Lian Zhou quickly glanced up at his master.
'Was this the first time his master had ever been called something like that?'
'That Mrs. Gao really has a sharp tongue. She completely cornered her with a single sentence.'
...
At the banquet, Mrs. Gao's words made everyone look at Ye Chutang with even more complicated expressions.
The several young noblemen sitting in the back rows felt their initial ardor cool significantly.
Han Yao secretly shook his head. "What a pity! I was thinking that even though she's an orphan, she at least has an uncle who's the Junior Minister of the Ministry of Justice to back her up. With her looks, marrying into a prominent family wasn't out of the question. But who knew she... Who would want to marry a woman like that?"
The man next to him agreed. "Isn't that the truth? There are countless noble ladies in the Capital City. No matter how beautiful she is, she spent the last three years wandering destitute. Who knows what she's gone through?"
