Chapter 24.1 : Life's Just a Great Big Show Everywhere

It was a straight flush of women.

But, the expressions on their faces were exceptionally interesting to see.

There was doubt, surprise, and a series of complex emotions, but with the exception of joy.

Everyone in the manor knew that the d.u.c.h.ess was no simple character. Although the outside world praised her to be a perfect and virtuous wife, gentle and generous, but only those who have really spent some time together with her knew that the woman was not as harmless as she seemed to be on the surface.

Here they were seated for almost a good two hours already and she still had not arrived.

She had clearly been the one who sent people to come inform them of the time and out of respect for her, they had all come a quarter of an hour earlier. But two hours have pa.s.sed now and there hadn't been a sign of her at all.

But no one dared to harbour any complaint. The other party was not only the Eternal Peace Duke's Manor's Lady proper, she was also the only daughter of the highly ranked High General Mo, who served two generations of the reigning regime. With her ill.u.s.trious ident.i.ty placed prominently before her, it was enough to make everyone swallow back down any indignance most readily.

After about another stick of incense's time has pa.s.sed, the people then saw two figures come walking slowly in from outside.

One of them was dressed in maroon, with pretty looks, the d.u.c.h.ess' most trusted personal aide, Yan Fei.

She was holding the other person, who was formally dressed in beautiful and n.o.ble sapphire blue, her figure still slender and her skin fair and smooth, looking rather young and pretty, though she was a woman close to forty. She had maintained herself to look like a young lady who had just gotten married, still fully able to capture people's hearts.

Looks like in the past years that she shut herself in in seclusion, she had not only been keeping to a vegetarian fast!

All the ladies' hearts were filled with all kinds of jealous envy and hatred, but none of them dared to display a lack of etiquette, with everyone standing up to greet: "Our respects to the d.u.c.h.ess."

Mo Han Yan stepped in slowly to walk over to the main seat. After she sat down, she then opened her mouth to say without emotion: "Have a seat!"

"Thank you d.u.c.h.ess!"

"The d.u.c.h.ess I, am not feeling too well, and as I been keeping to a vegetarian fast and needed to cleanse myself, I was delayed for awhile. I must have kept everyone waiting for a long time." Mo Han Yan with courteous etiquette, but there wasn't the slightest sliver of apology behind her words.

"Haha. The d.u.c.h.ess is too courteous. It does not matter at all for us to wait for awhile. Health is more important." Who didn't know how to spout these words of polite courtesy? The Left Royal Concubine Bai Qing was incredibly smooth and slick, a highly socially adept person, skilled at smoothing things over, and she had resolved that tense atmosphere so very easily.

"In that case, then let's dine!" Mo Han Yan curled up her lips, in a manner that felt rather disdainful, when her eyes suddenly raised up slightly. "Where are those two children from the Tranquil Abode?"

The moment those words came out, everyone began to look left and right to search, but after searching a full round, it was still to no avail.

Most of the people in there did not have much of an impression about the residents of the Tranquil Abode.

But, for Yan Xi Ruo and Yan Xi Wu, the two of them had recently just seen Qing Yu and it was clear to them that she had not come at all. Ever since they had been stirred to become rather out of sorts at the Tranquil Abode the last time, the two of them had been acting as if they had been possessed, subconsciously wanting to protect her, so they clamped their mouths shut and did not say a word.

"Yan Fei, are you certain that everyone has been informed?" Han Mo Yan's eyes were dark, her face showing a thin veil of rage.

Yan Fei at her side immediately replied: "d.u.c.h.ess, the Tranquil Abode was the first one I informed and I do not know why they have not come."

Mo Han Yan suddenly slammed her silver chopsticks onto the table and said in a cold voice. "They are really putting on quite an arrogant air!"

That loud sound immediately made everyone jump in shock, their hearts feeling jittery.

Mo Han Yan's face looked like it was filled with ominous dark clouds, highly terrifying.

She had intentionally come here late by two whole hours to make all these women properly remember who the real lady of the house was.

Never had she thought that someone would dare to challenge her!

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