บท 165: 2.1.16: First Party (V)

When they both arrived, immediately, Xiao Yunhua's enhanced senses allowed her to pick up the obvious daggers being sent in her direction. Nobles, servants, everyone was whispering about her. They looked at her in a new light in comparison to when she had arrived with the Duchess, almost like they had seen the truth about her.

The truth? Ah, it seemed like the cat was out of the bag. As much as she was tempted to tell them to mind their own business, she couldn't. This was the real war zone. One mistake and it could cause her to be murdered by the Duchess or disowned or whatever other disaster the cold woman could think of.

Xiao Yunhua straightened her back and walked with an esteemed posture, almost like she had done nothing wrong in the first place. This didn't escape the eyes of the people, hence they began to reevaluate their thoughts about her. Maybe the rumors were false?