Chapter 894: Stupid Spare Tire (4)
Constrained by the status of the Duchess of Yongchang, Madame Zhao could only swallow her frustration and forced a smile, "It’s good if the Lady is not offended. I will certainly discipline this girl properly and have her cultivate her temperament."
The Duchess of Yongchang glanced at Fan Meijiao, who, oblivious to whether the words were good or bad, had a smug look on her face. Internally cursing her as a fool, the Duchess’s expression softened into a smile, but she said nothing.
Madame Zhao, feeling uneasy, fawned with small gestures, fearing that the Duchess of Yongchang would be displeased, and the promising match she had mentioned earlier would fall through.
The Duchess of Yongchang, having been irritated, and since her objective had been achieved, had no desire to stay any longer; after sitting for a short while, she made her excuses to leave. Declining Madame Zhao’s offer to see her out, she led her entourage of maids and nannies in a grand procession out of the Zhao family’s residence.
Watching the Duchess of Yongchang depart with much fanfare, Fan Meijiao was full of envy. Why hadn’t she been able to marry into a noble family and live such a life of luxury?
Thinking back to her own marriage to a man of minor position, whose salary was not even sufficient for her expenses and who treated her harshly, to the point of daring to divorce her. Although she had already exacted her revenge, it still did not extinguish the resentment in her heart.
Seeing Meijiao’s demeanor, Madame Zhao felt extremely sympathetic. Recalling the Duchess of Yongchang’s earlier words, she sent away the maids in the room and said to Fan Meijiao, "Meijiao, do you know why the Duchess of Yongchang came to visit?"
Fan Meijiao, still lost in her daydreams, asked without much interest, "Why?"