dognovel Chapter 144 Sarcasm
Chapter 144 Sarcasm
When King Xuan saw Long Chuqing, he remembered that she was the girl who stepped on his foot last time!
King Xuan said in a light tone, "I knew it. Seventh Brother couldn't have come here alone. It turns out he has a beauty with him. I didn't see her earlier, but now she's here."
Prince Rui chimed in, "I was wondering why I saw the seventh brother here just now! He wasn't writing any poems, he was just standing there looking around, which is unlike his usual self."
Princess Rui smiled sweetly: "What did I just say? I was right."
Prince Qi said, "Seventh brother, you're becoming more and more dishonest. Why didn't you answer when I asked you earlier?"
Xiao Han was momentarily speechless. He wanted to answer, but he was interrupted just as he was about to speak, and he didn't know how to continue. "I never said I came alone."
Standing to the side, Ye Lingwei listened to the teasing remarks of the group and felt an involuntary sadness in her heart. She lowered her head, bit her lip, and tightly gripped the handkerchief in her hand.
Princess Rui said gently, "Did you only arrive now, Miss Long? I didn't see you earlier."
"No." Long Chuqing shook her head gently. "I came out with Xiao Han. We walked around for a while and just now we went to find a restroom." She then gave a slight embarrassed look.
"So that's how it is. No wonder I only saw Seventh Brother here earlier."
Princess Rui thought to herself, "This woman is quite outspoken and generous, daring to speak her mind without being coy."
Ye Lingya stepped forward, a faint smile on her face, and slowly said, "Miss Long is so beautiful. I've never seen you before! May I ask which noble family you belong to? I don't think I've ever heard of a prominent family with the surname Long in the capital. Perhaps I'm just ignorant!"
Those sarcastic words were clearly barbed to anyone with common sense, implying that she might come from a humble background.
Ye Lingwei, standing beside her, raised her eyebrows slightly upon hearing this, staring at Long Chuqing, wanting to see how she would respond, her face bearing a cryptic expression.
Long Chuqing didn't shy away from the question. She still had a polite smile on her face and answered readily, "I am not from the capital. I come from afar and have not been in the capital for long. So, you have naturally never seen me before."
After hearing her words, Ye Lingya secretly mocked her, thinking to herself, "So she's from the countryside, not even from a small, humble family."
She held a handkerchief to her mouth and said sarcastically, "So that's how it is. I was being presumptuous."
Long Chuqing simply smiled faintly and did not respond.
After hearing Ye Lingya's words, Rui Wang and the others all showed embarrassed expressions, but no one said a word.
A brief silence fell over the scene. Just when everyone thought the matter was over, Ye Lingya spoke up again.
She said in a slightly sarcastic tone, "I imagine the customs in Miss Long's hometown must be very open and free! Unlike the noble families in our capital, which have many rules and are extremely strict, especially for unmarried women, who are not allowed to meet with men alone."
At this point, she glanced at Long Chuqing, paused slightly, and then continued, "Oh dear, Miss Long, please don't misunderstand. I wasn't talking about you. I was just expressing my feelings and remarking on the differences in customs across different regions. I never imagined that the differences would be so vast."
Upon hearing this, everyone realized that her words were an open and blatant implication that Long Chuqing was from the countryside, rather uncouth, lacked proper upbringing, and had no understanding of what propriety, righteousness, integrity, and shame meant.
Ye Lingya was a little jealous. She saw that Long Chuqing was so beautiful and wanted to take this opportunity to humiliate her.
Upon hearing Ye Lingya's words, the expressions of the princes present instantly turned ugly. They couldn't help but think to themselves, "How can this young Miss Ye, at such a young age, speak so sarcastically and unfriendly?"
Standing to the side, Xiao Han's face darkened. He looked at Ye Lingya with displeasure. If it weren't for her young age and status as a woman, coupled with his royal upbringing, he would have already made a move if she were a man.
However, Ye Lingya did not notice Xiao Han's cold face. She kept looking at Long Chuqing, trying to see an embarrassed expression on her face.
At this moment, Long Chuqing listened calmly, but couldn't help thinking to himself that this young girl was so sharp-tongued; it seemed she would be a gossip when she got old.
After hearing Ye Lingya's words, Qingying was also a little annoyed. She couldn't help but mutter to herself, "This Miss Ye is saying these things in front of a group of princes. I don't know where she gets her sense of superiority."
Zi Guang was furious upon hearing this. His eyes narrowed, and he looked indignant and sullen.
Upon hearing her sarcastic remarks, Ye Lingwei's lips curled into a mocking smile, but she quickly regained her composure.
She looked at Ye Lingya and said in a slightly reproachful tone, "Second sister, you shouldn't speak carelessly. Quickly apologize to Miss Long."
"Yes, yes..." Ye Lingya said in a strange tone, "Miss Long, I'm so sorry. I spoke carelessly without thinking. These family rules are engraved in my mind, and I just blurted them out. Please don't mind."
It seemed like he was apologizing to Long Chuqing, but it was actually another veiled insult.
Fei Feng said angrily, "Damn it, Qingqing, this is a huge green tea! She actually insulted you in a sneaky way, and you can tolerate this? If you ask me, you should go up and tear her mouth apart, let her know what it means to be disastrous with your words. Listen to me, there's no need for words when dealing with green tea, just start beating her up."
"Rude! She's just a young girl! Can't you be a little gentler?" Long Chuqing replied helplessly.
Fei Feng said speechlessly, "What? I haven't even said you're a saint yet! You're already acting like a pure white lotus. I'd like to see what kind of tricks you have up your sleeve."
Feng Yu spoke slowly: "There are many ways to deal with a green tea bitch. Actually, I also think that it's not appropriate to use too rough methods to deal with young girls. However, she actually made sarcastic remarks about you, which is intolerable. We must teach her a lesson."
“I haven’t really researched how to deal with a green tea bitch, but I did see something online that said, to deal with a green tea bitch, you have to be even more green than her,” Long Chuqing thought for a moment, then suddenly had a flash of inspiration. “I’ve got it.”
Feng Yu asked curiously, "Oh, let's see what brilliant idea you've come up with."
Long Chuqing smiled gently at Ye Lingya and said, "It's alright. Miss Ye is young and it's normal for her to talk nonsense. I suppose you've heard too many unchanging truths. But, in my opinion, it's fine to listen to some of those rigid family precepts. If you listen to too many, it's not just a matter of talking nonsense; your thinking will only become more and more outdated."
"If you remain stuck in your ways, how will you know that there are mountains beyond mountains? Only by broadening your horizons can you know that there are heavens beyond heavens. If everyone is like you, forever clinging to those outdated and conservative ideas, how can this era progress?"