Thirteenth Lady's Comback: Her Everyday Life as a Bystander-Chapter 307 - 17: Hostile Visitors (Part 3) (Second Update)

Speaking of Yue Baiyou, if he was only famous in Puli County before, then with Hong Sheng capturing the Sixth Prince of Tartar alive, the people around him also rose in status, drawing attention once again.

This girl, Yue Baiyou, who fancied herself as the mistress of the Hong Mansion despite being merely a sworn sister, thus entered everyone’s sights.

Especially after Hong Sheng entered the Capital, she volunteered to come to Hami County under the pretense of tidying up the Hami Mansion.

During this period, she clashed with the Bai Family’s eldest daughter, Bai Lili, in several heated arguments, giving the onlookers plenty of drama to enjoy.

Later, when the main force returned and Hong Sheng stayed in the Capital to marry, people realized that Bai Lili and Yue Baiyou were just supporting characters, fighting fiercely only to have the prize snatched by someone else.

Subsequently, rumors emerged that Susu was born a maid and used tricks to become Hong Sheng’s wife.

Susu had just arrived in Hami when Yue Baiyou gave her a taste of her own medicine, and on the day Susu hosted a banquet, Yue Baiyou wandered outside, sparking gossips all over the place.

If Yue Baiyou wasn’t behind this, even ghosts wouldn’t believe it!

The high-status ladies in Hami looked down on Susu, firstly due to preconceived notions, and secondly because their husbands had conflicting interests with Hong Sheng.

But that didn’t mean they thought highly of Yue Baiyou either!

To think a fatherless, motherless sworn sister would seduce her sworn brother unsuccessfully and then set traps for his legitimate wife is simply violating human ethics and shameless.

At this point, these people still didn’t know that Yue Baiyou wasn’t even Hong Sheng’s sworn sister. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Although Yue Baiyou rejected Hong Sheng’s proposal, Hong Sheng, thinking of her reputation, still publicly claimed to regard her as a sister, and Yue Baiyou did not deny it.

One must admit, Yue Baiyou was somewhat clever. If she could secure Hong Sheng, they could claim they never actually formed a sworn sibling relationship; if not, she could still use her identity as Hong Sheng’s sworn sister to marry into a good family.

But now she has hoisted herself with her own petard. She knew she wasn’t Hong Sheng’s sister, and had no qualms about setting traps for Susu, but outsiders were unaware.

At this point, when people saw Yue Baiyou, their expressions stiffened, and they would nonchalantly look away as if they hadn’t seen her, all thinking inwardly: No wonder Commander Hong looked down on her and Bai Lili.

This Yue Baiyou has neither family background nor character; needlessly to say, Bai Lili, as Hami’s "first rich woman, first beauty," initially seemed quite decent, but now, seeing Madam Su, calling her "first" seems a bit ridiculous.

If they were men, with a treasure like Madam Su in front, they wouldn’t choose these two either!

They didn’t want to deal with Yue Baiyou, yet Yue Baiyou apparently thought otherwise.

She calmly stood up, performing a formal salute to the ladies present.

"Little girl Yue Baiyou, greets all the ladies. I wonder if the ladies have seen my sister-in-law? We are the womenfolk of Commander Hong’s household. My sister-in-law brought me here early, but Mrs. Qin said there were esteemed guests, and didn’t see us. Later, she called my sister-in-law to speak. I was waiting in a flower hall, had three cups of tea, and haven’t seen her return, then was brought here, still haven’t seen her, truly in a panic."

The ladies, upon hearing this, keenly discerned many things.

Madam Su had arrived early in the morning, yet Mrs. Qin hadn’t seen her from the start, only meeting her later. Coupled with Mrs. Qin’s indifferent expression while introducing her earlier, it seemed she didn’t think much of Madam Su either.

Why exactly did Mrs. Qin set up such a grand welcome banquet for her? Could it really be to show respect to Commander Hong? Is Commander Hong really that highly regarded by Commander Liu?

And among these women, there were naturally those who were aligned, having benefited, intentionally wanting to spite Susu.

After hearing Yue Baiyou’s words, a lady married to the Garrison Commander exclaimed in surprise, "Madam Su arrived so early. Was she here to serve Mrs. Qin breakfast, perhaps?"

Yue Baiyou was secretly delighted but outwardly pretended to be angry, saying, "This lady must be mistaken; despite my sister-in-law having been a maid, she is now a titled Madam, and wouldn’t compete with servants for work?"

Fen Dai, Linlang, and Nanny Liu knew it was bad news once Yue Baiyou started speaking; though she wasn’t legitimately of their household, she was still a guest, and servants couldn’t stop a guest from speaking.

Upon hearing these words, they only wished to tear up Yue Baiyou’s mouth. She seemed to be speaking for her mistress, but actually reminded everyone of her mistress’s lowly origins, truly despicable.

Fen Dai, being hot-tempered yet no fool, knew better than to brawl with Yue Baiyou in front of everyone, instead, picked up a tea cup and stepped forward.

"Miss Yue, please relax and drink tea. We know you’re concerned about our mistress, but what trouble could happen at Commander Liu’s mansion? Your behavior, to those who know, says you worry for our mistress, but to those who don’t, might think you have issues with Mrs. Qin!"

Fen Dai glanced at the lady who spoke earlier, "The last time I accompanied our mistress to visit, I also met Mrs. Qin. She seems extremely kind; you mustn’t tarnish her reputation like this."

Yue Baiyou looked at Fen Dai, nearly ready to strangle this pesky maid who was as irritating as her mistress.

Seeing Linlang and Nanny Liu glaring at her with warnings in their eyes, her thoughts quickly shifted, giving rise to a new idea.

Her face immediately showed a panic-stricken, fearful expression, taking the cup from Fen Dai with aggrieved restraint.

"How would I dare have any issues with Mrs. Qin? It was only my nerves speaking poorly; Miss Fen Dai, please don’t be mad."

Seeing this, Fen Dai internally cursed, "sly vixen," but before she could respond, a less conspicuously dressed, sour-sounding lady spoke up: "Today, I’ve truly been enlightened. Since when does a servant get to lecture their master? And make the master apologize, what audacity! Is this how things are run at Madam Su’s? Was it like this when Madam Su was a maid?"

Fen Dai was furious, her eyes turning red, just about to retort, when Nanny Liu pulled her back, softly saying, "Girl. Our mistress just wants us to keep an eye on Miss Yue. We’re outnumbered now; the more we say, the more mistakes we’ll make."

Fen Dai wasn’t one to be unmindful of advice; she could only swallow the frustration and considered calling the maids outside. With Liu Mansion’s maids present, perhaps these people might show some restraint in their words.

Unexpectedly, before she could summon the maids, Yue Baiyou saw the chance to speak up even more: "This lady, please don’t say that. I’m not a rightful member of the Hong Family. I was entrusted to Brother Hong by my elder brother, who shared a deep bond with him, upon his dying request. Now my sister-in-law takes care of my meals and clothing. When going out, fearing my maid is inexperienced and might offend esteemed guests, she even assigned her main maid to guide me. I’m already deeply grateful."

Yue Baiyou spoke with tears streaming down her face, making even those uninvolved in the affair intake a sharp breath.

They knew she wasn’t one to be trifled with, yet hadn’t expected her heart to be so malicious.

If her words spread, not only would Commander Hong’s reputation for kindness suffer immensely, but the already controversial Madam Su wouldn’t escape a reputation for currying favor and mistreating an orphaned girl.