Heaven-Sent Farm Girl Builds Her Fortune And Captures His Heart Chapter 414 - 413: Slander (1)

"Them?" Le Zhao chuckled lightly, "Just the sons of coarse people."

Everyone: ...

Lan Ruo couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

The group of ladies hadn’t yet reacted to what was ant, when they saw a group of people had already stepped up to greet Pri Minister Ji.

"I wonder, the girl little Jie ntioned having her coming-of-age ceremony in a few days, which young lady is it?"

The Pri Minister’s wife had already composed herself by this ti, letting Mrs. Liu and a maid support her as she walked over.

Shen Qinglan stepped forward and gracefully saluted, "Report to Madam, it is this humble girl."

The Pri Minister’s wife had already secretly appraised her when she stepped forward.

Seeing her calm deanor, neither servile nor overbearing, and having no intention of flattery when facing herself, the Pri Minister’s wife couldn’t help but feel a bit more admiration.

Earlier, Yan Yijie had said that although this girl was from a rural family, she was exceptionally intelligent and well-mannered, no worse than those noble daughters of the Capital.

At that ti, she had dismissed it, thinking that a peasant girl, no matter how clever, couldn’t be too exceptional.

But upon seeing her today, she found that in terms of both appearance and deanor, as Yan Yijie had said, she was indeed no worse than those noble daughters.

The Pri Minister’s wife smiled, her voice inadvertently becoming much softer, "Little Jie said your na is Qinglan?"

Shen Qinglan nodded, "Yes, Madam!"

"Good child!" The Pri Minister’s wife smiled and nodded, "Everyone must be hungry, shall we sit down quickly?"

Everyone hurriedly gave a slight salute toward her and were about to head out when Yan Yijie happened to return.

Duan Yunfei and Le Zhao exchanged a glance, both knowingly with a mischievous smile.

"Hey? What are you doing?"

Yan Yijie, having his arms held by people as he was escorted out of the main hall, looked bewildered at the two of them.

"What are we doing?" Le Zhao laughed, "Naturally it’s to drink wine!"

Behind them, Shen Qinglan and the others exchanged glances and couldn’t help but laugh.

Lan Ruo said, "Hey, you all sit first, I’ll go with Qinglan to greet Aunt Yi and Mrs. Duan."

Song Ting nodded, "Go ahead!"

Shen Qinglan looked at Duan Yunfei and said, "I’ll head over first!"

Duan Yunfei laughed, "Co back quickly!"

"Alright!"

Shen Qinglan nodded, just as she and Lan Ruo passed by a table of drinks, she heard low murmurs.

"Is this the shaless daughter of a mud-legged person you ntioned?"

"Isn’t it just so!"

A familiar voice carried by the wind reached her ears, Shen Qinglan’s expression slightly darkened, but she didn’t stop.

"She truly has so appeal, no wonder Young Master Duan would be enchanted by her."

"I think Young Master Duan keeps her by his side, intending to make her a concubine?" soone sneered quietly, "But her status compared to Miss Ding is far off!"

"I’m curious, I heard Master Duan and Mrs. Duan also ca today, seeing this, wouldn’t they say anything?"

"Say what?" soone retorted, "Young Master Duan is already eighteen, not so naive young master unfamiliar with the world, having a woman by his side isn’t anything, right?"

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"What are they talking about?" Lan Ruo frowned, "Qinglan, why do I feel they are targeting you?"

"It’s just so pretentious people playing tricks," Shen Qinglan chuckled, "No need to mind them."

"Are all the people in the Capital like this?" Lan Ruo pouted, muttering, "Isn’t it said that the ladies and young ladies of the Capital are gentle and virtuous, most knowledgeable of decorum? But why do I feel they aren’t even as good as us Jianghu children."

"There are good ones too," Shen Qinglan smiled, "You can’t judge everyone because of a few individuals."

Lan Ruo chuckled and nodded, "You’re right!"