Li Chang'an could easily understand the underlying meaning, but she disdained participating in verbal battles. The women in those secluded courtyards had honed their verbal skills since childhood, and sharp and sarcastic remarks were commonplace for them.
"If there is nothing else for you, young lady, I will take my leave."
Li Chang'an was unusually polite, and because of the other party's status, he was willing to give him some face, thinking that the matter just now could be wiped clean.
"Why do you address my young lady as 'young lady' instead of 'young lady'? Do you not know that my young lady is the eldest daughter of the current prime minister?"
Looking at this sharp-tongued maid, Li Changle finally understood what it meant to have a servant just like her master.
"Please forgive my rudeness, young lady. I was just being indiscreet and ignorant," the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's family said, but there was no hint of reproach in her voice. "There's no need to address me like that. My surname is Bai and my given name is Ruohan, which is my maiden name."
Bai Ruohan appeared outwardly kind and generous, but inwardly she was displeased. Having been pampered all her life, she had never seen a woman like Li Chang'an who showed no humility in front of her, and what was more, her face.
Bai Ruohan was exceptionally beautiful from a young age, a true beauty in the making. Her mastery of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting further enhanced her extraordinary temperament. However, the woman before her, though lacking in natural beauty, possessed a unique aura unlike any other woman she had ever met. This feeling made her heart clench, and a faint anger began to burn within her.
Perhaps even she herself didn't realize that this nameless fire was called jealousy.
Li Chang'an didn't speak. She disliked Bai Ruohan's gaze. She couldn't understand how these people had so much free time that they would stop others on the street to show off their status.
After a brief standoff, Li Chang'an's patience finally ran out. "In that case, Miss Bai, you may take your leave now."
Li Chang'an was about to retreat when Bai Ruohan interrupted him.
“I hit it off immediately with you, young lady, and we feel very compatible. Why don’t you come with me to the Prime Minister’s residence? It would be a good way to cleanse yourselves of the dust of travel.”
It seems that Bai Ruohan mistook Li Chang'an for the daughter of a humble family. This is understandable, as other young ladies would at least have maids and servants by their side when they went out, even if they didn't travel by carriage. Li Chang'an was an exception, not even carrying an umbrella on rainy days.
"Thank you for your kind offer, but I have other matters to attend to and it is really inconvenient for me."
Li Chang'an refused without even thinking. "Affinity? No way!"
"Since that's the case, I won't stay any longer. Ah Si, let this young lady go first."
Bai Ruohan was only being polite; she even thought this country bumpkin had tainted the ancestral hall of her Prime Minister's residence. However, she remained friendly and approachable, displaying the demeanor of a young lady from a wealthy family.
Thank you.
Li Chang'an was too lazy to waste any more words with these people. Before he finished speaking, he raised the reins and drove off without any politeness.
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