Chapter 139
"You really don't recognize him?" Now it was Shen An'an's turn to be surprised.
You know, back then, the rumors were so incredible that she actually believed them to be true.
“I don’t know them, and the Duan family has never proposed marriage to the Li family,” Li Zhiwei said definitively.
"Holy crap! Could these rumors have been spread by that hypocritical Duan Qingyan?" Shen An'an exclaimed in shock.
"Who knows? But he's going to marry Miss Jiang, so we won't have any dealings with each other anymore," Li Zhiwei said nonchalantly.
“That’s true. But today, no matter what those ladies say, Zhiwei, don’t take it to heart.” Shen An’an was worried that the ladies’ words would embarrass Li Zhiwei, so she came out to remind Li Zhiwei.
"What did you say?" Li Zhiwei looked at Shen An'an in confusion.
She was invited to this banquet by Madam Cao, and she didn't believe that Lord Cao would not tell Madam Cao that her father was now an official of the imperial court.
Is Madam Cao really going to make things difficult for herself?
“They just said some unpleasant things.” Shen An’an’s lips trembled as she tried to speak, but she didn’t know where to begin. Besides, she couldn’t learn the sharp and sarcastic words of those women.
"It's alright, those people really can't do anything to me," Li Zhiwei said nonchalantly.
Li Zhiwei entered the flower hall and first went to find Madam Cao.
"Greetings, Madam Cao!" Li Zhiwei simply bowed and greeted Madam Cao.
She now holds the title of Princess An, bestowed upon her by the Emperor himself. According to etiquette, even the wives of ninth-rank officials must pay their respects to her.
She is now concealing her identity, but she will not allow herself to lose it.
Regardless of whether Xu Heming had wronged her father, at this moment, Li Zhiwei felt that she could not lose her identity.
However, Li Zhiwei's actions displeased Tang.
He cursed inwardly, "This little bitch, she hasn't even entered the door yet, and she already doesn't respect me."
If she really enters the family, and bewitches the master, will she and her children still have any standing in the Cao family?
"Miss Li, everyone was just saying they wanted you to tell them about the sights in the capital. They all envy you for being able to go to the capital and broaden your horizons," Madam Tang said to Li Zhiwei with a smile.
"Madam Cao is too kind. Zhiwei, although I went to the capital, I didn't dare to run around recklessly. After all, what kind of place is the capital? If a brick falls down there, it might hit the family members of a second or third-rank official. Those are not people I can easily offend," Li Zhi said with a smile.
I was even less inclined to talk nonsense with these people.
Among the ladies present, besides Madam Cao (née Tang), only her sister-in-law, Madam Qin, was a family member of an official.
The others were either local gentry, wealthy families from the surrounding areas of Li'an County, or wives and daughters of people who wanted to curry favor with Magistrate Cao.
There were quite a few chrysanthemums in the courtyard, but they were all common varieties. Even Li Zhiwei only glanced at them and didn't pay them any attention.
Shen An'an, standing to the side, quietly gave Li Zhiwei a thumbs up.
"Miss Li, I heard that you were jilted by that nobleman in the capital, is that true?"
Suddenly, someone raised their voice, looked at Li Zhiwei, and asked loudly, though no one knew who it was.
Li Zhiwei was taken aback at first, then a barely perceptible sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth.
She wondered if Madam Cao's banquet today was specifically organized to humiliate her.
Thinking of the concubine from yesterday, Li Zhiwei chuckled softly.
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