My Aloof Lord Ex-Husband Begs for Remarriage

Chapter 26: Chapter 26: Scold Her for Being Shabby Chapter 26: Chapter 26: Scold Her for Being Shabby Chu Nanli, fuming with anger, her expression grew cold as she looked towards Lin Fuying, “So, I’m accused of snatching clothes that the concubine favored? Is that what the concubine has told the Prince?”

Lin Fuying spoke softly and weakly, “Prince, it’s not sister’s fault, it’s Yingying who couldn’t secure the clothes she liked.”

Hearing this, Ye Yunting frowned upon realizing that Lin Fuying was blaming herself, and he reassured her, “It’s not your fault; you’re just too generous.”

Then, he vented his anger on Chu Nanli.

“A pheasant can never become a phoenix, even if I made an exception to allow you into the Prince Residence, you still can’t shed your low-class demeanor! Humility, kindness—these virtues, I’ve never seen in you.”

“In my opinion, even if you were to dress in fine silks, you still wouldn’t radiate an ounce of nobility!”

Chu Nanli was practically seething with rage.

How heartbroken the original owner of this body must have been upon hearing these words.

It was this despicable man who had first proposed “offering himself in marriage,” and now it had turned into him “making an exception for her to enter his household.” How cruel it was to a woman who offered her whole heart.

“The Prince has never even seen me dressed in fine silk, how would you know whether or not I can exhibit nobility?”

Was the original identity of this body not more distinguished than the daughter born to a concubine of the Prime Minister Residence?

Probably, in the entire Xia Kingdom, there were few whose status surpassed that of her original self.

Ye Yunting’s dark gaze fell on the woman standing in the center of the room, catching the sharpness that flickered from the corner of her eyes when she looked up coldly.

Through the woman before him, he seemed to recall the vibrant girl he had married.

Ye Yunting’s gaze grew darker, this venomous woman was truly ignorant of the ways of the world.

“Chu Nanli, you’re like a beggar who suddenly struck it rich, spending money ostentatiously. What right do you have to discuss ‘nobility’ with me?”

Lin Fuying listened with satisfaction as the man of noble stature beside her thoroughly denigrated Chu Nanli, a hint of triumph flashing in her eyes.

Chu Nanli was truly about to burst into laughter at this man’s outrageous comments.

Now she understood why Ye Yunting couldn’t see through Lin Fuying’s true colors—it turns out they were cut from the same cloth!

“I’m considered a beggar by the Prince for bringing several thousand silver coin as my dowry, then what does that make Concubine Lin, who comfortably uses my silver to treat her illness? Isn’t she less than a beggar?”

Chu Nanli lashed out, her words sharp and incisive, “Moreover, it is because of her that I am in such a dire state. You don’t appreciate my generosity, and after I’ve made sacrifices, you turn around and belittle me, oh what high morals indeed.”

She threw back at him the insults he had hurled at her earlier, and after venting, she felt refreshed. Especially seeing the disgraced expressions on the faces of the man and woman, she almost wanted to applaud.

“Sister, scolding me is one thing, but why include the Prince as well?” Lin Fuying saw that the situation was turning against her and pretended to defend Ye Yunting’s honor, protesting.

Chu Nanli sneered inwardly.

She was waiting for this ‘white lotus’ to say just that.

“The concubine’s skill at turning things upside down is as formidable as ever, painting black as white, and the villain who steals clothes plays the victim,” she retorted with biting sarcasm, turning Lin Fuying’s face ashen.

Chu Nanli turned towards Ye Yunting and said sternly, “Today at the clothing store, how the concubine repeatedly snatched the clothes I was interested in is something many people in the street saw clearly. If the Prince does not believe me, he can send someone to investigate.”

“Sister, Yingying just happened to like those clothes as well… and in the end, it was sister who bought them all. How can you say Yingying stole your clothes?” Lin Fuying said with tears welling up in her eyes.

Chu Nanli scoffed.

She knew she would desperately try to justify herself.

“Please do enlighten me, Concubine Lin, each and every piece was first favored by me. You insisted I give them up, and afterward, you couldn’t pay for them and claimed an allergy to avoid taking them, so I ended up purchasing them. How does that translate to me stealing your clothes?”

Chu Nanli mimicked her tone, drawing out the inflection at the end deliberately, delighting in seeing Lin Fuying’s constipated expression.

“Prince.”

Seeing that Chu Nanli, this despicable woman, was about to expose her completely, Lin Fuying hastily looked towards Ye Yunting with tears streaming down her face, starting to sob her complaint.

“Indeed, Yingying didn’t really have an allergy, it’s just that Yingying saw sister was really unwilling to part with the clothes for Yingying, so she lied about having an allergy. Actually, Yingying was planning to buy them and then gift a few to sister. But sister’s expression at the time made Yingying both scared and sad.”

Upon finishing, she buried herself in Ye Yunting’s arms and started sobbing.