My Dear Wife, Please Be Gentle!-Chapter 1224 - 1230: Rank Too Low

"Madam, rest assured," the maid picked up a piece of pastry and stuffed it into her mouth, swallowing it before continuing, "My mistress sincerely wishes to establish good relations with you."

Qiao Duo’er gently touched her belly a few times, the corners of her mouth hanging with a barely there smile.

Did they really think her a fool?

In the next second, her figure flashed, and she had the maid pressed against the stone table.

"Next time, remember to wash off the scent of the perfumed powder on your body before impersonating a Liang Wang," Qiao Duo’er said, unhurriedly.

All the servants at Wang Mansion were uniformly equipped with necessities, but occasionally received different rewards for following different masters.

Yun Piaopiao was a Perfume Master, mainly rewarding her creations of rouge and face powder.

She also had a fatal flaw; she came from a poor background, and even after becoming Concubine Ping, she couldn’t shed some of the pettiness ingrained in her bones.

For instance, the rewards she bestowed were often defective rejects due to poor mixing.

However, for the maids, these were already sufficient, so they were grateful to Yun Piaopiao regardless of the quality of the gifts.

The maid remained calm: "Mrs. Tan, I don’t know what you’re talking about. I am First-class Handmaid Lu Yi, by the side of Liang Wang. You can ask anyone in Wang Mansion; they all recognize me."

"I didn’t expect Yun Piaopiao to be capable of such things, but you’d best tell her that playing dirty tricks with me is useless. If she wants to deal with me, she should just make her move openly and aboveboard."

Duo’er had no desire to listen to her excuses.

Whether she was a first-class maid or something else, the scent on her body couldn’t deceive anyone.

Actually, Duo’er wouldn’t have noticed it before, but her sense of smell was exceptionally keen during pregnancy, and even the slightest discrepancy couldn’t escape her nose.

For this, Tan Zhenghong had even teased her about becoming a dog-nosed creature.

Seeing that there was no chance to get Duo’er to eat the pastry, the pressed-down maid immediately drew a dagger from her waistband.

For the safety of her entire family, she had to take the risk.

In times of danger, Qiao Duo’er’s body reacted faster than her mind, and with a turn, she narrowly dodged the attack.

At this moment, she was immensely grateful for the devilishly tough training of her previous life, because with Lu Yi’s speed, that dagger would certainly have stabbed into her abdomen.

Even if she survived, the child would not.

With her first strike missing, Lu Yi quickly readjusted her stance, lunging at Qiao Duo’er once again.

In the blink of an eye, the two exchanged several moves.

Lu Yi was no match for Duo’er’s martial skills, but she wielded a dagger and aimed blow after blow at Duo’er’s belly. Qiao Duo’er, unarmed and protecting her unborn child, found it difficult to gain the upper hand.

Chen Yiling watched on, her heart pounding with fear: "Someone come quickly!"

But they were in a secluded place, and someone had thoughtfully planned for that, rendering her cries for help useless.

In desperation, she could only stealthily move towards Lu Yi, picking up a plate from the table as she went.

It had always been Duo’er protecting her, but this time it was her turn to protect Duo’er.

Lu Yi was fully focused on dealing with Qiao Duo’er and failed to notice the danger approaching from behind.

Suddenly struck on the back of her head, Lu Yi staggered. Although she quickly tried to recover her balance, Chen Yiling seized the opportunity to grab her from behind.

"Run quickly!" Chen Yiling exerted all her strength.

Even so, she couldn’t hold on for long, which meant Duo’er didn’t have much time.

Duo’er didn’t intend to leave Chen Yiling behind, but took the chance to strike the maid’s pressure points and snatched the dagger from her hand.

With that, the crisis was thoroughly averted.

Having caused such a commotion, guards from the other courtyard finally arrived. However, due to incidents in the mansion, most attendants were assigned to more crowded areas, so only two of them showed up.

They were actually assigned to move items and only discovered the situation upon arrival.