Peasant Woman's Decreed Life as a Wife

Chapter 1144: Chapter 1141: Contest

The young misses of the Liu family had intended to keep the matter secret for the greater good, but were forced to reveal it, and soon the entire capital knew. Deliberately spread by the Qi family’s people, everyone learned that Duke Zheng had newly favored a beauty that he doted on immensely.

Miss Qi the Third intentionally said this to shame the young ladies of the Liu family.

As expected, the color of the young ladies’ faces changed instantly, their expressions following suit.

“Does Miss Qi the Third wish to speak with my family’s auntie?” Third Miss Liu, who was accustomed to competing with the Qi family, only slightly changed her expression. “So Miss Qi the Third is on good terms with my family’s auntie?”

“Indeed, our beauty is about the same age as Miss Qi the Third, so it’s normal for them to have things to talk about.”

“Hehe…”

Laughter echoed around them; Miss Qi the Third was actually only sixteen, but usually girls of this age were already betrothed. However, Miss Qi the Third was not, and privately, everyone made a joke of this.

No sooner had Third Miss Liu spoken than she brought this up again, making a joke about her.

Qi Rong’s face turned ashen, her hands tightly wringing her handkerchief, clearly quite enraged. Seeing the Liu family members enjoying themselves, she covered her lips with a light chuckle. “The Liu family is indeed accommodative. I, for one, quite like Tang Beauty. And just so happens, I had invited her over today.”

“In the future, we must all give Tang Beauty the respect she deserves, after all, she’s the auntie recognized by the ladies of the Liu family.”

Upon hearing this, the faces of the Liu family girls turned rather unsightly!

How could they possibly recognize some girl, who popped out of nowhere, as their grandmother? They had only said so to antagonize the Qi family on purpose.

But who knew that Qi Rong would do what disgusted them the most, supporting Madam Tang.

At that moment.

Once Qi Rong finished speaking, a stir went through the crowd, and the young misses from all families were somewhat shocked by her words.

Indeed, she had managed to invite Tang Beauty out.

You should know that Madam Tang was Duke Zheng’s concubine, not someone they would normally associate with.

But that’s not the end of it.

It seemed only Qi Rong dared to do so, after all, other than the Qi family, no one dared to offend Duke Zheng so openly.

To be clear, on the surface, Qi Rong had not slighted Duke Zheng at all. On the contrary, she had treated Madam Tang with great courtesy. In this way, the Liu family could not find any reason to say that the Qi family had done anything improper.

Zhao Qingqing was very excited.

However, Ye Muyu knew now was not the time to enjoy the drama; at least, she could not let Madam Tang see her.

Luckily, with the Liu and Qi families quarreling, no one noticed them.

Ye Muyu tugged on Zhao Qingqing’s sleeve and led her away first.

“Sister Ye, why are we leaving first? I haven’t seen the Tang family’s beauty yet, and since the Liu family and the Qi family are always at odds, there’s bound to be a good show.” Zhao Qingqing said with a gossip-hungry look.

Ye Muyu coughed lightly, and before she could speak, she saw in the distance someone draped in moon-white attire that shimmered like the Milky Way, gleaming even from afar and undiminished by the snow around, revealing the dress’s brilliance.

When Madam Tang approached Qi Rong, the others were compelled to greet her with a bow, and Ye Muyu could not shake the feeling that these people were all mad.

However, it had to be said that Madam Tang had gotten what she wanted; though most people were using her now, as long as she remained useful and smart about it, life at the Liu family wouldn’t be bad.

Even if Madam Tang seemed like a clown on the surface, Ye Muyu would not underestimate her in the slightest.