The person who had been angry just a moment ago suddenly had tears in their eyes and began crying softly.
They spoke in a gentle voice, "I'm not oblivious. If Sister doesn't like me, she could just say so directly. Why bother with words that hurt me? Although I'm not from a prominent family, I'm from an official family and have been bound by feminine rules since I was young. If my reputation outside is bad, can I really be blamed? If people choose to slander me, what can I do to stop them?"
"Sister was also raised by the elder ladies of the boudoir, so how can she believe those rumors? Believing them would make her no different from those people."
Although these words aren't direct, they accuse Lin Youning of using rules against others while being just as unruly herself.
