Recently, Shen Tangning has received many more messages.
Although she disliked these useless social interactions, Chi Yan had many things beyond her control once she reached this position. If she refused them all, people would inevitably say behind her back that she was arrogant.
Just as she was about to accept one or two invitations, she suddenly paused when she caught a glimpse of the signature on one of the invitations.
Seeing this, Xueqing peeked over and asked with some suspicion, "Isn't this Madam Yang, the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner, someone who has always been at odds with Miss? Why is she taking the initiative to invite Miss to her residence to admire chrysanthemums this time?"
The wife of the Provincial Judicial Commissioner was originally surnamed Lin. When she was still unmarried, Miss Lin had a feud with Shen Tangning.
It was said to be a grudge, but it was actually just Miss Lin's wishful thinking, because the man she was in love with at the time admired Shen Tangning.
Shen Tangning had no feelings for that young man, and couldn't even remember his name.
It was just a chance visit to someone's home that led her to give directions to the young man out of kindness. Miss Lin happened to witness the two talking, and that's how the feud began.
After that, although the two were not exactly at odds, they kept to themselves and never interfered with each other. Whenever the two appeared together, the host would not arrange for them to sit together.
So it was quite unexpected that the other party suddenly invited her.
Even Xueqing noticed something was wrong, so how could Shen Tangning not know? She stared at the post silently for a while and said, "Let's go meet them and see what they're up to."
Since I'm idle anyway, I might as well kill some time.
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On the day of the banquet, Shen Tangning dressed casually, without any intention of showing off, and took a carriage to the Yang residence.
There were only a few carriages parked at the gate, and she didn't think much of it, assuming she had arrived a little early. But when the servants led her into the courtyard, she realized something was wrong.
Several ladies looked over upon hearing the sound. Miss Lin, who had become Mrs. Yang, was surrounded and sat in the middle, her eyes cold and indifferent.
She glanced around briefly, her eyebrows subtly raised.
It was a trap.
I initially thought she had invited all the noble ladies in the capital, but now I realize that she had a specific purpose in making the invitation.
Apart from Shen Tangning, the other ladies were all on good terms with Madam Yang, while she alone came alone. This obvious preparation inevitably made people wonder.
Regardless of what they were thinking, the group of people still stood up with smiles to greet her: "Young Madam Chi, we were just talking about you and you've arrived!"
Madam Yang scrutinized Shen Tangning for a moment, and seeing how simply and modestly she was dressed, her eyes deepened slightly: "I thought you wouldn't come."
Shen Tangning's lips curved into a perfect smile: "How could I refuse? You invited me so sincerely, how could I refuse?"
Madam Yang twitched her lips, her smile revealing no meaning: "Sit down and let's talk."
After we sat down, we exchanged another round of insincere pleasantries.
Shen Tangning sipped her tea, appearing calm and composed, though the taste was slightly bland. She thought to herself:
It's better to stay home and do nothing.
Seeing how composed she was, the group exchanged glances.
That's right, this group of people specially organized the chrysanthemum appreciation banquet today just to vent their anger on Madam Yang. Shen Tangning, relying on her looks, seduced everyone, causing Madam Yang to miss out on a good match and regret it for the rest of her life. She has never swallowed this grievance.
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