To Murong Tai, even if it was a dog, it had to be used to guard the house. As for Murong Qiqi, who had no value to the Prime Minister Residence, she was worse than a dog.
Murong Qiqi, who had been sent to Jingxin Monastery for five years, had returned to the Prime Minister Residence three days ago. Speaking of which, Murong Tai had not seen his third daughter since she returned.
Using this opportunity, Murong Tai could not help but size up Murong Qiqi.
Fair skin, slender brows, small eyes, a nose bridge, lips that were not too thin, and the color of her skin was a little pale. She could only be considered a delicate beauty.
Murong Tai himself was a handsome man, and his wife, Li Qiushui, was one of the two beauties of the capital.
His eldest daughter, the current Imperial Noble Consort Murong Xuelian, was already known as the number one beauty of the capital before she entered the palace. Now, his second daughter, Murong Xinlian, was also known as the number one beauty of the capital. Although his youngest daughter, Murong Qinglian, was still young, she was already quite pretty. Even his only son, Murong Jun, was handsome.
Only Murong Qiqi did not seem to have inherited any of their strengths. In this house full of beauties, she could only be called an ordinary blade of grass.
Murong Tai had originally thought that Murong Qiqi had changed a lot in the past five years, but after seeing her appearance, he felt displeased once more.
To him, this useless third daughter of his was just a black mole on the tip of a beauty's nose. She was like a fishbone stuck in his throat, unable to go down or spit it out. It was really annoying.
"What are you standing here for!" Murong Tai had nowhere to vent his anger, so he grabbed onto Murong Qiqi and vented it all out. "I just came back, and rumors are already flying all over the place. Isn't it all because of you?"
Murong Tai's indiscriminate scolding made Murong Qiqi feel 'extremely wronged'. With Su Yue's support, Murong Qiqi stood carefully with her head lowered in front of her chest. She did not make a sound, as if she was an innocent lamb.
"Uncle-in-law, this is where my cousin lives. Of course she should be here."
Just as Murong Qiqi was about to continue pretending to be mute, a voice spoke up for her. She pricked up her ears and realized that it was Li Yunqing. This person was actually speaking up for her? This surprised Murong Qiqi. Although she had to address Li Yunqing as her cousin, it seemed like their relationship was only so-so. They didn't have much interaction.
Seeing Li Yunqing speak, Murong Tai could only awkwardly smile, "Oh, right, this is Third Girl's Jade Bamboo Garden."
Although Li Yunqing was Big Brother Li Qiushui's son, he was still a junior. However, Li Yunqing was the eldest son of the current patriarch of the Li Clan, Li Kui. He was also extremely talented among the younger generation. He was also the future patriarch of the Li Clan. Since he had spoken, Murong Tai had no choice but to give him face.
"I haven't been here for a long time. I didn't know my cousin lived in such a place." Li Yunqing looked around the Jade Bamboo Garden. With just one look, she could tell that Murong Qiqi was not well received in the Prime Minister Manor.
Normally, Li Yunqing wouldn't have offered his help. However, Murong Qiqi seemed to be enjoying the show. His cousin seemed to have changed, so he didn't mind lending her a hand.
"As far as I know, my cousin just came back! She just came back and there are already so many rumors going around. I think someone must be jealous that my cousin is about to become Princess Consort Jing, so they're creating all of this. Uncle, this matter must have been leaked by someone in the estate. I think you should investigate further and find out who dared to bully my cousin like this! "
Li Yunqing's words had three layers of meaning. First, Murong Qiqi had just come back and didn't have a chance to go out. The rumors were naturally spread by someone else. Second, the person who spread the rumors must be jealous that Murong Qiqi's fiancé was Imperial Prince Jing. This was clearly slandering her. Third, no matter how bad Murong Qiqi was, her mother was the eldest madam, the eldest daughter of the Li Family.
Murong Tai naturally understood the meaning behind Li Yunqing's words. He didn't expect that Li Yunqing would take a liking to Murong Qiqi and protect her like this.
However, this was the Murong Estate. Li Yunqing wasn't allowed to interfere in how he disciplined his daughter.
When he thought of this, Murong Tai glanced at Murong Qiqi again. He didn't expect that after five years, she had learned to complain. Could it be that Li Yunqing had said something in front of the Li Family?
When he saw that Murong Qiqi still maintained her submissive and timid appearance, Murong Tai became angry. If it wasn't for the fact that Li Yunqing was still standing there, he would have kicked this good-for-nothing over.
She didn't have the looks or the abilities. How could he, Murong Tai, give birth to such a thing? What a disgrace!
Murong Xinlian was a bit timid when she heard Li Yunqing's words. She thought that the things she had Feicui do had been discovered. However, after waiting for a while, Li Yunqing didn't say anything and Murong Tai didn't pursue the matter, Murong Xinlian let out a sigh of relief.
It seemed like her father really didn't take Murong Qiqi seriously! She was useless to the family, so it was no wonder that her father disliked her so much!
Before Murong Tai could respond to Li Yunqing's words, he heard the sound of crying. Two coquettishly dressed women rushed into Jadeite Bamboo Garden while crying, "My son!"
"Qing 'er, why is your face like this?" Liu Yanzhi shook her head full of gold and silver jewelry and held Murong Qinglian's face in front of her, "Which black-hearted person was so ruthless to ruin my son's appearance?"
Liu Yanzhi had just started crying when Zheng Min also hugged Murong Xinlian and started wailing, "Xin 'er, my Xin' er, how did you get hurt like this? The most important thing for a girl is her appearance. Who was jealous of your beauty and wanted to ruin you so viciously! My poor Xin 'er! "
Because of the arrival of these two women, Jadeite Bamboo Garden became unusually lively.
Liu Yanzhi hugged Murong Qinglian and walked in front of Murong Tai, showing him the whip marks on Murong Qinglian's face, "Master, look at our Qing 'er. She was going to participate in the school competition, but now she's hurt like this. How will she face people when the time comes!"
Liu Yanzhi was a rather charming woman. Although she had given birth to two children and was already thirty-six years old, her skin was soft and tender, and her facial features were very charming. She used a handkerchief to wipe her tears while looking at Murong Xinlian with hatred.
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