Chapter 320 Repeated Provocations
The atmosphere changed.
As frivolous as he was just now, he is now as well-behaved.
Just now, those little girls and young wives all looked at him with contempt, spoke to him with disrespect, and laughed at him without any respect at all, but now they were as obedient as quails.
Even if the older ladies like Mrs. Deng fought, they would not quarrel like shrews, and they did not show anything on their faces.
For a moment, they were indeed much happier.
More guests arrived one after another, including Mrs. Lin's sisters. She went out to greet them with a smile.
Madam Yu looked at the three Dengs and grew angrier the more she thought about it. She didn't dare to provoke Widow Qu again. This woman was extremely vulgar, didn't care about food or meat, and was a scoundrel. To provoke her would be to lower one's status.
The Deng family is impeccable.
Madam Yu's gaze fell on Zhao Liya, and she suddenly smiled. "Miss Zhao was still young, so I didn't notice it before. But after a few years, she has grown up and is now very eloquent. I'm afraid that few of the ladies in the capital can compare to her!"
Praising a girl for her eloquence is not a good thing. Everyone was stunned when they heard it. Some agreed and laughed, some thought Madam Yu was a little too speechless, and more were gloating and waiting to watch the fun.
Mrs. Deng glanced at her and smiled. "My daughter Ya'er is good, she has a conscience. She never hesitates to stand up when she sees her family being bullied. Not to mention her sharp tongue, if someone uses violence against her family, she will fight back! This child, truly, doesn't look like a lady from a noble family at all. It's only because the Duke of Li, his wife, and the Duke's son don't despise her, otherwise, why would they want her!"
"Mom!" Zhao Liya smiled and said affectionately, "We are a family. How can anyone watch others bully their family members and remain indifferent? That would be no different from an animal!"
Madam Yu choked on a mouthful of blood: "."
This is a mockery of her eldest son, isn't it?
A few days ago, her eldest son accompanied her and her daughter to go to the city to worship. As a result, on the way back to the city, they happened to see two groups of farmers fighting. Her son thought they had encountered some robbers and ran away in fear.
Although later on their family tried to save face by praising her son for his intelligence, saying that he ran away to call the officials and did not abandon his mother and sister. But this was just to save face. Who doesn't know the reality?
I don't know why you're making fun of me behind my back!
Who would have thought it was such a coincidence? Didn't Deng's words imply this? How could she not be angry?
Madam Yu couldn't swallow this insult and sneered, "Girls should be chaste and quiet. Being too sharp is not a good thing!"
Widow Qu couldn't help but complain, "You're such a weird person! How you manage your own daughter is your own business. How other girls perform is none of your business. Our Xiaoya is so good, praised by everyone in the family, and even by the Duke's Mansion. Yet you have so much to say! What does it have to do with you? I think you're either looking for trouble or you're just envious and jealous."
Madam Yu almost screamed, "I'm so jealous! You, you, what nonsense are you talking about! I wouldn't even want something like this!"
Widow Qu exclaimed, "Oh!" and sneered, "No one gave you anything at all, yet you're so generous! Anyway, you won't suffer any loss by saying this."
Madam Yu: “.”
Madam Yu was almost mad at her. She felt that Widow Qu was stupid and dumb, and could not understand what she said at all. She was just making trouble here and was really going to make her mad to death!
Mrs. Deng has had enough. What kind of people have she made friends with on her trip to Lingnan? Ha! After today, everyone will know about it. Who will invite them to a banquet in the future?
"Hmph, you don't know what I'm talking about!"
Mrs. Deng looked over and said slowly, "Did my daughter Ya'er ever offend Madam Yu? Why did Madam Yu become so aggressive and rude to her face? If so, please tell me clearly. If not, what are your intentions? For Madam Lin's sake, I will not argue with Madam Yu here today. I will definitely send someone to your house to ask for the truth later. My daughter Ya'er will not tolerate this slander."
Madam Yu opened her mouth and said, “.”
In the end, he snorted, completely disbelieving Deng's words. After today, could she really send someone to ask about such a small argument? Making a fuss like this would only bring shame upon the Zhao family.
Mrs. Yu didn't expect that the next day, Mrs. Deng sent the housekeeper to her house to ask. Mrs. Yu's house included the old lady, two sisters-in-law, and everyone in the house. Wouldn't she know everything?
Butler Hu didn't give Madam Yu any face. Madam Yu told everything she said, and the news spread throughout the house. Old Madam Yu was shocked and angry, and forced Madam Yu to come to the house to apologize. She only said that she was in a bad mood that day and couldn't control herself, so she said those words in a hurry.
I have to go. Just based on what Madam Yu said, the Zhao family can spread rumors that the mistress of the Yu family is mean-spirited and rude, and that the Yu family has a bad family tradition.
Mrs. Yu came to the house in a humble manner, and only then did Deng give up.
At this moment, everyone finally understood that Madam Deng was not to be trifled with, and Madam Naqu was even more difficult to provoke. Even Zhao Liya was not like an ordinary lady.
The Zhao family mother and daughter didn't seem to be like this before. Many people sighed in their hearts, thinking that after being exiled, everything was really different!
Come to think of it, no matter how difficult and arduous the journey of exile is, they went there as a whole family and came back in one piece, how could they not have some ability?
Mrs. Lin soon returned with the other guests, and everyone chatted and laughed again, and soon the matter was forgotten.
When the guests arrived, the ladies drank tea and chatted, and sometimes went to the theater to listen to or watch plays. The young ladies and girls did whatever they liked.
Some people would chat with their elders, listen to and watch operas, and some would go to the garden to play.
Zhao Liya had never interacted much with the noble ladies of the capital, and after several years, they were even more distant. Whether out of jealousy or disdain for her family's past exile, many of the noble ladies were unfriendly to her.
Besides, she wasn't the original owner at all, so she didn't want to associate with them!
But the young lady from the Lin family invited her warmly with a smile, and Zhao Liya had no way to refuse, so she had to go with her.
Fortunately, the incident in the flower hall made everyone realize that Zhao Liya and the Zhao family were not easy to mess with. Even if the guests who came later did not see it on the spot, their friends and family members whispered it to them, so no one dared to deliberately embarrass Zhao Liya.
As for the occasional unfriendly glances, Zhao Liya didn't care that much.
(End of this chapter)
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