Transmigrator meets Reincarnator

Ch. 72 Fishing for a gift

It looked like Chu Lian wasn't living the life of luxury like she had expected!

After jumping to conclusions, Miss Yuan's anger from Miss Su and Miss Fu's provocation subsided.

Chu Lian nodded at these 'sisters' of hers. She was a titled noble madam now, so she didn't need to make any bigger gestures of respect towards them.

Miss Su invited Chu Lian into Jinshi Pavilion. In a abnormal display of behaviour, Miss Yuan walked close to Chu Lian's side and bumped Wenlan away before grabbing onto Chu Lian's arms and calling her 'Sixth Sister'.

Chu Lian felt goosebumps rising all over her body thanks to Miss Yuan's overly intimate tone. Her gaze landed on Miss Yuan's hands wrapped around her left arm, and she didn't bother hiding the disgust she felt in her eyes. Miss Yuan's gaze met hers, but she acted as if she hadn't noticed how annoyed she was. Conversely, she acted as if they were best friends, flattering her with, "Sixth Sister, we heard about your noble title! We just didn't have the time to visit you in the Jing'an Estate to congratulate you. You won't blame this sister, would you?"

Chu Lian snorted inwardly. If House Ying really cared about this matter, then they would have made it known to her, instead of waiting for Miss Yuan to mention it now after they had ran into each other.

Although it was rare to get the Honoured Lady title, it was just a low-ranking title without any imperial privilege. It wouldn't affect the court a single bit. To House Ying, she was no longer part of their family once she got married. Her parents didn't care about her either, so it was normal to receive such cold treatment from them. Luckily, she wasn't the original 'Chu Lian', so this was completely fine to her.

What was there to complain about? She had more freedom now than they would’ve ever given her back there!

Since House Ying had drawn the lines between them, they would have to think again if they wanted to make use of their connection in the future!

Chu Lian really didn't want to play nice with them at all, but they were out in public now so she had to care about keeping up House Jing'an's reputation.

She said with good temper, "I won't blame you, it's just a small matter."

Miss Yuan rolled her eyes, and a corner of her mouth hooked up. Her expression practically screamed, 'At least you're smart enough to realise that'. Wenqing almost choked on her anger upon seeing that expression. Her hands balled into fists as she felt outrage on behalf of her master.

Miss Su was about two steps in front of them as she listened to their conversation. Her brows drew together in a frown. Afraid that Miss Yuan would chase Chu Lian away with her provocation, she quickly tried to smooth out the tense atmosphere. "Sixth Sister, have you come to Jinshi Pavilion to pick out some accessories as well?"

By this time, the Ying sisters had reached Jinshi Pavilion's main hall.

Chu Lian didn't want to let them know that she was here to pick out a birthday present for Countess Jing'an, so she casually nodded.

Miss Su's eyes darkened a little. Ever since the incident at the Dingyuan Estate, she could feel the distance that Chu Lian was putting between her, Madam Rong, and the whole of House Ying.

Back at the Dingyuan Estate, she hadn't jumped out to support Chu Lian at the first hint of something wrong, and she had always felt guilty over it. Seeing Chu Lian's attitude towards them, she dropped the conversation.