Lady Nora’s heart jumped; she subconsciously feared that her scheming had been exposed.
She had taken advantage of the Second Prince’s absence from Capital Star, inciting those aligned with him to her own ends, just so she could teach Lin Fu a lesson.
Yet she hadn’t expected Lin Fu to still point her spearhead at her.
If only she had known, she wouldn’t have come at all.
Should Major General Fu Xing discover this, she certainly wouldn’t get off lightly.
After all the trouble she went through to drag the Second Prince’s supporters into this mess, it would seem like a joke; not only had she offended those she ought not to have, but she would have also infuriated the Second Prince.
The Princess was still relatively at a disadvantage against the Second Prince, otherwise, she wouldn’t have taken the opportunity of his absence from Capital Star to frequently employ strategies to win people over.
From a distance, Theresa, with a demeanor as calm as the clear wind and passing clouds, didn’t hear what Lin Fu said, but she could guess a thing or two from her actions, which greatly displeased her.
How dare a commoner as insignificant as an ant be so audacious?
What if, after taking over the power from the current Duchess, she officially became the Duchess? Would she not reach for the sky?
She must be curtailed.
The middle-aged court lady hadn’t expected that a commoner, insignificant as an ant, would dare to repeatedly challenge the dignity of the Royal Family.
But that would be the end of it.
"Indeed, a barbarian lacking civilization doesn’t even understand the rules; utterly preposterous. Kneel down now!" the middle-aged court lady scolded impatiently, her voice raised a notch, as if Lin Fu before her was so trivial, so lowly, just an ant she could crush with a lifted hand.
"Do you realize how serious your offense is?" the middle-aged court lady said with an appearance of deep disappointment, "I am here on behalf of the Royal Family, and not only has the Royal Family forgiven your offense, but they even wish to bestow upon you a High Energy Battle Blade, yet you are so ungrateful."
"Why should I kneel?" Lin Fu’s temper also flared, if today she were truly intimidated by the court lady’s display, even the slightest sign of weakness would become a handle for others to criticize her in the future.
The kind that could never be washed away.
Unless she left the Nobles’ circle, completely severing ties with Fu Xing, this would remain a stain, bringing shame not just on herself, but on the Fu Family as well.
Besides, she was a person with a strong spine, she never knelt to anyone.
In her previous life, elders during New Year’s didn’t even expect their children to kneel when offering greetings.
Let alone to kneel to these people.
"Get lost!" Lin Fu spat out coldly, completely unwilling to deal with these nonsensical people, and turned to leave. Halfway through, she caught the shocked gazes of her peers; she turned back, her eyes looking down disdainfully at the two court ladies, and added,
"You think I should kneel? Are you even worthy? Are you?"
The scene was filled with the sound of sharp intakes of breath.
Obviously, everyone was shocked by Lin Fu’s attitude.
Hearing of the situation here and feeling uneasy, Xu Jinglan hurried towards the Land War Academy; she hadn’t even reached Lin Fu when she was stunned by her resolute and lofty words.
It wasn’t that she was afraid of being implicated,
It was just somewhat bitterly amusing.
Every time she thought this must be the limit, it wouldn’t be long before Lin Fu would appear to prove the limit was far from reached.
Ye Fei, following Xu Jinglan, had eyes shining with excitement.
The middle-aged court lady, for a moment, was so captured by Lin Fu’s gaze that she didn’t even know how to react, just stood there, stunned on the spot.
But Lady Nora reacted quickly, she truly hadn’t expected a girl from some remote place to have such audacity.