Chapter 1234 - 143 Verbal Battle (Second Update)
Compared to the insufferable Wu Hanyu, this younger and adorable little girl was truly amusing.
Madam Cheng, seemingly overwhelmed by the loud discussions from the audience below, couldn’t help but frown and turned to Lady Du beside her to say, "Madam Wu, is your daughter feeling unwell? Today she seems..."
Before Lady Du had a chance to reply, Lady Jiang from the other side snorted first, her words laced with cold mockery, "What sickness? She’s probably just too scared to embarrass herself."
The two women sitting in the center, who could not stand each other, were the matriarchs of the Chen and Wu families of Jiangnan, Lady Jiang and Lady Du.
Hearing Lady Jiang’s cold taunt, Lady Du’s nostrils flared, and her finely drawn eyebrows nearly stood upright, "Jiang Yue’e, hold your tongue! It is your daughter who dares not to show her face for fear of embarrassing herself! My daughter is perfectly fine, what does she have to fear!"
"Oh? Is that so?" Lady Jiang raised an eyebrow and rolled her eyes dismissively, "If she isn’t afraid of embarrassment, then let her remove the Curtain Lattice. My daughter is standing there openly for all to see! Unlike some, who don’t even dare show their true faces! Who knows if the person behind that screen is even your daughter?"
"You!"
Lady Du was left speechless in indignation, so she turned her head away, ignoring her and instead, with an apologetic expression, she said to Madam Cheng, who appeared somewhat embarrassed, "Madam Cheng, I am terribly sorry. Yukyuk caught a chill a few days ago, which was quite severe. The doctor advised her to avoid the cold to prevent the illness from worsening. I initially wanted her to forfeit the competition, but, alas, my child is so dedicated to embroidery she insisted on competing despite her illness."