Chapter 1786: Chapter 1786

Chapter 1786: 070, Mutual Ridicule_3

A pair of long, slender hands almost twisted the handkerchief to pieces, but Cheng Yuexiu ultimately couldn’t find words to refute.

People said that the ladies in the capital were spreading the word, and previously she had openly and secretly mentioned this to several people to make Ma Junying acknowledge her.

Originally, she thought she would successfully marry Ma Junying, but who could have expected to become a candidate for a political marriage?

Hearing Yan Ruchun mention Ma Junying, Lin Yuan couldn’t help but sigh in her heart. The gentle and elegant Young Master Ma was also capable of doing such things, abandoning someone after beginning a relationship, which made her feel deeply moved.

“To speak of it, the person who should really be congratulated is Princess Pingxi!” ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ noᴠelfire.net

A cool voice broke the silence in the floral hall, and everyone involuntarily looked at Su Qiuyu, all with expressions of surprise.

Lin Yuan also turned her head to look at Su Qiuyu. It was the first time she had looked closely at Su Qiuyu since entering, and indeed, she was different from what she had seen before.

If she used to be a pretty but delicate white lotus, now she was a battered and swaying reed, still unyielding after weathering storms.

For a woman to change her nature completely, it was clear how deeply she had been hurt emotionally.

Lin Yuan curled her lips into a smile, her expression calm, devoid of any pride or schadenfreude.

“Thank you, Miss Su.”

Su Qiuyu bit her lip subtly. She thought Lin Yuan would be arrogant and make things difficult for her, but now she remained as composed as ever, which was truly frustrating.

“Speaking of which, Brother Zheng is hot-tempered, not someone easy to deal with. Princess Pingxi will really have a hard time. If there’s anything dissatisfying in the future, you can come to Qiu Yu to say it, and I’ll surely take your side and help you teach Brother Zheng a lesson.”

Listening to Su Qiuyu’s casual words, Lin Yuan almost spat the tea in her mouth all over herself. Such familiarity in speaking of troubles or discipline, it seemed as if she weren’t named Su but Xia.

With a light laugh, Yao Hanai used a handkerchief to cover her lips, jumping in ahead of Lin Yuan to say, “Miss Su’s relationship with Second Young Master Xia is indeed extraordinary. Others have difficulty speaking in front of him, but Miss Su is different.”

With that, she turned to Lin Yuan, seemingly advising her sincerely, “Princess Pingxi is really fortunate to have Second Young Master Xia’s affection and Miss Su’s support. It’s truly enviable!”

Although she spoke of envy, Yao Hanai laughed heartily, clearly joking.

This lively and adorable side of Yao Hanai had never been revealed in front of others, and seeing her , everyone present couldn’t help but feel a chill down their spine, as if they’d seen a ghost.

Among them, Tian Xuan was the most frank, immediately muttering “hypocritical” into Xu Muqing’s ear.

Xu Muqing pursed her lips, nodding in agreement.

Over there, Lin Yuan squinted her eyes, realizing today’s gathering wasn’t just a simple get-together but rather a battle of words!

It started targeting Yan Ruchun, then her, would they soon target Xu Muqing and Tian Xuan?

Xu Muqing and Wei Borong’s marriage was arranged from childhood, leaving others with nothing to say.

But Tian Xuan and Cheng Haoxuan were different. First, their statuses weren’t well-matched; even with Consort Shu personally matchmaking, those snobbish young ladies might still speak ill behind their backs.

If they’re going to disparage, let her deal with all the criticism first, so she doesn’t have to handle it one by one later – how troublesome!

Looking at Su Qiuyu’s justified demeanor and Cheng Yuexiu’s smug satisfaction, Lin Yuan’s lips curled as she said, “Yuanyuan will first thank Miss Su for her kindness, but it’s a pity that this matter wouldn’t need Miss Su’s intervention at all!”

Pausing, Lin Yuan quickly continued before Cheng Yuexiu could speak, “Ah Zheng wouldn’t bear seeing me suffer grievances, so Miss Su doesn’t need to worry about us. Oh, on New Year’s Eve, Ah Zheng even cooked for me specially, his culinary skills are quite good. Could this be influence from proximity?”

Lin Yuan covered her mouth and giggled, her cute yet slightly bashful appearance seemed even more contrived than Yao Hanai’s earlier act.

Yan Ruchun felt a chill and couldn’t help but turn away, though she found it amusing in her heart.

Everyone knew Xia Zheng was a rebellious fellow; for him to personally cook actually proved how deeply he cherished Lin Yuan.

Indeed, with Lin Yuan’s words falling, Su Qiuyu and Yao Hanai’s expressions changed, both turning ghostly pale, and the handkerchief in their hands emitted faint tearing sounds, suggesting someone’s nails had punched a hole through it.