kvmb Chapter 227 No Father
Chapter 227 No Father
Lu Yangyang changed a lot last year, but she is different from this year.
Last year she was still a naive little girl, but this year she has grown into a young woman. Unlike the delicate and graceful girls in the capital, she has a more resilient spirit, like a wild rose growing wildly.
Brilliant and passionate, resilient and radiant.
This appearance immediately attracted countless eyes.
Lu Yangyang rarely attended banquets in the past. Even when she did, she usually mingled with Li Duan and Sheng Yunjiao and didn't show her face much. But today there were so many guests that she attracted a lot of discussion just by walking over.
She calmly sat down with Li Duan, not even glancing at the Sixth Princess and the others at the next table. However, Cheng Shujin, who was practically staring a hole through her, couldn't hold back and stood up.
“Lu Yangyang,” Cheng Shujin called out directly.
Lu Yangyang tilted her head and glanced at Cheng Shujin.
Very well, another defeated opponent.
Lu Yangyang asked lazily, "What's up?"
Cheng Shujin was provoked by Lu Yangyang's drastic change and impulsively called out to her. However, Lu Yangyang was so indifferent that she didn't even bother to glance at her, which instantly amplified Cheng Shujin's anger to the extreme.
Why should someone look down on a wild girl who came to the capital from some remote corner of the countryside to beg for money?
Cheng Shujin gritted her teeth and angrily questioned, "Did you come to the banquet at the Prince's Mansion with an invitation? You didn't sneak in by following someone else, did you? Well, you're just a wild girl from the countryside, you probably don't even know which way the gates of the Prince's Mansion face, do you?"
As soon as she said that, many people looked over curiously, and some even laughed out loud.
Lu Yangyang has gained some fame in the capital over the past year thanks to her medical skills, but she doesn't really have any official status.
I only heard that they were distant relatives of the Lan family.
Such distant relatives are everywhere in the capital's wealthy and powerful families. To put it bluntly, they are people who come to freeload, and most of them are orphans with no parents or assets.
When she was younger, no one cared, but now that she's reached marriageable age, she's suddenly become the most awkward person to be with.
Soon, people started discussing, "Miss Cheng may not know this, but Miss Lu is said to be a female physician. Perhaps she has come to the manor today to make a diagnosis?"
"Oh dear, I ate a bit too much this morning and I'm still feeling a little unwell. I wonder if I could ask Miss Lu to take a look at me later?"
"Why not? I've heard that Miss Lu only needs money. You should give her more later, so that her trip won't be in vain. Maybe she can earn more."
"My family's pharmacy was looking for a doctor to practice medicine a few days ago. If Miss Lu is interested, I can help put in a good word and offer her a higher monthly salary!"
"..."
The group of people were discussing it enthusiastically, which finally made Cheng Shujin feel a little proud.
So what if that wild girl grows up and becomes pretty? She's still just a country bumpkin who comes here to freeload. Who among you can respect her?
Cheng Shujin instantly felt relieved and her whole being radiated joy.
The woman sitting next to her, Sheng Yunzhu, unusually, didn't speak this time. She simply lowered her eyes slightly, staring at the handkerchief in her hand, as if she hadn't heard anything.
The sixth princess had a gloomy face, making it impossible to tell what she was thinking.
Princess Liduan hadn't encountered such a scene in a long time. Enraged, she rolled up her sleeves and stood up, immediately launching into a tirade: "Cheng Er, have you fallen into a cesspool? Hiding at home for a year has not only made you as black as dog shit, but your mouth also stinks like you ate dog shit! I heard you've been busy finding a wife this year. Whoever marries you will be truly blessed. They won't even need to fertilize the fields; they can just let you roll around in them!"
Princess Liduan used to only know how to gesticulate wildly when she cursed, but after traveling around the Northwest with those fierce women every day, she felt that her tongue had become smoother and her cursing repertoire had expanded.
Her shout caused the expressions of the people around her, who had been discussing the matter, to change, especially their strange looks towards Cheng Shujin.
Cheng Shujin inherited General Cheng's looks and physique, making her stand out among the girls. She was tall and strong with dark skin. Such a appearance would be considered dignified on a man, but on a woman it was somewhat disastrous. Cheng Shujin had cried countless times because of this, but the angrier she got, the more resentful she became. She would always find fault with people she met, always trying to find something to prove that she was prettier than others, thus falling into a vicious cycle where she couldn't stand anyone.
The girl who had just agreed with her had been compared to and ridiculed by her many times, and now that she heard her being mocked, she burst into laughter.
Cheng Shujin was so angry that her face turned pale.
Pointing at Princess Liduan, he shouted without thinking, "I'm talking about her, why are you interrupting? You have good taste, what kind of bewitching potion did this country bumpkin girl give you? She's a freeloader, an orphan with no parents, is she worth you like this? Is it because you also have an unknown background and no father?"
Cheng Shujin hated it most when people said she was dark-skinned. Every word Princess Liduan said hit her sore spot, so much so that she didn't even have time to think before she opened her mouth and stabbed Princess Liduan in the heart and cursed back.
As soon as she uttered those words, the surroundings fell into a deathly silence.
Princess Liduan's background is unknown, but everyone in the capital knows it.
But no one dared to mention it.
Because the Eldest Princess is truly not to be trifled with. Ever since Princess Liduan was born, anyone who dares to mention her background should be prepared for her to personally come and cause a scene, making their family a living hell. As a result, over the years, not only is it taboo to mention it openly, but even in private, people are afraid that the Eldest Princess might find out.
Cheng Shujin's shout even made the Sixth Princess, who had always been at odds with Li Duan, widen her eyes, raise her head, and her eyelids twitch violently.
He immediately regretted letting Cheng Shujin sit down.
Cheng Shujin was slow to realize what she had said until the surroundings quieted down.
Unfortunately, it was too late. Lu Yangyang glanced at the table, picked up a bowl of sweet soup, stood up, walked over to Cheng Shujin, raised her hand, and poured the soup over Cheng Shujin's head.
The sweet soup wasn't hot, but it was filled with many colorful ingredients that were sticky and smeared all over Cheng Shujin's head, running down her forehead and into her eyes.
"Ah—" Cheng Shujin snapped back to reality and screamed.
Lu Yangyang moved two steps to the side to avoid getting soup splashed on her from Cheng Shujin.
Cheng Shujin was utterly enraged: "Lu Yangyang, you just wait, you just wait! You, the woman whose entire family died without a heir, you'll die a horrible death—"