Chapter 13: The Plot Runs Awry (2/2)

As Bai Xiangxiu silently drank tea by the side, Xiao Shi advised her softly from the side, “Mistress Xiu, why don’t you go talk to the various madames? It would be different if you gained their recognition.”

“What would be different?” Bai Xiangxiu asked curiously. Her goal had nothing to do with those madames, ladies or whatnot, so she truly didn’t care what they thought of her. However, there was someone she did notice, and that was the female lead’s mother, a beauty whose schemes ran extremely deep.

Currently just around thirty years of age, she was graceful in her bearing, smiling winningly at everyone she saw. However, Bai Xiangxiu knew that this woman was definitely not as simple as she seemed. She had spared no efforts for her daughter’s marriage, finally having chosen the male lead Long Heng for no other reason than his potential. Her eye for people was extremely unique, it was just that she had not thought that her daughter would completely disagree to this marriage.

A mother who thought only for her family naturally had a daughter who was extremely willful in everything. To be honest, this mother-daughter pair was actually a pair of troublemakers. If the female lead had not finally been pushed down and eaten by the male lead [1], who knew the trouble that they would have otherwise caused.

When reading the novel, Bai Xiangxiu had actually not harbored any good feelings towards this madame. Seeing her now, she felt that at the very least, her appearance was very attention-drawing. She had an extremely slick personality, seemingly able to draw up a conversation with any and all of the madames. She was especially cordial towards the old madame, calling her old sister again and again, even taking out the female lead’s painting to show her.

Actually, she had secretly stolen this painting. Her daughter was completely opposed to this marriage, since she had heard various bad rumors about the male lead.

Yes, there’s no doubt. The female lead is actually a person very weak to gossip. She was also a little idiotic and a first class troublemaker who liked to act innocent after having stirred something up.

Still, she had finally seen the young ladies of the major families of olden times. They each seemed rather skilled, all of them capable of smiling without revealing their teeth.

Originally, she thought that she had already acted ladylike enough these past few days, but it was only after having seen them that she obtained some studying material. It seemed that she still had a ways to go! Why did she have to do this? It was because what the supporting male character liked was the female lead who was a little stupid, a little innocent and a little like a holy mother kind of white flower, yet also truly possessed the bearing of a lady from a major family.

Wait, the female lead’s mother should’ve presented the female lead’s gift in front of the male lead. Why has it already been presented before the male lead has made his appearance? Isn’t this scenario a little too far away from what it’s supposed to be? There’s also no reason for her to do this here!

Just as she was feeling that the situation had turned strange, the old madame received the painting and said, “This is indeed a rather good painting. Servant, summon the Prince.”

Prince Long Heng came over, along with his best buddy Song Jiaoyue.

This was only natural. The two of them had been acquainted with each other since they were young, and the supporting male character didn’t act too formal even in the prince’s complex. This had eventually backfired on him since he’d slowly been attracted to the female lead. Those future developments actually had Bai Xiangxiu feeling extremely worried for him as she remembered. Actually having the thought of stealing the male lead’s girl, what was this if not suicidal!

Fortunately, the male lead had not wanted his life in the end.

Or rather, since she hadn’t read the ending, it was only a feeling that the male lead didn’t want his life. Even still, the troublemaking female lead’s ability of stirring up trouble everywhere would also burden Song Jiaoyue to death.

Running through the list of people the female lead had offended in the novel, Bai Xiangxiu couldn’t help but hold her head, feeling it physically expand. On one hand, she felt physical pain for the male lead, and mental pain for the supporting male character. How much mental and physical strength would they need to be able to deal with such a female lead… it would have to be on the level of a saint’s.

Euphemism for sex