Upon seeing Li Jiaojiao, Ye Caiping couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips.
She knew that as long as Li Jiaojiao came to the capital, they would definitely meet.
Li Jiaojiao's expression, however, was not good.
Gu Han alone was enough to make her extremely wary.
She could still control Gu Han, but she couldn't control Ye Caiping and the others.
Her maid, Xiao Lü, snorted, "Hey, how dare you call my young lady by her given name? My young lady is— um!"
Before she could finish speaking, Li Jiaojiao covered her mouth in fright.
We can't let Ye Caiping know which family she belongs to, otherwise what if they come to our door saying she's been to jail?
Thinking of this, Li Jiaojiao's eyes suddenly lit up. That's right, Ye Caiping and her family have no idea which noble family she comes from!
No matter how capable Ye Caiping is, she can only rule over small villages and towns.
This is the capital! In the eyes of the nobility, crushing a small merchant is as easy as snapping a finger. And she, now, is a high-ranking noble lady!
Li Jiaojiao recalled the abbot's words: as long as she held on to her mother, her life would be peaceful and smooth.
Then she would have no more worries!
She slightly raised her chin, her expression aloof: "Oh, I thought it was someone else, but it turns out it's the Ye family."
She smoothed her hair so that Ye Caiping could see the sapphire hairpin in her hair and the jade bracelet on her wrist.
Ye Jin'er and the others were stunned. What kind of incredible luck did Li Jiaojiao have this time? Not only did she make it to the capital after being released from prison, but she also made so much money.
This outfit alone must cost at least a thousand taels of silver.
The shocked looks on Ye Jin'er's and the others filled Li Jiaojiao with a sense of pride and satisfaction.
I couldn't help but look them over. They were dressed in silk, and they also wore some gold ornaments on their heads and bodies.
It might seem impressive to place it in that remote corner of Dashu Town, but this is the capital city!
It's nowhere near as good as her outfit!
Li Jiaojiao scoffed: "Merchants are just merchants. Compared to us nobles, they look pathetic."
Ye Jin'er and others: "..."
Ye Caiping chuckled and said, "Oh, when did you become an aristocrat?"
"How dare you!" Little Green immediately defended its master.
Just now, Li Jiaojiao covered her mouth, proving that the identity of the Duke's daughter was not to be revealed. Xiao Lü didn't ask any more questions; she would listen to her mistress anyway.
"Open your dog eyes and see clearly! The silk brocade that Miss is wearing is a gift from the palace. Only the wives of officials of the fifth rank and above are allowed to wear it!"
"Never mind, Xiao Lü." Li Jiaojiao raised her lips. "Even if I told them, they wouldn't understand."
Ye Caiping wasn't annoyed and smiled, "Congratulations! You've become a noble lady. But while you're enjoying yourself in the capital, wearing gold and silver, does your mother back home know that you get beaten every day?"
Li Jiaojiao's expression changed drastically at the mention of Zhang Shuiniang.
I felt both ashamed and guilty.
When she left home, she secretly vowed that if she could make a name for herself one day, she would take her mother away from that hellhole.
But now...
After recognizing her as a godmother, she deliberately tried to forget about it.
Because she knew that only by being an orphan could she receive more of her godmother's affection.
So she never paid any attention to Zhang Shuiniang.
Li Jiaojiao said with a dark face, "Shut up! I've already sent someone to pick her up... This is none of your business."
Xiao Lü looked at her, puzzled.
Wasn't it said that the young lady's parents were both dead?
"I'll talk to you about this later." Li Jiaojiao glanced at her, then looked at Ye Caiping: "I'm a noble lady now. You're not someone a small-time merchant like me can offend."
The implication was that she could easily crush her with a flick of her finger.
"I didn't blame you for not bowing to me earlier because you didn't know my identity. But now that you know, why don't you kneel down and kowtow to me?"
After saying that, she let out a deep sigh of relief.
From the moment she became the third young lady of the Duke's mansion, she had imagined countless times what it would be like to meet her enemies. She had already imagined these words countless times.
Now I can finally say it out loud, in one word: awesome!
Ye Jin'er and Ye Huan'er: "Heh!"
They are the future stepdaughters of the emperor's brother-in-law, did they say so?
In the entire capital city now, which family can compare to the Shen family?
But since her mother was not yet married and the Marquis of Dingguo's mansion had not yet publicly revealed her identity, they could not cause trouble in the name of the Marquis of Dingguo's mansion.
Just bear with it; there's no need to give others something to criticize.
Ye Caiping looked at Li Jiaojiao with a half-smile: "Such arrogance, I wonder which family's daughter you are?"
"How dare you! You have no right to ask." Li Jiaojiao raised her chin slightly, her eyes filled with arrogance. "All you need to know is that I am a noble lady. Now kneel down."
Ye Caiping looked at her as if she were a clown: "You seem to have forgotten something. I am a seventh-rank Yiren. As for you, no matter which noble family you are from, only your family members have official ranks. Noble ladies are not ranked. On the contrary, when you see a seventh-rank Yiren, you should pay your respects to me."
Li Jiaojiao was stunned for a moment, then choked up instantly.
Only then did he remember that Ye Caiping was a seventh-rank lady.
Back in the village, she always thought that the daughters of officials were high and mighty, and that she had to kowtow and bow to them when she saw them.
Later, after entering the Duke's mansion and taking etiquette classes, I learned that noble ladies were also ordinary people.
Li Jiaojiao was furious and embarrassed: "Ye Caiping, don't push your luck. Believe me, I can kick you out of the capital tomorrow! In less than a month, I can shut down your workshop! If you know what's good for you, kneel down and kowtow to me, and I might spare you this time."
Ye Caiping laughed: "Rebel against the Heavenly Gang. Are you openly abusing your power in broad daylight? Using your noble status to persecute the common people?"
Li Jiaojiao's expression changed.
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