Concubine Yi was utterly stunned. She walked up to Jian Ruonan and gestured nonstop, crying "Ah, ah," her face frantic.
The Duke asked, "What is she saying now?"
Jian Ruonan said, "Concubine Yi says she's so moved she's about to cry."
Concubine Yi: "..."
*??*
Moved, my fucking ass!
Jian Ruonan said, "Concubine Yi also says she wants to serve Madam in her courtyard every day. From now on, leave all the hard, exhausting work to her. She wants to eat the least grain and do the most work to repay the Duke for recognizing her worth."
The Duke's Madam said, "Good, good, good!"
Nanny De said, "Then let's have her scrub the chamber pots first."
Concubine Yi pointed at Jian Ruonan and cursed, "You #@#￥#￥%￥! When the fuck did I ever say that?! Huh?!"
Everyone present: Holy shit-the mute spoke!
[She heard my words, she tasted my gossip, even a mute opened her mouth to sing my praises!]
[I'm so fucking awesome!]
[Dinosaur kang-lang kang-lang-lang, dinosaur kang-lang kang-lang-lang-]
Concubine Yi: Was I praising you?! Huh?!
Can you even tell praise from insults?
Concubine Yi was so furious she had lost her head.
What kind of person was this?!
She clearly didn't know sign language. Learning on the fly was one thing, but she was even gesturing nonsense and spouting rubbish with such righteous confidence.
I'm deaf and mute, not an idiot!
Could you show deaf-mute people some basic respect?!
This was the first time she had met someone who wouldn't spare even the deaf and mute.
Only after roaring at the top of her lungs did Concubine Yi realize what she had done.
Oh no, I'm supposed to be mute! Why did I speak?!
*It was all that new maid's fault! She got me so worked up that I