crazy about? Chang'an Xie family, are you worthy of it?" Xue Geshu recovered from his shock and thought that Xie Wangzhi was desperate and didn't hesitate to tell such a big lie. "Oh, Chang'an Xie family is a family of the previous dynasty. You are a palace maid, why don't you look in the mirror…"
"My Xie family made its fortune in Chen County during the previous dynasty, but due to the current situation, the family declined. Fortunately, our ancestors were talented and followed Emperor Taicheng to conquer the world and moved to Chang'an." Xie Wangzhi interrupted her again and told her what he had remembered in a calm manner, "My family has served as officials for generations. The most prominent one was when my great-grandfather served as the Minister of the Central Secretariat during the reign of Emperor Zhaoxuan, and my grandfather later served as the Minister of Rites and the Minister of Personnel."
"Until now, my father is the Minister of the Central Secretariat, and my brother is the Attendant of the Ministry of Personnel. My mother is from the Wang family of Langya, and is the legitimate daughter of the current Zuo Cheng of the Ministry of Shangshu."
"I am proud of my origin, but the glory of my ancestors is the result of their hard work and sweat. My parents taught us that we can be proud but not arrogant. You said that your father was appointed Zuo Buque, which was originally a position of satire and remonstrance. Why are you so proud of it and bully the palace people who came from the common people?" Xie Wangzhi took a deep breath and continued, "According to your logic, whoever has power and authority can bully the other party, then it's fine."
She looked at Xue Geshu and asked, "Now my background and my power are enough?"
Xue Ge read the letter and his face turned pale. Thinking of what he had said before, his legs went limp and he fell to the ground: "Impossible..."
"Nothing is impossible. Not everyone is like you. You have never seen a raging fire, but you think the sparks in your hands are the light of the sun and the moon." It was too harsh to call the other party a "slave of two surnames" like Li Qishen did. Xie Wangzhi couldn't say it, but she didn't intend to be gentle and polite. "I could have apologized, and I know that a girl's hands are precious. I am willing to ask my father and brother to help and do my best to prevent your hands from being scarred, as long as you promise not to hurt my cat again."
"But now I don't want it." Xie Wangzhi said, "I won't apologize, and I don't want your apology. Let your father teach you the rest."
After hearing what she said, no matter how dumb Xue Geshu was, she understood that Xie Wangzhi was going to tell his family. Xie Wangzhi's brother was an official official in the provincial government, and he was superior to her father. If things really got out of hand, she would be in trouble.
Xue Geshu panicked, no longer showing his previous arrogance. He struggled to get up, stumbling and trying to pull Xie Wangzhi's hand: "Wangzhi, Wangzhi... Listen to me, you first..."
"There's nothing to say." Xie Wangzhi didn't want to pay attention to her. He hugged the coal ball tightly and walked out by himself.
She had completely disclosed her origins, and it was impossible for her to be friends with these palace servants. Some would resent her for lying, some would envy her origins, and some would even be jealous. Xie Wangzhi walked out with the cat in her arms, and the palace servants spontaneously made way for her and watched her walk out step by step.
All kinds of eyes fell on her. Xie Wangzhi used to feel awkward, but now she didn't care. Her emotions were surging. On the one hand, she felt that Xue Geshu was ridiculous and absurd. He was so old, but he could only blame his family and father when he encountered problems. On the other hand, she felt sad. What was the difference between her and Xue Geshu? It was just that her background happened to be better than Xue Geshu's, which made Xue Geshu tremble with fear. To be honest, except for her sweet soup, she really didn't have any skills.
Xie Wangzhi wanted to cry and laugh at the same time, but he held it back until he saw Xie Yunzhi getting on the carriage with the coal briquettes. Finally, he could hold it back no longer and buried his face in the black cat's thick fur, and his tears fell on its back.
She shed tears silently, but she knew that this time there would not be a cold and beautiful boy squatting in front of her and raising his hand to gently touch her forehead.
The author has something to say: Coal Ball: Don’t worry about the female supporting role, I can beat eight of them with one punch (…)
No matter how you look at it, Wangzhi has to grow up, and it's impossible for everything to go smoothly (…) Of course, the solution to this problem was very painful for her. Generally speaking, she tried not to rely on her family, but this time she had to rely on her family to solve the problem. In addition, she had always been taught not to be proud of this, which doubled her shame and self-blame, similar to the shame and helplessness of the younger generation who was incompetent and had to rely on their ancestors. She was still too young, and because of her personality, she was a bit stubborn and easily got stuck in a dead end (spreading her hands)
Then in the last chapter, many sisters were worried about the female supporting role. Actually, there is no need to worry. Jialuo is the cousin. Although she is indeed a little fangirl of brother control, she has her own CP (…) There is no need to worry about the third party in the love triangle. To be frank, I can't write a relationship line with more than two people (covering my face). The problem of male and female supporting roles cannot be solved. It can't be stopped that Wangzhi and Changsheng are both beautiful women, but what's the use of just liking them? I like Romani so much, but I can't sleep with him (spreading my hands (guna