A flush of irrepressible triumph lit up Ji Wantang’s face as she cast a provocative glance toward Su Jinhuan.
Didn't this Su Jinhuan always pride herself on being the most talented lady in the capital? Didn't she think that serving as a companion to the Fourth Princess placed her a cut above the rest? Today, surely she had expected to be the center of attention again. Who could have known she would be upstaged by some obscure cousin who appeared out of nowhere?
If she was truly the capital's premier noble lady, how could she lose to a mere cousin? It was utterly humiliating. In the eyes of the onlookers, that grand reputation of hers now seemed rather hollow. The groundwork had been laid to make Su Jinhuan a target of public resentment, and now that the moment was ripe, others would gladly do the heavy lifting. There was no need for the Ji Family to stir the pot; these indignant souls would see to it that today’s events were spread far and wide. Su Jinhuan’s reputation had reached its end.
Chapter 78