Chapter 161 - 2.1.12: First Party (I)

When she went to the main room, Xiao Yunhua saw the Duchess waiting as she calmly sipped her tea. She didn't even acknowledge Juliet as the latter curtsied despite being alone with the Duchess. Xiao Yunhua knew that if she didn't curtesy, then the evil woman would probably punish her by making her copy hundreds of copies of etiquettes like before. She had to make sure to be proper at every moment, or at least until she was completely sure she was alone and she could slack off.