Chapter 339 - The Battle of Wits

Ming Yue Yin lifts the curtain and her other hand holds Lory's hand to help her climb down from the carriage. The ladies recognize the black carriage she rides, as the one belongs to Hei Shen sect so the could've guessed who exit from the carriage.

Lory gracefully climbs down, the beautiful dress she wears sway gently when the wind blows, her moves are elegant and graceful, Lory could feel the gaze from other ladies, she lifts her head and smiles politely.

Her smiles are calm and gentle she doesn't look overbearing but she doesn't look timid either, she exudes with dignified aura with a hint of mysterious air around her, the ladies can't help but surprised by Lory unexpected behavior.

Some of the ladies got flustered when they saw her smiles and unconsciously bow their head although they're quickly composed themself and remain confused why they are feel intimidated by Lory's presence.

Ming Yue Yin sneered inwardly, just a simple noble daughter could never match her goddess aura is like comparing the sunlight with a twinkle on the glass, both sparkle but the difference is beyond measure.

Ming Yue Yin have beautiful and elegant face even when she wore a simple maid uniform it didn't reduce her beauty, her back is straight her gaze is clear and sharp she stares at the noble's daughter without fear her eyes remain calm like a pond surface without a hint of apprehensive or nervousness as if she has no regards for them, the noble ladies look at Ming Yue Yin with disdained they feel offended by her but no one dares to reprimand her because she is from Hei Shen sect, who knows what position she has inside that mysterious sect.

"You gain a lot of attention…young miss" Ming Yue Yin teased.

"As you do too, Jiao Zi" Lory smile mischievously.

The eunuch with dark gray uniform and black cap lead them past the garden and through the red hallway until they reach to the main hall, the eunuch and royal maids invited them to sit on the chair that already arranged based on their status, the closest their chair with the empress the higher there status in the society and Lory Chair is not too far from the empress but not too close either, maybe the Empress doesn't want to provoke Zhao Li Xin but she doesn't want a low born like Lory get too close to her.

Lory doesn't care bit Ming Yue Yin eyes turn dark. An ordinary woman who was picked by the emperor and giving the crown to play as an Empress could never match the grandeur of Princess Lorient lineage.

Lory suddenly shrinks slightly after shed drink her tea, Ming Yue Yin who stands beside her startled than she leans her head toward Lory "What's wrong?" she asked worriedly.

Lory winced a little "Bitter…"

Ming Yue Yin used silver needle secretly to check the tea and she feel relief the tea has no poison is just bitter because it has no sugar "Just be patient with it" she said quietly

"I know…" Lory replied with long sighs.

Girsha lay on her laps seems like sleeping, but the truth is he increased his sense to check any threat around d the palace and he does feel fluctuate energy somewhere far off from this building.

"Miss, is that you're contractual beast?" suddenly a young woman approaches them.

Lory lifts her head her clear doe eyes blink for a second before she answers kindly "No, this one is my friend" Lory answer politely.

The young woman sneer inwardly, the bird is very beautiful and she never saw such bird before it must be a rare type beast, the young woman thought Girsha must be given by Zhao Li Xin but because Lory is a waste she can make a contract with the beast, the young woman ridiculed Lory for being empty vas and she's not that beautiful either.

Lory sees the mockery in the young woman's eyes but she is far from care to bother her, Lory finds the young woman quite amusing, she remains her in the school days when the mean girls want to humiliate her in the public. what happened to that mean girl? well, she's not sure, after her parents came with a lot of gifts and begged her to forgives his foolish daughter Lory never saw that mean girl again.

"May I know this young miss name?" Lory's face remains gentle without showing any stress at all.

The young woman didn't like how lory acted "My name is Jiang Kang Yi, may I know this lady name?" she make smiles that do not reach her eyes.

"Nice to meet you miss Kang, my name is Luo Ri Yi" Lory raised from her seat then she bows gracefully.

Her calm demeanor startles the ladies in the room, she really doesn't act like an ex-maid they wonder if Lory has another secret identity? Well, they are right. But Jiang Kang Yi refuses to believe that she though Lory only pretending to be calm.

"I wonder where you find this bird, I never saw such a beautiful bird like this before" Jiang Kang Yi probe farther she want Lory to admit the beast was given by Long Ming, she wants to portray Lory as seductive vixen who only have ability to seduced man to get what she wants.

Lory tilted her head innocently "Uhm, I found him in the cave, because he looks lonely so I coaxed him to come with me and he agrees and so we never separated ever since, isn't it right Girsha!" Lory chuckles white patting Girsha's head.

[You and I remember different things…..] Girsha scoffed.

Turns out the bird is not a gift from Long Ming, Jiang Kang Yi smiles become stiffed "Is that so, but his name is a bit weird, I never heard a name like Gir…Gir…"

"Girsha" Lory corrected her "It means Watchful, they're also other meaning in some language it means protector, a guardian…" Lory smiles solemnly.

Ming Yue Yin eyes lit up with curiosity, what kinda a history Girsha and Lory have, in that dream Girsha never left Lory side, in every memory Girsha always they're as a background watching everything she had done, they have fun together, fight together, in the end, they died together, other than Zhao Li Xin the one she can't live without perhaps it would be Girsha.

When Lory said other languages the ladies murmured to each other, could it be this ex-maid is educated how could she know about other languages or perhaps she is from other continents, they suddenly look at her suspiciously.

Jiang Kang Yi still not given up, she wants to humiliate Lory and remind her that her position is beneath them, no matter whose she's married to "May I know what kinda language that you learned" she will not believe this commoner has good knowledge.

"I don't think you ever heard this type of language and it hard to explain" Lory replied politely.

Jiang Kang Yi stifles "Really, you sure you are not making things up aren't you?" she sneers in ridicule.

The other ladies giggles when they heard Jiang Kang Yi's comment, a lot of women envy and jealous with lory position as Long Ming fiancée, all of them gloat over her misfortune, they can't wait to see Lory feel embarrassed and cry. Ming Yue Yin gritted her teeth she gathers the Qi on her finger and ready to strikes Jiang Kang Yi.

Lory suddenly chuckles "Miss Kang, they're is four Kingdom in this continent, hundreds of tribes and four continent at least that we knew so far and every one of them has a different culture and different language do you think you can recognize all of them?" Lory sips her tea slowly than she takes a deep breath "The world is bigger then you know…"

Jiang Kang Yi face turn bright red, Lory just mocked her as a woman inside the boudoir who never seen the vast world sadly what Lory said is not wrong, a noblewoman didn't allow to leave there house until they get married only a few women who have a special talent who was granted by more freedom like Lao Min Na.

"You…" Jiang Kang Yi wants to retort but she doesn't know what to say.

"Miss Jiang you should not take miss Luo jokes to the heart" suddenly a woman with soft blue hanfu approach them.

Lory smiles warmly "Miss Yuan Shan, is a pleasure to meet you again"