Chapter 724 - 083 White Lotus Loser_1
She had lost count of how many times Yaner had come and gone, and all she knew was that every time Yaner appeared, her heart grew colder, the faces of the women seated beside her grew more complex, and their smiles, hidden though they tried to make them behind their handkerchiefs, could not escape her notice. She could see the mockery on their faces.
It was infuriating. Wait until her Brother Zheng arrived, and see how she would slap these people’s faces!
But would Brother Zheng really come? And even if he did, would it be for her?
With these thoughts, Su Qiuyu’s grip tightened until her knuckles turned a pitiable shade of white.
Just when she felt she could no longer keep her composure, Yaner finally hurried in.
Before Su Qiuyu could even speak, a woman seated to her right preemptively asked, "Yaner’s back again? Which young lady has come to visit this time?"
Yaner kept walking, feeling extreme distaste for Yan Ruchun, who had made the sarcastic remark. She had been waiting outside for Second Young Master Xia, worried that waiting too long would make the young miss anxious. Thus, she would return every so often to report back, yet without a proper reason to do so, she took the opportunity of other young ladies’ visits to return. What was meant to be an excuse had now turned into a source of embarrassment for her own mistress.
The other young ladies seated there couldn’t help but laugh at Yan Ruchun’s words, but none dared to join in openly, given their inferior status compared to Yan Ruchun. The legitimate daughter of Prime Minister Su was not one to be trifled with.
Su Qiuyu’s grip tightened even further, but she paid no mind to the annoying Yan Ruchun. Her aunt was the current Consort Liu, favored in the palace, while her maternal aunt was the reigning Empress. The two high-ranking ladies could not stand the sight of each other, and as their junior relatives, the disdain was mutual. However, she had to maintain surface politeness, for her Empress aunt had no children of her own.