Chapter 63 Judging People by Their Eyes
Chapter Sixty-Three: Judging People by Their Dog Eyes
Recently, Meng Huaiyan hasn't acted crazy, and neither has He Shi and her son Shen Li caused any trouble.
Shen Tang had a few rare days of comfort.
That day, Shen Tang received an invitation from the Yang family, sincerely inviting Meng Huaiyan to attend Old Madam Yang's birthday banquet with her.
The Yang family is a scholarly family, and the current patriarch Yang is the Crown Prince's tutor, who is highly respected in the court. It is no surprise that he must attend such an occasion.
Shen Tang had attended many such banquets in her previous life, so she wasn't afraid.
On the day of attending Madam Yang's birthday banquet, after getting ready, Shen Tang went to Pear Blossom Courtyard to find her aunt and prepare to go with her.
Unexpectedly, Shen Li was also there. After a slight surprise at first, Shen Tang thought of Madam Yang's birthday banquet. Those who could attend this occasion were all famous noble families in the capital and the families of officials of the third rank or above in the court.
It was indeed a rare opportunity to make friends with a group of noble ladies in the capital.
As soon as Chen Li saw her, she remembered how Chen Tang had tricked her last time, and she immediately felt a little upset.
However, she couldn't show her anger in front of her aunt, so she reluctantly called out, "Sister."
Shen Tang gave a curt "hmm," completely unconcerned about her attitude.
If Chen Li still called her "sister" in that cloyingly sweet way like last time, she would feel uncomfortable all over. She would feel better if it was more normal.
After all, they don't even see eye to eye, so why pretend to be sisters?
Shen knew that the two sisters didn't get along, so she didn't say much along the way.
When they arrived at the Yang residence, many guests had already arrived, and the hall was filled with a large and lively crowd.
Upon seeing them arrive, they exchanged greetings and pleasantries.
Most of the guests today were elders. After giving the prepared gifts to Madam Yang and saying a few words of congratulations, Shen Tang quietly sat down to the side.
A woman noticed Shen Li standing next to Madam Shen. Seeing that she was pretty and a stranger, she asked curiously, "I've never seen this young lady before. May I ask which lord's daughter she is?"
With a smile, Madam Shen introduced, "She is my niece, named Shen Li."
Then he turned to Shen Li and said, "This is the wife of Minister Xie of the Court of Judicial Review. Come and greet Madam Xie."
Shen Li quickly stood up and bowed to Madam Xie: "Shen Li greets Madam Xie."
Madam Xie noticed that Shen Li's behavior revealed a petty and unsophisticated manner, and after learning that she was Shen's niece, she completely lost interest in Shen Li.
He merely maintained a polite facade, replying perfunctorily, "Not bad, not bad, a good child." And that was the end of it.
Several women who had been curiously looking over because of Madam Xie's question exchanged glances after hearing it and then tacitly looked away.
Shen Li wasn't stupid; she naturally noticed the change in their attitude after hearing her identity, and couldn't help but curse them inwardly.
So what if they're born into wealth? What's so great about them? A bunch of snobbish people.
However, Shen Li only dared to curse in her heart, but on the surface she still obediently sat down in the chair.
Shen Tang looked at Shen Li, who was feeling a bit aggrieved, with a calm expression. She was still too naive, thinking that as long as she entered this circle, she could find a good marriage partner.
Little do people know that this circle has always judged people by their status and position, and is used to praising the powerful and belittling the weak. Appearance has become the least important thing.
I wonder if Shen Li will give up after hitting a wall this time.
While speaking, Madam Yang noticed that the younger generation in the hall seemed a bit bored, so she spoke up.
“You younger generation don’t need to sit here with us elders. Go out and have some fun.”
Upon hearing this, many young girls' faces lit up with joy, and they happily bowed to Madam Yang and withdrew.
Since there was no one she knew here, Shen Li could only follow closely in Shen Tang's footsteps.
Shen Tang glanced at her, ignored her, and found a spot in the pavilion to sit down.
Not long after, Wang Xi came looking for her, and Shen Tang quickly stood up and said happily, "I thought you weren't coming."
"How could that be?" She glanced at Chen Li beside her and asked, "Who's this?"
"My younger sister, Chen Li, whom I mentioned to you before."
Wang Xi then took a closer look at Shen Li, and then gave Shen Tang a meaningful "Oh".
Shen Li was enraged by that meaningful glance from her.
When she saw the two of them ignoring her and chatting enthusiastically as if she didn't exist, she got so angry that she stormed off.
They think she, Shen Li, is interested in following them around? Humph!
Watching Shen Li storm off, Wang Xi said to Shen Tang, "Your younger sister has quite a temper."
Shen Tang nodded in deep agreement.
Watching Chen Tang and Wang Xi chatting and laughing outside the pavilion, Chen Ying felt a deep resentment that clung to her heart like vines.
Ever since she was bullied by Chen Tang and Wang Xi at Linlang Pavilion, she has been cursing them every day since she got home, wishing them great misfortune.
She even took two little figures and kept stabbing them, but unexpectedly, as she kept stabbing, she stabbed out a princess consort and a lady of the marquis's mansion.
Chen Ying was furious, and she turned around and threw that damned little man away.
It was better not to see the two of them, but as soon as I saw Chen Ying, the anger in my heart started to rise again.
Chen Ying's eyes darted around frantically, thinking about how she could get revenge on them. Suddenly, she spotted a large, fat, hairy insect on a tree ahead.
Suppressing her nausea, Chen Ying instructed the maid behind her, "Go and catch that bug and throw it on the two of them."
The maid glanced at the disgusting insect, then at Chen Tang and Wang Xi in the pavilion, pointed to herself, and said fearfully, "Ah? Me?"
Chen Ying raised an eyebrow and said angrily, "If it wasn't you, then who was it? Go now!"
The maid dared not disobey Chen Ying, so she had to suppress her fear and catch the insect. Then she quietly went behind them and threw the insect at them.
The insect brushed against Shen Tang's face and then landed on the table in an instant. Wang Xi and Shen Tang were startled by this sudden movement and gasped.
Seeing their shocked expressions, Chen Ying felt instantly delighted.
After her initial fear subsided, Wang Xi frowned and glanced around, spotting the furtive figure outside the pavilion. She flipped over the railing and grabbed the maid's shoulder.
"Did you do this?"
The maid trembled with fear, waving her hands repeatedly, "It wasn't me, it wasn't me."
"Still trying to deny it? If you weren't so afraid, what would you be doing here? Tell me, who sent you?!"
The maid was so frightened that she cried out in Chen Ying's direction, "Miss, save me!"
"That idiot! How could she be so useless, selling her out so quickly?" Chen Ying was so angry she wanted to drag her over and beat her up.
When Wang Xi saw Chen Ying's face, he understood immediately: "Did you instigate this? Hmph, all you know are these despicable tricks, you scoundrel."
Chen Ying was furious when she heard this: "Stop making false accusations! Which eye of yours saw that I ordered it?"
"Although she is my maid, it's hard to say whether it's because you two are too annoying that she had thoughts of revenge."
"Otherwise, with so many people in this garden, why doesn't she play tricks on others but only on you? Shouldn't you all reflect on whether it's your own problem?"
Wow!!! Wang Xi was speechless at Chen Ying's shameless sophistry.
She had long said that there were few good people in the capital; they did bad things but dared not admit it—cowards!
She was about to say something more when, unexpectedly, Shen Tang walked up to Chen Ying and slapped her across the face without hesitation.
Chen Ying: "!!!"
Wang Xi: "⊙▽⊙"
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