《Rebirth: Daughter of Marquis》


 C1

    It was dark, except for the faint glow of a candle in the distance.


    Separated by the wall, one could faintly hear the faint sounds of bamboo music coming from outside, as well as the joyous sounds of firecrackers. But at this moment, this joyous atmosphere was truly ear-piercing.


    Xia Weilan frowned, she extended her hand out and tried to feel the ground, but to no avail, she moved his body stiffly, and with a "chik" sound, his body seemed to have fallen apart, she was unable to move. It could be seen that this beating was not light.


    This place was the basement of the Hou Mansion. Very few people knew about this place. Very few people came. Right now, she had been beaten up and thrown into the dense, black mass of the Room s.


    Xia Weilan maintained her original position and didn''t dare to move an inch. All the strength on his body had long ago been used up, and even her throat was burning with pain. She couldn''t make a sound, so she lightly closed her eyes to calm her breathing.


    "Creak!" In that instant, the Room was illuminated bright, and the sounds outside also became clearer.


    "Chang An? But Chang An? " Chang An should have already known the news by now. No matter what happened, he would believe her.


    Xia Weilan opened her eyes a little. Under the light, she could only roughly see that the figure was a man, but no matter how she looked at it, she could not tell that it was a man. She held her breath and listened carefully, even with just that slight moment of clarity, she could easily determine that it was Chang An who was walking.


    Xia Yuying walked in, and with a flip of his hand, closed the door. She walked in front of Xia Weilan, put down the thing in his hand, and coldly said: "Xia Weilan."


    "Yu Ying?" Xia Weilan lightly called out upon recognizing the other party''s voice, and was slightly surprised in her heart. Xia Yuying was originally her half-hearted Sisters and had always been on good terms with her in the Hou Mansion. But today, when she was struggling to say that she had been beaten up, she stood by the side coldly with a gaze that contained something she had never seen before.


    "Today ¡ª was actually your wedding day. No wonder ¡ª" When Xia Yuying got closer, she noticed the bright red wedding dress and the phoenix hairpin that only married brides would wear.


    The Clothes s'' cloth was excellent, and must have been prepared by the Aunt.


    "Very good." Lucky for Xia Weilan, the corners of her mouth twitched, and she revealed a smile, but in Xia Yuying''s eyes, that smile became a ridicule.


    "You''re already in such a predicament, yet you can still smile?"


    "I am - wronged. You don''t have to worry. Even if Aunt doesn''t believe me, Chang An is already on the way to saving me. " Xia Weilan''s temperament had always been gentle, just like her birth mother. Even at this moment, she did not notice that the other party had come with ill intentions.


    "I''m worried, how can I not be worried. My good Big Sister, I''m worried that you''re overthinking things, right?" Xia Yuying snorted, her foot touching the basket on the ground.


    Xia Weilan supported herself on the floor with her hands, struggling to support her body up, "What?"


    Xia Yuying stroked the hem of her dress, and said with a pleased expression, "Chang An will definitely not come, so just give up, because he is now my Husband!"


    "You ¡ª what did you say?"


    "Do you still think you''re that Hou Mansion? Stop being so arrogant, you can''t even be compared to a dog now, your husband, Tao Changan, has already married me, just when you were being beaten up to the point where you were barely able to think about him. "


    No, no, how could that be? Liar! Xia Weilan shook her head with all her might, unable to stop her tears from flowing down. No matter what, she did not believe that her husband, who was always kind to her, would actually do as Xia Yuying had said!


    Xia Yuying seemed to be very satisfied with Xia Weilan''s reaction. She flipped open the basket under her feet, took out a Child the size of a baby, and fiercely threw it onto Xia Weilan''s body.


    Xia Weilan concentrated and saw the appearance of the Child. This Child, was her Yu Er!


    "No-how dare you!" Xia Weilan touched the Child''s body with trembling hands. Every inch of skin his fingers touched was stiff and cold. Her heart felt as if it was being torn apart. She could only hope that everything before her was a dream!


    "Hahahahahaha ¡­" Her heart ached to the point of going insane. She finally understood. "All of this ¡­ all of this was planned?"


    Xia Yuying clapped her hands, "Chang An has long since been on good terms with me, and we have already decided to marry each other privately. The reason we married is because of your status as the Eldest Miss, and what you do today, you are just a piece of trash that everyone hates!"


    Chess? , what makes me sad is not the beatings today and the betrayal of my loved ones, but you. You have let down all my trust, and I am willing to pay such a heavy price for you to reach your current position, yet you treat me like this?


    At this point, Xia Yuying took out the Jiu Jiu Wine from the basket slowly, "This is your fate, the fate of the Hou Mansion''s daughter." Then, she grabbed onto Xia Weilan''s hair and said, "Don''t worry, after you die, I will tell others that you committed suicide out of guilt."


    The wine was finished in one gulp.


    Xia Weilan powerlessly fell to the ground, "What I have received this time is for you to experience for the next few days." Reaching out, she tightly held Yu Er''s body in her embrace, hatred, unending as well.


    "Crash!" It sounded like someone had fallen into water. How could it be so cold?


    Even on the Underworld road, he would never have imagined that it would be so cold.


    Xia Weilan raised her eyelids, can she move? She was surprised to find out that her eyes could actually see, that she was originally in the water, and that the person on the shore was Xia Yuying! Unexpectedly, Xia Yuying''s face was that of a Smiling.


    Seeing this person once again, Xia Weilan''s hatred for stealing his husband and killing his sons surged. Not caring about the cold, he quickly swam to the shore and dragged the person on the shore into the water.


    Xia Yuying was caught off guard, and she was suddenly dragged into the water by a surge of energy, fiercely smashing the water surface and creating a water ripple.


    Xia Weilan used all her strength and supported herself on the shore with her hands. With a strong force, he flipped herself up and took large breaths of air.


    Can even the dead breathe? No, she realized then that something was wrong. Taking advantage of the water''s reflection, she took a closer look at herself. Was this a 14 year old me? She vaguely remembered that when she was fourteen years old, she had indeed fallen into the water once. He looked around again. The fake mountains in the park had yet to be built. Could it be that there really was a rebirth?


    Xia Weilan wiped off the water on her face forcefully. Oh god, oh god, since you want me to repeat myself, I will make those people who harmed me taste everything that I have suffered! It turned out that the gentle Xia Weilan had already died along with the Jiu Jiu wine, and would never show mercy to anyone else! She secretly swore in her heart.


    "Hualala." There were still people struggling in the water, both of his hands hitting the water surface, and looking as though he was about to sink, Xia Yuying''s noble appearance completely disappeared.


    This appearance was truly laughable. Xia Weilan clenched her fists, she could not wait to drown her to death, but the last bit of rationality in her heart told her, she could not. Xia Yuying was currently a Second Miss of the Hou Mansion. If she died like this, there would be plenty of trouble in the future. Furthermore, there would be a long period of time in the future.


    Xia Weilan swept the hatred in his eyes away and then shouted out: "Men, men, come! Second Miss is drowning, quickly save her!"

 C2

    Xia Weilan''s shout quickly attracted a lot of people, after that, a few guards jumped down to save them. The maidservant were gathered in a circle, the noisy crowd attracted even more people.


    Today''s incident was going to blow the whole thing up. Xia Weilan thought, her face revealing a look of worry and anxiety, she shouted to the guards who were trying to save them: "Be careful, you must not hurt Second Miss."


    The more people gathered, the more crowded it became. No one knew which meddlesome person called for Xia Zhengyan to come over, while Second Aunt followed. Seeing that the Master had arrived, they all moved to the side to avoid him.


    "Yuying, aiyo, all of you, clean up!" Second Aunt shouted anxiously to the river, but he could only stomp his feet in worry.


    Seeing that his father and mother were both here, he pointed at Xia Weilan and said, "It''s her. She was the one who pushed me down this time, Daddy, Big Sis wanted to harm me!" As he spoke, the tears in his eyes became even more intense, and he looked as if he was feeling sorry for her.


    Only then did everyone turn to look at Eldest Miss, for Xia Weilan was also completely drenched, and was trembling non-stop, but she still managed to squeeze out a few tears.


    "I, I didn''t, when I went ashore, Sisters was already in the river, and I knew she couldn''t water, so I quickly called for people." Xia Weilan purposely spoke in a softer tone, "Sisters, I have always been good to you, how can you accuse me so wrongly in front of my father?" Her face was also filled with a wronged and wronged expression.


    The Second Aunt passed over the kernels that the Subordinate brought over, wiped off the water on Xia Yuying''s body, and then covered her with a blanket. He stealthily glanced in Xia Weilan''s direction, and then reprimanded him: "Yuying, that''s your Big Sister, how can you say that?


    Xia Weilan scoffed inwardly, she actually knew how to conduct herself, the latter half of her sentence was said extremely cleverly, the words "no matter what you say" quietly confirmed the crime of pushing Xia Yuying into the water, it was obvious that her words were accompanied with a knife, yet she could pretend to be understanding and understanding the situation, it was truly admirable. If she had said those words to her in her previous life, he would have already shed tears of gratitude for her. What a pity ¡­


    "But it was really her who pushed mother."


    Xia Weilan knew that she should not speak, and she started to make the expression more lively.


    Xia Zhengyan looked left and right, his fox like eyes squinted, causing Xia Weilan to be drenched in sweat. With her usual personality, he definitely would not do such a thing, although he knew the truth of the matter, he still ordered: "Xia Weilan, do you know your wrongs?"


    Xia Weilan had yet to speak.


    Xia Zhengyan immediately answered: "Go kneel in the sun for four hours." With that, he flicked his sleeves and left.


    Xia Weilan''s heart was filled with grief. Thinking about it, this kneeling today was unavoidable. Actually, everyone could see that the Master was biased towards the Second Miss.


    Xia Yuying was still not satisfied, she pouted with a wronged look on her face.


    Xia Weilan revealed a smile, "I was the one who did not take good care of Sisters and let her fall into the water. She should be punished, Sisters must pay attention to her body and not catch a cold."


    Everyone followed Second Aunt and left.


    The afternoon sun was scorching hot, and after kneeling for less than two hours, Xia Weilan''s mouth was dry and her forehead was covered with a layer of sweat. Fortunately, she had just fallen into the water, so she managed to get rid of the cold.


    Xia Weilan was still kneeling, but in front of the Hou Mansion ¡ª ¡ª


    A man dressed in green stood in front of the door, a personal bodyguard following behind him. The man''s handsome face was somewhat pale, and his lips were trembling slightly. Even so, his actions were still extraordinary.


    "decedent." The guard behind him took a step forward and looked straight at Ling Jue''s chest.


    Traces of blood seeped out of the cyan Clothes and the wound that he had just wrapped up split open again.


    Ling Jue was originally out hunting, but who knew that he would encounter a group of black-clothed Assassin s on the way. All of them died, and only the two of them remained in this unprepared group of people.


    Ling Jue held onto his chest, and raised his head to look at the Hou Mansion''s plaque. At this time, he could not let anyone know that he was injured, and the mastermind had to be investigated, and he could not alert the enemy.


    "Rest here. Go and buy some medicine. Remember not to let anyone else know that this decedent is injured."


    The guard cupped his hands and retreated.


    When the domestic servant s in front of the Hou Mansion saw the medallions on his waist, they all cupped their hands and bowed, then quickly went to invite him over.


    Ling Jue did not want to attract attention this time, so he entered the Hou Mansion and walked to the backyard.


    Xia Weilan was still kneeling in front of the door, how could this sun be so ruthless, she extended her hand to wipe the sweat off her forehead, she continued to kneel and did not say a word.


    As soon as Ling Jue entered the backyard, he saw this kind of scene. He only felt that this girl''s body was a bit stubborn and unwilling to admit defeat. He clearly couldn''t even kneel down anymore and could easily act weak. Moreover, her clothes didn''t look like those of a lowly person.


    Unknowingly, Ling Jue''s footsteps had already neared Xia Weilan.


    "And tell me what you did?" Ling Jue''s pale face revealed a rare touch of a Smiling. He had originally thought that the identity token he had on him was enough to prove his identity. Who in the world didn''t know his name?


    It was a pity that Xia Weilan was dizzy and just kneeling. She did not see anything and stared at Ling Jue, "What are you doing?"


    How could this girl be so bold? Ling Jue was just about to ask for forgiveness.


    Xia Zhengyan hurried over and said humbly: "Greetings, Your Highness decedent."


    Ling Jue retracted his gaze, and let out a faint "En". He had never liked people like Xia Zhengyan who were attracted to others.


    So it''s the decedent, Xia Weilan thought to herself. In her previous life, she had heard that he was the only legitimate son of the Battle-King, so she never expected to meet him due to her esteemed identity.


    "Why is this girl kneeling here?" Ling Jue asked.


    Xia Zhengyan immediately replied respectfully, "This is my daughter, it''s just a matter of sisters."


    "What is it?" Ling Jue was naturally in the mood to dig deeper.


    Xia Zhengyan could only explain the sequence of events.


    It was unknown why Ling Jue just wanted to help Xia Weilan. After hearing it, Ling Jue couldn''t help but say: "Then I think she doesn''t need to kneel. Although this is your Hou Mansion''s family business, and I am not in a position to interfere, but in this Heavenly Emperor Palace, everything has always been pure and clean. Emperor and Father have always been displeased."


    These words were very clever. To be able to pull two big shots with a single sentence, this was something that he had no choice but to deal with.


    Xia Zhengyan had no way of rebutting it, he could only bow his head and listen respectfully.


    "If Eldest Miss pushed Second Miss, why did she have to work so hard to get her clothes wet? She would have probably run off to the side long ago to avoid being implicated, and would also have an alibi to avoid the punishment, so this decedent thinks that ¡ª" Ling Jue''s eyes flashed, his meaning was very clear.


    "Yes, yes, yes." Xia Zhengyan understood, but he was dissatisfied in his heart. This was originally a family matter or something related to his decedent, but he could only apologize with a smile, and with his left hand, he helped Xia Weilan up, "This old man did not think it through, but wrongly accused Xiaolan, and I, your father, have done wrong."


    Seeing that, Xia Weilan had a good impression of decedent, thinking back to how he spoke to him just now, she felt extremely guilty and regretful. She immediately lowered her head and said, "Father is too serious."


    Pausing for a moment, she kneeled down with a "plop", "Father''s punishment is also reasonable. After all, as the Big Sister, I did not do well. Maybe I didn''t do it well enough, that''s why Yu Ying framed me like that. "

 C3

    What Ling Jue said just now did not directly point out the viciousness in Xia Yuying''s heart. What Xia Weilan said was equivalent to putting the truth on the table.


    Furthermore, when Xia Weilan mentioned Xia Yuying just now, there was clearly hatred in her eyes. Although she hid it extremely well, Ling Jue could still see through it. At this moment, he did not want to reveal anything. This woman was truly interesting.


    "This decedent understands, so it''s naturally nothing. The Eldest Miss truly makes me look at him in a new light." Ling Jue laughed.


    Xia Weilan smiled apologetically, "Your highness, you flatter me."


    Coincidentally, the guards who bought the medicine had returned, so Ling Jue asked Xia Zhengyan to prepare a Room and take a rest.


    When Xia Yuying heard that decedent was here, she couldn''t help but go and curry favor with her, yet when she heard that Ling Jue had helped her, saving her from those four hours of kneeling punishment, she was anxious and angry at the same time. She silently scolded Ling Jue for being blind, it was clearly me who was the victim, it was fine if she didn''t help me, but she was still trying to rake him in.


    Because of Ling Jue''s help, Xia Weilan quickly returned to the Room. Although the maidservant in the room bowed when they saw her, their attitude towards her and the rest were completely different.


    "I''m thirsty." Xia Weilan sat upright and waited for someone to attend to him.


    The maidservant looked at each other, looked at each other for a while, then walked up to a person, stretched out their hand to pour some tea, but was forcibly stopped by Xia Weilan, "You do it." The servant girl that Xia Weilan pointed to was one of Second Aunt''s spies that had been planted intentionally, causing her a lot of trouble.


    The maidservant was surprised at first, but then she went up to pour some tea. In her hand was a teapot, and just as she was about to pour some water, Xia Weilan made a light motion with her right hand, and the teapot fell to the ground, breaking into pieces.


    "How dare you!" Xia Weilan pretended to be angry, his hands fiercely patted the Table, "You can''t even drink tea, what''s the use of it?"


    The maidservant was at a loss for words. Even though he knew that she wasn''t the one who tripped the situation over, he was speechless and kneeled on the ground.


    "I don''t want to blame you for anything. If you can''t take care of me, you''re just a piece of trash. Go find a place." Saying so, he waved his hand, signaling them to leave.


    This girl was a scourge. Shelling her out for nothing was already letting her off easily!


    The remaining servants were so frightened that they did not dare make a sound. When had the Xia Weilan of the past been in such a battle situation?


    Xia Weilan looked around at the girls, all of them were people who relied on their power to bully the weak and feared the strong. In her previous life, there were many that had teased and hurt her before.


    "You! And you! " Xia Weilan pointed to some of the more impudent girls, "They deserve to be punished, all of them have twenty boards. If you have to blame anyone, you can only blame that lowly slave girl who had affected the fish pond and ruined my mood."


    There was no reason at all for this.


    Hearing this, the few accused maidservant s kneeled down together as they shouted out, "Eldest Miss, please forgive us." There was no trace of his usual arrogance.


    Xia Weilan rolled her eyes. This time, she definitely must beat them up, if not, it would be hard to calm her anger, "All of you, clean up your eyes from now on and find out who your master is. I''m not a good person to serve.


    With that, he took the chance to make the matter bigger so that he could have a greater presence. He called for a few guards around the size of strength s to beat them up in the courtyard, with boards in hand. Every time he fought, he had to hear the sound of voices, and after every fight, he even ordered the maidservant s not to apply medicine, this time to vent his anger.


    Inside Second Aunt''s room ¡ª


    Xia Yuying and Second Aunt sat next to each other and used some pastries and tea. Seeing the maidservant that was chased out this morning hurriedly rushing in, they explained what happened today and even explained everything that happened to the twenty big boards.


    When Second Aunt heard that, he threw the teacup in his hand away and said with a "peng" sound, "This girl has so much guts."


    When Xia Yuying heard it, she was also very surprised. She put down the teacup and asked, "Why did it seem like a water drop? mother, she wouldn''t be able to see that we have spies by her side, right? "


    Second Aunt glared at Xia Yuying, "I don''t think she has that kind of brain." After all, she couldn''t possibly fall into the water and change her identity completely. "Even if she happens to know about it, she wouldn''t dare to say anything." After all, she, Liang Xuemei was still the Palace''s Aunt. She did not believe that that bitch Qin Rou would give birth to any kind of intelligent daughter.


    "Then wouldn''t we have no informants?" Xia Yuying looked worried.


    "Never mind." Second Aunt looked at Great maidservant beside her and instructed her to find a way to insert more people into the group of Mrs. Teeth.


    She did not believe that being discovered the last time was a coincidence. This time, Xia Weilan was still able to see through it.

 C4

    Only after two consecutive days did Xia Weilan clean up all the things that needed to be done, and it was only after today that the matters that needed to be dealt with were more or less settled. Those little girls were very respectful to her, and only then did Xia Weilan feel satisfied, and being a little free in the afternoon, she felt really good about it, so she strolled around the back garden by herself. It was naturally very different from a few years later, she walked around until the evening, and then returned.


    Before they could even enter the courtyard, they saw Xia Yuying sitting at a stone table in the distance, drinking tea. Her face was filled with impatience as her follower, the maidservant, knelt on the ground.


    Xia Weilan paused for a moment, then walked in.


    Xia Yuying''s eyes were sharp, and when she saw Xia Weilan return, she immediately roused all of the maidservant s on the ground, and changed her expression as well.


    "Big Sister, you''re finally back. It''s been hard waiting for you." Xia Yuying stood up with a smile.


    Xia Weilan replied with a low "En".


    Only now did he notice that there was a red box on the stone table. The lid had already been opened long ago, and inside it was a gorgeous Clothes, as well as a set of completely green clothes.


    Xia Weilan was curious, could this Clothes be a gift to him? A few days ago, Xia Yuying said that she wanted marquis to punish me, but how did she have such a bad memory? The corner of Xia Weilan''s mouth twitched. She felt that it was a little funny and naturally sat at the side of the stone table.


    Xia Yuying felt slightly awkward. She stood at her original position with a smile plastered all over her face, and in her heart, she thought, Xia Weilan is really treating herself as something, if it wasn''t for mother wanting me to send this Clothes over, I wouldn''t have had the time to deal with you. However, she still maintained a respectful look on the surface as she continued, "Could it be that Big Sister is still angry at Sisters?"


    Xia Weilan drank a cup of tea on her own, and walked in a trance for a long time, but the tea was extremely popular, "Sisters is overthinking it, you fell into the water, but I, the Big Sister, took care of you inappropriately, how could you be angry? Oh right, have you felt cold before? " There was no lack of pleasantries.


    Xia Yuying promptly replied: "No, I have not. I thank Big Sister for your concern." If it wasn''t for mother''s orders, I would have to argue with you.


    Xia Weilan nodded her head, the two of them were silent for a long time.


    "Oh, right. Big Sister, do you know if you need to go offer incense tomorrow? There''s someone from the palace who just came today saying that he wants to go. " Xia Yuying was very happy when she mentioned this.


    Xia Weilan frowned. She had heard that Honeylush had said that the palace was going to the temple to pay respects to its ancestors and pray for the protection of the gods, all these years it had been a custom for all the nobles and nobles of the Imperial Palace to come and pay their respects. It was no wonder Xia Yuying was so happy. Just that, although she was the direct daughter of the Hou Mansion, she had never participated in it before.


    "Then this Clothes?"


    Xia Yuying hurriedly said, "This time, it was mother who told me that she wanted me to go with you. This Clothes was naturally gifted to me to wear it, and it was for the sake of asking for favors in front of decedent a few days ago."


    Xia Weilan pretended to pick up the Clothes and looked left and right. In terms of material, the Clothes was not bad, from her chest to waist, they were all embroidered with golden threads. The style was not bad, but it was actually green. Xia Weilan coldly snorted in her heart. Second Aunt was indeed Second Aunt.


    There was one person in Imperial Palace who had an extremely prestigious status, and could be said to be second only to Emperor, and was called the Grand Princess. This Grand Princess had a good temperament, and the only thing that he did not like was the color of the sky, which was something that everyone who had entered the palace would know, that Second Aunt was still a person of the Hou Mansion, how could she not know? Tomorrow was the day of celebration. With such a grand occasion, how could the Grand Princess not come?


    Although he understood this point, Xia Weilan still pretended to be unaware. "Really? Is it really a gift from Sisters? The way the Clothes is made is good, Big Sister likes it a lot. "


    Although everyone knew that the Grand Princess hated green the most, very few people knew the reason, and most likely the Second Aunt did not know either. The Grand Princess had once had a daughter, but unfortunately, her daughter had a hard life and was sick at such a young age. There was no cure for her, so she had left long ago. Presumably, this was also the reason why the Grand Princess couldn''t bear to see the color of green. He was afraid that he would be grieving over this. This was truly a heartbreaking feeling.


    A plan suddenly formed in Xia Weilan''s mind. She smiled as she accepted the Clothes, thanked it profusely, and decided to make it a gift in return.


    "Sisters, you can stay here and wait for Big Sister. I also have a present for you, and it''s also a rare item." As she spoke, she quickly entered the room.


    Xia Yuying drank a few cups of tea consecutively, and after waiting for around half an incense''s time, she finally saw Xia Weilan walking out of her room with an object in her hand.


    In the lake, there were two or three lotus flowers blooming, the willow branches on the shore were swaying in the wind, and in the middle of the lake, there was a round pavilion, one could vaguely see a woman leaning on the railing, deep in thought.


    The embroidery process was extremely exquisite, attracting Xia Yuying''s eyes.


    I said that it had the effect of taking refuge, but I didn''t know. I only saw that the bag was elegant and unique, like a heavenly treasure. Its temperament is very compatible with the Sisters, so I thought that the Sisters should wear it.


    Hearing that, Xia Yuying''s heart was extremely happy, she happily accepted the money and returned. Xia Weilan sipped on her tea, thought for a bit, smiled, and put down the teacup: "The tea is cold, take it to pour."


    This time, Xia Yuying went back to her room in the Second Aunt. She said that she had already given her a gift, and Xia Weilan happily received it, but she did not manage to find any clues, she would wear it tomorrow anyway. She even said that Xia Weilan really had not seen much in the world, and that such a Clothes was worth being happy for.


    After hearing the description, Second Aunt was very satisfied, but seeing that Xia Yuying was playing with the purse in her hand, she knew that it was not hers, so she asked.


    Xia Yuying was afraid that mother would scold her again, and said that she just got it from the outside world today.


    Second Aunt did not think too much.

 C5

    Early morning on the second day, before the time of departure was still quite late, Xia Weilan got up and dressed up in the green Clothes that Xia Yuying sent over to him yesterday. She then sat down and dressed up carefully, and when she finally left, she took out a jade hairpin and placed it on her head. When the green color was applied to Xia Weilan''s body, not only did it not have a hint of vulgarity, it had also added a bit of elegance and liveliness. Only after looking in the mirror did she exit the room with satisfaction.


    In front of the Hou Mansion''s gate, Second Aunt and Xia Yuying had been waiting for a long time. Seeing that Xia Weilan was dressed in the green Clothes that they had sent to him, they became extremely satisfied and passionately invited Xia Weilan to get on the Carriage.


    Xia Weilan and Xia Yuying sat in the same Carriage, and on the way there, there was nothing to talk about. When she arrived at the entrance of the Temple, Xia Weilan lowered her head to look at the Clothes on his body. Deep in her heart, if she did not wear this robe to send the Clothes over, then the Aunt might not even let him.


    Xia Weilan sighed, and walked in.


    The temple was originally a peaceful and quiet place, but today, due to the joss stick from the royal family, many families were gathered here. All the families were present, dressed in luxurious and honorable attire. They had gathered together early on to chat and laugh.


    Xia Yuying followed Second Aunt to another place. Xia Weilan sat quietly at the side.


    Other people might look like they were drinking tea, but that was not the case. For her, this was definitely a good opportunity to get in touch with them, but it was a pity that she rarely came in contact with these young mistresses. She lacked experience, so she could only sit by the side and drink tea while listening to what they were saying.


    After a while, Xia Weilan stood up and walked towards the young miss who was standing in the middle of the crowd dressed in pink. If she remembered correctly, this person should be a daughter of the Prime Minister''s estate. She was called Yan Xin, and her appearance wasn''t too outstanding. Her natural endowments were ordinary, but her personality was extremely bold and explosive, extremely easy to compete with.


    "Yo, this is the Lianxin Big Sister? We were fortunate to meet each other today, and things were indeed as extraordinary as the rumors had said. " Xia Weilan walked up to them, his eyes were filled with admiration, and his surrounding opened a path for them.


    After the young miss heard these words, she naturally became extremely proud. With her head held high, she was satisfied with Xia Weilan and asked: "You are? Why haven''t I seen it before? "


    Xia Weilan saluted and said, "I am ashamed to say that I am a Eldest Miss of the Hou Mansion. I didn''t like it in my early years, but today is the first time I''m back to offer incense." When Xia Weilan said "Eldest Miss", he emphasized the two words.


    Yan Xin was puzzled, and asked: "You are the Hou Mansion''s Eldest Miss, and that Yu Ying is?" Presumably, he had interacted with Xia Yuying before.


    Before Xia Weilan could reply, one of the people in the crowd spoke up first: "Big Sister, do you still need to ask? Presumably, Xia Yuying was born from a concubine. "


    Xia Weilan did not say a word, but smiled and lowered her head, acquiescing.


    From the surroundings, a wave of discussions could be heard. "So it''s a concubine!" "Why didn''t you say so earlier?" For example, these Eldest Miss s were the direct descendants of the young miss. Being treated as a beloved daughter of heaven, they naturally looked down on the young mistress, making their interactions with the young mistress extremely shameful.


    Just as everyone was speaking, the sound of the Grand Princess calling out to them could be heard from outside the door. The people surrounding his all quickly moved to the side and knelt down in salute.


    Xia Weilan specially circled in front of everyone and found a conspicuous spot to kneel down and pay her respects.


    Here it comes.


    The Grand Princess was dressed in golden clothes and wore a golden hairpin. He was elegant and graceful without a trace of the imperial style. He did not seem to be over a hundred years old at all. His temperament was extraordinary, with many maids following behind his.


    "Forget it." The Grand Princess waved his hand, and everyone stood up, only to see a green dressed Xia Weilan, frowning. Everyone in the world doesn''t know that she hates green, but why is there someone opposing her? Could it be that he was looking down on her, the Grand Princess? Anger raged in his heart as he shouted, "How dare you!"


    Everyone followed the Grand Princess''s gaze and looked at Xia Weilan, then looked at her green body. Their hearts couldn''t help but sweat a little for her.


    "Don''t you know that the Grand Princess hates green the most?"


    Xia Weilan turned her head to the side, and then turned back, walking steadily to the Grand Princess, as she respectfully knelt down and bowed.


    The Grand Princess was stunned, he thought, This is similar to my Yun Er, so similar, Yun Er usually likes to do this, after kneeling for a while, he shook her head and spoke slowly, "Lift your head up."


    Xia Weilan raised his head obediently, she only glanced at the Grand Princess, and then quickly lowered his head, "My daughter deserves to die. In my early years, I didn''t go out often, so I didn''t know the Grand Princess.


    Xia Weilan had a pair of phoenix eyes, curved eyebrows, and red lips that were open at the perfect age. She really looked like him, just too much like him. Chen Nian''s emotions surged, "Don''t be afraid, don''t be afraid." She quickly helped the man up and looked at him carefully.


    It was at this time that Second Aunt walked in from the backyard. Xia Weilan was kneeling on the ground, and it seems that it was true that an hour had passed, so she rushed up and with a ''whoosh'' she knelt on the ground and pretended to shout: "Princess, please forgive me. This Child is so young, I don''t know if Princess is happy or not ¡­"


    Before she could finish her words, the Grand Princess continued, "It''s alright, Xia Weilan, you come with This Palace." Finished, he left first, Xia Weilan followed behind.


    Everyone present, including Second Aunt, had thought that Xia Weilan would be punished for her crimes.


    followed the Grand Princess the whole way, and was a little reserved in the beginning, but the more they talked, the more they liked each other. The Grand Princess was afraid that Yun Er would send her here alone, thus they all hated each other for being late.


    As a result, Xia Weilan understood her and Yun Er very well. On the way, no matter if it was her words or her actions, they were exactly the same as Yun Er, which was why the Grand Princess liked her so much.


    The two chatted from the scenery to preferences, and finally, the Grand Princess was very happy. Ever since his only daughter had died, he had never smiled like this again. Even though it was the time of the incense, the servants by his side did not dare to disturb his.


    After a few hours, someone from the front came over to urge him to leave. The Grand Princess then kindly pulled Xia Weilan away and left.


    When he arrived at the courtyard, he coincidentally heard Xia Yuying say that "Xia Weilan is a fox and now even the Grand Princess has hooked up with him". What else did he have to do?


    Xia Weilan also quickly kneeled down and begged for forgiveness, "Please forgive me Grand Princess, my Sisters has misunderstood me, but she definitely has no ill intentions." First, everyone felt that the Hou Mansion was indeed well-informed, gentle and obedient, and would definitely gain a great reputation. As for the second, wasn''t the punishment already given to Xia Yuying? She laughed scornfully in her heart.


    It was exactly as Xia Weilan thought. After a while, Xia Yuying felt that something was wrong, as sshe began to itch all over, he could not help but extend her hand to scratch, the more she scratched the ground the more she itched. Finally, she could not hold back and rolled on the ground.


    Seeing her like this, the Grand Princess could only give up and order the Second Aunt to bring her back quickly.


    Xia Weilan squinted as she watched the group of people dragging Xia Yuying''s body far away, and the corner of her mouth hooked up onto an unknown Smiling.


    "Grand Princess Ping Ning, your subject''s daughter requests for forgiveness." Not long after she had knelt, she knelt again, on both knees, her eyes devout.

 C6

    Seeing her kneel down, Princess Pingning had a few more thoughts in her mind, but she was in no hurry to help her up. With a pair of sharp eyes, she looked at the person kneeling on the cold stone slab, "Oh? "Why is that?"


    Her tone rose by several notches. Although she was a woman, she still gave off an imposing aura. She stood there, and not a single one of them dared to make a sound. They didn''t even dare to breathe too loudly.


    In the midst of the silence, a clear and melodious female voice rang out.


    "Reporting to Grand Princess Pingning, this subject''s daughter is the legitimate daughter of my father. As such, I failed to properly discipline the Sisters that was born in my family and caused her to spout nonsense. This subject''s daughter rarely goes out the door, but it makes Grand Princess Pingning unhappy. In this way, this subject''s daughter has committed a heinous crime. Xia Weilan frowned, the phoenix eye had an apologetic tone, and her tone showed that she was blaming herself. After she finished speaking, she clasped her hands together and kowtowed deeply.


    Everyone was surprised. They all had their own ulterior motives, but none of them dared to make a sound.


    The air was filled with a dangerous atmosphere, just at this time, Grand Princess Ping Ning laughed out loud. Everyone was even more shocked, Xia Weilan was kneeling on the ground, her brows slightly lowered, her long eyelashes covering up the complex emotions in her eyes.


    "Get up, I met you here today, it is likely fate has brought us together. This golden hairpin was given to you by the late emperor, today This Palace will give it to you." The Ping Ning Grand Princess slowly pulled out the golden hairpin from his head, lowering his body slightly to help Xia Weilan up. His tone carried an unknown Smiling.


    It had to be known that the late emperor really liked his daughter when she was married to the Duke of Pingning Kingdom, so he gave her five kilometers of red makeup, and gave Xia Weilan the late emperor''s gift today. The meaning in that was self-evident.


    Xia Weilan felt the cold Qi behind him, and let out a sneer, her expression did not change at all. She slowly stood up, and looked at the lady in front of him who was releasing a strong Smiling, before she could reject, Princess Ping Ning stepped forward and gently inserted the golden hairpin into her head.


    "So beautiful, she looks even more similar to the daughter of This Palace." The Grand Princess was in a trance. Her tone was indifferent, but it seemed as if she was concealing an infinite amount of sorrow.


    Xia Weilan''s heart seemed to be stuck in a knot as she looked at the Grand Princess Ning in front of her. Her gaze was distant and distant, and even though she was looking at him, it was also as if she was looking at someone else.


    "This subject thanks Grand Princess Pingning, but how could this subject accept such a precious gift!" Xia Weilan''s tone was choked with sobs, as though she was about to cry.


    Grand Princess Ping Ning grabbed Xia Weilan and stopped him from kneeling.


    "Even though This Palace is the Grand Princess of Pingning, we were fated to meet today. If you truly feel bad about this, why don''t you come to the residence of the This Palace and chat for a bit more, treating it as a form of apology?" The Ping Ning Grand Princess''s hand grabbed hold of Xia Weilan''s hand with a Smiling in between his eyebrows.


    "As the Grand Princess of Pingning commands, this subject shall obey." Xia Weilan slightly nodded her head, looking at Yun Che with a Smiling in his brows.


    She knew that she had borrowed the light of Grand Princess Pingning''s dead daughter. This opportunity was not bad either.


    "Ping ¡­" A noble woman wanted to speak, but Grand Princess Pingning did not even look in her direction. His entire mind and body were focused on the woman called Xia Weilan.


    Time passed very quickly, and Xia Weilan only felt that after a while, the sky had turned dark.


    The setting sun in the distance seemed to tear out a lazy arc, and the large fiery clouds resembled the rosy glow on the side of a girl''s face.


    This Palace is also tired today, all of you should leave as well. Grand Princess Pingning waved at the crowd with a look of exhaustion on his face.


    palace maid behind her immediately held her hands, looking respectful.


    When they parted ways, the Grand Princess Ning turned to look at Xia Weilan. There seemed to be an unlimited amount of meaning in his eyes, yet no one was able to find anything.


    Xia Weilan lowered her head slightly as she stared at the distant figure of Princess Pingning, and the corners of her lips curled up. Today, she seemed to be one step closer to her goal.


    "As expected of the direct descendant, she is indeed graceful!"


    "Of course. I didn''t see Grand Princess Pingning bestow the Emperor''s gift to her."


    "That concubine just now couldn''t even compare to her!"


    Whispering sounds came from beside Xia Weilan''s ears. The smile on her face became even more brilliant, and her eyes seemed to have stars in them.


    "Miss, please get in the car." A carriage driver appeared from the side and bowed to the body as he spoke respectfully.


    Xia Weilan looked up at the sky and thought, it''s not that far, how about ¡­


    "You guys can go back first. I want to walk by myself." She gently opened her red lips as she ordered.


    "This little one is only following orders." The driver''s body was a bit stiff, its tone hesitating, but its movements did not change, as if it wanted her to climb onto the Carriage.


    Xia Weilan''s heart became gloomy. She only wanted to walk around randomly, but now that even the carriage driver belonged to them, she couldn''t help but feel a chill down her spine.


    "If I say that I will leave, then I will leave myself. Could it be that you are the daughter of the Hou Mansion?" Her red lips slightly opened, and her tone was calm and impressive. An unknown emotion flashed within the phoenix eye, and it was enough to make people feel a sense of oppression.


    The surroundings were filled with a low pressure, the Carriage driver''s body was trembling, her eyebrows twitched, and her eyeballs rolled around, as though she was considering something, but in the end she did not dare to say anything else and silently retreated.


    Seeing his unreconciled look, Xia Weilan''s heart felt better, but thinking about how he was going to return to the repressed Hou Mansion, her heart sank even more.


    Not long after, she arrived at the street. Although it was late in the night, the number of people passing by did not decrease. There were all kinds of snacks, hawking sounds, and some novelty items that were eye-catching.


    Looking at the distant sky and at the various people, Xia Weilan suddenly felt that the ground beneath her feet was not real. The instant her thoughts went far, she felt her body being forcefully pulled towards a certain direction.


    Xia Weilan only felt that the strength was extremely big, just as she wanted to shout out, her mouth was covered, and in the next moment, she was pushed against the ice wall.

 C7

    "It''s you!" "Let me go." After being shocked, Xia Weilan felt disgust, although the man in front of her had a noble identity, she did not believe that he had no reason to get close to her. Moreover, she did not want to interact with such a dangerous person.


    The male god was dressed in black robes, while the body was taller than Xia Weilan by more than a head.


    Xia Weilan struggled to avoid the passive position and his pincers, but suddenly, a feeling came from her arm. The strength in Ling Jue''s hand was so large that she was unable to move.


    "What is it? Is this how the young miss of the Hou Mansion treats her savior? " Ling Jue moved closer to her and looked at the girl in front of him carefully. Her skin was as white as snow and her lips were pursed slightly.


    Hearing Ling Jue''s words, Xia Weilan abruptly raised his head to look at Ling Jue. His angular face carried a bit of a cold aura, and between his brows was a bit of a cinnabar mole.


    Xia Weilan coldly snorted in her heart. As expected from the direct descendant of the Battle-King.


    "I was naturally grateful for saving my daughter that day. It''s just that I didn''t know that decedent still had the habit of abducting a young lady from a good family." Her eyes met Ling Jue''s black eyes, and there was not the slightest hint of fear in them.


    Ling Jue''s thin lips curled up slightly. Interesting, it was the first time he had met such an interesting woman, so thinking about it made his body press even harder.


    When had Xia Weilan ever experienced such a thing? A blush had long crawled up her face, she was both embarrassed and annoyed. At this moment, she couldn''t care less what decedent he was, and pushed at Ling Jue with all her might.


    The tall body did not stay still as it had imagined, but instead staggered backwards and fell to the ground.


    However, her brown eyes were fixated on Ling Jue''s chest. She could only see that the color of the chest was deeper than the surrounding color, and that the air was filled with a faint smell of blood.


    "You!"


    "Do not speak of what happened today. Consider this as repaying me for saving your life." Ling Jue raised his sword-like eyebrows, grabbed onto the collar of his shirt, with a demonic look on his face, the body moved closer to him fearlessly.


    Xia Weilan''s body retreated a few steps, looking vigilant on the surface, her tone was cold: "Don''t worry, it''s just that I don''t want decedent to come any closer to Hou Mansion from now on." After speaking, she flicked her sleeves and left.


    As Ling Jue watched her figure receding into the distance, the cinnabar mole on his forehead seemed to become even more enchanting.


    Walking in the midst of the bustling crowd, Xia Weilan''s heart seemed as if it was about to jump out of her chest.


    She clutched her chest. That man was too dangerous, it was better if he didn''t get infected. Otherwise, it would be very easy for something to happen to him!


    Along the way, she did not know what she was thinking about, but she was completely distracted. With much difficulty, she arrived at the entrance of the Hou Mansion, only to see that there was already a kind of domestic servant standing guard there.


    Xia Weilan smiled. Heh, she knew that this might would never be enough.


    But when she stepped into the Hou Mansion, all of the domestic servant s did not react at all, and the expression on their faces were all respectful.


    Xia Weilan had some misgivings in her heart, but when she walked back to her own courtyard, she suddenly thought of something when she reached the door. That''s right, Xia Yuying was probably in pain now, how could she have time to care about her?


    Thinking of that, she felt much better, and stepped into the Lanxuan.


    "Bring me some simple and delicious food." Xia Weilan sat on the wooden stool and lightly sipped on his tea, his tone calm and collected.


    The surrounding three to five maidservant s were all newly transferred here, a few of them looked at each other, then hurriedly ran off.


    After a short while, seven or eight dishes appeared on the dining table. These were all crisp and delicious dishes, although there was no smell of meat, at least they were pleasant to the ear.


    Xia Weilan nodded her head, but her expression did not waver in the slightest. She raised her hand and casually pointed at a servant girl: "Go, close the door."


    The maidservant was already trembling from the start. After hearing Xia Weilan''s words, she felt as if she was about to fly over to the door, and carefully closed the door before leaving.


    Then, a crisp female voice made her pause.


    "Come in and serve me dinner." Xia Weilan''s expression did not waver, it seemed like the lesson last time was not enough, she really did have a "good" Aunt, and now she actually dared to send someone over, and it was even this new person.


    None of the remaining four maidservant s dared to speak, she was the only one left who slowly walked over and carefully picked up the food that Xia Weilan pointed to and handed it over. Unexpectedly, her hands trembled, and the food rolled towards Xia Weilan, staining her jade green clothes.


    "This servant, this servant knows her wrongs!" This servant doesn''t dare anymore, I beg the young miss, please don''t be angry! " When she saw this situation, she kneeled to the ground and begged for forgiveness.


    Although they were newly transferred here, they had heard that Xia Weilan had dealt with a few of the servants in the Lanxuan a few days ago.


    However, the surrounding maidservant felt the pressure become lower and lower, as if something was blocking their throats making them unable to breathe. Just when the few of them were at a loss as to what to do, a voice suddenly came from above their heads.


    "Newcomer, it''s hard to avoid making mistakes. Come, get up, what''s your name?" Xia Weilan slightly parted her red lips. There was gentleness in her eyes and gentleness in her eyes. She looked harmless.


    "Servant Yue Er, thank you Miss for your impunity." Only then did Yue Er dare to raise his head and look at Xia Weilan.


    Xia Weilan looked at her. She was pretty handsome, but she did not look like an evil person.


    "All of you can leave now. I''ll just have her wait on you." Xia Weilan gently waved her hand.


    The few of them walked down in an orderly manner, not daring to stay for even a moment longer as they were afraid of angering this temperamental young miss.


    At this moment, there were only two people left in the room. The master and the servant had a tacit understanding between each other, so they did not say anything.


    Xia Weilan silently finished his food and made her take it away, then he had her wait on him to wash up.


    "Miss, the thing on your head is really pretty." When Yue Er was taking off the headdress on Xia Weilan, he suddenly spoke with a tone of envy.


    Xia Weilan''s heart moved. Looking at herself and Yue Er in the copper mirror, the Smiling at the corner of her lips became even more obvious. She had an idea.

 C8

    Xia Weilan gently raised her hand to receive the zucchini, and gently caressed it. The expression on her face seemed to be somewhat pleased with itself, and said in a slightly loud voice: "This is something that Grand Princess Ping Ning bestowed to me. I heard that it is even given to me by the late emperor."


    "No wonder, no wonder Yue Er looked so handsome. So it was given to me by Grand Princess Ping Ning, that must be an extremely good item." Yue Er''s eyes looked back and forth from the zucchini''s body, as if she wanted to see enough of the zucchini.


    "Alright, you can go now. I need to rest." Xia Weilan had already spoken, and looking at Yue Er''s reluctant expression, she couldn''t help but find it funny.


    Until when Xia Weilan was the only one left in the room, she sat on the bed, and looked at the flickering candle light, revealing an unknown Smiling at the corner of her lips.


    In the morning of the next day, when she had finished washing up, she was eating breakfast with a few servant girls waiting on the side. Xia Weilan looked around, but there were no Shadow s from Yue Er.


    "Where''s Yue Er?" Xia Weilan said indifferently. Even if she knew, she still asked.


    The servants all looked at each other, and then one of them stood out and spoke respectfully with the body: "Reporting to Miss, we servants do not know either."


    Xia Weilan''s face did not waver, she did not doubt their words, because, at that moment, that person was probably...


    Just as he was deep in his thoughts, the sound of footsteps came from not too far away in Lanxuan. It sounded like there were quite a few people there.


    Xia Weilan understood in her heart, but there was no reaction when she heard the voice. She only continued to eat indifferently, until a group of people had already arrived in front of him.


    "You ¡­ Why didn''t you get up when you saw me!" Seeing Xia Weilan''s casual look, it seemed as if he did not care about her, so thinking about it made her even angrier.


    "Is Sisters wrong? I am the direct descendant, when will there ever be a noble body that would lower its head to a lowly one? Sisters, do you think so? " Xia Weilan laughed indifferently, she stopped what she was doing and raised her brown eyes to look at Xia Yuying.


    "You!" Xia Yuying was immediately speechless, her face was flushed red and her chest was moving up and down, the current humiliation made her recall the feeling of rolling around uncontrollably yesterday.


    "All of you, go down!" Xia Yuying fiercely glared at maidservant and bellowed, completely devoid of her pitiful look from before.


    The few maidservant s were so frightened that they did not dare make a sound, but they were all people from Xia Weilan''s house, so they still had to listen to their master.


    Seeing how the few of them were looking at each other, but did not make a move, such a movement angered Xia Yuying even more. Just as she was about to explode, he heard a gentle female voice.


    "Go down, Sisters and I will have a chat." Xia Weilan put down the chopsticks in his hands, folded his hands on her legs, and said with an indifferent and gentle tone.


    "Yes, miss."


    As Xia Yuying looked at these people retreating one by one, the anger in her heart did not dissipate. Instead, it grew even more.


    Xia Yuying held in her anger of a whole belly, as if she was going to burst out from anger at any moment. But when Xia Weilan threw the dishes on the ground, she completely couldn''t control her emotions, "You slut, look, I won''t tear your mouth to shreds." She rushed out, but before she could say anything, her feet felt as if they stepped on something slippery.


    "AHH!"


    Seeing Xia Yuying''s expression, she understood, this was a tactic that she liked to use, if you like it!


    When the servant girl entered, she saw Xia Weilan sitting on the ground with tears streaming down her face.


    Xia Yuying''s headdress was already messed up. Sitting on the ground, she looked like a silly person, just like a shrew in a market.


    Of course, the servants were the first to help Xia Weilan up, but they were first directed by Xia Weilan to help Xia Yuying up.


    Seeing that there was someone helping him, Xia Yuying picked up the body and sat on a stool.


    "Heh, don''t you know what the situation is like? Is acting pitiful really useful?" Xia Yuying walked to the front of Xia Weilan in a condescending manner. Seeing her tears fall uncontrollably, Xia Yuying''s heart seemed to have expanded infinitely.


    Xia Weilan frowned, her lips pressed tightly together. She did not say a word, and only shed tears.


    "Do you think that these maidservant can see your pitiful acting? And then help you? " Xia Yuying slightly lowered her body, her tone complacent, as her eyebrows lifted from the corner of her eyes.


    Looks like this Xia Weilan is still as foolish as ever, truly, Xia Yuying thought innocently.


    Then, without thinking, Xia Yuying glanced at the zucchini that was sitting in the woman''s hair. Her heart moved slightly, and she reached out her hand towards Xia Weilan''s head greedily.


    Perhaps because he had sensed Xia Yuying''s intention, or perhaps because he had sensed something else, Xia Weilan''s body moved slightly, and dodged her hand.


    Xia Yuying had calmed down a lot now, but seeing that Xia Weilan had dodged it, the anger in her heart flurried upwards. She grabbed onto Xia Weilan''s hair and fiercely said: "Obediently, if you know what''s good for you, hand the zucchini over!"


    Xia Weilan was clawing his head so hard that it hurt, but she did not resist at all. She only bit her lips and shook his head with all her might.


    Seeing Xia Weilan like this, she was really happy in her heart. Last night and just now, she had been tormented to the point that she didn''t know how powerful this bitch was.


    Thinking about this, Xia Yuying reached out her hand towards Xia Weilan''s head, her other hand still tightly grabbing onto her hair.


    Soon, soon! The pleasure in Xia Yuying''s heart magnified, her face was originally somewhat sinister, and with the addition of this smile, it was even more terrifying.


    "Stop!" Suddenly, an authoritative voice came from the doorway, followed by the sound of hurried footsteps.

 C10

    Xia Weilan didn''t know how much time had passed since then. She only felt that the strength that had stood up was gone, her legs were already numb.


    "I will make all those who owe me pay them back one by one." Her eyes were filled with determination, and a brilliant smile appeared on her face. The arc of the labial margin was getting bigger, and the more it hurt, the more she wanted to smile.


    In her previous life, she was respectful and amiable, treating everyone very well, especially the person she loved and this Sisters.


    But the result? What was the result?


    Heh!


    In this life, she would never be a fool again. She would never be tricked again.


    As his thoughts drifted away, a weak voice came from the other side of the door. "Miss? Miss, are you there? "


    Xia Weilan froze. Hearing the voice of the person outside the door, the labial margin slid past the unknown Smiling, tidied itself up a little, and said with a soft voice: "Come in."


    The door was pushed open with a "creak" sound. Yue Er held a teacup in her hand, did not even dare to raise her head, and stared fixedly at the teacup in her hands as she walked shakily towards the Table.


    "Miss, this is the Jade-green spring that I stewed for you just now. Please try it, Miss." Yue Er did not dare raise her head, as her small hands were about to pour some tea.


    Xia Weilan sized Yue Er up from head to toe, and couldn''t help but find him funny. She only grabbed her arm, and before he could say anything, Yue Er seemed to have received a huge shock, and sprinkled half of her tea on the rosewood Table s.


    "Look at you, don''t be nervous, I''m just asking you, where did you go just now?" Xia Weilan said softly, but her eyes suddenly sharpened as the strength in her hands increased.


    "This servant ¡­ this servant just went to make tea for Miss." Yue Er had just raised her head to look at Xia Weilan''s fierce gaze when the body took a few steps back.


    Xia Weilan found it quite funny, as her cold voice sounded: "Oh? "Is that so?"


    Only then did Yue Er raise her head and fiercely nodded, afraid that Xia Weilan wouldn''t believe her.


    But Xia Weilan did not believe her. She only moved the teapot that was placed on top of the Table to her side and opened the lid. She took a deep breath and looked inside.


    Yue Er''s heart was already in her throat, her hands were anxiously moving, afraid that Xia Weilan would discover something.


    "Since the tea leaves in the teapot have yet to be washed away, you have already brought them here. I presume you are acting in a hurry?" Xia Weilan''s voice instantly became cold. Her plain hand slapped the Table and the teacup on the table also slightly trembled.


    Yue Er was a newcomer, she did not have much guts to begin with, so she could not hold on much longer. With a ''putong'' sound, she kneeled down, and tears flowed down her face: "Young miss, this servant girl ¡­"


    "Don''t cry, I was also thinking of asking you. What benefits did she give you to work so hard for her?" Xia Weilan lowered her head and stretched out both her hands to help her up. Her tone was gentle, as if he was a gentle Big Sister.


    Hearing that she was easy to talk to, Yue Er''s tears became even more uncontrollable, he sat on the chair and started to wail.


    Xia Weilan did not stop her. From the first moment she saw this girl, she knew that Yue Er was not a bad person, so she was not anxious at all, she was willing to wait.


    Originally, it was Second Aunt who threatened Yue Er, and the lives of our Yue Er''s parents. Even if her personality was pure and kind, she couldn''t help but care about the lives of her parents, and so, she unwillingly came to the Lanxuan to work for Second Aunt and Xia Yuying.


    "Yue Er doesn''t want to harm xiaojie, but I don''t know what to do for my parents." Yue Er could not help but shake her head, she had long been in a state of panic, when had she ever experienced such a thing?


    Xia Weilan thoughtfully nodded her head, she did not know what she was thinking, but after a long while, she opened her mouth and said: "I know you are a filial person, they used their parents'' lives to threaten you, you just have to pretend to tell her my every move."


    "What?" Yue Er felt as if she had misheard something, and couldn''t help but want to confirm the authenticity of her words. The tears in her eyes didn''t fall, but he just looked at Xia Weilan in a daze.


    "Do you think I would lie to you?" Xia Weilan could not help but feel that it was funny, this girl, how could she not have any thoughts at all, she suddenly regretted it, if this kind of girl were to follow her in the future, she would definitely suffer.


    The next day, as the morning sun slowly rose, the first ray of sunlight shone through the window and shined warmly on Xia Weilan. She only felt that the sunlight was a little dazzling, so she reached out her hand and blocked the sunlight.


    Before Xia Weilan could get up, she heard crackling sounds. The painful memories of her past life had made her more vigilant too, as she sat up on the bed with her body.


    A pair of phoenix eye s looked around but didn''t see anything. Xia Weilan only felt a cold wind blowing at the door as she put on a set of Clothes and walked towards the door.


    "Yue Er?" Xia Weilan was still confused as she looked at the Yue Er who was sprawled on the ground, with a bucket of water that had already been spilled beside him.


    Hearing Xia Weilan''s voice, Yue Er was so embarrassed that she quickly stood up, using her hands to splash some water on her body.


    "What''s wrong? "So flustered." Xia Weilan walked forward a few steps, her eyebrows tightly knitted as she looked at the water on the ground.


    "Miss, Miss, it''s not good. Old Mistress invites you over." Yue Er excitedly grabbed Xia Weilan''s hand with an anxious tone. When she realized that her actions were inappropriate, she immediately retreated a few steps.


    "Grandmother? Looking for me now? " Xia Weilan''s eyes were deep and serene, but they carried a few hints of doubt.


    At this time, she really didn''t understand. Normally, she and Grandmother didn''t interact much with each other, but due to the same thoughts that had, they both felt that her mother''s family status was too high.


    "I heard that it seems that Xia Yuying secretly went to find the Old Mistress. Isn''t that the reason why the Old Mistress wants to see you today?" Yue Er was afraid that someone outside the window would eavesdrop, so the body moved closer to Xia Weilan''s ears, one hand covering its mouth as it whispered.


    So that was how it was, Xia Weilan just understood after hearing what Yue Er said, it was Xia Yuying again, and after that day had just passed, Xia Yuying could not bear to watch her until she brought out Old Mistress.


    "Serve me a bath."


    Not long after, a beautiful lady appeared in the bronze mirror. Her charming face was not covered in makeup, and the phoenix eye''s emotions flowed freely, as if it was incomparably flirtatious.


    "Miss, this zucchini?" Yue Er watched as Xia Weilan reached out her hand to take the zucchini given by Princess Pingning. She was a little anxious, this zucchini was very beautiful, it made it look even more beautiful on her head.


    "Remember, the more beautiful something is, the more dangerous it is." Xia Weilan said softly, then stood up and walked out.

 C11

    Looking from afar, Xia Weilan was wearing a cyan colored skirt, with large numbers of lotus flowers embroidered on it. Even though she was young, her unrivaled beauty could already be seen.


    After a short while, Xia Weilan made a detour to the surroundings and arrived at the living quarters of the Old Mistress. There, he saw that there were about five maidservant s busy outside, each taking their own things, but when they saw Xia Weilan bowing and ignoring her, she understood in her heart, but did not say anything.


    Before she could even enter the door, Xia Weilan saw a servant girl looking around. She could not help but sneer in her heart, it was normal for her not to know other maidservant, but this servant girl was the most capable maidservant by Xia Yuying''s side, Pei''er.


    The two of them looked at each other not too far away. When Pu''er saw Xia Weilan, she immediately became spirited, and without waiting for anything, she rushed into the house.


    Xia Weilan understood in her heart, she was just busy enough to inform her master of the news.


    The Old Mistress was the most senior person in the entire Hou Mansion. Although they usually didn''t treat others well, no one dared to disobey them. They were all very respectful, or else they would be disgraced.


    "Miss, this place is really big." Yue Er looked around at everything with a bit of envy.


    Xia Weilan held Yue Er''s hand with a cold expression. Without replying to her words, she slowly walked forward, as though she was pondering about something.


    "Granddaughter greets Grandmother, I hope that Grandmother''s health is good, and that she is well." Xia Weilan walked into the house slowly. She scanned the arrangements around him and sneered in his heart. It''s the same as before. Although she thought like this in his heart, she didn''t show it on the surface. She was respectful as always, and her tone was gentle.


    "Get up." A hoarse voice came out, only then did Xia Weilan get up, and found a place to sit.


    Looking at the old man in the lead, one could tell with one glance that he was worth a lot, but his appearance was very red and green, which made people feel a little uncomfortable. He had a face full of wrinkles, a head full of hair that was combed meticulously, and his cloudy eyes revealed a bit of shrewdness and calculation.


    And the person who stood beside her, was Xia Yuying.


    When Xia Weilan''s gaze swept across her, she saw that Xia Yuying''s chin was slightly raised and her eyes were filled with complacency.


    Xia Weilan''s eyes also only swept across them once, and then she shifted her gaze to the Old Mistress at the head of the group.


    "A few days ago, my granddaughter wasn''t feeling well, so I wasn''t able to come to see Grandmother. Now that I''m better, I was just about to come see Grandmother, when Grandmother sent my granddaughter over. Xia Weilan said softly and gently as he waved his hand.


    Yue Er, who was beside him, held onto the bright colored silk cloth with both hands and slowly walked to Old Mistress Xia''s side. Old Mistress''s eyes were fixated on the silk cloth, and impatiently wanted to stroke it.


    However, since there was someone present, if he were to rush over, wouldn''t that mean that there was no regard for him. Therefore, he could only restrain the thoughts in his heart.


    Seeing her as a expression, Xia Weilan did not know how he felt in his heart. Why people always have to be like this, the whole family would never be peaceful, if you plan against me, I plan against you.


    In her previous life, she had been bullied by the Old Mistress many times, but only because her mother''s family was well-known.


    "Grandmother, do you still like it?" Xia Weilan knew what she was thinking at the moment, and opened her mouth to speak.


    Old Mistress Xia''s eyes were almost narrowed into slits. She smiled and nodded, then waved towards maidservant who was below them. maidservant quickly stepped forward and got onto the silk cloth.


    "Good, good, good. This is truly excellent. Quickly, call the people to put it away." Old Mistress Xia looked greedily at the newly arrived Suzhou silk cloth. She extended his withered hand and continuously caressed it, gently, silkily, as if a cool feeling was transmitted from his hand to her heart.


    Xia Yuying was pleased for a moment, but seeing that Xia Weilan was offering such a good item, she wanted to reach out and touch it, but before she could even take a good look, she heard Old Mistress Xia telling her people to keep the silk.


    Only then did she come back to her senses. She couldn''t help but recall what happened a few days ago.


    "Grandmother, don''t forget!" She whispered to Old Mistress Xia in a low voice, and then she stood up, looking at Xia Weilan with eyes full of satisfaction. This time, no matter what, she could not escape.


    Xia Weilan chose to ignore this kind of gaze. Stupid women are stupid no matter what.


    Originally, Old Mistress Xia was blinded by the silk fabric, but now that Xia Yuying had reminded him, the smile on her face immediately disappeared, and she looked straight at Xia Weilan''s head.


    There was only a single piece of jewelry on Xia Weilan''s head. The zucchini was gorgeous and dazzling, and there was even a gem embedded on it. The side was carved with gold, it was beautiful, but not demonic.


    Old Mistress Xia thought for a while. As expected of a royal family''s treasure.


    "Weilan, Grandmother has not seen you for the past few days. She really misses you. Come quickly, let me take a look." Old Mistress Xia looked kind, her tone was warm, and smiled as she waved at Xia Weilan.


    This shout caused Xia Weilan''s stomach to churn, almost pulling out the food she ate last night. However, she could only suppress the uneasiness in her stomach, and lightly laughed as she got up, walking towards the front.


    Just as she stepped forward, Xia Weilan''s hand was grabbed by the Old Mistress Xia. She subconsciously wanted to pull back, but in that instant, she reacted, as she looked at the old man in front of her.


    "Look at this small hand. Why is it so cold? Was it because I wasn''t covered with a blanket last night?" Old Mistress Xia''s withered hand kept stroking Xia Weilan''s hand, but her eyes kept looking at Xia Weilan''s head.


    "Thank you, Grandmother, for your concern yesterday, Xiaolan ¡­" Xia Weilan wanted to say something but hesitated. From time to time, his gaze turned to Xia Yuying who was beside Old Mistress Xia.

 C12

    "You don''t have to be afraid. If you have anything to say, just say it." Old Mistress Xia held Xia Weilan''s hand tighter, the expression on her face looked kind, and her cloudy eyes shone brightly.


    "Actually, it''s not a big deal. After all, the Sisters is still young, so it''s normal for them to not know anything." Xia Weilan wanted to say something but she hesitated. With a look of pity on her face, she kept shaking his head, unable to wrap his head around what just happened.


    Xia Yuying suddenly felt that things were not good, and she might say something unfavorable to him at this moment.


    "Grandmother, do you not want it?" This time, she really couldn''t let anything go wrong. As for the zucchini, she was determined to get it.


    Xia Weilan''s eyes turned cold, her heart becoming heavy. Xia Yuying knew that Old Mistress Xia liked this thing, so she used such a method to force her to give it to him. When she used her wrist, the zucchini would be able to grab it easily.


    "Aiyo, Weilan has grown up and he''s become more mature now, eh?" "Look, the hairpin on his head is really pretty. I don''t know where you got such a pretty thing." Old Mistress Xia''s turbid eyes could not help but stare at the zucchini above Xia Weilan''s head, the desire in her eyes clear.


    However, she was an old man after all. When talking to a junior, she naturally could not be straightforward.


    Xia Weilan laughed coldly in her heart, as a hand held onto the zucchini on her head. With a little shyness, she immediately said with a little embarrassment: "This object was given to him by Grand Princess Ping Ning."


    "Oh? Was it given to you by the Grand Princess Ping Ning? " The Smiling s on Old Mistress Xia''s face became thicker, and the entire face creased up.


    It wasn''t that she didn''t know that this was bestowed to her by the Grand Princess Ping Ning. Previously, Xia Yuying had already told her everything when he came, but he could only pretend that he didn''t know anything now.


    "That''s right. Thinking about it, Sisters was also there that day. I wonder if his body''s feeling better?" Xia Weilan slanted her eyes, looking at Xia Yuying, who was beside Old Mistress Xia, with a pair of eyes filled with worry.


    It was fine if she didn''t say anything, but now that she said it, Xia Yuying remembered that his entire body was itching for action. After making a fool of himself in front of the crowd, he was still carried away by someone in the end.


    "Grandmother, that day, I had a pleasant conversation with Princess Pingning. Princess Pingning even said it, thinking to call me over to admire the flowers when she had time." Xia Yuying hurriedly sat down and wrapped her arm around Old Mistress Xia''s. A bit of pride had already surfaced on her face, and her eyes were filled with longing.


    But God knows how disturbed she was at this moment. She was sent back that day before she could say anything, so how could she say anything that would make her happy?


    It was just that the current Xia Yuying did not care about all this. The current Xia Weilan did not look like any other person who was willing to accept her request and instead, had obtained it in front of Grand Princess Ping Ning. She was their first daughter, if this continued, then what would happen?


    "Oh? That''s pretty good, then why is it that Princess Ping Ning only bestowed upon your Big Sister? " Old Mistress Xia was a little curious, and when she saw Xia Yuying''s dodging eyes, she understood in her heart, and the gaze she used to look at Xia Yuying with contained a little disdain.


    Xia Weilan could not help but feel that it was funny, who could still see things clearly? Forget about what happened that day, just looking at her, a expression would know what was going on.


    Xia Yuying''s face froze, then turned red, and in her mind, she heard a sound, as though something had exploded, as if something had exploded. She said what she wanted to say, what she wanted to say.


    "Grandmother, but Big Sister went there before me, so Grand Princess Ping Ning gave the item to Big Sister." She could only force herself to make these up randomly, thinking that since Old Mistress was old, he could only hope that she could cook the chicken, and that it would be better if he could not see through it with his old eyes.


    Xia Weilan felt a chill in her heart as she looked at Yue Er with her eyes. Yue Er was a little afraid, but under the encouragement from her eyes, she opened her mouth and said: "That''s right.


    "Talking too much!" Xia Weilan frowned, she turned her head, and was about to make her move, but was stopped by the Old Mistress Xia.


    "Don''t stop her, let her talk!" Old Mistress Xia grabbed Xia Weilan''s hand, a little suspicious. Why didn''t she know about this?


    When Xia Yuying saw this situation, she knew in her heart that it was not good. This matter was quite serious, and if he allowed her to continue speaking, Old Mistress Xia would definitely not like her.


    "Grandmother, your granddaughter has prepared something. I heard that it can make one''s face glow, why don''t you have your granddaughter take a look?" Xia Yuying hurriedly opened her mouth as she naturally held some confidence in her heart.


    "No need, I''ll listen to what she has to say first." Old Mistress Xia looked at Yue Er as she spoke, her heart thinking about how to clearly understand what had happened that day, and how she would even have the mood to think about something that would enhance her appearance.


    Seeing that this method was no good, Xia Yuying glared at Yue Er who was beside Xia Weilan, her eyes almost popping out as her lips moved nonstop.


    Yue Er thought a lot in her heart. At this time, her parents were still in Xia Yuying''s hands, if she said something now that didn''t go according to her wishes, if she wasn''t happy about what she would do to her parents.


    Xia Weilan understood the feelings in Yue Er''s heart, so she did not force Yue Er to say anything, it was just that she had promised Yue Er before. If everything that happened today was done, she would definitely think of a way to save her parents and prevent them from being coerced out.


    "Just tell me, what happened that day?" The Old Mistress Xia''s eyes became sharp and her voice was not as gentle as before. Instead, it carried a bit of threatening aura.


    Yue Er was placed in a difficult situation, after thinking for a while, as though she had made up her mind, she kneeled on the ground, and then said faintly: "When this servant saw that Second Miss had purposely embarrassed Eldest Miss that day, Princess Ping Ning was displeased, and that Eldest Miss had begged for mercy, so I came out safe and sound, otherwise I might have ¡­"


    "How dare you!" Before Yue Er could finish speaking, Old Mistress Xia''s eyes were filled with anger. He slapped the Table with his hand, causing the teacups to shake.


    When Xia Yuying heard it, her entire body shivered, and she immediately knelt down.

 C13

    "Grandmother, don''t be angry, you can''t blame the entire Sisters for this matter. It was just Slight Waves that did not properly teach the rules to the Sisters, which was why the Sisters was so merciful." Xia Weilan stood up immediately and helped the Old Mistress Xia speak those words from her chest.


    "Don''t even think of pleading for mercy on her behalf. This matter concerns your Hou Mansion''s dignity, how can you forgive it so easily?" Old Mistress Xia was furious, her face was filled with disappointment. She pointed at Xia Yuying, and started to tremble.


    "Don''t be angry Grandmother, this matter was definitely not intentional." The corner of Xia Weilan''s mouth hooked up to a cold Smiling. With her back facing Old Mistress Xia, he only looked down from above at Xia Yuying who was kneeling down.


    Xia Yuying wanted to say something, but realized that she had no way to refute him. She was caught unprepared by what was happening.


    Looking at the Smiling that was revealed on Xia Weilan''s face, she felt extremely uncomfortable but she couldn''t do anything about it.


    "Forget it, since this has already happened, you can go and close your eyes and think about it for a month. This little punishment will let you remember a little of it." Old Mistress Xia placed a hand on her temple, frowning deeply. Ben, her eyes wide open, could not help but shake her head.


    "Grandmother!" Xia Yuying immediately widened her eyes with disbelief written all over her face, as if she found it hard to accept this fact.


    "Sisters, don''t be too sad. After all, you were the one who did the wrong thing, in the future, Big Sister will definitely teach you well and allow you to familiarize yourself with the rules and etiquette. Grandmother is not in a good mood right now, so you should leave." Xia Weilan immediately said, with a disappointed look in her eyes, but she was still teaching her.


    Xia Yuying was unreconciled in her heart. Not only were they not able to complete the task, they were even overpowered by Xia Weilan. All the recent events were like this, how could she take it lying down!


    But at this time, even the Old Mistress Xia waved her hand, signalling for Xia Yuying to quickly get down.


    Xia Weilan met Xia Yuying''s eyes that seemed as if she was about to devour him, took a few steps forward, walked to Xia Yuying''s side, and lightly opened her vermilion lips. "Sisters, you must definitely close your eyes and think it through ~"


    "You!" Xia Yuying was speechless, and at this time, she couldn''t even say a word.


    "Just you wait!" I will definitely not let these things go! " Before leaving, Xia Yuying left behind only this one sentence, and did not say anything.


    Xia Weilan''s heart was cold, and hatred slowly welled up.


    Compared to what they had done to her back then, all of this was as insignificant as seeing a great Magus ¡­


    All of this was just the beginning. After that, she would definitely make her suffer a hundred times more than she was now ¡­


    When she turned around again, a smile had appeared on her face. The Smiling was light and clear, the phoenix eye was gentle.


    "Grandmother, are you feeling better this way?" Xia Weilan placed her hands on Old Mistress Xia''s temples. Her movements were gentle and her tone was gentle, with a sense of respect between her brows.


    The anger in Old Mistress Xia was burning, but she felt much better now, not to mention Xia Yuying and the thing above her head, for the time being ¡­


    "Mm. It''s all thanks to you by my side. It''s just that I was thinking that you were my beloved granddaughter, so I wanted to give you something new." Old Mistress Xia pondered a lot, but her face remained unmoved.


    Xia Weilan understood that she was intentionally pointing at the zucchini and could not help but feel cold in her heart. Her most beloved granddaughter, what virtue or ability did she have ¡­


    "Grandmother, today, my granddaughter saw the Grandmother conniving Kang Tai, so she gave the zucchini to him now, and also wished him the age until now." Xia Weilan circled around Old Mistress Xia and landed in front of him. Kneeling on the ground, he used one hand to remove the zucchini from his head and offered it up with two hands.


    Old Mistress Xia was feeling shocked in her heart. She did not know what to say, so she acted in such a sensible manner.


    "Come come come, hurry up and get up." The Old Mistress Xia smiled and helped Xia Weilan up, her face had a thick greed, with one hand she placed the zucchini in her palm, she loved it even more.


    "Does Grandmother like it? I might as well have your granddaughter put it on for you." Xia Weilan took the zucchini, looked for a good place to place the white haired man, and gently inserted it.


    Feeling the heaviness on his head, Old Mistress Xia kept praising Xia Weilan: "Xiaolan, you''re the sensible one. If you need anything in the future, you just come find me; I will definitely help you."


    It''s just that Second Aunt doesn''t seem to be able to properly discipline Sisters recently, which is also true. Second Aunt, on the one hand, has to take care of the small matters within Hou Mansion, and also has to take care of Sisters, which is truly a lot of trouble. " There were some hidden meanings in Xia Weilan''s words, but she still maintained a calm appearance.


    "I will ponder over this matter, you can go back first." Old Mistress Xia''s face immediately darkened. Indeed, the reason why Xia Yuying lost her composure was definitely because of her, her mother.


    Xia Weilan thought that something was amiss. Looks like she had succeeded in what happened today.


    "Miss, that zucchini is fake, will it be discovered?" Yue Er followed Xia Weilan and spoke carefully, looking around, afraid that someone would hear her words.


    "That won''t happen. She will definitely keep it, and it is indeed a top-quality item." Xia Weilan scoffed, how could she possibly give something bestowed to her by Princess Pingning to that old witch? Even though she hadn''t done anything in this life, she had bullied her to no end in her previous life.


    "Mom, look at her. I''m grounded now, so I can''t go anywhere." Xia Yuying fiercely stomped his feet, and threw the enamel vase on the table onto the ground with a crisp sound.


    Second Aunt sat on the wooden chair, her entire body covered in pink Clothes s, on top of which a large amount of peony was rusted, her thoughts floated far away, she could not understand, so Xia Weilan was not like this at all, how did he become like this today, it was really strange, thinking about it carefully, Xia Weilan''s change, started from when she fell into the water, could it be that she had become part of a ghost?


    Thinking about that, Second Aunt felt goosebumps all over her body, but with her daughter here, she couldn''t show any fear, so she forced herself to remain calm and said: "You stay here, I will go to Old Mistress and plead for you. I see that Xia Weilan is really loved by Princess Ping Ning, so you better watch out, if you can get some sort of relationship with Princess Ping Ning through her, it would be great."


    Xia Yuying had just suffered a setback at Xia Weilan''s place, so how could she be willing to lower her head to Xia Weilan at this moment? I don''t want it! "


    "It''s fine if you don''t want it, but you don''t need your future prospects, much less getting a good husband." Second Aunt felt that her daughter was disappointing, luckily she had a son, if not she would have been angered to death, even if her daughter could not do it now, she still had a son, but she was her daughter after all, so she would take care of everything.


    "Mom, I''ll listen to you." Xia Yuying was a little unwilling in her heart. She knew that her status was not high and she was only a concubine, so no matter what it was, she would ask this mother first. Since she had already spoken, she could not not not listen.


    "It''s good that you know how to be obedient. As long as your mother is here one day, mother will definitely not let you suffer any grievances." Second Aunt''s eyes flashed sinisterly, naturally thinking a lot more in his heart.

 C14

    The sky gradually darkened, a bright moon hung in the sky, cold light shone through the paper windows into the Lanxuan.


    Currently, within Lanxuan, Yue Er was kneeling on the ground at a loss of what to do. Her eyes were blank, her mind blank.


    Xia Weilan sighed, ever since she knew that the Second Aunt and Xia Yuying had threatened Yue Er, she had started to investigate. It was just that she had spent a lot of time and effort inside the house, but the truth was not as she expected.


    Before entering the palace, Yue Er''s parents were both waiting for Yue Er to go to some large family to do some work for them for a few years so that they could get married. At that time, they wouldn''t have to worry about anything.


    "My condolences." Xia Weilan said in a bland voice, but there was a tinge of sadness mixed in with his tone.


    Just now, Xia Weilan had brought Yue Er out of the residence sneakily, and realised that Yue Er''s previous residence had already become a pile of ruins, and that the two elders were now buried in a sea of fire and no longer existed. If not for Xia Weilan''s forceful tugging, Yue Er would probably have already died and reunited with her parents.


    "Why are you doing this to me!" Yue Er''s lips and teeth were trembling as tears flowed down her face, as if she had already lost her anger.


    "It seems like your parents died a few days ago. It seems like they are only using your parents as a pretense." Xia Weilan calmly analyzed, looking at Yue Er''s painful expression, she could only remember her back then, she was also so sad and down at that time.


    Yue Er sat on the ground, her mind filled with memories of that ruin. Now that she had no one to rely on, she could be considered to be able to clearly see the faces of those people.


    "Miss, this servant is willing to follow you. If you don''t mind, this servant is willing to serve Miss. As long as ¡­ I can take revenge." She turned around and struggled to get up from the ground. There were several times where she almost fell down. Her heart was filled with sadness. Her two small hands clenched into fists. She gritted her teeth as if she wanted to eat someone.


    Seeing her like this, Xia Weilan couldn''t help her even if he wanted to. The only person who could walk out from her grief was herself.


    Although he couldn''t help her with her mental state, her enemies were still together.


    "If you truly treat me well, I will definitely help you." Xia Weilan was deep, but her eyes were filled with determination. In her last life, she trusted others lightly and ended up with a fate that made her want to die. Now that she met someone who was willing to treat her sincerely, she would naturally treat her well.


    Just as the two of them were talking, an ear-piercing voice suddenly came from outside the door.


    "Is Faint Tide in the house?"


    Hearing this pretentious voice, Xia Weilan''s stomach churned, but she did not show it, she could only wave her hand to allow Yue Er to go down, after all, it was not good to be heard by Second Aunt.


    Yue Er looked at Xia Weilan''s actions, but couldn''t move a single step. The people outside the door were indeed the killers of her parents, she had already promised them that she would bring them here, why did they still not let her parents go?


    The more she thought about it, the more agitated she became. She raised her leg to rush out, but was quickly stopped by Xia Weilan.


    "What are you doing? The current you doesn''t have anything, but what can you do about Hou Mansion? " Xia Weilan whispered.


    Yue Er was stunned for a moment. As she thought about it, she also could not understand why. Because the more she thought about it, the more she hated him ¡­


    Listening to Xia Weilan''s words, she only knew that she couldn''t go out right now. She tried her best to control her emotions, and turned her head to run towards the back of the tent.


    Seeing that she was hiding somewhere else, Xia Weilan became slightly relieved. Although she was the direct disciple, but most of the people in the palace were on Second Aunt''s side, and they might bump into Xia Yuying, but they definitely could not fall out with this Second Aunt.


    "Second Aunt? Is there anything wrong? It''s late and I want to rest. " Xia Weilan''s tone did not fluctuate at all and many thoughts raced through her mind. She simply tidied up her appearance, put down his three thousand strands of hair, and slowly took off her outer robes to drape them over her body.


    Second Aunt endured the cold wind, feeling unwell in his heart, but Xia Weilan still had use, so she could not fall into a bad mood, "Xiaolan, I remember that day when you fell into the water, body must not be so good right now, so I specially ordered people to boil some soup."


    With that, she pushed open the door and entered, not giving Xia Weilan the chance to refuse.


    The door creaked open. Xia Weilan''s phoenix eye was a bit deep, she seemed to be too presumptuous.


    "Come, come, come. Quickly drink. I specially prepared this for you." When Second Aunt first entered the room, he was stunned. Looking at Xia Weilan''s appearance, she indeed just laid down and then because of her, got up again.


    Thinking about this, Second Aunt lowered his guard, and the Smiling on his face increased in number.


    "Then, I''ll have to thank Second Aunt." Xia Weilan sat on the wooden chair, she used one hand to pick up the piping hot ginseng soup, and gently blew on it until it was by her mouth, and then suddenly stopped.


    "Why has Second Aunt come here so late in the night? Xiaolan is usually a straightforward person, she shouldn''t spend so much effort. If there''s anything you need, Second Aunt can just say it. " As she said that, she put down the ginseng soup in her hands. Her clear eyes were full of questions as she stared at Second Aunt.


    Second Aunt did not expect her to be so straightforward. At this moment, she could not take it anymore, and revealed a wretched smile on her well-maintained face: "Xiaolan, look, you are a first-rate daughter. If there''s anything you need to think about, you should think about your Sisters."


    "Yes, I understand. No matter what happens, I will definitely protect Sisters." Xia Weilan''s gaze was sincere and her tone was filled with sincerity.


    Second Aunt''s face twitched, she did not know what kind of expression she should agree to, she had thought that she would reject, but she did not know what to do, so she agreed.


    I''ve thought about it, I heard that a few days ago, Grand Princess Ping Ning said that if she had the time, she would let you go to her mansion, why not bring your Sisters over as well? Second Aunt stared at Xia Weilan, afraid that she would say something to reject him, the kernels in her hands tightened up.

 C15

    Do you miss me?


    "Second Aunt, this matter has yet to be determined, Grand Princess Ping Ning has only said some polite words." Xia Weilan burst out laughing with a "puchi".


    Second Aunt understood. She already said so, how could this little bitch agree so easily.


    "Aunt is not easy either, you know that your Sisters is born from a concubine, if you don''t use this opportunity properly, you probably won''t be able to marry anyone good in the future, you just need to say whether you bring your Sisters or not?" Second Aunt first pitifully described the current situation, then added on a threatening sentence, raising her hand to wipe the tears that did not exist in her eyes. She did not believe it, and did not understand why this little bitch was in such a state.


    Xia Weilan felt like laughing after hearing her words. She was pitiful, but she gave up.


    In the Xia family, although she was the direct descendant, but since the moment Second Aunt entered the palace, where was her position? She was only carrying the title of Hou Mansion''s direct daughter, and now this woman was actually calling her pitiful in front of her. It was truly laughable.


    "Don''t be sad Aunt. If there is a chance, I will definitely bring him along." Xia Weilan hurriedly said, with anxiety in her eyes, as though he was comforting her.


    "If that''s the case, then I, Aunt, will thank you. It is already late, you should rest well, I will return first." Since he had already achieved his goal, there was no need for him to stay here.


    She turned and left.


    Xia Weilan looked at Second Aunt''s back and said gently, "Take it more seriously, Aunt will walk more slowly."


    "Miss, why did you agree to her request?" Seeing that the Second Aunt had walked far away, Yue Er immediately rushed out from the canopy. Her heart was filled with rage, her small face was filled with rage, her eyebrows were raised, and the fire in her eyes seemed to be about to burst out.


    Xia Weilan sat on the wooden chair, picked up the ginseng soup and stood up before turning her head to pour it into the flower pot. The tender and beautiful flowers emitted sizzling sounds, and the bud that was initially ready to bloom had actually withered at this moment.


    "AHH!" Yue Er gasped, the shock in her heart was obvious, her eyes were wide open, her entire person taking a few steps back, her hands tightly held onto her mouth as she tried to not make a sound.


    Xia Weilan turned around, and a cold smile appeared on her face. The phoenix eye was so serene, that no one could tell what she was thinking. There are some things that cannot be looked at just on the surface. You must understand the logic behind it. "


    She already knew that the Second Aunt was not that kind. If she really wanted to send some soup, she could have sent it over the night she fell into the water. But two days had already passed, something strange must have happened.


    "Yue, Yue Er will remember young miss''s words." Yue Er was extremely shocked, all sorts of thoughts flashed through her mind, but the person she thought about the most was the girl in front of her. She was only the same age as her, how could she not be surprised at all at seeing such a thing?


    "Don''t think too much. Go back and sleep. I''m also tired now." Xia Weilan waved her hand, and a few traces of weariness could be heard in her tone.


    When Xia Weilan was the only one left in the house, she blew on the lamp and the cold moonlight shone in. It was not dark in the house, but one could faintly make out what was in it.


    "You and I have not seen each other for several days. Do you miss me?" Xia Weilan who had just laid down, sat up on the bed once again, and tightened the blanket in her hands a bit. Right now, she was wearing undergarments, letting the other men see, just how proper was that.


    With the sound of a pair of legs hitting the ground, the wide robe fluttered up and down, causing Xia Weilan to be even more vigilant.


    She had no intention of entangling herself with him, so why did he always appear like this?


    "Lan Er, are you looking down on me?" Ling Jue''s body stuck close, and its heavy breathing gushed out from Xia Weilan''s neck.


    Under the contrast of the moonlight, Xia Weilan finally saw clearly that he was wearing a bright red robe with a purple crown on her head. Her long and narrow phoenix eyes carried a playful smile, and a little cinnabar mole on her forehead captivating.


    "You are unreasonable!" Xia Weilan''s face was already scarlet red, but she unknowingly pushed him away fiercely.


    Ling Jue''s body retreated a few steps, and raised its eyebrows: "You don''t want to see me?"


    "I don''t want to." Xia Weilan tidied up her own Clothes, and without even thinking she said no, and did not even look at Ling Jue who was standing beside the bed.


    Ling Jue''s body gradually approached, his slender hand raised her chin: "You really don''t want to see me?" He, body, just happened to be in a rush to meet her, he did not know what was going on, and only felt that the woman in front of him was very interesting.


    A devilish face gradually approached, and Xia Weilan dodged aside without even thinking about it. She reached out her bare hand and immediately knocked Ling Jue''s hand away, her face turning to the other side as she did not see his face.


    "Monster!" Xia Weilan whispered. With just a glance, she seemed to be attracted by those eyes. That face was truly demonic!


    "Is Lan Er praising me?" Ling Jue''s face instantly appeared in front of Xia Weilan. The tip of his nose was touching the other party''s nose, and his voice was full of ridicule.


    Xia Weilan could not push him away, if she had her hands on him, she would not be able to sit up straight, and at that moment, she could only push back step by step, and gradually fall onto the bed.


    Her heart, however, was extremely cold. There was not the slightest fluctuation. The man in front of her was beautiful, but he was also very dangerous. She did not want to get too close to him. She did not want to have anything to do with him.


    Because, in this life, her heart belonged to revenge, and she couldn''t be restrained by love.


    Furthermore, she was really afraid, Chang An, forget it.


    "Please take care, decedent." Xia Weilan''s tone of voice did not fluctuate at all, it was icy cold and icy. Even though she was lying on the bed, she did not show the slightest sign of weakness.


    "You''ve never called me by my name." Ling Jue''s slender fingers could not help but slide back and forth on Xia Weilan''s face. His teasing tone was even more obvious.


    "What?" Xia Weilan was a little confused, and her tone of voice had some doubts. Could it be that the reason he ran out of Battle King Manor in the middle of the night was to let her call out his name?


    Ling Jue took a deep breath, and revealed the Smiling s: "You have never called me by my name before." He repeated what he had said just now, but this time his tone was serious. The mockery in his eyes had also disappeared, and he looked just like a loving lover.

 C16

    Xia Weilan''s brows tightly knitted together. She did not want to continue to be entangled with him in this manner, so after realizing the severity of the problem, she could only unwillingly speak up. "Ling Jue."


    "Again." Ling Jue''s brows slightly knitted, the strength in his hands became a bit heavier, he did not like this tone.


    "You!" Xia Weilan was even more infuriated. He did not finish speaking, but now that he was with her and she could not struggle free, she could only endure!


    Seeing her like this, for some reason, Ling Jue had an indescribable feeling in his heart.


    "Ling, Ling Jue." Xia Weilan controlled the surging emotions in her heart. She kept telling herself that the man in front of her was the decedent, and that she could not easily offend him. However, for some reason, she always wanted to dodge the moment she saw him.


    With just that one sentence, Xia Weilan suddenly felt the suppressed power in her body disappear. She couldn''t help but heave a sigh of relief, and the expression on her face also relaxed a lot.


    "Wouldn''t it have been great if you had been so obedient earlier? We will meet again soon. This grandpa will be leaving first today." Ling Jue''s Shadow disappeared from the place like a gust of wind.


    Xia Weilan was the only one left on the bed, stunned. She reached out a hand and placed it on her cheek, not knowing what kind of feeling was in her heart. She only felt that the places he had touched earlier were all burning hot.


    He suddenly fell on the bed and covered his face with the blanket, unable to fall asleep for a long time.


    In the morning of the next day, Xia Weilan had finished washing up and was going out with Yue Er. After all, Yue Er''s parents were no longer in the world.


    As the sunlight gradually shined, Xia Weilan felt that it was a bit dazzling, and could only take a few steps back. Looking at the people who walked in, she could see that they were all wearing Clothes s, but the materials of the Clothes s were very good.


    So, very good


    "Greetings Miss. I am the domestic servant of the Prime Minister''s Estate. I have come today to invite Miss over to have a chat with Grand Princess Pingning." The valet-like person slightly bowed with a respectful face, and extended his hand to point at the Carriage at the side.


    Xia Weilan understood in her heart, she was about to leave, but she never expected herself to arrive so quickly.


    "Alright, I''ll go with you." Xia Weilan had just raised her leg, but then stopped.


    "Oh right, go ask Second Aunt and Second Sister to come over." She turned and said to Yue Er who was beside her.


    Seeing that Xia Weilan did not make any movements, the domestic servant did not make any unnecessary movements and waited with a bow.


    Hearing that someone had come from the outside, the two of them quickly tidied up, afraid that Xia Yuying would fall behind. Hearing that Yue Er had come to invite them, Second Aunt snorted in her heart, Hmph, she still had a bit of conscience.


    "Mom, what do you think?" Xia Yuying was wearing a pink dress and her face was covered with makeup. Although it was heavy, it was extremely exquisite.


    Second Aunt looked left and right, the expression on his face became more subtle, then he nodded his head and said anxiously: "Alright, this is pretty good, we can go now." As he said that, he pushed Xia Yuying from the back.


    After waiting for a good while, Xia Weilan finally heard the sound of footsteps not too far away. Her face hooked up into a smile, and she turned around.


    From afar, they could only see two beautiful women walking quickly, accompanied by Yue Er. Only after walking a little closer did she clearly see Xia Yuying''s face, which had turned deathly pale, probably due to the makeup.


    "You can leave now." Xia Yuying faked a bashful smile, revealing a row of fangs, her face turning even paler.


    When the domestic servant saw the color of Xia Yuying''s face, he could not help but retreat a few steps, revealing a terrified expression: "This must be Second Miss."


    Xia Weilan smiled, thinking that, as expected of the people around Grand Princess Ping, they were just different. They were so frightened by Xia Yuying, yet they were still able to remain calm.


    Second Aunt looked at the expressions of the few people and suddenly felt a bad premonition in her heart. The actions of the domestic servant was also not right, it was not good if this continued, and so she walked over to Xia Weilan''s side and shot her a look, but she was also afraid that Xia Weilan might not see it.


    "Yes, this is my Sisters. Today, Grand Princess Ping Ning has invited me, and this subject''s daughter would like to bring her along, okay?" Xia Weilan took a small step forward, and avoided the touch of the Second Aunt s.


    Second Aunt and Xia Yuying were secretly happy that this slut could be of some use at such a critical moment.


    Xia Yuying even took a step forward, and looked at domestic servant with a beaming smile. The body walked straight towards the Carriage outside the Hou Mansion, and looked like she was about to get on the carriage.


    "Wait!" The domestic servant suddenly said.


    Xia Yuying was about to get on the Carriage, but after hearing that question, she almost fell down from the Carriage, but he stopped moving and turned back to ask: "What''s wrong?"


    "I''m really sorry, Grand Princess Ping Ning only needs a servant to bring Miss Xia Weilan over. As for the others ¡­"


    "What do you mean? That I''m a nobody? " Before he could even finish speaking, Xia Yuying''s entire body was already on fire. The anger in his heart started to grow crazily, as if he couldn''t control it.


    "Don''t be angry Sisters, calm down first." Xia Weilan immediately stepped forward and gently stopped Xia Yuying from continuing to speak.


    The emotion that Xia Yuying had suppressed for a few days had finally exploded. Seeing that Xia Weilan had started acting this way again, she became even more angry in her heart. "Who the hell do you think you are?" As she said that, she pushed Xia Weilan out, and used all the strength in his body.


    Xia Weilan''s body was weak in the first place, but after being pushed like this, coupled with her concern, she fell onto the ground. Her hands were already scratched, and traces of blood appeared.


    When the domestic servant saw this, he was shocked, he did not expect that the situation of the Hou Mansion would be like a brothel that could bully its descendants, this was truly his first time seeing such a thing.


    "Someone, help the young lady up." With domestic servant''s order, a few servant girls immediately alighted from the Carriage and helped Xia Weilan who had collapsed to the ground to stand up.


    Second Aunt saw that Xia Yuying''s actions were so crude, and was shocked in her heart. When she pushed Xia Weilan down, Second Aunt was completely terrified, she helped him up and quickly ran to Xia Yuying''s side to gobble her up, frowning and saying: "What happened to you? Don''t you want to see who''s here now? you will embarrass me. "


    Xia Yuying had been cursing and scolding him for the past few days, but being scolded now, she could not control herself anymore. She walked forward quickly, and raised her leg to kick Xia Weilan.

 C17

    Three to five female servants immediately rushed out, and even stopped Xia Yuying from moving.


    However, how could Xia Yuying take this lying down? She wanted to pounce on him crazily, as if she was insane.


    "Xia Weilan, you little slut, don''t just simply pretend to be pitiful and get away with it. I''ll definitely let you know just how amazing I am!" Xia Yuying''s eyes seemed to spew fire, both of her arms were being restricted by the servant girls, causing the body to rush in nonstop.


    "Quick, bring her down." The Second Aunt immediately said, with an angry look on her face, she immediately pulled Xia Yuying up, not wanting to let her continue to embarrass herself.


    Xia Weilan scoffed in her heart, it was also hard for her to be toyed with by someone like him in her previous life, but now, it was time to change plans!


    "Don''t mind it, my Sisters''s health is not very good, it''s always like this. Please don''t tell Grand Princess Pingning about what happened today." Xia Weilan brought along the shallow Smiling, and took out a silver ingot from her sleeve, and handed it over to the domestic servant.


    "I understand. Miss, please get on the carriage." domestic servant looked at the few of them, thinking about many things, before lowering his head.


    Xia Weilan leisurely walked towards the Carriage outside the Hou clan without even turning her head around to look at Xia Yuying.


    Once they were on the Carriage, Yue Er sat beside her and asked her with a slightly worried tone, "Why didn''t the young miss ask him to tell her about it? If I say it, perhaps Princess Pingning will dislike her even more, and thus, she will not have a chance to shine. "


    Xia Weilan pondered for a bit, but her expression did not change at all. "How did I tell you yesterday? How come I have already forgotten about it today? "


    Yue Er''s expression froze for a moment, and after a long while, she finally reacted, her shoulders drooping as well as she said with slight unwillingness: "Miss, I understand, from today onwards, I will definitely listen to you."


    Xia Weilan did not speak anymore and just sat on the bumpy Carriage. She lightly lifted the curtain of the Carriage and looked at the scenery outside.


    She didn''t know what to say. How she wished she was born into an ordinary family with the love of her father and mother, the harmony between sisters, and the search for a good husband. She didn''t need to be from a noble family.


    After a while, she regained her senses, and caressed the Table s inside. With one look, one could tell that it was the best purple sandalwood, and this time, she had to tightly grab hold of the opportunity. Thinking of this, her eyes turned darker and darker.


    "Miss, we''re here." The carriage stopped the Carriage as the domestic servant spoke carefully.


    Xia Weilan didn''t know what kind of feeling she had in her heart, but she had a nagging feeling that something was going to happen. She couldn''t help but think of that man from last night leaning against her body, and even said that they would meet again ¡­ She quickly shook her head to stop herself from thinking too much.


    Yue Er took the lead and walked down the Carriage, and then opened the curtain to allow Xia Weilan to come down.


    Just as Xia Weilan walked down from the Carriage, she saw a person bending over from below, and that was especially used to let people step on it. In order to prevent Master from falling, she did not mind, but she did not step on it either, and only carefully jumped down from the side of the Carriage.


    "Let''s go." Xia Weilan looked at domestic servant, and then placed her hand on Yue Er''s hand, and raised her head to read "Mansion of the State".


    The door was open, and the princess was just about to come out. When she saw the scene just now, her eyes revealed a little admiration. She was indeed a direct descendant of a noble family.


    Seeing the Grand Princess Ping Ning, Xia Weilan slowly walked forward. She lightly blessed the body and said with her red lips: "Your subject''s daughter, Xia Weilan ¡­"


    "Come, come, come. Quickly get up and follow me inside." Grand Princess Ping Ning helped Xia Weilan up, looking like a Smiling.


    Xia Weilan revealed her shallow Smiling s, and immediately nodded her head, and was preparing to follow Princess Ping Ning, but just at that moment, a person suddenly scuttled out from behind Princess Ping Ning.


    She took a closer look and saw that it was Ling Jue from last night. He wore a fiery red robe with red tassels hanging from his waist. His devilish face exuded a breathtaking beauty. The cinnabar mole between his eyebrows was captivating.

 C18

    "What, you don''t know me anymore?" Ling Jue stood in front of Xia Weilan, her long and narrow almond-shaped eyes carrying a teasing look. It was just that the Smiling did not direct its gaze into Xia Weilan''s eyes, but still revealed an icy aura.


    Xia Weilan was startled, but after a moment, she reacted and lowered her body: "Greetings, decedent." With that one cold sentence, she lowered her head and lowered her eyes. Her long eyelashes covered all the thoughts in her eyes.


    "Look at you, every single time you try to scare a female Child. If it were in the past, who would still dare to marry and become your wife in the Battle King Manor?" Princess Ping Ning joked as he walked, he still carried the Smiling on his face.


    Ling Jue''s long and narrow eyes carried an unknown Smiling, and only stared at the low head Xia Weilan, who seemed to be exceptionally moving today.


    She wore a long, white dress, and the fabric on her clothes made her seem like a weak willow swaying in the wind. She gripped her waist tightly, and kept her head lowered without even raising it to look at him, as if she wasn''t interested in him at all.


    "Don''t we still have her?" Ling Jue''s body approached Xia Weilan, and at this moment, the already tall Shadow enveloped her entire person.


    In such a playful tone, Xia Weilan frowned when she heard him and subconsciously took a step back. She did not like this kind of man.


    "decedent is joking." Xia Weilan didn''t even glance at Ling Jue; she naturally had an idea in her heart, her voice was clear and cold with a tinge of alienation.


    The princess was bickering with the two of them. She felt like she was being courted. Her nephew had never been near a woman for so many years, so it would be nice if he could.


    "Alright, alright. Quickly go in and talk." Grand Princess Ping Ning laughed and pushed the body s of Ling Jue and Xia Weilan.


    It was already late in the day to go back and forth so much.


    The sun in the sky seemed to want to chase down people so that it could burn them up. The ground was giving off hot steam.


    The moment Xia Weilan stepped into the pavilion, a refreshing feeling immediately came from all around him.


    There were three to five seats in the pavilion, with maidservant attending to them from the side. A gigantic cauldron was placed on the table, and ice was placed in the cauldron.


    "That said, it''s fine if he doesn''t move. No matter how many steps he takes, he''ll be sweating." Grand Princess Ping Ning sat at the highest seat, frowning slightly. maidservant beside his immediately went over to fan his.


    Xia Weilan sat next to the Grand Princess Ping Ning. After hearing her talk about Sky Heat, she then spoke to the maidservant beside him.


    "Aunt, this pavilion of yours is the coolest place, don''t you think?" Ling Jue looked at Xia Weilan with her long and narrow eyes.


    Xia Weilan frowned, why wasn''t there a sentence that involved her again? However, she could not do so. She had to endure it and said, "This is the first time my daughter is here. And with Princess Pingning here, I don''t feel like talking to her anymore."


    "A Child like you knows how to talk to me to make me happy." Although the Pingning princess was over thirty years old, she was still charming. At this moment, however, her forehead was already covered in sweat.


    Inside the pavilion, there was a screen with a peony on it. Although it could slightly block the hot air from blowing in, it was still unable to block the incessant heat waves.


    "Grand Princess Ping Ning, the weather is very hot right now. My daughter asked maidservant to prepare some chrysanthemum tea, it just so happens that you can reduce the heat from your body by drinking it." Xia Weilan''s face revealed a Smiling, he waved his hand, and the maidservant brought the tea up.


    "I appreciate it." One of her hands picked up the cup of tea and took a sip. Originally, it had been slightly bitter, but now that it was so sweet for some reason, she could not help but think of her daughter. At that time...

 C19

    "This subject''s daughter didn''t do anything, so it can''t be said that she has anything more on her mind." However, I have to thank the zucchini that Grand Princess Ping Ning had bestowed upon me that day. Carrying a Smiling on his face, Xia Weilan lightly sipped on the tea on top of the Table and said calmly.


    Grand Princess Ping Ning was slightly interested. Sisters? Could she be talking about the woman who made a fool of herself in public last time?


    "Then how is your Sisters doing?" she asked.


    Xia Weilan laughed without saying a word.


    At this moment, the Grand Princess Ning Ning was a little confused. However, just at this moment, the domestic servant that came with Xia Weilan walked over to his side and whispered something in her ear.


    Xia Weilan pretended to look somewhat suspiciously at the two people in front of her, but her heart was actually cold. She suddenly met Ling Jue''s eyes, causing her heart to thump loudly.


    Ling Jue stretched out his hand and threw a grape into his mouth. He stared at the person opposite him without moving, and when he saw her dodging gaze, he didn''t know why, but he felt a strange feeling in his heart.


    "Is there such a thing?" The Ping Ning Grand Princess asked curiously, his eyes also looking at the domestic servant.


    "It''s not good for me to lie about this. Besides, I''ve heard that ¡­"


    "Grand Princess Ping Ning, even though it''s hot in the summer, it''s not good to drink tea when it''s cold. Why don''t you drink tea first?" Xia Weilan anxiously said, his tone was anxious, as though he was trying to interrupt the two of them.


    After she said that, she didn''t press further. She just couldn''t shake off the feeling of suspicion in her heart.


    Xia Weilan''s labial margin had a light Smiling. The moment she saw Grand Princess Ping Ning pick up the teacup, she knew that she had achieved her goal.


    Didn''t Second Aunt want her daughter to stand out? Didn''t he want the concubine to cover the direct daughter? She wouldn''t let them. She wanted them to pay back everything that happened to her in her previous life.


    As long as it was something that Xia Yuying liked, she would snatch it all away, because this was what she owed her.


    Ling Jue propped up her chin with his hand and looked at the person in front of his with a fixed gaze. His eyes seemed to hold some hatred, and his previous actions seemed to be interesting.


    "This Palace wants to stay in this pavilion for a while longer because of this weather. If we go out, we will definitely die from the heat." Grand Princess Ping Ning took a sip of tea as the Smiling looked at the two people below. One of them was constantly dodging while the other was extremely interested.


    "That''s right, the scenery in the pavilion is not inferior at all." Xia Weilan agreed.


    Grand Princess Ping Ning suddenly thought of something and hurriedly said: "Where is the painting that This Palace treasured? With such a scenery, it would be good to take it out for a look."


    The servant girl agreed and then left to go get the painting.


    "Aunt has never shown that painting in front of others, why is it like this today?" Ling Jue looked into the eyes of the Grand Princess Ping Ning''s, only to see his eyes intertwined with gratitude, encouragement, happiness, and other complicated emotions. Ling Jue''s head was filled with black lines, this aunt always liked to red strings when she had nothing to do with it, so she was afraid that it might not be this time ¡­


    But if it was her, he seemed to be able to think about it.


    Xia Weilan''s gaze drifted back and forth between the two of them. She thought about it a lot, but was unable to comprehend what the two of them were scheming.


    Beside her, she didn''t know. The only thing she knew was that the Grand Princess Ping Ning didn''t hate her. This was the best.


    "This subject has long heard that the Grand Princess''s Mansion had a painting of Li Zhen''s death, and I really want to take a look at it. It''s a pity that this subject''s talent is shallow. If I break the rules, I''m afraid I''ll destroy the Grand Princess''s personality." Xia Weilan said humbly, her eyes slightly lowered.


    When the bystanders saw this, they all felt that Xia Weilan was modest and sensible. Only Ling Jue''s pair of long and narrow phoenix eyes revealed a color that no one could understand.


    "No problem. I''ll just take a casual look." Grand Princess Ping Ning waved her hand, her tone carrying calmness, her eyes filled with Smiling s.


    The servants brought the painting over, and about five people opened it up. This painting was two meters long and two meters wide, and on the drawing was the battlefield of the Gold Steel Horse.


    "Xiaolan, how about you take a look at this painting? No need to stand on ceremony, just casually say it. " Grand Princess Ping Ning''s face was amiable, but his eyes would occasionally shine brightly.


    Xia Weilan nodded her head, then started to look at the picture in front of her, a strange feeling slipping through her heart. She had seen this picture before in her previous life, and because Tao Changan liked it, she used all the skills in her body and even her family, as well as her own wrist, to obtain this picture.


    He never thought that he would be able to see this painting again. He even arrived at the residence of the Grand Princess.


    However, the horse''s legs have already been cut off, and dozens of people have surrounded it. It seems like there is someone who has walked into the horse but is unable to escape, and seeing the person in the picture trapped, there is not the slightest hint of fear on his face. Xia Weilan said calmly.


    "Oh? How so? Why do I see him as someone who must die? " Ling Jue''s long and narrow almond-shaped eyes were unfocused. He did not have any serious intentions and his tone was very casual.

 C20

    Xia Weilan paused for a moment, but after frowning a little, she said: "It comes from the heart, different people would see different paintings, of course there would be different feelings, if there were a thousand people looking at this painting, I believe the answer would be different too."


    Just as he finished speaking, Xia Weilan suddenly heard a "pa pa" sound. When he looked over, he saw Grand Princess Ping Ning squinting his eyes with praise: "Not bad, not bad, as expected of Hou Mansion''s direct daughter. This Palace really likes you."


    "In order to return to Grand Princess Ping Ning''s words, this subject''s knowledge is shallow. I can only see a little bit of such a famous family painting, and am unable to comprehend the true mysteries within." Xia Weilan lowered her eyes as she spoke, the hand under her sleeve tightly clenched while her eyes filled with hatred. Tao Changan, in her previous life, she had done everything he could for him, how did she end up like this?


    If it wasn''t for the fact that this wasn''t the right time, she would definitely grind that adulterous woman into dust. That way, she would be able to quell the hatred in her heart.


    "Lan Er, I think you need to control it." Unknowingly, Ling Jue had already reached her side, and the tall body was able to hold her entire body.


    Only then did Xia Weilan regain her senses, the grip on her hands suddenly loosened, her eyes became clear again, looking around him at the world, the feeling under her feet was not real.


    In such an important occasion, it was unclear whether the man in front of her was a friend or foe. How could she so easily expose what she was thinking? She couldn''t help but feel a little vexed, but since it had already happened, she could only try her best to make up for it.


    "Thank you decedent for your reminder, I understand." Xia Weilan''s face had already returned to normal, the emotions in her heart had calmed down, it was she who did not control her own thoughts, if it was in battlefield, she would have been killed thousands of times already.


    If an ordinary person were to be seen through at that moment, they would definitely become angry from embarrassment. Even if they weren''t angered from embarrassment, they would still have some sort of reaction.


    "This Palace sees that you are fond of this painting, why don''t you take this painting ¡­"


    "Grand Princess Pingning. Your servant knows that this is her most beloved possession, and to take it out for your servant to see is your servant''s blessing. Your servant thanks Grand Princess Pingning once again!" Xia Weilan hadn''t even finished waiting for Grand Princess Ping Ning to finish speaking when she kneeled on the ground with a "plop".


    The expression on her face also became gentler. She really liked this Child, it was just that it was a Second Miss.


    "That''s good too. Although the painting is nice to look at, it''s better to do it yourself. What do you think?" she asked.


    Xia Weilan raised her head, seeing that the servant girl had already started preparing, at that moment, even if he wanted to reject, he was afraid that she wouldn''t be able to.


    "Then this subject can only embarrass herself." She said with a slightly red face.


    From start to end, Ling Jue''s gaze never left Xia Weilan. A pair of eyes contained a hint of playfulness, but he did not continue to walk forward to say anything.


    Grand Princess Ping Ning actually wished for the two of them to get more intimate with each other. If this was a good reason for them to have a good marriage, then it would not be bad, and the more he thought about it, the more the smile on her face grew, and the more he thought about it.


    Only the lotus pond in front of him could catch his eyes. Thinking to this point, Xia Weilan brought along her Smiling, then immediately picked up the ink pen and lightly sprinkled it on the pure white xuan paper.


    Ling Jue looked into her eyes. They were so clear and serious, sometimes thinking, sometimes putting all of his thoughts back onto the paper. There was not the slightest bit of panic in his actions, his actions were as smooth as flowing water.


    His interest was piqued. He wanted to see how she would paint the scenery in front of his eyes. In fact, no matter what, the scenery in front of his eyes was not as beautiful as the person in front of him.


    There were also many maidservant s in the pavilion. They all stuck their heads out, wanting to see what this young lady from Hou Mansion wanted to draw.


    The surrounding voices did not stop, but Xia Weilan was not disturbed at all. All she was thinking and thinking about was her painting at that moment, and that was it.


    An hour later, she finally put down her brush and wiped the sweat from her forehead. She turned to Princess Pingning with a smile and said, "It''s done."


    The palace maid s rushed over and stood up the painting.


    On the other side, someone helped Princess Pingning up.


    Everyone looked at the painting.


    A woman stood in the rain, the oil-paper umbrellas in her hands, her back facing the crowd, facing the lotus pond before her. At this moment, the lotus pond appeared somewhat withered, but the woman was looking forward to see who she was waiting for.


    "Aiya, this painting is truly beautiful. If others were to look at it, they would definitely think of it as a master''s painting that was stored away." Grand Princess Pingning''s slender hand caressed the marks on the painting that had yet to dry as he spoke with a tone of amazement.


    The maidservant beside him was also whispering to each other, their eyes filled with jealousy and envy.


    "Xiaolan was just a casual drawing. Grand Princess Pingning is praising him too much." Xia Weilan''s face was full of courtesy, but she inadvertently carried a bit of scarlet on her face, making him look very attractive.


    "Hahaha, why are you being so modest? If you weren''t painting today, this This Palace wouldn''t even know how charming you are. This This Palace sees that the sky is already dark, why don''t you stay here." Grand Princess Pingning ordered the men to put away the painting. With a smile on his face, he walked forward a few steps and took her hand. Then, he walked to the side.


    Xia Weilan followed her movements and walked out of the pavilion, her heart thinking about what she liked, but she couldn''t think of anything in her previous life that she really liked. She didn''t have much contact with, so right now, there really wasn''t anything related to her in her mind.


    "If Grand Princess Pingning likes it, then I''ll give it to you as a gift." Just as Xia Weilan finished speaking, she heard Ling Jue''s voice.


    "This decedent also likes it a lot. Why don''t you give it to this decedent?" Ling Jue snatched the painting from his servant''s hands, while the body walked over.


    With her devilish face facing Xia Weilan, she retreated a few steps and even let go of Grand Princess Ping Ning''s hand.


    Originally, Xia Weilan wanted to get angry, but there was still Grand Princess Ping Ning standing at the side. Xia Weilan could only patiently say: "If Grand Princess Ping Ning is willing, then this subject''s daughter is naturally willing to give the painting to decedent."


    Hearing her words, Ling Jue''s gaze turned towards the direction of the Peace Princess.

 C21

    "Since that''s the case, I''ll send someone to deliver the painting to your residence." She looked at the two of them in such a state. Now that he had spoken, how could she refuse?


    Seeing that she had agreed, Ling Jue cast her gaze back at Xia Weilan, but she did not look at him, and only continued to lower her head to listen to the stone tablets beneath her feet.


    "Have you heard? The young miss from Hou Mansion painted a picture. A servant girl said with a face full of curiosity.


    "Of course. At that time, I was still there. I looked at that young lady''s painting, and it was as if that person could walk out from the painting." Another servant girl brought a few people closer to her and said.


    Yue Er supported Xia Weilan''s body, looking for the residence where the Grand Princess Ping Ning arranged for them to stay, and then heard the whispers of three to five female servants.


    "Miss!" Yue Er''s eyes flashed with excitement.


    Xia Weilan''s gaze did not change at all, it was only quiet, like still water without any ripples. She looked at the clean and tidy garden not far away, and said with her red lips: "Remember to be cautious."


    Hearing this, Yue Er nodded her head fiercely, and respected Xia Weilan even more in her heart. She liked strong people, and only strong people could let her live.


    "I believe this is the Eldest Miss of the Hou Mansion. I am a servant, Baoji, who was sent by the princess to serve you." The body also lowered its head slightly. However, its pair of eyes sized up the woman in front of it.


    Xia Weilan''s expression did not change, she only said, "I hope that Grand Princess Ping Ning will send someone to inform my father that my daughter will not be returning today."


    "Of course." Without waiting for Xia Weilan to finish speaking, Peony straightened up her body and spoke with a tone of arrogance.


    When Xia Weilan felt the scorching gaze, she could not help but sneer in her heart. The word "feelings" was enough to make people lose their minds, and it was not like she could not see that Peony had been staring at Ling Jue when he was in the pavilion just now.


    "I want some plum soup, and I''m going to have to bother you to get some." She found a wooden chair and sat down, the expression on her face still cold.


    After a while, she brought the plum soup over and placed it on top of the Table with a "Pa" sound. The expression''s expression was also arrogant, as if it did not put Xia Weilan in its eyes at all.


    Yue Er''s thoughts were simple, how could she endure such insults? Just as she was about to rush up to speak, she was stopped by Xia Weilan.


    "I''ll reward you with this plum soup." Xia Weilan said indifferently.


    Paojiao raised her eyebrows. How could there be such a good thing? However, she naturally liked something that was given to her by her master. Without even thanking him, she picked up the plum soup and gulped it down.


    "It''s such a hot day, the plum soup tastes sour, but I can''t compare to your soreness no matter what. Don''t you think so, Peony?" At this time, Xia Weilan stood up and waved his hand, causing the plum soup in Peony''s hand to sprinkle onto the ground.


    "You!"


    "Still not kneeling?" Yue Er''s face was filled with anger, she extended her hand and pressed down onto the body s.


    Peony unwillingly knelt on the ground and was shocked in her heart. She did not expect the Hou Mansion to be so powerful and have her restrained.


    "This servant knows her wrongs. Please forgive me, Miss." Peony casually said. She knelt on the ground and was about to get up.


    Xia Weilan smiled slightly, thinking that her Hou Mansion does not have any real authority, but it was not enough for a servant girl to bully her, "Fine, I do not want to make things difficult for you, you just need to return. Wait until I tell Grand Princess Ping Ning, he will take care of you."


    Her tone was calm and without any ripples, but the phoenix eye had suddenly become sharp and fierce.


    A line of sight fell on Peony. She felt the air pressure around her drop, and for a moment, she found it difficult to breathe. Her entire face turned red, and she didn''t know what to say.


    "You, you ¡­"


    "What do you mean, ''you, you, I''? Didn''t Grand Princess Ping Ning learn your rules before? Do you still need our young miss to talk about such a small matter?" Yue Er took a step forward, his tone extremely aggressive.


    With great difficulty, Yue Er managed to get rid of the peony. As if she was relieved, she sat on top of the Table and drank the tea in big gulps.


    In this place, a father is not like a father, a Aunt is not like a Aunt, even a Sisters is not right, but seeing the maidservant in front of her, she felt a sense of warmth.


    "Yue Er, have you remembered what I taught you?" Xia Weilan looked at Yue Er''s face with a serious expression.


    Yue Er nodded her head. She had told her quite a bit just now, and she understood that she should hold back at this moment.


    Unknowingly, the sky had already turned dark, so after Yue Er packed everything up, she went to the side room to rest.


    Xia Weilan was very cautious. Ever since the last time Ling Jue jumped off the roof, he had to make sure every night that there was no one inside the Room before she could fall asleep.


    Yeah, okay. Xia Weilan nodded her head, luckily there was no one else in the Room, and then she slowly took off her clothes, leaving only the pure white undergarments, she sat on the bed and pulled up the blanket to cover herself.


    It was only until she closed her eyes that Xia Weilan felt that there was something by her side. She instantly opened her eyes and started to look at the demon''s face in front of her.


    "Oh? Lan Er did not run away this time! " Ling Jue''s body approached her once more, his slender hands caressing her face. His tone was so gentle that it seemed as if water would come out of a pinch, but there was no emotion within those long and narrow phoenix eyes of hers.


    Xia Weilan looked at him in the eyes, suddenly she understood what he meant, everyone was the same person, with such a cold and detached nature, since that was the case, what need to hide from him.


    "With the decedent here, how could I bear to leave?" Xia Weilan''s hand also lightly caressed his angular face. There was indifference in her eyes, as if no one could disturb her heartstrings.


    Ling Jue''s heart flashed with interest. This time, she did not reject him.


    "Is Lan Er a gentleman who has gained his admiration?" Ling Jue''s body pressed down on Xia Weilan, and the two''s bodies were very close.


    Xia Weilan''s heart did not have any undulations, because this was not the first time, she only wanted to let this damn man off her body, but since the last time she resisted was of no use, she did not resist, but a look of disgust flashed past her eyes, and Ling Jue still saw it.


    When she didn''t respond, Ling Jue frowned, treating this kind of behavior as admittance. She accepted it, indicating that she already had someone she liked.


    "You''re not allowed to like others!" Ling Jue''s gaze suddenly became vicious, and the cinnabar mole on his forehead grew even more beautiful. His two hands tightly grabbed onto Xia Weilan''s hand, and lifted her hand up to a height above his head, making Xia Weilan unable to resist.

 C22

    Xia Weilan frowned. Looking at the man making trouble for no reason, she felt an unprecedented sense of danger. Her intuition told her that she still could not get too close to him.


    "Does who I like have anything to do with the decedent?" Xia Weilan pursed her lips, and the stubborn phoenix eye met Ling Jue''s somewhat fierce eyes. He didn''t dodge at all, even though his current posture, was so humiliating ¡­


    Ling Jue''s face froze for a moment, as though he was seriously considering Xia Weilan''s words, but after thinking for a while, he actually revealed a smile, his charming eyes seemed to be able to captivate a person''s heart.


    Xia Weilan''s brows furrowed even more. She simply could not figure out what Ling Jue was thinking at the moment, and even more so did not know what he was thinking. Just as she was still in a daze, the labial margin suddenly broke into a strange feeling.


    She widened her eyes as she looked at the man in front of her. A trace of cold air entered her lips as she continuously chased after him.


    By the time she reacted, the labial margin was already gone, but Xia Weilan''s eyes were still opened wide, her mind was a complete blank, as if she did not know how to think. When she came back to her senses, she saw Ling Jue looking at his with an evil smile.


    She ruthlessly wiped her mouth with her hands, the disgust in her eyes grew stronger, and ruthlessly pushed Ling Jue. Her head also turned to the side, not saying a single word to him.


    "In that case, it will have to do with this decedent." Ling Jue was pushed by Xia Weilan, but he did not move at all and continued to lie prone on top of her.


    "What?" Xia Weilan was a little puzzled, she turned over and looked at Ling Jue with a perplexed expression.


    Did he do this because she said it was none of his business? tried his best to control the feeling in his heart. Why was this man so childish?


    She was lying on the bed, unable to dodge at all. Only now did she realize that Ling Jue was wearing the inner clothes, not an outer robe, which meant that she was already prepared. She was going to be here?


    "decedent, you must be joking." Xia Weilan scoffed coldly, but in her heart, she naturally did not like him. When a man and woman were alone together, even if nothing happened, it would be impossible for anyone to see it.


    "Let''s see what happens." Ling Jue''s voice was filled with curiosity as he stared at Xia Weilan.


    Xia Weilan''s phoenix eye''s eyes instantly widened. Crap, I accidentally said what was in my mind just now, but at this moment, it was already impossible for me to regret it.


    After hearing what he said, she was also stunned. That''s right, so what if someone else was looking at her? So what, Chang An could always remember him, why was he so disappointing?


    That man had already done this to her, but she could still remember his Shadow. Why, exactly why?


    All sorts of things from her past life had been turned into ashes. In this life, there was no love between them at all, nor was there any vows of love between them. What was she thinking?


    "Nothing, it''s just that ¡­" Before Xia Weilan could finish speaking, the phoenix eye tightened even more and looked at Ling Jue''s big hand placed on her labial margin, which meant it was not going to let her make a sound.


    "Shh, since that''s the case, let''s sleep." After Ling Jue finished speaking, he removed his hand from her labial margin and moved it downwards. He embraced her slender waist and gently pulled her into his embrace.


    She wanted to struggle, but was pushed back down by Ling Jue. Her entire body was stiff, and being so close to an unfamiliar man, she was unable to resist.


    Since he could not struggle anymore, Xia Weilan no longer resisted. He wanted to say something, but Ling Jue''s eyes had already closed.


    She no longer spoke, but remained on guard in her heart. She kept having the feeling that Ling Jue was going to do something to her, but after a while, Ling Jue did not react, his big hands obediently placed them on her waist. He did not make any movements, and his breathing also became even.


    The candle in the room had already extinguished, and a faint moonlight shone through the paper window, but this time Xia Weilan did not feel cold, only that the moonlight was soft.


    She carefully looked at the man in front of her. He had his eyes closed, had a devilish face, a spot of cinnabar mark on his forehead, a firm nose and thin lips. This was the kiss he had given her just now ¡­


    Thinking about it, Xia Weilan''s face turned a little brighter. She couldn''t figure out what this man wanted to do, what she wanted to do, or what she wanted to do. She only wanted revenge and didn''t want to come into contact with the people of the imperial family. She didn''t want herself to be in danger even more.


    But it had to be said that Ling Jue was very beautiful. He had the appearance of a male and female, if he had that kind of appearance, he would definitely be considered number one in the brothel.


    She remembered that when they first met, he had saved her. After that, he had always been in her world. Her life was everywhere, and he could always appear anywhere. It was beyond her expectations.


    She really didn''t like this feeling of being unable to control herself. She only wanted to escape, but right now, she was in the arms of this man.


    With that thought, her vigilance disappeared, and her eyelids sunk. Just as her breathing became even, Ling Jue''s eyes suddenly opened.


    This woman ¡­


    In the morning, Xia Weilan opened her eyes and looked at the roof, then looked at the place next to him, only to see that the place where a man used to lie, had long since become empty.


    Although she was no longer in the room, the warmth from the bed and the smell of the ambergris still lingered in the air. It was sufficient to prove the existence of that man last night.


    "Yue Er?" Xia Weilan didn''t really care about Ling Jue staying, she just felt a slight sense of frustration in her heart.


    "Your servant is here. I have everything ready for you to wash." Yue Er had long since been standing guard outside the door, washing her face and hands. Hearing Xia Weilan''s words, she naturally rushed in.


    After everything was prepared, Yue Er''s mouth seemed to be unable to stop. "Miss, have you heard? "Just like the maids yesterday, everyone wants to see you now!"


    "Oh?" Xia Weilan''s tone was rather curious, she did not expect this level, and even more so, did not expect this matter to spread to the mouths of the common folk.

 C23

    "Miss, don''t be suspicious. Your servant is speaking the truth. They all heard that you painted well, so they all wanted to see you. Moreover, all the children of those high-ranking eunuchs wanted to see you." The more Yue Er said, the more excited she became, even her face had turned red, obviously she was being too excited.


    But on the other hand, Xia Weilan was quietly listening to her talk. She would occasionally sip her tea, as if she was listening to someone else, but that was her problem.


    Seeing Xia Weilan''s calm look, Yue Er''s hand that was waving about slowly relaxed, the smile on her face slowly disappeared, and she carefully opened her mouth to ask: "Miss?"


    Xia Weilan nodded her head lightly, placed the tea in her hand on the Table and asked: "How do you know about these things?"


    Yue Er pouted and said: "Miss, please ask this, I heard what those maidservant s said."


    "It looks like you haven''t heard it yourself." Xia Weilan said indifferently.


    Yue Er''s hand anxiously stirred, and she stuttered: "Indeed not." At this moment, she was already a little afraid. From the looks of the young lady''s posture, it seemed that she was going to conduct another round of teaching.


    "Do you know what you''ve done wrong?" she asked again.


    Yue Er was silent for a moment, as though she was carefully thinking about something, her eyes fixated at a certain place, and continuously thinking about what just happened.


    Seeing her like this, Xia Weilan did not urge her to speak. He only waited quietly, and from time to time, he would take the tea from the Table and sip.


    "Catch the wind and catch the shadows!" Yue Er''s eyes gradually became clear, and the expression also became serious. At this moment, she actually understood Xia Weilan''s intentions.


    "I hope that today''s teachings will pay off in the future." With that, Xia Weilan stood up and walked out. After today, she should return to the Hou Mansion.


    Yet at this time, Xia Weilan was stopped by someone, it was shockingly the domestic servant from yesterday.


    "Grand Princess Pingning said it wouldn''t be too late to invite you back after breakfast." The domestic servant said respectfully.


    "Xiaolan, I''m sorry to bother you so much. It''s not a good thing to trouble you, Grand Princess Ping Ning." Xia Weilan slightly nodded, looking very polite.


    domestic servant was stunned for a moment, then revealed a smile: "Grand Princess Ping Ning is really looking forward to young miss going over."


    Seeing that situation, Xia Weilan could not reject, and followed behind him, heading forward.


    "Xiaolan, please forgive us for being late." Xia Weilan revealed a smile on her face, slightly lowering her body, his appearance decorous and solemn.


    "Hurry and get up. The duke has left his house. We''re the only ones left."


    As soon as Princess Pingning finished speaking, Xia Weilan immediately raised her head and saw Ling Jue. Looking at Ling Jue''s charming eyes which still had a hint of playfulness in them, she hurriedly avoided his gaze.


    As the three of them sat together, Xia Weilan saw that there was only a middle seat, and could only sit there.


    "Eat more of these to replenish your body." Ling Jue gave Xia Weilan a lot of food with hherchopsticks, but he didn''t eat it. She only stared at Xia Weilan with his narrow almond-shaped eyes.


    Xia Weilan looked at Grand Princess Ping Ning with a face full of anticipation. Ling Jue''s eyes were also filled with anticipation.


    After this meal, she felt like she was going to choke if she ate. However, facing their gazes, she could only pretend that nothing had happened.


    "This subject thanks Princess Pingning for his hospitality. In that case, this subject should return." Xia Weilan politely smiled, stood up, and said goodbye to the body.


    "Don''t be in such a hurry to leave. This Palace still wants to stay for a few more days. You can''t be unwilling, right?" As she spoke, Grand Princess Ping Ning pulled her hand over. Her face was filled with Smiling, and it was very obvious that she did not want Xia Weilan to leave.


    Originally, it was a good thing for Xia Weilan to be able to stay here and pull Princess Ning into their relationship, but with Ling Jue here, she felt a little uneasy. She had a feeling that something bad would happen again.


    When she saw Ling Jue''s deep eyes, the ominous feeling in her heart grew larger and larger.


    "Grand Princess Pingning doesn''t mind the honor of having this subject as his daughter. How could this subject not be willing?" Xia Weilan didn''t look at Ling Jue''s eyes, and only smiled as he faced Grand Princess Pingning.


    "Aunt, isn''t it too boring in Mansion of the State?" Ling Jue supported his chin with one hand, a bit of a Smiling coloring his almond-shaped eyes.


    Princess Pingning nodded thoughtfully. It seemed that he was right.


    Of the two people in front of her, one was a nephew while the other was very similar to her daughter. Naturally, she liked both of them.


    However, Xia Weilan didn''t understand Princess Pingning''s intentions for a moment, but since she had asked, how could he refuse?


    "This subject is naturally willing to go with you, but this subject is still worried about the Sisters in my residence." Xia Weilan said thoughtfully, but did not say anything.


    It was good that he did not mention her, but when he mentioned Xia Yuying, the smile on Grand Princess Ping Ning''s face immediately disappeared.


    Yesterday, when Xia Weilan went back to her room, she summoned the domestic servant to clear up the matter. Only now did she understand, that Hou Mansion was actually that outrageous.


    Xia Weilan''s lips curled up into a faint smile, and then disappeared without a trace.


    "This Palace originally couldn''t stand the hot weather, so it''s better to ride on a Carriage." Grand Princess Pingning only said this before he got into the car. Then he got into the car.


    "It seems like we can only ride together." Ling Jue''s eyes revealed helplessness as he brought even more Smiling with him.


    Xia Weilan glared at him fiercely. She saw that Grand Princess Ping Ning had prepared two Carriage s and if she did not go up now, there was nothing she could do.


    Sigh, she sighed, feeling that something bad was going to happen. Ever since she met Ling Jue.


    "Are you afraid of me?" Ling Jue crossed his arms across his chest, looking devilishly at the Xia Weilan opposite him who was pursing his lips without saying a word.

 C24

    Xia Weilan closed her eyes and leaned her head against the wood at the side of the Carriage, not saying a word and ignoring Ling Jue''s words. Just now, when she was alone, he couldn''t ignore her, but it was different now, it was just the two of them, so she could do whatever she wanted.


    "You''re not talking because you''re afraid of me?" Ling Jue''s body drew closer, his tone carrying ridicule.


    Xia Weilan''s eyes suddenly opened wide, fiercely staring at Ling Jue, her lips pursed but she did not say a word.


    A trace of playfulness slipped through Ling Jue''s heart as he reached out and brought Xia Weilan into his embrace. The warm air gushed out from her neck and Xia Weilan uneasily struggled out of his embrace, but she was unable to succeed.


    "Just what are you doing!?" Hurry and let me go! " At this moment, Xia Weilan no longer had any disguise on his face, and the expression on his face became vicious and fierce.


    However, her angry look was extremely cute in Ling Jue''s eyes, he liked her a lot.


    Looking at the Smiling''s expression, Xia Weilan felt even more agitated. She opened her mouth and said: "You never end, right?"


    Before she could finish her words, Ling Jue had blocked her mouth.


    The instant Xia Weilan''s eyes opened wide, she pushed him away fiercely and used her sleeves to wipe her mouth in disgust. The blood in her head surged, and she raised her hand to move.


    He grabbed her arm and said coldly, "Why are you still trying to hit me?"


    She was stunned, the body shrank back, but at the same time, she was stunned. She did not understand why the person in front of her was so cold, or perhaps, why the change happened so quickly.


    "decedent, as long as you don''t do anything, it''s fine." Xia Weilan forcibly pulled her hand away from Ling Jue''s grasp, while her other hand gently rubbed her wrist, her expression returning to normal, and no one could tell what just happened.


    Ling Jue was stunned for a moment, his eyes became even more serene and profound, he casually took off the jade pendant on his body, and was about to tie it to Xia Weilan.


    With a "pa" sound, Xia Weilan frowned, and knocked off Ling Jue''s hand, and said angrily: "What are you trying to do now!"


    Seeing that she was not angry at all, but instead revealed a demonic smile, Ling Jue once again tied the jade pendant on Xia Weilan''s waist with force, and casually said: "This is what my mufei left for this decedent, you must carefully collect it."


    After saying that, Ling Jue tactfully retreated to the side, once again distancing himself from Xia Weilan.


    Xia Weilan was confused as she looked at Ling Jue with a complicated expression. She caressed the exquisite jade pendant with one hand and felt the warmth from the touch and the warmth from the touch. There was a person''s appearance engraved on it.


    Along the way, Xia Weilan and Ling Jue did not say another word. When the Carriage stopped, Xia Weilan hurriedly came down from above and ran in the direction of Grand Princess Ping Ning''s direction.


    Ling Jue looked at her back, his thin lips revealing a trace of a smile, his eyes becoming even deeper.


    Hou Mansion.


    "Mother, I will never be able to swallow my anger. When she comes back, I will definitely let her know how powerful I am!" Xia Yuying wiped his tears and mucus off his nose, completely not looking like a lady from a noble family.


    Second Aunt sighed. This daughter of hers, seemed to not have any brains, always making her worry. If it wasn''t for her planning everything for this daughter, who knows how many times she would have died.


    "Don''t get so worked up yet, haven''t you realized the current situation? Grand Princess Ping Ning really likes her now, even the marquis has no choice but to give her some face. Even if it''s the Mansion of the State behind his, he has to treat Xia Weilan well." She sighed, and there was a note of disappointment in her voice.


    Xia Yuying''s crying stopped for a while, and the expression on her face became even more subtle, "Mother means to say, you still want me to please her? Could it be that Mother has forgotten about the day when she ¡­"


    Xia Yuying''s shoulders drooped. This young mistress was always easy to talk to and had a weaker personality, so she was the one who decided everything in the palace. Sometimes, she would even bully her, but Xia Yuying didn''t say anything.


    She had never submitted to this young mistress before, but now she had to humbly curry favor with her and beg her.


    "Do I have to endure all the humiliation I''ve suffered in the past!?"


    "If you don''t want to endure, you can''t do anything to her at this moment!"


    "Lan Er, this is kind of dangerous!" Ling Jue caressed his chin with one hand and pointed at the chess board with the other.


    With the three of them enjoying the show, she rested after walking for a while. On a whim, she wanted to compare notes with Xia Weilan. Now, she was sitting on a stone bench with him.


    "The spectators of the decedent should not have said a word." Xia Weilan said indifferently.


    Even though she looked calm on the surface, she had many thoughts in her mind. It was impossible for her to win if they played chess together. If she won, a single mistake would make her angry. That way, things wouldn''t be so easy in the future.


    However, losing was losing, and this matter could not be revealed. If he found out that she had purposely let Princess Pingning off, it would make him feel foolish.


    "Aunt, it''s boring watching all of you act this way. How about you let me play chess with Lan Er?" After Ling Jue finished speaking, he moved closer to Princess Pingning.


    Xia Weilan''s eyes instantly widened as she looked at Ling Jue, only leaving her with a view of her back.


    The hand under her sleeve gradually tightened, and veins started to bulge on her temples. This Ling Jue always wanted to disrupt her plans, and made all her plans go down the drain.


    "This subject''s daughter is insignificant, how can she be compared with decedent?" Xia Weilan revealed a faint smile, her expression completely calm and steady.


    Xia Weilan could only smile and nod her head. Lowering her eyes, she reached out her hand and picked up the chess pieces one by one.


    A huge shadow fell on his head. Xia Weilan didn''t even look up to know that this was Ling Jue''s body.


    Ling Jue saw that it would be difficult for her to pick up the chess pieces by himself, so he extended his hand to help her pick them up.


    In the midst of the interweaving black and white pieces, her hand actually touched his hand. His hand was not warm, so in such a cool weather, it seemed a little cold.

 C25

    Xia Weilan looked up, and saw that Ling Jue had an evil smile on his face, she quickly retracted his hand, although her face did not reveal any fluctuations, but in her heart, he was calculating a lot.


    "There''s no need for the two of you to be nervous. Just treat it as an ordinary spar." Grand Princess Pingning''s face broke into a smile. He sat beside the two of them, looking dignified and graceful.


    In her heart, she liked Xia Weilan a lot, and seeing that she was knowledgeable, like a lady from a noble family. Furthermore, she was proficient in the rest, so such a woman would definitely be able to match up to Ling Jue.


    After Xia Weilan heard Princess Ping Ning''s words, she felt that something was wrong. At this moment, she had no way to reject, and could only nod her head indifferently.


    "decedent, please go down first." Xia Weilan''s brows remained indifferent.


    Ling Jue did not refuse, and his smile slowly faded as well.


    Only now did Xia Weilan realize that Ling Jue was serious. He wasn''t as evil as he used to be with his jokes, instead, he was more serious and serious.


    This was the first time Xia Weilan had seen Ling Jue act like this. If she had always been like this, it would not have been annoying, but it was his joking attitude towards the masses which deeply displeased her.


    Since he was serious, there was no need for her to endure.


    There were a total of fifty to sixty servants and domestic servant s who had accompanied the Grand Princess of Pingning. At this time, no one went anywhere else as they surrounded the two places where they could play chess.


    This time, it was from the morning of the day that the sun began to set. The sun was setting in the sky and the sky was getting darker. It was getting cold.


    Everyone gathered around two people. How could the servants and domestic servant s understand these things? They had only been looking at these things the entire time, and only saw the densely packed black and white chess pieces on the chess board.


    At this time, the two people facing each other had cautious expressions. There were no expression s, they only focused on the board.


    Although the weather was a little cold, Xia Weilan''s forehead was already starting to show signs of perspiration, but it was as if she had never seen it.


    When Ling Jue saw her frown, he guessed that her heart was extremely tangled and also extremely tense. He couldn''t help but find it funny.


    He had never seen anyone who could play chess with him. Although he had intentionally let her win, he had not let her win completely. After using a few strength s, he had also become more serious.


    The Grand Princess of Ping Ning watched the chess match, while the white board surrounded the black board, which seemed to have walked into a desperate situation. Although Ling Jue was serious, he was still staring at him with his phoenix eyes.


    Although this was the case, Xia Weilan had played his chess quite well. She did admire his chess for a long time, and she had not urged two people to hurry up and finish the game. It was rare for the two of them to be so serious, and it just so happened that they could develop feelings for each other.


    He broke out of the siege? Xia Weilan was shocked, what''s wrong? With this, the entire chessboard changed? She looked like she did not believe it. She walked forward and stared at the chess board with widened eyes. "Why? Why exactly?"


    She thought that Ling Jue was just a playboy, but after the game of chess, she felt that the man in front of his was becoming harder and harder to see through. Every move of hers was like this, making people unable to see through him.


    Xia Weilan originally reached out and grabbed the chess pieces, but at the same time, she released the chess pieces and dropped them onto the chess pieces, which made a clear sound when they collided with the chess pieces.


    After playing chess for a while, he didn''t move an inch. He wanted to speak, but he felt a hoarseness in his throat. Just as he was about to speak, he heard the voice of the person opposite him speaking.


    "I''ve lost." Ling Jue threw the black chess piece she was holding onto onto onto the chess board, and then casually played around with it.


    But seeing that the man in front of her had disappeared, the Smiling slowly filled up his eyes. She didn''t know what she was feeling, but he felt that his throat was even drier.


    "You!"


    "This decedent lost, do you think this decedent will let you win?" Ling Jue asked, but did not give Xia Weilan a chance to speak, she stood up from the stone chair, and turned, walking towards the Carriage.


    Xia Weilan looked at his back, waved her hand, and said in a casual tone: "A loss is a loss, this decedent is not the type of person to renege on debts, it''s already late, let''s also go home."


    "He won, he won!" Miss Xia has won! "


    "Miss Xia is so awesome, who doesn''t know that decedent Ling can''t do anything else?! Chess is the strongest game, but now you have lost to Miss Xia, your chess skills can be clearly seen!"


    Even Grand Princess Ping Ning was praising her without end, but all of these sounds, in Xia Weilan''s ears, were just a kind of disguised ridicule.


    Xia Weilan slowly climbed onto the Carriage, and looked towards Ling Jue''s direction the moment he did, but Ling Jue had his eyes closed and was leaning at the side. He did not have any intentions to look at her, nor was there any expression on his face.


    Usually, he was the only one who came over. Now that he didn''t make a sound, she didn''t know what to say, so she could only awkwardly sit to the side.


    The Carriage began to shake with creaking sounds. Its even voice made people feel a little sleepy.


    Although she did not reveal it on the surface, she had thought about it a lot. She knew that Ling Jue was not as hedonistic as he looked on the surface, but today, it was only because of a game of chess that she knew how dangerous he was.


    In his mind, he couldn''t stop thinking about the game he had just played.


    Abruptly, an ice-cold feeling came from her brows. Her eyes instantly widened, and seeing that Ling Jue''s brows were filled with Smiling s, she placed her long and slender hands on her brows, carefully smoothing out the crease between her brows.


    But this time, it was unknown if it was because she was distracted, or it was because she did not reject him. Her pair of eyes reflected only Ling Jue''s devilish face.


    "What is it? Could it be that you have fallen for this decedent? "


    Hearing him speak, Xia Weilan finally regained her senses, the expression on her face had also returned to normal, the body retreated a bit, until it bumped into a wooden board at the back, her brows knitted even more tightly, and her small face started to look strange.

 C26

    "It was level just now, and now it''s wrinkling up again. It''s not good to look at." Ling Jue stretched out his hand to pacify her brows, but he dodged it.


    Seeing that she had dodged, he bullied her and extended his hand again, his actions gently smoothing Xia Weilan''s brows, and after much difficulty, he finally returned to his original position.


    Xia Weilan wasn''t too pleased with Ling Jue''s frivolous action, but she didn''t frown anymore. When she thought about it, this man came over once again.


    Ling Jue crossed his arms across his chest, with a smile in his eyes: "This is what a female Child looks like, in the future, you are not allowed to frown." His words were very firm and filled with an air of threat.


    "Has the decedent ever been this tyrannical towards humans?" Xia Weilan hesitated, then adjusted the Clothes on her body.


    "Don''t worry, this is the only attitude this decedent has towards you. I don''t want to attract the attention of others." Ling Jue laughed.


    Xia Weilan did not speak, she was pondering a lot.


    "This Palace has people drive you back, so you don''t need to get off the carriage." Grand Princess Ping said to Xia Weilan from beneath the Carriage.


    Xia Weilan smiled and said: "Then I''ll have to thank Grand Princess Ping Ning."


    The Carriage slowly moved again, but the other person on top of the Carriage did not make any sound at all.


    He did not speak, she did not speak.


    Until the Carriage stopped again. Xia Weilan originally wanted to say something, but she didn''t know what to say. As she was hesitating in her heart, the body actually uncontrollably stood up with the intention to leave this sealed off space.


    But at this time, Ling Jue, who was inside the Carriage, stood up a step before her, and like the wind, she gave her forehead a kiss that was like a dragonfly touching the water. Xia Weilan''s widened eyes, but before he could even react, Ling Jue had already left for the Carriage, and before he left, he had even said one sentence: "Goodbye."


    After Xia Weilan reacted, she touched the spot on her forehead with her hand, as though the warmth from that person''s lips was still there.


    The street was no longer as lively as it had been during the day. When they had reached the place, she slowly walked down from the Carriage and let the driver bring her back to thank Grand Princess Ping Ning. The Carriage driver brought Ma Juechen away.


    Xia Weilan was the only person left on the street, but when she saw the lights shining in front of the Hou Mansion''s door as she walked in that direction, her heart was inexplicably dejected. She should have been the darling of the palace, but at this moment, even though she looked even more heavy, not a single one of them appeared.


    Hm? What''s that? A few suspicions arose in Xia Weilan''s heart, only to see a tiny little person tightly curling up into a ball, frowning deeply.


    She looked carefully, the Clothes she was wearing was indeed a little thinner, how could a mere pink colored skirt withstand such a night?


    Yue Er was about to fall asleep, but the cold made her feel uncomfortable, she felt better with the body curled up inside, and cold wind would occasionally blow from her back.


    Suddenly, a thick sense of warmth came from behind him.


    Her eyes instantly widened, and upon seeing that there was an extra shadow on her head, she raised her head and instantly stood up with a silly Smiling on her face. "Miss, you''re finally back."


    "Why are you standing at the mouth of the cold wind?" Xia Weilan frowned slightly.


    Only then did Yue Er realize that Xia Weicu had taken off her clothes and draped it over her body, she immediately took off the Clothes s, and just as she was about to return it to Xia Weicu, she anxiously said: "How can I do that, this is Miss''s Clothes, I cannot wear it, cannot wear it."


    "Dress." Xia Weilan once again put the Clothes on Yue Er. The expression on Xia Weilan''s face became cold, her eyebrows slightly raised, as if it was angry.


    Yue Er could not refuse, so she could only wear it.


    However, her body was warm, and her heart was warm. She really liked this feeling, and seeing that Xia Weilan had one less Clothes on him, she quickly brought him in.


    "Don''t wait for me next time." Xia Weilan said coldly.


    Yue Er curled her lips, but did not respond to Xia Weilan''s words. If there was a next time, she would still wait for him like this.


    Just now, when Xia Weilan had draped the Clothes on her, she had felt that these few hours were worth it.


    Xia Weilan was different from the other masters. She could tell, that even though she had a cold and unhappy expression, but she knew, and understood, that she must be feeling sorry for.


    In the afternoon, Grand Princess Ping Ning had sent her back, so she had packed up and waited for Xia Weilan to return. However, it was already afternoon and Xia Weilan still had not returned, hence she was a bit worried.


    The sky was getting darker, and she was getting colder and colder. But she was afraid that once she left, she wouldn''t wait for Xia Weilan to return, and would instead wait outside in this kind of dark sky.


    Even if she didn''t say anything, it didn''t mean that she didn''t understand. She would only reveal her true feelings. None of her so-called family members would come to pick her up, but this servant girl had waited for her for several hours.


    "Miss, how are you today?" Yue Er massaged Xia Weilan''s shoulders gently.


    Xia Weilan slightly narrowed her eyes and thought about many things. However, she didn''t know whether she should nod his head or shake it, so for some reason, the scene when Ling Jue left and what she had said appeared in her mind.


    "Miss?"


    "Not bad." Xia Weilan said indifferently.


    "That''s right, Miss. I heard that the people from the palace have come today. They said that the Halloween is here and will be entering the palace in a few days." Seeing Xia Weilan''s absent-minded look, Yue Er told her all the interesting things she had heard today.


    Hearing that, Xia Weilan''s spirits rose, a pair of phoenix eye opened their eyes, Kaiser''s birthday was coming up? So she was about to enter the palace.


    "Remember, you have to be careful around the palace. Once you enter the palace, you have to be even more cautious. Every move you make is watched by others, and the palace is even more dangerous." Xia Weilan instructed indifferently.


    In the past few days, she could understand Xia Weilan''s painstaking efforts. She was teaching her the principle of survival, so no matter what Xia Weilan said, she would listen to him.

 C27

    "Master, how about this!" Second Aunt placed his hand gently on Xia Zhengyan''s shoulder to massage, his tone was warm and gentle.


    Xia Zhengyan initially squinted his eyes, but when he opened them all of a sudden, he was still enjoying the soft sensation in the hands of the person behind him.


    After a long while, he opened his mouth and said, "This ¡­"


    "Master, please let Yu Ying go. She will not give you any trouble, she is your daughter, don''t you feel sorry for her?" Second Aunt used both hard and soft methods.


    "She was originally a concubine, Halloween is an important day, if I bring her there ¡­" Xia Zhengyan was actually unwilling in his heart, it was just that at this time, he could not bear her continuous begging, so he was hesitating in his heart.


    Seeing that the situation was not good, she secretly cursed in her heart. However, her eyes were still as gentle as water, and her hands also reached out towards Xia Zhengyan''s Clothes: "Master, this is your fault, it is precisely because Yu Ying is a Shu girl that I have to bring her. If not, how can I find a good family in the future?"


    Xia Zhengyan had a plan in his heart, and it was true that these two daughters were at the age of marriage, but at this time, the woman took off the Clothes on her body and gently leaned into his embrace.


    He immediately felt his blood rushing to his head, as if something had exploded in his head. Without saying a word, he picked up Second Aunt and walked towards the bed.


    Second Aunt laid on his body, revealing a complacent smile


    Inside Lanxuan.


    "Miss, I heard that Master has decided to bring him along." Yue Er asked somewhat curiously.


    Xia Weilan nodded, she knew about this early in the morning, the reason why Second Aunt sent people over was to let her know about it.


    She did not care about all these, she only cared that Xia Yuying''s following actions would not ruin her plans.


    "Since the Miss knows, she won''t stop us. When the time comes, will she be allowed to run all the way to our heads?" As Yue Er spoke, her face revealed an angry expression.


    "As long as they do not die, there will eventually be a chance to make a comeback. Furthermore, we are the ones who have the upper hand right now, not to mention, it''s not them. What are you afraid of?" Xia Weilan said indifferently.


    "Take me for a walk. It''s such a good weather." she said again.


    The summer was already halfway through, but it was still a little hot. Fortunately, the weather was a bit dark today. The sky was a bit gray, as if it was going to rain.


    Walking in the courtyard of the Hou Mansion, Xia Weilan''s heart was filled with emotions. She had lived in this place for more than ten years, and flowers bloomed in front of this courtyard, but she felt that she was unfamiliar with it.


    "Miss, it''s raining. Let''s quickly go to the pavilion to take shelter from the rain." Yue Er propped up the Clothes on his body, worked hard to tiptoe and placed it on top of Xia Weilan''s head.


    Unknowingly, he had already walked over. Although he said that he had Yue Er by his side, he was still more or less wet.


    The two of them hurriedly walked in the direction of the pavilion. Just as they stepped into the pavilion, before they could even get close, they heard a pretentious female voice say, "Aiyo, isn''t this Third Sister? Tsk, tsk, how pitiful. Even the Halloween of the palace can''t go, but Father has already agreed for me to go."


    Xia Weilan looked over when she heard the voice, there was a girl dressed extravagantly, she was walking around another girl, the girl had her head lowered, she could not help but want to lower it to go in, the Clothes she was wearing did not look good, but after being told by the woman, she did not refute at all.


    "Tsk, tsk, tsk. Actually, this isn''t your fault. Look at the shabby clothes you''re wearing right now. If I were your father, I wouldn''t let you go to Halloween either." Xia Yuying said haughtily.


    Xia Yulan didn''t dare to say a single word, and only kept her head down. Xia Yulan was originally a daughter born from a concubine. In his previous life, Xia Weilan had not interacted much with her, but when Xia Weilan saw the Xia Yulan in front of him being bullied, she couldn''t help but think of his previous life.


    "Sisters, I heard your voice from afar, it doesn''t matter if I hear it, but if those nobles and nobles of the Halloween hear it, they will definitely suspect that our Hou Mansion is uneducated." Xia Weilan slowly walked over and pulled Xia Yulan behind him. The labial margin was smiling lightly.


    "Oh, so it''s Big Sister, Sisters has seen Big Sister before, if Sisters had gone to Halloween, of course it wouldn''t be so, thank you Big Sister for your reminder, now that the rain has stopped, Sisters will return first." Xia Yuying looked at the rain outside which had just started to lessen a little, but had not completely stopped yet.


    However, her mother had once told her to curry favor with Xia Weilan. She felt a sense of disgust when she saw Xia Weilan''s face, let alone fawn over him.


    "Sisters, don''t be in such a hurry to leave. In a few days, Halloween will arrive. I hope that Sisters will dress up well. After all, Second Aunt has high hopes for you." Xia Weilan called out to Xia Yuying, and said that.


    After left in the rain, Xia Weilan turned to look at the Sisters.


    "Are you alright?" she asked.


    Xia Yulan timidly raised his head, and upon seeing Xia Weilan, a look of shock and envy flashed past her eyes, before she quickly lowered his head again: "Nothing, nothing."


    "I can protect you today, but I can''t in the future. You better take care of yourself." After Xia Weilan finished, she also left.


    When they returned to the Lanxuan, Yue Er finally asked puzzledly: "Young miss, why did you need to do this for someone unrelated?"


    "Not relevant? She is my Sisters, putting aside this layer of relationship, it''s better to have another friend than an enemy. " Xia Weilan''s eyes shone with a dark light, as he said those words, but in his heart, he was thinking about that demon like red robe, thinking that he had not seen them for two or three days already.


    "Miss, why are you always in a daze these days?" Yue Er''s face instantly appeared before him.


    Xia Weilan came back to her senses, and thought that she saw that man. She shook her head, but her face was secretly covered in a red color: "You have nothing to do these few days, you dared to tease me."


    However, when these words entered Xia Weilan''s ears, she only heard one sentence, that this servant''s opinion of you, Miss, was extremely good.

 C28

    Hearing that, Yue Er was startled, then reacted.


    "That day was so, he saved you little miss, and also when we were together in Mansion of the State and Princess Ning, I saw the Crown Prince sending you Jiang Tang, and I was afraid that you would catch a cold at night, and" Yue Er did not stop, as he counted everything she had seen and heard these days.


    Xia Weilan hung a faint smile on her face. Somehow, she did not feel that Yue Er''s words were noisy, they just sounded much better than before.


    "Mhmm, that''s all." Xia Weilan pretended not to care, but the expression on her face unconsciously smiled.


    That man, although he made her life more uncertain, but for some reason, she could imagine that evil smile of his right in front of her eyes.


    At this moment, the servant girl''s voice came from outside.


    "Miss, the Master has sent a message."


    "Come in." Xia Weilan said indifferently.


    The door was opened with a creak. Three or five maids came in, all with things in their hands.


    This servant greets Miss, Master has sent word, I hope that Miss will be able to dress well tomorrow, and do not lose her dignity, these things were all gifted to you by Master, I hope Miss can choose among them. The servant girl said softly.


    Xia Weilan looked in that direction. What the servant girls were holding in their hands were expensive materials, some were even gold and silver, and the left was just some ordinary items.


    "If that''s the case, then thank you, father, for me." Xia Weilan nodded, his expression calm.


    "Also, Master said that he wanted Eldest Miss to take good care of Second Miss." The servant continued.


    After the servant left, Yue Er looked at the various expensive items placed on top of the Table with some curiosity.


    "Miss, there shouldn''t be anything strange on the Clothes right?" Yue Er asked suspiciously.


    Xia Weilan''s eyes carried the news as she raised her eyebrows and said: "What, you opened your eyes today?"


    Yue Er said somewhat embarrassedly: "Miss, please don''t make fun of me. Isn''t this what you learned from Miss? "


    "Hurry up, it''s too late." Second Aunt pushed Xia Yuying.


    Xia Yuying reacted and pretended to be a lady as she walked over gently. The steps above her head shook, and she walked to the front of the Carriage.


    "Big sister, could it be that your father didn''t send you a good Clothes, so why are you dressed like this?" Xia Yuying covered her mouth and chuckled, his eyes showing a look of contempt.


    "I''m no match for Sisters. I''m dressed so extravagantly, and those who don''t know will think that Sisters has gone to celebrate her birthday, and those who don''t know will think that Sisters has gone to pick her concubine. Ah, right, if Sisters were to receive an Imperial Consort one day, don''t forget about Big Sister." Xia Weilan then turned and climbed onto the Carriage.


    Only Xia Yuying was left standing below with an awkward expression.


    "Miss, let''s hurry up and leave. Don''t miss the timing." A maid beside him said.


    Xia Yuying was still unsure of what to do, her face turned green and purple.


    With a "pa" sound, he heard her fiercely say, "I want you to talk too much!"


    The servant girl was beaten until she was forced to sit on the ground. It could be seen that Xia Yuying had used all his strength to continue the beating, but the servant girl did not dare to beg for mercy, because if she did, she would be even more miserably beaten up.


    "Why are you here?" The fire in Xia Yuying''s heart had not finished burning yet, to think that she would see Xia Yulan''s Shadow, and she was even wearing a pretty good set of Clothes.


    Xia Yulan fidgeted with her fingers, she looked to be at a loss of what to do, but she opened her mouth and said: "Yes, it was big sister and father that said you can bring me there."


    "Let you go? "Hmph, I''ll let you go then. I''ll tell you first, if anything happens to you, be careful!" Xia Yulan glared at Xia Yulan fiercely.


    Although she hated him, she could not show it. She did not know why, but her Big Sis was actually willing to help her, and if she could find a suitable husband to marry, then it would be better for her to escape from the clutches of Xia Yuying and the Second Aunt.


    After he climbed onto the Carriage again, Xia Weilan felt a bit of nervousness in his heart. He didn''t know why, but for what reason, in that huge Forbidden City, what kind of scenery it was like now, whether it was the same as before or not.


    "Miss, I think we''re about to arrive. I think the Forbidden City is right in front of us." Yue Er stuck her head out and looked outside.


    Xia Weilan squinted hhereyes slightly, and didn''t even look outside, as if she wasn''t interested in anything. The expression on his face was also like this, without any other expression.


    After a long while, the Carriage slowly stopped.


    Xia Weilan opened her eyes and walked down the Carriage. The Carriage stopped at the palace entrance and had not entered since then.


    She only had to lower her head and follow Xia Zhengyan in front of her.


    The scene in the palace was different from those in the Hou Mansion s or those in the Mansion of the State s.


    Xia Weilan followed the rest of the people to the main hall, and they all sat down.


    It took almost four hours before everyone was done. Because today was a special day, everyone was exceptionally cautious and afraid of any mishaps.


    It was only when the song and dance started that Xia Weilan finally raised her head and looked at the entire hall.


    There was a golden prism pillar in the great hall, carved with a golden dragon plate flying through the air. Beneath her feet was marble, and on the table were delicacies and delicacies.


    However, when she saw that all of them were dressed extravagantly, she suddenly felt some regret. She initially wanted to keep a low profile, but it turned out to be a mistake. Luckily, no one in the hall had noticed her.


    At this moment, she didn''t want to attract attention, so she only raised her head once before lowering it. Although she didn''t have any appetite, she still casually ate something.


    Ling Jue was dressed in a red robe and was coincidentally sitting opposite of Xia Weilan. Ever since Xia Weilan entered the palace from the moment she first noticed him.


    He thought that this scheming girl was going to do something again, but he didn''t expect her to just quickly look up and lower her head. The expression s on her face were also indifferent, and she actually lowered her head to eat, but even she didn''t notice that he was facing her. He looked at her clearly lack of interest, but he still wasn''t willing to raise his head.


    "Bang!"


    Suddenly, a pebble appeared under Xia Weilan''s feet, she stopped her actions.

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    How could there be a stone in the Imperial Palace, especially in the palace, Xia Weilan raised her head, and saw the person''s familiar smile.


    "Monster." Xia Weilan said softly as she lowered her head to continue eating. She was no longer looking in the opposite direction.


    She had been keeping her head down the entire time, but when she saw a small object flying over, she raised her head to look.


    Her heart skipped a beat, as if something was slowly fermenting. She quickly lowered her head, and her face had already turned completely red.


    The fingers beneath the Table were constantly twitching, actually feeling embarrassed at this moment, even though she knew that the person was not looking at her.


    When Ling Jue saw that Xia Weilan had lowered her head again, he quickly threw another one over. After throwing several more at him, Xia Weilan still had a calm expression without any reaction.


    Just as the two of them were secretly making a ruckus in their hearts, an authoritative voice resounded in the hall, "My most beloved subjects are all congratulating me on my birthday, and I am very happy."


    Xia Weilan raised her head to look, and saw a man who looked to be around forty years of age, but was not old, yet gave off a feeling of oppression. He wore an apricot-colored dragon robe, with a rusted dragon pattern on it.


    There was another woman sitting beside Kaiser. With a glance, one could tell that she was a Queen.


    At this moment, the singing and dancing stopped. Everyone stood up and said in unison, "This subject feels the gratitude of Mu Huang!"


    Only then did Kaiser smile and let them all sit down.


    The singing and dancing sounded once again. Xia Weilan and Ling Jue were facing each other, with all sorts of dancers in the middle, their waists and legs extremely soft. All of the Prince s had arrived today, so the dancers were dancing towards the Prince.


    Xia Weilan saw a dancer wearing revealing clothes, and the gauze on her arm continued to float towards Ling Jue. Ling Jue slightly squinted his eyes, and took a deep breath, as if he was captivated by that dancer.


    She lowered her eyes slightly, her long eyelashes covering her emotions as she continued to eat.


    Ling Jue moved along with the dancers, but when he saw that Xia Weilan was not looking in his direction, the dancers came over, causing Ling Jue to look at his with a sharp gaze, and the dancers almost fell down, not daring to come closer.


    Xia Weilan looked elsewhere, one by one, facing the sons and daughters of Prince''s princesses and other ministers. She could not see anything, only one person ¡­


    When they looked at each other, she did not retreat at all. That person had Smiling s in his eyes, but she felt a bone-piercing coldness.


    Tao Changan''s eyes met Xia Weilan, and a look of shock flashed past his eyes. This girl was extremely beautiful, and did not have as much makeup as the others, but he still smiled politely, and shifted his gaze.


    Seeing that Tao Changan was looking elsewhere, Xia Weilan did not look at him. Instead, he slowly stood up and blessed the body with telling him to go out and take a breath of fresh air.


    The main hall was bustling with noise and excitement, and since no one was paying attention to her, she hurriedly ran out as if she was escaping.


    The sky had already darkened, but the inside of the Imperial Palace was brightly lit, Xia Weilan didn''t know where to go for a while.


    She thought that her heart had long since died.


    She thought that she wouldn''t feel any heartache.


    She had thought that she could control it very well.


    However, all of this collapsed the moment he saw the man.


    "Chang An", Xia Weilan''s body trembled as it used its hands to cover its mouth. It kept on running, not knowing where it was, as it kept on running.


    That man, dancing and admiring with her, vowing with her, sharing a bed with her, loving and giving birth to children.


    But, why did he do this to her, why, exactly why!


    Her mind was completely filled with the scene of Xia Yuying throwing the Child beside her that day, and her eyes gradually turned scarlet red.


    As he kept running, he no longer looked like he was scheming something. Suddenly, he ran into a warm embrace.


    She raised her eyes to look at that person. Coincidentally, that person was also looking at her.


    Ling Xuan looked at the person in his arms. His small face did not have makeup on, and some tears flashed non-stop in his eyes.


    Xia Weilan reacted and quickly withdrew from the man''s embrace. She carelessly wiped her face and wiped the tears off her face, then lowered her body and said: "I still do not know who you are, I am Prince."


    Ling Xuan was carrying her, but she suddenly pulled away from his embrace. He did not say anything, and only said gently: "I am Fifth Prince, Ling Xuan. "What''s your name?"


    Xia Weilan''s body took a few steps back, and said with a choked voice: "This humble subject''s lowly name is afraid of dirtying Prince''s ears, since there''s nothing else, this subject will take her leave."


    With that, she walked to the side. Ling Xuan watched her back, lonely, skinny and weak, without any signs of life.


    "It is already late. If you wish to return, I will return with you." As Ling Xuan said this, he caught up to his in a few steps.


    Xia Weilan was stunned, before she could even speak, she saw Ling Xuan take out a white handkerchief from her chest and pass it to her.


    She was hesitating about whether she should take it, but he directly used a handkerchief to wipe away the undried tears on her face. She wanted to step back, but when she saw that his expression was gentle and his actions were not the slightest bit flippant, she did not move.


    Looking at the man in front of him, with a face that did not have any cold lines, nor any sort of demonic temperament, all he had was a temperament that was as warm as jade.


    "The word ''love'' truly hurts." After Ling Xuan wiped it off lightly, he gave the handkerchief to Xia Weilan, who no longer refused it.


    When Xia Weilan heard this, she didn''t know how to reply, but a trace of vigilance appeared in her heart. Just now, she had lost her reason and showed her weakness in front of others.


    She had long heard of Ling Xuan''s name, but when she saw him today, she felt a comfortable feeling in her heart.


    This was why he was willing to follow him without any resistance.


    When they reached the entrance of the hall, she quickly tidied up her appearance, and there was indeed nothing left on her face, so she headed inside, nodding towards Ling Xuan before she left, who did not say anything.


    He just followed behind her and sat down. He stretched out his hand and stared at it, as if he could still feel the warmth of that person''s body. Although he didn''t know who she was heartbroken for, he knew that there was someone he liked in her heart.

 C30

    Xia Weilan occasionally raised her head and saw a faint smile on Ling Xuan''s face.


    However, all of this was reflected in Ling Jue''s eyes. His eyes turned dark and his expression was no longer as playful as before ¡­


    "Emperor, chenqie thinks that Ling Yuan has already reached the age of marriage for a long time, and today just happens to be the birthday of Emperor, why not?" Queen sat beside Kaiser and poured a cup of tea for him, speaking with a gentle tone.


    Kaiser did not raise his head, but only picked up the teacup and lightly took a sip. Although he was middle-aged, he was still young, and his eyes revealed a scheming look, but it was too deep for others to see.


    "Queen''s words are reasonable. In this way, it''s time for us to carefully check if there are any suitable girls." The Kaiser slowly said, raising his head to look at the hall.


    Hearing that, Queen became a lot happier, her eyes also lit up a little, and then said: "What does Emperor mean?" She carefully opened her mouth and probed, her eyes revealing a cautious look, afraid that if she said something wrong, it would make the Kaiser unhappy.


    "Queen, just make the arrangements." Kaiser looked at the officials and said solemnly.


    Queen was overjoyed, but she remained calm and nodded her head gently, "Chenqie obeys the decree."


    In the front row of the hall sat the Prince and the princess, and behind them were the sons and daughters of the ministers and ministers.


    When the singing and dancing stopped, Queen took the chance to speak: "This Palace, look, all these young mistresses are so beautiful, why don''t you all come up and take a look at This Palace? If you are looking at fate, it''s also good for you all to come to the palace to take a look."


    When these words came out, everyone started to chat. Everyone knew that the Queen liked the Great Prince very much, and even the Fourth Prince that came along with him was not doted upon like this.


    The reason why she said such a call today was most likely because she wanted to give the Great Prince Ling Yuan a distant and suitable concubine.


    Whether they understood it or not, they were all very active. After all, who wouldn''t want to be able to get close to the Queen.


    "This subject knows that today is the Halloween, and father has already sent many things to Emperor. However, this subject does not know what to give, and is willing to give her a dance.


    Xia Weilan looked over when she heard the voice and saw a lady dressed in a pink dress with gold and silver jewelry on her head. She had a smile on her face and was extremely beautiful.


    "Who is she?" Xia Weilan whispered.


    At this time, a familiar man''s voice came from beside him, "She is the young lady of the Prime Minister''s Estate, Nalan Xueer."


    She glanced to the side, and saw that Ling Jue, who should have been standing across from her, had at some point arrived beside her and sat on her right side.


    Seeing the surprise in her eyes, Ling Jue revealed a teasing smile.


    "Thank you Crown Prince for your reminder." Xia Weilan''s voice was a little cold as she looked in front of her, and did not look at him again.


    Ling Jue''s eyes became suspicious, why did this woman''s face change so quickly?


    Thus, he didn''t continue speaking and turned his gaze to the woman in the middle of the great hall.


    The person on the golden throne said, "Since that''s the case, let''s dance."


    "Please allow me to go and change my clothes. I will be back in a moment." Nalan Xueer whispered.


    "Nalan Xueer." In her previous life, she had never heard of this name before. She only knew that at this moment, the Queen wanted to choose a wife for the Great Prince. When Nalan Xueer appeared, could it be that she wanted to marry the Great Prince?


    After thinking about it carefully, she could not think of anything, so she simply shook her head. No matter what Nalan Xueer did, it had nothing to do with her.


    Thinking about that, Xia Weilan felt much more comfortable in her heart. However, the matter of the Great Prince choosing a wife had interrupted her thoughts, she had originally thought that today''s birthday feast might be able to make the Kaiser happy, but now, it seemed that it would not work.


    "What are you thinking about? Did you not see my aunt watching you? "


    Ling Jue subconsciously wanted to block out the sound when he heard Ling Jue''s voice, but the moment he heard his words, his expression involuntarily went to the great hall to search for Princess Pingning''s Shadow.


    He saw that not far away, at a place in front of him, the Grand Princess Ping Ning was looking at him, raising his wine cup and signalling to him.


    When Xia Weilan came to her senses, she hurriedly lifted up her wine cup and responded to the Grand Princess Ping Ning.


    The Ping Ning Grand Princess saw her smile, and slowly drank his wine. Seeing this scene, he did not panic, but started to like this Hou Mansion girl more and more.


    The Hou Mansion, with his position as a third-rate Duke, currently had not many powers in the imperial court, nor any actual power. His family background could not be considered shabby, and was also worthy of Ling Jue. Furthermore, the Kaiser had always been hesitant about the Crown Prince s, because he was worried that they would have something to do with each other.


    Coincidentally, the Hou Mansion didn''t have any real power. If Xia Weilan married Ling Jue, it wouldn''t arouse any suspicions in the Kaiser.


    Princess Pingning thought like this, but his heart was growing happier and happier. He only hoped that Xia Weilan wouldn''t come out and attract everyone''s attention after a while.


    Just as everyone was talking, the sound of silk bamboo gradually rose. A woman walked in from the entrance of the hall. She was wearing a veil over her face and was wearing a blue veil. She walked to the center of the hall, slowly dancing.


    Xia Weilan was currently squinting her eyes, it had been a long time since she had seen such a beautiful dance, it was good to admire it, she thought to herself, as she concentrated on the lady in the middle of the hall.


    Ling Jue looked at Xia Weilan''s serious expression, and her heart had a bad feeling. She looked at the girl beside him, who didn''t pretend to be fine, but was jealous of Nalan Xueer.


    She only looked at Xia Weilan who was squinting her eyes slightly, her hands holding onto his chin, with a look of admiration on his face. As she watched her dance, he wanted to look at her even more.


    Nalan Xueer''s slim waist kept on dancing, the muslin on her body kept on fluttering, following the song, it was sometimes gentle and sometimes hard, her beautiful dancing moves were really mesmerizing, causing the dancing to be extremely effective, causing all the Prince s to be unable to shift their gaze away from her.

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    Nalan Xueer''s face revealed a smile, but no one could see it.


    Since everyone had seen her appearance before, the way she danced with her veil covering her face instead caused them to want to change their appearance once again. Each and every one of them was itching to do the same.


    However, her eyes did not stay on anyone, and she would only occasionally look at Ling Jue who was beside Xia Weilan.


    From the moment Nalan Xueer first looked over, Xia Weilan had already noticed it. She had a smile on her face, so it turned out that the Prime Minister''s daughter had such thoughts, and a smile appeared on her face.


    Her gaze turned towards Ling Jue, but saw that Ling Jue was staring straight at her, there was something in his eyes that she could not understand, and his heart suddenly throbbed fiercely. She immediately turned his head, and did not look at him anymore.


    Ling Jue''s face revealed a smile. This girl cared about him.


    It''s just a dance, Nalan Xueer slowly stopped, and the veil covering her body slowly fell.


    She took a few steps forward and lowered her head. She slowly took off the veil covering her face and spoke in a hoarse voice, "This subject''s girl, you''ve embarrassed yourself."


    From the moment Nalan Xueer took off her veil, the Prince s below, as well as the ministers and Gongzi s were all shocked for a moment.


    "Hahaha, I didn''t think that the Prime Minister''s daughter would be so sensible. Even her dancing skills are top quality. If I were to say she''s number two, then no one would dare call themselves number one." The Queen praised. In his heart, he was very fond of the Prime Minister''s daughter. If she were to marry him, she would be able to help the Great Prince out, so why not?


    Kaiser also nodded his head. This kind of woman was not bad, but he didn''t say anything else, only looking at Queen''s expression.


    "Emperor, chenqie watched the young miss of the Nalan Clan dance with such an outstanding appearance. What should I reward his with?" Queen said gently with a Smiling on his face.


    "Nalan Xueer? "We''ll see what reward you will give us." Kaiser''s eyes darkened, no one could discern any emotion from his tone.


    Others wouldn''t be able to tell, but the Queen was someone close to the Kaiser, how could they not see that he was unhappy.


    It seemed that she had to slowly wait for the matter of choosing her consort. It was just that there were a lot of Prince s in the harem, so she was afraid that it would be difficult to get her hands on the Great Prince before they got their hands on her.


    Queen could only look towards His Highness, hoping that the daughter of the Nalan Clan would think the same as her.


    "To return to the Emperor, this subject does not have any particular desire for gold or silver. I only have one object, and that is that this subject hopes that the Emperor can grant her wish." As Nalan Xueer said this, she kneeled on the ground.


    The Prime Minister watched by the side and sighed before shaking his head. Why was this daughter so stubborn? She knew it was impossible ¡­


    Kaiser raised his eyebrows. His heart became colder, but his expression did not change, but his gaze became more severe: "Oh? Tell me about it? "


    Everyone looked at how Nalan Xueer spoke sincerely, they were all very curious, who would not like such a woman, it was just that her identity was good, adding on the power behind her, if they made Kaiser unhappy or suspicious, then it would easily lead to disaster.


    Everyone understood this logic, so these Gongzi who were not ministers of the Prince could only watch from a distance at Nalan Xueer, but did not dare to step forward.


    Seeing Nalan Xueer kneeling on the ground, Xia Weilan suddenly had a bad premonition, but she couldn''t say anything, she could only calm down and wait for her to continue speaking.


    I have already liked her since the moment I met her when she was young. At this time, this subject is already old, but I hope that Emperor will grant me my wish. This subject does not seek for the position of Crown Princess, even as a concubine, this subject is willing.


    In her heart, there was only the man beside her. She had liked him for many years, and she had prepared for this opportunity today, for several months, hoping that today, in the hopes that everything would go smoothly, even though she was already sweating profusely.


    Hearing these words, the cold light in Kaiser''s eyes dissipated by quite a bit. In the end, it disappeared and was replaced with a warm look, "Oh? You like Ling Jue? "


    "Yes, this subject''s daughter has admired decedent for a long time, I hope that Emperor can grant her wish." Nalan Xueer said with a "thump thump thump" sound as she kowtowed on the ground a few times, her voice resonating throughout the hall.


    "What?" "She ¡­" Xia Yulan''s hands moved restlessly, his face was filled with worry. She couldn''t help but admire Nalan Xueer''s dancing skills. Her face could be said to be extremely beautiful, and any man would definitely like such a woman. ''Then what about him? ''


    Queen''s expression turned ugly. This was completely different from what she had in her heart, but luckily, it did not affect the Great Prince.


    Ling Jue''s face revealed a hint of playfulness, his eyes did not even look at Nalan Xueer, and only focused on looking at Xia Weilan. It could be seen that Xia Weilan''s face did not change at all, even revealing a trace of a smile, but seeing this, his face became a little colder.


    Xia Weilan was actually a little impressed by this woman. Everything seemed to be as it should be, but after careful consideration, it was definitely something that had been prepared beforehand. With this kind of calm and unwavering expression, she felt that if she was half as good as Nalan Xueer, it would be good.


    Thinking like this, she looked towards her side, only to see Ling Jue staring at her the whole time. His eyebrows knitted together subconsciously, but then he remembered what happened at the Carriage that day, and his brows hurriedly relaxed.


    She had thought that he would be happy or worried or something like that. However, Ling Jue''s face did not change at all, and he still had that playful look from before. In her heart, she was even more confused.


    Seeing that she turned her head away again, and was not worried at all that he would actually marry someone else, his expression became cold again. He said softly below: "Lan Er, don''t worry, even if it is for you, I will not marry that woman."


    Something slipped through Xia Weilan''s heart, but it was so fast that she didn''t even notice it herself, and her expression did not change as she said: "Who this decedent wishes to marry has nothing to do with me."


    "Words don''t mean what they say." After saying that, Ling Jue no longer looked at Xia Weilan, but the tone of his voice was filled with playfulness.


    Xia Weilan wanted to retort, but discovered that she didn''t know what to say. She thought in her heart, forget it, it''s better not to talk about this sort of thing with him.

 C32

    "I can''t decide on this matter, so I have to listen to Ju-er''s words. After all, he told me a few years ago that he wanted to make the decision himself for the marriage." The Kaiser said.


    This subject''s daughter, this subject''s daughter is willing to listen to decedent''s thoughts. Nalan Xueer originally thought that today''s matter would definitely be fine, but now that there was a change, she was not so sure.


    After all, for all these years, she had only seen Ling Jue a limited number of times. Furthermore, Ling Jue had always been indifferent to her, as if their true conversation had stopped at the time when he was young.


    Thinking about it this way, Nalan Xueer''s gaze darkened, her heart feeling a little more nervous.


    Everyone looked at Ling Jue, waiting for his response.


    However, Ling Jue took a grape from the Table, threw it into the air, and caught it with his mouth. He looked unrestrained and did not say anything for a long time, which made Nalan Xueer, who was kneeling, feel awkward.


    After going straight for a long while, he finally got up slowly and walked to the center of the hall. He cupped his fists and bowed while his magnetic voice sounded in the hall, "childrens, you don''t like Miss Nalan and are even more unwilling to delay the major event of Miss Nalan''s life."


    Everyone inhaled a breath of cold air, they knew that Crown Prince was usually unrestrained and unrestrained, with a free and easy character. Although he never mentioned anything about it to the young miss of a distinguished official, looking at this, everyone felt like he was someone who would indulge himself with emotions.


    However, no one had thought that he would reject such a beautiful woman like her.


    Xia Weilan was originally eating in silence, but at this moment, when Ling Jue said that he would reject her, the hand in his mouth suddenly stopped, and then continued, although his eyes had an additional warmth.


    Nalan Xueer was originally kneeling, but she forced herself not to cry, instead, the body just sat on the ground.


    Feeling the scorching gaze from her surroundings, she felt ashamed. Right now, she wanted nothing more than to bury herself into the ground.


    The Prime Minister could not bear to see his daughter like this, and immediately walked over to help Nalan Xueer up with a pained heart.


    "If that''s the case, I have no other choice. I''ll give you a jade ruyi. It can be considered as my reward for you." Kaiser could only helplessly say.


    Nalan Xueer''s heart was as though it had been frozen. She still wanted to say something, but was stopped by the Prime Minister, who forced her to lower her head and grit her teeth: "This subject''s daughter thanks the emperor."


    The Halloween then continued, and all sorts of flattery sounded, all of them praising Kaiser''s birthday, while he continuously gave gifts.


    "Phew ~" Xia Yulan breathed a sigh of relief, as she looked at the charming man with happiness in her eyes. Her heart was pounding non-stop, and it was fortunate that he had rejected her offer. If he agreed, she didn''t know how she would feel.


    After a while, the situation finally calmed down.


    Only when Nalan Xueer was staring intently at Ling Jue did she realize, that Ling Jue was staring at the girl beside him, while the girl was eating her food quietly with her head down, she couldn''t see her face clearly.


    But the more she couldn''t see, the more she wanted to look, the more curious she became, furthermore, Ling Jue''s gaze did not move away from the woman''s body even for a single moment.


    "Emperor, when chenqie saw this, she wasn''t the only one. What do you think?" Queen said.


    Kaiser did not reject her, and nodded, indicating her to continue.


    "Ladies, what other talents do you have that can be called This Palace to take a look?" The Queen continued.


    All the girls wanted to rush forward, but no one dared to.


    Xia Yuying was secretly happy, just now, Nalan Xueer had danced so beautifully and was rejected. If she were to act now, she would definitely receive the Queen''s favor.


    Thinking of this, she raised her leg and was about to leave, but she stopped herself the moment she came out. Her gaze turned to the girl beside her who only lowered her head to eat, but didn''t raise her head.


    "Empress Dowager, I heard that my daughter has been in the Capital City and that the Eldest Miss is flourishing." Xia Yuying took a few steps back, and said while holding onto her throat.


    When the Queen heard the two words "Hou Mansion", she frowned slightly. Hou Mansion did not have any real power, and marrying her would not benefit Ling Yuan, so why did he have to marry a decoration to bring home.


    But since there was already a voice, she couldn''t really reject it. She could only pretend to be interested and ask: "Oh? Come and let This Palace take a look. "


    Hou Mansion? Something flashed across Xia Weilan''s heart, and she continued to eat silently. Her face did not show any signs of change, but as she ate, she felt that something was off. When she looked up, the eyes of almost everyone in the hall were focused on her.


    Ling Jue reminded them softly from the side: "Queen wants you to go." As he spoke, his face revealed a playful smile.


    Before he had time to bicker with Ling Jue, Xia Weilan hurriedly put down his chopsticks, walked to the center of the great hall, and bowed as she spoke in a melodious voice, "Daughter, Xia Weilan greets Emperor, Empress of the Queen, may Emperor and Queen of the Queen, Jin An, please."


    Seeing her stand up, Nalan Xueer was able to take a good look at her, she was wearing a plain dress, her face did not have the slightest trace of panic, her small face did not have any makeup on, only a plain hairpin on her head, the phoenix eye was clear, but there was a tinge of cold arrogance on her face, truly, she was extremely beautiful.


    Thinking about it this way, Nalan Xueer''s hands tightened under her sleeves, the expression on his face also changed again and again. This kind of woman, did he really like her?


    In the eyes of the Queen, such an appearance was quite stunning, but it was as beautiful as beauty, only that her status was inferior to the young miss of the Prime Minister''s Manor. In her heart, she had always thought of Nalan Xueer, but that Nalan Xueer did not know how to appreciate her kindness.


    "Aiyo, hurry up and get up to speak. I wonder what you''re capable of?" Queen Smiling said with a gentle and virtuous look on her face, as if she was like an ordinary family mother.


    From the moment Xia Weilan left, Ling Jue and Princess Ning''s eyes had been following him closely.


    Grand Princess Ping Ning looked at Xia Weilan who was not afraid at all. At the moment, she liked Xia Weilan even more, but she could not find the chance to talk, and even more, he could not let Xia Weilan shine. Otherwise, even if the Queen did not like Xia Weilan''s family background, she would still let her marry the Great Prince.

 C33

    "This subject''s talents are shallow, and I am only slightly knowledgeable in the art of zither, chess and painting. I am not proficient in them." Xia Weilan said in a low voice.


    "It doesn''t matter. You just need to sing a song. Whether it''s nice or not, the This Palace and the ministers will not mind." The Queen laughed as she spoke, but there was an edge to her tone.


    Xia Weilan frowned, from the looks of it, the Queen had to be sung by her, she did not want to marry anyone ¡­


    She looked over to her side and saw that Xia Yuying was looking at her as if he was watching a good show.


    "Reporting to the Queen Empress, this subject has never been diligent in singing and dancing. On the contrary, this subject''s daughter''s Sisters is very good at it, and this subject''s voice is a little unhappy, so I''m afraid that''s why right now," Xia Weilan said with some difficulty.


    "Oh? Who are the Second Miss s of the Xia Clan? " Queen asked.


    No one else spoke, and the entire palace hall was completely silent.


    Xia Yuying had originally wanted to wait for Xia Weilan to make a mistake and let her make her move. But now, since Queen had spoken ¡­


    "As you command."


    ''s eyes were filled with arrogance. This time, her performance was not bad, enough to cause everyone to raise their eyebrows.


    "Un, This Palace doesn''t look bad. I wonder if you are willing to be the lateral consort of the Great Prince?" The Queen said.


    Side, lateral consort? Xia Yuying slapped her, making her the lateral consort? She wanted to be a member of the Chief Consort, and furthermore, she didn''t even like that Great Prince, so she naturally wouldn''t do it right now.


    However, at this time, Kaiser was present as well as all the ministers were present. If she accidentally offended someone ¡­


    "This subject''s daughter, this subject naturally wishes to do so. However, this subject isn''t old enough, so this subject still wishes to wait a few more years." Xia Yuying said while forcing a smile.


    Queen thoughtfully nodded his head, "If that''s the case, then so be it. "It''s not too late to wait for a few more years. You should leave first."


    "Xia Weilan, you have to go against me at every turn!" Xia Yuying said in hushed tones, her eyes staring straight at Xia Weilan.


    Xia Weilan''s face revealed a faint smile, she took a sip of tea and revealed a puzzled look: "Sisters, what are you saying? Such a good opportunity, Big Sister is giving it to Sisters, what''s wrong with that."


    "Alright then, are you trying to mess with me!?" "You''re just purposefully making life difficult for me." If the servant girl did not stop her, Xia Yuying would have rushed out. She wanted to tear apart Xia Weilan''s fake face, her usual trick, but now that this little bitch was using it, it was really natural.


    "When Sisters said this, Big Sister did not understand. Could it be that Sisters looks down on the Great Prince? " Xia Weilan''s voice rose a little, as her entire person became serious.


    "You, don''t speak carelessly." When Xia Yuying saw that everyone around her had cast their gazes at her, she immediately lowered her head, not allowing them to notice.


    Xia Weilan''s words had pushed her to the heart of the struggle, she could not continue like this.


    Seeing her scared look, Xia Weilan just smiled and did not say anything. Forget it, she will let her go today.


    "Xia Weilan." Xia Yuying gnashed her teeth as she said these three words. Her face was filled with a dark ruthlessness as the hand under her sleeve tightly clenched into a fist ¡­


    In the dark.


    "Is it really going to be like this? I don''t think so." A well-dressed woman said.


    "Are you even my good sister? You aren''t even willing to help me with such a small favor?" Xia Yuying raised his eyebrows and said.


    "Then, then this time." The woman said with some embarrassment.


    "Alright, I knew you were the best." Xia Yuying nodded.


    "Miss Xia, I''m the Miss from the Surveillance Bureau who attempted to assassinate Shi Clan. I, Rong Zhen, am fortunate to be able to meet you today. It''s truly good to meet you at first sight." Rong Zhen picked up her wine cup and walked towards Xia Weilan, with a gentle smile on her face.


    Seeing her walk over, Xia Weilan also stood up with a smile on his face as he said, "So it''s Miss Rong, it''s my fortune to be able to meet Miss Rong."


    Thinking of her name, Xia Weilan couldn''t help but remember her from his previous life. In his previous life, Rong Zhen was a good person, but when they got along well, Xia Yuying had framed her multiple times, and she had helped her a lot.


    "Seeing that you are so lucky, Sisters, I shall offer you a cup of wine." There was a smile on Rong Zhen''s face, but there was a trace of pity in the depths of his eyes.


    Xia Weilan''s gaze never stopped looking at Tao Changan. Tao Changan felt that her gaze was also involuntarily searching for the Shadow in the great hall, but he never expected that he would not be able to find it.


    "Then, I''ll have to thank Sisters." Xia Weilan raised her wine cup, a spicy liquid flowing down her throat into her stomach.


    She drank a little anxiously, so she almost choked.


    "Big Sister is too anxious, isn''t she?" Xia Yuying said from the side.


    A feeling that something was not right rose in Xia Weilan''s heart, but she did not think too much into it, nor did she want to respond to Xia Yuying''s words.


    "Big Sister, I''m afraid we won''t be able to go back to Hou Mansion today, I''m afraid Big Sister won''t be able to sleep early." Xia Yuying said as she clicked her tongue.


    Xia Weilan shot a glance at Xia Yuying, and thought about what she had said, but couldn''t think of anything.


    But Xia Weilan could not hear it clearly, she shook her head with all her might, what was going on? She was even more confused, unable to understand what was going on. Gradually, not only was she unable to clearly hear the voices in the hall, even her vision began to blur.


    She hurriedly stood up, and without even having the time to notify the people around her, she hurriedly ran out again. Her body gradually softened, and without any strength, it became stiff.


    Xia Weilan was shocked. She should have long thought of it earlier, her previous life was already her previous life, so why would she think of this life? That Rong Zhen was a good GIRL in her previous life, but in this life, it was not certain.


    But what should she do now, she didn''t have a single strength on her, nor did she know where to run to. Her heart gradually froze, and the body softly fell down along the palace walls.


    Fortunately, he had run out earlier. If he had been in the main hall, who knew how much trouble he would have caused.

 C34

    Xia Weilan was getting more and more anxious, but there were fewer and fewer strength on her body, and they were becoming more and more useless. What was most terrifying was that she felt her entire body slowly become stiff, and a thought even flashed across her mind, whether or not she would freeze to death in the Imperial Palace, and no one would realize, why else would she be so cold right now.


    Abruptly falling into a warm embrace, Xia Weilan tried to open his eyes with all her might, but she couldn''t. She struggled with all her might, but his eyes were sunk and wouldn''t listen to what she was trying to say.


    She didn''t know how much time had passed, but she felt that someone had been using hot water to wipe her face and arms. There was even a thick blanket over her, but she didn''t feel any relief. Instead, she felt even colder.


    Not only was his body cold, his heart was cold as well, both from the inside and outside.


    Ling Jue looked at the person on the bed who was frowning deeply, his eyes were closed, and his face had turned green earlier, but now her body was trembling uncontrollably, and his pale lips were uttering cold words.


    He put down the hot towel he was holding and walked straight to the bed. He took off his coat and held her in his arms.


    He sucked in a breath of cold air. Her body was really just like her appearance. It was ice-cold and bone-piercing.


    But Ling Jue did not cower in the slightest, his entire person holding her in his arms.


    The lady''s graceful body was pressed tightly onto Ling Jue''s body, as though she wanted to let her warm up. But at this moment, Ling Jue''s body suddenly started to heat up, he laughed helplessly, and extended his hand to lightly stroke her nose, with a bit of patience in his beautiful eyes: "I think you''re the real demon."


    Xia Weilan felt that someone was holding her in their arms, and struggled to open her eyes only to see that familiar face.


    Ling Jue''s body approached her, trying its best to hear what she was saying clearly.


    His face gradually darkened. Last time, she had called out the same name. This time, he had saved her from danger. Was the man still the one she longed for?


    Thinking of this, an evil flame rose up in Ling Jue''s heart. He roughly tore off her clothes, revealing her red undergarment, but he did not let go of the undergarment, and pulled it away.


    Just as she was about to pull away, she was caught by Xia Weilan''s hand. Ling Jue''s pupils became darker as she looked at the person lying down, but she still had her eyes closed.


    She could feel that someone was trying to touch her. Although she couldn''t wake up, she couldn''t not resist, so she could only use this weak strength to block the man''s actions.


    It was only a small hand, and could not stop Ling Jue''s big hand at all. However, if Ling Jue wanted to continue, Xia Weilan was also a strength who did not resist at all.


    However, he stopped moving.


    Sensing that Ling Jue had stopped moving, the strength in his hands also gradually relaxed.


    Ling Jue''s hand no longer continued to tug at the undergarment covering her chest, but the expression in his eyes became even more fiery.


    "Uuu ¡­" Xia Weilan''s eyes suddenly opened, only to see a peerlessly beautiful face right in front of her eyes. Her heart was thumping nonstop, and no matter what, her hands could not muster up any more strength energy.


    His lips seemed to carry punishment as they bit deeply into his mouth.


    Her eyes opened wider and wider, and her pupils contracted a bit. She frowned; he was hurting her.


    She kept on dodging, trying to avoid his kiss. However, a large hand appeared in front of her and kneaded her body, causing her to cry out involuntarily.


    However, her lips were covered tightly by Ling Jue''s, she could not make any sound, nor could she resist until Xia Weilan felt that she was about to suffocate to death.


    The feeling on her lips suddenly disappeared. Her mouth opened widely as she took deep breaths. No one knew what she was thinking about, but her eyes were wide open.


    "You, what are you trying to do?" The pair of phoenix eye were filled with rage, and asked with a questioning tone.


    When Ling Jue saw that she couldn''t even breathe properly, his heart felt much better. His almond-shaped eyes had a hint of playfulness in them.


    Seeing that he was still acting like a joke at this moment, she couldn''t help but become even angrier: "Crown Prince always likes to play tricks on people."


    With that, she lifted up the blanket and was about to walk under the bed. At this moment, she saw that she was only wearing her undergarment, causing her face to turn red, but it also made her more angry.


    Just as it was about to flare up, it heard Ling Jue''s voice.


    "What, is this how Lan Er treats his savior? Do you know how you would have been if I didn''t untie your clothes and use my body to warm you?" Ling Jue''s cinnabar mark on his forehead seemed to have become more moving. With one hand holding her head, he tilted the body and looked at her.


    Xia Weilan was speechless. She used her hands to wipe the labial margin clean, as if he was trying to wipe all the scars off her body.


    Ling Jue''s eyes gradually dimmed, and his entire body was surrounded by a faint sense of anger.


    Sensing that that that person was unhappy, Xia Weilan was also unhappy. So what if he was the one who saved her, why did she have to be disrespectful to him?


    As he thought about this, he did not say it out loud. Instead, he searched for Clothes s on the bed and put them on one by one.


    Ling Jue saw that she was pursing his lips and dressed in the Clothes''s clothes without any hurry, so he did not seem to be in a hurry at all.


    "Ling Jue." Xia Weilan suddenly said.


    Ling Jue''s phoenix eyes flashed, and he raised his eyebrows, indicating that she should continue speaking.


    "I am a human and not an object. Why are you toying with me like this?" Xia Weilan''s mouth was filled with rage, her face was filled with rage, and her entire body was filled with rage.


    "That''s how you think I am?" Ling Jue''s body slowly approached, the expression on her face became serious, and stopped joking around like how it was before.


    The aura around her body also spread out, a type of oppressive feeling surrounded Xia Weilan, causing her to be unable to catch her breath for a moment, and the expression on her face also became stunned.


    Asking her own heart, was she really thinking? Is that so?


    Maybe, maybe.


    No, no.


    If she really thought Ling Jue was just a lecher, how could he let her get close?


    Xia Weilan pursed her lips without saying a word, but instead, Ling Jue flipped down from her body. With a cold expression and with his back facing her, she said coldly: "You can go now.

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    His appearance revealed that no one was allowed to approach him. She had never seen him like this before.


    Xia Weilan''s lips were pursed even tighter as her lips slightly moved, as if she wanted to say something, but she still didn''t say anything.


    After wearing the Clothes''s clothes, he ran out of the place as if he was escaping. He did not care what kind of expression Ling Jue was inside anymore, nor what kind of mood he had.


    Amongst the large Imperial Palace, she was lost again.


    How could her current state of mind be compared to before? Earlier, when she had gotten lost, it was because of the painful memories from her previous life. This time, she had gotten lost and lost her focus.


    She also didn''t understand why she felt a bit of heartache, even a hint of fear, when she saw the cold look in his eyes.


    It was already late in the night, but the Imperial Palace was still brightly lit, illuminating the surroundings. It was not difficult, as Xia Weilan could hear the sounds of dancing and singing from a distance. A smile rose on her lips.


    Fortunately, she found a place and was able to quickly enter, hoping that no one else would notice her.


    Just as she was thinking about this, she hurriedly walked in that direction.


    However, when she reached an intersection, she suddenly stopped her body.


    From time to time, curses and insults would come from the dark intersection, accompanied by crackling and popping sounds. Xia Weilan seemed to hear the sound of something hitting her flesh.


    It was too dark to see anything, but there was a light by the road, and as she got closer, she saw a woman holding something in her hand and was about to move.


    Without thinking, Xia Weilan rushed out and grabbed the thing in the woman''s hand.


    "Who do you think you are? You dare to come and spoil the good fortune of the This Palace? " the woman said.


    Xia Weilan sized her up. She was wearing palace attire, and upon hearing her words, she knew that this person must be someone from the palace. Perhaps, it was a princess or a concubine.


    Her hand slowly loosened its grip on the whisk, and she slightly lowered her body as she bowed: "This subject does not know your identity, and if there is any offense, please forgive me."


    "Hmph, at least you''re sensible, This Palace is a concubine." Consort Li put her hands on her hips and raised her chin.


    "Oh, so it''s esteemed wangfei. This subject still doesn''t know that esteemed wangfei has a habit of mistreating children. When you change your mind and enter the palace, this subject will have to report it to Emperor." Xia Weilan stood up, the expression on her face carried a light Smiling.


    Consort Li''s beautiful appearance carried an air of arrogance. As she listened to this girl who didn''t know who she was, she naturally felt unhappy, but she was blocked for a moment and didn''t know what to say.


    "Hmph, don''t think that just because you used Emperor to suppress This Palace, that This Palace would be afraid of you. I''ll let you off today, don''t let me see you another day. " Consort Li had an arrogant look on her face, but she kept backing down.


    He took a few steps back and then left. Before leaving, he was extremely arrogant.


    They waited for him to leave.


    Xia Weilan turned her head around and squatted down with her body. Seeing a little boy squatting in a dark corner, she couldn''t help but feel a little pain in her heart.


    She also squatted down on the body s, and saw that the little boy''s eyes were tightly shut, and his face was twisted together, making it impossible for people to see his original appearance. His hands formed a fist shape, blocking in front of his chest, in a defensive posture.


    "It''s alright. Get up quickly." Xia Weilan lowered his head and gently patted his head.


    He finally opened his eyes, and his pair of dark eyes shone even more brightly in the dark night.


    "There''s no need to be afraid. Hurry up and go back." Xia Weilan couldn''t see how he looked like, but she didn''t want to stay any longer. She only wanted to return quickly and not arouse suspicion.


    As soon as she said that, she quickly got up without any hesitation, but she was stopped by the person behind her.


    Sensing the weak strength, she stopped her body and turned around to look, only to hear his weak voice sounding out: "You, what''s your name?"


    "My name is Xia Weilan." After Xia Weilan finished speaking, he quickly left.


    The boy in the dark stood up from the ground. A weak light shone on his face, and his lips revealed a somewhat pale smile.


    "Xia, Wei, Lan." He carefully memorized the name.


    Xia Weilan hurried back and sat in her original position. However, she had already returned a long time ago, and did not even look at her. She only looked at the girl in front of him.


    She felt slightly uncomfortable, but she didn''t know what to say. She could only sit there quietly by herself.


    After calming down, she realized that she seemed to have offended some incredible person. Looking at that woman''s appearance, she seemed to be a concubine. If that was the case, things would be difficult ¡­


    However, things had suddenly happened and she hadn''t thought much about it.


    "Are you alright? Look at how disturbed you are."


    Unknowingly, Ling Xuan had already sat in his original position.


    Hearing the warm voice, Xia Weilan turned her head to look, and revealed a smile.


    "I''m fine, sorry to trouble Prince." Xia Weilan said indifferently.


    "Call me Ling Xuan." Ling Xuan also had a smile on his face.


    Thinking up to here, Xia Weilan looked over to Ling Jue, and realized that Ling Jue wasn''t even looking at her direction.


    A strange feeling slipped through his heart, but he did not express it. After taking a sip of the wine, he felt that the wine did not have the slightest flavor, as if it was plain water.


    "Ling Xuan, you are a good listener." Xia Weilan praised.


    She actually felt that she was on good terms with him at first sight.


    Ling Xuan was dressed in a white robe, looking very similar to her. His face had a faint smile that went straight to the eyes, that smile seemed to have a sense of warmth in it, as though it was able to let a person''s guard down.


    "I hate it when we meet." Ling Xuan''s words hit what Xia Weilan was thinking.


    With such warmth that was like jade, how could she survive in this deep palace? After a while, Xia Weilan came to his senses, and knew that it was the same, no matter who it was, they could only appear normal on the surface. Even she, herself, was not like this, so how could she expect others to act the same.


    "I also think that if there is a chance another time, we should drink tea together." Xia Weilan had a sincere smile on her face.


    For some reason, perhaps she just ran into his arms? Xia Weilan was puzzled, but she still carried a smile on her face.


    "That''s not difficult. I''ll pay a visit to your residence another day." Ling Xuan smiled, looking at the Smiling on her face. For some reason, it seemed as if something was slowly flowing in his heart.

 C36

    "Then, I will be waiting for you in Hou Mansion." Xia Weilan said with a smile.


    Ling Jue''s eyes swept across the two of them, and the aura around them became even colder, exuding an aura that repelled strangers.


    "Today, all of my beloved officials are tired. Now it''s over. It''s already late. The palace door has been opened. Everyone can stay here." The Kaiser''s voice sounded in the great hall.


    "Yes, Your Majesty." The ministers all knelt down.


    Xia Yuying watched as Xia Weilan safely returned to this place, and the hatred in her eyes grew even stronger. How could, how could she not succeed?


    "Xia Weilan, why don''t you go and die?" As she spoke softly, the hatred in her heart grew even stronger. However, no one paid any attention to her at the moment.


    Kaiser, Queen and the rest left first. The remaining ministers and other ministers also left one by one.


    Xia Weilan also stood up and prepared to leave, following in Xia Zhengyan''s footsteps.


    Just at this time, Xia Weilan''s gaze fell upon a woman who was leisurely walking over. She had an elegant demeanor, but every step she took seemed to be filled with anxiousness.


    She raised her eyes and looked at the woman. It was actually Nalan Xueer, who had danced on the Halloween just now.


    She walked to Xia Weilan''s side and looked at him affectionately, the body lowered its head slightly and bowed towards Ling Jue.


    By now, most of the people in the hall had left, leaving Ling Xuan, Xia Weilan, Nalan Xueer and Ling Jue behind.


    Ling Jue was about to leave, but he suddenly heard a delicate voice. He stopped in his tracks, and the expression on his face became more subtle.


    "Oh? Is there something with the GIRL? " Ling Jue turned his head, his face still devoid of respect for the world.


    Seeing that he still maintained the same attitude at the moment, Nalan Xueer''s hands were tightly clenched under her sleeves. She felt a bit of heartache, but she was powerless.


    "decedent, Xue''er wants to ask why decedent doesn''t like Xue''er. What is it for?" As Nalan Xueer spoke, he became more and more agitated, his face carrying the painful expression of the expression.


    Ling Jue took a glance at Xia Weilan. Xia Weilan did not have any expression on her face, her expression was indifferent, and she only thought about what her current situation had to do with her.


    "This decedent" Ling Jue raised his voice.


    Nalan Xueer''s body tightened up a bit, the expression on her face had a probing and anxious look, as if it was waiting for something, and was missing something.


    But after a long while, Ling Jue actually burst out laughing.


    "This decedent doesn''t like you. Look at how conservative you are. If you wear something hot one day, I can still consider letting you be my concubine." Ling Jue sized him up with eyes that looked like they were looking at a courtesan in a brothel.


    Nalan Xueer''s heart thumped loudly. Her face was flushed red, and the hand under her sleeve tightened and loosened several times, but she didn''t know what to do, but she was still a dignified woman: "decedent, have you got someone you like? If there is, you can explain it to me clearly.


    Even though she said that, her heart ached. She didn''t understand, for Ling Jue, the reason why she learnt Zither Arts every day was so that she could not act so cowardly in front of him.


    But now that she saw him humiliate her like this, she really felt uncomfortable in her heart.


    Although Xia Weilan was walking outside, she stopped at this time. She couldn''t tell what she was feeling, but she pricked up her ears, as she wanted to hear the answer in his heart.


    "The person you like? This decedent does not have anyone I like. " Ling Jue scoffed, the expression on his face became even more unrestrained.


    Nalan Xueer''s body staggered a few times, and almost fell to the ground, but held back from crying. After she finished speaking, she ran out of the room without the slightest hesitation.


    Ling Jue''s eyes were not looking at her, but in Xia Weilan''s direction.


    "Ling Xuan has already left. You don''t need to look."


    Unknowingly when Ling Jue had appeared behind Xia Weilan, Xia Weilan walked a few steps forward in shock. She didn''t know why, but she couldn''t quite put her finger on what this feeling was.


    "You have a beauty by your side, why are you still looking for me?" Xia Weilan''s words carried a special feeling, as if it was sour.


    "Is Lan Er jealous? Don''t worry, didn''t I reject her just now." Ling Jue''s hand rested on Xia Weilan''s shoulder, his body was right behind her, and her heavy breathing was released. It was unknown what feeling she had in her heart.


    "You ¡­ Cultivate and speak nonsense. The young miss of the Nalan Clan likes you. It has nothing to do with me. If you want to go, then go by yourself. I will only congratulate you." Xia Weilan turned her head and looked at the other side, no longer looking at Ling Jue.


    Ling Jue''s body got closer, but was pushed away by Xia Weilan.


    "Good, good, good. I understand. Look at my mansion, do you have any concubines? If you marry me, I will definitely treat you well." Ling Jue''s tone carried a bit of a spoiled child.


    Xia Weilan''s eyes flickered a little, it was the first time she heard him speak in such a manner, and couldn''t help but be moved. After hearing him say such words, she, instead, didn''t know how to reply.


    "Hmph, stop talking nonsense." Then she gave him a hard shove and rushed out after him.


    "Ah!" Xia Weilan cried out in shock. Just now when she was walking, she did not see her way clearly, and almost fell down, her entire heart was in a mess. She held a handkerchief in her hand and continuously stirred, and did not stop, just what was going on with her.


    Xia Weilan''s mind was in a mess as she hurriedly returned to her dwelling, yet she could not calm down ¡­


    On the morning of the next day, a large family of the Hou Family riding on Carriage s hurriedly returned to Hou Mansion.


    However, Xia Weilan and Xia Yuying sat in the same carriage.


    The atmosphere in the carriage was extremely awkward, but Xia Weilan acted as if she was fine, the expression on her face remained indifferent, and lightly sipped on her tea, not looking sideways in the eyes, not even sparing Xia Yuying a glance.


    On the other hand, Xia Yuying sat uneasily, he did not know what to do, looking at Xia Weilan beside him, she hated that he could not tear her indifferent face to shreds.


    "Big Sister is truly fortunate to be able to obtain the appreciation of the Grand Princess." Xia Yuying suddenly said.


    Xia Weilan''s face revealed a rare smile.


    "If Sisters wants to, then so be it. I presume that Grand Princess Ping Ning has just returned to his residence. If Sisters can have a few peaceful words with his, then it would also be good." Xia Weilan said indifferently.


    Xia Yuying tried to see something in her eyes, but it was in vain.

 C38

    The group of people behind him held all kinds of items in their hands.


    "No need, This Palace does not lack these things." The Grand Princess Ping Ning refused.


    Xia Yuying''s face stiffened for a bit, and quickly recovered. She waved her hand again for them to retreat, and then slowly sat back down.


    "Grand Princess Pingning, my daughter heard that Grand Princess Pingning was recently preparing porridge for the poor, and felt that you were a great man. So she came to pay her a visit. I hope she won''t be too late." Xia Yuying said respectfully, with a flattering smile on his face.


    Grand Princess Ping Ning frowned. Initially, when she spoke so arrogantly, she could forgive his, but after hearing what domestic servant said, she could also not believe it. But now, seeing the flattering expression on her face, her stomach seemed to be churning non-stop.


    "Xia Zhengyan has really given birth to a good daughter!" Grand Princess Ping Ning said with a ''tsk tsk''.


    Xia Yuying was overjoyed, this was a compliment, she anxiously said: "This subject thanks Grand Princess Pingning for his praise, this subject does not deserve it." There was a thick smile on her face, but that smile was fake.


    "Yeah, This Palace also feels that you''re not suitable. Only someone like you, Big Sister, can be considered a first class expert." The Grand Princess Pingning''s face broke into a smile.


    "Princess is right. Your servant thinks so too." She could not make things difficult for Ning Xueluo, so she could only agree with Ning Xueluo, even if his heart was filled with unhappiness.


    Grand Princess Pingning looked out at the hot weather. She felt even more irritated.


    "It''s getting late, you can go back now." She waved her hand and stopped looking at Xia Yuying.


    Hearing Princess Pingning''s words, she couldn''t wait to leave, so she stood up and said, "This official shall take his leave first."


    After she had left, the Grand Princess had the door shut behind her.


    Before leaving, Xia Yuying heard the voice of Grand Princess Ping Ning reprimanding the domestic servant.


    "You are really bold, no matter what kind of person you are, you will always be brought to Mansion of the State."


    How could Xia Yuying bear with it anymore? She hurriedly ran out, not even bothering about etiquette ¡­


    "You still like it? I wanted to go and see you too." Ling Xuan said with a smile.


    Xia Weilan also laughed: "I really like this jade pendant, so I will accept it."


    In the tavern, Xia Weilan did not expect that before she even sat down to drink tea, a waiter would invite her to go upstairs. When she went upstairs, she found that Ling Xuan was actually there, and the two of them were chatting the entire time.


    "I feel like all these food is enough to eat. I''m already full, so why don''t we go out for a walk?" Xia Weilan said.


    Ling Xuan laughed.


    The next moment, they were walking on the street. It wasn''t as hot as before.


    "Do you like to walk around?" Xia Weilan turned his body and asked.


    "Normally, when I''m bored, I come out for a walk with Ling Jue." Ling Xuan said.


    "You''re very familiar with him?" Xia Weilan''s tone was a bit better.


    Ling Xuan''s body paused. Wearing a moon-white robe with a white crown on it and with a gentle and puzzled expression on his face, he said, "From the sound of it, you have a good relationship with him."


    Xia Weilan burst out in laughter, the expression on her face was completely different from before, she was completely different. She waved her hand fiercely, and said without a care: "It''s not a matter of the past, we were only met once, and are not familiar with each other."


    Ling Xuan''s heart skipped a beat. He could tell, but he didn''t say anything.


    "The relationship between the two of us can be considered to be very good." Ling Xuan said.


    Xia Weilan nodded her head, but could not help but look at him a few more times, thinking, such a gentle person, how could she be with such an evil person?


    "The stage ahead is the stage for the week. Do you want to take a look?" Ling Xuan asked.


    Zhou Yichang was a place to help the poor. If there was nowhere for them to stay, they would usually go there to beg for food.


    Xia Weilan''s footsteps paused for a while, and when she was not far away, she could hear the paupers begging for food nonstop, causing her heart to ache for a moment.


    "It''s fine if you don''t want to, but you can''t help me even if I watch. On the contrary, it would only add to your worries." She walked away.


    "I didn''t expect you to be so compassionate." Ling Xuan followed her to another place.


    When Xia Weilan heard these two words, she felt a stabbing pain in her heart.


    "Mercy." Such emotions.


    Could she still have it?


    She could not help but let out a bitter laugh. Ever since she was reborn, everything had disappeared into thin air. In the past, she was kind-hearted, but now she was cheated and betrayed. Her heart had been shattered.


    Thinking of this, her entire body emitted a sorrowful aura.


    Ling Xuan sensed that he was about to say something, but he didn''t expect his to be so hurt.


    "It''s getting late, I''ll send you back." Ling Xuan said gently.


    Together with him, Xia Weilan always felt very comfortable in her heart. She didn''t need to be on guard, nor did she need anything to the side.


    "Thank you for sending me back. We''ll meet up another day." Xia Weilan waved towards Ling Xuan, who was not far away.


    Ling Xuan did not speak, but his expression revealed gentleness.


    Turning around and entering the Hou Mansion, she touched the jade pendant on her waist, feeling like she loved it, as though something was slowly flowing inside out. Closing her eyes, she felt the familiar feeling from the jade pendant.


    Just as he walked into the Hou Mansion, and headed towards it, before he even had the chance to reach the place, he saw Yue Er anxiously running out.


    "Miss, it''s not good. Quickly come over." Yue Er rushed over, and almost rushed into Xia Weilan''s embrace.


    Xia Weilan was originally smiling, but then she became serious as well. Seeing Yue Er''s current state, she had a bad premonition in her heart, and the moment Yue Er grabbed her hand, she said: "What''s wrong? What happened? "


    Young miss, wuu, Master is currently angry, I heard that Second Miss came back crying, and it seems like it has something to do with you, the other servants do not know, and have been waiting for you to return. Yue Er said anxiously. She felt like she was incoherent, but this was also the reason why she was in such a hurry.


    Xia Weilan coldly snorted, this was indeed a good show.


    "Let''s go, help me change into a Clothes." she said coldly.

 C39

    After changing into the Clothes, Xia Weilan walked out of the Lanxuan. As she was walking, she passed by the yard and before she could say anything, she heard the discussions of the maid beside him. Yue Er perked up her ears and listened attentively.


    "Have you heard? Our Eldest Miss seems to have angered the Master again."


    "I heard that she deserved it for being dishonest. Pfft."


    "Miss." Yue Er listened to them talking about Xia Weilan. How could she bear it, she had to rush out and fight with them.


    "Why are you still so impulsive? What are you supposed to do if you''re impulsive?" Xia Weilan said indifferently, her eyes did not even glance sideways in the direction of the maidservant s.


    The reason why these people were talking to her like that was because Xia Yuying and Second Aunt were constantly instigating them. These people originally did not have any bad intentions, but they did not have any decisions.


    "Yes, Miss. Your servant understands." Yue Er said somewhat unwillingly.


    After walking for a while, they reached the main hall of the Hou Mansion.


    Xia Weilan slowly walked in, the expression on her face was not flustered in the slightest, she was wearing a jade colored skirt, and around her waist hung a crystal clear jade pendant.


    "Daughter greets father." Xia Weilan lowered her head and without waiting for Xia Zhengyan to speak, she got up.


    Xia Zhengyan frowned. Seeing Xia Weilan finding a place to sit, he was slightly unhappy but he did not say anything.


    "I wonder why father sent his daughter here?" Xia Weilan asked with suspicion. Her pair of phoenix eye s were extremely clear.


    When Xia Yuying, who was at the side saw her current state, the expression s on her face stiffened a little, and her hands clenched extremely tightly under her sleeves. Her eyes were filled with hatred, and when she saw, she could immediately recall the incident where she was humiliated by Grand Princess Ping Ning in Mansion of the State.


    However, he wasn''t as angry as he was before. Instead, he started to sob. He kept wiping the tears off his face with the handkerchief in his hand.


    "Enough, stop crying. What exactly do you want me to find your Big Sister for?" Xia Zhengyan''s eyes were filled with love and pity. Last time, in order to pacify the princess, he could only let her daughter down. Now that he saw her crying so bitterly, his heart did not feel good either.


    "Father." "Father." Xia Yuying had only sobbed softly in the beginning, but when she heard Xia Zhengyan''s words, the expression on her face became even more pitiful, and her sobbing sounds became several times louder.


    Hearing that, Xia Zhengyan became even more anxious, and immediately asked: "What exactly happened, quickly tell me, it''s not good to keep it in your heart like this."


    Xia Weilan watched indifferently as the two people acted out a "father and daughter romance" scene in front of her, a look of ridicule slipped past her eyes, then she revealed a smile and picked up the cup of tea on the Table and lightly sipped. She wanted to see what kind of tricks Xia Yuying was playing again.


    As he said that, Xia Yuying''s uncontrollable tears became louder and louder, causing people''s hearts to ache.


    Xia Wei''s serious eyes were filled with more pain. He originally liked his daughter a lot, but seeing her crying like this, how could he bear it?


    "Don''t be afraid, just say it, don''t be afraid." Xia Zhengyan saw that she was trembling and the expression on her face was even more anxious. Seeing that she was not willing to speak, he anxiously asked.


    "Grand Princess Pingning said he doesn''t like me. He said it was because he didn''t like me, but he said it was because of his that I didn''t dare to go over to his now." Xia Yuying cried bitterly, it was extremely painful to look at.


    Xia Weilan clicked her tongue twice, and shook her head. Seeing Xia Yuying like this, she felt that it was better than what she had put on, and she felt a pain in her heart, let alone this "good father" she had.


    "Xia Weilan, kneel down." Xia Zhengyan bellowed, her eyes staring wide, her eyebrows raised in an extremely terrifying manner.


    Xia Weilan placed the tea in her hand firmly on the Table, the expression on her face didn''t have the slightest change. She slowly got up and slightly blessed the body, then said: "Father, please allow your daughter to boldly ask about this, I wonder what kind of mistake your daughter has committed? "If you do not say it clearly, then why must your daughter kneel?"


    Xia Zhengyan was rarely refuted by others, regardless of the fact that he was being unreasonable, he could not be refuted.


    "I told you before, you need to take care of your Sisters. How can you let your Sisters suffer such grievances? "If it''s not your fault, then who else can it be?" Xia Zhengyan said, as she caressed Xia Yuying''s back, hoping that she would stop crying.


    "Father, what you''re saying is wrong, Sisters ran over to Mansion of the State herself, then what does Sisters suffering from grievances in the Mansion of the State have to do with me?" Xia Weilan''s long and slender body stood straight, with no intention of kneeling down at all. His small face was already covered in frost, and his eyes carried a bit of sharpness.


    "This ¡­" Xia Zhengyan''s face carried a trace of hesitation.


    Xia Yuying quickly said: "She insisted for me to go. I think it was on purpose." Her hand pointed straight at Xia Weilan, and her voice carried a bit of fragility, or even a howl, as though her pair of eyes were red like something.


    "Do you still have anything else to say? Hmph, this matter has already been made clear, and due to our many years of friendship, you will go to the ancestral hall and kneel for three days. You are not allowed to eat, you are not allowed to drink." Xia Zhengyan was unwilling to hear more from Xia Weilan, so he only made his decision right away. His tone was full of threat.


    Xia Weilan coldly snorted in her heart. Even if he wanted to protect Xia Yuying, there was no need to be so obvious.


    "Father, your daughter has no objection to your decision." Father, your daughter has no objection to your decision. Xia Weilan''s body did not move. She only wanted to ask the last question, her eyes filled with seriousness.


    "Speak."


    Xia Weilan was smiling. If she had to say it, things would be much easier.


    "A few days ago, my daughter went to visit Grand Princess Pingning and had a pleasant chat with her. She said that she was going to visit my father at home one day, but I don''t know if Grand Princess Pingning will have such an opportunity." She said indifferently, as her eyes swept towards Xia Yuying''s position.

 C40

    Xia Zhengyan''s expression changed a little, but he forced himself not to show it. It was just that the body was a little bit more righteous, and his tone carried a little seriousness: "Did Grand Princess Pingning really say that?"


    Xia Weilan nodded her head, as if everything that she just said was true. Her face was extremely serious, so the onlookers watching him did not seem like she was lying.


    "So it''s like this ¡­"


    "Father, you must uphold justice for your daughter. If it wasn''t for Xia Weilan, how could your daughter be like this?" Xia Yuying anxiously pulled on Xia Zhengyan''s sleeve with an uneasy look on her face.


    Xia Weilan smiled sweetly and sat down again. She knew that Xia Zhengyan would definitely have her own plans in mind, but right now, his thoughts were like a weighing scale. She just needed to add fuel to the fire, then he would definitely side with her.


    "Actually, Father, you also know that Princess Pingning likes me now. If you starve your daughter to death, you wouldn''t know when to ask." She spoke slowly.


    ''s face became even uglier. This matter was not easy to handle, last time, she had already wronged Xia Yuying once for the sake of Grand Princess Ping Ning, so if she was wronged again, she would definitely feel even worse, but Hou Mansion did not have any real power, so if she was targeted by Grand Princess Ping Ning, then she would feel even worse.


    However, Xia Yuying was unable to tell that this was the moment where both of them were in a dilemma.


    "Father, you can''t ignore your daughter." Xia Yuying felt even more wronged.


    "Enough, what does this have to do with your Big Sister? It''s just a small matter, why don''t we just forget about it." Xia Zhengyan suddenly opened his mouth, scaring him.


    In fact, in Xia Zhengyan''s heart, he had always wanted to protect Xia Yuying, so he said that he would just let this matter go. He had time to waste time with her, but she did not, because, how could he let this matter go?


    "Actually there is nothing much, it is just that Sisters is not sensible." Xia Weilan said with a smile.


    Xia Zhengyan was pleasantly surprised, thinking that this daughter of hers was smart enough to not embarrass him and Xia Yuying.


    Looking at the expression on his face that was rejoicing, the smile on Xia Weilan''s face became even wider, and the color of the corners of his eyes became even more imposing: "It''s just that Sisters has repeated this way several times, and this has already angered Grand Princess Ping Ning. If father does not punish his slightly, I''m afraid ¡­"


    Xia Weilan did not speak the rest of her words, but she believed that Xia Zhengyan definitely understood.


    Seeing that there was already a bright moon and stars hanging in the sky outside, she stood up and said to the body, "Father, daughter and father''s hearts are the same. We both hope that Hou Mansion can do well. It''s getting late, so your daughter will be leaving first. "


    After that, Xia Weilan did not even give Xia Zhengyan a chance to speak, and turned to leave.


    With his back facing these two, Xia Weilan''s heart felt a little happier. At least, it would feel a little better if she could just look at her unwell.


    "Father, your daughter doesn''t want to kneel in the ancestral hall. Your daughter was wronged, so what does this have to do with your daughter?" Xia Yuying hurriedly refused to speak as she heard Xia Zhengyan''s words, her eyes shining with a look of disbelief. She couldn''t imagine why her father, who had always doted on her, would become like this.


    Xia Zhengyan sighed, he had no other choice, but to act like this, "Go."


    "Father, daughter doesn''t want it, daughter definitely doesn''t want it." Xia Yuying started to panic. It seemed as if she had no choice but to kneel down, but how could she take it lying down?


    A bit of anger appeared on Xia Zhengyan''s face. Did she really think that he would stoop to such a state? Wasn''t this out of helplessness? However, he couldn''t display such a useless appearance right now. If that was the case, then where would his prestige be?


    "This matter is decided. Tomorrow, you will go to the ancestral hall and kneel, not eating nor drinking." Xia Zhengyan no longer gave Xia Yuying a chance to speak. He walked out with large strides, not even sparing Xia Yuying a glance.


    Xia Yuying sat paralyzed on the ground. She didn''t understand, she didn''t understand, why was it that she was the one at a disadvantage in recent times? This Xia Weilan, she absolutely could not live, as long as she lived for one day, she would not have a good life.


    On the way back, Xia Weilan passed by Old Mistress''s residence and unconsciously stopped in her tracks.


    "Miss, it''s already late, do you not know that the light in the room of Old Mistress is still on?" Yue Er said in detail.


    "Let''s go in and take a look." Xia Weilan said indifferently.


    When the maidservant at the door saw Xia Weilan, just as he was about to lower his head to greet the body, he was blocked by Xia Weilan''s hand.


    The maidservant quietly left.


    Xia Weilan looked at the Old Mistress Xia carefully looking at something on the bed, and the candle flame in the room was not very bright. Just now, when she was at the entrance, she had Yue Er take a bowl of broth from the Kitchen.


    "I wonder if this account is correct." Old Mistress Xia''s eyes were not good. She struggled to look at the accounts on the Accounts.


    Suddenly, the fire in the room became brighter, and it seemed that even the room had warmed up a lot.


    Only now did Old Mistress Xia raise her head, and didn''t see the maidservant that normally served closely, but instead saw Xia Weilan.


    "maidservant is too careless. How many more candles did Grandmother get?" Xia Weilan''s labial margin hung a shallow Smiling and she was holding a bowl of soup in her hands.


    "Why are you free to come?" Old Mistress Xia''s aged face had a smile on it. She really loved this granddaughter of hers and extended her hand to pull her over.


    Xia Weilan took the chance to sit down, her face revealing the loveliness of a little girl, her cheeks still had a bit of pink, she brought up the soup in her hand and carefully said: "Grandmother, what are you saying, for your granddaughter to come over and serve Grandmother, that is a matter of heaven and earth. Forget about that, your granddaughter had specially brewed this soup, it has been 3 to 8 hours now, the fire temperature is just barely good, why don''t you try it first?"


    Old Mistress Xia looked at her granddaughter with a complicated expression. She hadn''t noticed this before because of her mother, but now that they were in contact, she realized that this granddaughter was actually treating her with care.


    "Alright, alright, alright. I''ll try it." Old Mistress Xia laughed as she spoke, the wrinkles on her face were about to pile up.


    Xia Weilan''s expression was complex, but she did not express it too clearly.

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    Xia Weilan''s eyes instantly returned to normal, concealing the various emotions in her heart. She immediately switched to a slightly anticipating expression, a pair of phoenix eye was mischievous and cute, exactly the expression at this age.


    Old Mistress Xia had just put down the soup when she saw her kind of expression, her heart moved: "It tastes extremely good, it''s really not bad."


    Somehow, she managed to say these words. In truth, the broth from before wasn''t very tasty, and was even a little tasteless. However, for some reason, she said that as soon as she saw the expression that she was so looking forward to.


    "If Grandmother likes it, your granddaughter will come over every day." Xia Weilan''s body moved closer to the front.


    "It''s rare for you to have this kind of intention, but the way I look at you, it seems like you came over from your father''s place? "Why, he asked you to come over late at night, is there something you need?"


    Even though Xia Weilan''s expression did not change, in her heart, she was extremely vigilant. As expected, the older the better, and without her saying anything, she already knew which side she came from.


    "How does Grandmother know?" Xia Weilan pretended to ask innocently.


    "Don''t look at how Grandmother is getting old, her eyes are already blurry and useless. But Grandmother can smell a fragrance off your body, it''s your father''s smell that''s not bad." The Old Mistress Xia explained to her with a smile.


    At this moment, she felt that the old man in front of her was like her Grandmother, a relative of hers. But she really had no way of forgetting what happened earlier.


    "It''s not really a big deal. It''s just a small matter of the Sisters s." When Xia Weilan talked about this matter, the expression looked a little uneasy.


    "You can''t hide anything from me, it''s better if you tell me so that I can feel at ease. Otherwise, I''ll be on tenterhooks." Old Mistress Xia suddenly pulled her hand over with a probing look on her face.


    Xia Weilan frowned even more, and looked to be in a dilemma. It didn''t matter if she wanted it to or not, she still wanted it to be like this.


    "You just have to do it, I won''t be angry." The Old Mistress Xia had a sense of peace between her brows.


    The kind look on her face really made one think that she would not be angry.


    "Then what do I need to do now?" Old Mistress Xia hurriedly asked.


    Xia Weilan''s brows furrowed even more, and her eyes flashed a little: "Actually, it''s nothing much, it''s just that Sisters thought that I was the one instigating this matter, so she made Father punish me to kneel in the Ancestral Hall."


    Saying that, Xia Weilan almost cried, but she still forced herself not to cry. The scene in front of her eyes, was actually the pitiful look Xia Yuying had just now.


    "This is too much. This matter has nothing to do with you. This Yu Ying is always so ignorant, and she does not care about the big picture." "I will definitely have a good talk with your father." The Old Mistress Xia stood up as she spoke.


    Xia Weilan hurriedly pushed her body back down and she was so anxious that she was about to cry, "Grandmother, you have to pay attention to the body since you are more serious now. "Moreover, the daughter believes that the father can give the daughter a clean one."


    Only then did Old Mistress Xia sit down, the expression on her face had also relaxed slightly. Listening to the cicadas chirping outside the window, she realized that it was already very late.


    "Oh right, Grandmother, what are you looking at? It''s already so late, it''s time for you to rest." Xia Weilan said as she looked at the thing on her desk.


    Old Mistress Xia could not help but like the Xia Weilan in front of her more. The reason she said this right now was to change the topic so that she would not think about the foolish things that Xia Yuying had done.


    Thinking of this, her heart felt more at ease. However, her eyebrows had only lowered a little before she started to get annoyed when mentioning the matters on the case.


    Xia Weilan seemed to have seen through what she was thinking. "Grandmother? "If Grandmother has any troubles, you can speak of it. If granddaughter can help out in any way, it would be good."


    Hearing her words, Old Mistress Xia had several plans in his heart: "I will ask Second Aunt to give the Accounts to me, it''s just that I am old and useless now, and looking at these things, not only do I look exhausted, but I am also bored, and my gaze is no longer useful."


    She continuously shook her head, the expression on her face had a look of pity.


    "Grandmother, if Grandmother does not mind, your granddaughter can help you take a look. However, today is really too late, why don''t you wait until tomorrow?" Xia Weilan''s tone carried a question.


    There was satisfaction in Old Mistress Xia''s eyes as she nodded her head. She was just thinking that when she said those words, she would say them out loud.


    "Alright, alright, alright. In that case, you will come tomorrow. Today, you should return and rest well." The Old Mistress Xia said with a smile.


    "Today''s matter has become that of a young lady." Yue Er said excitedly, her hand holding his overcoat as she quickly draped it over Xia Weilan''s body.


    Xia Weilan walked a few steps back to the Lanxuan. Seeing Yue Er''s dancing and waving appearance, her eyes were also tainted with a little bit of Smiling. Why is this Yue Er like a Child?


    She could relax and not hide it. She even had the feeling of being able to snuggle up to him.


    Xia Weilan deeply understood how preposterous her thoughts were. She definitely could not repeat the same mistake and absolutely could not easily trust anyone.


    Thinking up to this point, her entire body gave off a painful aura. That aura was somewhat terrifying, and was a bone-piercing coldness.


    "Miss, what are you thinking about?" Yue Er shivered.


    "No, let''s hurry back." Xia Weilan kept all the thoughts in her mind, and she immediately calmed down, returning to normal.


    The flowers outside the window were blooming brilliantly, and the scent of the flowers wafted in from the paper window. Xia Weilan opened her eyes.


    Lying on her bed, she didn''t get up. Day after day, year after year, was she planning to keep doing this? A trace of disgust flashed across Xia Weilan''s heart. She didn''t want to, but she couldn''t struggle free either, this might be fate, the result of her fighting to the death was being used by others as a stepping stone for others.

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    But even so, what could she do? She couldn''t change the current situation, so she could only accept it. Others could only say that she was understanding, or that she didn''t know what was good for her, or that she had many helplessness.


    A sigh fell into the air and disappeared without a trace.


    "Little miss, little miss, I''m coming." Yue Er ran in happily with a smile on her small face and a pot of hot tea in her hands.


    Xia Weilan was holding onto a scroll in her hands, while the body was lying on the soft couch. Her small face was filled with indifference, but as she watched Yue Er run in so lively, her face revealed a trace of a smile.


    "What is it that makes you so happy?" Xia Weilan said as he put down the scroll in his hands.


    Yue Er snorted, his face had a pleased look, she casually placed the teacup down, then brought his face closer, looking around to see if there were any other people around, she laughed: "When I passed the Ancestral Hall, I saw Second Miss kneeling inside. This servant saw that she seemed to be very hungry, and it looks like she has been kneeling for a long time already."


    With that said, her laughter became even louder, and the body was even louder.


    "Look at you, no matter what, you must take care of it. If others were to see it, what would you look like?" Although he scolded them like that, Xia Weilan still revealed a happy smile on his face.


    "By the way, young miss, aren''t you going to visit Old Mistress today? "Your servant was still listening to you talk yesterday. Why aren''t you going today?" Yue Er suddenly remembered something, and an inquiry appeared on her face.


    The expression on Xia Weilan''s face flickered a little, and it seemed to be true. Yesterday, she was too tired, but she had actually forgotten about such an important matter.


    "If you didn''t say it, I would have forgotten about it, so just pack up and go." With that, Xia Weilan stood up.


    "Second Miss, this servant brought some food over. Although it''s cold now, I really can''t find anything else, so I might as well eat it." The maidservant said, but before he could finish, he was interrupted by Xia Yuying.


    "Alright, alright, hurry up and bring the things over. I''m about to starve to death." Xia Yuying said impatiently.


    She had been kneeling in the ancestral hall for six hours already, and couldn''t even use a single strength on her knees. Moreover, she would occasionally feel a heart-wrenching sensation, causing her to break out in a cold sweat.


    At this moment, no one was around. She struggled to get up but was unable to. She staggered and almost fell down. She could only slump on the ground.


    "Slut, you don''t know how to support me?" Xia Yuying''s hand fiercely smashed onto the servant girl''s body. The servant girl was in so much pain that she did not dare to speak, and could only continue to cry. She was truly wronged, with the things in her hand, how could she spare time to help her?


    "This servant knows her wrongs. This servant will not dare to do so again." The servant girl cried out in alarm as she felt pain in her arm.


    "Shouting, I''ll let you be arrogant, I''ll let you be arrogant." Xia Yuying ruthlessly pinched her arm, her face had a ferocious expression, but her heart was thinking of that Xia Weilan.


    "What''s wrong with the Sisters? Why would they be so angry over something? If they had angered the body to death, what would they do?"


    Hearing the voice, Xia Yuying stopped moving, her face was startled for a moment, what she saw was a pair of white shoes, she raised her eyes and looked.


    Xia Weilan was smiling, her pair of phoenix eye s were filled with concern and worry, and the body s were lowering their heads.


    When Xia Yuying saw her appearance, the fire in her heart started burning. She struggled to stand up, and her tone became harsh, "Didn''t you rely on the fact that Princess Pingning likes you? Do you think that Princess Pingning really does love you?


    Before Xia Weilan could say anything, Yue Er, who was behind her, rushed forward and fiercely smashed her face.


    ''Bang! ''a loud and clear sound was heard.


    This slap stunned everyone present.


    Xia Weilan''s eyes revealed surprise, and then recovered to normal, with an unknown Smiling hidden in her eyes.


    Xia Yuying''s face was filled with astonishment. She covered her face with one hand and was unable to react for a long time.


    "You, you dare hit me?" Xia Yuying''s eyes were filled with rage, the body walked a few steps forward and waved its hand.


    Xia Weilan detected her movements and quietly hid Yue Er behind the body.


    "What is Sisters doing?" She indifferently spoke, the expression on her face didn''t have the slightest fluctuation, her eyebrows slightly raised. Her appearance, seemed to be asking, seemed to be ridiculing.


    Xia Yuying''s body rushed straight to the ground, her face facing the ground. In the moment of crisis, she used her hands to cover her face, but luckily it was only her arm that touched the ground.


    "Ah." She cried out and fell to the ground.


    "Miss, it''s me."


    "Don''t speak, leave everything to me."


    "Sisters, my servant girl is only teaching Sisters the rules. Think about it, if Sisters was to steal food and not kneel down, this matter ¡­ if Father knew," Xia Weilan said calmly.


    Xia Yuying was supported up by the servant girl beside him, and said angrily: "You are threatening me?"


    "What is Sisters saying? How could Big Sister do that? You have to understand that this is all for the good of Sisters." Xia Weilan revealed a smile on her face.


    Xia Yuying''s face turned ugly, but she held back and did not attack.


    "Oh? Look at what Sisters is eating. The food is already cold, how can you eat this?" Xia Weilan said as she kicked the food box on the floor.


    "What Big Sister said is right, Sisters understands. Sisters will definitely be sensible and kneel on the ground until Big Sister is satisfied." Xia Yuying said reluctantly.


    She had to endure, she had to endure.


    "In that case, this Big Sister will be leaving first. This Sisters must kneel down well in the ancestral hall." Xia Weilan brought Yue Er and left the place in large strides.


    "Slut!" It was only after Xia Weilan left for a while that Xia Yuying started to act up, viciously grabbing onto that servant girl just now to ease her hatred.


    Xia Weilan and Yue Er were walking on the stone path, and they met each other in a hurry.

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    "Miss, I''m sorry, I was impulsive again. I admit my mistake this time, please don''t hit me." Yue Er stopped and said.


    Xia Weilan also stopped and did not speak for a long time.


    Yue Er''s heart was in turmoil, her hands were fidgeting uneasily, her entire body was unsettled. She could not bear to listen to Xia Yuying talk about her young miss, so she was unable to control herself for a while.


    After a long while, Xia Weilan finally spoke.


    "Did you see those flowers blooming so beautifully?" Xia Weilan said as he looked at the peony in front of him.


    Yue Er was puzzled, but she still looked at the flower in front of him seriously. It was currently midsummer, in such weather, how could the flowers be blooming poorly, but the flowers blooming beautifully, she could clearly see, why did he ask her? However, she still opened her mouth and said, "In reply to young mistress, these flowers are already blooming very well."


    "Do you want to ask me if I''m going to ask you even though I can see you?" Xia Weilan opened his mouth to speak, but his gaze did not shift away from the peony for even a moment.


    "I know. However, I will not say it. It is not that others do not know about some of these things. It might be that others do not wish to say them." she said again.


    Yue Er thought for a while, thinking that there must be a reason why Xia Weilan would say such words for no reason.


    After thinking for a long time, she finally understood. "Miss, from today onwards, this servant will definitely be fine. I won''t be causing trouble for Miss anymore."


    "It''s good that you understand. The reason why I can protect you today is because I can suppress her. If you offend her and give her a hand one day, I''m afraid I won''t be able to save you." Xia Weilan explained in detail.


    Now that she had someone that she could trust, she only wanted Yue Er to take fewer detours.


    "Yue Er understands."


    Seeing her fiercely nod her head, Xia Weilan was happier in his heart. He could not hide the expression on his face no matter how hard he tried: "Since that''s the case, let''s go. I think Grandmother must have just finished lunch.


    Inside Old Mistress Xia''s house. It was already daytime. Sunlight shone through the paper windows, revealing all sorts of precious items.


    The incense by his side was extremely expensive. Just a whiff of it was enough to make him feel comfortable.


    Separated by the golden muslin curtain, Xia Weilan saw that it was embroidered with golden threads, with tassels hanging from it.


    Grandmother has waited for you for some time. If you don''t come, Grandmother will send people to find you. "" Okay. Old Mistress Xia had a smile on her face as she looked at Xia Weilan who was slowly walking over.


    Xia Weilan was holding a bowl of sour plum soup in her hands. She was dressed in plain clothes, and did not put on makeup.


    "Don''t be anxious Grandmother, I just came here, didn''t I just spend some time to personally make the sour plum soup for you?" Xia Weilan walked over and put down the sour plum soup.


    It was already daytime, but when she looked at the Table, she saw that it was all top-quality rosewood. There was even a faint fragrance of it, it was fresh and pleasant, and Old Mistress Xia''s clothes were also all expensive materials.


    Xia Weilan''s heart became colder. Hou Mansion didn''t have any real power, and the source of money was only from shops in the city. It was not easy for seven or eight stores to support the entire Hou Mansion.


    Just as she was thinking this, her thoughts drifted further away.


    "Faint Tide?"


    When Old Mistress Xia said these words, Xia Weilan finally regained her senses. With a smile on her face, she said gently: "Grandmother."


    "Quick, look at what''s written on the Accounts, it gives me a headache." Old Mistress Xia pushed the Accounts towards her direction. Her wrinkled face was filled with worry and annoyance.


    Xia Weilan did not receive the Accounts.


    Before Old Mistress Xia could react, she felt a pair of cold little hands on her temples, followed by a comfortable feeling. She gradually closed her eyes, and enjoyed this comfortable feeling.


    "Although these Accounts are important, they are not as important as the Grandmother''s body." Xia Weilan said softly next to Old Mistress Xia''s ear.


    Old Mistress Xia nodded her head. The comfortable feeling she felt from her body made her mood much better, "You''re still a filial son. Oh right, did your father punish Yu Ying?"


    "This father normally dotes on the Sisters, how can he let the Sisters do whatever it takes now? However, since Sisters has done the wrong things, we can only let him kneel in the ancestral hall for a while. This can be considered a punishment. " Xia Weilan massaged Old Mistress Xia''s temples gently as she spoke.


    "You''ve been wronged by this matter after all." She sighed.


    Xia Weilan''s heart turned cold, even though she said that, you still have to protect her, but once today''s matter happened, the Old Mistress Xia''s heart would soften, so it won''t be difficult to deal with it anymore.


    "It''s nothing, granddaughter doesn''t feel wronged." Xia Weilan said as she stopped what she was doing and sat back on the bed.


    In her previous life, she also had a housekeeper, who managed all the big and small affairs in the house in a neat and orderly manner. It was unknown what it looked like in the hands of Second Aunt.


    As for seeing the Accounts, she was already familiar with it, but she had to pretend that it was tiring.


    She understood that Old Mistress Xia was intelligent and would not let others see through her. If they knew about this, it would make people suspicious.


    "This Grandmother, my granddaughter doesn''t really understand much about it. It''s just that seeing how much work it is for her, my granddaughter is willing to study bit by bit. This way, I can help my Grandmother share its worries." Xia Weilan pretended not to understand, while Liu Ye frowned, her eyes filled with confusion.


    Although this was on the surface, she was extremely shocked at the moment.


    The account on it shocked her. She had thought that no matter how bad it was, it would be more profitable. However, what did she see now? What are these things?


    How could he afford it?


    Every one of these accounts was a loss. There was no record of profit at all.


    Even though he was shocked, he couldn''t show it at all. If not, Xia Weilan really wanted to strangle Second Aunt to death at this moment.


    "It''s hard on you. If you are willing to learn about the matters of Hou Mansion, then of course she will be happy." Old Mistress Xia''s face carried a smile.

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    The two words "Hou Mansion" stung Xia Weilan''s heart. She didn''t know what to feel in her heart.


    Yeah, this is the Hou Mansion.


    What does it have to do with her, Xia Weilan? There were no longer any people here for him to worry about. The reason why she couldn''t forget about his previous life was only because she couldn''t let go of it.


    What did the Hou Mansion having to do with her?


    It was as though he hadn''t. Then why was she so excited?


    She did not understand her own heart. She was even more confused and a little lost.


    "Grandmother, your granddaughter is naturally willing. I''ll start studying another time, as long as Grandmother doesn''t dislike your granddaughter." The corner of Xia Weilan''s mouth hooked up into a pure and beautiful smile, and a limpid light shone from within the phoenix eye.


    An idea flashed through her mind. Evil and darkness, yet at the same time, it made her feel excited.


    "Since you are willing, then it is naturally good." Old Mistress Xia grabbed Xia Weilan''s hand as she sized up the gentle and elegant granddaughter in front of her. She was magnanimous and hardworking.


    "Grandmother, granddaughter only has one request. Granddaughter wants to see all the accounts over the years, so I''ll have to trouble Second Aunt to deliver the items over." Xia Weilan said with a smile.


    Old Mistress Xia thought for a while, then made up her mind.


    "That''s not difficult, I''ll get someone to say it, and then ask them to send the Accounts over to you, but you have to pay attention to your body too, don''t stay up late." Old Mistress Xia said sincerely and sincerely as she held her hand.


    Xia Weilan nodded lightly: "If that''s the case, then it''s the best."


    "What did you say?" Old Mistress sent people to retrieve the Accounts from the past? " Second Aunt''s face was filled with shock. His expression was one of panic, but he pretended to be calm.


    The Second Aunt''s personal maidservant. Lan''er hurriedly nodded and said, "That''s right, the maidservant that came over also said that Old Mistress Xia wants all the Accounts from the past."


    Second Aunt''s body retreated a few steps, staggered a bit, and held onto a corner of the chair tightly. His handkerchief was also deformed, and his face became even more pale: "What did you say? All before? "


    Lan''er nodded seriously.


    Second Aunt was panicking in his heart. If he were to hand over the Accounts, he was afraid that ¡­


    "Madam, we can do this!" Lan''er''s mind came up with a plan as she brought the body closer to the Second Aunt''s ears and whispered into them.


    In an instant.


    "Is this feasible?" Second Aunt was a little worried, but in his heart, he was already beginning to agree with this idea. Because, right now, there was no other way besides this.


    "Ma''am, if you want to, there''s nothing else you can''t do." Ran smiled and complimented.


    Lou Wen.


    "Reporting to Old Mistress Xia, Second Aunt said that because there are indeed too many Accounts, if we organize them, it would take some effort, so we can only wait until the afternoon to send all of them over." A maidservant whispered as he stood beside the Old Mistress Xia.


    Old Mistress Xia frowned, waved her hand, and then she went down.


    Xia Weilan sat at the side and only smiled, not saying anything else.


    Late at night, the cicadas outside the window were clamoring non-stop.


    As the soft moonlight fell in, the candle flame flickered.


    In front of a normal wooden Table, a woman was looking at something at the front of the table. Her eyebrows were tightly knitted, and there was no sign of any temperature or Smiling on her face.


    "Miss, it''s already late. We''ll see about this Accounts tomorrow." Yue Er yawned on the side and poured herself a cup of green tea.


    Xia Weilan didn''t even raise her head as sshe reached out her hand to touch the spot where the tea was placed and took a big gulp. This could be considered as clearing her thirst, as he continuously flipped through the thick Accounts s with her other hand.


    Only after a long while did she finally look up. Seeing that Yue Er''s body was barely holding on, she looked outside the window and saw the moon hanging high in the sky. Presumably, it was already late at night.


    "Hurry up and go back to sleep. It''s already so late." Xia Weilan stood up and took a piece of Clothes from the shelf and covered Yue Er''s body with it.


    Yue Er sat on the chair, almost falling asleep. Feeling the sudden warmth and weight of her body, she immediately jumped up from the chair. The expression on her face had a look of fear: "Don''t hit me!"


    Xia Weilan''s eyes froze for a moment, and Yue Er did the same. Their eyes met, and both master and servant actually started laughing loudly.


    "Then Miss, do you need to rest? This servant will wait on Miss to rest." Yue Er said as she extended her hand out to take off Xia Weilan''s Clothes.


    Xia Weilan actually did not want to sleep, and she was not tired either. However, she did not stop Yue Er from doing so, because she knew that if this silly girl did not sleep, Yue Er would definitely not sleep either. She must have insisted on accompanying her, so she could only allow Yue Er to do as she pleased.


    Only when he saw Xia Weilan lying on the bed, did Yue Er finally relax. Before he left, he even extinguished the candle flame.


    Xia Weilan stood up, wanting to stop her actions, but she laughed helplessly and lied back down.


    With a "creaking" sound, carefully closed the door.


    After a long while, Xia Weilan finally got up and casually took a thin coat and draped it over her body. She only lit a small candle beside the Table and sat by the window.


    He then looked at the accounts seriously.


    Her hands carefully caressed the Accounts. This kind of Accounts had been like this for many years, and the paper had already turned slightly yellow.


    There was a trace of doubt in Xia Weilan''s heart, she could not believe it, why was there not a single mistake on the Accounts anymore, the previous book, on the other hand, was full of loopholes, and it was even in a state of loss.


    What was going on? Her brows furrowed more and more, and she couldn''t figure it out no matter how hard she thought.


    In December, 10,000 taels of silver was paid out, 7,000 of them were paid, the remaining 3,000 taels were paid.


    Xia Weilan''s hands carefully caressed this figure. At that time, she was just ten years old, yet Xia Yuying had stolen her favorite thing away and even complained to Xia Zhengyan about it. She was scolded at by him for a good while, but she could only watch as her beloved thing was taken away by Xia Yuying.


    Thinking up to here, her hands suddenly tightened as her eyes flashed with pain. In her previous life, she felt like there were no more strength, and she did not have any other feelings, so she could not think any further.


    She was so weak that she could not even cry anymore. She could only lie on the Table s as she looked around.

 C45

    Suddenly, a pair of narrow and long phoenix eyes appeared before her eyes, Xia Weilan''s eyes were filled with astonishment, her heart skipped a beat, the expression on her face was also alarmed, she hurriedly got up and wiped her face, but did not realise, that there were no tears on her face.


    After tidying up his emotions, Xia Weilan''s face became cold: "Why is decedent free to come to my place? Shouldn''t you be accompanying the young miss of the Nalan Clan?" There was a sour tone in her words that she did not notice.


    The corners of Ling Jue''s eyes hooked up, and his face revealed a smile.


    The slender body walked forward a few steps and stooped down to hug Xia Weilan.


    Xia Weilan struggled instinctively, a trace of unknown emotion flowing through her heart, but seeing that the person behind her was gradually growing stronger, and she was actually unable to struggle free, she simply gave up on struggling.


    After a while.


    "I missed you. I didn''t come to see you a few days ago because I had other things to take care of. I know that you were thinking about me too." Ling Jue moved closer to Xia Weilan and took a deep breath, her face revealing a satisfied smile.


    Listening to him explain in detail the reason why he hadn''t come over these past few days, and what he was doing now.


    Xia Weilan''s heart skipped a beat, but she did not show it on the surface. She only let out a cold snort, "Who''s missing you?


    Ling Jue did not say anything, and only quietly hugged her.


    Before Xia Weilan could react, she felt the sky spin and the earth spin. She cried out in alarm, but then she remembered that Yue Er had already fallen asleep, and held in her anger for a long time.


    Her entire being was in his embrace, and with her current appearance, in Ling Jue''s eyes, his gaze gradually grew deeper.


    After being stunned for a while, Xia Weilan came back to her senses, and her face quietly flushed red. In order to avoid falling to the ground, she held Ling Jue''s neck tightly, and pretended to be angry: "You, quickly let me down."


    "So what if I say no?" Ling Jue asked in reply. His eyebrows lifted up slightly, a pair of slender white fingers extended, and lifted Xia Weilan''s chin.


    Xia Weilan swallowed her saliva and frowned. She did not like his current look, his current frivolous look made it seem as if she could treat others in such a manner, even though she had never seen him treat others like this.


    "Don''t touch me." She jerked her head away from his grip, her tone much colder than before.


    The candles were burning now, and the candles were shining in their faces.


    Ling Jue casually picked up the Accounts on the Table. When Xia Weicu saw it, he curled his lips but did not say anything.


    "What is this?" he asked casually.


    "Hmph, of course this is a Accounts, can''t you tell? "Yeah, how could someone like you, who is in a high position, understand us petty grudges?" Xia Weicu said coldly.


    Originally, he thought that Ling Jue would at least reply with a few words, but what came over was actually silence.


    She didn''t think much about it when they were bickering just now, but now that she had calmed down, she felt a bit awkward. She sat on his lap, and the heat coming from his leg made her even more restless.


    "Is this your family''s Accounts?" He raised his eyebrows, and his pair of deep eyes caused one to be unable to discern any emotion within them.


    Xia Weilan''s face froze for a moment, before reacting and nodding.


    Her phoenix eye stared intently at his face, only to see his face revealing a smile. That smile, seemed to be ridiculing.


    "What are you laughing at?" Xia Weicu asked suspiciously. She didn''t like this kind of smile either, it was dazzling to the eye.


    Ling Jue placed the Accounts before her eyes and pulled her even closer. His entire person was behind her, in his arms, as he pointed at a certain spot on the Accounts with his long fingers and said: "Look at this."


    Xia Weicu had originally wanted to refuse, but seeing his actions, his gaze naturally followed the direction he was pointing towards, the expression on his face had a trace of doubt.


    "That''s nothing?" She looked at the numbers on the Accounts for a long time, but she still couldn''t figure out what it was.


    Wait? This, this account?


    "You mean this is not Hou Mansion''s Accounts?" Xia Weicu said calmly.


    Although he looked calm on the surface, he was already shocked and alarmed. The reason why so many Accounts had no mistakes was because these Accounts were not from the Hou Mansion.


    Then, she must have been preparing time. With so much time, she could finally have enough time to get the fake Accounts. This was because she didn''t have the time to waste here.


    From the very beginning, when she looked at the age of these Accounts, she felt that it was real, but she didn''t doubt them at all.


    Now she understood.


    "Thank you very much." Xia Weilan said indifferently.


    "Why is Lan Er being so courteous, in the future, I will let you take care of the Battle King Manor." Ling Jue''s body moved closer to Xia Weilan and placed its large hands on his waist.


    "Just now, was it because of this that you were so worried?" Ling Jue opened his mouth again.


    Xia Weilan''s thoughts were drifting far away, she did not hear Ling Jue''s words, so she did not reply him. Ling Jue waited for a good while to see her, but there was no reaction, she then lightly pinched her waist.


    "Sss" Xia Weilan sucked in a cold breath, and the expression on her face twisted. In truth, it was not painful, but she was only scared, and that was why she revealed her expression.


    "What are you doing? Don''t think that you can do whatever you want just by helping me." She slapped his big hand away, and the body stepped forward, about to get off him.


    Her thoughts were good, but she was helpless as a pair of large hands tightly held her body s, making it impossible for her to break free.


    "AHH!" She cried out in alarm, and the entire body was lifted up by Ling Jue.


    Now her arm around his neck tightened even more.


    Ling Jue''s face revealed a trace of a domineering smile, "Since it''s fine now, then it''s time for us to rest, don''t you think?"


    What? Rest? Sleeping together again? This was the only thought in Xia Weilan''s mind, but she subconsciously did not resist it. Instead, she wondered if he would do anything to her.


    "Don''t ¡­" Xia Weilan lightly pressed her hand against Ling Jue''s chest, his eyes carrying an unknown evasion.

 C46

    "No?" Ling Jue had an evil smile in his eyes.


    Heavy breath gushed from her neck, and for a moment she didn''t know what to say.


    "Nothing." She could only whisper.


    Ling Jue listened to her words, but didn''t argue as usual, as an unknown warmth flowed through his heart.


    His movements were gentle as he placed her on the bed. Unknowingly, the coat Xia Weilan was wearing had already been draped over the screen since long ago.


    Ling Jue''s gaze fell upon the jade pendant on the screen, something seemed to be slowly flowing in the depths of his eyes.


    Without waiting for Xia Weilan to stand up, he began to undress.


    Xia Weilan opened her eyes and looked at the man unabashedly stripping of the Clothes in front of her, the GIRL that had yet to leave the pavilion. Although this was not the first time she had seen this kind of scene, she still turned her head away.


    "Do you always like to go to the lady who has yet to leave the house to undress?" Xia Weilan scoffed, her face was cold, but her cheeks were flushed red.


    Ling Jue''s hands stopped moving, his face carrying a hint of playfulness: "Are you jealous?"


    Xia Weilan''s heart thumped once, "Heh, why should I be jealous? I''m not related to you in any way."


    She actually didn''t know what she was thinking. She clearly wanted to stay away from this person, but why was this person always trying to find ways to appear before her?


    Sensing that someone was lying down beside her, she took a deep breath to calm herself down.


    Ling Jue carried her in his embrace, and the two of them faced each other. Xia Weilan rested his arm on top of her head, and the faint fragrance of the Dragon''s Saliva rushed into Xia Weilan''s nose.


    "Where did you get this jade pendant?" Ling Jue brought the jade pendant before Xia Weilan''s eyes and saw that the body had also woken up.


    Xia Weilan was startled for a moment, but immediately reacted, snatching the jade pendant from his hand, as though it was protecting some kind of rare treasure behind him, and coldly said: "What are you doing here?"


    Ling Jue was also stunned for a moment.


    Xia Weilan looked at Ling Jue who was pressing down on him with a profound gaze, as though she was brewing a storm. It seemed that he was angry.


    She did not understand why he was angry. She wanted to say something, but she realized that she was not his, and why she had to explain.


    She was held in this way, and the two of them maintained the same posture for a long time.


    She lifted her head to look at his face. It no longer had its usual charm. There was a certain peace on his face, and as he looked at her, he felt a sense of serenity.


    The phoenix eyes were also closed. They no longer possessed their usual seductive feel. Only the cinnabar mole on his forehead could move a person''s heart at night. His nose was extremely high and had a beautiful curvature.


    Xia Weilan shook her head fiercely. Looking at his face which was gradually calming down, she was now sure that he wouldn''t do anything. She couldn''t help but think that the last time was also the same way.


    Thinking of this, she didn''t know whether to laugh or cry. She didn''t know what to do.


    She also couldn''t figure out why Ling Jue kept approaching her but didn''t do anything at all. Could it be that there was an even bigger conspiracy?!


    Thinking of this, her heart turned cold. Her initially slightly opened heart once again shut tightly.


    Today, she smiled so bitterly that she didn''t have the mood to think about it anymore.


    She closed her eyes and stopped thinking about all this nonsense. She just wanted to get a good night''s sleep. If there was anything she wanted, she would wait until tomorrow.


    In front of the dressing table, Xia Weilan was carefully combing her hair with a wooden comb.


    "Where did you get this jade pendant?"


    "Miss, we can''t leave her here."


    "It''s Ling Xuan" Xia Weilan blurted out. The person in front of him, was not Ling Jue, but Yue Er.


    "Ling Xuan? Miss, you cannot speak the name of Prince directly. " Yue Er said carefully.


    Only then did Xia Weilan come back to her senses, her eyes carried a trace of disappointment, and an indescribable emotion. She only responded indifferently, her face returning to normal.


    "Let''s go to Lou Yuan to see the Grandmother in a while." she whispered.


    After a short while, Xia Weilan had already stepped into Lou Yuan''s territory.


    "My granddaughter greets Grandmother." My granddaughter greets Grandmother. Xia Weilan said with a smile.


    She was wearing a coupled colored skirt and there was only a pure hairpin on her head.


    "Hurry and get up, I''m not talking, you are still the direct descendant of Hou Mansion, your clothes are way too clean, you should be dressed up well." Old Mistress Xia said with regret as she helped her body up.


    Xia Weilan could only say with grievance: "Lan Er understands."


    "I have some jewelry and materials that I need to send over to you." The Old Mistress Xia said.


    She originally didn''t care about these things, but since she had already spoken, she didn''t feel like refusing anymore.


    "Yes, Lan Er will listen to Grandmother." Xia Weilan said indifferently.


    "What did you say?" Is there a problem with the Accounts? " The Old Mistress Xia body moved forward a little, its withered hands trembling a little, its eyes filled with disbelief.


    After all these years, the Accounts had always been in the hands of the Second Aunt, so she had never lost anything when it came to using energy in the palace. Furthermore, she would be filial to her from time to time, so she did not care too much about it.


    "Don''t be angry Grandmother for now, this matter cannot be rushed. After we finish eating, I will go out to take a look at the situation of the shops and make a decision. What do you think?" Xia Weilan asked with a trace of curiosity.


    Only then did she feel a lot better. An unknown emotion flowed through Xia Weilan''s heart, she truly felt that if she did not give him some good kicks, she would probably pass out from anger.


    "Then go." Old Mistress Xia sighed, her shoulders drooping, as though she was weak.


    "Then Grandmother must not reveal this matter first, lest others hear and take precautions." Xia Weilan said in a low voice.


    It was only then that Old Mistress Xia looked at her granddaughter seriously. She did not expect that her thoughts were actually quite thorough, but this would save her the trouble of thinking about it. She could only nod her head.

 C47

    "Miss, can we dress like this?" Yue Er frowned as she looked at the Xia Weilan in front of him.


    Xia Weilan was indifferent, with a fan in her hand and a jade pendant on her waist, she wore a white robe, with a glance, she looked like a child from a rich family.


    Otherwise, if they all knew that I was the young miss of the Hou Mansion, they would definitely be on guard. " Xia Weilan turned and said to Yue Er.


    Yue Er pouted her lips, pulled the Clothes s off her body, and muttered softly: "Then there''s no need to be like this Miss."


    Xia Weilan laughed and ignored the chattering Yue Er, and continued to walk in the front.


    Yue Er saw that she was walking further and further away, so she did not care anymore and could only follow. As she ran, she said: "Miss, no, Gongzi, wait for me, don''t run too fast!"


    Xia Weilan, who was walking in front, slowed down her pace a little when she heard the voice of the reincarnated person, waiting for her to catch up.


    "This must be the fabric shop." Yue Er said as she looked at the signboard in front of him.


    Xia Weilan held onto the map, and compared it to several times, confirming that this was the Hou Mansion''s cloth shop. She nodded, and looking at her surroundings, she had a bad premonition.


    "Let''s go." She stepped in first, the expression on her face carrying a look of playfulness.


    When she just walked in, she could see the furnishings clearly. All kinds of cloth were placed on top of the Table, they were densely packed, and there seemed to be a lot of them. Xia Weilan held onto the cloth with his hands, when he raised his hands, he saw that his hands were covered in dust.


    She frowned, and the expression on her face returned to normal.


    The two of them entered the room and observed for a while, but no one came out to receive them.


    Yue Er finally asked loudly: "Is there anyone here? Did you buy something? "


    It was only after shouting a few times that someone finally came out.


    The man yawned with a look of contempt on his face.


    "Take a look at what you want to buy." The owner of the shop was completely uninterested in the Brother Gongzi in front of him.


    Something flashed past Xia Weilan''s eyes.


    Yue Er was equally curious in her heart. If this was a normal customer, the owner would have already went up to them enthusiastically, but the owner in front of him was really strange.


    The shopkeeper''s face held a trace of suspicion. He opened his eyes wider and wider as he stared at the two people in front of him. They were both wearing expensive clothes.


    "Aiyo, there are some here. I''ll bring them to you right away." The storekeeper''s face was instantly filled with smiles as he turned around and entered the room.


    Yue Er''s face carried a look of disdain, and coldly snorted: "So it turns out to be someone who watches people serve dishes."


    However, Xia Weilan opened her mouth and said: "I''m afraid it''s not that simple."


    The cloth had already been covered with dust. Obviously, it had been a long time since a customer came here, so the business here must be in a bad mood. If that''s the case, I wonder what the other places are like.


    After waiting for a short while, the shopkeeper came out with a pile of fabric, so much that it covered the man''s face.


    "Come come come come, Gongzi take a look, these fabrics are all good, quickly take a look, if there are any that suit you, take a look." There was a smile on the shopkeeper''s face.


    Xia Weilan laid on top of this so called expensive fabric and her eyes dimmed a lot. It was indeed top quality fabric, but it was no different from the ones that were on the outside.


    She asked casually, "Is it rare for people to come here?"


    The shopkeeper looked at Xia Weilan with anticipation, but after hearing him mention it, the smile on his face disappeared.


    "Do you like this fabric?" If you don''t like it, you can leave. " The shopkeeper''s face had already turned cold.


    Xia Weilan let out a sneer, and flipped the cloth over, and said disdainfully: "You don''t want to work anymore, right? Don''t you know who I am? "


    The shopkeeper was stunned. Seeing Xia Weilan like that, the body also retreated a few steps, but still pretended to be calm and replied: "Young master, I don''t know, who is this?"


    Xia Weilan raised her head, the expression on his face had an unrestrained expression, her hands continuously twirling the jade pendant at her waist: "This decedent is Ling ~"


    "So it''s Battle-King''s son. I pay my respects to decedent!" The shopkeeper''s face was respectful, the body was also bowing slightly, and fine beads of sweat had already appeared on his forehead.


    It was rumored that this decedent was unpredictable and merciless, yet he was usually unrestrained and unruly. If there was someone who disagreed with his wishes, he could kill them as he pleased without even batting an eye.


    Now that he saw the real person, he was naturally afraid and respectful.


    Xia Weilan nodded her head, she was satisfied with his attitude, and said with a smile: "Speak, why are you so quiet here?"


    The shopkeeper wiped the sweat off his face and looked back and forth, but had to say something: "Actually, this little one is from the Hou Mansion, and this shop is also from the Hou Mansion. The Second Aunt told this little one to eat, drink, and play, all of this is for the Hou Mansion."


    "Why is that?" Xia Weilan asked suspiciously.


    "This, this little servant doesn''t know." The shopkeeper said in a low voice.


    Xia Weilan''s eyes became sharp and fierce, the shopkeeper was afraid, but did not dodge. Seems like, he only knew this much, her heart was at a loss, and it seemed like the only thing she could know was this.


    "It seems like you don''t have anything good here. Let''s go." She threw the cloth in her hand onto the ground and walked out of the room with big strides.


    The shopkeeper revealed a happy expression as he watched Xia Weilan leave. He felt extremely happy in his heart.


    After a long while, he finally could not understand why a buddha would come at this moment. Fortunately, the person had already sent off the buddha.


    In the noisy street, various hawking sounds could be heard from time to time.


    "Miss, are we going back like this today?" Yue Er asked curiously.


    Xia Weilan felt her head aching, what happened today was not going smoothly. After hearing what the shopkeeper said, she finally understood, it was not as simple as she thought, it was her that was simple.


    "Forget it, let''s go back. I still have to report to Old Mistress later." She waved her hand with a look of exhaustion on her face.

 C48

    After dealing with Old Mistress Xia for a while, she was able to cope with it.


    The surrounding flowers and plants were blooming brilliantly, emitting a faint fragrance. As she walked along the stone road, the various things around her were extremely gorgeous. Her thoughts drifted further away from her.


    As Xia Weilan was on her way back to the Lanxuan, he ran into Xia Yuying. She saw Xia Yuying walking towards him from afar, and when she saw her, she slightly bowed, a gentle smile on her face.


    Somehow, looking at the expression on Xia Yuying''s face, she had a bad premonition, but she couldn''t really tell what kind of feeling it was.


    "Originally, Sisters wanted to go and see Big Sister. Now that she is fine, Sisters is relieved." Xia Yuying was no longer flustered and exasperated like that day in the Ancestral Temple. Instead, she had a smile on her face, a smile that had evil intentions.


    Hearing her say that, Xia Weilan revealed a faint smile on her face, and said indifferently: "Big Sister is naturally well.


    She giggled and covered her lips with one hand.


    Xia Yuying''s face changed suddenly, her face turned green and purple, but did not flare up, and after a long while, a faint smile appeared on her face again: "Big Sister is right, Sisters is heading to the Ancestral Hall now, and all of this is dragging Big Sister down!"


    Although the voice was gentle, when it landed in Xia Weilan''s ears, for some reason, she felt goosebumps all over her body. However, there were no other expression on her face, and her voice was still calm and indifferent, "How can Big Sister be compared to someone who is blessed?


    She asked softly, her tone was indifferent, but her eyes were sharp.


    Xia Yuying took a few steps back slightly as the expression on her face became a little more subtle.


    "Big Sister is right, the flowers blooming in the middle of summer are very beautiful, Sisters took a look at this and it was good enough, so she gave it to Big Sister." Xia Yuying casually picked a flower from the flower bush, and gently placed it on top of Xia Weilan''s head, and then casually left.


    Yue Er was at a loss, and could only ask: "Why does Second Miss seem to have a change of personality?"


    Xia Weilan reached out and took the flower off her head. She looked at the flower in her hand and saw that it was a peony.


    She placed the flower on her nose and sniffed it. Then, a smile appeared on her face, "This flower smells really good."


    Yue Er did not understand, and upon hearing Xia Weilan''s words, she even more did not understand what she meant.


    "Miss?" she asked doubtfully.


    "Let''s go back and talk." Xia Weilan said indifferently, the smile on her face had long since disappeared.


    Although Yue Er had some suspicions in her heart, he did not display too much suspicion either. She only quietly followed behind her, and carefully followed.


    It wasn''t until they returned to the Lanxuan that Xia Weilan found a place to sit down. She was filled with fatigue, and when she sat on the chair, she felt as if the entire body was paralyzed on the chair.


    "Miss, are you thirsty? Drink some tea." Yue Er immediately took it and passed him a cup of tea.


    Xia Weilan looked at those doubtful eyes, received the cup of tea, and revealed a bland smile. "You must want to ask what happened just now, right?"


    Yue Er nodded her head fiercely. She indeed did not understand, the Xia Yuying just now seemed to have become a different person. She felt as if the entire person was wrong, and goosebumps rose all over her body.


    Xia Weilan picked up the teacup and gulped it down, then placed it down. She looked extremely relaxed, with a trace of coldness on his face: "Do you understand why she was always under my control?"


    "Why?"


    "Because she never really reacted before." Xia Weilan put down the teacup, her expression becoming a little colder.


    "What does Miss mean?" Yue Er asked again, as if she was searching for something.


    Xia Weilan''s lips curled up into a playful smile, and in her other hand, she held the peony flower. She sniffed it and opened her mouth slightly: "This is just the beginning of the show."


    Although she had a playful look on her face, her heart was already on guard. Xia Yuying must have truly reacted to it by now, she knew that Xia Yuying''s actions in the past were merely a failure to react, it looked down on her. However, now, it seemed that Xia Yuying had reacted to it, and was already on his guard and alert.


    It was noon, and under the scorching sun, it was hard for anyone to breathe.


    In the center of Hou Mansion, maidservant and domestic servant were busy with their own stuff.


    "Miss, let''s hurry up and go. The weather is getting hotter this time." Yue Er used an umbrella behind Xia Weilan, but was unable to resist the scorching sun.


    Xia Weilan did not say anything, she merely nodded her head and hastened her pace.


    "Big Sister, isn''t this Big Sister? Why are they here now, shouldn''t they be accompanying the Grandmother? " With something in hand, she walked to the side of the lotus pond in the middle of the Hou Mansion.


    Her movements carried elegance. Although she was only a Shu, she still had the appearance of a lady from a noble family.


    Xia Weilan''s gaze was subtle, a trace of coldness swept past her heart, this was the Xia Yuying that she knew, this was the Xia Yuying of the past.


    "Sisters also came out for a stroll today. Big Sister is going to take a look at Grandmother, why not Sisters go with me?" Xia Weilan had a dignified and graceful smile on her face. It was as if her gentle smile on this scorching summer day could make people feel a little cooler.


    "Sisters still has things to do, so I won''t accompany him. I will accompany him another day to visit the Grandmother." Xia Yuying said.


    She was dressed in a pink dress with numerous zucchini s and jewelry on her head. As she walked, she constantly made jingling sounds with her graceful gait. There were also three to five servant girls beside her, making her look as if she was the direct daughter.


    "Miss, why does this Second Miss seem like a completely different person?" Although Yue Er listened to what she said last night, she still didn''t understand much about this matter.


    Xia Weilan''s face revealed a cold smile, "You''re wrong, this is what she is like in the first place."


    Since she had already started to get serious, she had to keep her thoughts to herself and not let anyone see through her.

 C49

    "Miss, why are you still looking at these Accounts? It''s already late in the night. Why don''t we look at them tomorrow?" This was already the fourth time Yue Er had said such words, and helplessness was written all over her face.


    "You go first, I''ll watch for a while." Xia Weilan said without raising her head.


    These Accounts were definitely not as simple as they looked on the surface. She had been here watching for several nights already, she needed to find out something.


    Yue Er sighed, then yawned, the expression on her face was full of helplessness, but with Xia Weicu here, she could only accompany him, since she had nothing else to do, she took the Accounts and started looking.


    A gust of cold wind blew in from the window, and both master and servant sneezed at the same time.


    Yue Er quickly stood up and closed the window. As she did so, he did not forget to mutter, "This kind of weather is something that one should pay attention to the most, otherwise, it would be very easy to harm the cold. Young miss, I''m not saying that you wear too little."


    As Xia Weilan laid beside the Table, she was currently concentrating on looking at the Accounts in her hands. She basically didn''t hear Yue Er''s words, when she suddenly felt that she could tell that something was up, but she couldn''t find any clues either.


    "Yawning" Xia Weilan''s face revealed a trace of confusion. She blew his nose with her fingers, but didn''t pay too much attention to it.


    Yue Er held a bowl of ginger soup in her hands, looked at Xia Weilan''s current appearance, and increased her pace a bit. The expression on his face couldn''t help but begin to look somewhat blaming: "Miss, didn''t I say that I need to wear more? "Quickly drink this ginger soup."


    "Sigh ¡­" Yue Er sighed. She had always been like this, spending the past few nights in a row, she was truly too sleepy, if she did not sleep now, then she would probably not be able to get up and serve Xia Weilan properly tomorrow.


    "Miss, then I will go back and sleep first. You must also go to sleep early, and you must definitely drink ginger soup as well. Also, if you feel cold, you must definitely ¡­" She kept on talking about all kinds of things, all of which were advice to Xia Weilan to take good care of herself.


    Xia Weilan waved her hand, and Yue Er''s body slowly withdrew. But in reality, Xia Weilan did not hear what Yue Er said at all. She only felt that her body was a little uncomfortable, but she did not mind it too much.


    It was already late in the night. The bright moon shone brighter and brighter. On the contrary, the candlelight grew dimmer and dimmer.


    The weather was extremely hot, but for some reason, Xia Weilan felt cold all over. She wondered if she had caught a cold, and when she got up, she saw the ginger soup that Yue Er had prepared last night.


    Xia Weilan''s heart warmed, and she frowned as she drank the Jiang Tang in one gulp.


    Just at that moment, Xia Weilan heard footsteps coming from outside, she raised her head and looked, only to see a man who looked like a maidservant walking in.


    "Eldest Miss, Master will treat you to breakfast." The maidservant lowered his head, squatted down on his body, and said respectfully.


    Xia Weilan suddenly had doubts in her heart, she did not normally see Xia Zhengyan letting her go to eat at her place, but she knew very well that if she wanted to ask her a question, just relying on this girl in front of him was out of the question.


    "Alright, I understand. You can leave now." she said quietly.


    With that said, the maidservant did not move backwards at all. With the same respectful look on her face, she continued to speak: "Eldest Miss, Master said that the Hou Mansion is not small and is afraid that Miss might be lost, let me personally lead you there."


    "Alright, I''ll change into a set of Clothes first and go with you." Xia Weilan stared at the maid with her sword like eyes, but the maid did not raise her head.


    However, her tone was somewhat urgent, and the expression on her face was also in a daze for a moment: "Master said it was just breakfast, there''s no need to be so grand."


    Originally, Xia Weilan was only suspicious, but she did not say anything. Hearing her urgent tone, she suddenly had a bad premonition, and could not help but become cautious.


    "In that case, I will follow you there now." She got up and followed her.


    Yue Er followed beside Xia Weilan.


    Although Xia Weilan did not reveal it on the outside, but the alert in her heart kept rising. However, looking at this road, it was indeed a place to eat, it was not wrong, it was just that she felt that there was something in her heart.


    "Why did you stop?" Yue Er saw that the maid in front of her had stopped as she walked, and asked curiously.


    The had a painful look on his face, his hands tightly held onto the position of the belly. The body bent over: "Eldest Miss, please stand here and don''t move, this servant, the belly, will be back soon. Oh right, Master isn''t eating in the cafeteria today, I hope that Eldest Miss does not wander around, waiting for this servant to come back to lead the way."


    Xia Weilan waved her down, and waited until maid ran far away.


    Yue Er said with boredom: "Eating a meal is so tiring. Luckily I wasn''t born into such a noble family."


    Hearing her complaints, Xia Weilan relaxed a bit. Waiting here and waiting there was really nothing, waiting for a while more was fine.


    The two of them started to talk. Xia Weilan raised her eyes and saw the world in front of him.


    She frowned, this place was Xia Yuying''s living quarters. Usually, she did not come here often, but when she passed by here, she did not pay much attention to it.


    Just as he was about to take a few steps forward, Xia Weicu heard some footsteps. It was the maid who ran over to relieve himself.


    "What took you so long?" Xia Weicu''s tone carried reproach.


    The expression in maidservant''s eyes was a little erratic, but she kept her head down tightly, so Xia Weilan was unable to see anything.


    She quickly said: "It''s all this servant''s fault, this servant''s pain from belly was too severe, I beg Miss to spare my life!"


    Xia Weilan did not want to continue staying here, and so he was even more uninterested in pestering her. She waved her hand for her to continue leading the way.

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    maidservant walked slowly along the way, while Xia Weilan followed behind her slowly.


    After a long while, Xia Weilan finally arrived at the dining area. She looked around, and it was indeed not the place they normally ate at, but this time, they were actually eating in the front hall.


    "Miss, please quickly enter. Master has been waiting for you for a long time." maidservant lowered his head and said.


    Xia Weilan did not reply her, and instead, walked straight into the front hall.


    As soon as he entered, he saw that a large family of people were waiting there, Old Mistress Xia, Xia Zhengyan, Xia Yuying and a few other Aunt s.


    "It really is the Eldest Miss. They came so late, they made us all wait for you." A Aunt said.


    Xia Weilan''s expression was subtle as she took a step forward and bowed, "Greetings, Grandmother. Father, Lan Er has come late.


    Before the Old Mistress Xia and Xia Zhengyan could speak, they heard a delicate voice.


    "Father, today''s weather is just right. Big Sister has fallen asleep for a while, and this is a common occurrence. I hope father and Grandmother do not blame you." As Xia Yuying spoke, her face revealed a wronged expression.


    "It''s not like I''m talking to you. Why are you feeling wronged?" Yue Er did not dare speak loudly, and could only mutter.


    The sound wasn''t loud, and everyone watching could hear it.


    Seeing this situation, Xia Weilan did not know how to speak, but she heard him speak.


    "Forget it, come and sit down quickly. This family is just eating; there''s no need to be so formal." Xia Zhengyan had a serious face, and didn''t even look at Xia Weilan.


    Xia Weilan''s heart was a little sour. That was her father!


    "Yes, your daughter won''t next time." she whispered back.


    After she finished speaking, she found a place to sit down. She was the direct descendant of a daughter, so she naturally sat next to Xia Zhengyan. Xia Zhengyan shot her a glance, but did not say anything.


    What followed next was a very dull eating process. Xia Weilan ate without knowing the taste of food.


    Although he was careful while eating, he did not see the Second Aunt and Xia Yuying speak any difficult words.


    "Miss, have you eaten?" Yue Er''s tone carried a bit of ridicule.


    On the way back, Xia Weilan heard her tone, and pretended to hit her, saying with a tone of Smiling: "Alright, you can come and joke around with me now, I''ll beat you up if you don''t."


    As they spoke, the two of them made a lot of noise on the way back. There was quite a lot of laughter along the way.


    In the dark.


    Behind the wall.


    "Mom, what do you think of my performance?" Xia Yuying looked at Xia Weilan and her daughter who were playing around with each other, and said to the Second Aunt beside him.


    Second Aunt''s face revealed a hint of ruthlessness. If he wanted to fight her for the housekeeper, he would have to wait, "You did well, just wait for the good show."


    "Yes, Mother. I will listen to you." Xia Yuying''s face revealed a proud smile.


    When the strength was out of fun, Xia Weilan finally stopped what she was doing and slowed down her pace. His head felt a little heavy, so she shook his head hard to clear it up a bit.


    "Miss, are you admitting defeat now? You can''t catch up with me at all." Yue Er, who was a long distance away from Xia Weilan, pouted her lips at Xia Weilan, carrying a Smiling on his face.


    Actually, she knew that the Miss had been in a bad mood for the past few days. Now that she had finally mustered some energy, she was willing to play with her, but now she wanted to continue playing with her.


    But right now, he could see that Xia Weilan''s footsteps was getting slower and slower, and in the end, he had actually stopped. He was further away, and even Yue Er could not see the expression on Xia Weilan''s face clearly.


    Xia Weilan''s body softly fell towards the hard ground.


    Yue Er screamed in shock, she covered her mouth with both hands and raised her leg to walk, but it was already too late, Xia Weilan''s body had already fallen.


    She frantically ran in the direction of Xia Weilan.


    When Xia Weilan slowly opened her eyes, she only saw the familiar roof. Her face revealed a puzzled expression, and she wanted to say something, but a fiery feeling came from her throat.


    "Miss, you''ve finally woken up. I''ve already prepared some ginger soup, quickly drink it." Seeing Xia Weilan open her eyes, Yue Er hurriedly stepped forward.


    She slowly supported Xia Weilan''s body up, and Xia Weilan herself also struggled with great effort.


    Xia Weilan received the hot ginger soup, but there was no strength in her hands at all. She felt that she couldn''t even hold a bowl of ginger soup.


    "Miss, let me do it." Yue Er took the ginger soup from her hands again, and blew on it a little to cool it down for Xia Weilan to drink.


    Even though Xia Weilan did not want to drink any sort of ginger soup right now, she could only barely manage to drink a few mouthfuls.


    Yue Er continued to blow while complaining: "Hmph, I said that Eldest Miss is sick, and told them to invite the resident doctors to come over to take a look, but ¡­."


    Seeing her flushed face, Xia Weilan revealed a pale smile and continued: "But they are not willing to come and see the patient, right?" After saying this sentence, her throat was in extreme pain.


    She suddenly stopped what she was doing and stared with wide-open eyes. "Miss, how did you know?"


    Without waiting for Xia Weilan to say anything, she angrily said: "Hmph, these people that eat the enemy inside, young miss has always been good to them, why does it take so much effort to become a doctor now?"


    "Could it be that the Second Miss and the rest gave in?" Yue Er''s eyes opened wide once again as she looked at Xia Weilan.


    Xia Weilan listened to her ramble on and on, and a smile appeared on her face. This Yue Er, was smarter.


    Seeing her smile, Yue Er knew that her thoughts were right. Her face also revealed a smile, but following that was even more furious.


    With a "pa" sound, Xia Weilan looked up, only to see Yue Er fiercely placing Jiang Tang on the Table, his face had a fierce look, and then he said: "Hmph, look, I won''t tear their faces apart!"


    As she spoke, she was about to rush out, turn around, and leave.


    However, he was stopped by a weak hand behind him. Sensing a sensation coming from his sleeve, Yue Er''s body stopped.


    "Miss?"


    Xia Weilan shook her head.


    Yue Er''s body immediately withered down, her shoulders drooped down, and she sat down on her butt. The expression on her face became a little disappointed, and her eyes also became wronged.


    Seeing her expression, Xia Weilan revealed a smile on his face. She, was indeed just a Child, but she was also good, to have someone like that to accompany her.

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    "Miss, why are you still laughing? I feel so wronged." When Yue Er raised her head again, her face was already full of tears.


    Xia Weilan struggled to extend her hand and wipe away the tears on her face. "Don''t cry anymore, it''s fine."


    Hearing her comforting words, Yue Er nodded her head fiercely. It was just that there were no patients, and she could go and invite them herself, so there was nothing wrong with that. Thinking about it, her eyes lit up as she caressed Xia Weilan''s body gently and said: "Miss, don''t move first.


    Xia Weilan wanted to say something, but Yue Er''s body was not caught by her this time. Her body rushed out like a sharp sword, but it stopped right in front of Xia Weilan''s dressing table.


    "Miss, I''m sorry. Let this servant take these worldly possessions first." Yue Er turned around and opened the drawer in front of the dressing table. She reached her hands in and grabbed a handful of it, then took out all the pearl jewelry that she had on her bosom.


    The body lay down weakly and laid on the bed. After taking a deep breath, he couldn''t help but laugh bitterly in his heart, as he had not paid attention to his own body these few days. Right now, he was sick with cold and couldn''t be blamed on anyone else.


    She wanted to cough, but she couldn''t use any strength. The body was also soft, she felt her eyelids sinking, was she about to die?


    But at this time, Yue Er had already sneaked out from the back door, and did not have time to change into her Gongzi''s Clothes, so she could only hastily run out.


    Normally when she went out with Xia Weilan, it would be Xia Weilan who brought her. Wherever Xia Weilan went, she would also follow him, but at the moment, there was no one carrying her. Her family was poor, so she couldn''t read at all.


    "The infirmary, it should be the infirmary." Yue Er kept talking.


    As she mumbled to herself, she walked in a certain direction.


    In reality, she didn''t know where she should go either. She didn''t even know how to write the word ''infirmary'', much less look for anyone.


    Looking at the people walking on the streets, Yue Er suddenly had an idea. That''s right, there would usually be people visiting the doctors, so there should be other patients at the medicine hall. Naturally, she would be able to find them.


    Thinking of this, she was overjoyed and continued to search the streets.


    The sky was getting darker and the sun was waning. The fiery clouds in the horizon had turned a fiery red.


    However, Yue Er still could not find the medicine hall.


    He had asked about the wrong place several times, but he was still able to recognize most of the names.


    "Is, is this the infirmary?" Yue Er asked tentatively.


    A middle-aged man stroked his beard and said, "That''s right, GIRL are here to see a doctor."


    "No, come with me quickly. My master is very sick right now." Yue Er said somewhat anxiously.


    "This, GIRL, I still have patients here, I''m in a difficult position." The middle-aged man waved her hand and said.


    Yue Er talked with him for a good while, but that middle aged man was unwilling to leave with her. She was feeling anxious, when she suddenly saw someone who looked like a servant walk in.


    He arrogantly took out a silver ingot, and the expression on his face was filled with contempt as he said: "My Young Master body is feeling a little tired, you should go take a look quickly."


    The middle-aged man immediately stood up and wanted to follow him.


    Yue Er''s heart was originally burning with anger, but looking at him now, the anger in her heart grew even more. "Isn''t it just money?


    As she said that, she took out a long string of pearls from her bosom. The middle-aged man''s eyes were wide open as he carried his medicine case on his back and prepared to follow Yue Er.


    Yue Er carried him and ran all the way, almost scattering his body bones.


    The doctor panted as he stopped at the back door of Hou Mansion. Yue Er rushed to the back door before him, gently pushing it open. The strength in Yue Er''s hands increased by a few points, but he was unable to open it.


    Yue Er was so anxious that she was about to cry. She couldn''t enter from the back door, how could she be so fine as to not be able to?


    "Men, come quickly, I am maidservant''s maidservant." Yue Er roared anxiously, but no one came out even after a long time.


    She couldn''t help but to use all of her strength s to knock on the Hou Mansion''s door, producing a "dong dong" sound.


    "Go go go, where did this wild girl come from, and you still dare to say that you''re a maidservant of the Hou Mansion!" A mocking voice, accompanied by a sneer, came from the other side of the door.


    Seeing that the door was opened, Yue Er did not want to fight with him anymore. For the young miss, there was nothing much right now.


    But the man was squeezing at the door to keep her out.


    domestic servant snorted once again: "Wild girl, our Hou Mansion has a doctor waiting for us, how can we possibly need to go out and ask for a doctor? Go play on the side. "


    What followed was a "peng" sound, which was the sound of the door being ruthlessly shut.


    Yue Er''s body could not help but stagger a few steps forward, her face was filled with astonishment. She was not resigned, and continued to pound on the Hou Mansion''s door.


    When she got tired of hammering, she stopped to rest for a while to get her present. However, she saw that the expression on the doctor''s face was looking down on her.


    The anger in her heart flared up again, but she suppressed it. "What are you looking at?"


    The doctor took the pearl necklace from his pocket and said, "You are just a wild lass who wants to sneak in. I assume this necklace is fake too. Hmph, to return you this broken thing."


    Yue Er''s eyes were filled with confusion, only hearing a crackling sound, the pearl necklace was thrown to the ground by the doctor, and without looking back, the doctor ran off, as though Yue Er was some kind of plague.


    She sat paralyzed on the ground, despair filling her eyes. She picked up the pearl necklace from the ground and held it tightly in her hand. She gritted her teeth tightly as tears flowed down her cheeks. "Miss."


    How could Xia Weilan, who was in Hou Mansion, hear what Yue Er said? The moment she woke up, she saw that the sky had almost turned dark, and there was still the sunset.


    She tried to speak, but the sensation in her throat caused her to speak. She smiled bitterly, why was she so sick this time, yet at this moment, she was so thirsty.

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    He raised his head to look. Luckily, there was still half a bowl of ginger soup on the Table that had not been finished just now.


    Xia Weilan reached out her hand, wanting to grab the Jiang Tang on the Table, but she failed after trying a few times.


    Soon, soon. A flicker of joy passed through her heart, and her eyes lit up.


    With a "pa la" sound, Jiang Tang fell to the ground, the sound of his bowl shattering was especially loud.


    Xia Weilan''s hand quickly retracted back, her entire person shivered, but her eyes became colder, at the moment, there was such a loud noise coming from the house, the maidservant was busy outside, how could they not hear it, the only answer, was that they were sent away.


    She had a bad idea when she heard the door open with a "creak".


    Xia Weilan looked up and saw a pink colored dress before her, and she almost certainly knew who it was.


    "Big Sister, I heard you are sick, I came to see you." Xia Yuying was dressed in red and green, her small face painted with exquisite makeup, the jewelry on top of her head tinkling.


    "Since Sisters is here, of course he''s happy." Xia Weilan''s pale lips opened and closed lightly.


    Xia Yuying sat on a chair by the bedside and waved her hand.


    Xia Weilan could only smell a thick smell of soup. As expected, the soup was right.


    "Big Sister, you''re sick. Sisters will personally feed it to you to drink." Xia Yuying reached out to take the steaming hot soup, and gently stirred it with the spoon for a while. She scooped out a little and blew on it, then placed it next to Xia Weilan''s mouth.


    Xia Weilan''s face revealed a faint smile, she raised his hand and gently pushed Xia Yuying''s hand away: "Sisters''s heart is good, it''s just that Big Sister has already drank the medicine just now, if we were to drink it together now, I''m afraid it will be of no use to your body."


    Xia Yuying''s expression immediately changed, but she immediately recovered to normal and drank the soup that was placed next to Xia Weilan''s mouth. After drinking it, a smile appeared on her face again: "Sisters has already tried it, it''s not hot anymore."


    "Eldest Miss, just drink it. Second Miss sure has good intentions." The old lady beside Xia Yuying said.


    "Since this Sisters has good intentions, this Big Sister will not refuse, then this Big Sister can drink by herself." Something flashed through Xia Weilan''s heart as she received the bowl of hot medicinal soup and asked.


    Xia Yuying nodded her head and handed the soup over with satisfaction.


    With a "pa" sound, the soup bowl shattered on the floor.


    "AHH!" Accompanied by the shriek of a woman.


    Xia Weilan''s lips raised into a smile, but pretended to be panicking and said: "Sisters, I did not do it on purpose, I am unable to use the strength at the moment."


    Xia Yuying''s entire person jumped up, the expression on her face had already started to twist, and she was naturally panicking in her heart. This was because the bowl of steaming hot medicine had all been poured onto her body.


    The women around her were all panicking, even the expression s on their faces were full of fear, all of them panicking.


    After a long while, the people beside Xia Yuying poured water on her body. Only then did she calm down.


    "You! I think you''re just refusing a toast and refusing a forfeit! " Xia Yuying glared at Xia Weilan who was lying on the bed. She extended one hand and pointed at her, while the other hand held onto her waist.


    "Sisters is wrongly accusing Big Sister of this." Xia Weilan laid on the bed weakly, the expression on his face had a confused expression.


    Xia Yuying''s chest was violently moving up and down, her face alternating between green and purple, she was extremely angry, but she was unable to express anything, and after a while, her expression returned to normal. As she walked, she stretched out her hand and caressed the surface of the dresser, and a smile appeared on her face: "Sisters sees that the decorations here are not bad, Sisters is very envious!"


    "Someone, take all of her things!" she said again.


    When she said that, the people behind her immediately rushed over, they were all rubbing their hands together, and when they heard Xia Yuying''s orders, they became even more unbridled.


    After a short while, such crackling sounds came from within the Lanxuan.


    Xia Weilan''s small face revealed a redness that could not be hidden, it was a kind of sickly red, but on it, it revealed a coldness, like a sharp blade sweeping towards Xia Yuying. However, from start to finish, she did not say a single word, and only pursed her lips tightly.


    "Big Sister, Sisters is doing this for the sake of Big Sister. I think that Big Sister does not need such a good thing, why not give it to Sisters for use. Big Sister, what do you think?" Xia Yuying''s body walked a few steps forward and slightly lowered its head. It reached out its hand to pinch Xia Weilan''s chin, and its eyes revealed provocation.


    The pain from Xia Weilan''s chin was growing stronger and stronger. Looking at the hatred in Xia Yuying''s eyes, her face broke into a smile, "If you like it, then it doesn''t matter if I take these things away."


    "Hmph, for you to be so despicable all the time, do you want to kneel down and beg me? "Come on!" Xia Yuying''s nails almost dug into Xia Weilan''s chin, but this time they violently shook off Xia Wei''s head, and then forcefully pulled her down to the ground.


    Xia Weilan had always been in a daze, but now that she had thrown him off, he was dragged down to the ground by her. She only felt that the ground was extremely cold, and that her body had struggled to get up a few times, but was unable to do so. She simply laid on the ground with her brows furrowed tightly.


    "Big Sister, are you feeling dizzy right now? "Sisters will help you wake up!" Xia Yuying roared crazily, she no longer had the tender look on her face when she first entered.


    Before Xia Weilan could even react, the body pushed him away shakily. This already made her feel like the world was spinning around her, but at this moment, a bucket of cold water poured down from above her head.


    The water was extremely cold.


    The cold, bone-piercing water poured onto her head, dripping down her hair and onto the ground, making clattering sounds, it was so cold that she immediately perked up, she was originally in a daze, but now the phoenix eye had opened her eyes wide, she could clearly see what was happening, Xia Yuying''s hand was angrily holding onto a basin, it was obvious, that the water was poured by her.


    "You ¡­" Even though Xia Weilan''s eyes were wide open, she was unable to hold on. She wanted to say something, but because she was shocked by the cold water just now, her entire body trembled and she was unable to utter a complete sentence.

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    "Bitch, why do you want to compete with me!"


    The object in Xia Weilan''s eyes started to grow blurry again, and there was only a "bang" sound, which was the sound of the basin being thrown to the ground.


    Her consciousness could feel that the people around her were decreasing, until they disappeared. She was powerless as she laid on the ground, her head and the Clothes were all drenched. She stretched out her hand with great effort, as if trying to grab onto something, but to no avail.


    At this moment, the sky had already darkened. The door was wide open.


    She could feel the cold wind blowing in from outside the door. There was water on her body, making her feel even more uncomfortable. Her head was also hurting, making her feel extremely uncomfortable.


    However, she forced herself to stay awake. She could not fall asleep, definitely not.


    However ¡­


    She couldn''t hold on any longer


    As her consciousness started to blur, she slowly lowered her hand and closed her eyes.


    She saw a figure rushing in, but before she could see who it was ¡­


    Darkness before his eyes


    "You''re finally awake."


    The moment Xia Weilan opened her eyes, she heard the familiar voice.


    She cast a sidelong glance at the man, who was dressed in a moon-white robe and had a faint smile and concern on his face.


    "You ¡­" She tried to speak, but failed.


    "Rest well and don''t get up first." Ling Xuan quickly stood up and carefully placed her on the bed.


    Just as Xia Weilan laid down, the surrounding area was filled with sobbing sounds.


    Yue Er''s face was covered in tears, she was still using her handkerchief to wipe her tears, and only after crying for a long while did she stop.


    Seeing the doubt in Xia Weilan''s eyes, Ling Xuan took the bowl and blew at it, then said: Drink the medicine first, recuperate well now, if you have any doubts, wait until you are well.


    Xia Weilan nodded and did not say anything else. She did not know why Ling Xuan would suddenly appear here, but she knew that Ling Xuan would not harm her.


    By this time, the medicine had already reached her mouth. She didn''t want to drink it, but there was nothing she could do. With a frown, she forced herself to drink the medicine.


    Although she was drinking the medicine, she was actually thinking about what happened during the day. Xia Yuying really knew how to pick the time, and coincidentally came at that time, causing her to feel uncomfortable and unable to retaliate at all. This made her think of a few more things, what would she do if such a situation happens again in the future?


    Seeing that although she did not want to drink, she did not refuse it, causing Ling Xuan''s heart to ache. Just now, when he entered, he saw that her entire body was drenched in sweat, her little face was deathly red, and the entire body was lying on the floor beside the bed. Her appearance was completely different from the her appearance back then in Imperial Palace.


    "It''s already late and it''s not convenient for me to stay here. Let''s let Yue Er continue to take care of you, I''ll be leaving first." Ling Xuan spoke in a proper manner, maintaining a distance from Xia Weilan, and after saying that, he turned to leave.


    "Go send Ling Xuan off." Xia Weilan said to Yue Er.


    Just as Ling Xuan was walking out, hearing such a weak voice, he stopped in his tracks for a moment. With his back facing Xia Weilan, he revealed a faint smile, and then left the Lanxuan.


    After a long while, Yue Er finally walked in from outside.


    Although Xia Weilan had drank the medicine, she was still feeling dizzy, and her body couldn''t be used to any strength. Earlier, her face was flushed red, but now, it was a little pale, and even though she had a lot of doubts in her heart, she was unable to ask.


    When Yue Er returned, she saw that Xia Weilan was already asleep, so he pulled her tightly to the bed and turned out the light, then turned and left.


    The next day.


    "Miss, it''s time to drink the medicine again. I''ve already prepared some candied fruits. After drinking the medicine, I can eat the candied fruits to make my mouth not taste too bitter." Yue Er said as she held the medicine bowl.


    Last night, she saw that Xia Weilan did not like to drink medicine, so she specially prepared preserves for her to drink.


    Xia Weilan sat on the bed, her face revealing a helpless smile, this Yue Er was coaxing her like a little Child.


    But she did not say anything. She reached out to take the bowl, and finally had some strength in her hands. Only now did she open her mouth and say: "Last night, what exactly happened?"


    Upon hearing Xia Weilan''s question, she immediately became spirited, her eyes stared wide, her heart was extremely excited, it could be said that her heart was extremely excited, she pulled out a chair and sat down beside Xia Weilan''s bed: "Young miss, you do not know, I did not know when ¡­."


    Xia Weilan originally had a Smiling on her face, but when she listened to Yue Er continuously knocking on the door, a sharp look flashed past her eyes, but she did not say anything. She just quietly listened to what she was saying.


    "At that time, I had nowhere to go, but I wanted to find a doctor, so I accidentally walked into the restaurant that young miss had brought me to previously, and it was there that I met Fifth Prince, my heart was filled with fear, and when I met Fifth Prince, it was as if I saw my savior. I begged him to come and see young miss, but he agreed without saying a word, he invited a doctor, so we were able to enter." Yue Er said.


    Xia Weilan stopped drinking and asked suspiciously: "He, he followed you here without saying a word?"


    "That''s right, they''ll be coming soon." Yue Er was somewhat happy to think so.


    Miss, you don''t know, if it wasn''t for Fifth Prince, I''m afraid that I wouldn''t even be able to come in tomorrow night, and Miss is alone in Lanxuan, if I waited for a few days, who knows what kind of fork I would bring out. Yue Er said somewhat enviously.


    Xia Weilan did not say anything, only that her eyes were getting moist, but she resisted the urge to cry. Why didn''t her loved ones, her so-called relatives come to help her?


    Ling Xuan and her could only be considered to have met by chance. This kind of person was willing to help her, but why would the people in this house be like this?


    "Miss, did I say something wrong?" Seeing her like that, Yue Er immediately stood up and took out a handkerchief to wipe Xia Weilan''s face.


    "I''m not crying, don''t worry." Xia Weilan looked up at Yue Er, gritted her teeth, and spoke while biting her lips.


    What was she crying for, wasn''t this the most normal thing to happen? Xia Yuying''s sudden outburst caught her by surprise, causing her to lose consciousness.

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    It was not a good time to counterattack. Furthermore, she was still sick, so she could only slowly counterattack after recuperating from it.


    Thinking about it like this, her actions continued. Drinking the bitter medicine, her heart felt even more bitter.


    The Second Aunt and Xia Yuying heard that the Fifth Prince had entered the Hou Mansion and wanted to come to visit. Last night, they thought that they would come to visit, because it was too late, they did not come.


    "I heard that the Fifth Prince is here to see the Eldest Miss?"


    "Yeah, I personally saw the Fifth Prince enter the Eldest Miss''s Room."


    As Xia Yuying was walking back to her room, she heard a few maid s discussing in private. Originally, there was nothing wrong, but what did she hear?


    "What did you say?" Fifth Prince entered Xia Weilan''s Room? " She suddenly stood in front of the maidservant s, looking suspicious.


    When the maidservant s saw Xia Yuying, they trembled and knelt on the ground.


    "This servant doesn''t dare to lie. This servant has seen it with my own eyes." A maidservant said.


    Xia Yuying''s brows furrowed even more. The expression on her face was a little distorted, and the hand that was holding onto the maidservant''s Clothes started to loosen as well.


    Hearing this, the few maidservant s acted as if they had heard some kind of amnesty and hastily ran away.


    She clenched her hand tightly under her sleeve. She didn''t even have any reaction or feeling when her long fingernails dug into the flesh. Her heart was filled with unwillingness, and she didn''t understand.


    Why, why was all the good stuff hers?


    Why does Grandmother not like her and instead like Xia Weilan?


    Why would the Prince surround her?


    That''s right, she was the direct daughter. She was gentle and lovely, she was dignified and generous.


    But if she disappeared, then she would be the''s direct descendant.


    As long as Aunt speaks nicely in front of her father, and Aunt becomes the mistress, and she becomes the direct daughter, that would be the best.


    Thinking of this, her face revealed a jovial smile ¡­


    After lying on the bed for the whole morning, Xia Weilan felt that her body had improved a lot, her head was no longer in pain, but she still felt uncomfortable, and did not go to look for Xia Yuying, but Xia Yuying did not come looking for trouble anymore. She smiled, the reason why Xia Yuying did not come over, was because Ling Xuan came over last night, so Xia Yuying restrained herself.


    "Yue Er?" Xia Weilan said softly.


    It was unknown where Yue Er came out from, but she was still holding onto a cloth, and it was obvious that she was wiping something clean.


    However, Yue Er said without a care: "I''m not at ease with them coming in to serve us. All of them definitely have bad intentions. "Oh right, what did Miss call me for?"


    "If you''re not busy, help me walk around." Just as she finished speaking, she saw Yue Er''s body run over to wash her hands.


    "Miss, it would be for the best if you come out and take a look now. If you keep on staying in the house and keep bored, it would be difficult for you to recover from your illness." Yue Er supported Xia Weilan''s body with one hand, carefully walking forward, but her mouth did not stop for even a moment.


    Xia Weilan did not say anything, she only used all of the strength in her body on her legs. There were no strength on her legs, and walking was spinning as well.


    Although the two of them walked very slowly, Xia Weilan''s forehead was covered in sweat.


    "Miss, let me help you to sit in front for a while." Yue Er said.


    Xia Weilan did not speak, she only nodded her head.


    The two of them walked to a spot and sat down.


    The weather was too stuffy, causing people to feel uncomfortable. The house was stuffy and it was even hotter outside, it was already exhausting for her to walk out, if she wanted to walk back, she would need to use a lot of effort.


    But at that moment, a voice came from behind her.


    "Did you hear? The Second Miss said that the Eldest Miss seduced the Fifth Prince!"


    "Shh, keep it down. If other people hear it, we might not even have our little lives."


    "I know, isn''t this just the two of us? If it wasn''t for the fact that Eldest Miss seduced Prince, why then would Fifth Prince come to our Hou Mansion late at night?"


    Xia Weilan was listening to them talking, she could endure it, but how could Yue Er who was beside her endure it?


    "You guys, how dare you! Still not kneeling down!" Yue Er held onto her waist with one hand and pointed at two people with the other hand.


    Xia Weilan also turned around.


    The two maidservant s were shocked when they saw Yue Er''s face, but when they saw her face, with a "plop" sound, the two of them knelt on the ground.


    "B-Eldest Miss!" A trembling voice said.


    However, Xia Weilan''s face did not have any fluctuations. She reached out her hand and placed it under the sunlight, looking left and right, then said: "I''m currently sick, Yue Er, what kind of pill do you think is good for me?"


    "Huh?" Yue Er didn''t understand for a moment, but after a long while, she finally reacted, and the expression on her face also started to change.


    She had seen Xia Yuying''s arrogant attitude before, and imitated it now. She snorted: "Young miss, I think it''s better if you paint your color right now, young miss is sick after all."


    The two maidservant s knelt on the ground, confused.


    In an instant.


    "I feel like only those that are dyed red would look good." Xia Weilan''s gaze suddenly contracted, the expression on her face became stern, and her voice became cold.


    The two maidservant''s body shuddered, but neither of them dared to speak.


    "Since all of you do not know what''s good for you, and cannot be part of the Hou Mansion, then let''s just have our tongues pulled out." Xia Weilan stood up, and her hands immediately followed suit.


    The two maidservant s were dumbfounded, their eyes revealed fear. Even if he was alive, how could he speak!


    "Miss, have mercy on me, Miss! This servant will not dare to do it again, this servant knows that I was wrong!" A maidservant hurriedly pulled at Xia Weilan''s skirt.

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    The other man was scared too. His face was covered with tears and snot.


    Xia Weilan''s eyes swept down, the gloomy and gloomy Qi revolving around, the expression on her face had a smile, but it made people feel cold.


    The two maidservant s were stunned, and immediately let go of him.


    After a while, she came back to her senses, the expression on her face was no longer startled, and began to plead non-stop.


    Xia Weilan did not move, the expression on her face still remained cold.


    The aura emitted from his body seemed to freeze the surrounding flowers. It was so cold that no one dared to breathe.


    "Whatever, all of you get up." "No," she said.


    The two maidservant s immediately stood up as if they had received amnesty. Just as they were about to leave, they heard Xia Weilan''s voice.


    The two maid s wanted to plead but were afraid that Xia Weilan would go back on her words, so they could only leave with their tails between their legs.


    "Miss, why did you let these two go so easily? They speak ill of the young lady behind her back. " Yue Er extended her other hand into the shape of a fist and fiercely struck forward, as if she was going to hit the two maidservant s just now.


    Xia Weilan''s face was pale white, her heart not the slightest ripple. "This is not the first time you have heard such words, why are you still so impatient today?"


    Yue Er immediately became listless again, her hand quietly lowered, her shoulders drooped down, and the expression on her face calmed down: "Yes, young miss I understand, next time I will definitely control myself."


    The two of them then slowly walked back.


    For a whole two days, Xia Yuying did not come to find trouble with Xia Weilan.


    Alone and sick, Xia Weilan could only put the Accounts matter to one side. The two matters could now be considered as settled, and she could finally relax.


    "Miss, why are you still reading? I don''t understand any of these books, there''s no meaning in reading them." Yue Er said as she rested her chin on her hands.


    After Xia Weilan heard her words, her lips raised into a smile, but pretended to be cold as she said: "I usually make you read more, you should also take a look."


    Seeing Yue Er baring her teeth, she wanted to laugh even more.


    Master and servant laughed, and started to fight again.


    At this moment, knocking sounds came from outside the door.


    "Dong, dong, dong."


    "Miss, are you inside? This servant has matters to attend to, so I must go inside to speak." A maidservant said from outside the door.


    The master and the servant were in the midst of a joke and were about to start a fight when they heard the voices outside and stopped. Their expressions gradually returned to normal.


    "Come in." Xia Weilan sat upright.


    The maidservant outside the door then pushed it open, without any expression on his face, he only lowered his head and said: "Miss, Master invites you over to the hall."


    "You go first, I''ll follow you." Xia Weilan waved her hands, and looked at maidservant, which was not the same maidservant from last time.


    The maidservant did not stay and immediately left.


    Xia Weilan was even more doubtful. Last time was not like this.


    Even though she had doubts in her heart, she still donned the Clothes and let Yue Er help her out.


    No matter what, it had been two days since he last came out. Now that he was out, Xia Weilan felt the weather had become a little cooler, but she did not say anything, she only kept the Clothes on her.


    "Miss, are you cold? "Otherwise, this servant will go back and add another Clothes to your list. It won''t take long for you to go back and forth." Yue Er said as she prepared to leave.


    However, the body was held back by Xia Weilan. She turned her head and only heard Xia Weilan say softly, "There''s no need. The left side is only a short time. Let''s go."


    Hearing her words, Yue Er could only give up.


    Along the way, although Xia Weilan did not say anything, she had thought of a lot of things, and the things that happened a few days ago were still fresh in her mind. Now that Xia Zhengyan was calling her over, for no reason, she felt uneasy inside, but after thinking carefully, she could not think of anything, and after thinking about it, she unknowingly walked to the main hall.


    As soon as she stepped through the doorway, Xia Weilan had already felt the scorching heat of her surroundings gaze and she had a bad premonition in her heart.


    Even though she had rested for two days, her current body was still sickly like this. It couldn''t be said to be good, but it wasn''t too unbearable either.


    "Lan Er greets Grandmother, father." Her body s were slightly lowered.


    Before Xia Zhengyan could say anything, the Old Mistress Xia hurriedly said when he saw her like this: "Quickly get up, get up, quickly come and sit at the Grandmother''s side."


    Xia Weilan raised her head and revealed a pale smile. She walked towards the direction of the Old Mistress Xia and sat down beside her, looking around.


    Today, everyone in the manor had arrived, including a few Aunt s who would normally not even meet.


    Xia Weilan became a bit more vigilant. Even though she thought that, his face did not reveal the slightest bit of inaccuracy. She only had a small smile plastered on his face.


    At this time, Xia Zhengyan opened his mouth and said: "Xia Weilan, do you know why I called you over?" His voice was filled with a strange tone, causing Xia Weilan to feel even more unhappy.


    "Your daughter does not know, so please enlighten me, Father." Xia Weilan said in a low voice.


    When she saw Xia Yuying''s expression, she did not dodge, and only watched him attentively. However, Xia Yuying smiled, and for a moment, Xia Weilan was not able to determine what she was thinking about.


    It was as if everything was out of her control and out of her control. She couldn''t help but panic in her heart. Ever since her rebirth, she had been able to move with ease. This was the current situation ¡­


    "It''s inconvenient for me to say more, you say." Xia Zhengyan said as he pointed to the maidservant beside Xia Yuying.


    With a "Putong" sound, the maidservant knelt on the ground, and with a wronged look on his face, he said, "This servant is maidservant, who is next to Second Miss. My name is Qing''er, when this servant was washing him, I discovered ¡­


    "Qing`er, if you have anything to say, just say it. There is no need to be afraid!" Xia Zhengyan''s voice became even louder.


    His voice shook the entire hall and caused everyone''s expression to change. Even the Old Mistress Xia, surprisingly, did not say anything and only looked at Xia Weilan with a helpless expression.


    However, Xia Yuying actually stepped forward and blocked Qing`er behind him, and said with an extremely wronged expression: "Father, if you don''t want to, let''s just forget about this matter. Actually, it is not a pressing matter."


    As she spoke, her tears fell. Although she didn''t say anything, her current appearance made everyone want to know what happened.

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    "Hurry up and tell us what''s going on!" Xia Zhengyan''s eyes became sharp, he had to get an answer to this matter.


    After saying that, she kneeled on the ground and kowtowed non-stop, producing "dong dong dong dong" sounds.


    Everyone in the main hall quieted down. The atmosphere was so tense that even if a needle dropped on the ground, it could still be heard clearly. No one dared to breathe out loud, what remained was only the sound of Qing`er kowtowing.


    "What did you say?" Wasn''t it obvious just now? "Why can''t I say it out now?" Xia Weilan asked with suspicion, as if he was really asking her why.


    At this moment, Qing`er didn''t dare to say anything else. She was only thinking about how to protect her life. Hence, she was even more afraid. He could only kowtow continuously.


    "Father, daughter saw that this was done on purpose. Father, please seek justice for her." Xia Weilan said as she knelt on the ground.


    Xia Zhengyan nodded his head. Indeed, this matter could not just be left as it was, however, this matter seemed to have something to do with Xia Yuying.


    If that was the case, she still wanted to investigate this matter. However, there were so many pairs of eyes staring at her now. If she did not finish this matter, it was likely ¡­


    "Then" Just as he was about to speak, he saw Xia Yuying kneel down, and the words he wanted to say was stuck, he turned and asked: "Yu Ying? What do you have to say about this? "


    Xia Yuying knelt on the ground with a pitiful look on her face: "Father, your daughter had originally thought that if Big Sister admits to this matter, I would not pursue the matter, but now that Big Sister is like this, I, I really have no choice but to say."


    When everyone saw her cold face filled with righteousness, one of the Aunt said, "This matter might be a bit of a secret."


    Since someone had already said so, the cheers became even louder.


    "Just say it." Xia Zhengyan said.


    Xia Weilan''s face had a thought-provoking smile, she really wanted to know what kind of tricks she could still play after what had happened.


    "Actually, this matter, if you want to know the truth, isn''t difficult. You just need to search Big Sis''s Lanxuan." Xia Yuying said somewhat awkwardly, the expression on her face also became even more pitiful.


    "Forget it. Searching for Room, for Eldest Miss, this is a very embarrassing thing!" Her gaze swept towards Xia Yuying, and the two of them kept on exchanging glances.


    "What do you think?" Xia Zhengyan did not say anything, he only looked at Xia Weilan.


    Xia Weilan thought for a while, and no one could understand what she was thinking about.


    After a long time.


    "Your daughter is willing. However, your daughter still wishes for father to investigate this matter clearly." she said.


    Xia Zhengyan couldn''t help but be moved when he saw the expression on her face, and his heart retreated a little. If he didn''t find anything from her Room, then, not only would he slap Xia Yuying''s face, he would also slap his own face. This would be even more troublesome.


    However, just as he was lost in thought, he heard an old voice.


    "In the end, it''s still a matter of the manor, it''s better to investigate it thoroughly. If we don''t, the other matters would be wasted, and Lan Er doesn''t mind as well, so we can send people to look for him." Old Mistress Xia said with a stern expression.


    Originally, her heart was with Xia Weilan, but now that the matter was out, she had to take care of it.


    "In that case, let''s go." Xia Zhengyan waved to the people below, the people below were already prepared, and were just waiting for Xia Zhengyan to say something, the moment he said those words, they immediately turned and ran off.


    At this time, everyone returned to their seats, Xia Weilan picked up the teacup, and sipped on it, secretly observing their expressions.


    As Xia Zhengyan looked at Xia Weilan''s current indifferent appearance, she felt even more uneasy. If she really didn''t find anything, then where would he put his face?


    On the other hand, Xia Weilan''s expression, had a trace of unease in her heart, and it didn''t matter if she kept it to herself. However, the smile on her face made Xia Weilan feel even more unease.


    After being tormented like that, she felt that the body that she had just recovered was starting to feel uncomfortable again. Just now when she was standing, she was already barely holding on, but now that she sat down, she felt as if the strength was being sucked dry again, causing her head to hurt a little. Fortunately, things were about to end, she just wanted to go back and lie down on the bed to rest.


    The long wait was so boring. However, it was also so exciting.


    The sound of hurried footsteps could be heard from outside. Everyone''s gaze turned towards the door.


    A group of domestic servant s ran into the main hall. The leader of the domestic servant knelt on the ground and said: "This old servant has just found a lot of things among the Eldest Miss''s Room."


    As he spoke, he handed over the item in his hand.


    Xia Yuying was the first to run over, looking at the jewelry box, she opened it and took out a pink hairpin, then said excitedly: "Big Sister, do you still have anything else to say, it''s not what I normally use!"


    Hearing Xia Yuying''s words, the expression''s face darkened, but in her heart, she was happy, because the matter today, had not caused him to lose face, furthermore, Xia Weilan had caused Xia Yuying to suffer many grievances, and now, he wanted to seek justice for his precious daughter.


    As matters stand, I think you have nothing else to say. Since that is the case, for the sake of the Hou Mansion being able to respect the rules of the palace, we will not punish you so much. His voice rose so high that the whole room shook.


    "Master, 30 boards, Lan Er is just a female Child, how can her body stand it!" At this time, Second Aunt threw himself out and kneeled on the ground.

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    "There''s no need for you to plead, I''ve already decided on this matter. Now, let''s pull it out, it can be considered an example to others. Doing such a thing in the mansion, my punishment is considered light." Xia Zhengyan said in a cold voice, his face carried anger, and his chest also heaved up and down intensely.


    The domestic servant were all eager to give it a try, but this was after all, the Eldest Miss of the Hou Mansion.


    Xia Weilan looked at the jewelry box in domestic servant''s hands and understood the answer in her heart. So everything that had happened today was premeditated, this was the first time such a thing had happened since she was reborn.


    Very good, very good.


    However, the evidence was clearly in front of her. She wanted to refute, but it seemed impossible. It would be better to restrain herself for now. As long as she thought of those 30 boards, her butt would hurt.


    "Father, this matter ¡­" Just as Xia Weilan stood up and was about to say something, her body was about to fall down. Yue Er, who was standing beside her, wanted to reach out her hand to support her.


    However, it was already too late.


    However, at this moment, everyone only saw a series of afterimages rushing over.


    Even though Xia Weilan''s vision was in darkness, her mind was still clear. She suddenly fell into a warm embrace, this hug was too familiar, so she slowly opened her eyes.


    "You!"


    "Shh, as long as you obediently stay in my arms."


    Her body was not moving, she was only obediently in his embrace.


    When everyone saw the person''s face, they were all about to flare up, but when they saw his face, they all kneeled down.


    "This subject greets decedent."


    "I pay my respects to decedent."


    Such voices rose and fell one after another, accompanied by the sound of everyone kneeling on the ground.


    "I gave those jewelry to her a few days ago, why does marquis feel that there''s a problem?" Ling Jue held Xia Weilan in his arms, dressed in a bright red robe, and the cinnabar mark on his forehead became even more devilish, as he spoke softly, as if he was filled with boundless dignity.


    Although she said that to Xia Zhengyan, her eyes involuntarily turned to look at Ling Jue, only to see that Ling Jue''s eyes were fixated on Xia Weilan who was in her arms.


    Without Ling Jue''s words, no one dared to stand up, and the expression on their faces were all extremely respectful. Hearing Xia Yulan''s words, the expression on Xia Zhengyan''s face looked a little ugly.


    In an instant.


    Who didn''t know that he was the son of the Battle-King, even if it wasn''t out of respect for him, the decedent was still up there. Since the Battle-King was established, he had contributed greatly to the battle.


    "Yes, decedent''s words are reasonable." A bit of sweat appeared on his forehead, and the expression on his face also became somewhat subtle.


    Xia Yulan''s body had already retreated a long time ago, when she heard Ling Jue speaking, her body stopped moving, her face flushed red, her heart felt like it was being hit by a little deer, but, when she looked at Xia Weilan in her arms, she felt a bit sad and annoyed.


    "Get up." Ling Jue said coldly.


    Only then did Xia Zhengyan and the rest of the Hou Mansion dared to stand up.


    The Second Aunt shook her head, meaning to tell Xia Yuying not to continue following this matter, but this made Xia Yulan even more unwilling. After being humiliated a few days ago, her heart was a lot happier, but now, everything was ready, why did the east wind suddenly become the northwest wind?


    Xia Yuying was not satisfied with this outcome.


    "Crown Prince''s words are not right. That pink hairpin was obviously my daughter''s. Why did it become your gift to Big Sister now?" Xia Yuying was the first to walk out, kneeling on the ground, he spoke without dodging his gaze in the slightest.


    Xia Weilan stared at the man above him and only thought of one word, and that was to be a hero and save the beauty.


    It was just like the time when Ling Xuan saved her in danger. That time, Ling Xuan''s help was silent, but the current Ling Jue, was actually this tyrannical. This caused her to be at a loss of what to do.


    She was only struggling to get out of his embrace now, but the moment she tried to use the strength s on her hands, she felt that the strength above her head had become even heavier, and she was completely unable to struggle free.


    When Xia Zhengyan saw Xia Weilan''s actions, a hint of surprise flashed past his eyes. Just as she was about to think about what she was doing, she suddenly met Ling Jue''s eyes and he hurriedly lowered her head.


    "What you mean is, that hairpin is yours? Bring the hairpin over here. " A hint of iciness flashed across Ling Jue''s narrow eyes.


    Hearing his tone, how could the people under him dare to disobey?


    Ling Jue picked up the pink hairpin, and at the moment, his hand was gently stroking the hairpin, and his gaze was always on the hairpin.


    Everyone held their breath, not daring to speak.


    "How do I look? This is a gift from this decedent to Lan Er. Take a good look." Ling Jue said, and then threw the hairpin in her hand towards Xia Yuying''s dinner, and then placed it on the ground in front of Xia Yuying, producing a clear sound.


    Xia Yuying''s eyes lit up as she picked up the hairpin on the ground and looked at it carefully. This was the only thing that she could be sure of.


    After looking carefully, her face gradually revealed the shock of expression s, and then disbelief. She did not understand, how could this be?


    "This is impossible, absolutely impossible!" Xia Yuying was extremely shocked in her heart. Her eyes were opened wide, and kept wiping the hairpin with her hands. She did not believe it was possible!


    A strange smile appeared on Ling Jue''s face, a cold glint could be seen in his narrow and long phoenix eyes, the cinnabar mark between his eyebrows became even brighter, as if it could take away a person''s mind.

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    At this time, Second Aunt was extremely worried for Xia Yuying when she saw her unconscious state. She immediately rushed over and knelt on the ground, her hand holding onto Xia Yuying''s hand as she said with a comforting tone: "What''s wrong, what''s wrong, don''t panic!"


    The Second Aunt tried to forcefully stabilize Xia Yuying''s current state of mind, but right now, Xia Yuying was not listening to her at all. Her entire person was extremely scary.


    "How unbecoming! What''s going on?" Xia Zhengyan could not bear to watch any longer, and growled.


    Seeing Xia Yuying''s current state, Second Aunt immediately took the hairpin from her hands. Looking carefully, she only saw a very small carved word "Lan" on top of the pink hairpin.


    "This, this matter is definitely a misunderstanding. Crown Prince, Master, please listen to me!" Seeing that, the Second Aunt''s face immediately became anxious.


    Xia Yuying sat paralyzed on the ground. Only after a while did she come to her senses, her face was filled with disbelief, she could not believe what had happened. However, since the situation had already turned out like this, she could only admit defeat.


    "Father, your daughter knows about this."


    When everyone was silent, Xia Weilan finally opened her mouth to speak. Her eyes flashed, and although she was in Ling Jue''s embrace right now and her body was extremely uncomfortable, she still had to accompany these people here to play such a boring game.


    "Speak." Xia Zhengyan''s face turned ugly.


    Xia Weilan looked around, and a smile gradually appeared on her face: "Father, this matter, daughter wants justice."


    The eyes of the Second Aunt and Xia Yuying stared fixedly at Xia Weilan, but Xia Weilan did not have any more expression s, so much that she did not even glance at the two of them.


    "Your daughter hopes to thoroughly investigate this matter, and then give your daughter and Sisters justice. Moreover, the Crown Prince is here right now, so it''s just right for us to do this, no?!" Xia Weilan''s voice was sonorous and forceful, her eyes shining with determination.


    "Master, I feel that there is no need to investigate this matter thoroughly. This is just a misunderstanding, there is no need to gather so many people." Second Aunt''s tears rolled in her eyes, but she did not look pitiful. Instead, she looked angry.


    Xia Zhengyan looked at the expression on Second Aunt''s face, and then looked at Ling Jue''s unruly appearance, and his heart started to become tangled again. However, after weighing the pros and cons, he still sighed, and then raised his head again, his face was filled with smiles: "I feel that Xiaolan is very right, but with Crown Prince here, it''s better to let this matter rest.


    When he said his last sentence, the expression on his face became heavier and his words became heavier.


    Xia Weilan did not speak. She only lowered her eyes and rested her head on Ling Jue''s chest.


    Ling Jue reached out and gently rubbed the top of her head, the expression on his face had a playful look, making it hard to tell what he was thinking at this very moment.


    The scene was awkward, as if it was already to the point that there was no way to end it.


    Xia Zhengyan glanced at the person beside him.


    "Why don''t you first ask decedent to move to the side hall to rest?" Someone beside him whispered.


    Xia Zhengyan''s expression became a little ugly, but with him here, there was no way he could fall out.


    "Alright, we will listen to decedent on this matter and thoroughly investigate this matter. However, the outcome of this matter should wait for a while. decedent, can you go to the side hall to take a seat first?" Xia Zhengyan''s tone was filled with curiosity, but his body had already walked down from above, it seemed as though it wanted to invite him to the side hall.


    Ling Jue''s body did not make a move, it seemed like he did not plan for this matter to end like this, but Xia Weilan only spoke softly in his arms, "As for the remaining matters, I can settle them myself."


    After a long time.


    Ling Jue then said slowly: "Alright."


    Xia Zhengyan''s face revealed a smile, and immediately had his people go and arrange things in the side hall.


    Ling Jue held Xia Weilan''s body and walked towards the direction of the side chamber, but when she was standing, she already felt that he could no longer stand, and wanted to go back now, instead of following along to the side chamber, but the way things were now, it seemed like he had to go, because the man in front of her did not give her any chance to retaliate.


    Only now did the few of them sit down.


    Ling Jue sat in the highest seat, beside him was Xia Weilan. When Xia Zhengyan saw this kind of posture, even though it was against the rules, he did not say anything, only sighing.


    "decedent, please have some tea." Xia Yulan carefully offered up the tea in her hand. Her face was flushed red, and her heart was beating extremely quickly.


    Ling Jue only nodded slightly, and did not even look at her directly. But as long as it was like this, Xia Yulan''s heart was already very satisfied.


    "How is it that decedent has the time to come to the Hou Residence today? I didn''t even properly receive you this time, I hope you don''t blame me too much." Xia Zhengyan''s face was full of smiles.


    Ling Jue ignored him and only looked at Xia Weilan. It had been a few days since he last saw her and when he heard that she was in a difficult situation, he rushed over immediately without stopping. However, this matter was told to him by Ling Xuan, causing his heart to become heavier, but he did not reveal it.


    However, Xia Weilan did not know about his current thoughts. She only looked at him with complicated emotions, and then turned her head to no longer look at him.


    Seeing her turn her head, his face darkened, and said: "This decedent is only here to look for Lan Er, after all, I just gifted her a piece of jewelry that she likes."


    Xia Zhengyan''s face twitched, but he could only laugh: "Seems like, decedent and my family''s Lan Er are very familiar."


    Actually, if not for today''s matter, she still wouldn''t have known that Xia Weilan was related to the decedent, and she wanted to know what their current relationship was.


    "Not familiar."


    "Very familiar."


    Xia Weilan and Ling Jue''s eyes met, and the two spoke at the same time.


    The two of them had different thoughts in their minds.


    Xia Weilan turned his head, a strange feeling sliding past her heart, but she did not show it on her face.


    Xia Zhengyan''s eyes kept looking back and forth between the two of them, and he still could not come to a conclusion, but seeing that Ling Jue was able to come and save Xia Weilan, he had an answer.

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    "So that''s how it is. Right, I have some tonic here, how about you bring it back to the decedent. Treat it as a form of respect and filial piety." Xia Zhengyan said again.


    Even though Ling Jue was here, he was not in the mood to listen to what Yun Che had to say.


    Thinking this way, he stood up. "Regarding today''s matter, this decedent hopes that Master Hou can give me an explanation tomorrow as well. This decedent still has matters to attend to so I''ll be returning first."


    After saying that, Ling Jue stood up, and seeing that Ling Jue was about to leave, Xia Weilan did not want to stay any longer, so she stood up unsteadily, only to see his hand grabbing her soft waist, she subconsciously wanted to reject him, but discovered that there were no strength s on her, and could only allow him to do as he pleased.


    After saying that, Ling Jue carried Xia Weilan''s body and walked out.


    Xia Zhengyan immediately knelt down and bowed, but Ling Jue didn''t even leave a single glance behind.


    Just as he walked out of the side hall, Xia Weilan opened his mouth and said: "I''ll go back by myself, let me go."


    Ling Jue''s body did not change at all, it was still doing its own thing. It did not say a single word, it only held her in its arms and walked towards the direction of the Lanxuan, as if it was familiar with the route.


    Seeing that he did not have any reaction, Xia Weilan looked at him quietly, only to see that he was dressed in a red robe, with a face as red as blood, his exquisite face had a coldness, and the cinnabar mole on his forehead looked, it was so captivating.


    Xia Weilan suddenly looked at her, wanting to dodge but it was already too late, her face suddenly flushed red, but she forced herself not to, and looked straight into his eyes.


    He looked at her mockingly, and she looked at him shyly.


    The two of them looked at each other for a good while, before Xia Weilan finally avoided her gaze.


    He supported her as they walked to the entrance of the Lanxuan.


    Yue Er had long been waiting for this moment at the doorway. Watching Ling Jue hugging Xia Weilan from afar, she immediately covered his face, not looking at him.


    "Quickly come and help me up. How can you cover your face and think you can''t see me?"


    Xia Weilan''s voice sounded beside Yue Er''s ears, and only then did she put down her hands, and abruptly opened her eyes wide. Seeing that both of them still did the same thing even as they approached each other, her face immediately flushed red.


    "Young, young miss, I, servant ¡­" Yue Er stuttered. When had she ever seen such a scene? A man and a woman in broad daylight.


    "Alright, stop talking, come over here and help me." Xia Weilan frowned. She reached out her hand to grab Yue Er''s hand a little urgently, as she did not want to follow this man into any kind of intimate contact.


    Yue Er only regained her senses after hearing her voice, and immediately held Xia Weilan''s hand.


    But just at that moment, Xia Weilan''s hand was actually held back by Ling Jue. His voice was filled with magnetism, and a playful smile hung on her face. Is it because I can''t satisfy you? "


    Xia Weilan''s body shook violently, and her entire face blushed red. However, she pretended to be calm and didn''t reveal any expression.


    When he carried her and entered the Lanxuan, Xia Weilan then said: "I have already arrived.


    However, how could Ling Jue fulfill her wish? With a single step, he half sat on the imperial chair that Xia Weilan normally sat on, and at the same time revealed a satisfied expression: "What? You aren''t even treating me to tea before you leave? "


    Without waiting for Xia Weilan to speak, Yue Er immediately rushed out, saying that she should go get some tea or something.


    There were only two people left in the room, Xia Weilan sat on the chair, Ling Jue''s body had just moved, she then stood up from the chair and retreated a few steps.


    "Are you afraid of me?" Ling Jue''s eyes were deep and serene, his gaze was like a pair of whirlpools, able to suck people in.


    Xia Weilan forced herself to remain calm and said: "Not really, it''s just that there are differences between males and females. Crown Prince should also pay attention to his limits."


    Ling Jue laughed lightly, with a hint of playfulness.


    "You and I are the same person who slept in the same bed. You are already one of my people. What sense of propriety do you have to pay attention to?" His body stood up and walked towards Xia Weilan''s direction.


    At this time, the two body s were extremely close. Xia Weilan could not help but retreat, until she was no longer able to retreat in front of the wall. She stopped, a pair of phoenix eye s staring at her with ridiculing eyes.


    She didn''t even know what to say. Or rather, she had nothing to say, much less refute his words.


    Perhaps he saw that she was currently feeling awkward, as his body only stayed for a short while before leaving. Before leaving, he had only said one thing ¡­


    "Wait for me tonight."


    Xia Weilan was slandering her in her heart. This man was always whatever he wanted to say. She didn''t care about her feelings at all.


    After a while.


    "Here''s the tea, decedent, Young Miss!" Yue Er walked in with a cup of tea.


    But, he saw that Ling Jue''s Shadow was long gone from the house, leaving behind only Xia Weilan who seemed to have lost her soul.


    "Miss?" Yue Er waved her hand in front of Xia Weilan''s body, in an attempt to bring him back to reality.


    Xia Weilan''s expression became helpless, she gently knocked her hand away, then half laid on the imperial concubine''s chair: "I''m fine, you really think your young miss is muddled."


    Yue Er''s face revealed an embarrassed expression, she scratched her head and served the tea to Xia Weilan before the body slowly walked behind Xia Weilan and gently rubbed her shoulder.


    "Miss, what happened today is really dangerous. But what about our Room''s jewelry? Although Miss normally doesn''t wear it much, not wearing it is one thing, and not wearing it is another. " she said indignantly.


    But even though she said that, she was able to control her emotions. She didn''t want to rush out to get revenge like last time.


    Xia Weilan was satisfied with her thoughts. At least she could control her emotions, and that would be good.


    She picked up her teacup and took a sip of tea. Without hurry, she said, "What''s there to be anxious about? When the time comes tomorrow, I will definitely make her vomit."


    She put down the teacup with determination and a hint of unfathomable light on her face.


    "Miss, I knew it, there was still more. There was also that day when she bullied Miss," Yue Er did not continue speaking.


    Xia Weilan revealed a smile on her face. The humiliation a few days ago could not be compared to her previous life.

 C61

    "I can''t be too anxious about this debt. I have to take it slowly." Xia Weilan said with a smile on her face.


    Night came.


    A bright crescent moon hung high up in the sky, the Lanxuan''s candles burned brightly, reflecting the figure of the person beside the Table.


    Xia Weilan kept knocking the Table with one hand, and her face was filled with annoyance. In front of her, were the books, but her heart was even more agitated than it was on display.


    Her mind kept replaying what Ling Jue had said during the day.


    He had made her wait for him.


    However, the more she thought about it, the more agitated she became. Finally, with a "pa" sound, she fiercely patted the Table, stood up and blew out the candle, and then pulled up her blanket and laid on the bed. She did not take off her Clothes, but continued to lie down, with her eyes tightly closed.


    Even though her heart was in a mess, she had no other choice but to roll over and over. Till the latter half of the night, she did not find anyone she was familiar with, nor did she find him.


    Until the morning of the second day, when Xia Weilan opened his eyes, he only felt that his eyes were slightly sunken.


    She reached out her hand to touch the side of the bed, but all she felt was coldness.


    Her expression was somewhat dejected, but it was only for a moment.


    "Miss, what''s wrong with you? Can''t you sleep because of Second Miss''s worries?" Yue Er said while she meditated for Xia Weilan.


    Xia Weilan did not know what to say. Looking at herself in the copper mirror, Xia Weilan''s face was pale because of her sickness, but her sunken eyes looked a little scary.


    "Miss?"


    "I''m fine, don''t worry." Xia Weilan acted as if nothing had happened.


    She had been so mean to him yesterday.


    He was thinking of coming over tonight, so he wanted to say a word of thanks ¡­


    She wanted to thank him, but she also wanted to ask him why he approached her for no reason at all. What was it for?


    "This matter has already been investigated thoroughly. It was just a misunderstanding. Everyone, don''t worry about this matter anymore. Just focus on what you should do and do." Xia Zhengyan said with an imposing manner.


    "Father, please wait!" Xia Weilan stood at the doorway, her small face full of seriousness.


    A light breeze caressed her face, causing her hair to flutter and land on her forehead. A pair of phoenix eye s carried an earnest and stubborn look, as if they had to ask for an explanation today.


    A trace of unhappiness flashed across Xia Zhengyan''s face, but passed in an instant, and did not display too much.


    And at this time, Second Aunt and Xia Yuying were also beside them. Seeing that someone had come out to stop them, the two of them naturally felt unhappy in their hearts.


    "Big Sister, Sisters misunderstood you last time, I hope Big Sister does not take offense to it." Xia Yuying walked forward, held Xia Weilan''s hand, and slowly walked to a chair in the main hall and sat down.


    Xia Weilan did not reject her, and after she sat down, she picked up the tea leaves from the Table and gently sipped, then indifferently raised her head, the phoenix eye looked at Xia Yuying with a playful look in her eyes: "Sisters''s words are wrong, this matter is related to Big Sister''s reputation, it is definitely not something that can be done carelessly, I hope Sisters can consider it for Big Sister."


    "You ¡­" Xia Yuying''s eyes carried anger, but she endured it and suppressed it. There was even a trace of fear and dread in her heart, this matter was nothing much in the first place. Just by looking at Xia Weilan''s expression, she couldn''t help but remember the scene where she splashed water on her body a few days ago.


    "Moreover, decedent has already spoken on this matter. If we do not clarify it now, I believe decedent will not be happy about it." Xia Weilan said again as the expression on his face began to grieve.


    Xia Zhengyan''s brows furrowed even more. Actually, he already knew about this matter to the point where he was close to it, but he did not want to pursue this matter. However, she had brought out decedent now, so he had no other choice.


    "De, go search Jade Gem''s Room." he said.


    Only then did Xia Weilan''s face reveal a smile, that''s right, De Zi was originally an old man in the mansion, he had experienced many of these things, and there was no trick to it, he was loyal to begin with, so it was impossible for him to lie about it.


    "No way!" Xia Yuying''s face revealed panic, there was still some Room left in her body, this definitely won''t do!


    "What is it? Could it be that there''s something on Sisters''s mind? " Xia Weilan took a step forward and said, but the look in her eyes became more and more severe, as if he could force her back with her gaze.


    Xia Yuying''s body staggered a few steps back, but at the same time she understood, she could not reveal anything. If she revealed anything, it would be bad, but, if it was like this, her situation would definitely be discovered.


    not as good as


    Originally, Sisters felt that it was just a misunderstanding, so it wasn''t appropriate to pursue the matter further. But since Big Sister insisted on doing so, it wouldn''t be good for Sisters to lose face, right? " Her face revealed a pitiful expression, but her back faced the crowd and smiled craftily.


    "Since Sisters has said so, then Big Sister will not refuse."


    The Smiling on Xia Weilan''s face became even thicker, she knew Xia Yuying so well, how could she not know what she was going to do?


    De Zi left and went to search through Xia Yuying''s yard s. Finally, he brought everything here.


    "Let Big Sister see what has been found in the Sisters''s Room." Xia Weilan walked forward a few steps and looked at the boxes of jewelry. Her Smiling s were thicker.


    Xia Yuying''s face turned ugly. Obviously, she had already found someone to take the thing away, but why did it become like this? Why?!


    "Aiya, this is Big Sister''s jewelry box. Why is it with you in Sisters? No wonder the Big Sister couldn''t even find one more hairpin on top of her head today. So she went to find the Sisters. " Xia Weilan said with a smile.


    Second Aunt''s face turned ugly, but it seemed like the situation had reached a point where there was no way to save him.


    "How dare you, Yuying!" Xia Zhengyan''s voice came out, his face was filled with anger, he slapped the Table fiercely, as though he really wanted to ask for a response for Xia Weilan.


    Xia Yuying was so scared that she knelt down. She didn''t know how to explain why this was happening to her, because it was her doing to begin with. Now that something had happened, it would probably be impossible to cover up.

 C62

    "Father, please investigate this matter clearly." Xia Weilan said indifferently.


    She knew that Xia Zhengyan definitely wanted to shield Xia Yuying, but she definitely wouldn''t do what she just did.


    Xia Zhengyan''s face was a little ugly. He looked at Xia Weilan''s indifferent expression and the who was at a loss as to what to do.


    "Alright, this matter has naturally been confirmed. Since Yu Ying has done such a disgraceful thing, why don''t we go out and live for a while. Reflect on it, Second Aunt will accompany us." When he said these words, the expression on his face became slightly subtle, but she still said them out loud.


    "Father!" Xia Yuying''s pair of eyes stared widely, and with a look of disbelief, she was completely stunned.


    If she continued to live outside, didn''t that mean she wouldn''t be able to live in the Hou Mansion?


    "Master! Please don''t be like this, Yuying was just muddleheaded for a moment, if you kick her out, I''m afraid you won''t know when she''ll return, Master, I beg you, please love your daughter! When Second Aunt saw this, he panicked and kneeled to the ground with a "plop" as he cried with a miserable expression.


    Xia Zhengyan looked impartial and selfless, but his eyes were filled with unwillingness to part. He did not want to see the outcome of this incident turning out like this either.


    Seeing Xia Zhengyan''s gaze cast towards his, Xia Weilan guessed that he was hoping for her to say some kind of pleading, and upon thinking about it, her face revealed a bright smile, and revealed a look of pity: "Father, I also cannot bear to see Sisters like this."


    "Right." Xia Zhengyan nodded and continued to look at Xia Weilan, hoping that she would continue speaking.


    "But daughter feels that Sisters should be taught a lesson. This way, Sisters can remember what happened today and not make the same mistake again in the future." Xia Weilan said slowly with a gentle smile on her face.


    Xia Weilan could understand Xia Zhengyan, after all, he still liked that woman. As for her mother, he had probably already forgotten about his.


    Xia Zhengyan''s face turned ugly, and he did not say anything for a long time.


    Just as the situation was at a stalemate, a voice came from outside the door.


    "I think this is fine, but the punishment is still too heavy. I think from now on Second Aunt will no longer have to manage the affairs of the palace. As for Yu Ying''s words, she should close her doors and think them through." With one hand on her walking stick, the Old Mistress Xia slowly walked in while hunching her back with a body. She was wearing expensive clothes and her grey hair was combed meticulously.


    "Grandmother, haven''t you had a headache recently? Leave such a small matter to Lan Er." When Xia Weilan saw her coming in, she immediately walked over. She stepped forward and supported the Old Mistress Xia with her arm, and smiled.


    When Old Mistress Xia saw her coming over, her face also revealed a smile. She grabbed onto Xia Weilan''s hand with one hand, and said while walking: "I also hope that this matter won''t get out of hand, and that''s why I can only let you down." She whispered into Xia Weilan''s ear.


    Xia Weilan''s face revealed a knowing smile, the expression on her face was unfathomable, but it carried the aura of a noble daughter, and she lowered her head and said: "Understood granddaughter, I will follow Grandmother''s instructions."


    A few people were listening to what Xia Weilan was saying. Xia Yuying could no longer hold it in, her face was filled with caution and fear, and in her heart, she was thinking that no matter what, the Old Mistress Xia would not ignore her.


    "Mother, since you''re not feeling well, don''t come out and walk. Your son feels that your mother''s thoughts are very good." Xia Zhengyan stood at the main seat, and his heart was slightly at ease. It was all thanks to her, otherwise, this matter would not have been easy to handle.


    Old Mistress Xia''s eyes looked back and forth between and Second Aunt, but did not reveal any expression, making it hard for people to see what she was thinking.


    "Since that''s the case, then this matter is decided. Second Aunt will hand over all of his matters to me tomorrow, so Xia Yuying will also go and close up his doors and reflect on it. " She waved and sat down.


    "Mom, this, I''m afraid this is inappropriate!" The Second Aunt had great authority, everything in the palace was managed by her, so how could she be willing to hand over power now to others?


    "Alright, I''ve decided on this. You don''t need to say anymore. I''m tired too, so I want to go back and rest." The Old Mistress Xia stood up as she spoke, she used her walking stick to leave.


    Second Aunt''s expression became ugly. If that was the case, then she would have a chance to stand up for herself in the future. However, what should she do: "Mother, the affairs in the manor are very complicated. She said worriedly and ran over.


    When Old Mistress Xia heard this, her footsteps paused. She glanced in Xia Weilan''s direction, and Second Aunt''s heart sank even more.


    "This isn''t a big deal. Weilan isn''t young anymore, so I can leave the matters of the mansion to her to gain experience. Otherwise, when we get to the Fu family''s residence, we''ll only be able to experience the wind and snow." Although her voice was a bit hoarse, her entire person seemed to have suddenly regained their spirits.


    Second Aunt was speechless, the hand under her sleeve was clenching into a fist, it was obvious that she was extremely angry, her face turned from green to purple, but she could not say more, because this was already the best result.


    When everyone had left, there were only Xia Weilan and Second Aunt left in the main hall.


    "Aunt, you are tired after taking care of the affairs of the manor. Now I am willing to help you." Xia Weilan whispered into her ear as she brushed past her.


    Second Aunt''s face became ugly, but in the end, she was still an old man so she could calm her heart. She raised her hand, took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and lightly wiped the tip of her nose: "I was afraid that you would not be able to complete your task, Hou Mansion is a rich and powerful family, and right now, I''m afraid that you have been unable to complete it."


    "There''s no need for Aunt to worry. If there''s anything I don''t understand, I will ask Second Aunt about it." Xia Weilan stopped and said indifferently, looking back, and even revealed a smile on his face.


    That smile was naturally extremely dazzling in Second Aunt''s eyes. She even had the impulse to kill her, but she endured it.


    "Alright, if anything happens, don''t hide it." There was some disdain in Second Aunt''s tone. She didn''t believe that the girl in front of her could take care of Hou Mansion properly.

 C63

    When Second Aunt returned to her own courtyard, she was naturally unwilling to do a thousand or ten thousand things.


    "Men, bring me the brush and ink." she said, sitting down at the bedside.


    The maidservant replied softly and went to get the ink.


    Second Aunt looked out of the window at the scenery. A cool breeze blew, and the scent of flowers drifted over, accompanied with the occasional chirping of birds. When she saw all of this two or three days ago, she felt extremely comfortable.


    After a long while.


    She had already put down the pen in her hand, placed the writing in the envelope, and sealed it with wax.


    "Men, send a letter out." Second Aunt waved to the people below.


    maidservant very clearly called a man in. She passed the envelope in her hand to the man and said some more words. After the man left, Second Aunt''s face revealed a satisfied smile.


    The weather gradually turned cold as the days passed one by one.


    After raising the body, Xia Weilan was once again a fresh body. She had also started to take care of the trifling matters in her residence.


    In the past few days, she had been feeling tired and wanted to rest. However, Second Aunt had always been staring at her fiercely, so she couldn''t relax right now.


    Fortunately, Old Mistress Xia saw that she was tired recently, so she wanted to rest a bit. At this moment, she wanted to go for a walk.


    "Miss, why aren''t we pretending to be men this time?" Yue Er opened her eyes wide and looked at the new Clothes on her body. This was something Old Mistress Xia gave Xia Weilan.


    Xia Weilan raised her eyebrows, seeing her so happy, it was as if he was infected by her, and her heart was no longer as heavy.


    "If you want to wear it, there''s nothing I can do about it." Now go back and take off the Clothes on your body, then go change into that coarse male Clothes. " She pretended to be calm as she spoke.


    Yue Er was already used to her current state, her face was slightly red, and she laughed: "Miss, quickly stop teasing me, this body of Clothes was newly made, I wish I could wear it all day long."


    "Alright, alright, stop living in poverty. Hurry up and come with me to get some fresh air. I also feel depressed these few days." Xia Weilan''s face revealed an anxious expression, but she had a smile on her lips. She knew that Yue Er couldn''t wait to get out, but she was too embarrassed to speak out.


    The two of them had settled everything once again, and sneaked out of Hou Mansion''s back door.


    The sky turned cold, the scenery outside, compared to the scenery in Hou Mansion, was naturally like the difference between heaven and earth.


    Some of the leaves were wilting, and some were even forcefully hanging from trees. A new wave of flowers had already wilted, and a new wave of flowers had bloomed, but it was not some famous or expensive flower, but some wild flowers by the side of the road, Xia Weilan felt that it was very unusual.


    Although the weather was cold, the cries on the streets did not stop just because of this. Xia Weilan felt that it was even louder than before. The streets were too lively, and she was used to being in the Hou Mansion.


    "Miss, I didn''t expect that it would be autumn in the blink of an eye!" Yue Er curiously looked at the bawling sounds on the street. She had been held in Hou Mansion for a very long time and was extremely happy to be able to come out.


    Xia Weilan''s heart did not relax at all. When she came out today, she actually had to investigate something thoroughly, and that was the shop from last time. She felt that something was amiss, she had not had the time or the time to check it out previously, so it was good that she could come out now.


    "Let''s go. Follow me to a place now. Don''t say things that might be wrong later." she said, walking ahead.


    "Oh, hello miss. May I ask what kind of material you want so that I can have someone prepare it for you?" When a waiter saw Xia Weilan walking in, he flew over enthusiastically to entertain him.


    "I want new ingredients for this month. Go and find them for me." Xia Weilan said as her brows lightly knitted.


    The child quickly went to the back to help find the ingredients.


    When Xia Weilan first stepped in, she felt that it was very different from last time, but the clothes here were all new, and there was an extra shop assistant, compared to last time, it could be said that there was a huge difference in heaven and earth. Perhaps, it was because of what happened last time that made her suspicious, but this Second Aunt was truly cunning.


    As he thought about it, he heard the waiter''s passionate voice resounding beside him, "GIRL, these are all the new ingredients for this month. Look, is there anything else you like or is there something else you''re hungry for? If not, we still have a lot of fabric for you to choose from."


    Xia Weilan came back to her senses, and gently nodded her head. When her fingertips touched the ingredients, she had already come up with a plan.


    "I see it''s nothing, do you have anything better? "Since I know your shopkeeper better than me, why don''t you call him out so that we can have a good chat. Presumably, he also knows about my feelings for him." She spoke in a seemingly casual manner, but her tone of voice carried a hint of a question.


    The waiter said with difficulty, "Oh, I presume it has been a long time since the miss has been here. Unfortunately, our shopkeeper left a month ago, so a new shopkeeper has been here for a long time."


    Xia Weilan stood there without speaking. The expression on her face was somewhat subtle.


    "If xiaojie doesn''t like this, I''ll go and bring some over right now." The waiter said and was about to leave, but he was stopped by Xia Weilan.


    "No need, just these few, wrap them up for me." There was no expression on Xia Weilan''s face.


    Until he walked out of the shop, Xia Weilan did not say a single word.


    As Yue Er hugged onto a piece of cloth, just as she was rejoicing in her heart, she felt that something was wrong with Xia Weilan, so she carefully asked: "Miss, what''s wrong?"


    Just as she said that, Xia Weilan, who was walking in front, stopped her body and almost bumped into her back. Luckily, she stopped in her tracks just in time, so she didn''t bump into her.


    "Miss?" Yue Er asked again, puzzled.


    Xia Weilan''s face was calm, her eyes revealed traces of light, she raised her head and said: "Follow me."

 C64

    Yue Er was naturally suspicious in her heart, but looking at the serious face of the expression, she did not say much and promptly followed behind Xia Weilan.


    The two walked further and further away until they reached a corner. This was a small alley, and no one passed it. However, it looked like a back door.


    "Miss?" Yue Er''s heart became more and more suspicious, and even after calling out to Xia Weilan several times, Xia Weilan still did not respond.


    But this time, Xia Weilan turned his head and silenced her.


    She immediately shut her mouth and followed behind Xia Weilan.


    At this moment, the two of them were hiding in an extremely narrow corner. Their eyes were focused on a door.


    Yue Er blinked her eyes, and nodded, not saying anything else.


    The two of them hid in the darkness for a long time, but she did not show anything, instead, Yue Er was unable to squat, and his knees felt sore. He wanted to move a little, but he almost fell down when he moved.


    However, at this moment, the door not far from here was suddenly opened.


    When Yue Er heard this, he was so excited that she wanted to tell Xia Weilan, but Xia Weilan covered her mouth.


    The two of them hurriedly dodged to the side.


    On the other side of the door, a middle-aged man quietly opened the door. He looked around for a moment before letting out a sound of "Bugu Bugu Bugu".


    Xia Weilan heard the voice, her head stuck out a little, only to hear someone replying him.


    After a short while, someone brought in a lot of cloth, which was also of high quality.


    "Is this done?" a man said.


    "Relax, I''ll do my job and you don''t need to worry about me. It''s all thanks to you that I was able to do it in broad daylight today." Another man said.


    Xia Weilan heard the familiar voice, but she was afraid that she would be discovered, so she could only turn her head back. The words of the two men were always vague, they did not seem to be accurate, and she was even more unable to discern anything, causing her heart to sink a little.


    "Alright, let''s not talk anymore. Let''s hurry up and go in." The man continued.


    Xia Weilan continued to wait for a good while longer before quickly pulling Yue Er away and leaving.


    "Miss, you left too fast, I can''t keep up." Yue Er was still holding onto the cloth, seeing that Xia Weilan was walking quickly, she did not say anything, but her footsteps were getting faster and faster, until she could no longer keep up.


    Hearing Yue Er''s words, Xia Weilan stopped, she looked to her side, and sure enough, Yue Er was already gasping for breath, she was too anxious just now, and did not care about Yue Er.


    "Here, I''ll bring you some." As she said that, she took out some cloth from Yue Er''s hands and hugged it to her chest, then sped up her footsteps.


    "Miss, Miss, I really can''t walk anymore. How about we find a place to rest for a while? I really can''t make it anymore." Yue Er frowned and said.


    Xia Weilan stopped again. The current weather had just reached autumn and was a little cold, but looking at Yue Er''s face, there were already some sweat trickling down.


    "Alright then, let''s rest for a while."


    An hour later.


    The master and the servant were already sitting in a restaurant, the Table had a huge pile of dishes on it.


    "Miss, this dish is so delicious." Yue Er''s mouth was filled with food, all she could do was stutter.


    Hearing her words, Xia Weilan''s face sunk as he said: "Today, you are also going with me, you must have also realized that something is amiss, I thought that there must be something strange going on, so I thought that by going to the back door, you might be able to hear something."


    "Miss, what did you discover?" Yue Er''s expression had also started to become nervous, her mouth full of food without a gift to chew, as she looked at Xia Weilan with curiosity and excitement.


    "I have yet to figure this out completely, but I can tell that they must have some sort of plan that allowed them to collude together. And the result of that is them continuously hollowing out the Hou Mansion''s gold and silver." Xia Wei analyzed the situation calmly. As she spoke, she propped up the window and looked out at the crowd outside. Her heart sank even further.


    Yue Er was shocked, "What? Was there such a thing? That means, the Second Aunt is really that way! "


    "Don''t say too much. This matter hasn''t been investigated thoroughly yet. Don''t say too much at this time, in case the situation comes to light." Her eyes were calm.


    With that said, Yue Er no longer spoke, she focused on eating.


    As for Xia Weilan, when she looked at the scenery outside, her heart was heavy. Just who was the person colluding with the shop?


    After finishing their meal, the two of them returned to the Hou Mansion. However, the sky had already darkened.


    "Miss, this servant will help you wash." Yue Er brought a basin in.


    Xia Weilan nodded her head. She felt dizzy and allowed Yue Er to manipulate everything.


    "Miss, I heard from the maidservant in the manor that Young Master is about to return." Yue Er said as she washed up.


    Xia Weilan suddenly opened her eyes and raised her eyebrows: "What do you think?"


    "It''s Xia Zihao, the Second Young Master." Yue Er said cautiously. She looked at Xia Weilan with a hint of anger in her eyes, hence she was unavoidably a little nervous.


    "Pah!"


    Xia Weilan slapped her hand on the Table, her face was filled with anger, and the phoenix eye was filled with hatred.


    "Small. "Miss?" Yue Er was shocked by the sudden voice, and the body unconsciously shivered.


    "You can go down first, I''ll handle this myself." Xia Weilan said.


    Yue Er saw that her current emotions were not very stable, and wanted to stay behind to accompany her, but she acted as if she did not want to bother with anyone, so she had no choice but to leave.


    "Xia Zihao, you''re finally back." Xia Weilan said as he gnashed his teeth.


    Her hatred, the hatred in her heart, how could it be something that could be explained so clearly in a single sentence or two?


    Xia Zihao was Second Aunt''s only son and had been raised outside the palace. This time, it was most likely Second Aunt who brought his back, as her influence in the manor was no longer strong enough, so she wanted his son to come back and help her.

 C65

    In his previous life, she had treated Xia Zihao so well, that she treated him like her own little brother, cared for him, and even asked her own Grandfather to help him.


    She was so innocent, her family in Grandfather was so innocent!


    Since Xia Zihao was a man, he would need to inherit Xia Zhengyan''s position in the future. Therefore, she, who sat in the Elder Sis, naturally felt even more fondness for him. However, she did not expect him to use her from the beginning to end, and even implicate the General Palace ¡­


    Every time Xia Weilan thought about this scene, she felt excruciating pain in her heart. The items on the dressing table were scattered all over the floor and tears were flowing down her cheeks. These were not tears of grief, but tears of anger.


    One day, she would make all those who had bullied her pay the price.


    One day.


    Xia Weilan stood up and then sat in Lanxuan''s room, blankly staring at the flowers and plants outside, but did not say anything.


    When Yue Er came in, she saw her current state and couldn''t help but be worried. She then thought about what she should say to tease Xia Weilan so that she could be happier.


    "Miss, it''s been a while since Crown Prince came. This servant was still hoping that Crown Prince would come, but things have gotten lively again." As she said that, she placed the porridge on the Table, and carefully wiped Xia Weilan''s chopsticks.


    When Xia Weilan heard her words, she got up and sat beside the Table, picked up her chopsticks, and started eating. She could not help but think of Ling Jue''s red body, the last time she was here, she did not even thank him, and he had already left.


    "Miss won''t go out for a walk as well. She''s already been in the house for several days, it''s not good to be depressed like this." It was fine when Yue Er didn''t say anything, but when she said that, the expression on Xia Weilan''s face became even more unhappy. She was at a loss of what to do for a moment, and wanted to let her go out and relax.


    In the garden, the summer flowers had long since wilted, and the gusts of autumn wind brought a chill to the hearts of the onlookers.


    Just as Xia Weilan was walking, she heard someone talking and laughing not far away, this kind of voice sounded extremely familiar, Xia Weilan did not want to bother with them, so she walked towards the side, and also did not want to talk to them anymore.


    "Isn''t that Lan Er? I''m afraid that I''m tired of helping Old Mistress take care of the family too, look at her pale face!" A mocking voice sounded beside Xia Weilan''s ears.


    Xia Wei stopped in his tracks with an indifferent look on his face.


    "Isn''t this Auntie Xiao? Of course I''m busy helping him. I can''t compare to you, so I''m free." She said with a Smiling expression.


    Auntie Xiao''s face turned ugly. The body took a step forward, but stopped abruptly because the Second Aunt behind her held her back.


    "Lan Er should also be resting more normally, so don''t exhaust the body. If that doesn''t work, let me handle the matter." Second Aunt spoke with needles hidden in his cotton body.


    Xia Weilan snorted softly. Seeing the smile on Second Aunt''s face, she felt her stomach churning, as if she wanted to vomit out the porridge she just ate.


    In truth, she understood that the reason why she was so quiet a few days ago, was because there was no one left to support her, and because of that, Xia Zihao should be back soon. That was why she dared to be arrogant again.


    "Aunt is right. However, such a small matter like this can still be done well. Furthermore, Weilan has discovered that the expenditure on this mansion seems to be quite large!" Xia Weilan raised his eyebrows, and his face had a brilliant smile.


    But Second Aunt did not have any panicked expression, it was clear that she did not care about what Xia Weilan discovered, nor was she worried about what she could do. In Second Aunt''s eyes, she was nothing more than a little girl, not worth worrying about.


    "Then it''s best if you understand this matter properly, so that Old Mistress can be at ease." There was a delicate smile on her face.


    On the other hand, the Auntie Xiao behind her continuously ridiculed and ridiculed her.


    Xia Weilan''s eyes swept across her body. She was green all over, her head still had pink flowers, and her face was covered with thick makeup, looking at her, it really made people feel nauseous. Auntie Xiao was just a dog by Second Aunt''s side, she normally only knew how to randomly bite people, Xia Weilan disdained her and did not place her in her eyes.


    "Auntie Xiao has been wearing pretty good clothes lately, but Lan Er saw that his father hasn''t been to Auntie Xiao for quite a while, so he thought that Second Aunt really does have some time to spare, so he came here to waste." After saying that, Xia Weilan left.


    Yue Er supported Xia Weilan, her face had a pleased smile on it, and only after they had walked far did she say: "Young miss is truly amazing, just a few words and they will not dare to speak."


    "What''s wrong with that? You''re just too inexperienced." Xia Weilan''s face revealed a smile.


    Facing those Aunt, she didn''t have a good expression at all, but when she looked at Yue Er, she felt like he was her Sisters.


    "Oh right, yesterday you said that Xia Zihao is coming back, what day was that?" Xia Weilan was puzzled and he asked again, his face showing signs of being probed.


    Yue Er was originally happy, but when she heard Xia Weilan mention this matter, she couldn''t help but think of her performance that night, and her heart felt a little unsettled. Just as she was considering what to say, she heard Xia Weilan speak up once again.


    "Just say it, I won''t be excited." Xia Weilan was induced to say that.


    Yue Er thought for a while, and carefully said: "It is exactly five days later, and that day is also the day that Second Miss will remove the ban. At that time, I presume that Second Aunt will have even more backers."


    "Only five days left." Xia Weilan said indifferently, her long eyelashes covering all the thoughts in her eyes and all the things that could be seen through.


    "Then, Miss, what do you plan to do?" Yue Er asked doubtfully.


    Although Xia Weilan helped him take care of the matters at home, the situation at hand was not too good.


    "No worries, since I''m here, I might as well take care of it." Xia Weilan said indifferently, but she thought about even more things.


    When Xia Zihao returned, it was unknown just how much trouble he would have to cause, but what could she do. The matter of him returning was already inevitable, and since there was no way to return, he had to prepare well. She was willing to wait, willing to wait for everyone to fall, and only she could stand alone at the peak.

 C66

    "Miss, you should at least eat something. Your servant brought your favorite food over." Peony said.


    Xia Yuying had already been trapped in this room for many months, and now that she only had a few days left, she didn''t feel happy at all.


    She had been unable to eat, and it was unknown whether it was due to anger or sadness.


    "I don''t want to eat it. Take it." Xia Yuying said in a sickly manner, her eyes did not have much light, and could only look out at the scenery, but could not exit. She was naturally unhappy in her heart, and could not help but feel depressed.


    "Miss, no matter how much you don''t want to eat, you have to take care of your body. The ban will be lifted in a few days, are you not happy that you can go out now?" There was a look of worry on Peony''s face as she advised Xia Yuying.


    Xia Yuying''s eyes slightly rolled, but did not have much of a reaction, as though she would not be able to hear anything Peony said.


    However, she suddenly came to a realization and said with a smile, "Miss, if you don''t eat it, when you can go out again, I''m afraid that the Eldest Miss will bully you again."


    Peony''s words resonated in Xia Yuying''s ears, causing her head to hurt a little. However, when she heard Peony say that Xia Weilan would bully her, she became angry and rolled her eyes, then turned around and angrily stared at Peony.


    "Bring the food over, I want to eat more." Xia Yuying said fiercely.


    Although she was currently eating, Xia Yuying''s heart was filled with hatred. Xia Weilan had caused her so much humiliation, and it was fine if Grand Princess Ping Ning helped her, but she had endured it. And now, even Battle-King had helped her son.


    However, she had been holding this in in in her heart for months. She absolutely could not forget.


    Five days later.


    Everyone stood at the entrance and waited for Xia Zihao to return.


    She didn''t want to come here, but she had no choice but to come. After all, Xia Zihao was a male servant of the Palace, and he might inherit the position of the Hou Mansion in the future. No matter how unwilling he was, he had to make things difficult for her.


    "Lan Er doesn''t know yet, but the Second Young Master is coming back." Auntie Xiao came over and said with a mischievous smile.


    Xia Weilan looked at her in disgust. At the moment, she felt that her face was so disgusting, she obviously knew who had returned today, but she didn''t want to talk to her, so she lazily gave Yue Er a look.


    Yue Er nodded as if she understood what she meant, she took a step forward and said: "Auntie Xiao, our young miss has been having trouble with her throat lately, so it''s inconvenient for her to speak."


    "You!" The anger in Auntie Xiao''s heart flared up, but after thinking about how her backer was about to return, she did not feel too angry.


    "Hmph, let''s see what you can do when the Second Young Master returns." Auntie Xiao whispered, and turned to leave.


    Xia Weilan''s eyes did not waver, this dog really likes to bark. If one day she gets tired of this woman''s bark, then there would be no need for her to live anymore.


    Seeing her silence, Yue Er thought that Xia Weilan was feeling sad for Auntie Xiao, so he said: "Miss, don''t be angry, don''t lower yourself to the same level as this kind of people, and even more so, don''t be angry for people that aren''t worth it, don''t be angry over things that aren''t worth it."


    Originally, Xia Weilan was still calm, but now that she had interrupted her, she felt like she wanted to laugh. She extended her hand and lightly tapped Yue Er''s head: "Normally, why don''t you have such awareness, but now you seem to know how to speak."


    Hearing Xia Weilan''s words, Yue Er lowered her head in embarrassment and said: "Miss, please don''t praise me like that."


    "How can that be? Your words are straightforward and quite reasonable. I''ve been taught a lesson here." Xia Weilan''s face finally revealed a slight smile, this brat really thought that she was praising her, how could she be so simple.


    As the master and servant were talking, they heard a commotion at the door.


    Xia Weilan did not want to come here to begin with, so she stood at the back. At this moment, the group did not stop at the door, and made way for him.


    She didn''t say anything, just lowered her head and moved to the side.


    The man wore a light colored Clothes, and his face looked very similar to Xia Zhengyan''s, yet carried a kind of scholarly aura. He slowly walked over to Xia Zhengyan and the others, respectfully lowering the body and clasping his hands in front of him: "Zi Hao greets father, mother."


    Seeing that he was truly standing in front of him, Xia Zhengyan was naturally happy in his heart. He extended his hand to help Xia Zihao up, and with a smile that he could not conceal, he said, "Good, good, good, it''s good that you''re back."


    When Xia Zihao stood up, he was held onto by the hand of Second Aunt, who had a happy look on his face, and his hands started to tremble uncontrollably. Her face became more and more agitated, and slowly started to shine with tears, "You, are finally back, Mother really misses you!"


    Xia Zihao revealed a smile on his face, "Yes, mother. Since son is back now, he will definitely serve Grandmother well, and Father and Mother as well."


    Xia Weilan was a little depressed in her heart. Why was the scene in front of her so eye-catching? Jealousy? Right now, she only wanted to look up at the sky and laugh out loud. This was her family, and yet she was looking at the two of them who were the true members of the family.


    "Alright, hurry up and come into the house to talk. It''s getting cold outside." Auntie Xiao hurriedly said.


    Xia Zhengyan also felt that it made sense and nodded, then said a few words to let them enter first.


    Only then did the group of people walk towards the main hall, leaving Xia Weilan alone there.


    "Miss, please leave quickly. We won''t be able to make it in time." Yue Er urged.


    "You haven''t been in the mansion for a long time, now that you''re back, I''ll get the yard from the east cleaned up for you, so you can go in and live." Xia Zhengyan said with a smile.


    "Thank you, father. However, there are still many unfamiliar faces in this house. May I trouble you to make introductions? Otherwise, when you see them again, you won''t feel awkward." Xia Zihao slowly said with a fitting smile on his face.

 C67

    "Big brother, let me introduce you." Xia Yuying had a sweet smile on her face. The current her wore a light pink pleated skirt, and on her head was an extremely large amount of vermilion jade.


    Xia Zihao looked in the direction of the voice. "So it''s little sister."


    When Xia Yuying saw him speak, the Smiling in his eyes could not help but say: "Grandmother is not feeling well today, so she did not come. And this is Auntie Xiao, and this is ¡­"


    "This is our big sister, her name is Xia Weilan, she is our direct daughter." Xia Yuying said slowly, the smile on her face had disappeared, and at the same time, the look in her eyes and Xia Zihao''s had become connected.


    A moment later.


    "Zi Hao greets the Big Sister." Xia Zihao revealed an extremely sincere smile on his face, matching with his face, it made him look even more convincing.


    Xia Weilan also nodded her head, feeling moved in his heart. No wonder this voice didn''t have a smile on it, it was only indifferent: "You just came back, maybe you know something, I will let Yu Ying take you for a walk another day."


    "Of course, thank you Big Sister for your advice." Xia Zihao said very politely.


    "Alright, alright, for this big Table dish, let''s eat first." Xia Zhengyan said.


    After everyone heard Xia Zhengyan''s words, they started to eat.


    Xia Weilan looked at the person of one big Table and the delicacy of one big Table, but she didn''t have any appetite for one. When she saw the pure smile on Xia Zihao''s face earlier, she had no idea what kind of feeling she had in her heart.


    In her previous life, hadn''t she been deceived by this kind of face, which was why she made such a big mistake?


    However, she couldn''t help but think back to the last Halloween birthday banquet. The boy she met when she was lost in the palace, even in the darkness, although she couldn''t clearly see his face, his eyes were crystal clear, and it was something that she could always remember.


    It was a banquet of Table s, but she did not have any appetite, so he was even more reluctant to eat it.


    "Why did the Eldest Miss leave?" The Auntie Xiao said.


    "Maybe. Scared." Xia Yuying replied softly.


    Hearing their conversation, Xia Zihao still carried a polite smile on his face. He did not have the arrogance of a noble Gongzi, nor was he able to see how arrogant and despotic they were, except for his eyes that continued to stare at Xia Weilan''s back.


    "Big Sis?"


    Xia Weilan was on her way back when she heard a voice behind her. Her body froze, but could only pretend that nothing had happened as she slowly turned her head, with a complicated look on her face, "Zi Hao, do you have anything else?"


    "Zi Hao saw that elder sister just coughed a few times. When we go back, I need to ask the maidservant beside you to make you some Ice Sugar Loquat Snow Pear Juice." Xia Zihao said slowly as he stopped not far away with a smile on his face.


    "Okay, I understand. Today, it''s also a banquet for you. Quickly go back." Xia Weilan said indifferently.


    Xia Zihao nodded and turned to leave.


    Yue Er supported Xia Weilan''s body, and her face carried a trace of a smile: "Miss, this Second Young Master is really different from the Second Miss s. As soon as I entered the Palace, I knew that I was worried about Miss, and could be considered a trustworthy person."


    Xia Weilan stopped and raised his eyebrows slightly, "You can believe it just like that?" In her heart, she hated him.


    "This servant sees that the Second Young Master still cares about Miss." Yue Er said carefully, she was afraid that Xia Weilan was not happy again.


    "Let me tell you, as a person, don''t just look at the surface. On the surface, he is good, but in the end, he is still someone close to Second Aunt. Xia Weilan berated softly.


    Yue Er pouted and lowered her head: "Yes, this servant understands."


    It was only then that Xia Weilan was willing to continue walking forward, and fawned over them as soon as she returned to her residence. Her appearance was no different from her previous life.


    It was just that his voice just now ¡­


    Wasn''t that the sound he heard at the back door of the shop?


    She was aware of this from the banquet just now, and the more she thought about it, the more shocked she became. This meant that Xia Zihao and Second Aunt were working together to empty the space inside the Hou Mansion.


    Xia Weilan''s face revealed a smile. That''s good too, the matter of the Hou Mansion originally had nothing to do with her.


    At the moment, she might as well just let this matter go and let it continue developing. In any case, she did not have any feelings for this ice-cold yard.


    However, so much white silver had fallen into Xia Zihao''s hands, she had to do something about it.


    "Yue Er, come with me again tomorrow." Xia Weilan said.


    Amidst the bustling crowd, leaves fell down along with the fall.


    Two "men" were standing in front of the door of a brothel.


    As the two stood at the doorway, they could see GIRL s incessantly recruiting guests. They were both dressed in red, but it was autumn now, so they didn''t wear much.


    "Miss, why have we come to the brothel?" This, this is not a place we can come to! " Yue Er''s face was flushed red. She was very happy to be leaving home, but this was a place where men were born in love, why did the young miss bring her to this kind of place?


    Dressed in the attire of a man, Xia Weilan stroked his beard and deliberately lowered his voice. With an evil smile on his face, he said: "Nonsense, of course I''m here to visit some brothels."


    Yue Er''s face was originally red, but after hearing such words, she became even more embarrassed, and only stammered: "Miss, servant, I, I do not have any money on me, how about I go back to get it?" After saying that, she turned around and ran in a certain direction.


    "That isn''t the way back to the Hou Mansion." Xia Weilan said while smiling helplessly.


    Yue Er stopped in her tracks just in time and turned to run in the other direction. However, she was caught by Xia Weilan by the collar of the Clothes.


    "I forgot to tell you, I brought some money with me." Xia Weilan whispered.


    Just as she walked in, Xia Weilan smelt a pungent smell of makeup, she subconsciously wiped her nose and looked inside.


    It was a huge building, with several floors at a glance, but the lowest floor should be the lowest floor, because in this huge building, she could see many men hugging women, constantly teasing them. Among them, there were many different kinds of people, but looking at the Clothes s on their bodies, they were not too good, so she could imagine it.

 C68

    As soon as she entered, she heard a woman''s voice before she had finished sizing up the surroundings.


    "Aiyo, which family''s brother Gongzi is this, why am I looking at him like that?"


    Xia Weilan looked in that direction and saw a woman who was dressed in bright red, but had a very fat body. Her face was covered with thick makeup, and her lips were red like a monkey''s bottom.


    The bawd''s face broke into a smile as she held the banknotes in her hands. The smile on her face became even wider as her eyes were about to be squeezed out of her head. "Come, come, please go upstairs."


    When they reached the second floor, the old procuress was about to bring them to a room in the pavilion, but Xia Weilan stopped as she saw that there was another floor on the second floor, but there was no sound from above.


    "I''m going upstairs." As Xia Weilan spoke, she took out three more silver notes from her bosom and placed it in the old procuress''s arms again.


    But this time, although the old procuress was happy as she looked at the banknotes, she could not accept them. She could only place the banknotes back onto Xia Weilan''s body with both of her hands, and said with a troubled look on her face: "That place is not for customers to enter, I hope the two Gongzi s do not make things difficult for us."


    Xia Weilan''s heart sunk a bit, but she knew that no matter what she said, she wouldn''t be able to go up, so she didn''t show it on her face, "Then let''s go."


    When the old procuress saw that she did not continue pestering him and wanted to go up, her face broke into a smile.


    After that, she brought Xia Weilan and continued walking deeper into the second floor.


    Along the way, she could hear the sounds of men and women having fun together, as well as the waves of a dejected and dejected aura. Even though there was a Room between them, there was nothing she could do to stop them.


    The old procuress brought Xia Weilan and Yue Er to enter the Room s inside one of the pavilions.


    "This is the place. Gongzi, please rest well, I will call the GIRL for you." She started to leave.


    "I want the best GIRL to come over and accompany me. Otherwise, don''t let the GIRL come over. "I want, Hua Kui." Xia Weilan said arrogantly, a devilish smile on her face.


    The old procuress saw that she was also a rich person, so she quickly agreed and stepped back.


    "Gongzi, is there anything to eat here?" Yue Er rubbed the belly and said with disdain.


    Xia Weilan tapped her head: "Eat, eat, eat. We are here to settle official business."


    "But the Gongzi said that he wanted to visit a brothel, and now he is saying that he wants to do some serious business." Yue Er felt wronged, she thought that she would be able to eat a big meal while she was out doing something, but she never thought that she would be in this kind of place.


    However, before this grumbling voice could finish, women walked in one by one from outside, holding delicacies in their hands.


    Seeing that there were so many delicious foods, she couldn''t help but be excited. Just as she was about to move her chopsticks, she heard Xia Weilan say: "When that woman comes in later, you must take care of your manners, don''t let others see that you''re just here to eat."


    After a while.


    Xia Weilan and Yue Er sat on stools, with two beautiful women attending to them. The body was so close to Yue Er, she even felt that woman''s ¡­


    After doing this, even Xia Weilan and Yue Er were unable to take it anymore. Xia Weilan then took out something from her chest, quietly sprinkling it into her wine cup, coaxing them to drink.


    The room finally quieted down, and the two of them felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted from their shoulders.


    "You stay here. If that old procuress wants to come in, you must not let her in. I will go out to take a look now." Xia Weilan stood up as she said that, and carefully walked outside.


    At this time, Xia Weilan had already walked out from the Room. Seeing that no one was around, she started walking towards the direction above, bit by bit. Just as she was about to go up, she heard some vague sounds, but she didn''t retreat and continued walking.


    When he walked up, it was as if Xia Weilan was in a fairyland. This was an extremely large and independent Room s, the furnishings in the room weren''t anything special, it was just that on the other side of the gauze, there was the melodious sound of a zither.


    She didn''t say anything and just found a place to sit down. Looking at the blurry figure in front of her, her eyes slightly narrowed as she listened to the zither music. She actually had a very relaxed feeling.


    She was somewhat curious, curious as to what kind of person the person behind the muslin was.


    He then stood up and slowly walked in that direction. As he approached, the music suddenly stopped.


    "This GIRL knows nothing about breaking into my place."


    This voice was clear, loud, and yet also had a trace of weakness.


    Xia Weilan also stopped in her tracks. She was shocked for a moment, and did not know when she first noticed him, but since she had just entered, she was able to tell with a single sentence that she was a woman.


    "I''ve offended you, but when I heard such a beautiful zither melody, I couldn''t control myself for a moment. Please forgive me." Xia Weilan said politely. This time, she did not restrain herself as she lowered her voice, with only a smile on her face.


    "Since you''re here, come in and have some tea." "No," she said.


    Xia Weilan nodded her head, then slowly lifted the veil and looked at the woman inside. She was enchanting, and wore a large red Clothes, revealing most of her chest, and looked at her with a face full of Smiling.


    "The GIRL is so elegant, come to my Jade Fragrance Pavilion." Her red lips parted slightly.


    Xia Weilan only felt that she was a beauty, the moment she opened her mouth like that, it seemed as though it captivated everyone''s hearts, there was a cold expression on her face. Listening to what she said, and carefully looking at her attire, Xia Weilan actually thought of that man, who was also covered in red.


    "Hearing the beautiful name of the GIRL, I have come." Xia Weilan took a sip of the tea cup on the Table and said.


    "My name is Nu Er." she said.


    "This tea of yours is quite good." Xia Weilan didn''t show any awkwardness, and only spoke indifferently. The expression on her face was hard to see through.


    Nu Er''s face revealed a bright and beautiful smile, and her eyes seemed to be able to speak: "If the GIRL likes it, you can come over everyday to taste the tea."

 C69

    "But compared to tea, I''m more interested in you, Nu Er." Xia Weilan was also not sure about her thoughts right now, so she could only take one step at a time.


    Nu Er''s face revealed a smile: "If the GIRL has something to say, then go ahead and say it."


    Xia Weilan was shocked, this woman was not to be underestimated.


    "Actually, what I want to know is, does the Feather Flower Guild need a cooperative boss? Or can we cooperate? " She picked up her teacup, took a sip, and put it down again.


    Nu Er chuckled, she then placed her pair of long legs on the Table, looking extremely unrestrained: "The GIRL wants to cooperate with the Feathered Flower Pavilion?"


    "Yes, that''s right, I want to work with you." Xia Weilan said straightforwardly. Since she was being honest, then there was no need for her to hide anymore. It would be better to just open her mouth and speak frankly.


    "Then tell me, what exactly do you want to cooperate with the Feather Flower Guild for?" Nu Er raised her eyebrows.


    When Xia Weilan heard this, she felt that something was amiss, so she slowly opened her mouth and said: "This matter, I still need to explain slowly, I want to."


    It was only after a long while that she finally finished explaining all her thoughts.


    "Good, you''re right. How about this, I will get someone to send a letter to your house someday, and the higher ups will explain my views on this matter. What do you think of the GIRL?"


    Xia Weilan''s face exposed a faint smile, but in her heart, she started to be surprised. This Nu Er clearly already knew her background, it seems like this brothel wasn''t as simple as she looked.


    "In that case, I shall return today." As she spoke, she got up and walked down the stairs.


    From the third floor to the second floor, Xia Weilan did not know what she was feeling. She thought that the Feather Flower Hall was just an ordinary brothel, so she initially wanted to buy this brothel. However, when she saw Nu Er, she changed her mind, and decided to cooperate.


    She hurriedly pushed open the door with a panicked face. However, her heart was even more worried, this was also the first time Yue Er had come to this kind of place, and she didn''t want anything to go wrong.


    When he opened the door, he saw the two women lying on the bed and shaking around. Yue Er sat on the chair and yawned.


    When Yue Er saw Xia Weilan push open the door and enter, her originally drowsy state brightened up immediately. With a smile on her face, she hurriedly walked over and said: "Gongzi, you''re finally back.


    Xia Weilan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. Since they had finished discussing the matter, there was no point for her to stay here. She quickly brought her out, but unexpectedly was stopped by the old procuress.


    "Gongzi? Why did he come out so quickly? But are the Gongzi s not satisfied? " The bawd''s face was full of smiles.


    Xia Weilan frowned slightly. The smell of the old procuress''s powdered flesh and dispirited body was too pungent. She did not like it, so she quickly took out a few silver notes from her chest pocket and left.


    "Miss, are we going home now?" Yue Er''s face carried doubt.


    Xia Weilan said indifferently: "Otherwise, where else would you want to go?"


    "You said she wants to cooperate?" A magnetic male voice rang out.


    Nu Er''s entire body was red, and a large portion of her skin was exposed to the air. Her chest was even faintly discernible, with no expression on her small face, but she looked extremely charming. She knelt on the ground coldly, and said: "Yes, Master, she did indeed say that."


    "It''s good that she''s happy. Just follow her." The man said.


    Nu Er''s eyes flashed with an extremely fast light, but her face did not change in the slightest: "Nu Er understands."


    The man nodded and left.


    Nu Er slowly stood up and looked towards the man that was gradually walking away. Her eyes were filled with deep affection and yearning;


    "Old Madam, send a letter to Hou Mansion." Her eyes were ice-cold, without the slightest trace of emotion.


    "Eldest Miss? Are you in there? Some people said that someone had sent a letter over! " A man said outside the Lanxuan.


    When Xia Weilan heard the voice, she was slightly surprised. She did not expect to hear the answer so quickly.


    "Come in." "No," she said.


    After the man sent the items in, Xia Weilan told Yue Er to give him some silver and he left.


    Xia Weilan stared at the letter on the Table and slowly opened it. Looking at the contents of the letter, her face gradually revealed a smile, she did not expect that this matter was much easier than expected.


    "Done." Xia Weilan said in a cold voice, but it carried a trace of warmth.


    Yue Er''s face revealed a very complicated expression. If that was the case, then wouldn''t she be going to that kind of place again?


    "It''s not like you go everyday, why are you revealing such a expression!" There was a smile in Xia Weilan''s eyes, as though teasing Yue Er had turned into an interesting thing.


    However, at this time, another voice came from outside the door. This time, it was Xia Zihao who wanted to invite her over.


    "Miss, why don''t we not go?" Yue Er whispered into her ear with a guarded expression on her face.


    There were not many expression on Xia Weilan''s face, she was still not there yet, but Xia Zihao had already came looking for her. At the moment, she felt very complicated in her heart, but in Hou Mansion, it was better to be on equal footing with her.


    "Let''s go, I''ll go with you." she said quietly.


    The autumn garden was beautiful, with dried yellow leaves falling down. When Xia Weilan stepped on the ground, a creaking sound could be heard, and only after hearing it did she feel a little cold.


    "Big sister, you''re here. Why are you wearing so little?" "Not much." Xia Zihao said as he walked over from the opposite side.


    "It''s nothing much, I think the body is much better now, I''ll have to trouble you to worry about it." Xia Weilan smiled as she received the Clothes from Xia Zihao and draped it over her shoulders.


    "Hurry, let''s go inside." Xia Zihao said passionately.


    Xia Weilan nodded and walked in front, but what entered her sight was actually all sorts of expensive things, and they were even much better than those in the Old Mistress Xia s.


    "I wonder if Zi Hao will look for me today?" Xia Weilan parted her red lips, a look of doubt in her eyes.

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    However, Xia Zihao was not in a hurry to speak, he only poured out the tea from the Table s, releasing a series of continuous sounds, and then said: "Big sister, this is the new rain dragon well, how about you try it?"


    She took the teacup and gently took a sip. With a satisfied expression, she said, "You actually know how to look for it. This is naturally extremely good."


    The two talked for a while, and then Xia Zihao gave Xia Weilan a bunch of things. They were all valuable stuff, but they were all good stuff.


    When she came out, the smile on Xia Weilan''s face had disappeared, the smile just now made her face sour.


    "Miss, this Second Young Master is not bad, no no no, what I mean is that he definitely has ill intentions." The moment Yue Er said that, she felt that she said the wrong thing, and anxiously changed her words.


    Xia Weilan''s gaze turned even colder. There must be something wrong with trying to please her, but she could only wait and see.


    "Big brother, why did you give her so many good things? Even I don''t have such a good thing. " Xia Yuying''s eyes were filled with jealousy.


    This brother had always been out doing business. She had heard that he had never relied on his family to get ahead of himself. She was looking forward to seeing this brother of his.


    "If you want it, I''ll give you twice the amount I gave you earlier." Xia Zihao said.


    Xia Yuying was obviously happy to hear it, and immediately smiled brightly.


    Idiot. Xia Zihao only had this thought in his mind, this Sisters was truly an idiot, he had heard of all the things that happened before, Xia Yuying had suffered a lot from Xia Weilan''s hands, but these things did not make Xia Yuying remember anything, it was still so stupid, and had no brains.


    "Then, thank you big brother, I will go back first." Xia Yuying left happily.


    Xia Zihao stared at Xia Yuying''s back, his heart filled with disdain. This kind of Sisters, he would rather Xia Weilan be his Sisters.


    Someone, monitor Xia Weilan. I want to know what she does every day. Xia Zihao said in a cold voice, but his white face had an unfathomable coldness on it.


    "Yes, this little one will obey!"


    "Miss, when are we going out?" Yue Er said as she cleaned the house.


    Xia Weilan was originally reading a book, but after hearing Yue Er''s words, she put down the thing in her hands, and revealed a playful smile: "Is there someone outside who has captivated you?"


    Yue Er''s face immediately flushed red, and she said somewhat embarrassedly: "Miss, you only know how to tease me."


    "Let''s wait, let''s wait." Xia Weilan said as she looked at the cloudy sky outside the window.


    The black cloud seemed to be pressing down on the heavens, making it difficult for them to breathe. The sky above Hou Mansion seemed to be about to change.


    "Miss, don''t wait anymore. I feel that this matter should be finalized." Yue Er''s expression started to become serious, and the expression on his face also underwent some changes.


    At this time, Xia Weilan lazily stood up and said: "I feel a little tired inside, how about we go to the yard s together to catch some fish?"


    Yue Er hurriedly nodded, and supported Xia Weilan out.


    The two of them slowly walked to the side of the pond. They could only see many goldfish swimming back and forth. This kind of weather, coupled with the scenery of the autumn, made them feel depressed and unable to relax.


    "Miss, look. With this sprinkle of fish food, all the fish have come." Yue Er said somewhat excitedly.


    However, Xia Weilan was not in the mood to look at any fish, because she had the feeling that someone was watching her, but she could not turn her head to look, and even more so, could not reveal that she had noticed this. Hence, she stayed in Hou Mansion for a few days without going out of her house.


    "Yes, they are indeed pretty." She tried to resist the urge to look back.


    After a while, Yue Er had always talked, but at the same time, she also felt that Xia Weilan was very quiet at this very moment. Normally, when two people encountered a situation like this, they would make fun of each other.


    "Miss?" She spoke carefully.


    Xia Weilan winked at Yue Er and said: "I saw that all these fish have been fed by you, so let''s return. It''s noon now and I''m a bit tired."


    Yue Er did not hear what Xia Weilan said, because she had always been staring intently at Xia Weilan''s expression. She seemed to want to see something from her eyes, but saw that Xia Weilan''s gaze was only looking at one place, and when Yue Er looked in her direction, she saw a figure flash past, extremely fast, to the point where she could not clearly see who it was.


    "Young, young miss!" She was so shocked that she wanted to say it out loud.


    "Shh, let''s go. Help me go back." Xia Weilan immediately stopped her from saying what she wanted to say.


    Yue Er absentmindedly supported Xia Weilan back to the Lanxuan, when they just arrived at the Lanxuan''s house, she anxiously closed the window and tightly closed the door, then began to pant loudly and continuously breathe. She whispered: "Just now, this servant did not even dare breathe loudly, only now did I dare to speak."


    Xia Weilan''s face also became grave, there was no longer the lighthearted and humorous expression she usually had. "You must not show this matter, you must not alert the enemy."


    "Miss, such a thing happened right after the Second Young Master returned. It''s him, it must be him!" Yue Er''s eyes stared wide open, as if she was extremely shocked and angry at the same time.


    "Shh, you can''t speak carelessly about this. Be careful not to let others hear it." Xia Weilan said softly, how could she not know that she was someone close to Xia Zihao, so she had kept her words to herself these past two days. But even if she did, she couldn''t think of a good idea in this short period of time.


    She wanted to talk to Yue Er for a while, but when she lifted her head, she realized that it was already the second night, and dawn was about to arrive. She once again laid on the bed without strength, and her pair of phoenix eye s were staring straight at the board above her head.


    However, he couldn''t help but think of that man.


    "Ling Jue ¡­" She whispered these two words softly as a peculiar feeling slipped through her heart.


    Xia Weilan actually understood in her heart, how Ling Jue could possibly come close to her for no reason at all. But she just couldn''t control her own heart, so she could only resist him.

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    Not for anything else, but just for two people.


    "Are you thinking of me?" The voice of a magnetic man sounded in his ears.


    Xia Weilan''s eyes suddenly widened, and her heart uncontrollably jumped for a moment. Her entire body didn''t look good, so she looked towards the direction next to her with a stiff expression: "Ling Jue!"


    Ling Jue was dressed in red, his back facing the moonlight, but the expression on his face had a playful smile.


    Not long later, he was already lying beside her, sleeping soundly.


    Xia Weilan looked at the man beside her. She had not rejected him, but she had rejected him in her heart.


    "Thank you." She spoke in a low voice, like a mosquito.


    The corners of the man, who should have been asleep, curled up into a smile.


    "Why do you always come to me?" She spoke again, as if puzzled.


    Ling Jue''s interest was piqued. This little girl, what else did he want to ask.


    "What is your purpose?"


    "What kind of thoughts do you have?!"


    The more he heard, the more black lines appeared on his face. Why didn''t it look like what he imagined? Shouldn''t he confess the truth? Why did it feel like he was coming to her side with a malicious intent the more he spoke?


    "You, don''t come back. I can''t afford it." Xia Weilan remained silent for a long while before she spoke.


    A pair of eyes that were as deep as the ocean opened up, and faced Xia Weilan. It was as if a whirlpool wanted to sweep Xia Weilan''s entire person into it.


    She already knew that he wasn''t asleep because his breathing wasn''t uniform, so she knew. But his sudden opening of his eyes really scared her. Even though her heart was beating fast, he was still calm on the surface.


    "You don''t want me to come that much?"


    Xia Weilan felt that he was a little angry, because the teasing expression on his face had disappeared, but a kind of light pressure was being continuously emitted from his body.


    "Yes." Even so, she still resolutely said without the slightest hesitation.


    Ling Jue''s eyes became colder and colder, so cold that Xia Weilan felt like the blanket on her body was useless.


    After a long while, just when Xia Weilan thought that Ling Jue was about to wake up and leave, he heard him say: "I don''t believe it, go to sleep."


    Immediately after, she felt Ling Jue use a very forceful action to embrace her tightly.


    Her heart grew even more complicated, but for some reason, she seemed to be relieved. Was it because he hadn''t left? Xia Weilan laughed bitterly, she could not figure out what was going on in her heart.


    "Alright, stop daydreaming. Hurry up and sleep."


    Another voice came from above his head, causing Xia Weilan''s heart to tremble.


    She was at a loss. Why did he appear again every time her heart closed? Why was she affected by him again? She didn''t understand, nor did she understand.


    After thinking for a long time, she still could not come up with a reason. It was not until she closed her eyes and met with Duke Zhou.


    When Xia Weilan opened her eyes again, she thought that she would never see Ling Jue again, because this was what she had been like in the past.


    Her hand was placed on his chest, and she could even feel the strong heartbeat coming from his chest. As for her leg, it was placed between Ling Jue''s legs, she ¡­ she could feel it ¡­


    "Rogue!" She cursed under her breath and tried to pull away.


    However, she didn''t expect to be pressed even tighter by Ling Jue''s flip, but his eyes didn''t open. She heaved a sigh of relief in her heart.


    However, at this moment, a voice came from outside the door.


    "Miss, are you up? This servant will help you wash." Yue Er carried a water basin outside and was about to push open the door.


    Xia Weilan forced herself to calm down. If Yue Er were to see this scene, he would be in a state of panic at the moment, but after hearing the sound of Yue Er pushing open the door, she opened her mouth and said loudly, "Don''t come in. Today, I''m a little tired, I want to sleep a little longer.


    As she spoke loudly, she subconsciously glanced at Ling Jue who was lying on his body. But seeing that his eyes were still closed, she once again heaved a sigh of relief in her heart.


    Yue Er was about to push open the door and enter, but after hearing her words, she stopped in her tracks and closed the door: "Then Miss, if you''re awake, please call me servant. I won''t disturb your rest."


    Xia Weilan responded loudly, but she immediately pricked up her ears. Listening to Yue Er''s footsteps that were getting further and further away, she then powerlessly laid down on her pillow, looked at the man on her body, and felt the urge to kick him down. If it wasn''t for him, she wouldn''t be this anxious.


    Seeing that it was late in the morning, with Ling Jue''s body not showing any signs of waking up, Xia Weilan''s belly had already started to growl, she used all his strength to push Ling Jue away, feeling lucky that he was finally able to find something to eat.


    But just as she was about to go down, she felt a feeling on her wrist. She didn''t know whether to laugh or cry. Why did this man keep holding her and not letting her go down? Just a moment ago it was fine, but now she was hungry!


    Suddenly, an evil thought flashed across Xia Weilan''s mind. She wanted to tease him, but then she thought that if he woke up and found out, he would definitely do something to her.


    She looked out the window at the sun, which was rising bit by bit. The sun was high in the sky, and although the weather was not hot, it still made people feel depressed.


    In just a short period of time, she heard the sound of rain, but the sound was getting louder and louder. As she looked at the drizzling rain, she felt a heavy weight in her heart.


    And at this time, the man on the bed finally moved, Xia Weilan''s gaze shot over, and saw him open his eyes, which were as deep as the ocean. For a moment, she felt a little lost.


    "Am I good-looking?" Ling Jue said as if she was being induced.


    Xia Weilan subconsciously nodded her head, then reacted and her face started to turn red, and she immediately pulled her arm out of the man''s hand.


    "Nope, just with the looks of the decedent, he''s just average." She pursed her lips and turned her head to begin dressing herself with the Clothes, not looking at him who was lying on the bed.


    "Oh? "Is that so?" One of Ling Jue''s hand rested on the side of the bed, the other hand was on the belt that Xia Weilan had just tied.

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    "You!" Xia Weilan''s face was flushed red as she pointed her finger at Ling Jue fiercely.


    Usually, she would get Yue Er to help her wear it, but at this moment, it was enough for her to wear the Clothes, but it was all in vain when he gently pulled on her.


    Ling Jue pulled her hand over, placed it on the labial margin and kissed it lightly, with a playful smile on his face.


    Xia Weilan retracted her hand as if she had been electrocuted. Her face was filled with incredulity, and the body retreated a few steps, clearly, it did not want to be entangled with him anymore.


    They could only slowly put the Clothes back on.


    Ling Jue also did not say anything, he only looked at Xia Weilan''s actions quietly with a smile.


    Until she was fully dressed, and looked at Ling Jue who was still in that position on the bed, as well as his white undergarment. She could even see Ling Jue''s faintly discernible chest, so she hurriedly turned her head, with her face flushed red, but still pretended to be calm as she asked: "Aren''t you going to get up?"


    After a long time since she could not hear his response, Xia Weilan turned around and looked at Ling Jue. However, she still looked the same way.


    "Lan Er came over and helped me put on my Clothes. I was only willing to get up, if not, I''m afraid that your servant girl would see my body soon." Ling Jue teased as he raised his eyebrows slightly.


    She had a brilliant smile on her face as she walked towards Ling Jue. Slowly, she lowered her body and picked up the Clothes that was hanging on the bed. Her words carried a bit of malice, but the smile on her face was so bright.


    Ling Jue did not reject her, he only stood up, and then the person in front of his walked over, his movements somewhat rough as he helped him put on the Clothes. She did not go through the man''s Clothes, and after a long while, he finally understood, he was only missing the last step.


    She lowered her head and tied his belt, but just as she was about to raise her head, Ling Jue grabbed her hand and pulled her waist with his other hand.


    "You can go now." She held one of her hands in front of his chest and spoke with a cold expression.


    Ling Jue''s body, on the other hand, did not make any movements, and even pulled her closer.


    Xia Weilan only heard him say, "I''m hungry."


    She felt helpless. She could only give him something to eat now, because she was hungry. If she didn''t eat now, she would starve to death.


    An hour later.


    "It''s good now, you can go now, right?" Xia Weilan put down the chopsticks in her hand, she had finished eating, and seeing that he was still chewing on the food slowly, she felt unhappy.


    Ling Jue looked at her and smiled: Someone is following you?


    Hearing his words, Xia Weilan subconsciously became nervous, and the expression on her face also became vigilant: "What do you want?"


    "Puchi." Ling Jue could not help but laugh, why did it seem like he was the one tasked to follow her, and she felt like he was being coerced.


    "What do I want to do? Of course I want to help you. How about I help you take care of those people?" Ling Jue raised her eyebrows and said.


    Xia Weilan''s face relaxed a little, but her expression was still as cold as ever. She felt a little warm in her heart, but forced herself to calm down: "I won''t trouble decedent with my matters."


    "Why do you always have to refuse me at a distance of a thousand miles?" He asked seriously, his eyes that were as deep as the ocean staring straight at Xia Weilan.


    "There is no such thing as good in this world for no reason." Xia Weilan said.


    Ling Jue stood up, went close to Xia Weilan, and whispered into her ear: "What if I say it, it''s because I like you?"


    Xia Weilan''s body shook violently. She, she did not know what was on her mind at this moment, but she quickly calmed down. From the moment the two of them met, it had always been him taking the initiative.


    But in reality, she didn''t do anything earth-shattering. If she said it was because of the game of chess that he lost, she wouldn''t believe it ¡­


    "decedent, stop talking nonsense." She forced herself to calm down.


    "Hahaha, you really are funny." Ling Jue''s body retreated.


    Xia Weilan looked at the expression playful expression on his face, and her heart slowly sunk. What was she looking forward to? She clearly knew that this man in front of her couldn''t do anything, but she didn''t say anything.


    Four hours later.


    With great difficulty, she finally managed to rest for a bit after sending Ling Jue off. It was already afternoon by now, and her day of effort had gone to waste, so she could only flip through the Accounts s and read the books, while thinking of some countermeasures.


    "Miss, this servant saw that the people outside had been keeping an eye on us. This servant is truly afraid." Yue Er said worriedly as she grinded them.


    Xia Weilan revealed a calm smile, but her hands still did not stop moving as she said: "What are you afraid of, now that there''s people watching us, you can only be more careful in what you do."


    "Then, Miss, are we just going to sit here and wait for death?" Yue Er said somewhat unwillingly.


    Xia Weilan''s movements suddenly stopped, and the expression on her face became serious. How could she not know what kind of method to make them wait for death?!


    "Miss, this servant has an idea." Yue Er said softly at this time.


    "You have a way?" Xia Weilan raised her eyebrow, she hadn''t even thought about what to do for this matter, yet Yue Er had already thought it through?


    Seeing her like this, looking as if she was interested to hear more, Yue Er made a small stool and sat beside Xia Weilan, while whispering quite a few things into her ear. Xia Weilan''s eyes carried a few Smiling s, and they became thicker and thicker.


    "How is it, Miss?" Yue Er said as she looked up with a pleased smile on her face.


    Xia Weilan unknowingly revealed a smile on her face. It''s not like this method was impossible, and it''s not like she had never thought of it before, but if it were to be like this, then it would inevitably alarm the snake and it would also mean that she would lose all decorum with Xia Zihao.


    "Is this the way?" She spoke faintly, as if she was thinking about it. Looking at Yue Er''s nervous expression, she wanted to laugh even more.


    "How is it? Miss, please hurry up and tell me. Don''t hang on to me!" Yue Er was a little anxious, she had only thought of this after thinking about it for a long time.

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    "Your idea is a bit risky, but I still need to think about it. If I can''t do it, then this is the only way." Xia Weilan sighed and said.


    Hearing that, Yue Er became excited, and asked: "Really? Is this true? "


    "Of course it''s true. Why would I lie to you? But before I think about it, don''t act rashly." Xia Weilan squinted her eyes and said.


    She did need to think about it. However, it was time for her to go out. If these people continued to follow her, it would be inconvenient for her to go in and out. Moreover, she was currently ¡­


    She suddenly had a bright idea, as though she had thought of a good idea. Yue Er watched her at the side, and just as she was about to ask her what she was thinking, he heard her say: "Alright, it''s getting late, you should go back and rest. Tomorrow, come with me to perform."


    Hearing that, Yue Er became excited, and asked suspiciously: "A play? What kind of play is this? "


    Xia Weilan waved towards her with the Smiling on her face, then whispered a few words into her ear.


    "This?" "Miss!" Yue Er was surprised.


    "Alright, listen to me. You can go back to sleep now." Xia Weilan consoled her by patting her head.


    Green Bamboo Garden.


    "What did you say?" Is everything alright? " Xia Zihao sat on the chair and asked in disbelief.


    "Yes, there is nothing wrong with that. Eldest Miss spends all her time admiring flowers and feeding fish, while the rest spend all their time reading and embroidering in their rooms. They look no different from normal young misses." a man said.


    Xia Zihao''s face lit up with a smile, and with one hand, he knocked on the table. This big sister, was truly interesting, and then his face turned cold: "Continue watching her, and the servants by her side, don''t let any of them go."


    "Yes."


    Noon of the next day.


    Xia Weilan led Yue Er out.


    "Miss, didn''t you always dislike bright colors? Why are you dressed like this today? Isn''t it too eye-catching? " Maybe because she had been with Xia Weilan for too long, she did not like Clothes like this. Now that she was wearing it, she felt awkward.


    Xia Weilan smiled lightly: "It''s better this way. If others could not discover it, what meaning would there be?"


    On the bustling street, both of them were dressed in such conspicuous clothes, and the materials on their bodies made it obvious that they were the young miss of a rich family, so they all turned around. When they saw Xia Weilan''s face, they wanted to continue looking at her.


    Xia Weilan was dressed in a red robe with a jewel necklace on her chest, a luxurious zucchini on his head, and an exquisite little face with a perfect makeup on. She was smiling, as though the phoenix eye was flowing with elegance.


    Because of her appearance and intentional dressing, she had attracted the attention of the crowd. All kinds of voices rose and fell, and the corner of Xia Weilan''s mouth raised into a smile. That''s right, what she wanted was this kind of effect.


    The two of them bought a lot of things on the street, but they were both small things that were convenient to carry around.


    "Boss, how much are you selling this thing for?" Yue Er continuously talked about the price of this thing with the boss, but in reality, she was secretly looking at a figure hiding behind Xia Weilan and her.


    Xia Weilan nodded at Yue Er, who did not continue speaking. She raised her hand to pay the bill, and the two of them continued to walk forward.


    The night before Xia Weilan left, she had already familiarized herself with the terrain. What she wanted to do now, was to bring that shadow behind her and walk in circles.


    The two of them continuously strolled around, turning a corner and turning an alley at a time. The onlookers were really dazzled by what they saw.


    "Boss, my Miss wants this thing. Just tell me how much it costs." Yue Er said.


    Xia Weilan wore a faint smile on her face, and similarly nodded her head.


    "This GIRL, it costs a tael of silver." The old man who set up the stall said.


    One tael of silver was not a small sum for an ordinary family. If one spent a little more money, they would be able to endure for a month.


    "Pay up." Xia Weilan did not hesitate.


    Yue Er nodded her head, she then started to rummage through the money bag, but suddenly shouted out loud: "Miss, it''s bad, we have used up all our banknotes."


    "What did you say?" What did you say? Xia Weilan''s voice suddenly became louder, as though she did it on purpose.


    Yue Er seemed to be annoyed as she nodded her head.


    Xia Weilan stopped here, as if she was extremely interested in the rouge in front of her. Her long, shapely eyebrows knitted together: "How about this, you go back to the residence to get some silver, I''ll wait here for you."


    After saying that, Xia Weilan''s body walked a few steps closer to Yue Er, and she whispered into her ear: "Quickly go and invite the two Young Master over, you must make him come over immediately, tell him that I have something new to give him."


    Yue Er nodded her head and said: "Miss, please be at ease, this servant will definitely bring the silver notes over, I hope Miss will wait patiently."


    When the people in the dark heard this sound, they hid even more deeply.


    After Yue Er finished speaking, she left, and in the huge and bustling street, only Xia Weilan was left standing, she seemed to have seen something new, and her movements followed her, the people who were hiding in the shadows also quickly followed.


    Xia Weilan felt the movement of the people behind her, and an unknown smile formed on her lips, as she continued to walk forward, left and right.


    Only after a while did Xia Weilan finally stop.


    By this time, however, the person in the shadows had turned to the light and was looking around for her.


    Yue Er had already brought Xia Zihao to his original place. The two of them walked in a hurry, and when they arrived, they did not see Xia Weilan''s Shadow, but instead, saw a man standing next to the vendor''s stall and looking around.


    Seeing this, Xia Zihao''s heart dropped, but he did not display it.


    "Zi Hao, you finally came." Xia Weilan walked out from the darkness with a beautiful smile on his face.


    "Big, big sister," Xia Zihao''s face was a little stiff.


    At this time, Yue Er was standing beside him, and the man who was looking around earlier was standing together with Xia Zihao. If he wanted to leave, he wouldn''t, and he wouldn''t either.


    "This little brother looks familiar, is he one of you, Zi Hao?" Xia Weilan''s tone was slightly raised and there was a shallow Smiling on his face. However, his pupils suddenly contracted and became sharp, as the surrounding air instantly became stagnant, as if he was asking Xia Zihao a question.

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    "He is indeed one of the people by my side. I told him to come out and buy some things." Xia Zihao was panicking in his heart, but after a while, he managed to calm down.


    The smile on Xia Weilan''s face became even more radiant. She picked up the box of pink rouge on the stall and said: "Zi Hao, if I''m not talking to you, then you''d better watch out if you ask the servant to go out and buy something. Otherwise, you might think that he''s following me." As she spoke, she began to giggle.


    Under the sunlight, Xia Zihao''s body seemed to exude a sinister aura, but it only lasted for a moment, and while thinking about this woman, his eyes did not express anything. He only paused for a moment, and then said: "What did Big Sis say, it''s definitely because of a coincidence."


    On the busy street, there were a lot of people walking in and out. Only Xia Weilan and the others did not make any movements and just stood there.


    Xia Weilan immediately followed up after hearing his words, "That''s only natural, but as a big sister, I have to remind you. If you do not make the same mistake as second sister, then it won''t be good, say, Zi Hao?"


    Xia Zihao''s expression became a bit ugly, but he also said, "Big Sis is right."


    It was ten in the evening. The clouds in the sky were red like fire. The two of them were on their way back to the manor.


    When Xia Weilan stepped on the road now, she felt that it was a little uncomfortable and a little erratic. It was only now that she felt that her sickness had not completely healed a few days ago, and only then did she feel that she should take more medicine.


    "Miss, you are so awesome today!" Yue Er said in admiration, her eyes flickered, as though she was worshipping Xia Weilan.


    Xia Weilan''s face revealed a smile, she extended her hand and touched Yue Er''s forehead: That''s not the best idea, otherwise, Xia Zihao would have sent people to follow me.


    At this moment, she felt warmth in her heart. In this compound, she could only keep fighting and fighting, and only then could she live, and only then could she take revenge. In truth, she also wanted to live a normal life like that.


    Unfortunately, in the end it was all in vain. She still had to fight. She didn''t know when, but she wasn''t happy. Her heart was tired, and there was no way to recover from her wounds.


    In fact, if one were to say who had hurt her the most, it would still be that man ¡­


    "Miss, let''s go quickly. Look, the sky has started to get cold again." Yue Er said.


    When Xia Weilan heard this, she did not speak any further and only faintly nodded her head. It was unknown just what she was thinking about along the way ¡­


    "You are usually a dependable person, so why are you so careless today?" Xia Zihao''s face was filled with anger, he raised his leg and kicked towards the man.


    He didn''t know what to say, but he forced himself to open his mouth and say: "I didn''t think about this. She really ran too fast, and I''m not familiar with the terrain."


    "Arguing." Xia Zihao ruthlessly threw a teacup towards him. The expression on his face was even more sinister, and he was even more infuriated.


    San Zi''s body shook violently, and revealed a look of remorse, but didn''t say anything while kneeling on the ground.


    "Forget about this matter, just stop when you''re done. If Xia Weilan finds out again, it''ll be even more troublesome." Xia Zihao waved him off after saying that.


    When San Zi closed the door, his face revealed an even more furious expression. He was naturally unhappy in his heart, and since Xia Weilan had exposed him today, he could not make a move, in case she became suspicious again.


    However, since she dared to do this, it also meant that there was something wrong with her.


    "How, how is it?" Xia Zihao was currently carefully considering this matter.


    "Miss, is this matter over now?" Yue Er asked with suspicion.


    Xia Weilan nodded her head, now, it was the only way, in the next few days, Xia Zihao would not make any movements, but she definitely had to be more cautious in her preparations, so she could not go to the Yu Xiang Pavilion, and could only wait for Xia Zihao to let her guard down.


    It was just that she understood Xia Zihao''s personality, he was the type that would not rest until he achieved his goal. If that was the case, then she could only use some extraordinary methods.


    "Miss?"


    After hearing her words, Xia Weilan finally reacted: "Nothing, you should go back and rest, I''m going to bed too."


    In an instant.


    Xia Weilan lay on the bed, unable to sleep. She tossed and turned several times, but felt that she was missing something, if she had to say it, she would not be able to say it.


    Thinking about this, she couldn''t help but feel irritated. This was a situation she had never experienced before.


    She abruptly sat up from the bed. Her face was haggard and her heart was beating rapidly. She suddenly remembered that she was missing a type of ambergris.


    This kind of feeling was perfectly related to the smell on Ling Jue''s body. Thinking of this, Xia Weilan became even more agitated, and with a "plop" sound, she got off the bed and dragged the blanket in front of him, covering her head.


    The next morning.


    Xia Weilan''s expression turned haggard, causing Yue Er to worry. She could only say that it was because the window was opened last night that she was feeling cold, and that was why she was so haggard right now.


    Yue Er was skeptical, but believed Xia Weilan''s words, and quickly concocted medicine for Xia Weilan, and boiled ginger soup.


    Seeing her continuous actions, Xia Weilan once again felt a warm feeling flowing through his heart. Since she treated her with such sincerity, she would definitely treat her with care. She would definitely not suffer the slightest bit of grievance, so naturally, she felt happy in her heart.


    After finishing all the food and drinks, Xia Weilan started to concentrate on studying the Accounts, but just at this time, there was another knock on the door.


    "Dong, dong, dong ~ ~ ~"


    "Come in." Xia Weilan righted her body and said.


    The maidservant outside the door walked in. Xia Weilan saw that she had already been here the last time, and was just right by Xia Zhengyan''s side.


    "Master invites you over." The maidservant said in a low voice.


    "What is it?" Xia Weilan frowned, but she also had a bad feeling. Every time she met with this kind of thing, she would have to scheme a little. It was extremely boring, so she did not want to go right now.

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    "Master did not say what it would be like after all. He only said that I would invite young miss over." maidservant did not have any expression s on his face, his expression was cold.


    Xia Weilan nodded her head, she picked up a handkerchief and coughed twice: "Go and tell Father, I, body am not feeling well, and will not be going over right now."


    maidservant replied and left, but did not bother Xia Weicu anymore.


    "Miss, it''s better if you pack your things. This servant thinks that maidservant will definitely come over later." Yue Er said as she quickly helped her to fix her makeup on the dressing table.


    Xia Weicu did not reject her, she knew that she should also clean up, and would definitely go there later. If she wanted to invite her again, she could not refuse.


    Sure enough, after a while, the maidservant came over and invited her over.


    Xia Weilan slowly walked in the direction of the study. After entering, she looked at Xia Zhengyan who was alone, bowed and said: "Greetings, father. I hope that father is well."


    The person in front of him lowered her head slightly and a gentle voice came out from her mouth. She looked like a lady from a noble family.


    "Get up." Xia Zhengyan then allowed her to sit at the side, and turned to look at maidservant: "Go make some tea."


    A moment later.


    "Thank you, father. I wonder if father would bring his daughter here?" Xia Weicu took a sip of the tea cup on the Table and asked.


    Xia Zhengyan looked at his daughter with a complicated look in his eyes. Actually, she was pretty good too, if it wasn''t for her mother, he wouldn''t have disliked her so much. Now that he thought about it, he felt a sense of guilt, but he was the master of the family.


    How could he show his weakness? Therefore, even though he had such a thought in his heart, he could not show it, and could only cough dryly. "Hmm, let me ask if you have been helping your Grandmother recently?"


    For a moment, Xia Weicu didn''t understand much, but she was a little unclear on what Xia Zhengyan was thinking at this moment. She was trying to figure out what was going through his mind, but she couldn''t think of anything.


    Your daughter still has many things she doesn''t understand, but seeing that the Grandmother is so troublesome, your daughter is also willing to learn, to share the worries of the Grandmother, and to share the worries of your father. " She lowered her eyes and said in a soft voice. Her long eyelashes covered up the emotions in her eyes, making it hard for others to fathom.


    But at this very moment, in Xia Zhengyan''s eyes, she was an image of a good Child.


    "That''s good. After hearing a few coughs that day, I knew that you had yet to recover from your illness. Normally, you should also pay more attention to your own body." Xia Zhengyan instructed once again in detail.


    Although Xia Weicu was surprised, he did not say anymore. The expression on his face became even more gentle, and he said in a low voice: "Your daughter will follow father''s concern."


    "Then, that''s good." Xia Zhengyan only said this one sentence and then did not speak anymore.


    The study room was quiet for a moment. Neither of them said anything, as they both had their own thoughts.


    "Actually, your Grandfather''s birthday is coming up in a few days." Xia Zhengyan suddenly said with a smile on his face.


    Xia Weilan''s body paused for a moment, she did not know what she felt, but she raised her head and looked out the window at the fallen leaves. That''s right, it was already eight months old, at this time, it was the Grandfather''s birthday.


    "What does father mean?" she asked suspiciously.


    Xia Zhengyan hesitated for a moment before saying: "It''s nothing, you just have to prepare yourself. I''m having someone to bring you some good materials and accessories from the storage room so that you can dress up.


    "Daughter usually likes this kind of indifferent look. Since father said so, daughter will dress up nicely." Xia Weilan said.


    Seeing that Xia Zhengyan had only nodded his head and did not say anything else, she did not want to stay any longer, sohe got up and prepared to leave: "Father, if there is nothing else, daughter wants to go back to see the Accounts, so she will be leaving first."


    Xia Zhengyan nodded his head and did not say anything else.


    "Wait!"


    A voice came from behind him, causing Xia Weilan''s face to curl into a cold smile. He knew that he definitely had a reason for making her come over at this moment, or else how could he treat her so well?


    "Is there anything else, Father?" Xia Weilan turned and said suspiciously, her face carrying traces of doubt, but even more so, obedience.


    Seeing her like that, Xia Zhengyan''s heart became a lot more at ease, and his entire being became much better: "Actually, if you go to your Grandfather, then there''s no need to talk about family matters, it''s just some family matters, if others hear about it, they will be ridiculed."


    Xia Weilan coldly snorted in her heart. She knew that the reason she was concerned today was because he didn''t want her to report anything when he went to the General''s Palace.


    From the moment she opened her eyes, she had been living on the edge of a blade, and now, she had been telling her not to talk about it, she deserved everything she had done for Xia Yuying.


    "Father, don''t worry. Your daughter understands. Sisters is still young, your daughter will not be like her." she said.


    Xia Zhengyan nodded his head, this daughter of his could be considered obedient and sensible.


    "But ¡­" Xia Yuying paused for a moment, her tone slightly sluggish.


    Xia Zhengyan frowned, his tone becoming slightly displeased. "What''s wrong? But is there something wrong with that? "


    "Your daughter doesn''t dare. It''s just that your daughter is afraid that if Sisters makes another mistake, your daughter will be fine," Xia Weilan said with some difficulty.


    Her heart was ice-cold, but her tone was a bit off. His sudden change in expression truly made her heart shiver.


    Hearing her words, Xia Zhengyan''s face also started to change. Indeed, Xia Yuying''s personality was one of wanting to stir up trouble, but it was different this time. When Xia Zihao comes back, there shouldn''t be any mishaps.


    "Just try your best to protect your Sisters." He was silent for a moment before he spoke again.


    Xia Weilan nodded, the expression on her face was still as silent and humble as before: "Father, daughter understands."


    "Then you can go back, and that will be it." He waved her out.


    When Xia Weilan came out from the study room, she felt that her whole person was in a bad mood. She didn''t like her home, but she didn''t expect her own father to be so cold.


    Envy? Jealousy? Perhaps it used to be a little bit, but now, all that remained in her heart was a little bit of coldness.

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    Night came.


    Under the candlelight, the sinister face of a woman was reflected in it.


    Xia Yuying was stinging something in the house, and cursing non-stop.


    "Creak ¡­"


    The door opened and a woman came in.


    "What are you doing!" Second Aunt''s expression changed as he pointed to the item on the Table.


    When Xia Yuying heard someone come in, she immediately hid the things on the Table behind him. The expression on her face was also filled with panic, as she stammered: "Mother, why have you come to my place?"


    Second Aunt''s face was filled with suspicion, she snatched the thing Xia Yuying was hiding away, and after taking a look, her expression changed greatly. In her hands, there was a little wooden person with densely packed needles on it, and the name written on it, was Xia Weilan.


    "You!" There was shock in her eyes and an indescribable feeling in her heart.


    "Mother, you must not tell anyone about this, otherwise your daughter will be in danger." Xia Yuying made a silencing gesture, implying that she should not make a sound.


    Second Aunt took a while before she could react. With disappointment in her eyes, she asked, "How can you believe in this kind of Voodoo Gu technique?"


    Hearing her words, Xia Yuying''s face changed, he felt that something was wrong, pain and anger intertwined in his eyes as he said: "Mother did not say that I cannot continue going against her, since there is no way to go against her openly, then I will go against her in the dark!"


    The more she spoke, the more agitated she became. Her face was flushed from excitement.


    Second Aunt sighed, and kicked the little wood person into his sleeves: "Even if you are anxious about this matter, you cannot not wait. What I want you to do now, is not for you to stop opposing her, but to please her."


    "Mother!" Xia Yuying''s words carried a hint of madness. She was unwilling, why did he want her to be her daughter, why was it that just because of her mother''s family background, everything was hers? She could not quell the anger in her heart, and even though she could not move at the moment, she could not even move secretly?


    "Let me tell you, it''s going to be the birthday celebration for the old man of the General Palace soon. If you don''t curry favor with Xia Weilan, if she says those words to the son of the Master in front of him, you''re just a concubine. Do you think you''ll ever have a good life again?"


    "I don''t care. I just want her dead. If she doesn''t die, I will never be at peace!" Xia Yuying roared, she was no longer as delicate and lovely as she used to be.


    Second Aunt''s heart was also blocked. She also wanted to be a proper wife, but since she had married into the sect, she could only be a concubine. After so many years of being at work, she could only manage her own family.


    "Alright, don''t say anymore. Calm down. Do you know that if this was discovered by others, but there wouldn''t be any food for the two of us? You have to go and curry favor with her, do you understand?" she said earnestly.


    After a long while, Xia Yuying finally calmed down, the expression on her face finally relaxed a bit, her heart was full of hatred, but now she was finally able to calm down. In the past, she was too insensible, and spoke of her plans, but to deal with Xia Weilan, she still needed a few special methods: "Your daughter, remember this in your heart."


    Seemingly worried that Xia Yuying would not agree to this matter so easily, Second Aunt still had some doubts in her heart, and the expression on his face was also unclear.


    Looking at the expression on Second Aunt''s face, Xia Yuying smiled and said: "Mother, don''t worry. From today onwards, Yu Ying will no longer disappoint mother."


    "Mom understands the bitterness in your heart, but you should just endure for now. It''s been more than ten years, is there still a need for this time?" Seeing the determined look on her face, Second Aunt calmed her down.


    Of course, Xia Yuying understood what she meant and immediately nodded her head.


    Miss, now that the Eldest Young Master no longer has people following us, can we leave the palace? Yue Er''s face carried a look of doubt, but in reality, she also really wanted to go out.


    She was dressed in a moon-white robe with 3000 strands of hair tied up high, revealing her delicate face. Between her eyebrows, there was an additional heroic spirit: "Alright, we can leave now."


    Yue Er nodded excitedly, then walked out and closed the door. She spoke to the maid outside: "Do you all understand the situation today?"


    Three to five maid s bowed and said respectfully: "Big Sister Yue Er, all of us understand. If anyone comes over to ask, tell them that Eldest Miss is not feeling well and has rested in the Room."


    "En, then that''s right, you all understand, that''s good, but, if there is anyone who wants to take advantage of me, I will do it," Yue Er''s face was filled with a sinister expression, his hands moved to wipe his neck, as though he wanted to kill someone.


    After handling it for a while, Yue Er caught up to Xia Weilan, she then said excitedly: "Miss, it''s great, we can come out again, I want to eat Crystal Horseshoe Cake!"


    Xia Weilan did not say anything, and walked towards Su Li''s Shop.


    The Smiling on Yue Er''s face became even thicker, she knew that the Miss doted on her the most.


    After the two finished buying their things, they walked in the direction of the Yu Xiang Pavilion.


    An hour later.


    "The GIRL came so late, even the flower Nu Er is waiting for is about to thank you." Nu Er''s face revealed a bright and beautiful smile.


    "I was busy a few days ago and was delayed. I''m really sorry for coming over now." Xia Weilan sat in the pavilion on the third floor, facing a pot of tea that was still covered by the light muslin.


    Xia Weilan''s face revealed an intoxicated expression. Every time she came over, she would like this Nu Er a little more, and in her heart, she had an inexplicable good impression of this brothel owner.


    "Does the GIRL feel that it can still reach your ears?" After the song, Nu Er had an enchanting face, with boundless grace between her brows. Her red lips opened slightly, and her voice was like a clear oriole, yet also carried a hint of enticing charm.


    Xia Weilan''s heart skipped a beat. The girl in front of him, was truly beautiful, if she was a man, she would definitely fall for the girl in front of him, "Nu Er''s zither music, is extremely good. I want to learn, but I''m afraid I can''t even learn it."


    The two of them seemed to be on good terms. After a short while, both of them had smiles on their faces, as if they were talking about something very funny.

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    It was only after a long while that the two of them finally got down to business.


    "Has the GIRL thought it through yet?" Nu Er caressed the zither lightly with one hand, and without raising her face, said with a voice that was seductive like silk.


    Xia Weilan chuckled, then casually held the things on the Table in her hand, and kept knocking on the table. Her face had a profound look to it: "I want to know, who is the person behind you."


    Nu Er''s expression paused for a moment as her eyes turned slightly. In an instant, her entire body became stiff and she returned to normal, "What is this GIRL saying, Nu Er does not understand."


    "It doesn''t matter if you don''t understand, from today onwards, I will just go to another house. After all, even though you know my background, I don''t know your background, and there isn''t such a trade in this world. Furthermore, if Nu Er is truly fated to be with me, then you can''t let me go." Xia Weilan''s smile disappeared, she placed the thing in her hand down, and with a ''bang'' sound, she stood up.


    Nu Er watched as Xia Weilan walked further and further away, and in her heart, she was hesitating for a moment. But seeing that Xia Weilan had already reached the corner and was about to walk down, her face finally revealed a charming and moving smile.


    Just as Xia Weilan stepped out, before she could even land on the ground, hearing Nu Er''s words, she stopped in her tracks, the smile on her face became wider and wider.


    "I knew Nu Er''s GIRL was a wise man." She turned around and the two of them started talking again.


    Nu Er did not talk about this matter anxiously, she was only teasing Xia Weilan, and said these words to Xia Weilan rather well.


    In the blink of an eye, it was already dusk. The sun''s rays lazily shone into the attic of the third floor. Both of them had smiles on their faces.


    Xia Weilan stopped talking and looked at the sky outside. It was about time to return.


    "What did you say?" Is elder sister sick? " Xia Yuying''s eyes were filled with secret joy, but his eyebrows were tightly knitted.


    Three to five maidservant s firmly guarded the Lanxuan''s door and did not allow Xia Yuying to enter.


    The Clothes that Xia Yuying was wearing was newly made this year, and it was also the best batch. She dressed so meticulously, and brought a lot of things with her, originally wanting to use these things to curry favor with Xia Weilan, but she didn''t expect that now that Xia Weilan was actually sick, she became even happier when she thought about it.


    "If that''s the case, I will first go into Big Sister and take a look." She started to walk in.


    But at this moment, he was stopped again.


    Xia Yuying''s face carried a bit of anger, and the color of her face had disappeared as well: "What are you guys doing, don''t tell me you''re going to stop me now?" As she spoke, the flames of evil rose in her heart, and her face darkened.


    A few maidservant s looked at each other, their expressions filled with awkwardness, their hearts were also in a mess, but Yue Er had already said what they should do before she left, so if they were to put him in, it would definitely be good for them when they return.


    "Second Miss, Eldest Miss has already rested. If you really want to come, you should come back tomorrow." Du Ruo said in a low voice.


    The fire in Xia Yuying''s heart burned even more vigorously.


    "Pah!" The faces of those people changed.


    A streak of red appeared on Du Ruo''s face, and she could only cover her face and endure.


    After the two maid s at the side saw this, the expression on their faces also panicked, and quickly made way for her, since the person in front of her right now was Xia Yuying and not Xia Weilan, and it was better to keep her life.


    "Even if you guys are smart, why don''t you see who our Second Miss is?!" Peony''s face was filled with disdain, the arrogant way she stood behind Xia Yuying was detestable.


    Du Ruo clenched her teeth. Since Miss has already given the order, then she will not be able to let Xia Yuying in. Today, no matter what, she will not be able to enter.


    Just as Xia Yuying was about to step in, she was stopped.


    "Second Miss, you really can''t go in!" Her tone was very firm, and the expression on her face was filled with determination, as if she was absolutely not allowed to enter.


    Only then did Xia Yuying calm down, and looked at the maidservant in front of her blocking her from entering. If that was the case, could it be?


    Could it be that she wasn''t sick at all and had purposely refused to meet her? Thinking about it this way, Xia Yuying turned around and looked at the supplements in the hands of the people following behind her.


    But she endured it, since Xia Weilan did not want to see her today, then she would come back again, why must she go through all this trouble with her? After all, the birthday banquet in the General Palace was even more important, and if she knew anything about her son, it would be better for her to practice on her best guqin, which would eventually come in handy.


    "Since that''s the case, I will return first. If Big Sister wakes up, you must tell her that I have been here." Xia Yuying calmed herself down and said.


    Du Ruo endured the burning sensation on her face and said: "This servant understands, and will definitely pass on Second Miss''s good intentions to Eldest Miss."


    "You''ve done well. Today, when she came, you didn''t let her in." Yue Er looked at the two maidservant s in front of him, her face full of Smiling s.


    "Of course, Yue Er ordered, and the servants'' brains were naturally lying on the floor."


    "Thank you, Yue Er, for your praise!"


    She felt that the feeling in her heart was extremely good, but after looking around once, she started to ask suspiciously, "Where''s Du Ruo? Why haven''t I seen her today? "


    Hearing Yue Er''s words, the two maidservant s stammered, unable to speak for quite a while.


    An hour later, in Lanxuan.


    "Did she do it? "Why did you hit him so heavily!" Yue Er''s face was filled with anger, but his hands were not idle, he immediately applied the medicine on Du Ruo''s face.


    Xia Weilan sat by the side of the two people, the expression on her face did not have much of a change: "Yue Er, you can go out first, I think there are still some good medicines for Doctor Zhang, you should take them and give them to Du Ruo to use."


    Du Ruo was about to kneel down when she heard this, the expression on his face carried fear and gratitude, "This servant, this servant ¡­"


    "Aiya, stop talking. I''ll just rush over right now. I''m sure Doctor Zhang is still awake. Don''t worry, nothing will happen to your face." Yue Er thought that Du Ruo was worried that her face would be disfigured, so she quickly spoke up to comfort him before rushing out, disappearing in a flash.


    When only Xia Weilan and Du Ruo remained in the Lanxuan.


    "Du Ruo, I heard Yue Er say that you can protect yourself now, even the surrounding maidservant are scared." Xia Weilan said in a bland voice. The expression on her face was indifferent and did not fluctuate at all.

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    Du Ruo''s eyes were wide opened, revealing an unspeakable look of excitement, while the body also straightened itself a little: "This servant will never forget Miss''s kindness towards this servant!"


    Xia Weilan remained silent.


    Du Ruo looked at the expression on her face and was a little disappointed. She quietly spoke: "I''m afraid Miss doesn''t remember. This servant''s brother was saved by Miss two years ago."


    She originally did not understand in her heart, but after hearing Du Ruo say this, she immediately remembered something. Two years ago, she inadvertently heard what Du Ruo said to her brother.


    The reason she could not remember Du Ruo was because of her rebirth. She could not remember the various parts of it previously, but now that she remembered them, she remembered them immediately.


    Miss, do you remember, although Miss might not remember such a small matter, this servant''s heart is always grateful to Miss and always wanted to repay Miss, but at the moment, I can''t do anything but be by Miss''s side, and can only be a crude maidservant, but even so, this servant''s heart is still happy. Du Ruo''s eyes were filled with determination, without a hint of weakness.


    Xia Weilan was quiet for a moment, then stood up, bent down and stretched out her hand, supporting Du Ruo by getting up, and said: "Look at these small hands."


    Du Ruo couldn''t figure out what she was thinking, but she could guess it. It was just that she wasn''t completely sure if what she was thinking in her heart was true, so she asked suspiciously: "Miss?"


    "Alright, since I''ve already remembered you, from today onwards, you will be like a little girl and will stay by my side to serve me." The corner of Xia Weilan''s mouth raised into a bitter smile, she did not know what to feel, in her heart, she had been good to the people in the manor back then, but she did not expect that there would be a reward now.


    A bright moon hung in the sky as the clear and cold moonlight poured down. When shining on the Lanxuan, Xia Weilan''s heart was very heavy, she never thought that the master of the Feather Fragrance Pavilion would actually be Ling Xuan.


    This was completely out of her expectations. She thought ¡­


    She quickly shook her head, stopping her intuition and thoughts.


    She also felt that Ling Xuan was more compatible with her, didn''t she? she thought.


    On the morning of the next day, Xia Weilan was dressing up while Du Ruo waited on her.


    "Miss, this servant has prepared your favorite meal. How about you try it!" Yue Er rushed in and said excitedly.


    Xia Weilan sat at the dining table, seeing that there were so many dishes, all of them were personally made by Yue Er herself. When she saw the smile on Yue Er''s face, she became happier.


    "You sit down too, let''s eat together." Yue Er sat beside Xia Weilan and said.


    Du Ruo quickly shook her head, "There''s a difference in seniority, how can I ¡­"


    "From now on, we are one family, there is no need for one family to talk to each other." Xia Weilan said softly.


    Xia Weilan looked at the two in front of her. One of them was steady, serious and meticulous, the other one had a clear personality and was very efficient. Now that she had a helper, her heart was a lot more at ease.


    While he was eating, the servant girl outside said that the Second Miss was here.


    Before Xia Weilan and Du Ruo could show anything, Yue Er''s face changed and she slammed her chopsticks onto the Table with a "Pa" sound. Her eyes opened wide: "This Second Miss, today she wants to humiliate someone again huh!"


    As she said that, her face flushed from excitement. She lowered her head and looked at Xia Weilan and Du Ruo, both of them looking at her blandly, and she suddenly felt like she was an idiot. Only then did she remember what Xia Weilan had taught her in the past.


    "Remove everything and let her in." Xia Weilan''s expression was extremely calm, his entire face did not reveal any emotions, but it was actually quite puzzling.


    A moment later.


    Xia Yuying then casually walked in, with three to five people following behind him, all of them holding onto things in their hands.


    "Sisters greets Big Sister. I heard that Big Sister is sick, are you alright today?" She had a smile on her face, and without waiting for Xia Weilan to speak, she sat on the chair.


    "Originally the body was not in a good mood, but now it is a little better to see the Sisters body." Xia Weilan said with a faint smile on her face.


    "Sisters has brought some things, I hope you can like them." Xia Yuying waved her hand, and everyone behind him came up, and presented the things in their hands to him one by one.


    Xia Weilan''s smile disappeared, but she did not chase her away: "Father heard that my body has not fully recovered, and has already sent over many things, so I do not need to use the Sisters''s items anymore."


    Xia Yuying''s expression changed slightly, but it quickly disappeared as the expression on her face underwent a myriad of changes. "Big Sister, it can''t be that you''re still angry at Sisters because of what happened last time, right?"


    Xia Weilan scoffed coldly in her heart, but she did not appear displeased on the surface. Instead, she revealed a slight smile, "What is Sisters saying, Big Sister does not understand anymore."


    "Then Big Sister should accept it." Xia Yuying said with a smile in his eyes.


    With such a smile, Xia Weilan felt a little disgusted. The dessert that she had just eaten had a churning feeling in her stomach, but she forced herself to calm down and unwittingly said: "Sisters has such a kind of intention, Big Sister is naturally happy, but I do not have any use for all this stuff, you should take it back."


    She didn''t want to use her things, much less get involved with her.


    Xia Yuying''s nose was covered in dust, she could only suppress the feeling in her heart and walked out from Lanxuan, his face gloomy.


    When Xia Weilan was the only one left, Yue Er and Du Ruo had already rushed in.


    Xia Yuying sat down on the chair by herself, her heart completely frozen. Does Xia Yuying think that she doesn''t understand?


    "Miss, this Second Miss is so annoying, I hope she won''t come again." Yue Er pursed her lips as she cleaned the house, and a look of disdain appeared on her face.


    Xia Weilan''s eyes were deep and serene, her red lips slightly parted: "This kind of thing, will not stop from today until half a month from now."


    "Ah?" "What does Miss mean?" Yue Er''s face carried a puzzled expression with a trace of disgust.


    Xia Weilan and Du Ruo''s eyes met, and both of their faces revealed a smile, at the same time they had the feeling that they understood each other.


    She knew that Du Ruo was also someone who had her own thoughts, so she would definitely be able to understand what she was thinking.

 C79 pond

    On the second, third, and fourth day, Xia Yuying always sent things over in a different way, without stopping. However, Xia Weilan always refused them, causing him to not know what to do next.


    "Mom, she''s not willing to take anything from me right now." Xia Yuying said somewhat anxiously.


    This daughter of hers, is truly a failure. Her eyebrows knitted tightly: "Since she doesn''t want your things, then you must work hard to curry favor with her. If she doesn''t want to give up, you will be the one to suffer in the future."


    The Grand Princess Ping Ning liked her, and the General Palace was her own Grandfather. As for her, she was just a humble woman with a lowly status, so what right did he have to have such a status?


    "Daughter understands. Daughter will settle this matter well." Xia Yuying said fiercely, her face filled with unease.


    One day in the Autumn Garden.


    The autumn wind blew drearily. The leaves by the side of the pond had already fallen down, piece by piece. There were some people sweeping by the side. The sound of the broom landing on the ground could be heard.


    These fishes looked as if they could play around freely as if they were very happy. However, she felt that there was no difference between her and the fish in the pond, and could only struggle nonstop in the pond, unable to escape from this kind of cage.


    "Big Sister, why are you here!" Xia Yuying walked over from afar. She was wearing a pink cotton dress with a bell hanging from her waist. She had a face full of smiles.


    When Xia Weilan heard Xia Yuying''s voice from behind, she unconsciously creased her brows. Traces of disgust appeared on her face, and she was extremely displeased in her heart, but she had no other choice; she could only feign feigned camaraderie with the woman in front of her.


    When Du Ruo saw the person that came from afar, she did not have any sort of feeling, nor did she feel anything strange.


    "Don''t say too much." Du Ruo made a silent gesture, telling Yue Er not to say anymore.


    Yue Er turned her face away, feeling extremely furious in her heart: "She hit you."


    "That''s right, I was looking at the fish swimming happily in the pond and I wanted to take a look as well." She opened her mouth indifferently, the expression on her face was indifferent as usual, and did not show any signs of intimacy.


    Xia Yuying''s face carried a trace of awkwardness, and she sat by the side of the pond with her. She looked at the fish swimming around and said: "Have you received the things that Sisters has sent over the past few days?"


    Xia Weilan sneered in her heart, how could she not know that she had confiscated those things?


    "Sisters, you''re too polite. I don''t have much time in the next few days, so I''m busy helping Grandmother look at the Accounts. That''s why the servant girls beside me are doing all this." Xia Weilan said.


    When Xia Yuying heard this, her face revealed a puzzled expression. She looked towards Xia Weilan''s side, but when she saw Jiang Du Ruo''s face, her expression started to turn ugly. This was not the person who made things difficult for her that day.


    Even though he felt embarrassed, he could only force out a smile and say: "The people beside Big Sister are naturally good. I see that her face is injured, I don''t have any good medicine, why not give it to her to use."


    Xia Weilan didn''t say a word and only continued to concentrate as she looked at the fish swimming back and forth in the pond. Her eyes seemed distant, as if she were an independent immortal.


    "How could this servant possibly be worthy of using such a good item? I won''t trouble Second Miss with this matter." Du Ruo''s body lowered her voice slightly, her words carrying a sense of humility.


    "It''s fine, I just happen to have it for you." Xia Yuying said, then turned her head to the servant girl beside him and said: "Peony, go over and bring my jade dew over for her."


    Peony was shocked and unwilling to go. She said, "Miss, that is what you usually cherish the most."


    "If I tell you to go, then go. Where did all this talk come from? Now, you can come and be my master." Xia Yuying raised her brows, his cold face carried an unknown emotion.


    "Yes, this servant understands." Peony turned and went to get the things.


    Seeing that she had walked far away, Xia Yuying smiled again: "Big Sister, Sisters had personally embroidered a sachet yesterday, and I even wanted to give it to Big Sister as a gift. I hope Big Sister does not dislike it."


    Hearing her words, Xia Weilan finally came back to her senses. She did not know what she was feeling, but she had a very familiar feeling to her.


    Was he trying to repeat the same trick?


    "Come and let me take a look." Xia Weilan sat at the side of the pond diagonally, her legs just so happened to be hanging in midair, and her face carried a little curiosity.


    Hearing that there was something amiss, Xia Yuying immediately passed the sachet over.


    Xia Weilan took the incense bag and carefully stroked it, her eyes looking at the light green incense bag which was embroidered with large amounts of lotuses. With a touch, she knew that it was an extremely good material, only, even though it was good, it was something to use to harm people!


    "Aiya, how can this be?" Xia Weilan''s tone of voice was shocked. With a slip of her hand, a sachet fell out of her hand, and just like that, it fell into a pond in the direction below.


    All that could be heard was a soft "plop." The exquisite perfume bag fell into the pond.


    "Sisters, Big Sister isn''t doing this on purpose. If not, get someone to go down and fish out the sachet." Xia Weilan''s tone carried astonishment, and her face was filled with helplessness and regret, as if she really couldn''t bear to part with the perfume bag in front of her.


    Xia Yuying''s expression did not change one bit, but she was already furious in her heart: "It doesn''t matter, if Big Sister likes it, Sisters can just embroider an incense bag another time, Big Sister does not need to be sad over such a small matter."


    Xia Weilan stood up and went over to help her body. She came down from the pond.


    "Sisters is so considerate. I thought you were going to fall into the water when I lost my footing again." There was a bright smile on her face, but it was as if her eyes were like daggers that could stab someone.


    Xia Yuying''s expression slightly froze, but quickly returned to normal. When she said those words earlier, they caused her to unconsciously think back to the scene at the pond that day, and her heart felt slightly cold.


    "What is this Big Sister is saying? I can''t understand." Xia Yuying pretended not to know anything and said.


    "Since Sisters doesn''t understand, then Big Sister is even more confused. After sitting there for a while and feeling cold, I will go back first." Xia Weilan said.

 C80 General

    Looking at Xia Weilan''s retreating back, Xia Yuying''s face became cold. This woman, she refused to accept the punishments for the sake of a toast! She didn''t know what was good for him at all.


    "Miss, this servant has brought the items over." Peony had come all the way here. Her chest was heaving and she was holding something in her hand.


    Xia Yuying''s eyes were fixated on the peony. The peony body shrank back a little, didn''t it seem like she understood what she did wrong?


    "Forget it, let''s go back." Xia Yuying forcefully suppressed the emotions in her heart, as her face was filled with anger.


    Seeing her current appearance, Peony''s heart was in turmoil as well. However, the things in her hands could not wait. So, she still carefully opened her mouth and asked, "Miss, then this jade ¡­"


    "I''ll gift it, of course I''ll give it to her. If I don''t, how would she know what I''m thinking?" Xia Yuying''s eyes were blazing with fire, as though it could swallow her whole.


    After returning to Lanxuan, the master and his servant started to think about how they could get the silver.


    Facing a large group of Accounts, Yue Er felt dizzy and dizzy when she saw them, so at this time, only Xia Weilan and Du Ruo were watching the Accounts, while Yue Er was helping to grind the Accounts and some minor things.


    Seeing the two of them hurrying on without stopping, Yue Er immediately dismissed the surrounding maidservant s and also shut all the doors and windows. She was afraid that the secret between them would be revealed to the people around and she was afraid that Xia Zihao would send people over to keep an eye on them.


    Young miss, Du Ruo, four hours have already passed, the grinding has made my hand sore, have you still not thought of a good way? Yue Er loosened his grinded hands and shook them hard to relieve his fatigue.


    Xia Weilan did not say anything, but frowned.


    Du Ruo''s expression was also extremely solemn: "How could it be that easy, the money Xia Zihao has is not easy to take, furthermore, since Xia Zihao dared to do such a thing, he must have made thorough preparations."


    "But we can''t just let them dig out all the money that was originally owned by Hou Mansion!" Yue Er''s face was filled with anxiety.


    Xia Weilan nodded her head. Du Ruo''s thoughts were indeed meticulous, and there were even some times when she didn''t think that she was a little girl. "Du Ruo, what do you think about this matter?"


    Du Ruo was silent for a moment, the expression on her face became even more subtle: "If we were to work together with Yu Xiang Pavilion, then we would probably need a lot of gold and silver, and that would mean we will have to use Hou Mansion''s money, but the Yu Xiang Pavilion was working together to knock Xia Zihao down, and if we were able to get Xia Zihao''s money out, it won''t be easy."


    The corner of Xia Weilan''s mouth revealed a slight smile, and she clapped: "Not bad, not bad, those who know me, Du Ruo as well."


    Yue Er saw the two in front of her talking happily, but she actually didn''t understand anything, and was a little disappointed for a moment. But after a while, she recovered her composure, and decided that she needed to study hard in the future, otherwise, she wouldn''t be able to help Xia Weilan much.


    Du Ruo did not reveal a smile on her face, but it was a bit bashful. Then, she said: "I feel that Xia Zihao has done this matter in a watertight manner, and has no way of breaking through. I feel that the only way to break through is through love."


    "You mean Xia Zihao has a woman he likes?" Yue Er finally understood everything.


    "Not necessarily." Xia Weilan said.


    "This servant has actually known about this matter since long ago. I know a little about it now. If Miss doesn''t mind, this servant is willing to tell you about it." Du Ruo''s eyes carried seriousness, and her heart was filled with sincerity.


    Xia Weilan''s face revealed a gratified expression, "There''s no harm in speaking your mind."


    "Xia Zihao, happy." Du Ruo said seriously.


    The Smiling s on Xia Weilan''s face became thicker.


    "I understand. You mean, use your beauty to seduce Xia Zihao and let him expose a weak point!" Yue Er suddenly said loudly. Her eyebrows were knitted tightly and her eyes were wide opened.


    Xia Weilan and Du Ruo looked at each other and laughed.


    Yue Er''s face revealed a confused expression. What, could it be that she said something wrong again?


    "In two days, the General Palace''s birthday banquet will be held. This matter is most suitable after the birthday banquet." Xia Weilan said.


    Two days later.


    Xia Zhengyan, Xia Zihao, Xia Yuying had all prepared to sit on the Carriage, and Xia Weilan had also sat on the Carriage.


    Everyone was on different Carriage, and at this moment, the Carriage was already slowly walking.


    The bumpy Carriage kept walking towards the front, where the horses were making "patter" sounds, accompanied by the noise of the crowd outside.


    Xia Weilan lifted the curtain on the Carriage, and looked at the crowd that was just like before, her heart felt heavy, because that was the General Palace, and she still felt ashamed of the matter regarding Xia Zihao. If it was not for her, the entire Grandfather family would not have been annihilated, and all in all, it was all her fault, so she did not want to see such a grievance.


    Thinking of this, her heart felt heavy. How could she forget the events that had happened in her previous life?


    "Miss? What''s the matter with you? " Yue Er saw that the expression on her face was a little strange and seemed to have a kind of sorrowful feeling, so she asked.


    Xia Weilan did not answer her, only that the expression on her face looked even more sorrowful.


    "Miss, grief cannot solve a problem." Du Ruo said from the side.


    After a while, Xia Weilan finally muttered to herself. "That''s right, there''s no other way."


    "The young miss that this servant knows isn''t like this. Today is a good day, so I should smile." Du Ruo''s face was calm.


    How could Xia Weilan not understand that today was an important day. She could not afford to be disorderly, and even more so, not let anything happen.


    Her original appearance had now completely changed, hadn''t it? She had long since lost her original appearance. Her heart was riddled with wounds and wounds, and she ¡­


    "Miss, calm down." Yue Er sensed that something was amiss with Xia Weilan and immediately said.


    Xia Weilan''s eyes were indifferent as she turned her head and said, "I''m fine, you guys don''t have to worry." Actually, she felt a sense of trepidation towards her hometown. It was because of her previous life''s mistakes that she didn''t dare to face it in this life.


    However, if she thought about it carefully, the things that happened in her previous life were the things that happened in her previous life. Compared to this life, there was no other way.


    "Thank you for being willing to stay by my side. If it wasn''t for you, I''m afraid I wouldn''t know what would have happened." Xia Weilan turned and said to Yue Er and Du Ruo. Her heart was grateful.

 C81 out of control

    "Miss, what are you talking about? We are all willing to follow by Miss''s side. From now on, don''t say anything more." Yue Er said somewhat excitedly with a smile on her face. Her appearance was like a warm spring breeze.


    Xia Weilan''s face also revealed a smile. In her life, she was probably lucky.


    The Carriage swayed non-stop, and after almost an hour of walking, the group of Carriage finally reached the entrance of General Palace.


    Xia Weilan got down from the Carriage, and looked at the surrounding scenery as usual. Raising her head, she looked at the sky.


    After all, this was the General Palace. The General Palace and the Battle King Manor had once supported the Sovereign King, so naturally, everyone respected them and wanted to curry favor with them.


    "Let''s leave quickly. It''s already too late." Xia Zhengyan packed up his equipment and walked into the General Palace.


    A few of them followed behind Xia Zhengyan, with a bunch of people holding gifts in their hands.


    When he just entered, Xia Weilan almost lost his way for an instant. This General Palace was extremely grand, perhaps because he had not been here for a long time, so he was currently confused. She only reacted after taking a closer look.


    Although it was noon, the weather wasn''t too hot. However, it wasn''t too cold. It was just a little bit cold when wearing thin clothes.


    Warm sounds could be heard from the pavilion on the dance stage.


    After walking for a while, Xia Zhengyan and the group finally reached the main hall.


    When the few of them entered, it was already packed. After all, it was the birthday celebration of the Master''s Palace.


    When Xia Weilan walked in, she did not see Grandfather and her Shadow, but only saw her uncle Qin Yi and her aunt Zhao Weier. Seeing the two of them, she became a little anxious and could not care about anything else, so she squeezed over while there were more people.


    Zhao Weier had a fitting smile on her face, she was wearing a gem green pleated skirt, her face had a faint makeup, but upon seeing Xia Weilan, the smile on her face became even wider: "Why are you so anxious, your Grandfather is in the back of the house, we were thinking about making a ruckus in the front hall, it would be better to wait until we calm down to invite her in."


    After Xia Weilan heard the Qin family''s words, she immediately wanted to rush towards the back room.


    However, she was stopped by the Qin family. She didn''t understand, and had a suspicious look on her face.


    "What are you so anxious for? It''s not like you won''t see her again. This is a big occasion, you have to consider your manners no matter what." n¨¦e Qin extended her hand and knocked Xia Weilan on the head. Everyone loved and cared for Qin Rou''s daughter very much, even the whole General household.


    Xia Weilan smiled mischievously: "I''ll go take a look first, and then I''ll come back later. Aunty, please let me go."


    Although there was a smile on her face, her heart was heavy. It was her. Step by step, she hurt the person closest to her. It was her fault. She ¡­


    "Alright, then you must follow the rules and stay awake, don''t forget your identity." Before she even finished speaking, Xia Weilan had already disappeared.


    A helpless smile appeared on the Qin family''s face, but they could only turn their heads to receive the guests.


    Xia Weilan had already rushed to the back room''s position, but now that she was in front of the door, she did not dare enter for a moment. She was unable to voice out the feelings in her heart, she only knew that it was very complicated, and always felt that if she wanted to go and have a good look at the two elders, she would be able to calm down.


    Ling Jue looked from afar and a plain Shadow was standing far away. Her delicate little face was filled with hesitation and hesitation, as if he was making things difficult for him. His face revealed a playful expression, he actually wanted to see how much longer she would have to continue hesitating here.


    But not long after, Xia Weilan rushed in head first, and in a moment of desperation, she did not even knock on the door.


    Just as he rushed into the house, Xia Weilan was stunned, both Grandfather and Grandmother had joyous looks on their bodies, although both of their hair were already white, both of them looked to be in high spirits.


    When Qin Huai and Wang Feng saw Xia Weilan, both of them had thick smiles on their faces.


    Wang Feng waved at Xia Weilan, and the smile on his face bunched up. There was a kind of benevolence between her eyebrows, but when she looked at Xia Weilan who was completely frozen in place, the expression on his face did not know what to do.


    "What are you standing around for, Child? Come over quickly." Qin Huai''s face revealed a smile, and waved to her.


    Xia Weilan''s body actually wasn''t moving at all, and she didn''t know what kind of feeling she had in her heart. As she looked at the two of them laughing like this, she instantly felt that everything in front of her was so unreal.


    "Grandfather, Grandmother." Xia Weilan''s voice was choked with emotions, but the body did not dare to take another step forward. It was as if she could not control the tears in her eyes.


    "Good Child, looks like you''re missing us. Come over quickly and let Grandmother kiss you." Wang Feng looked at her face which was on the verge of crying, and started to speak unnaturally.


    They were extremely fond of this granddaughter of theirs and she had always loved her little daughter, Qin Rou, the most. In her heart, naturally, she cherished and protected her daughter the most.


    Hearing the words of the two elders, she didn''t know what to say anymore, so she couldn''t even take a step forward. Tears began to pour out of her eyes as if she was losing control of them.


    She did not speak further, she only turned and rushed out, the two of them wanted to stop her, but maybe it was because they were too old, so they had no choice but to laugh and watch as Xia Weilan rushed out.


    Xia Weilan lost control of her emotions, and charged out to an unknown direction. She only managed to reach a very remote alley before she softly fell down against the ice-cold wall. body was squatting in the corner, hugging her knees with both her hands.


    Her heart was filled with endless sorrow. Hot tears flowed down her face, but her heart was in an even more miserable state. Looking at Grandfather and his family, she could never forget what happened in her previous life.


    She was the one who killed everyone. She was the sinner.


    The emotions that she had struggled to control had now completely collapsed. She could no longer control her tears or her heart. She always knew that it was all her fault.


    However, compared to blaming herself, her heart was more filled with hatred.


    "Xia Zihao!" She gritted her teeth as she spoke, his heart burning with fury. It was all because of him, if not for him, how could the General Palace be any better than this?

 C82 consolation

    However, if not for her trusting Xia Zihao so lightly, how would Xia Zihao have found a loophole, and end up like this?


    Xia Weilan was unable to control herself from crying. She hugged her knees tighter and tighter, not allowing herself to make a sound, because if she did, she felt that it was too embarrassing.


    A pair of shoes appeared in front of her eyes, causing her to subconsciously look up. The afternoon sun was a bit dazzling, causing her to be unable to open her eyes. However, a shadow blocked the sunlight above her head.


    "Why are you here?" Xia Weilan asked suspiciously, and the moment she said that, her voice had a hint of choked up.


    Ling Jue looked down at her from above. The woman in front of him no longer had the usual unapproachable feeling that he was a thousand miles away, nor had he lost his edge. What he felt was only a kind of weakness, or perhaps weakness, in his bones.


    Xia Weilan saw that there were no expression on his face, and she didn''t make any movements either. She was even more unsure of what he was thinking in her heart, and looking up at him like this, she felt uncomfortable in her heart, and struggled to stand up.


    She wiped the tears off her face and turned to leave.


    But just at that moment, she was suddenly pulled back. That man''s strength was simply too big, and she couldn''t break free at all. A confused expression appeared on her face, but she was held in her arms at that moment.


    Her entire body was held in Ling Jue''s embrace, and she subconsciously wanted to struggle, but she was held even tighter in Ling Jue''s embrace.


    "Shh, just stay in my arms for a while."


    For the first time, Xia Weilan felt that Ling Jue''s voice was this gentle. Her heart softened at once and he leaned into his warm embrace.


    Time seemed to stop at this moment. For the first time, she felt that this man was somewhat reliable.


    After a long while of effort, Xia Weilan finally withdrew from Ling Jue''s embrace, but she did not force herself to hug her again.


    "Thank you." Xia Weilan said indifferently.


    Ling Jue frowned, he was happy in his heart, because of what she said to thank him. But in the next moment, she had turned back into this cold and emotionless state, and before he could say anything, Xia Weicu was about to leave.


    This time, her hand was grabbed again, but Xia Weilan didn''t struggle free. Instead, he looked at the enchanting red face of the man in front of him, and pulled out a red silk handkerchief from his bosom, gently wiping her face.


    Seeing his serious expression, for the first time, Xia Weilan felt that he was a little gentle. It was as if something was slowly flowing in her heart, and it was a very warm and comfortable feeling, but she was unable to put her finger on it.


    For the first time, she didn''t feel the resistance she felt in her heart.


    Ling Jue looked at Xia Weilan playfully, because Xia Weilan had already been staring at him for a long time.


    "How long are you going to keep staring at me like this?" Ling Jue said with ridicule in his eyes.


    Xia Weilan regained her senses, her face immediately flushed red. The body dodged in a hurry, with an unknown emotion on her face. She coughed lightly, feeling a little awkward.


    "How are you?" Ling Jue cupped her face with both hands and softly asked.


    Xia Weilan''s face however, became even redder, as if something in her heart was throbbing nonstop. Something was wrong with her entire body, so why did she become like this? For a moment she did not understand.


    He hastily removed her hand and turned the body around. The expression on his face became more subtle.


    When Ling Jue saw her current state, his deep almond-shaped eyes revealed a rare look of tenderness. He reached out to hug her from his back, then placed his hands next to her ear and whispered: "I, missed you."


    Xia Weilan''s body trembled slightly, and the expression on her face froze. She didn''t know what to say, but she felt her face was a little red, and it was a little hot, so hot that she couldn''t even breathe. Just when she was about to say something, the well-built body behind her released her.


    In a split-second, she was stunned, but the expression on her face immediately reacted. Her entire person returned to being a cold expression, only that something seemed to have turned cold in her heart.


    "Alright, it''s time to go back. Let''s go too." Ling Jue held Xia Weilan''s hand, and both of their hands were tightly held.


    Xia Weilan''s heart had just missed its target, but seeing his actions, she did not know what to say, as though there was some sort of warmth in her heart.


    But even so, she still gently struggled free of his hand, took a few steps back, lowered her head, and said with a calm voice: "decedent, please have some self-respect."


    Ling Jue''s eyes were as deep as the ocean, causing others to be unable to read his mind. The expression''s expression was cold, but it suddenly turned into a smile.


    Xia Weilan turned around and saw the evil expression on his face, and her heart skipped a beat. She didn''t like such a dangerous man and told herself this more than once.


    The two of them relaxed their hands, causing Xia Weilan to impatiently walk forward, not stopping at all.


    Ling Jue looked at Xia Weilan''s back, and the corner of her mouth hooked up into a secretive smile.


    The main hall was bustling with noise and excitement. At this moment, the two elders had already come out and were seated at the head of the table.


    The moment Xia Weilan walked in, she was summoned by the two elders and they sat beside the two of them.


    "This Child of yours, why did you run just now? It made me unable to catch up." Wang Feng smiled as she handed over a plate of pastries to Xia Weilan.


    Xia Weilan looked at the cinnamon cake in front of her. It took her a while to be able to control her emotions, and this was her favorite cinnamon cake. She turned her head and took a deep breath a few times before turning her head, with a fitting smile on her face.


    "Look at this Child, it knows the rules too well, it''s the same as her mother, it''s practically carved out of the same mold." The Qin family said with a smile on their faces.


    When she said this, everyone had smiles plastered on their faces.


    Xia Weilan lowered her head, she suddenly felt that she was blessed, the entire General Palace had an extremely good character, therefore her mother had an extremely good character, all those years ago, it was because her mother was too kind to her family.


    "Look at what I''m saying, hurry up and sit down." The Qin family realized that they had said something wrong. Seeing that Xia Weilan suddenly went silent, the smile on her face slowly disappeared as she quickly pushed Xia Weilan to sit down.


    Xia Weilan came back to reality, she did not want to think about what happened in the past anymore, it was just that she was trapped and unable to extricate herself, and what happened just now was just too much.

 C83 water splashing

    "I wish the Master Son luck, like the East Sea, and a long, long lifespan!"


    "I wish Master Son Sun Moon Changming and Pine Crane Changchun!"


    As soon as the banquet started, the sounds of celebration rose and fell one after another.


    Qin Huai''s face did not have the smiling expression from before, but instead became serious. Although he was old, with a single glance, Qin Huai could tell that he was someone who had done great things.


    "Thank you all, Prince and the ministers, for coming to congratulate us." The Qin family said on the side.


    Xia Weilan sat on the side of Qin Huai and revealed a faint smile. This Grandfather, although he had fought on the battlefield for many years, probably because he was very old, always acted like this in front of everyone else.


    The sounds of instruments being played beside them rang out, and everyone began to use their seats.


    "Xiaolan, how have you been recently?" Wang Feng''s tone was filled with a thick doting love, as she glanced at her surroundings with a pair of turbid eyes.


    Her hands were trembling, and the maidservant beside her hurriedly served her.


    Xia Zhengyan''s eyes revealed a kind of benevolence, and the gaze in which he looked at Xia Weilan became even gentler.


    Xia Weilan looked at the expression on Xia Zhengyan''s face and revealed a faint smile. She did not want to be called ugly in front of everyone, so she was not that stupid, "Thank you, Grandmother, for your concern.


    "That''s good, that''s good." Wang Feng pulled Xia Weilan''s hand, with faint tears in her eyes.


    Xia Weilan understood that in her heart, Grandmother liked her very much and cared for her very much. However, when she saw that Grandmother''s health was not very good, she panicked for a moment: "Grandmother looks like a doctor, although your body feels good, but I saw that you coughed a few times."


    Everyone on the Table understood, one look was enough to tell that Wang Feng''s health was not good, and everyone knew, right now it was only a medicine that was used to drag people away.


    "Of course there is. Grandmother is fine, Grandmother still wants to see you marry a good man." The wrinkles on Wang Feng''s face gathered together, forming a kind and benevolent look.


    As for Xia Weilan, a red cloud quietly climbed up her face, and she said softly: "Grandmother, what are you saying, Xiaolan wants to serve Grandmother the whole time."


    Although her expression was the same, her heart was filled with complex emotions. Grandmother''s health was never good, so even though she was hung with soup, she did not seem to have recovered. She was a little afraid ¡­


    "How can a Child like you not get married when it''s grown up? Right now, you want to stay by my side as an old granny. If you have someone you like, I''m afraid you would want to fly over." Wang Feng took a bite of the dish, and the Smiling on his face became even thicker.


    His eyes were unmoving as he stared at Xia Weilan who was sitting next to the main seat in front of him. In his heart, he was thinking about something, and the expression on his face was a little unfathomable.


    After a long time.


    A smile appeared on his face as he came to a decision.


    "Alright, stop teasing the Child, let the Child have a good meal." Qin Huai said coldly.


    Although his words were cold, his expression was extremely gentle.


    Xia Weilan was actually a little envious, Grandfather was betrothed to Grandmother, the two of them had been relying on each other for most of their lives, he went on a campaign on the battlefield, and she would wait for his return.


    With such feelings, Xia Weilan revealed a bitter smile and couldn''t help but think of that man ¡ª ¡ª Tao Changan.


    This was an important occasion, she thought, and it was precisely because of this that he would definitely come.


    After looking around, Xia Weilan saw Tao Changan at the end. She saw that his complexion did not change at all, his face was like jade, calm and reserved. In her previous life, she had been deceived and deceived by this kind of face.


    But why did she want to harm her Child? If not for that Child, she probably wouldn''t have hated him this much, but that dead Child was something she would never be able to forget in her entire life.


    Even though her heart seethed with hatred, her face didn''t change at all because she couldn''t be seen by others. To others, she was just a woman in a deep room. If something was wrong, it wouldn''t be good for others to find out.


    Tao Changan raised his head, and the two of them looked at each other.


    He did not look away, nor did she.


    After a long time.


    He nodded towards Xia Weilan with his Smiling and Xia Weilan also nodded slightly, as if he had greeted him.


    Ling Jue had always been looking at the two of them, but his eyes were getting colder and colder. Last time, Xia Weilan had been looking at Tao Changan with a strange gaze, but now the two of them were looking at each other, causing his heart to become gloomy.


    Xia Weilan inadvertently lifted her eyes and saw the storm that was brewing on Ling Jue''s face, she had a bad feeling in her heart for a moment. No matter how she felt, she felt that a storm was brewing, and before she could think about it carefully, her aunt spoke up.


    "Weilan, eat more."


    Xia Weilan could only nod her head and not look in Ling Jue''s direction.


    Ling Jue was already unhappy in his heart, but now his face became even colder, this woman ¡­


    However, just at this moment, a panicked voice rang out, and the gazes of everyone around the Table shot over.


    "Aiya, Big Sister, Sisters didn''t do it on purpose." Xia Yuying immediately stood up and said frantically with fear and unease on her face, like an injured little deer.


    Xia Weilan''s light blue clothes were stained with some tea, she had actually seen Xia Yuying''s movements earlier, she just did not want to dodge, and just so happened to want to go for a breather, now that her clothes were wet, she had an excuse.


    "My Tide, is it hot?" When Wang Feng saw this scene, his muddy eyes seemed to reveal something. The bent body almost stood up from its stool all of a sudden, and its trembling became even more intense.


    Seeing this scene, Xia Zhengyan immediately stood up with a trace of anger on his face: "Why aren''t you being careful, hurry up and apologize to your Big Sister."


    After Xia Yuying heard this, he hurriedly apologized and said, "This Sisters did not mean to do this, I hope that you can forgive me."


    She sneered in her heart. It was great, as long as Xia Weilan was unhappy, she would be happy. Furthermore, right now, in front of such a large crowd, if she, Xia Weilan did not want her to get sick from Grandmother''s anger, she could only bear with it.

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    How could Xia Weilan not understand Xia Yuying''s thoughts at this moment, but this time, Xia Yuying had done it watertight. Looking at Grandmother''s state, she immediately walked over and comforted him on her back while saying, "Grandmother, do not worry.


    Wang Feng gasped for breath, the turbid look in her eyes became even more obvious.


    She was the mistress of the General Palace, and the current state of her body was abnormal. Everyone''s hearts were hanging together, and at this moment, everyone stood up and wanted to take care of her, but they were stopped by Xia Weilan.


    "Everyone, please do not be anxious. Grandmother is fine, if you all had surrounded her, Grandmother would have thought that she had something." As Xia Weilan spoke, he followed Wang Feng''s back and coaxed him patiently, over and over again.


    Qin Huai was also worried, but now that Xia Weilan was here, he could finally relax.


    After everyone heard Xia Weilan''s words, they all went back to their respective seats.


    After a while, just as expected, Wang Feng''s trembling body gradually calmed down, her face was already somewhat red, but she was clearly able to speak now.


    "You did it on purpose!" Wang Feng''s face was filled with anger as she pointed her finger at Xia Yuying.


    For a moment, everyone looked at Xia Yuying.


    Xia Yuying was faced with so many eyes at once, and she couldn''t help but panic. She quietly swallowed her saliva, and pretended to be calm and composed: "I-Big Sister, I really didn''t do it on purpose."


    Xia Weilan''s eyes were instantly filled with iciness, but it quickly disappeared. Right now, she didn''t have the time to argue with Xia Yuying, so she hurriedly comforted him again: "Grandmother, I''m fine. I think Sisters didn''t mean to, either.


    "You can''t tolerate this little sister Shu." Although Wang Feng''s body was currently not in a good condition, her mental state was still clear, and upon hearing Xia Weilan''s words, she whispered those words right next to her ear.


    Xia Weilan knew that Grandmother''s body wasn''t good, but she couldn''t be this angry because of such a thing. She actually wanted to help her life in Hou Mansion a little bit better, as if there was something warm flowing in her heart. She was very moved ¡­


    "Please do not worry, Grandmother. I will definitely grasp the situation well. Please take good care of the body." she whispered back.


    "Alright, there''s nothing much to do. Please change a piece of Clothes under the Billowing Tide. Everyone, please enjoy." Xia Weilan was slightly Blessed by the body, the expression on its face was extremely calm.


    With that, she left the place with her body.


    Nalan Xueer had come to participate in the birthday banquet for the General Palace, but she did not expect to see such a good show again. Looking at the pretentious expression on Xia Yuying''s face, she could tell at a glance that it was fake.


    On the other hand, Xia Weilan who was just now, was thoughtful, and was even willing to forgive, but obviously did not want to blow the matter big, and was probably a good GIRL, but just at that time, when everyone was back to normal, she saw that Ling Jue''s Shadow was gone.


    She panicked a little. She was clearly here just now? Why did the kung fu artist disappear in such a short time?


    Although she was panicking in her heart, she couldn''t help but want to go out and see where Ling Jue was going, but she was a lady from a noble family after all, and was extremely courteous normally, so she was unable to leave for the time being.


    Xia Weilan walked out of the main hall, the anger in her heart was not because she was angry that Xia Yuying had embarrassed her in front of everyone, but because she was angry that Grandmother was angered again. Normally, Grandmother loved her the most, but now that she was angered, the anger in her heart was huge.


    The place was not far from the main hall, but it was not near either. At this time, all the maidservant were waiting in the main hall, but there were no maidservant guarding this door.


    Everything here was the same as ever. The Table s were still the Table s, the chair was still a chair, and her hand gently caressed the corner of the table. There was not a single speck of dust on the table, and with a single look, one could tell that it was the result of long and meticulous cleaning, only, it had long been changed.


    She shook her head, waking up from her stupor. Right now, it was not the time to be reminiscing about the past. There was still a group of people waiting for her to return, so she had to hurry up.


    Thinking this way, she turned around and closed the door, walked back into the house, and took out a pure white long dress from the cabinet. Just as she was about to change into it and reveal her pure white inner clothes, the body was blocked.


    She cried out in alarm, and her body was pushed to the top of the wardrobe. Her nose was filled with the smell of the dragon''s saliva, and her two hands were held above her head in humiliation. The man in front of her looked at her with a face of the Smiling.


    "If I change the Clothes, decedent can''t you be more careful?" Xia Weilan became angry in her heart. There was never any courtesy in barging in like this, but looking at the alluring red figure in front of her, she was actually unable to take a temper. It was precisely because of this that she was even more enraged in her heart.


    Ling Jue''s eyes were as deep as the ocean, causing others to not be able to see his sadness and joy. When facing Tao Changan, she was already able to gaze upon the Smiling, but when facing him, he would forever have this kind of expression.


    "Ugh!" Xia Weilan suddenly widened her eyes as shock filled her heart. Her entire face immediately flushed red, and his lips rushed in like a crazed beast. She didn''t have the slightest bit of mercy, and even more so, didn''t have the slightest bit of love.


    She pushed him with all her might, but the strength on him was huge, how could she push him away? Even so, Xia Weilan still did not give up.


    "You''re going to bite me?" There was madness in his eyes, and the cinnabar mole between his brows looked dark red like blood.


    Xia Weilan was shocked by his appearance. The expression on her face looked wronged but then it instantly turned cold and she pushed him away fiercely: "It''s you.


    "Alright, don''t be angry anymore. It''s my fault, okay?" Ling Jue''s attitude was as though he had made a 180 degree turn, and hugged her from behind. His tone was not as cold as before, but it carried a trace of grievance.


    She didn''t know why, but hearing these words made her feel a lot more at ease. She no longer felt as tense as before.

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    "decedent is too serious, I don''t dare." Xia Weilan let out a cold snort, but the expression on her face became much gentler.


    However, Ling Jue didn''t get angry. Instead, he patiently waited as the expression on his face grew gentler, "Then you and that man seem to have an intimate relationship. I didn''t say anything, and I feel very wronged as well."


    Xia Weilan''s face revealed a change in expression. He, was he jealous?


    "You, don''t speak such nonsense. We''ve only met once. If you''re spouting nonsense here, I''m leaving." Xia Weilan was about to leave, but she was pulled back.


    "Alright, let''s not be angry anymore, alright?" Ling Jue said with a bit of grievance.


    The expression on Xia Weilan''s face became gentle once again, as it gently got out of his grasp. It turned its head and said with a smile: "Alright, alright, we should go back after a while."


    Only then did Ling Jue let go of her and the two of them rushed back to the great hall together. Xia Weilan could not help but heave a sigh of relief in his heart, he had finally settled the matter with him, if not, he would not know how long he would have to keep her trapped.


    The two of them had already reached the main hall, and everyone watched as Xia Weilan walked in from the entrance. She was dressed in a plain Clothes, with tassels hanging from her waist, and her small face was smeared with makeup, looking extremely beautiful.


    "Grandmother, Xiaolan is back. Look, I''m fine now, aren''t I?" The corner of Xia Weilan''s mouth revealed a faint smile, and she walked in Wang Feng''s direction while arguing.


    "It''s good that you''re back. Come and eat something." Wang Feng''s face calmed down and revealed a smile.


    As soon as Xia Weilan appeared, she took away everyone''s attention, and walked towards Wang Feng amidst the envy of the crowd.


    Xia Yuying clenched her hands tightly under her sleeves, unwilling to give up.


    "Big Sister, are you alright? Sisters really didn''t mean it." Her small face was wrinkled and the tears in her eyes were tear-filled.


    Everyone''s eyes were focused on Xia Yuying. Seeing the expression on Xia Yuying''s face, everyone wanted to plead for Xia Yuying. After all, no one would not be moved by such a beautiful woman.


    In that moment, everyone was staring at Xia Weilan, giving off a feeling that they were being watched from behind in the autumn sun. The sunlight was not hot, but everyone''s eyes were burning, as if they were condemning her.


    "It''s fine, let''s forget about this matter. Sisters can just be more careful next time." Xia Weilan had a fitting smile on her face as she supported Xia Yuying''s body up.


    Nalan Xueer''s face revealed a smile


    "Alright, alright. This is just a small matter. Everyone, continue." n¨¦e Qin said in a conciliatory tone.


    Only then did the atmosphere of the Table slowly return to normal. Only after two hours did everyone finish eating.


    "The weather is beautiful today. Why don''t we all go out for a walk? It''s not like we can stay here forever." Qin Huai said.


    Xia Weilan looked at the anxious expression on Grandfather''s face. She understood, right now he definitely wanted to bring Grandmother back to the hut, he did not want to stay here in this seemingly quiet but in reality, noisy place.


    "Then, I''ll help the Grandmother return first. You guys can go over." Xia Weilan said. Once she said that, the rest of them had no room to reject her. They could only walk out one by one.


    Qin Huai''s face revealed a trace of a smile, looking very satisfied with what Xia Weilan had done, as he watched everyone slowly walk out, the smile on his face became even wider.


    "How is it now, is Grandmother better?" Xia Weilan supported Wang Feng''s body and slowly walked towards the room as she asked.


    Wang Feng''s face revealed a look of benevolence, her eyes continued to stare at her without moving away, and after a while she slowly spoke out: "I''m already old, and I''m no longer of use. The body bones are also not as good as before, maybe someday ¡­"


    "What is Grandmother thinking? Don''t say such unlucky words, I will definitely live for a long time." Xia Weilan immediately said, her face revealing a trace of anxiousness.


    Seeing her so anxious, the smile on Wang Feng''s face became even wider: "Fine, fine, fine. I still have the same words, Grandmother is still waiting to carry her grandson."


    In an instant.


    Just now, she did not react because Grandmother was present. She did not want Grandmother to be hurt because of her, and even more so because she did not want him to worry about her, so she let Xia Yuying go.


    However, it was not as simple as this.


    "Xia Yuying." Her entire body emitted a cold and gloomy aura, and she stared at Xia Yuying and Xia Zihao who were not far away.


    "Not to mention autumn, this peony has not withered yet!" Nalan Xueer said as she looked at the peony not far away.


    "That''s right, Miss Nalan, you opened the peony just in time." Xia Yuying agreed.


    Hearing Xia Yuying''s voice, Nalan Xueer revealed a proper smile, and nodded towards Xia Yuying, but in her heart, she was disdainful, she did not want to interact with such a person, but right now she had to answer, and could only deal with it.


    Seeing that Nalan Xueer had been smiling the entire time, Xia Yuying was overjoyed. Seeing her expression, it seemed that she did not reject the idea of talking to her; after all, it was a good thing to interact with some noble ladies. After all, the more people who helped her, the more beneficial it would be for her.


    However, Nalan Xueer merely nodded her head, with a smile on her face, she did not have any further conversation with Xia Yuying, causing him to feel slightly awkward.


    Xia Weilan walked over from afar, seeing that everyone was already there, and that Xia Yuying was also among them, without waiting for her to say anything, she immediately walked over, with a big smile on her face, she grabbed onto Xia Weilan''s arm.


    "Big Sister, you''ve finally come. I''ve been waiting for you." Xia Yuying''s face carried a thick smile, and her eyes slightly squinted.


    In the eyes of the crowd, this scene was akin to the deep affection between sisters.


    Xia Weilan''s face also revealed a light smile, in her heart she understood that Xia Yuying was trying to get close to someone who was pretending to be a good person on the surface, so she said: "Sisters, although you were careless just now, but you still have to be careful next time, if not, people will think that Sisters is doing it on purpose, and if you say so, Sisters is not it too?"


    Her phoenix eye s were slightly steeper, with a trace of irresistibility in her eyes.


    The expression on Xia Yuying''s face was startled for a moment, but immediately reacted, as the expression on her face became wronged.

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    "Sisters understands, but I really didn''t mean it. If Big Sister is truly angry, then I can punish Sisters however I want." Her eyes were filled with tears, looking even more pitiful than when she was in Dinner.


    Xia Weilan withdrew the smile on her face and became serious. She lightly patted Xia Yuying''s shoulder and said: "Why would Big Sister blame you? Big Sister only hopes that you can pay more attention to this so that no one can say that a young lady who doesn''t understand the rules has been taught by our Hou Mansion. "


    At this time, someone from the surroundings whispered: "I heard Xia Yuying is a Shu girl."


    "That''s right, I''ve heard that too. How could such a lowly person have the nerve to come to such an important occasion?"


    "Miss, I don''t know when our Hou Mansion will need you to say this." When Xia Weilan heard the voices of the people around her, her eyes immediately locked onto that person and the expression on her face became stern.


    The woman''s face immediately flushed red. It was obvious that she didn''t know what to say as the expression on her face became somewhat embarrassed.


    Xia Weilan did not give Xia Yuying a chance to react, she turned around and said: "Hou Mansion''s daughter, you must act like a Hou Mansion''s daughter.


    Everyone inhaled a breath of cold air, and even Nalan Xueer''s face revealed a look of admiration and admiration. Intuition told her that this woman in front of her was not ordinary, and from the looks of it, she was indeed.


    Xia Yuying had originally wanted to take advantage of this situation to take control of the situation, but the situation now was already out of her control, and everyone was standing by Xia Weilan''s side, so there was nothing she could do. If her father were to see this, it would be better to say that she did not understand anything, no, she absolutely could not allow this to happen.


    "Thank you for your advice, Big Sister. I will definitely be careful in what I do. From today onwards, I will definitely not make this kind of mistake again." Tears started to roll down her cheeks, but she bit her lips and refused to cry. It was a heart-wrenching sight to behold.


    "Big Sister doesn''t want to say this to you either, but for the sake of the entire Hou Mansion''s face, I hope you can understand." Xia Weilan continued to speak sincerely and the expression on his face became slightly subtle.


    "Sisters understands." Xia Yuying looked like she was patiently enduring.


    Just when everyone''s eyes were on Xia Weilan and Xia Yuying, a group of women occasionally gasped in surprise. Their faces all revealed extremely envious expression s.


    When Xia Weilan heard this voice, she looked towards the direction of the auction. She only saw many noble ladies with their backs towards her, as if they were surrounding someone. Hearing this voice, Xia Yuying was also attracted over, and walked towards the direction of the voice.


    Just as Xia Weilan was about to walk over, she was stopped by someone. She turned her head and looked at Ling Jue, her face revealing a expression that she didn''t know whether to laugh or cry, this Ling Jue really was ¡­


    "Do you like that Tao Changan?" Ling Jue''s red robe made his face look even smoother and more exquisite. A pair of long and narrow phoenix eyes slightly squinted, carrying a dangerous aura, like a beast that was about to erupt.


    When Xia Weilan heard these words, her pupils contracted violently, and he regained his composure. She struggled out of Ling Jue''s grasp, and the smile on her face disappeared as she said coldly: "This is none of your business."


    Ling Jue had thought that he would be able to hear those words he wanted to hear, but he didn''t expect that the woman in front of him was so stubborn and so heartless. For the first time, he grabbed her and said with a berserk expression on his face, "I won''t allow you to like him, you can only like me."


    Xia Weilan looked at her surroundings and suddenly let out a sigh of relief. Luckily, everyone''s attention was on Tao Changan and no one had noticed her.


    Seeing her let out a breath of relief, Ling Jue''s eyes were already filled with fury. But at this time, he heard Xia Weilan say in a cold voice: "I am me, and I won''t like anyone. Whether it is Tao Changan or decedent, they are all the same in my eyes, there''s no difference at all."


    The anger in Ling Jue''s eyes disappeared, and the labial margin hung up with a playful smile. It stuck close to her earlobe and said: "Very good, as long as you don''t like others, you will definitely like me."


    Xia Weilan''s body shook, and her face immediately flushed red. It was unknown what kind of feeling she had in her heart, or perhaps, it wasn''t that she couldn''t explain it, it was just that she had been running away from it the entire time.


    "Don''t speak nonsense decedent. Men and women should not be intimate with each other in broad daylight." Her body took a few steps back, and after squatting down slightly, she turned around and walked towards the group of girls.


    Ling Jue watched her back as she turned around and left, the Smiling in his eyes growing thicker.


    Unbeknownst to them, there was still a pair of eyes staring at the two separated people in the dark.


    Something flashed past Nalan Xueer''s eyes. She recalled how the two of them acted so intimately just now, and although Xia Weilan had been dodging the attacks the entire time, Ling Jue''s body still approached step by step.


    She had never been able to get close to Ling Jue, but now, the woman who was slowly walking away was able to easily perform such an intimate action with him.


    Her hands slowly tightened under her sleeves, and the expression s on her face became complicated. After a long period of effort, her hands gradually relaxed, and the expression s on her face returned to normal. She was the direct descendent of the Prime Minister''s Palace, and she could not lose her composure because of jealousy.


    "Xia Weilan." She gazed into the distance, looking straight at the woman who was walking not too far away.


    Shooting range.


    This place was a special place for practicing archery. The General Palace was the home of generals, and the scale of the shooting-range was obvious.


    Just as she approached, Xia Weilan heard exclamations of praise from all around. She walked towards the direction of the shooting-range, without a single expression on her face, but when she approached, she could not get closer, because there were a lot of women around, surrounding the entire shooting-range without a single drop of water.


    She wanted to get closer, but there was nothing she could do. A smile appeared on her face and she turned to leave. But at this moment, she was caught by a group of ladies excitedly talking about how handsome the person in front was.


    However, when Xia Weilan heard all these, she felt that it was boring and she was not interested.


    However, before she could get away from the group of women, she was pushed to the front. There was a trace of anger on her face. If she had known earlier, she wouldn''t have headed this way.


    But just as she raised her head, she saw a man dressed in azure clothes. His face was like jade, and he was looking at a certain direction with full concentration. In his hand was a bow and arrow.

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    Xia Weilan''s gaze was a little off, this situation was no different from what it was back then. She was looking at him from below, and he was also looking at her.


    Her eyes were filled with deep hatred. Her family, her Child, were all only because of this ill-fated person. If she had not fallen for him and given up on him, how could she have ended up in such a situation?


    With a "sou" sound, the arrows seemed to fly out and hit the target. Moreover, every arrow that he shot out would split open the previous arrow and then hit the target.


    put down his bow and arrow. The expression on his face looked a little fierce as he looked down.


    But just in the middle of the crowd, he saw a beautiful Shadow, causing his gaze to be unable to shift further away.


    Xia Weilan looked at Tao Changan and the hatred in her heart seemed like it was about to explode at this moment. How could others experience the pain of losing their sons? And Child''s father was actually Tao Changan!


    Tao Changan''s eyes became a little disappointed. He could clearly feel that her eyes were always on him, but now that she was looking at him, he anxiously avoided his eyes.


    His labial margin revealed a smile, could it be that he was being shy?


    He put down the bow and arrow in his hands, and uncontrollably walked towards Xia Weilan''s direction.


    However, at this time, he saw that Xia Yuying''s face was covered in tears. He stopped in his tracks, took out a white handkerchief from his sleeves and said: "Autumn''s wind is strong, don''t blow your eyes open."


    After all, Tao Changan was only a bastard son of the Grand Preceptor''s estate. He didn''t have any real status, so none of these women were not interested in being on high positions, so they all dispersed.


    Seeing that everyone was leaving, Xia Weilan had no interest in staying anymore. To avoid angering her by looking at the doggy couple, she followed the crowd and left.


    When Tao Changan, who was originally beside Xia Yuying, saw that everyone had left, he couldn''t help but want to look at that beautiful Shadow, but he didn''t see it. He was a little disappointed and wanted to leave, but seeing the girl in front of him, he had no way of leaving.


    Xia Yuying looked at the man in front of her with a face as white as jade. The labial margin had a faint smile on its face and concern could be seen in its eyes.


    She had clearly seen his performance on the shooting-range just now. However, she hadn''t expected that the man who had been so brave on the shooting-range would hand her a handkerchief at this moment.


    Tao Changan looked at the girl in front of him without thinking and only thought about that elegant and beautiful Shadow. However, he still spoke a few words to Xia Yuying with gentleness and patience.


    However, Xia Yuying still did not reply him, the expression on her face was also startled.


    Tao Changan smiled, then extended his hand and wiped away the tears on her cheeks.


    "Is the GIRL better?" he asked softly.


    Only now did Xia Yuying regain her senses, and subconsciously took a few steps back, her face immediately flushed red, and her hands unconsciously moving together.


    Tao Changan saw that she was a expression that revealed a smile. A woman like that could easily make people fall for him, but even with that thought in mind, he still maintained a gentle and refined expression: "GIRL, this handkerchief is for you, I''ll be taking my leave first."


    Without waiting for Xia Yuying to react, Tao Changan placed the kernels in his hand, turned, and left.


    It took Xia Yuying a long time to react. Why was her heart beating so fast, and why did her face look like it was about to burst out in smoke? She subconsciously wanted to look for the Tao Changan just now, but he had already disappeared without a trace.


    Tao Changan walked in the direction where he remembered, and finally saw Xia Weilan''s Shadow. He rushed over, and seeing that Xia Weilan was going faster and faster, the expression on his face became anxious: "GIRL, please wait."


    Xia Weilan had originally sensed the sound of footsteps behind her, and felt that it was inappropriate, but she didn''t think too much about it. Until the sound of the footsteps got closer and closer, she quickened her pace, but she didn''t expect that she would still be stopped.


    "What''s the matter, Gongzi?" The expression on her face had a questioning look as she blessed the body.


    Tao Changan''s body immediately stopped, looked at the girl in front of him, and the expression on its face became gentle, this kind of woman was truly gentle, and unique.


    "GIRL, I was rude. It was just that the handkerchief that GIRL dropped earlier fell to the ground, and thus I followed along." He cupped her fists and said, then placed the handkerchief in front of Xia Weilan.


    A look of disgust quickly flashed across Xia Weilan''s face, and then quickly returned to normal. Her face revealed a faint smile, this was the first time the man in front of her had truly spoken to her, so she had to properly "perform".


    "Then, I''ll have to thank Gongzi." She said gently, but the expression on her handkerchief became cold.


    As she touched the thing that he had touched, Xia Weilan only felt her stomach churning, and her heart felt even more unwilling to accept his item.


    "No worries. In that case, I will leave as well." Tao Changan''s eyes carried a trace of something, and turned to leave. He strode away in the opposite direction, thinking that although Xia Weilan had not caught up to him yet, his eyes must have been following him. Thinking of this, a complacent smile appeared on his face.


    When Tao Changan''s Shadow completely disappeared from Xia Weilan''s line of sight, Xia Weilan''s face became even colder.


    Ling Jue had actually been standing here since a long time ago. When he saw Xia Weilan and just as he was about to rush out, he saw Tao Changan''s Shadow, and he immediately retreated, the expression on his face becoming more and more subtle, and he wanted to see the two of them in the next quiet place ¡­


    He saw the interaction between the two, and it was true that there was nothing different between them, but looking at such a scene, he felt uncomfortable, and the expression on his face also became cold, until Tao Changan left the place. Just as he was about to come out, he saw Xia Weilan''s actions.


    She was tearing the handkerchief in her hands into pieces, using a very large strength, looking as if she hated something, her eyes had an unknown emotion, and her entire body was releasing an aura of hatred, as though she had a deep grudge with the person from before.

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    Although Ling Jue did not know what was going on, where the hatred in his heart was coming from, seeing her tear apart the thing that he had been handed over, he felt much better in his heart, and the coldness in his eyes also disappeared without a trace.


    Xia Weilan tore the handkerchief in her hand into pieces and threw it on the ground. The hatred in her heart did not alleviate, who could understand the pain in her heart, the hatred in her heart, but right now, she could only endure, she could only hibernate, because this was the only way she could deliver a fatal blow at the enemy''s most vulnerable moment.


    She didn''t care what the outcome would be, or whether she would end up with someone else. The anticipation in her heart had long since disappeared, and as she lifted her foot to leave this place, she saw a devilish man slowly walking towards her.


    "You ¡­"


    "Weilan did very well, I like it very much." Ling Jue had a playful smile on his face.


    Xia Weilan was not happy. No matter how she looked at the expression on his face, she had the urge to beat him up, but she endured it in the end. The expression on her face did not change at all because of Ling Jue''s appearance.


    However, Ling Jue was not angered by her piercing words. Instead, he just smiled, "I saw that when you came over this time, you had two maidservant s by your side. That won''t do."


    Xia Weilan raised her eyebrows, "What does decedent mean?"


    "Come out." Ling Jue''s voice was still the same as usual.


    At this moment, a man appeared out of nowhere. He was wearing a black robe and a black mask, revealing only a pair of eyes. Those eyes seemed emotionless, as if they were poisoned.


    "From today onwards, he is yours." Ling Jue''s face revealed a special kind of expression, and with a wave of his hand, that person went into hiding, as if he had never appeared just now.


    Xia Weilan was silent for a long time: "You''re giving him to me?"


    "Why don''t you like it?" Ling Jue''s eyes carried a dangerous aura.


    "I don''t need your men." Xia Weilan turned her body around and no longer looked at him. How could she know what Ling Jue was thinking? Moreover, the person just now was clearly a martial arts expert.


    Ling Jue sensed that her tone of voice was off, and was able to understand what Xia Weilan was thinking. However, she was not in the wrong regarding this matter, and it was just that his heart had become a little colder.


    "Just take it as the result of my last loss to you in chess." He smiled and said.


    Just as Xia Weilan turned her head and wanted to refuse, she saw that Ling Jue''s body had already walked far away and did not turn around to look at her. Even if she wanted to say something, she did not know how to open her mouth.


    She quietly walked on the small path. However, it had only been a short while, and she had already returned to the inner room to serve the two old people.


    "Why are you back? The ladies outside are all very nice. You should get along more. " Wang Feng said when she saw Xia Weilan.


    "I was thinking of the Grandmother, that''s why I couldn''t wait to come and serve him." Xia Weilan immediately walked to her side and pinched her back with a warm smile. She liked Grandmother very much, because she treated him the best, so she had to treat him well.


    For the first time, a smile appeared on Wang Feng''s face, "It''s useless to say that. At dusk, at ten o''clock in the morning, you still have to return to Hou Mansion. Why don''t you stay here for a few more days?" She began to cough.


    Xia Weilan saw that Wang Feng had started to cough, and she started to panic. She immediately poured herself a cup of tea, blew on it and passed it to her: "Grandmother, drink carefully."


    After Wang Feng drank a few mouthfuls of tea, her complexion looked a little better.


    "Seeing that my body is so bad, you can stay for a few days. In a while, I''ll personally go and tell your father that it doesn''t matter if I stay here for a few days." Wang Feng continued as he grabbed Xia Weilan''s hand, the expression on his face seemed to be afraid that Xia Weilan would leave.


    "If Grandmother wants Xiaolan to stay, then he will stay. It''s nothing much, it''s just that Grandmother needs to take care of her own body." Xia Weilan immediately said.


    Actually, she was also very willing to stay here. She also wanted to stay away from that dangerous place, and staying with Grandmother at that time would make up for her guilt towards the two elders.


    Wang Feng only relaxed when she said those words.


    "The weather has been dry recently, no wonder Grandmother coughed. maidservant should be allowed to sprinkle some water inside the house before waking up. Also, I need to drink some honey ¡­" Xia Weilan thought about all of these and immediately said it all out, the expression on her face had been thinking the whole time.


    Wang Feng felt a warm feeling in her heart as she looked at her chattering face. This granddaughter of hers was exactly the same as her daughter, Qin Rou.


    Even when Xia Weilan stopped, she still had not recovered from his shock. Seeing her like this, Xia Weilan was at a loss.


    "Why don''t I help Grandmother walk around?" Xia Weilan proposed at this time.


    Wang Feng finally regained her senses, her old face had a look of sorrow, her tears were about to flow down, but she forcibly stopped it. Wiping the tears off her face, she nodded, and said hoarsely: "Let''s go, at this moment, I also want to go out for a walk."


    Xia Weilan nodded, holding onto Wang Feng''s body with both of her hands, she walked over.


    "Actually, it''s also like this outside. It''s still a bit dry out. After all, it''s already autumn." Xia Weilan said as she frowned and supported Wang Feng.


    When Wang Feng walked out, the weather was a little dry, so she said: "It doesn''t matter, I''m already old, so I can''t really feel it."


    Xia Yuying stood at a distant place and watched the two of them talking and laughing. She didn''t know what kind of feeling she had in her heart.


    From the moment she stepped into the General Palace, everyone had pampered her and only she was good. However, she, Xia Yuying, had never been pampered like this even when she was in the Hou Mansion.


    Her life was good, but she couldn''t.


    Thus, she could only fight for everything, which was why she wanted to climb up so much. She was not wrong, absolutely not.

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    She definitely wouldn''t let herself be taken advantage of like this. Although her father and mother both told her that she couldn''t continue to mess things up, how could she take this lying down? They humiliated her in front of everyone, even saying that she didn''t know the rules, and the woman beside her said that she was a concubine.


    She wanted to be treated coldly and be looked down upon, it was all because of Xia Wei, it was all because of Xia Weilan!


    "I won''t let you off." Xia Yuying said calmly for the first time, but her eyes were shining with a dangerous light. Since she could not change her position, then, she had to get rid of her reputation.


    She remembered that Xia Weilan did not know anything about zithers. If that was the case, then since it was the case, she could do it.


    The two of them walked leisurely in the courtyard. They were very satisfied. Autumn was a harvest time, but everything was changing. They walked in the courtyard and watched the leaves fall from the trees on both sides, piece by piece. The crunching sounds of shoes stepping on them could be heard.


    "This servant Du Ruo greets Old Mistress, greets you." At this time, Du Ruo walked over from afar with a smile on her face.


    Seeing that Du Ruo had appeared in front of them, the two of them stopped. The two looked at each other, then Wang Feng gently raised her hand, causing Du Ruo to stand up and said respectfully: "Reporting to Old Mistress, Eldest Miss, Master invites you to come over, saying that they want to set up a song and dance in the main hall, and invite everyone to drink and have fun."


    Wang Feng and Xia Weilan both knew clearly in their hearts that Qin Huai was not such a person who loved to liven things up. This matter was definitely something the Qin family had thought of because they wanted everyone to return on the spur of the moment.


    "Grandmother, let''s go." Xia Weilan nodded her head to indicate that she understood and let her go. The expression had an extremely patient expression on its face, but the feeling in her heart was that there shouldn''t be anything special about it ¡­


    She knew about the Qin Clan''s personality, and was also a dignified and generous person. This matter might be very simple, Xia Weilan thought.


    "Alright, help me over there." Wang Feng''s face revealed a trace of helplessness but there was a smile on it as well. It was rare for the younger generation of Child to love liveliness, so she could not help but help them.


    Just as Xia Weilan''s gaze passed over, Du Ruo immediately came over and used the same movement to support her arm, supporting her.


    After walking for a while, the three of them finally arrived at the main hall. However, before they even entered, they could already hear the sounds of silk bamboo and laughter.


    As soon as he walked in, he saw that everyone was seated in the second row, drinking wine and interweaving with each other.


    "Come and sit." When Qin Huai saw Wang Feng, he opened his eyes widely, and her entire person became spirited.


    Seeing him like this, Xia Weilan couldn''t help but laugh. This kind of love was really good.


    It wasn''t until the two of them sat down that the singing and dancing continued.


    "Yuying greets the two elders. Wishing the old General the good fortune of the East Sea, his life longer than Nanshan." Xia Yuying walked out from the side with a fitting smile on his face.


    It was unknown whether it was because the two elders were old or because of some other reason, but both Qin Huai and Wang Feng did not speak. The expression s on their faces were cold, yet it was as if they did not hear Xia Yuying''s movements.


    The situation became awkward.


    The Qin family saw that the situation was not good, the two elders did not like Xia Yuying, and since Xia Yuying was already here, they could only intervene: "This is truly a good Child, quickly get up."


    "Thank you, Aunt." Xia Yuying was extremely fortunate with the body.


    But the two old men still didn''t have any intention to bother with Xia Yuying. Xia Yuying stood there awkwardly, fortunately, n¨¦e Qin was still following her, her hands were tighter under her sleeves, but the expression was still smiling.


    "For today''s Old General''s birthday feast, there is nothing much that Yu Ying can give you. At the moment, Yu Ying is willing to play an ugly song for you, just treat it as a gift for Old General." Xia Yuying said very appropriately.


    "Since Sisters likes it, let''s play the zither then. Coincidentally, Big Sister also feels that the song is monotonous. With Sisters''s zither, it would naturally sound even better. Sisters, what do you think is it?" Xia Weilan sat beside Wang Feng, who was sitting in the main seat. There was a kind of smile on her face, a kind of graceful, luxurious smile.


    However, this expression was filled with ridicule in Xia Yuying''s eyes. This kind of haughtiness, this kind of disdain, Xia Yuying clenched her teeth tightly on her lips. In a while, she definitely had to let her know how powerful she was.


    "Big Sister''s words make sense. As long as Old General is happy, I can do anything. But now it''s just playing a song, I wonder if Big Sister is interested in celebrating Old General''s birthday with Old General?" Xia Yuying''s face carried a questioning look, and her eyes carried an extremely gentle expression.


    Xia Weilan''s eyes turned cold, and she didn''t know how to describe the feeling in her heart. Soon after, she revealed a smile, "Sisters''s thinking this way is naturally for the best, with this kind of heart of yours, how could Big Sister not agree.


    ''s expression turned ugly for a moment. Acacia Se was a gift from the late emperor to the Grand Princess Pingning, but now that the Acacia Se was actually in Xia Weilan''s hands, it caused people to be extremely envious.


    Furthermore, what Xia Yuying could not understand was that Xia Weilan did not know a thing about the Zither, and yet she was putting on such a front, could it be that she was concealing herself?


    When he thought of this, Xia Yuying''s heart grew cold by more than half, and the aura around him became strange, yet he still forcefully stood there.


    Xia Yuying, I have yet to settle the score with you. Now that you have delivered yourself up to me, you should let her and Xia Yuying have a good time, as this will also allow her to understand just what kind of identity she is.


    "Sisters, sit down first. The zither will arrive in a while. I wonder what zither you are using?" Xia Weilan''s face revealed a suspicious look, as if she did not understand it at all and wanted to ask more about it.


    Xia Yuying''s face became even uglier, but there was nothing she could do, she could only say: "How can Sisters compare to a guqin that is as good as the one that the Big Sister has, it''s only made by the artisans outside the residence."


    She also did not want to be overbearing and overbearing, but today, she could not tolerate it, and even more so, could not tolerate it, because all of this was something that Xia Yuying had brought upon himself. Compared to what Xia Yuying had done to her, she was nothing more than a drop in the ocean.


    Others did not ask anything, but Wang Feng, who had watched Xia Weilan grow up, could not sit still any longer. She knew that Xia Weilan never played the zither.

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    "Don''t try to force your way out. If you can''t, then so be it." Wang Feng whispered into Xia Weilan''s ear, and then she winked.


    Xia Weilan smiled lightly and extended her hand to grasp Wang Feng''s hand. She patted Wang Feng''s hand and said softly, "Grandmother, do not worry about this matter, I will take care of it."


    Even though Xia Weilan said this, Wang Feng was still a little worried in her heart.


    "We''re finally here." A maidservant said loudly.


    Everyone glanced over and saw that the zither was completely dark brown in color. The strings were slender and glossy, and the zither itself looked extraordinary.


    "Big Sister''s zither is really beautiful, Sisters also wants to try it." Xia Yuying''s eyes were filled with curiosity. Without waiting for Xia Weilan to speak, she had already walked in the direction of lovesick.


    Xia Weilan pursed her lips and laughed, the phoenix eye became sharp yet fleeting in the blink of an eye: "If Sisters likes it, then let''s see then."


    Hearing her reply, the Smiling on Xia Yuying''s face became even thicker. Then, I will be destroyed!]


    Her fingers gently caressed the zither strings, facing the many eyes around her, Xia Weilan definitely thought that she didn''t dare to do anything.


    "The items from Big Sister are really good stuff. Sisters has seen them before." Xia Yuying''s hand left the zither string, and the hand under her sleeve tightened even more, but her face had a smile that seemed to be dripping with water, and her eyes were curved like the moon in the sky.


    After the two of them sat down, Xia Weilan looked at the faint black color on the zither string, and her heart became colder, but she did not reveal it on her face. She smiled indifferently: "Actually, all zithers are the same, it''s rare that the Sisters is interested today, so Du Ruo, go and move the Acacia Quest over to the Sisters."


    Xia Yuying was so shocked that she almost fell off the chair, even the hair on her head was a little messy. She immediately sat straight up with her body, straightened her hair and laughed: "How can I use such a good thing?


    Xia Weilan''s eyes were filled with laughter: "Sisters doesn''t need to be so courteous, I wonder what tune you want to play?"


    "By the orders of Big Sister." Xia Yuying said with a stiff face.


    "How can I? Wasn''t it Sisters who wanted to play a song to congratulate her? " Xia Weilan asked doubtfully.


    "Then we will just do it on the spur of the moment, Big Sister can do it." Xia Yuying braced herself and said.


    "Very good."


    Nalan Xueer looked at the interaction between the two of them and understood something in her heart. She was not in the mood to care about the two of them, because in her heart, she was thinking about that man, and when she thought about her, she looked in that direction. However, she saw that Ling Jue''s gaze was always on Xia Weilan, and her eyes became a little more lonely.


    "Interesting." Ling Jue''s eyes were tightly locked onto the elegant Shadow, his face had an evil and unbridled look, and the labial margin had a playful look, as if it was a person roaming the world.


    Hearing her words, Xia Yuying''s heart skipped a beat, what should he do now? The zither strings were sprinkled with medicine. If she were to play the zither, she would definitely come across some medicine. Wouldn''t she be making a fool of herself? But the current situation didn''t allow her to say no.


    He could only bite the bullet. Otherwise, he wouldn''t have any other choice.


    "Oh, it hurts." Just as Xia Weilan''s long fingers made contact with the zither strings, she immediately pulled them back. Her eyebrows tightly knitted, and her eyes revealed signs of tears.


    Seeing that he was the first one to stop, the aged body stood up immediately. She held onto the walking stick in her hand, feeling extremely worried.


    "How is it? Does it matter?"


    A man''s voice came from the side of his ear. Xia Weilan''s body trembled almost imperceptibly, but it still remained calm. However, its steps could not stop as it took a few steps back.


    "No worries, thank you Gongzi for your concern." Xia Weilan said softly, and did not even raise his head to look at him.


    Tao Changan saw that her long and white fingers were covered with traces of blood, and for some reason, his heart twitched violently, as if this woman could pull his heart away. However, it was obviously their first time meeting, so he didn''t know where this feeling came from.


    "It''s all bleeding." Saying that, he took out a handkerchief from his sleeves and carefully bandaged Xia Weilan.


    The moment their skin touched, Xia Weilan''s eyes flashed with a hint of disgust, but after seeing Xia Yuying''s envious gaze, she indifferently said: "So it''s like that, thank you Gongzi."


    Ling Jue''s pupils became darker. He began to suspect just what kind of relationship these two people had. Could it be ¡­


    "There''s no need to be courteous. It''s just that with Miss Xia''s current hand condition, I''m afraid that she won''t be able to play the zither anymore. It wouldn''t be good if she injured her finger." Tao Changan slowly said.


    "Since that''s the case, then come over and sit down to have a good rest." Wang Feng did not wait for Xia Weilan to speak, she took the initiative and spoke first, then waved his hand towards her.


    "Sisters, looks like this can only be done by you. Big Sister just accidentally injured her finger a moment ago, if there''s a next time, Big Sister will definitely be with you."


    After she finished speaking, she walked in the direction of the main seat, Wang Feng.


    Xia Yuying''s eyes seemed to be infused with poison, her gaze followed her movements, her heart was filled with jealousy, Tao Changan had just wiped her tears, and now ¡­ ¡­


    He was extremely frustrated, but he had no choice but to play for the fun of it.


    Changxiang Si was indeed a good zither. When she struck the first zither string, a clear and melodious sound rang out, as if it could jump in everyone''s hearts.


    Everyone could not help but be brought into the scene by her. Some were intoxicated, some were disappointed, some were sad.


    Xia Yuying was a little afraid, her hands were already infected by the medicine, she did not know when the medicine would take effect, if it activated during playing, it would not be good, when she raised her head she saw that everyone was captivated by her zither music.


    She was secretly pleased with herself in her heart, but the jealousy in her heart did not disappear just like that. It was only when she saw that Tao Changan was also staring into her eyes without moving and his eyes were filled with Smiling s.


    "Ding!" Suddenly, a voice entered everyone''s ears and they all came back to their senses.


    Xia Yuying''s face flushed red. She was stunned just now, so much so that she did not even realise that the voice she used was wrong, and when she reacted to it, everyone was already no longer the expression from before.


    However, Xia Yuying did not care about the crowd''s thoughts. She only wanted to see Tao Changan''s expression.


    Their gazes met, and her heart skipped a beat. Even her breathing became cautious.

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    She seemed to be captivated by the man in front of her, so she didn''t know what to do with the expression.


    But she only saw Tao Changan''s eyebrows furrow once again, she was panicking in her heart, and the look in her eyes was not as infatuated as before. At this moment, looking at the people in the hall, whether it was drinking or making merry, or admiring the flowers or composing poems, no one was looking in her direction, and even more so, no one was intoxicated by her zither music.


    The song ended.


    Xia Yuying''s heart became heavier, just now she spoke a few words incorrectly, and now that her hands were starting to itch, she could only hide her hands behind her back and lower her head slightly, about to speak. However, she suddenly heard Xia Weilan opening her mouth and said: "Sisters is really good, Big Sister is impressed."


    "Thank you, Big Sister, for your praise. I only wanted to make Old General happy." Xia Yuying laughed dryly a few times, even though his laughter was extremely unnatural.


    Xia Weilan''s eyes were filled with doubt as she said, "Just now, Sisters''s melody seemed to have a kind of mournful sadness. I wonder if Sisters ¡­"


    Sad, how could this word be used for birthday banquets, especially for old General who was over seventy years old?


    Xia Yuying''s face stiffened. She could only kneel down and say, "Yu Ying only wants Old General to be happy, so she did not curse Old General."


    The crowd burst into an uproar when they heard this.


    "Stupid woman." A trace of disdain quickly flashed across Nalan Xueer''s eyes. She then picked up the teacup on the Table and gently sipped the tea.


    "Since it''s an impromptu action, is that what you''re thinking?" Xia Weilan once again asked with doubt and confusion.


    Xia Yuying''s face darkened, and her hands constantly felt itchy. She almost couldn''t hold it in, she really wanted to touch it, but she had to endure.


    "Sisters doesn''t mean that ¡­" Her words were slurred, because the itchy feeling in her hands made it hard for her to think about how to reply.


    "Is this how Hou Mansion discipline his concubines?" Even though he looked old on the outside, but because he was once from the General, he still had that kind of imposing aura. With just one word, he gave off an inexplicable sense of oppression.


    Xia Zhengyan thought that it was bad, just as he was about to come out to rectify his situation, he saw Xia Weilan standing up and walking towards Qin Huai''s side.


    "Grandfather, don''t be angry, it wouldn''t be worth it if it hurt the body because of this." As Xia Weilan said this, she straightened Qin Huai''s back.


    Hearing her words, Xia Yuying''s face darkened even more.


    "Sisters probably doesn''t mean it either. Grandfather, on the account of Wan Lan, don''t get angry with Yu Ying." Xia Weilan said in a spoiled manner, as she shook Qin Huai''s arm, as if she was a little girl.


    Qin Huai snorted, his expression did not loosen at all, and remained as stern as before.


    "Yuying knows her wrongs, Yuying shouldn''t, I hope Old General does not blame us." Seeing that the situation was not good, not only did Xia Yuying not take advantage of the situation today, she even suffered a loss of words.


    Qin Huai touched his long eyebrows and said, "There will be no next time."


    Only then did Xia Yuying heave a sigh of relief, and she subconsciously looked in Tao Changan''s direction, only to see that Tao Changan had been staring straight in Xia Weilan''s direction.


    The joy he had just felt was completely wiped away by this look of interest.


    "Alright, alright, let''s do as you please. Sisters will also be heading back quickly." Xia Weilan began to mediate.


    Xia Yuying''s face became even more unsightly, now she was pretending to be a good person. Previously, it was said that she did not know the rules, and even the tune was unsuitable, just that Xia Yuying could not think too much, her hands started to itch again, the expression on her face started to look strange, and everyone was doing their own things so they did not notice her.


    Only Xia Weilan who was seated in the highest position was paying attention to the Xia Yuying in front of her. Looking at her itching yet untouchable appearance, she really wanted to bind herself, probably like this.


    Thinking about last time, when Xia Yuying also made a fool of herself due to such a thing, she could actually make the same mistake twice;


    By the time the Dinner had dispersed, it was already dark. The stars had already hung high in the sky, and there was a bright moon in the sky.


    Behind the fake mountain, two women.


    "Xia Weilan, don''t go too far. Aren''t you afraid that I''ll tell my father?" Xia Yuying said fiercely.


    Xia Weilan''s face did not have a single trace of a smile, instead, it was a little cold in the dark night. Hearing her words, her labial margin hooked up into an unknown smile: "If you did not have any evil intentions, why would you tie yourself up?"


    "So what if I lose to you today? I won''t lose to you every single time. I''m telling you, you will definitely pay the price for your actions!" Xia Yuying said fiercely, her eyes filled with anger, revealing an ugly expression, she extended her hand out, but immediately retracted it, turned and left as though she was escaping.


    Xia Weilan stared at her back until her back disappeared from her line of sight. Only then did she turn around and return to her room.


    "Miss must be tired now, let me massage for you." Yue Er hurried forward to serve her.


    Xia Weilan sat on a stool in the Room, looking at the surrounding light blue decorations and all kinds of things. She felt sad, but this scene made her think of when Ling Jue had met her in the morning.


    "Come out." She said lightly, the phoenix eye suddenly became sharp.


    A gust of wind blew past, and a man appeared in front of the three of them. He was covered in black, and even had a black mask on his face.


    Yue Er stopped what she was doing and looked at the man who suddenly appeared in front of him. He resisted the urge to retreat, because his body was emitting a cold aura.


    "What''s your name?" Xia Weilan asked.


    "Nope." "No," he said.


    Xia Weilan stared at him, her entire body was covered in black, the only thing that could express his feelings was her pair of eyes that were exposed.


    "From now on, you''re called zero." She didn''t say anything unnecessary because she knew that such a person had been trained by a professional. All aspects of his personality were definitely different from ordinary people.


    "Miss, who is he?" Yue Er lowered her body and whispered into Xia Weilan''s ear as she asked carefully. From time to time, she glanced at the man.


    Xia Weilan''s gaze did not leave Ling Zero''s body, and only replied: "He is Ling Jue''s man."


    Yue Er nodded, but she still did not dare go closer to the man, because the aura around his body was too terrifying, and she did not even know where he had come from.