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"Oh, had you not mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten—aren't you Sister Yu Ning, the favored maid before our Master? I pay my respects to you." With that, she curtly bowed.
Yu Ning was so angry she wanted to slap her, but now she couldn't.
"I'm leaving since I'm done talking," Yu Ning gritted out.
"We're not done yet," Yu Ti smiled. "Sister, you've damaged a perfectly good tree. That was one the Master had someone bring from the south. To break off a branch like that, it's quite the offense."
They were too close by; Ye Zao and Ah Yuan saw everything as soon as they came out.
But it wouldn't have been proper not to go over.
So they walked over with Ah Yuan.
"Oh, isn't this Miss Ye? I pay my respects to you," Yu Ti and the round-faced maid both bowed.
"Get up quickly, we're all the same," Ye Zao said with a smile as she helped her up.
