Noble Lady

Chen Lizhu occupied a private room and asked servants to watch the door, not letting anyone in. She was truly the daughter of a duke.

Yuzhu stepped forward and looked at her sideways.

"How dare you! Do you know who my girl is?"

Yuzhu was full of vigor and had Qiuhua by her side to support her.

Seeing that the servants of Duke Chen's Mansion at the door were frightened by her aura, they looked carefully at her master, Xue Chenyu.

She called herself a girl, but she was clearly dressed like a married woman with her hair tied up.

Could this be the daughter of some wealthy family?

There were so many noble ladies in Kyoto that it was impossible for her to know them all, and she immediately felt timid.

Xue Chenyu then told Yuzhu to explain her purpose. It was obvious that Miss Chen San wanted to intimidate her, so she had no choice but to cooperate.

The servant of Duke Chen's mansion said "Oh" and then invited her in.

After seeing this, Yuzhu and Qiuhua could no longer understand what Miss Chen San meant, and they were both very angry.

But this is not the right occasion to lose my temper, so I have to hold it in for now.

……

"Mrs. He is so grand."

The battle formation has been set up in the private room.

The 28-year-old Miss Chen Lizhu was wearing a precious Shu brocade spring gown today, looking extremely wealthy.

It’s a pity that although this dress is rich and expensive, it doesn’t suit her at all.

She is only sixteen, and is obviously a lively girl, but when she dresses like this, she looks much older and old-fashioned.

Of course, putting all that aside, her overall demeanor is undeniable, and no matter where she is, she cannot be ignored.

Especially her bright face, which is not the small and delicate face that people pursue nowadays, but exudes a dignified and elegant air.

The eldest daughter of the Chen family is indeed worthy of her reputation.

"Miss Chen San, I've long heard of your name."

Chen Lizhu glared at her coldly, "Are you laughing at me?"

Xue Chenyu smiled faintly and sat down in front of her. "If I really wanted to laugh at you, why would I exchange my blood coral for your jade Guanyin?"

Such familiarity caused the maid beside Chen Lizhu to roll her eyes.

Yuzhu was not polite either. She rolled her eyes and poured tea for Xue Chenyu without treating herself as a guest at all.

Chen Lizhu snorted, but the coldness on her face disappeared for the most part.

I've seen so many hypocritical and pretentious people that I feel a lot more comfortable seeing someone so straightforward.

"There are so many people who want to find excuses to get close to me." The implication is that you are not the first one to use this method, and you will not be the last one.

"Yeah." Xue Chenyu didn't deny it, "But I'm the only one who has blood coral."

Chen Lizhu: “…”

Although the He family is a poor family, they have a wife who is very eloquent!

Although Chen Lizhu is the legitimate daughter of the Chen family, she is only the second daughter, and above her is the eldest daughter, Chen Xiuzhu, who is famous for her talent in Kyoto.

To outsiders, they are both legitimate daughters of the Duke's Mansion, but their status is very different.

Chen Xiuzhu was very much loved, but Chen Lizhu was regarded as unlucky by the Chen family since she was a child because of her unlucky birth. Only her aunt, the imperial concubine, valued her and always protected her.

Her aunt, the imperial concubine, had always liked blood coral but had been unable to find it, so she used blood coral to impress Chen Lizhu and persuade her to exchange it.

"It's a blessing for the He family to marry you. It's a pity they don't mistake pearls for fish eyes."

Chen Lizhu said it so bluntly, just to tell Xue Chenyu that she knew everything about her.

Xue Chenyu didn't care about her investigating his background. Instead, he was glad that she was not a fool.

"Who hasn't had a blind moment in their youth? Just cut your losses in time."

Chen Lizhu didn't know what she meant by "stop the loss in time", but she thought it was probably what her aunt said -

"Your Majesty is the ruler of a country. You are destined not to belong to me alone. How can I simply regard Your Majesty as my husband?"

You have to treat your husband as your husband, but you can’t just treat him as your husband.

He has his own things to do, and he is not everything in my life, so naturally I won't worry about him alone.

"Miss Xue, you're so bold! You haven't even seen me, and you only asked a maid to pass on a message. Are you sure I will cooperate with you? What if I try to cheat you? Wouldn't that be a waste of time?"

With just a little inquiry, one would know how much money the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Wu'an spent to marry into the He family.

According to what happened at the He family that day, if her people hadn't gone, who knows who would have ended up with the blood coral.

"Similarly, Miss Chen San, aren't you afraid that I will default on your debt?"

Although she was worried that Chen Lizhu would not go, she could not miss the opportunity for Chen Lizhu to get blood coral for her aunt, the imperial concubine.

Chen Lizhu laughed, as if she had told a huge joke.

"I want to see who in this world dares to default on my debt to Chen Lizhu. If you're brave enough, go ahead and give it a try."

Xue Chenyu didn't think that she, a daughter of the Marquis of Wu'an, would be so bold as to deny her debt to the Duke's Mansion.

Xue Chenyu couldn't help laughing and raised her teacup, "Then let me use this tea to congratulate our happy cooperation."

Chen Lizhu clinked glasses with her with a reluctant expression.

After drinking tea, Chen Lizhu asked Xue Chenyu to go downstairs to help her pick out clothes.

"Miss He has good taste. I hope you can help me pick out a few outfits I like."

Xue Chenyu stared at the Shu brocade she was wearing for a long time before saying, "Miss Chen San, if you are willing to take off this dress, I can choose one for you."

Chen Lizhu's face turned slightly cold, "You want to laugh at me too?"

"Miss Chen San, do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"

Chen Lizhu snorted coldly and walked away angrily with her servants following her.

"Miss, Miss Chen San won't hold a grudge against me, right?" Yuzhu was extremely nervous.

That’s the third daughter of the Duke’s family!

It is always said that people in power have connections everywhere, but the Chen family is the one that truly has connections everywhere.

If you want to enter the palace, you can just take a business card and see the imperial concubine, His Majesty, and the Queen Mother at any time.

If this happened to someone else, who would dare to think about it?

What if the girl offended Miss Chen San with a few words, and she got angry and went to the palace to complain to the imperial concubine? Wouldn’t the girl be doomed?

Whenever Yuzhu thought of this, she felt sick.

"Don't worry, she's not that petty."

It's not that he holds a grudge, but he will definitely be angry for a few days. Xue Chenyu didn't really care.

Anyway, Chen Lizhu will come back to see her in two days.

In her previous life, her blood coral ornament was taken away by Liu, and later, with the help of Ji Minrou, it came into the hands of the princess, and then entered the palace to be given to the empress dowager.

On the surface, the person who likes blood coral is Concubine Chen, but in fact, the person who really wants blood coral is the Queen Mother. Concubine Chen wants blood coral in order to please the Queen Mother.

She only found out about this in her previous life after Ji Minrou and the others went through many twists and turns and took great pains to send the blood coral into the palace to present it to the empress dowager.