Chapter 62: Volume 1 Chapter 62 This Little Gall Dares to Kick Someone When They're Down

Rong Luoge didn't want to deal with them; the last time they met in the palace hadn't been pleasant.

But even if she thought so, the other party might not be willing to let her go.

"Yo, who do you think I am, isn't this the former Consort of the Qi Prince?" Fu Shuangshu blocked Rong Luoge's path, looking at her with a mocking expression, the contempt in his brows and eyes impossible to hide.

"Good dogs don't block the way, move aside!" Rong Luoge said coldly. As a lady from a prestigious family, she felt that compared with them she was practically a little fairy.

"Who are you calling a dog?"

"Who deserves to be called a dog is exactly who it is!"

"You… Rong Luoge, you don't actually think you can still act like the Princess Consort of Qi, do you? I heard you've cut ties with the Zhen Guo Gong Fu, and now you're just a commoner. When you see us you still won't bow?" Fu Shuangshu stared at Rong Luoge and said.

Rong Luoge sneered, "What a joke of the world. What rank do you hold, what office do you occupy, that would make others bow to you? You swagger abroad by relying on your family's influence; if you have the ability, come with your own merit, and I'll respect you!"

Yun Shizhuang, listening to Rong Luoge's brief words, was about to intervene with Fu Shuangshu, and said softly, "Miss Rong, why such a big temper? Shuangshu was only joking with you."

Truly a white lotus.

Rong Luoge smiled lightly, looking at Yun Shizhuang, "So you call pinning someone's head and ordering them to bend their knees a joke, Miss Yun, give me one as well."

Yun Shizhuang's face changed, and hearing Rong Luoge continue, she said, "Hey, Miss Yun, don't get angry, it was only a joke."

Yun Shizhuang had never seen someone so despicable!

Rong Luoge shoved Fu Shuangshu aside in one motion, gave the two a casual glance, "It's a pity that the Yun and Fu families still have a reputation; so reputable families raise their daughters like this, truly eye‑opening."

"You, stop right there!" Fu Shuangshu, from behind, tried to block Rong Luoge, so angry she could have smashed her face with a slap; it was truly shameful.

"If you want me to stop, I'll stop; what rank of little brat are you?" Rong Luoge looked at Fu Shuangshu's hand rushing toward her face, truly annoyed, and immediately seized her wrist.

"It hurts, let go of me!" Fu Shuangshu felt her wrist as if broken, and tears instantly fell.

"So you can feel pain, but have you ever thought about how it would feel if that slap landed on my face? Would it hurt?" Rong Luoge swung hard, tossing Fu Shuangshu aside, "My relationship with the Qi King and He Li is a royal decree, the Qi King wronged me first. Fu Shuangshu, you mocked me first; even if General Fu himself came to back you up, I'm not afraid. At most we can go before His Majesty and sort out the truth. I dare, do you dare?"

Fu Shuangshu of course didn't dare, her face turned pale instantly.

Back then the Qi King was reprimanded by His Majesty over the He Li affair, even Consort Ming was punished, and now how could he dare bring up the matter before His Majesty again? Is he feeling overly confident about his life?

Rong Luoge looked at Fu Shuangshu's ghastly white face, "With such a little courage, you still dare to kick someone when they're down."

Fu Shuangshu, so angry that her vision went black and she almost fainted, Yun Shizhuang rushed forward to steady her and said to Rong Luoge, "Miss Rong, Shuangshu only spoke hastily without ill intent; why must you press so hard? It's just a little misunderstanding between us, involving the elders is improper, isn't it?"

She certainly knows how to put a big hat on someone; clearly this tactic is commonly used and very effective.

Rong Luoge sized up Yun Shizhuang, who, feeling a chill all over, couldn't help but frown slightly.

"Miss Yun, I'm genuinely curious—on the left you call it a joke, on the right you call it a misunderstanding; apparently your eyes work differently from others. Oh, I mean no offense, don't take it the wrong way; I'm not accusing you of watching people through a crack, nor saying you look at people as if they were dishes. And I'm not saying that the big‑life matters, in your eyes, are no heavier than ants. The Minister of Revenue's household is indeed powerful; everything is either a joke or a misunderstanding. Opening eyes, opening eyes."

Yun Shizhuang: …

Rong Luoge looked at their pale little faces, clicked her tongue twice, "Their combat ability is lacking; such weaklings still want to spar verbally with me."

Too lazy to tangle with them, Rong Luoge put on the Cangyun and left.

When she left, Fu Shuangshu, under the strange stares of others, could no longer stay there; she grabbed Yun Shizhuang's hand and walked out, cursing as she went, "That's too much! What did I say? I only mentioned the former Consort of the Qi Prince. How can she be so relentless, her mouth so filthy? No wonder the Qi King doesn't want her. I want to see what kind of good family she can still marry, being so arrogant, even after the Qi King and He Li."

Rong Luoge hadn't left yet and happened to hear that line; she first opened the carriage curtain and said to her, "My marriage matters need not trouble you, Miss Fu; I won't disappoint you, but you must work hard, marry a good family. If someday we meet again and you have to bow to me… wouldn't Miss Fu be even more aggrieved?"

Fu Shuangshu could no longer hold back, looked at Rong Luoge and scolded, "Rong Luoge, you don't even look in the mirror at yourself. With your current status, which family would dare take you as a daughter‑in‑law? You still expect me to bow to you? Dreaming is faster!"

Yun Shizhuang also thought Rong Luoge was far too arrogant; leaving He Li aside, she had even severed ties with the Zhen Guo Gong Fu, and as a commoner, what good family could she marry?

Rong Luoge swept away the contempt in Yun Shizhuang's eyes, thinking that after tomorrow she might no longer think that way; the thought made her quite pleased.

Now she suddenly thought being a Crown Prince's Good Lady wasn't bad at all; what a flavorful life.

"Is that so? Then let's wait and see. Someone once read my fate and said I'd have great wealth and honor in this life; let's watch." Rong Luoge smiled as she lowered the curtain, keeping those two ugly faces outside.

Fu Shuangshu was so angry she could have leapt to kick Rong Luoge, "She claims a wealthy destiny? If she truly has that fate, I'll pluck out my eyes and give them to her as beads!"

"Don't be angry; she's just satisfying a tongue‑itch. Think of her current situation; arguing with her is beneath you." Yun Shizhuang advised, "Besides, she's only indulging in talk; Consort Ming certainly won't let her marry well, otherwise where would the Qi King's reputation go?"

"Right!" Fu Shuangshu let out a long sigh, "I'll see how long she can stay arrogant."

"Let's go." Though Yun Shizhuang vaguely felt Rong Luoge's attitude was off, she couldn't pinpoint why; given her current situation, soon even her shadow won't be seen among the capital's ladies.

She's not someone important; why bother caring?

Today I saw her only to recall that palace incident, just to vent, but ended up getting an even bigger anger; truly not worth it.

It's just that Yun Shizhuang is destined to be disappointed; the place she's been longing for she hasn't entered, and the one she thought would become a mere ant has already entered ahead of her.