Chapter 319 - Chapter 319: Chapter 327: Just Chop it Off (2/2)
“These two, the woman in the red Clothes who’s provoking is from General An’s Mansion, while the other is the Wife of Shangguan Wuyou. Both have considerable backgrounds which is why the Governor’s Wife doesn’t want to offend them. Otherwise, who would dare cause a scene at the Governor’s Wife’s banquet? Watch, even if she’s annoyed, she’ll only try to smooth things over. She wouldn’t actually confront either of them,” she explained.
Hearing this, Su Wenyue understood. They were indeed big shots, and that’s why they dared to be so bold. But something about the woman from General An’s Mansion didn’t sound right to her. “Sister-in-law, the General An you’re talking about, isn’t he General Hu Wei An Chenhu, the highest-ranking officer in Yiyang’s military camp?”
“Exactly, it’s that General An. The woman is called Hongling; she lives in General An’s Mansion but has no title. Yet she dares to be so arrogant, clearly leveraging General An’s influence,” Feng Ruolin said with disdain, obviously holding such a woman in contempt.
As Su Wenyue learned about Hongling’s identity, she felt puzzled. In her previous life, General An had no concubines by his side until he found his family, and they lived happily ever after. Su Wenyue had even admired General An’s affection for his First Wife. Who was this Hongling that she had never even heard of, and where had she come from?
Su Wenyue was curious but didn’t dare to inquire further, to avoid slipping up. She thought maybe Hongling wasn’t such a significant figure. After all, her sister-in-law mentioned that Hongling was without name or status, not even regarded as a concubine. Deep down, Su Wenyue felt somewhat bitter. She had believed General An to be a Good man, yet he wasn’t as devoted as she thought. But perhaps there was more to the story; after all, with General An’s Social Status, if he wished, he could provide a woman with a title or even marry her without anyone questioning it. There was no need for deception.
But when it came to the young Girl, she turned out to be the Daughter-in-law of the Shangguan Family, an identity indeed of great significance. No wonder she had enough confidence to disregard those around her; after all, the Shangguan Family’s presence in Chang’an was second only to the Sikong Family.
“What did you say? You dare call me a dog? What are you, to dare to insult me like this? Aren’t you afraid General An will find out and give you a piece of his mind!” Although Hongling’s Social Status was not distinguished, with An Chenhu’s backing, she had always been held in high esteem. Now, being humiliated by a young girl, she promptly invoked General An’s name.
“So what about General An? He can’t just let his dogs out to bite people! Want to bully people with your power? Have General An come over then. Do you think my Shangguan Family is easy to push around?”
“You actually dare to disrespect even General An, how bold of you!” Hongling, who lacked insight, didn’t understand the dealings of high society and thus overlooked the words ‘Shangguan Family,’ only perceiving the young girl’s contempt and disdain, anger written all over her as she pointed at Ye Xinxin.
“Why are you pointing at me? Don’t want your fingers anymore? If you don’t, might as well chop them off!”
As Su Wenyue listened, she felt the young girl was truly quite fierce, not sure whether it was just talk or if she really meant it. There she was, having initially thought the young girl was gentle and sweet, but how wrong she had been.
At this moment, Su Wenyue had completely lost any worry for the young girl, calmly sitting there to watch the drama unfold, certain that no matter what happened, it wouldn’t affect her.
Ye Xinxin’s fearlessness against Hongling using General An’s name to intimidate didn’t mean others weren’t afraid, especially the Governor’s Wife. The banquet was held in her Mansion, and the guests were invited by her. If a commotion were stirred up and General An blamed her, Ye Xinxin might be safe with the support of the Shangguan Family, but she would certainly be in trouble.
“Enough, enough, it’s not such a big deal, no need for such a fuss. For my sake, how about both Madams take a step back?” The Governor’s Wife said with a forced smile on her face, feeling humiliated inside. She would have accepted it if it were a Marquess with a distinguished status, but there she was, forced to coax two younger women of lesser status than herself.