Chapter 83 Who are you calling a dog?
Li Mo swaggered in, looking impatient.
"Why are you dragging your feet? Are you going to give way or not...?"
He was halfway through his sentence when his gaze swept over Su Xiaoyu, and he was taken aback.
Immediately afterwards, his face was filled with ferocity, and he pointed at Su Xiaoyu and exclaimed, "You, you, you, this young master recognizes you!"
"Last time at Qianjin Terrace, it was you, you little slut, who disguised yourself as a man and conspired with that bastard Xiao Jingxuan to swindle my money. Well, what a small world!"
Li Mo felt a surge of anger rising within him, and he immediately turned his attention to Su Xiaoyu. Seeing her dressed as a maid, he became even more reckless, taking a step forward to grab her.
Just as his hand was about to touch the small fish, a chopstick suddenly flew from the side and hit his wrist with a 'ding'.
Li Mo instantly felt a numbness in his wrist, and the pain made him pull his hand back.
Turning her head, she was met with an angry little face; it was Shen Yuejiao.
Shen Yuejiao crossed her arms and sized up Li Mo with displeasure: "Who are you? Dressed so smartly, and you just come up here and start grabbing people? Is this the kind of upbringing all the scions of noble families in the capital have?"
"You dare to lay hands on a young lady in the street? This lady has truly broadened her horizons."
Li Mo's face turned pale and then flushed as he choked on the food. He stared intently at Shen Yuejiao, seemingly not expecting this delicate little girl to have such strength.
"That's what I should be asking you. Who are you? How dare you cause trouble at Wangjiang Tower? Do you even know whose territory this is?"
Shen Yue scoffed at him, "If you're not thinking straight, go see a doctor. Who's causing trouble here? I'm sitting here perfectly fine, and some dog just had to come and bother me!"
Li Mo was furious; "Who...who are you calling a dog?"
Shen Yuejiao rolled her eyes: "Whoever answers first, that's who it is..."
"you……"
The commotion quickly attracted the attention of Lin Wan'er, Du Tingting, and others.
Upon seeing Shen Yuejiao's attire, Lin Wan'er was able to ascertain her identity almost instantly.
"You must be Miss Shen from Qinghe County?"
"My name is Lin Wan'er, and I come from the Grand Tutor's residence,"
Shen Yuejiao tilted her head, looking at Lin Wan'er with great suspicion; "You know me?"
Lin Wan'er nodded, "I've heard a little about it. I've heard that the Shen family is also a family of scholars with a pure and upright family tradition. Meeting you today, Miss Shen is indeed... straightforward and honest, living up to her reputation."
Although Shen Yuejiao is naive, she is not stupid.
She could tell that Lin Wan'er's words were laced with barbs.
But one shouldn't hit a smiling face, so Shen Yuejiao patiently responded with a lukewarm reply:
"You flatter me."
Seeing that Shen Yuejiao had been calmed down, Lin Wan'er then turned to Li Mo and said:
“Young Master Li, Miss Shen, it’s just a matter of one dish, why ruin the harmony? Since Miss Shen ordered it first, I think we should let them have it.”
Du Tingting immediately objected, and said indignantly:
"Why? Sister Lin, look at their table. There are only two people, yet they've ordered all of Wangjianglou's signature dishes. Even a pig couldn't eat that much!"
"In my opinion, they did this on purpose; they clearly don't want to give it to us."
“My elder brother only celebrates his birthday once a year. Oh, and you’re just a servant girl from a noble family, plus a poor young lady from a fallen family. Why should we give way to you?”
Li Mo nodded in agreement, saying, "That's right, does a lowly maid from a marquis's mansion deserve to eat so well?"
Li Mo glared fiercely at Su Xiaoyu, his tone unfriendly: "I heard that Prince Xiao recently stormed into a bandit's den all by himself for you. What, do you really think you're the future wife of the prince? You're already living a life of luxury?"
"Bullshit!"
Before Su Xiaoyu could speak, Shen Yuejiao launched into another tirade against Li Mo: "Young Master Li, right? I say, why are you so annoying? You meddle in everything, including what Xiaoyu eats?"
"Did I spend your money or eat your rice? Pshaw, you call yourself the son of a high-ranking official? That's all the manners you have."
"you……"
Li Mo's face turned ashen from the scolding. He wanted to retaliate, but he was wary of Shen Yuejiao's earlier act of throwing her chopsticks.
Clearly, his opponent's skills were superior to his; if a fight broke out, he would be the one to suffer.
Seeing this, Su Xiaoyu pulled back Shen Yuejiao, who still wanted to continue attacking, while looking at Li Mo with a rather impolite tone.
“Young Master Li, you can eat whatever you want, but you can’t say whatever you want. The Black Wind Stronghold incident was the young master’s way of eliminating a scourge for the people. What does it have to do with a mere maid like me? Besides, Yuejiao is right. How I eat is my business, and you don’t need to worry about it. But you, in front of everyone, to lay a hand on a weak woman, isn’t that beneath your dignity?”
Lin Wan'er stepped forward, acting as a peacemaker: "Let's all say less, Miss Xiaoyu. Young Master Li was just in a moment of panic and spoke without thinking."
Du Tingting sneered from the side, "Sister Lin, she's just a servant in the Marquis's mansion. Why are you trying to please her? As for the future wife of the heir, which noble lady in the entire capital can compare to you? Only you and the young master Xiao are a match made in heaven. Once you enter the Marquis's mansion, won't you be in charge of all these arrogant and ignorant maids?"
Lin Wan'er feigned anger, glared at Du Tingting, and spoke in a soft tone:
"Tingting, what you're saying is getting more and more outrageous! Stop talking!"
Turning her head, Lin Wan'er looked at Su Xiaoyu again, a gentle and harmless smile on her face.
"I haven't congratulated Miss Su yet. I heard you're about to get engaged to the young master of the Lu family. After the wedding, will Miss Su redeem herself from her servitude, or will she continue to stay in the Marquis's mansion?"
A seemingly casual remark caused Shen Yuejiao's expression to change abruptly!
She turned around and looked at Su Xiaoyu in shock, her eyes filled with astonishment, disbelief, and a hint of anger at being betrayed.
Su Xiaoyu's heart skipped a beat, and she knew something was wrong.
She hurriedly grabbed Shen Yuejiao, trying to explain, "Yuejiao, let me explain..."
However, Shen Yuejiao directly shook off Su Xiaoyu's hand, her face filled with unbearable heartache:
Is what she said true?
"You and Xinghe...are you really getting engaged?"
Su Xiaoyu fell silent. In front of so many people, she didn't know how to explain.
Deny it? But wouldn't all her previous efforts have been in vain? Otherwise, people would mistakenly believe that she still harbored feelings for the prince and wanted to climb the social ladder by marrying into the Marquis's family.
But if she admitted it, Yuejiao wouldn't be able to stand it.
"Yuejiao, I..."
Seeing that Su Xiaoyu couldn't utter a single complete sentence, Shen Yuejiao understood everything.
A tremendous sense of absurdity enveloped me.
It turns out that her coming to the capital was a joke.
Fortunately, she had previously thought of Su Xiaoyu as her best friend.
How could she do this?
How could you team up with Lu Xinghe to deceive her?
She was made to act like a clown, following Lu Xinghe around every day, trying to curry favor with him and even trying to please Lu's parents.
"Heh...hehe..."
Shen Yuejiao chuckled softly, her laughter filled with sorrow and self-mockery. Her eyes instantly reddened, but she stubbornly held back the tears.
"Su Xiaoyu, I really misjudged you!"
After saying that, Shen Yuejiao didn't even bother to eat and ran out of Wangjiang Tower.
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