"Speaking of which, ever since I arrived in Shengjing, I still haven’t had a chance to visit the Jun Family or et your mother."
With a smile, Su Pan’er suggested, "Why don’t we go visit your mother now? It will save us the embarrassnt of being impolite."
"That’s a great idea! Let’s go; I’ll take you there!"
Jun Ruoxue happily agreed, taking Su Pan’er by the hand and leading her out of the small pavilion towards the warm room. "By the way, do you know my Brother Chen is coming back?"
At the ntion of Jun Ruochen, her eyes shone brightly.
"That’s wonderful news!"
Su Pan’er understood how much Jun Ruochen ant to Jun Ruoxue and joined her in celebrating.
"However, my mother plans to take advantage of Brother Chen’s return to the capital to arrange his marriage."
Upon hearing this, Su Pan’er felt a sudden pang of unease.
Her mind unavoidably went back to Ye Han’s words.
"But do you know what, Sister Pan’er? None of these young ladies from big families in the capital catch my eye. None of them are worthy of my Brother Chen."
Jun Ruoxue glanced around to ensure they were alone before whispering into Su Pan’er’s ear, "However, there used to be an exception; before she turned ten, my mother considered the Princess Anping."
Princess Anping was generally a good candidate; beautiful and well-bred, from a comparable family. But a scandal struck and the Jun Family couldn’t possibly choose her anymore!
Jun Ruoxue’s thoughts aligned with what Su Pan’er surmised.
She couldn’t help marvel at the quirky twists of fate!
Often tis, trouble finds you even if you don’t go looking for it.
Wanting to avoid any trouble, Su Pan’er purposely walked into the plum forest to avoid the crowd. But unexpectedly, a group of people ca towards her.
The leaders of the group were none other than Old Mrs. Liu and Young Mrs. Liu.
Lo and behold, the people you least want to bump into are precisely the ones you run into.
In more trouble than she could handle, she found herself unable to avoid it
Upon seeing Su Pan’er, the two won wore starkly contrasting expressions.
Old Mrs. Liu, upon seeing her, gave her the cold shoulder and headed straight to greet Jun Ruoxue.
anwhile, Young Mrs. Liu, with a face of care and sorrow, walked up to Su Pan’er and started asking questions about her wellbeing, with tears welling up in her eyes.
Su Pan’er could only respond vaguely to Young Mrs. Liu who seed to be on the verge of tears.
Seeing the situation, Old Mrs. Liu beca furious. But the words that left her mouth were like a miraculous dicine that could resurrect the dead, they were more powerful than the world’s best extraordinary cures.
"Oh, I see who this is, the shaless one. What kind of occasion do you think this is? Strolling around all dressed up, with a massive belly, instead of staying at ho and taking care of your health. What sinister plans are you cooking up? How can you have no sha? I’m utterly speechless!"
Su Pan’er acted as if she hadn’t heard a word, detaching herself from Young Mrs. Liu’s hand and walking past Old Mrs. Liu as if she didn’t exist.
Old Mrs. Liu imdiately went into a rage, continuously slandering Su Pan’er, calling her shaless and thick-skinned.
"Thick-skinned? So people ought to look at themselves; their own faces are thicker than a city wall, and they have the guts to call others thick-skinned?"
Unable to stand it any longer, Su Pan’er shot back without turning her head, "This flower appreciation banquet wasn’t ant for so people, yet they show up uninvited. They were allowed to stay only because the hosts were too polite to refuse. So people do not reflect on their doings, yet they have the audacity to hurl abuses here! Such manners, such thick skin, spreading as far as the eye can see!"
Having finished her piece, she continued walking ahead with Jun Ruoxue, leaving the scene behind.
The deanour of the old Madam Liu behind her was so angry that her eyes were almost bulging: "This, this unfilial child, she is making so angry! I will not let this uncouth wild girl enter the Liu household!"
"Mother, what are you talking about? Lord Marquis has said that we need to try to convince Jie’er to return ho. Mother, can you say fewer words? Otherwise..."
Young Mrs. Liu was quick to try and calm her down.
"She wants us to request her presence? It would be best if she spent all of her ti outside and never returned!"
Old Madam Liu was still angry. Upon hearing her daughter-in-law’s attempts to console her, she got even more upset.
Upon recalling the instructions of old Marquis Liu, she couldn’t help but puff up with anger, her face turning red.
With such rare relatives, it was no surprise that sister Pan’er had disowned them! Jun Ruoxue widened her eyes: ’Old Madam Liu is indeed a domineering figure! It’s no wonder that His Majesty ntioned Old Marquis Liu a few days ago, saying... ’ Her words trailed off as she deliberately drew out her sentence, her eyes boring into the two won.
Old Madam Liu shivered all over and quickly leaned forward with a smile: "What did His Majesty say?"
"He said..."
Jun Ruoxue suddenly scoffed: "He said your Marquis Mansion does impart good manners! Did he also say that the Marquis Mansion specializes in producing won who only know how to cuss and fight on the streets? If that’s the case, then simply tear down the Marquis Mansion and turn it into a large carriage shop, or let those gossiping won sleep in the streets! Forget about the title of the Marquis Mansion, just so you don’t make an embarrassnt of yourselves!"
Having said that, she turned around and went off following Su Pan’er.
These words were the very ones that His Majesty had spoken to the Marquis after Old Madam Liu had made a spectacle of herself cursing in front of the Ye family mansion.
"You..."
Old Madam Liu’s face turned white, then green, and she could only stare at the departing back of Jun Ruoxue, unable to get a word out.
"Oh, by the way!"
Jun Ruoxue suddenly paused and turned back around, playfully winking at Old Madam Liu.
"I heard that a while ago, old Marquis Liu brought back a book from the Imperial Palace. I wonder what book His Majesty gifted to the old Marquis? I am genuinely curious. One of these days, I must personally visit and see for myself. Old Madam Liu, you mustn’t hide anything from !"
Having said that, she laughed heartily, leading her maidservants away.
Old Madam Liu was so mad she almost fainted!
She refuses to believe that this lowly girl wouldn’t know that the book His Majesty gifted was "The Lessons for Won"!
This was clearly a blatant slap in the face, and yet she couldn’t even respond!
Su Pan’er’s face was calm, but she inevitably felt a little unsettled.
These were her true kin, how could she not be moved? If sothing happened to the Liu family, she could ignore the others, but what about the birth mother of her original body...
With worries on her mind, she quickened her pace involuntarily.
"Sister Pan’er, Sister Pan’er, don’t walk so fast! Sister Pan’er..."
Jun Ruoxue hurriedly rushed from behind, but she was still left far behind by Su Pan’er.
Keeping quiet, Su Pan’er led two little maidservants in a fast walk.
After turning around a famous pavilion, a figure suddenly dashed out in front of them, nearly colliding with Su Pan’er.
Thanks to Su Pan’er’s quick reflexes, she moved swiftly aside to avoid the collision. But the other side was running so fast that they stumbled into the two maidservants behind her.
"Aiyah!"
Both sides couldn’t help but cry out.
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