ตอน 116: A Genius

"Look, mommy! That woman just fell on her face!" a little kid loudly said, tugging at the skirts of his mother whilst pointing at Bai Tianai.

"My, isn't that Earl Zheng's son? What was his name again?" a quiet whisper speculated.

"Who's that with him?"

"Oh dear, I think that's Viscount Bai Sheng's daughter, Bai Tianai!"

"Ohh, isn't she the girl who got kicked out of her friend's banquet? How shameful. Look at what it did to her beauty and grace."

Bai Tianai felt dizzy and nauseous from their taunting whispers. They rang in her ears and burned her face a fiery shade of red from embarrassment. She struggled to properly stand up in her restraining hanfu, her head snapped from left to right, searching desperately for Zheng Leiyu. He was gone.