Chapter 67 Yun Yiqiu Was Asking For It (1/2)

This person was so hateful! Mo Xuetong rushed out of the door heatedly. She discovered that there was not a single person outside. Mo He wasn't here? She thought about it and realized that if Mo He were present, how could he have gotten close to her without her knowing.

She fumed, lifted her skirts and walked past two doors. Just as she turned to avoid the door, she felt as if someone was staring at her. She felt really uneasy. Fortunately, she had only taken a few steps forward when she b.u.mped into Mo He who was hurrying back. Mo He said that she tripped when she went to get water. She had spilled the water and gotten her clothes wet. A maid at the Clothes Pavilion had gotten her a change of clothes.

This was such a coincidence. Mo Xuetong fumed silently. However, she pretended not to mind. She did not want anyone to find out about her and Feng Yuran speaking in the booth. Luo Mingzhu had returned as well, pulling on Mo Xuetong asking her to go try on some clothes. Then, they went downstairs to find a suitable cloth for the Old Madam's headscarf.

When she went downstairs, Mo Xuetong saw that Yun Yiqiu was still there. Yun Yiqiu's eyes flickered when she saw them coming down. She smiled at Mo Xuetong in a friendly manner. Her smile was gentle and she friendly. She seemed to be a likable person, coupled with her pretty face. However, the fake demure smile could not stir up an ounce of pity in Mo Xuetong.

”Cousin, who is that? Do you know her?” Luo Mingzhu nudged Mo Xuetong's arm curiously.

Mo Xuetong's gaze landed on Yun Yiqiu's face. Who would have thought that this seemingly weak woman would be so vicious? What was she doing now? Was she trying to get into Mo Xuetong's good books as she had in her past life?

This meant that Sima Lingyun had already told her that he would marry Mo Xuetong. Why was Sima Lingyun so confident? Mo Xuetong felt wary.

There was a vague smile on her lips as she sized up Yun Yiqiu. Yun Yiqiu saw her looking and smiled, looking as if she was about to say something. However, Mo Xuetong turned around as if she had not seen Yun Yiqiu and said to Luo Mingzhu lightly, ”I don't know her!”

Yun Yiqiu's smile froze on her face.

”You don't know her and yet she is smiling at you so warmly, trying to ingratiate herself to you. One look and you know she is not from a good family.” Luo Mingzhu was born to the Fu General Manor and had never liked people who smiled at others ingratiatingly. When she thought about how her father's concubines always smiled in such a manner, she harrumphed and gave Yun Yiqiu a pa.s.sing glance, raising her voice intentionally.

Even though there were quite a few people in the hall, they were mostly women and spoke softly. Luo Mingzhu's loud voice attracted everyone's attention. They followed her gaze and looked at Yun Yiqiu, who did not know what to do because she had suddenly become the center of attention.

There were many types of gazes upon her. Some looked at her with disdain, realization. Some gave her the side-eye while others looked at her proudly...

”She doesn't seem like she's from a good family. Could she be a maid? Look at how she's trying to ingratiate herself!”

”She's not a maid, there's a maid behind her. Could she be someone's concubine?”

”That's not right. Her hair is not in the hairstyle of a married woman.”

”If she is not a concubine or a maid, could she be a girl from the brothels?”

”That's possible. She looks like it. She looks like some of the girls I saw the last time I pa.s.sed by a brothel. They always look at others in that manner I can't describe. Look, just like how she looks right now. I heard that men like this kind of look the most.”

”How can someone like that come here. How unlucky. I didn't check the almanac this morning before leaving the house.”

”That's right. Better stay away from her or we will get tainted by her aura.”

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Of the women here about 80 percent of the women had husbands who had concubines or other women outside. They hated such women the most. This kind of women served men carefully and looked pitiful. Their husbands' hearts had been stolen by them. They would naturally take the opportunity to criticize women like them. There were a few who had brought their husband's concubines with them and they could scold them to their heart's content. Yun Yiqiu was so angry at the comments she wanted to die.

Yun Yiqiu wanted to scream out loud, her face paled. The criticism grew harsher and harsher. Her eyes filled with tears as she bit her lips. She did not dare to say anything. Her maid helped her to squeeze out of the crowd. There was a wave of laughter behind her and she was so angry that her hand and body shook. She breathed harshly and gritted her teeth so much she could almost taste the blood.

She blamed Mo Xuetong completely for this.

She gritted her teeth. It was Third Miss Mo who had shamed her today. She would make sure Mo Xuetong received the same shame a thousand, no, ten thousand fold!

Once Third Miss Mo marries into the Sima family, she would not allow her to have a peaceful day! Her cousin loved her and she did not believe that she would not be able to defeat Third Miss Mo. She just had a better family background but was weaker in all aspects. She was not even as beautiful as Yun Yiqiu. She was sure of that.

She had stayed especially to get to know Mo Xuetong and become friends with her. She would then be able to get a better grasp on Mo Xuetong once she marries into the Sima family.

As such, she told Sima Lingyun that she wanted to pick out some cloth to make him clothes and told him to return first.

When she thought how Third Miss Mo had pushed her into the sea of rumors by saying that she did not know her, Yun Yiqiu started to feel anger and hatred towards Mo Xuetong. She thought that she would definitely make Mo Xuetong feel the shame she felt today.

While she was feeling angry by herself, Mo Xuetong saw how Yun Yiqiu stumbled away in shame with the help of her maid. There was a faint smile on her lips. She knew that Yun Yiqiu hated her right now. But what has it to do with her? Anyway, she definitely would not marry Sima Lingyun in her life. His concubine has nothing to do with her.

There were so many people on the hall, there would definitely be someone who had dealings with the Duke's manor. It was just a matter of time before the Duke's manor heard of it. She wondered how the d.u.c.h.ess would look like when she realizes that her niece had embarra.s.sed the Duke's manor.

In her past life, Mo Xuetong had experienced first hand how mean the d.u.c.h.ess was. She was not a kind person. She watched on as her grandson died and had left just like that. She did not give the child even a coffin and said that the child was still young and did not even have a name. She said that the child could not be buried in the Sima ancestral plot and could just be buried anywhere else.

Such a cold and unfeeling person can only belong to the Sima family.

She was sad and her heart ached as she thought of how she had hugged Yu'er's cold body. She shook, standing at the stairwell, and if Mo He had not caught her quickly, she would have fallen down.