Wei Chan was pushed into the side yard, with messy hair, red eyes and untidied clothes. Jian Xubai was waiting for her. How dare Ji Su give her enough time to do any make-up!
After seeing clearly Jian Xubai sitting on the seat of honor, this 13-year-old girl still was frightened with terror, as pale and weak as a flower in the stormy rain. Even though she was not very beautiful, she looked very delicate and charming now.
Pitifully, Jian Xubai didn’t care about it at all. He glanced at her coldly without even offering her a seat, asking bluntly, “What did you say to your cousin? She cried for a long time after going back to the bedroom!”
“It is not a secret that you love Yixiao.” Wei Chan was dazed. Suspicion and despair were lingering on her face at first, which turned into derision, “In light of your identity, if you want to fulfill filial duty for Yixiao, just do it. Why do you bother to find an excuse?”
“Fulfill filial duty?” Ji
Song Yixiao had tremendous mood swings and cried her eyes out yesterday. Moreover, no one woke her up, so she didn’t awake until nearly noon.She was not completely sober yet when she heard a surprised voice from her bedside, “My dear daughter! You are finally awake! How do you feel now? Are you hungry? Here, have some water first!”Song Yixiao was fed with some water in a daze, making her able to voice out. Then she asked in surprise, “Mother, why are you here?”The well-dressed woman sitting on the embroidered chair by the bed was her birth mother, Wei Mengying, who heard Song Yixiao’s question and then tucked her in without replying to her. Instead, Ms. Bo, standing behind Wei Mengying answered the question on behalf of her mistress, “Her Highness hears that you are ill so she just hurriedly rushes here!”She added, “Her Highness arrived around 10 a.m. and has stayed here by your side for 2 hours. If it had not been for that Qia
Song Yixiao sneered, “Whether she was rewarded with evil for evildoings or she died for her inexpiable sin, both have nothing to do with the Wei Family or you, right?”It was generally believed that the Wei Family or Wei Mengying must be the ringleader for Madam Liu’s wrongful death.Even if Song Yixiao stepped up and confessed, people would maintain that belief. After all, she was only eight years old back then!If others dared to blackmail her with this matter, it was still reasonable. Yet, since it was her mother, what did she fear?“You have grown up indeed!” Wei Mengying stared at her with a complicated countenance, “I am sorry for you that you should have to play as an obedient girl before me for so many years!”By “grown-up”, Wei Mengying actually meant that Song Yixiao got wildly out of wing. Song Yixiao got it and didn’t deny at all. Her mother was best at making use of every single space. If she appeared slig
After making sure her mother had left and wouldn’t return, Song Yixiao let out a sigh and fell on the cushion!During the conversation, she seemed to be determined and confident enough to turn the table, press on at every stage and have everything under control. In fact, if Wei Mengying just wouldn’t surrender, how could she really leave her mother and brother to the disposal of Qiu Shuxia?Luckily, Wei Mengying finally gave away.Song Yixiao knew that her mother might see through that she was not very determined. The reason why Wei Mengying would surrender should be for her motherly love for Song Yixiao.However...“Mother also reminded me of keeping an eye on my husband so as not to bring trouble on myself.” She muttered to herself with a bitter smile, “Does she really care about me or just want to make me feel this way?”Anyway, Wei Mengying was her mother. Even with the knowledge of previous life and t
Song Yixiao pondered and said, “I’m noted. Tell the kitchen staff to add several more dishes tomorrow.”After Jinxun left, Yuan Xue’e noticed that no strange maids were found in the room, asking in confusion, “Why are you so close to the Su sisters? My brother tells me that the Su Family and we are not on the same side.”“It is hard to explain in a few words!” Song Yixiao smiled bitterly and shook her head.Yuan Xue’e recognized that she didn’t want to talk in detail, so she puckered her lips and said in a mild tone, “The Su sisters are not ill-natured indeed. Especially the Seventh Lady, Su Shaoling, is educated, reasonable and considerate. However, the matter of stance has nothing to do with character.”“Of course I know that.” Yuan Xue’e was her childhood friend and Song Yixiao knew that she must think for her sincerely, so she decided not to avoid explaining. Song Yixiao had to hint the maids to leave, saying in a low voice, “B
After scolding Jinxun, Song Yixiao reluctantly calmed herself down and made her leave for introspection with a wave!“Madam, yesterday the Su sisters submitted a visiting card, saying that they would pay you a visit today.” Qiaoqin didn’t dare to come in to remind Song Yixiao until now, “By estimate, they will arrive soon. Would you like to go back to the inner chamber first?”“Yes, I’m going back!” Song Yixiao heaved a sigh and said, “When they arrive, you receive them on behalf of me in advance. You should know what to say or what not to say.”Qiaoqin hastened to take the order.After a bowl of tea’s time, the Su sisters arrived as expected.“You were well when we met two days ago. How come you are ill now?” Upon entering the door, Su Shaomo said bluntly, “I thought that you only looked dainty and weak. Yet, you turn out to be really weak indeed!”Su Shaoling couldn’t stop her in time...Act
After a while, Song Yixiao finally got the reply she wanted to hear and turned happy.She flipped her hair and summoned the maids, intending to ask them to distribute several visiting cards to Jian Xubai. Unexpectedly, right after she said so, a pearl hairpin suddenly dropped on the ground, thus leaving her falling-off-the-horse bun spread out instantly!Jian Xubai and Song Yixiao thought of why at once. While Jian Xubai was standing behind Song Yixiao before, he plucked her pearl hairpin that fixed her bun for a while, which had loosened the bun!However, the maids were busy working so they failed to notice that. Now when they saw the Mistress with hair disheveled, they seemed to have understood something and all of them blushed.Song Yixiao was speechless.She had no idea what to say!With a gloomy face, she assigned tasks to the maids, then watched Jian Xubai handle the rest of the visiting cards and ha
Upon hearing the news, the couple was both startled. While getting up, Song Yixiao hurriedly asked, “Where is she? Is she rescued?”“Madam, some of the watchmen have gone to rescue her but the result remains unknown.” The maid outside the door was Liyu, who hesitated and then said implicitly, “It is said that Miss Wei didn’t wear much when she jumped into the lake.”That was to say, even if Wei Chan was saved from this accident, her reputation would be probably ruined.Shocked and Angry, Song Yixiao hurriedly got dressed and also noticed that Jian Xubai was tying the belt of his inner garment, saying, “You are going to court tomorrow. Don’t worry about this. You just go to bed first!”“Remember to put on a cloak to keep out the cold before you go out!” Jian Xubai sensed that she didn’t want him to go with her. After thinking for a while, he finally loosened the tied belt and said, “Come back first after you make sure that she is fi
As the Chief House Steward was ready to have a long talk, Song Yixiao became even more worried. “Jian Xubai is likely to be concealed in the guise of Chan’s jumping into the lake, but since he went to question Chan while I was sleeping, he may follow me and see what happens too this time? However, judging from the Chief House Steward’s unhurried appearance, obviously, he is sure that Jian Xubai doesn’t or won’t come!”It also indicated that the Chief House Steward was confident of the action tonight!Lost in thought, she didn’t say anything. The Chief House Steward was not embarrassed at all. He waited for a while and said, “In light of your intelligence, you must suspect about this. The Old Master has three sons and a daughter. Putting aside Madam Qingjiang, the First Master is the eldest and yet a concubine’s child. It is fair enough that the Old Master didn’t pass down his dukedom to him. However, the Second Master and Third Master are both legitimate so