Zhang Yujiao glared at Zhang Pan'er and continued to berate her: "Who do you think you are, daring to buy things from the same jewelry store as me?"
She immediately snatched the item from Zhang Pan'er's hand, saying, "Someone as lowly as you doesn't deserve to wear jewelry."
After saying that, she slammed the box she was holding down hard.
Clang!
With a crisp sound, the contents of the box fell out and broke into two pieces.
It was a plain-colored jade hairpin.
"No……"
Zhang Pan'er knelt down tremblingly, and picked up the broken hairpin with heartache.
Tears streamed down my face like beads from a broken string.
She dared not retort, for she was unworthy; she was merely a lowly concubine's daughter.
This hairpin was bought with a year's worth of savings. She planned to give it to her mother as a birthday gift, as her mother loved jade hairpins the most when she was alive.
My mother once had a jade hairpin, which I think was given to her by someone else. When she was a child, she would always cover her face and cry whenever she held the jade hairpin.
She didn't know why her mother was like this.
Until one day, she accidentally broke her mother's jade hairpin, and her mother cried bitterly.
Afterwards, her mother's health deteriorated, and she thought that her mother had died because she had broken the jade hairpin.
Later, my mother never bought another jade hairpin until her death.
The jade hairpin she had finally managed to buy was now broken, and there was nothing she could do about it.
"Just seeing you brings bad luck, just like your short-lived mother, so lowly."
Feeling that her scolding wasn't enough, Zhang Yujiao reached out and slapped the jade hairpin Zhang Pan'er was holding onto the ground, then stomped on it several times.
"No...please, don't step on it..."
Zhang Pan'er's frail body trembled in the cold wind. No one on the roadside helped her, and no one dared to help her.
No one dared to offend the families of officials, and could only shake their heads helplessly.
Li Baobei's eyes practically popped out of their sockets in the crowd; this was outrageous.
Her back teeth were clenched so hard they were practically rattling. Who could stand the dog leg her grandma had cooked?
"Oh! Let me see, where did this dog come from? It's barking so loudly and so scary, it's even frightened this princess!"
Li Baobei's voice rang out, and passersby all turned their heads.
I want to see which unlucky guy it is.
Oh! So it's the third young lady of the Prime Minister's mansion. She's not a bad guy; she has the means.
Passersby were eager to give her a thumbs up.
When Zhang Yujiao saw Li Baobei, she panicked for a moment, but then she remembered that Li Baobei used to be a hot-tempered, brainless good-for-nothing.
They even try every day to squeeze into the circle of young ladies who are proficient in poetry and literature.
He acts like a clown every day, foolish and ridiculous.
She instantly felt justified again.
Passersby tactfully made way for Li Baobei, and she walked in satisfied, almost saying to the passersby, "Just wait and see how I beat this vicious dog."
When Li Baobei went inside, she discovered that the person kneeling was actually Zhang Pan'er.
My reliance...
Oh dear, my temper is so bad...
Li Baobei felt like she was about to explode with anger.
It's one thing for you to bully people, but to bully people I know?
I can't take it anymore, I really can't take it even for a second longer.
Where's my knife?!
Li Baobei was furious inside, but her face remained expressionless.
Zhang Yujiao was so angry at Li Baobei's words that her face turned red. No one had ever scolded her before. How dare she, a good-for-nothing, do that?
Zhang Yujie: "Who are you calling a dog?"
Li Baobei: "Anyone who answers is a dog!"
Zhang Yujiao walked up as she spoke, "Li Nannan, you good-for-nothing, how dare you insult me? I think..."
*Smack!*
The sound vanished instantly, and a red handprint appeared on Zhang Yujiao's face.
Li Baobei looked at her palm with a cold expression and snorted, "Hitting someone really is a physically demanding job."
Zhang Yujiao was clearly stunned by Li Baobei's slap. She never thought anyone would dare to hit her; even her parents had never hit her.
She pointed at Li Baobei, her face filled with disbelief: "You...you...how dare you..."
"How dare you! You arrogant fool, are you tired of living? My young lady is the Princess Chang Le, personally bestowed by the Emperor. How dare you address her by her given name?"
Bizhu said sharply from the side, her eyes full of disdain.
"Why aren't you bowing yet?" Bizhu stared wide-eyed at Zhang Yujiao and her group.
Upon hearing this, everyone around knelt down in unison, saying, "Greetings, Princess! Long live the Princess!"
Zhang Yujiao was clearly still in a daze.
He kept pointing at Li Baobei.
Li Baobei glanced at her, her eyes cold and ruthless. She would not be soft-hearted towards someone who bullies others and acts arrogantly all day long.
"Bizhu, slap yourself! Who do you think you are, daring to call this princess by her name?"
"Yes, Princess." Bizhu had long disliked Zhang Yujiao, and then slapped her on the side of her face that wasn't swollen.
"Why aren't you kneeling down?" Bizhu's tone was frightening.
It's unacceptable for a princess to bully her.
Zhang Yujiao trembled all over and knelt down numbly.
"No need for formalities, everyone! Except for your group."
Li Baobei pointed to the group of people standing with Zhang Yujiao. What kind of good people could be hanging out with people like that?
Let them kneel down a bit more, let them experience the hardships of life; those who do many evil deeds will surely perish.
"Get up and come inside with me."
Li Baobei glanced at Zhang Pan'er, then went into the jewelry store first. Zhang Pan'er wiped away her tears and turned to go inside.
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