Peasant Woman’s Decreed Life as a Wife-Chapter 2347 - 2344: Provocation

Now, in order to protect the Chu family and deal with Beirong, the matter of granting a royal marriage must be discussed.

However.

This indeed won’t cause dissatisfaction with the Chu family.

After all, the Emperor previously granted a marriage, using the Chu family completely, and now he is protecting them.

The Dowager Empress’s thoughts were only momentarily, seeing that the hour was late, she proceeded with Emperor Xuanming towards the court banquet.

At this time.

Chu Ziluo sat alone at her arranged seat, surrounded by female family members of Second Rank officials and others.

Sitting alone, she seemed somewhat solitary. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

And, as if by bad luck, her seat happened to be next to the female family members and young master of the Qi family.

"Isn’t this Miss Chu? I thought you wouldn’t be in the mood to attend the court banquet today." The daughter of a concubine from the Qi family subtly remarked.

Chu Ziluo maintained a cold face: "What do you mean by that, Miss Qi, care to elaborate?"

"Miss Chu, why are you being so fierce? I’m just showing concern for you." The daughter of a concubine from the Qi family pursed her lips, somewhat dissatisfied.

Chu Ziluo glanced at her: "Is that so? Then let me show some concern for Miss Qi. Rest assured, I pray for Miss Qi’s safety every day, hoping Buddha protects you. After all, no one knows what might happen next, don’t you think?"

The daughter of a concubine from the Qi family shuddered at the thought of Hera’s downfall: "You, you’re threatening me."

"Miss Qi, you’re joking. I’m only concerned for you. How could you say I’m threatening you?" Chu Ziluo spoke with a smile that didn’t reach her eyes.

"You..." The daughter of a concubine from the Qi family didn’t expect her to be completely unfazed by her family’s troubles and remain assertive.

With Lord Chu gone, isn’t Chu Ziluo afraid of ending up like Zhang Ling’er?

After all, when Magistrate Zhang died accidentally, Madam Zhang completely fell out of favor.

Shouldn’t she try to appease and flatter her?

"Miss Qi, I advise you to watch your mouth. After all, when laughing at others, aren’t you afraid the laugh will fall on yourself eventually?"

The daughter of a concubine from the Qi family was furious, yet didn’t dare to shout.

Beside her sat Qi Yuan, who, upon hearing the word "laugh," twitched his brow: "Fourth sister, why bother speaking to the overly saddened Miss Chu? You may not express well, but it’s kind-hearted. Unfortunately, she’s in a foul mood and won’t appreciate it, so why seek trouble?"

He seemed to criticize the daughter of a concubine from the Qi family, while his words indirectly mocked Chu Ziluo.

Previously, the official newspaper treated his private matters as gossip, severely damaging his reputation. Even now, students at school use it to secretly mock him.

Don’t assume he doesn’t know; he has never let go of his anger from start to finish and always kept this matter in mind.

With Chu Heng’s life or death unknown and unconscious, the Chu family has no one to take over, inherently losing its threat, and he wouldn’t pass on such a good opportunity to mock them.

If not for his grandfather stopping him from acting against the Chu family now, he would have made them pay long ago!

Humph, merely wealthy families who are not officials, do they truly think they can compete with his Qi family?

Chu Ziluo maintained a polite smile, not losing her composure, "Young Master Qi is truly interesting. Clearly I’m also speaking harshly out of kindness; how can’t you understand my intentions?"

"Could it be, Young Master Qi read too much, to the point you have double standards for me and Miss Qi? Actually, you could simply say it’s favoritism, no need to pretend to be so candid."

Qi Yuan’s face flushed red, hatred for her growing, sneering silently.