There was no way around it, she had indeed been rude first.
Of course, her rudeness wasn’t because she mocked Ms. Hetian’s affectations.
But because she did not pay respects to the Commandery Princess and sister, An Kang!
Privately and publicly, County Lord Ling Rou was without justification.
Therefore, no matter how An Kang took the opportunity to lash out, Ling Rou had no choice but to obediently listen. ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by novel·fire.net
Ling Rou understood the reasoning but felt extremely aggrieved.
All thanks to that Old Devout Woman, she was the first to act pretentiously, then fanned the flames afterward, truly detestable!
"Ding! County Lord Ling Rou’s hatred value +30!"
He Tiantian’s heart was nearly bursting with joy.
County Lord Ling Rou really was petty, He Tiantian had only teased her with a few words, and the hatred value she contributed was already on par with the hatred value generated from Granny Qin’s entire family being sold off!
"...Thank you so much for the scolding, sister, I will certainly ’Be Careful in Words and Deeds’ from now on!"
Grinding her teeth, County Lord Ling Rou unwillingly admitted her mistake and thanked the other for berating her.
"Good, I’m glad you remember!"
An Kang was in a great mood, and since she didn’t have a "task target," she wasn’t too fixated on angering Ling Rou.
Feeling a rush of satisfaction from venting her spite, she casually spoke and let Ling Rou off the hook.
An Kang was kind-hearted, but He Tiantian was not so generous.
She grabbed An Kang’s hand, feigning delight as she said, "My own An Kang really has the bearing of an elder sister. Ah, but the key is being noble enough, kind!"
County Lord Ling Rou:...Old Devout Woman, you’re filthy!
What does it mean to say An Kang has bearing? That she’s more noble and kind?
Are you implying that I lack bearing, that I’m less noble, less kind than An Kang?!
"Ding! County Lord Ling Rou’s hatred value +10!"
He Tiantian’s eyes were all smiles; this time, it wasn’t just for show, she indeed felt joyful.
"My own Dalang is truly blessed, to have married such a wonderful wife like An Kang!"
County Lord Ling Rou:...
So, the Third place scholar He Xi is blessed to marry An Kang, and my husband is jinxed for marrying me?
He Tiantian pressed on triumphantly, "And my dear old woman, who would have thought back when she was in the countryside that she’d have such immense fortune?"
"To actually seek the Golden Phoenix’s hand in marriage, oh dear, not just born noble, but also so virtuous, filial..."
County Lord Ling Rou had no strength left to retort; she silently contributed another wave of hatred value.
"Ding! County Lord Ling Rou’s hatred value +5!"
"Ding! County Lord Ling Rou’s hatred value +10!"
"Ding! County Lord Ling Rou——"
Until County Lord Ling Rou stormed off in rage, He Tiantian, arm-in-arm with Princess An Kang, entered a Silver Building while her sea of consciousness still received sporadic notifications.
What was more wonderful, after two Shichen Chinese Time, He Tiantian had bought quite a lot of jewelry and fabrics, and was about to take An Kang to a restaurant, when unexpectedly a notification emerged again from within the sea of consciousness.
"Ding! County Lord Ling Rou’s hatred value +20!"
Well, well, the noble lady must have gotten home by then and then had some conflicts with her in-laws.
Afterward, she couldn’t help but think back to the incident on East Street, and began to curse her fate and resent the universe.
And of course, the most detestable "Ms. Hetian," the old white lotus, naturally wasn’t forgotten!
He Tiantian:...Ah Xia Dynasty, a good County Lord.
Next time, I will surely find a way to ’accidentally’ encounter you again, then heh heh heh!
Student Xiao D: Suddenly, I feel quite sorry for that County Lord Ling Rou.
"You pity her? Then who will pity the innocent girl she killed?"
Hearing Student Xiao D’s mutter, He Tiantian couldn’t help but retort, "You have the script; look carefully, see what that County Lord Ling Rou has done!"
The original Ms. Hetian had never seen County Lord Ling Rou, so she couldn’t recognize her voice.
But He Tiantian was familiar with the plot.
And in the script, though County Lord Ling Rou was not an important supporting character, she was mentioned due to her daughter being one of the Female Supporting Characters, complete with a few flashbacks.
One of those mentioned how County Lord Ling Rou came to be wed to her husband.
Her husband was a son of a poor family, but in ancient times, being from a poor family didn’t necessarily mean being impoverished.
Despite Ling Rou always comparing her husband’s family with the He Family, in truth, her husband’s family was much stronger than the He Family.
The He Family was genuinely destitute, whereas Ling Rou’s husband’s family was a small landlord, only lacking scholarly achievers.
But they were richly endowed, owning thousands of acres of good farmland, as well as several small workshops.
Ling Rou’s husband was not as talented as He Xi, but he was more diligent and fortunate enough to meet a very decent teacher.
The teacher had a daughter around his age, and the two grew up together.
Childhood sweethearts, betrothed from an early age.
Both families thought well of each other and promised their children to one another.