Do Not Offend the Reborn Wicked Wife-Chapter 166: Your Skin Is Thicker Than the City Walls!
Chang Lexi was a head shorter than Long Yue, so she tried hard to hold her head high, attempting to appear superior, and looked at her with eyes full of provocation and mockery.
These words seemed like a greeting but were actually a veiled sarcasm implying Long Yue wasn’t living well.
Just look at that simple cotton dress and the rough wooden hairpin in her bun, and you’ll know that she has probably been living the life of a lower-class person for more than a year.
Well, someone driven out by their father, penniless, without support, where could life possibly be good?
Thinking of the once-first beauty in the Capital City, the future Young Madam of the Prime Minister Pei Mansion, now ending up in such a miserable state, why does it make the heart feel so comfortable? Hahaha...
Chang Lexi’s eyes could not hide the schadenfreude, so much so that she even forgot about her puppy being hurt by someone.
Long Yue coldly watched her; how could she not know what this person was thinking? But she had urgent matters to attend to, so she turned around to leave, not bothering with her.
Chang Lexi wasn’t going to let her walk away like that. Immediately stepping back, she stretched out her hand to block Long Yue’s path: "Pang Longyue, this Miss is talking to you, are your ears not working?"
Long Yue glanced at her coolly, swept a loose strand of hair by her temple with her hand, and said: "Oh, it’s Miss Chang, sorry, I just heard barking!"
"Pang Longyue, you wretch, you dare call me a dog? Do you believe that I’ll have someone tear your mouth apart?"
Long Yue looked innocent: "Ah? Miss Chang is joking, there really was a dog just now. Why are you so eager to admit it?"
"Woof woof!"
Just then, the puppy held in the arms of a servant behind Chang Lexi barked twice in cooperation, timely echoing Long Yue’s words.
Chang Lexi was so angry that she felt a clot of blood stuck in her chest, unable to move up or down, feeling terribly uncomfortable.
"Miss Chang, she’s the one who hurt your beloved pet!"
A nearby guest who knew Chang Lexi quickly offered their servitude, making Chang Lexi suddenly furious!
"Pang Longyue, you shameless thing, deliberately hurting my beloved pet, are you intentionally opposing me?"
Long Yue found it amusing—intentionally opposing you? I don’t even know who that dog’s owner is!
"Pfft!" She couldn’t help but laugh, "Chang Lexi, who wants to oppose you? This dog went mad, barging in wildly, I was afraid it would hurt someone, so I stepped in to help; I don’t even know who the dog’s owner is, what are we talking about opposition? Don’t take yourself too seriously!"
"You..."
Long Yue was merely explaining, yet somehow her words sounded like an insult. Chang Lexi couldn’t find a place to refute.
The Chang Family is of nobility, having concubines for generations; their vision and ambition are not what ordinary people can compare to. Chang Lexi grew up in such an environment, always the focus of attention, how could she be publicly rebuked like this?
She was so angry that she gritted her silver teeth, body trembling, really wanting to slap her.
But she didn’t dare because Long Yue knew martial arts. Three years ago, she suffered at Long Yue’s hands; that time, she was jealous of Long Yue’s engagement, stepped out to mock her, only to be countered back. With so many noble ladies around, she felt disgraced and raised her hand to hit her.
But Long Yue just reached out, caught her wrist, and pinched it lightly, resulting in her arm unable to lift for many days...
That period was so uncomfortable that it remains vivid in her memory, so Chang Lexi only dared to be verbally clever with Long Yue.
Seeing Long Yue’s downfall, she thought she could humiliate her, but this woman’s tongue grew increasingly sharp; her words used to be direct, now they’re veiled and insidious!
But there were so many people here, she couldn’t lose face!
Chang Lexi walked up to Long Yue, raised her head to look at her, then circled around her, feigned a regretful expression, and shook her head.
"Tsk tsk, a former legitimate daughter of Minister Pang, Capital City’s first beauty, now... so fallen, truly pitiful and lamentable. Look at these clothes, rough cotton, doesn’t it chafe? And these earrings, tsk, why are they made of wood? How could it match...
Oh oh oh, I remembered, you’re no longer the Minister Mansion’s young lady, just a commoner woman, heard you married a poor country bumpkin? Tsk, they say, marry a chicken and follow the chicken, marry a dog and follow the dog—a proper Capital City person, now turned into a country bumpkin? Oh hahaha..."
She finished speaking, covering her mouth in secret laughter, laughing so much that her body trembled.
"Lady Yue, this person’s words are too much!"
Yun Niang was right next to her, clearly seeing Chang Lexi’s acerbic and sarcastic face, too angry to speak; she wanted to say a few words for Long Yue but looking at the attire of the other party, was either wealthy or noble, someone she couldn’t afford to provoke.
Long Yue waved her hand, signaling her not to make a sound, and looked at Chang Lexi indifferently: "Miss Chang, are you done speaking? Isn’t it time to let me pass? Good dogs don’t block the way, or they’ll get hit, see... the puppy is right there!"
Implying, you, this dog, don’t scurry away quickly, or I’ll have to hit you!
Chang Lexi didn’t expect Long Yue, even in this state, dare to insult and threaten her, making her so angry her lungs were about to burst. She shrieked: "Pang Longyue, try hitting me for once? Do you still think you’re the Minister Mansion’s legitimate daughter, huh?
You’re nothing but someone who can’t stand makeup, a bug to be stepped on for a lifetime! This Miss can crush you with just one finger! Pweh, married a country bumpkin, and dare act tough before this Miss? Who gave you the face?"
"Slap!"
The air rang with a crisp sound; as Chang Lexi spoke boastfully, she unconsciously moved her face closer to Long Yue’s, only to end up receiving a solid slap.
Long Yue shook her hand with a look of grievance: "Ah, it hurt so much, I wanted to smack a fluttering eagle, how did I hit a wall instead?"
Wall?
Everyone’s faces tightened, that slap was crisp, must have been very hard, look at Miss Chang.
Her head tilted to the side, mouth agape, a red handprint quickly appeared on her pale face; she was dazed over there, probably stunned by the hit.
The surrounding became deathly silent.
Three breaths of silence, Chang Lexi came to her senses, and then an unprecedented amount of anger and shame surged upon her.
She had been hit, and in front of so many people, slapped!
She’s Consort Xue’s niece, who dares to hit her, who can hit her? Unexpectedly today, she got slapped!
"Ah ah ah, Pang Longyue, you bitch, you dare hit me, I will fight with you!"
Chang Lexi rushed at her, flailing claws, but Long Yue just gently pushed, and she rolled to the ground, hairpins scattering everywhere.
"Hit you? Did I hit you? I merely smacked a buzzing eagle, and accidentally hit a wall, oh, do you want to say your skin is thicker than city walls? That’s fine too!"
More face-slapping and humiliation, Chang Lexi felt she was going crazy, she slapped the ground, shrieking: "Someone, quick, someone, catch her for me, I want to kill her, I want her abused..."
"Imperial Edict Arrival—"
Several house servants of the Chang Family rushed in from outside, just about to arrest Long Yue, suddenly, a sharp voice rang from afar.
