Yun Qiao sighed because she owed Xu Yinjie a favor.
"I obviously don't need him to do this, and I can't even talk about getting any benefits. If Sheng Hui wants to plot against me, I don't necessarily have to let him succeed.
It's fine now. I owe Xu Yinjie a favor for no reason, and I may be regarded as an accomplice of the murderer by the Sheng family. I'm really touched and annoyed at the same time," Yun Qiao said.
Xi Lanting listened to her innocent moans and raised the corners of his lips slightly: "It seems that you are so busy that you have time to think about this. Go out for dinner at night."
"What's for dinner?" Yun Qiao asked.
Xi Lanting: "Aunt Wen made an appointment with me, and you will come too."
"What's wrong with her?" Yun Qiao said very rudely.
Xi Lanting: “You’ll know when you go there.”
Because he had to go to dinner in the evening, Yun Qiao went back to the room to change clothes.
Du Xueru and Xi Wenlan were sitting in the living room, still talking about the Sheng family.
"As soon as Sheng Hui dies, Sheng Yun, the legitimate second son, can inherit the family business. Not to mention, Miss Jiang is very lucky. If I had known that Sheng Yun had such a good fortune, you could have married him." Du Xueru spoke unabashedly.
Xi Wenlan didn't look good after hearing these unbridled words.
She was often so angry with her stepmother that she didn't know what to say.
Du Xueru's biggest problem is that she speaks out the dark thoughts in her heart.
Everyone has a dark side. Control it, tolerate it, and never say it out to upset others. This is called "education"; but Du Xueru has no education.
It can be seen that she has not received any decent education since she was a child.
"Mom, don't go out and say anything to offend the Sheng family. The Governor's Mansion has a close relationship with the Sheng family, and my eldest aunt will not be happy if she hears it." Xi Wenlan reminded her.
"Of course I won't talk about it. The Governor's Mansion has been talking about a step-son, but why has there been no news yet? Your sixth uncle's concubine is giving birth again, but not a boy." Du Xueru sighed.
When Yun Qiao entered the door, she heard Du Xueru say some toneless words, none of which she heard, so she quickly went upstairs.
Du Xueru wanted to chat with her, but couldn't catch her.
She wanted to go to Yun Qiao's room, but Yun Qiao had already come downstairs.
She changed into a silver-red cheongsam embroidered with twigs and crabapples and ingots. She pulled her black hair into a low bun and inserted an emerald hairpin. She was fashionable but not ostentatious, noble but not old-fashioned.
Du Xueru's eyes were stunned and she forgot her words for a moment.
When Yun Qiao was about to walk out, she asked from behind: "What are we going to do?"
Yun Qiao stood still and said patiently: "Mom, Aunt Wen has invited me to dinner and may come back later. You don't have to wait for me."
Du Xueru: "..."
No one wants to wait for you.
She looked at Yun Qiao and found that Yun Qiao still wore the gold bracelet on her wrist that brothers Xi Wenqing and Xi Wenzhan had pooled their money to buy for her last time. She looked dignified and gentle.
"Go ahead and remember to come back early." Du Xueru said, "Don't go out tomorrow morning. I have something to ask you. If I forget, remember to remind me."
Yun Qiao said hello.
She turned around and left. Xi Wenlan looked at her back and was lost in thought for a while.
Du Xueru asked her what was wrong.
"Yun Qiao is so beautiful, isn't she?" Xi Wenlan said.
After hearing this, Du Xueru suddenly felt very sick in her heart - Xi Wenlan used to be good at everything, but recently she has become petty and jealous.
Yun Qiao is beautiful, what does it have to do with Xi Wenlan?
Du Xueru got up and left.
Xi Wenlan also wanted to hint at something, but Du Xueru was too lazy to listen to her. She just wanted Yun Qiao to be a concubine for a more powerful man.
Du Xueru knew this herself and did not need Xi Wenlan to remind her.