"Hmph." The second daughter of the Vice Minister's mansion sneered: "She's just a commoner. Don't think that becoming a princess will make her a phoenix rising from the ashes. A commoner will always be a commoner, and a pheasant will always be a pheasant."

These girls use a lot of the same swear words... Shen Jiao continued to nod: "Ah, yes, yes, you're right."

The second way to avoid arguing with women, you're right!

The second daughter of the Vice Minister's mansion choked.

Why is Shen Jiao different from the other girls?

Anyone would get angry and start cursing if they heard that, right?

The second daughter of the Vice Minister's mansion had prepared a three-thousand-word satirical essay in advance, but she didn't get a chance to continue after only getting started. It was like punching cotton, leaving her furious.

When Princess Rouqing was first appointed as the county magistrate, she flaunted her power for quite some time.

Aside from the royal princesses, among all the noble ladies, Princess Rouqing held the highest position, and over the years, quite a few women had tried to curry favor with her.

She thoroughly enjoyed being the center of attention.

Now a princess has suddenly appeared, completely overshadowing her. What should she do?

How can we tolerate this?

Since they can't swallow this insult, they naturally have to give them a warning beforehand.

Princess Rouqing and the other two noble ladies arrogantly raised their chins and blocked Shen Jiao's path.

Shen Jiao inexplicably had the feeling that she was a primary school student being asked for protection money after school.

From this angle, the three noble ladies look remarkably like quacking white geese, creating a rather novel style.

Huh?

The white goose actually has a double chin!

Bad review!

Princess Rouqing frowned deeply, her tone extremely unfriendly: "Hey, don't you have anything to say to us when you see us?"

Shen Jiao blurted out, "I'm sorry, I don't really want to see you."

If she had known that going to find a tyrant would bring her so much trouble, she would have preferred to go back to standing around and selling smiles!

Shen Jiao's words were truly so polite that she didn't even bother with formalities.

Princess Rouqing stared wide-eyed.

Did she hear that right?

This ordinary guy actually looks down on seeing them?

You should know that in the entire city of Sheng, the daughters of officials who wanted to get along with them stretched from the south to the north of the city!

Princess Rouqing gritted her teeth: "Besides that?"

The second daughter of the Vice Minister's mansion and the third daughter of the Han family frantically gave Shen Jiao meaningful glances.

It's probably meant that they want her to improvise a 500-word compliment speech on the spot.

Shen Jiao ignored him, thought for a moment, and slowly uttered a single word: "Retreat!"

Her index finger twitched: "Back! Back! Back!"

If she could, she would be willing to spend a huge sum of five taels of silver to invite all the old ladies to dance "retreat retreat" a hundred times!

Let's send these three little camellias to the ends of the earth!

The three noble ladies: "..."

...

Shen Jiao will be returning to Great Yan in a few days.

Master Gu had two reasons: first, he planned to open Zui Shan Xuan in Dayan; second, he was worried about Jiao Jiao's situation at Anbo Hou's residence.

Therefore, Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu decided that the whole family would move to Dayan.

Therefore, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Shen Jiao will not return to Shengcheng in the future.

Therefore, she doesn't care much about interpersonal relationships.

These three proud and haughty noble ladies stood like telephone poles blocking her way, preventing her from advancing. Surely she could turn back the way she came?

Shen Jiao had a good attitude and didn't want to engage in a verbal battle, so she turned around and left.

Princess Rouqing shouted, "Stop right there!"

Look at me, I'm standing here, don't I have any dignity... It would be strange if Shen Jiao could stand still.

But she hadn't taken two steps when the anger behind her suddenly turned into boundless fear: "They're hitting people! The princess is hitting people! Help! Someone come quick!"

Shen Jiao paused, realizing something was wrong.

If nothing unexpected happens, she's probably being extorted.

No way? No way?

Is she really that capable? She actually managed to encounter this kind of situation where she gets scammed by a seemingly innocent but actually pungent green tea?

As it turns out, it's best not to go out and look for tyrants.

Because there is a very high chance of encountering three white lotuses blooming in the wind.

"What happened? What's going on?"

Soon, a richly dressed noblewoman bypassed Shen Jiao and ran off to the back, making a lot of noise.

"Oh my god, oh my god, Qingqing, what happened to your face? Who was so blind as to slap you!"

Not far away was the Nine-Bend Bridge. After lunch, the ladies gathered in twos and threes, feeding the fish and chatting.

As for why everyone unanimously refrained from saying goodbye and going home, it was certainly not because of Shen Jiao.

The main reason is that both of the Gu family's sons are of marriageable age, and each of them wants to make their presence felt in front of Madam Gu and build a good relationship with her.

After all, where can you find a husband's family that's richer than a country?

The ladies were suddenly startled to hear someone cry for help, fearing that something had happened to their daughters.

Why bother feeding the fish? They quickly threw away the feed and all swarmed over here.

Madam Gu was among them and immediately spotted Shen Jiao's solitary figure.

Madam Han and the wife of the Vice Minister were both by their daughter's side, constantly asking if she was hurt anywhere.

Madam Gu glanced coldly at the weeping Princess Rouqing, her eyes flashing slightly before she stepped forward to stand beside Shen Jiao.

"Jiaojiao, don't be afraid, your mother is here."

Although they were officially recognized as godparents, Madam Gu had her own agenda and deliberately omitted the word "godparent".

After all, this would make it seem like she and Jiaojiao are closer!

Shen Jiao felt a warmth in her heart. "Thank you, Mother."

She wasn't afraid.

What a joke! Don't they know who raised her?!

It's that tyrannical Ji Yan!

She is usually completely unfazed in any situation.

Before even asking what had happened, Madam Gu had already shown her absolute support!

Everyone thought to themselves, "This favoritism is clearly biased all the way to Grandma's Bridge."

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