Lady Qiu was left speechless by the retort.
Even though she admitted that the other party made a good point, she couldn't help but feel a faint sense of oddness in her heart.
In the eyes of the people of Tang City, villagers like them were irrefutably "lower class," not worth anyone's attention. Were the people of Tang City really so superior? Not necessarily. When she worked at the academy, she saw caravans from the capital pass by, and even the guards looked down at the locals with a hint of disdain.
If even the guards were like this, what about the truly wealthy families, or even the nobility?
