Arrogant and Overbearing

Bai Zhi turned to Li Weiyang. “Miss, what is this?”

Li Weiyang gave a concise reply. “Someone wants to ruin my reputation.”

The rain had stopped by then. Li Weiyang watched the rainbow at the edge of the sky, her pupils narrowing as she lowered her voice. “If I’d killed him just now, it would have been satisfying. Unfortunately, he’s still useful to me. Otherwise, a vile man who would ruin someone’s reputation deserves to be hacked to pieces a thousand times over, and even that wouldn’t be enough.”

Bai Zhi froze.

Li Weiyang glanced at her, then smiled and continued, “Let’s go—”

The rain had just stopped, and the wet ground glimmered with streaks of water. Their feet splashed down, and the hems of their skirts inevitably grew damp. Bai Zhi hurried to lift Li Weiyang’s skirt, but Li Weiyang showed no reaction. She only stared at the gatekeeper and repeated, her voice growing firmer, “The First Madam said to seal off the garden?”

Nanny Zhang smiled, her words as chilly as ever. “Yes. The First Madam just sent word that a villain injured the Young Master. No one in this garden is allowed to leave.”

Li Weiyang narrowed her eyes. “I was in the garden for quite some time, and I didn’t see any villain.”

The wrinkles on Nanny Zhang’s face ran deep. A trace of spite crept into her smile. “I’m sorry, Third Miss. We’ll have to wait for the First Madam to arrive before deciding who the villain is.”

Li Weiyang sneered. She had expected them to try this—locking everyone inside the garden, then coming to deal with them one by one. She pressed her lips together and said sternly, “I’m going to Lotus Fragrance Courtyard. Are you trying to stop me from seeing the Old Madam?”...