Thirteenth Lady's Comback: Her Everyday Life as a Bystander-Chapter 311 - 21: Retreat (Part 1) (First Update)

Looking at the group of official wives choked into silence, Yue Baiyou felt a strange sense of satisfaction in her heart.

Looked down on me, even used me as a stepping stone? Now you’re all speechless, aren’t you? Choke on it!

However, she exchanged another glance with Bai Lili; Susu’s behaviors seemed like Chaotic Heart was in effect, but why was she still so rational?

Nothing in the world is perfect, and the scent poison of Chaotic Heart has a fatal flaw.

It amplifies and explodes the emotions within people, but this amplification has a limit. For instance, after one, there must be two; it can’t directly skip to three or four.

For example, if there is only a little anger in Susu’s heart now, under the guidance of Chaotic Heart, she would only display ordinary anger. If she were extremely angry at this moment, it would manifest as extreme fury.

Could these matters not provoke her anger? Or does she really have that strong a mental endurance?

Bai Lili saw this and thought Susu’s heart needed another push. She secretly glanced at the poor woman sitting at the end of the opposite seat.

The woman’s husband was the Vice Thousand Households of the Hami Guard Right Thousand Households. Her noble title was only Junior Fifth Rank; she was initially a bit intimidated by Susu’s dominance but even more afraid to offend Bai Lili. Every year, her husband could get at least a thousand taels of silver from the Bai Family, which was a God of Wealth for their family.

Before coming, Miss Bai even had someone deliver her two hundred taels of silver. With this silver, she could afford to prepare a dowry for her daughter’s marriage.

Thinking of this, the woman stood up and walked to Susu, "Madam Wu Yang greets Madam Su!"

The women in the hall noticed her standing and saw it was Yang, who pretended to be aloof but was the biggest sycophant, with an expression of eager watching.

Hearing her speak, the hall instantly quieted. Yang, seeing everyone’s attention on her, felt malicious inside but maintained a composed demeanor.

"Madam Su said if anyone has a misunderstanding, stand up. I have some misunderstandings and want to ask Madam for an explanation. I personally witnessed that little maid acting insolently towards Miss Yue, speaking quite disrespectfully. Could it be that Madam thinks that little maid did nothing wrong, or is this the rule of your household?"

Susu glanced at Wu Yang; she had been secretly keeping an eye on Bai Lili, not missing the hint she gave. It seemed that Wu Yang was one of the people Bai Lili had found to do her bidding.

Susu put down her teacup, sneered, and stretched out her hand toward Wu Yang, surprising everyone. Was she about to make a move? Wu Yang froze for a moment and quickly took a step back.

With anger mixed with grievance, she said in a deep voice, "Madam Su, though I am insignificant, I am also a Fifth Rank Lady. Are you intending to hit me?"

Susu took out a handkerchief and covered her mouth with a laugh, "Oh, look at what Lady Yang is saying. I was just going to straighten the golden hairpin that’s about to fall from your head. What are you thinking? You’re so funny!"

The golden hairpin on Lady Yang’s head was, of course, not about to fall, but hearing Susu emphasize the word "golden hairpin," she was startled, with a flustered look on her face: Did Madam Susu discover something? She mustn’t be exposed!

She was just the daughter of a poor scholar. Her father favored sons over daughters, and the scholar’s daughter didn’t even know a few characters, but she inherited her father’s nature; she could do without everything except face.

She didn’t know if Susu was bluffing, but she didn’t dare to gamble. Thinking this, she looked at Susu with pleading eyes.

Susu sighed internally that the hateful indeed has pitiable parts, and said, "Lady Yang, you must know that seeing isn’t necessarily believing, and hearing isn’t necessarily the truth. Of course, true things can’t be faked, and fake things can’t become true."

Thanks to her 6.0-super vision and the tip-off from Cui Zhu, she indeed noticed something wrong with Yang’s golden hairpin. It didn’t even seem plated with silver or gold, but brushed with a layer of gold powder. As to what the core was made of, forgive her lack of X-ray vision!

But Cui Zhu had said before that this Wu Yang’s family was so poor it rang like a bell. Her husband even maintained a group of concubines, producing many children, and Yang was a frequent visitor to the pawnshop!

Susu just intended to bluff her a bit, but who knew she had a real ghost in her heart? Susu only mentioned the word golden hairpin, and Yang cowered herself.

Seeing Susu’s half-smile, Yang understood she had indeed discovered the secret of the hairpin. Fortunately, she didn’t bring it up again, and Yang breathed a sigh of relief in secret, "Madam Su is right; fake things can’t become true, and true things can’t be faked!" With that, she dared not look at Bai Lili, lowered her head, and returned to her seat, deciding to be a mere wooden post from now on.

This Madam Su is no fairy; she’s a devil.

And the women watching Yang Wu, defeated in just a few words: ....

What the heck happened? The pants were off, I mean, the popcorn was ready, and this is what we get? Could you at least share how you got defeated, give us some tips?

Bai Lili and Yue Baiyou were also infuriated; were you joking with us? Why are you backing off? Keep talking, make Susu explain! The more you talk, the more mistakes she’ll make, surely angering her to a fit.

Bai Lili glanced angrily at Wu Yang, seeing her head down, feeling a bit stifled, and adjusted her hairpin.

Another Fifth Rank Lady, receiving a signal, didn’t rise but said with a smile, "Madam Su is too imposing and scared little sister Yang. I am Shen Bai, my husband is a Garrison Commander, and I saw what little sister Yang said. There’s no need for Madam Su to explain anything; just have that little maid apologize to Miss Yue."

"Shen Bai? You’re also surnamed Bai. What’s your relation to Madam Bai?" Susu asked with apparent indifference, looking at her.

Shen Bai kept her smile unchanged, "I am Madam Bai’s legitimate sister!"

Susu held the teacup, using the lid to play with the tea leaves, took a sip, and then said, "The Garrison Commander is of Junior Fifth Rank, so you’re a Fifth Rank Lady. Constantly bowing to a concubine-born younger sister must be hard on you."

Shen Bai’s face finally turned as Susu hit her sore spot: her husband’s rank and her noble title were inferior to her illegitimate half-sister, which was a great humiliation for Shen Bai.

A previously dog-like concubine-born girl, now on top of her head; every time Shen Bai saluted Bai Lili, she wanted to tear off that fake face.

Hearing Susu voice her deepest shame, she could no longer keep a smiling face, then reluctantly smiled, "I don’t understand what you’re saying, Madam Su."

Susu smiled and stopped bothering her. If it wasn’t a hidden resentment, why emphasize the words "legitimate sister"?"

At this moment, Susu thought that the diamond ring she gave to Cui Zhu was truly worthwhile.

Susu waved at Fen Dai, who held back her tears, just about to apologize to her mistress, when she heard her mistress say, "You did very well. Although Miss Yue isn’t our proper master, living in our mansion, if something were to go wrong, it wouldn’t be just any Tom, Dick, or Harry who would be implicated; it would be our family."

Fen Dai, tearfully looking at her mistress, seeing her support in public, wiped her eyes, "The servant won’t embarrass the mistress and will certainly guide Miss Yue well. Our mansion is a reputable family."

Susu nodded, glancing at Yue Baiyou, whose face was flushed with shame, and smiled gently, "Miss Yue, don’t take it too seriously. I’m not mad, really. I know you haven’t learned much about rules before. Rest assured, I’ll have someone teach you in the future!"

Yue Baiyou was defeated...