Chapter 159 - Chapter 159: Chapter 158: What Do You Say (2/2)
As the General’s Lady’s ‘favorite’, Zhou Wang was also fawned over by the other ladies, feeling proud and increasingly recognizing the power of influence. If only her Husband were more ambitious, she wouldn’t have to rely on pandering to others for her current glory.
“It seems Lady Yue and Mrs. Wang are acquainted, aren’t they? Your husbands both serve in the military camp and must have interacted frequently. I noticed you didn’t introduce each other,” the General’s Lady asked with a smile.
Su Wenyue was about to answer when Zhou Wang hastily interjected, as if fearful that Su Wenyue would say something detrimental to her.
“Indeed, Lady Yue and I have known each other for a long time. We visit each other often, and I am quite fond of her temperament. She feels just like my own Sister,” Zhou Wang said warmly, presenting a convincing facade. In fact, it was only after seeing the County magistrate’s wife’s and the General’s Lady’s attitudes toward Su Wenyue that she decided to draw closer to her. In her eyes, portraying their relationship as close was a gesture of giving face to Su Wenyue, especially since her Husband’s Official position was higher than Su Wenyue’s Husband.
Su Wenyue twitched at Zhou Wang’s words, finding Zhou Wang to be not only envious but also shameless. When had they ever fostered such a relationship, akin to sisters? More like adversaries.
The General’s Lady hadn’t lowered her voice deliberately, nor had she intended to keep her question a secret. Since she had asked it so openly, everyone present had heard it. Madame Liu Zhao and the others also found Zhou Wang’s comments shameless, marveling at her audacity. Who exactly had a good relationship with her?
Hearing Zhou Wang’s words, Madam Fang Chen displayed disdain and mockery on her face, and her intense irritation involuntary revealed her thoughts.
“Pfft, as close as her own Sister, how eloquent! People these days have no shame at all. To ingratiate themselves, they’ll say anything. If that were true, why was she so eager to accompany me earlier? When that didn’t work out, she changed her tune. From treating someone as an enemy, she now claims them as a sister—it’s utterly laughable!”
As soon as Madam Fang Chen made this statement, the entire banquet fell silent, and everyone looked at her in disbelief. Was this woman out of her mind, daring to speak like that in front of the County magistrate’s wife and the General’s Lady? Even if it were true, such things should not be voiced. Zhou Wang was someone the General’s Lady favored, and this surely meant offending the General’s Lady. Nonetheless, everyone also began to speculate about Zhou Wang.
Zhou Wang had not expected Madam Fang Chen to be so foolish. Such stupidity implicated her as well, and seeing that the General’s Lady had heard Madam Fang Chen’s words, she felt uneasy, cursing Madam Fang Chen countless times inwardly. She never should have been associated with such a brainless woman in the first place.
After hearing Madam Fang Chen speak that way, the General’s Lady thought about the earlier incident outside, and suspicion crept into her eyes when she looked at Zhou Wang. She kept quiet, however, storing this doubt in her heart and instead turned to Su Wenyue with a smile.
“Lady Yue, what do you say?”