Once Jiujiu was brought back, she would be far away from the Old Ancestor. Even if the Old Ancestor wanted to be biased, she wouldn't be able to do anything.
The Old Ancestor originally thought that the First Madam would at most ask her to bring Xue Bitao to her side. She didn't expect the First Madam to be smart enough to bring Jiujiu back.
Bring her back? How could she do that?
She had only brought Jiujiu with her for more than a year. How could she let her go? The Old Ancestor said without thinking, "Last year, Chun 'er was here with me. What could happen? I'm lonely living alone. Yu' er can help me relieve my boredom. As for Bitao …"
The Old Ancestor glanced at Xue Bitao and said, "I'm old and can't stand it. If I have to go ice skating and play in the water again, I'm afraid my body will be scared out of its wits."
The Old Ancestor knew that if she kept Jiujiu here, the First Madam would definitely send Xue Bitao over.
She could then reject the First Madam before she sent Xue Bitao over. Moreover, she could say that her reason was impeccable. The First Madam was rejected in public. Her expression was ugly, but she couldn't say a word to refute.
Xue Bitao's temper used to be jumpy and could even be called a little naughty. Although she had improved a lot during this time, the Old Ancestor wouldn't believe her.
Even though he was unwilling, he had no choice but to let the matter rest.
The Second Madam was instantly happy that the Old Ancestor had taken care of the First Madam. She covered her mouth with a handkerchief and smiled. "Sister, with the Old Ancestor helping to take care of Second Sister, you can save half of your effort."
Because the First Madam had been too partial to Xue Bitao during this time, even Zhenyuan Hou couldn't stand it and directly sent Eldest Brother to the Old Ancestor.
On the surface, she was talking about Jiujiu, but in fact, she was talking about Eldest Brother who had been taken away by the First Madam.
Eldest Brother was the only son of Zhenyuan Hou and also the eldest son. If nothing unexpected happened, he would be the one to inherit the Zhenyuan Hou residence in the future. Compared to Xue Bitao, Eldest Brother was the apple of First Madam's eye. Now that Zhenyuan Hou had taken him away and sent him to the Old Ancestor, he had undoubtedly taken First Madam's heart away. Now that Second Madam was poking at his lungs, First Madam could not tolerate it no matter how good her temper was.
First Madam's eyes darkened. She looked at Second Madam with an unfriendly expression and said coldly, "Second Madam, what do you mean by this?"
Second Madam pursed her lips and smiled faintly. Her seductive face was full of enchantment, and the curve of her mouth was even more charming. She said in a sweet voice, "Of course I envy First Madam for having the Elder Ancestor to help take care of Second Sister. Unlike me, I have to take care of both children myself. Alas, I'm so busy every day."
Second Madam's tone was full of disdain, but her smile was exceptionally sweet.
It was true that Second Madam had two children, but First Madam's children were also taken away. Second Madam's two children were raised by her, while her own child was taken away. First Madam's face was as ugly as a piece of charcoal, and she looked at Second Madam like a sharp sword dipped in poison.
If they were not here with the Old Ancestor, First Madam would definitely strangle Second Madam to death.
Second Madam directly curled her lips and ignored First Madam's anger. No matter how fierce she was, she was still a native. What kind of temper could she have? Not to mention that she was here with the Old Ancestor, so she was not afraid of her at all.
Second Madam raised her head and looked at Jiujiu, who was leaning on the Old Ancestor with a playful smile on her face.
She was not the one who said this, but this First Madam was completely blind. Although Eldest Sister was beautiful and well-behaved, how could she compare to Second Sister's penetrating mind? Zhenyuan Hou was a cold-hearted person, but he could still smile when he saw Second Sister. This Second Sister's methods could be seen.
Although Second Sister was now being raised by the Old Ancestor and might be a little distant from her, they were still mother and daughter after all. The same blood flowed through their veins, and even if their bones were broken, their tendons were still connected. This blood-related kinship could be easily erased. In the end, this First Madam was good. Her heart was with Eldest Sister, and she forced Second Sister to stay away from her.
The last time she ridiculed First Madam, Second Sister still knew to speak up for her, but this time she pretended not to hear. This First Madam, ah, really picked up sesame seeds and threw away watermelons.
She actually gave up Second Sister and chose Eldest Sister. She was really as stupid as a pig. It was no wonder that even Zhenyuan Hou, who did not care about the affairs of the inner residence, could not stand watching.
Second Madam sighed in her heart for a moment, and after pretending to shed a few crocodile tears, she continued to lower her head and listen to what Jiujiu said to the Old Ancestor.
The Old Ancestor liked Jiujiu, and Jiujiu naturally chose to say things that the Old Ancestor liked and pleased him. Naturally, the Old Ancestor was so amused that he could not close his mouth. From time to time, his warm hand rubbed Jiujiu's hair with a face full of affection.
Xue Bitao was extremely unconvinced by the Old Ancestor's fondness for Jiujiu.
In her heart, Jiujiu was simply too scheming. It was clearly the scene of the elder being benevolent and the younger generation being filial, but in her eyes, it became Jiujiu currying favor with the Old Ancestor. Xue Bitao secretly spat in her heart. To think that she thought Xue Biyu was not scheming. She actually did not see that she was so scheming and knew to curry favor with the Old Ancestor so early. It was no wonder that she was with the Great General in her previous life.
When she thought of how the Crown Prince had poisoned her and her child to death because of Jiujiu, Xue Bitao's eyes uncontrollably shot out a sinister gaze, and her lowered hands clenched so tightly that creaking sounds could be heard.
She wanted nothing more than to rush up and expose Jiujiu's true colors right now.
Speaking of which, it was strange. Xue Bitao's tragedy was clearly caused by the Crown Prince. If the Crown Prince had not poisoned her and her child to death because he wanted to be with Jiujiu, she would not have died. And from beginning to end, Jiujiu was completely unaware of the Crown Prince's thoughts and her matters.
In the end, Xue Bitao's true enemy should be the Crown Prince and not Jiujiu.
However, Xue Bitao only looked for Jiujiu for revenge and did not look for the Crown Prince whom she should have looked for the most. In the end, it was because of the deep-rooted bad habits of humans. They always liked to bully people who they could bully. When they met someone who was tougher, they would instantly wilt.
Xue Bitao was like this.
Seeing that more than an hour had passed, the Old Ancestor did not speak to them as usual and only talked to Jiujiu, the First Madam's heart could not bear the Second Madam's provocation and said, "Old Ancestor, I have already prepared the specifications for this year's family banquet. When will I send it to you?"
Hearing the First Madam's words, the smile on the Old Ancestor's face instantly disappeared. She pursed her lips and raised her eyelids to glance at the First Madam lightly. She stroked Jiujiu's hair and said casually, "Do as you deem fit."
"Then, Yu 'er …" First Madam still did not forget to pull Jiujiu away from the old lady. "Yu' er is getting old. She's about to get married. It's not good for her to stay here all the time, Old Madam."
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