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Inside the pavilion, the atmosphere plummeted to freezing point once again.

Forced to pay a huge sum of money, Shen Miaoling stopped pretending and her fox-like eyes were full of resentment as she asked directly.

"Sister He has such a sharp tongue. Even Sister Chi doesn't mind. Are you trying to ruin her kind and generous reputation by stirring things up here?"

The second daughter, Chi Guiying, and Shen Miaoling orchestrated this situation together, so of course she had to step in and lend a hand.

“They are all sisters who studied at my house. We will see each other all the time in the future. Sister He, please loosen your grip and let Sister Shen off this time. There are more than a hundred things in my courtyard that are more valuable than this jade cup. I’m sure you won’t care too much about it.”

She glanced at her older sister, her expression seemingly telling her to quickly give her a way out.

The eldest daughter, Chi Guiwan, had a bad temper, but she wasn't truly heartless. She opened her mouth slightly, thinking she should just be a good person again, but the next second, her maid, Qianchun, gently pinched her sleeve.

This was their secret code; doing it was a way of telling themselves to shut up.

Her lips parted slightly, but she remained silent. Since no one was waiting for her reply, they all assumed that she had tacitly agreed.

Shen Miaoling looked at Chi Guiwan with red eyes, and retorted in disbelief.

"Sister Chi is indeed as good as her reputation. She has a really hard heart. She will compensate me. I will send the silver notes over when I return to my residence."

After saying that, she stood up, completely unlike her previous submissive demeanor. Even though she had done something wrong, she was able to righteously and sternly accuse the other party of being too harsh.

It truly lives up to He Lingyi's words: bullying the strong with the weak is utterly shameless.

Granny Zong glanced at He Lingyi, a smile of approval playing on her lips. In her opinion, whether it was managing a household or making friends, rules and regulations should be strictly enforced; otherwise, if everything was mixed together, chaos would surely ensue in the future.

"Okay, let's all sit down."

The class still had to be attended, but everyone had lost the enthusiasm they had in the morning, each with their own thoughts. Only He Lingyi attended the class attentively and carefully.

In her previous life, she never had such a good opportunity. She was either confined to the inner quarters by her grandmother or disliked by her scumbag father. How could he possibly arrange such a course of study for young ladies for her!

The wind passed without leaving a trace, and an hour had passed in the blink of an eye.

After assigning homework, Granny Zong left first. As soon as she left, Shen Miaoling didn't want to stay any longer. She got up with a cold face and prepared to leave, but He Lingyi stopped her in her tracks.

With a venomous look in her eyes, Shen Miaoling snorted coldly and asked.

"What? Miss He, you think you haven't humiliated me enough? Do you want to say a few more insults to satisfy your urge?"

Instead of getting angry, He Lingyi smiled. In the past, she and her mother had tolerated too many people like this, and in the end, they not only did not have a good ending, but were also repeatedly kicked when they were down. So she would not tolerate it anymore and spoke directly.

"Where? It's only right to pay back debts. Sister Shen's words are just empty promises; there should be a written agreement. Otherwise, if Sister Chi has no evidence and you don't acknowledge it, what can she do to you?"

"you!"

Shen Miaoling was so angry that her eyes widened and her cheeks turned red.

This was the first time in her life she had been humiliated like this. She raised her hand to hit him back, but although He Daru of Nanzhou had no official rank, he was someone that even the Crown Prince treated as an honored guest. If she really hit him today, she was afraid it would bring disaster to her family.

With his chest heaving, he gritted his teeth and quickly wrote an IOU, complete with his signature, the amount, and his fingerprint. Only when it was no longer enough to settle the debt did He Lingyi allow him to leave.

As she left, Shen Miaoling said something sarcastic.

"I hope Miss He has a smooth life and doesn't make any big or small mistakes, otherwise I will make you taste the same humiliation you suffered today!"

Then, he quickly left.

Seeing that Miss He was persistent and didn't seem like a kind person, and remembering how they had often humiliated the eldest daughter along with Miss Chi, the noble ladies shut their mouths, felt guilty, and quickly left with weak steps.

Only He Lingyi and the two girls from the Chi family remained, both with complicated expressions on their faces.

"Sister Chi, keep the IOU safe. If the Shen family doesn't pay back the money in the future, we'll go to their door to ask for it."

Chi Guiwan: ...

She considered herself to be a short-tempered person who couldn't tolerate any dissent, but today, facing He Lingyi, she realized that she was nothing more than a pushover with a strong exterior but a weak interior. Whenever she encountered such situations, she would always be provoked into losing face.

Not only was Bai Sheng furious, but he also failed to gain a good reputation.

Today, someone actually stood up for her, so she felt a mix of emotions, including a lot of gratitude.

“Sister He, you’ve offended someone because of a jade cup.”

It was rare for her to say such polite words, but He Lingyi felt a great weight lifted from her shoulders. For so many years, people had only ever bullied her and her daughter, and they had never had a chance to fight back. Now that Heaven had given her a second chance, she would not tolerate it again!

"Kindness is easily taken advantage of and taken advantage of. Sister Chi is quick-witted and straightforward, and is easily provoked. It's best to be careful of the people around you."

The implication was clear: the second daughter, Chi Guiying.

She wasn't stupid; she immediately realized that Shen Miaoling was afraid of He Lingyi, but she wasn't afraid of him!

This is, after all, the Vice Minister's residence, his own home. There's no reason for him to be treated like this by a guest. So he retorted with a forced smile.

"Sister He, you really have sharp eyes. If I didn't know better, I would have thought you were stirring up trouble between us sisters."

She wanted to embarrass He Lingyi, but to her surprise, He Lingyi replied coldly the next second.

"Whether the sisters are on good terms or not is obvious to anyone with eyes. Why is Second Sister Chi so eager to admit to this crime? Is she hiding something?"

Chi Guiying finally understood the frustration Shen Miaoling felt when she was cornered and unable to speak. However, she was not a coward like Shen Miaoling. Suddenly remembering something, a hint of anger flashed in her eyes, but she quickly calmed down.

It was as if he had become a completely different person. Then, without a care in the world, he gave a fake smile and said...

"Sister He must have been out of her mind. She's been so sharp-tongued and won't let a single word of yours go. Forget it, arguing with you would only make my family look bad. Eldest sister, I have to go and pay my respects to my mother, so I won't go with you. I'll be going now."

Having said that, he left Rongxin Pavilion before Chi Guiwan could even speak.

Watching her receding figure, He Lingyi tried hard to suppress her hatred.

If it weren't for her, her mother wouldn't have suffered such a cruel and inhumane end after having her huge dowry emptied. And without her mother's only protection, her own life was even more miserable.

She should have been the most dazzling eldest daughter of the first wife of the Emperor's brother-in-law, but she became a frequent visitor to the woodshed in the backyard. At that time, she hated her scumbag father and her heartless maternal grandfather's family to the core. However, she was weak and alone and died on a snowy day when no one cared.

This time, she was determined to make this Miss Chi taste what it's like to be schemed against and tortured to death!

The thought of revenge was surging within him, but it was suddenly interrupted by a voice.