This Three-Year-Old Is A Villainess - Chapter 151
After the noblewoman passed by, Han Ji-hyuk whispered in my ear.
“She has quite the presence.”
“Indeed.”
Pretending as if we were simply there to admire the artwork, Han Ji-hyuk and I leisurely toured the gallery.
On our way out, like any other visitors, I asked an employee,
“Where is the artist?”
“Oh, he’s currently not here. Please wait a moment.”
The polite employee checked with others without any suspicion to find out where the artist was.
“It turns out he’s in the rear garden.”
“Thank you.”
Han Ji-hyuk and I headed straight to the rear garden.
But then,
‘Who’s that?’
Han Ji-hyuk seemed to notice as well and gave me a look.
We saw the impressive noblewoman from earlier heading in the same direction.
‘It seems we’re going the same way?’
We slowed our pace slightly.
The tall noblewoman quickly overtook us with her long strides.
It was clear we were heading in the same direction.
The noblewoman was heading to the backyard where the artist, the Empress Dowager’s nephew, was.
“Hey, it seems that old lady is the one.”
“It’s possible.”
I watched the noblewoman’s back intently as she walked towards the rear garden.
At that moment,
“Oh my!”
A young woman coming in from the backyard bumped into the impressive noblewoman.
“I’m sorry!”
Behind the apologizing young woman followed a kind-looking, gentle noblewoman.
Judging by their appearances, the young woman seemed to be the maid of the gentle noblewoman.
Seeing her maid collide with the impressive noblewoman, the gentle noblewoman assessed the situation and spoke up.
“Oh dear. I’m sorry…”
“What kind of rudeness is this! Do you know who this person is?”
Instead of the stern-faced impressive noblewoman, her maid angrily scolded the other maid.
Han Ji-hyuk muttered,
“It really seems to be that old lady.”
I silently observed the scene.
Compared to the impressive noblewoman, the other noblewoman was smaller and looked gentler.
The impressive noblewoman’s maid berated the other maid as if she would devour her.
The smaller noblewoman watched the scene with a troubled expression and then spoke up.
“I’ll apologize on her behalf.”
At those words, the imposing noblewoman, who hadn’t said a word until now, scoffed.
“Is that how you apologize?”
‘Wow. She’s intimidating.’
Not only was she tall and imposing, but her voice was also terrifying.
The imposing noblewoman arrogantly looked down at the smaller noblewoman, raising her chin.
“Don’t you know proper etiquette? You can’t walk around showing that you’re a stiff old lady.”
With an attitude that seemed to make her eyes flash from under her hat, she ordered the smaller noblewoman.
“Again.”
It was clear to anyone watching that the imposing noblewoman was overwhelming her opponent. This clash seemed like it would end in her victory soon.
Han Ji-hyuk hastily whispered to me.
“Isn’t it better to intervene before she completely apologizes? If you stand up for the Empress Dowager here, you might earn her favor.”
It seemed he was anxious that we might miss an opportunity by just watching.
I let Han Ji-hyuk’s words go in one ear and out the other and quietly observed the situation.
The maid of the gentle noblewoman was stomping her feet in distress as her master spoke,
“Madam, I apologize, but the imber…”
“How dare a lowly creature interrupt!”
Swish!
The imposing noblewoman raised her hand sharply, making a sound as if cutting through the air.
At that moment, I spoke to the noblewomen.
“Madam.”
The imposing noblewoman paused with her hand raised at the sudden interruption.
Unlike the angry look on her face, she slowly lowered her hand when she noticed my attire.
“I’m sorry for interrupting. I saw the scene from a distance.”
I spoke fairly politely and turned around, fixing my gaze on her with a stern face.
“There are many guests here. Why don’t we end this here?”
Gasp!
Han Ji-hyuk almost fell over in shock from behind.
‘Are you crazy? Why are you picking a fight with the Empress Dowager?’
His silently moving lips seemed to be saying that.
It was understandable.
The person I was now staring down and telling to stop was—
“How dare a young girl interrupt an elder?”
— the elderly woman whom Han Ji-hyuk firmly believed to be the Empress Dowager!
Her already intimidating voice now turned gravelly and menacing.
She seemed enraged that a young girl, following the maid, was now stopping her.
‘But what should I do?’
I’m not scared at all.
‘Well, I grew up around my grandfather after all.’
Having grown up seeing a dinosaur, a lizard wouldn’t be scary.
