"Thirdly, the two of us have the same mother and are engaged at the same time. The Emperor might let us get married at the same time. I think that my sister will swap the crown prince. Therefore, you must ensure that I marry you on that day. "
"Of course." The person he wanted to marry was Jiujiu. Naturally, he would ensure that Jiujiu was married to him. Otherwise, all his efforts would have been in vain.
Seeing that Zhou Haiqing had agreed, Jiujiu said, "That's right, my sister said that she's coming with me today. She should be here soon. You can leave now."
Zhou Haiqing smiled at Jiujiu's eviction order. He raised his hand and scratched the tip of Jiujiu's nose. He smiled and said, "Little thing, burning the bridge after crossing the river."
Jiujiu glared at Zhou Haiqing and gritted her teeth, "You're the little thing." Your whole family are little things.
Zhou Haiqing laughed heartily. He opened the window and jumped out, disappearing from sight.
Although the Zhenyuan Marquis' residence was not as heavily guarded as the Imperial Palace, it was not easy to enter. Zhou Haiqing had appeared and left so easily. It was clear that his martial arts were profound.
Jiujiu sighed with emotion. She picked up the jade pendant that Zhou Haiqing had given her and looked at it carefully.
The jade pendant was green. Even in the winter, it was still warm to the touch. It was clear that it was a rare piece of warm jade. In the center of the jade pendant was carved the two words' Zi Qin '.
Zi Qin was Zhou Haiqing's name.
Jiujiu pursed her lips. She opened the drawer and threw the jade pendant in. However, the moment she threw the jade pendant in, she saw another jade pendant.
This jade pendant was similar to the one that Zhou Haiqing had given her. It was also green and warm to the touch. In the center of the jade pendant was carved the two words' Zi Mo '.
Zi Qin Zi Mo.
Jiujiu blinked.
Although she did not know who Zi Mo was, these two jade pendants looked so similar. It was obvious that they were related to Zhou Haiqing.
He just didn't know what the connection was.
Jiujiu frowned and thought for a moment, but couldn't think of anything. She blinked and took the two jade pendants in her hand. After thinking for a while, she finally put them in the secret compartment under her bed.
Today, Xue Bitao was coming. If she found out that there was another man's thing in her room, he was afraid that she would announce it to everyone.
As soon as she put the things away, Xue Bitao's voice came from outside the room, "Is Yu 'er here?"
Jiujiu hurriedly made the bed, then sat on the chair and slowly replied, "Sister, I'm inside. Come in."
Xue Bitao pushed the door open and walked in. She felt the warmth in front of her and a hint of jealousy flashed across her eyes.
Although her room was warm, there was a limit to its usage. The amount of coal used every day was limited, and there was still a slight amount of smoke. However, the warm room was different. Because of the Old Ancestor, the warm room was heated like the Imperial Palace, and it was exceptionally warm. Compared to the two, one was in the sky while the other was on the ground.
Obviously, the two of them were born from the same mother, but Jiujiu had lived better than her in both lifetimes.
Even though she rationally persuaded herself to coexist peacefully with Jiujiu, Xue Bitao still couldn't hold back. Her words were somewhat sour, "Younger Sister, you're really lucky."
Hearing Xue Bitao's sour tone, Jiujiu faintly replied, "Sister, you're joking."
Xue Bitao knew that she had made a slip of the tongue in response to Jiujiu's indifference. She furrowed her brows in annoyance and smiled dryly. "I brought your favorite cloud cake for you. Do you want to try it?"
Jiujiu nodded, "Thank you, Sister."
Xue Bitao's maid, Charles, hurriedly took out all the pastries in the food box and placed them on the table.
The cloud cake was snow-white and fragrant. Jiujiu picked up a piece and took a bite.
It was delicious, but there was too much sugar and it wasn't delicate enough. After eating the cloud cake made by the old ancestor, Jiujiu wasn't used to eating the one brought by Xue Bitao. After eating one piece, she wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and smiled apologetically, "I don't have a good appetite today. I've made a fool of myself in front of Sister."
Although Jiujiu said that she didn't have a good appetite, her frown when she ate the cloud cake showed that she was just dissatisfied with the taste of the cloud cake.
The cloud cake that he had painstakingly prepared was despised by someone else. This was simply a slap to his face.
Hatred appeared in Xue Bitao's eyes. She clenched her fist and said hypocritically with a smile, "It's nothing. I just don't know if it's serious. Do you need me to call a doctor for you? Charles, why aren't you helping Second Young Miss …"
"There's no need, Sister. Today is the first day of the month. Don't ruin everyone's mood because of me. There's a family banquet tonight."
Xue Bitao's excuse of calling a doctor was just an excuse. Seeing that Jiujiu wanted to stop her, she pushed the boat along with the current and had Charles come back.
Dong 'er happened to come back. Seeing the bright red hawthorn cake in Dong' er's hand, Jiujiu's appetite was aroused and she ate two pieces.
Xue Bitao naturally ate one piece as well.
Although it was just an ordinary hawthorn cake, because it was made by the old ancestor's chef, it tasted much better than the ones made by the main kitchen. Eating such fine food every night, it was no wonder that she didn't like the cloud cake that Xue Bitao brought. Xue Bitao felt even more jealous.
At night, Jiujiu and Xue Bitao went to the main hall together.
Even Second Master, who usually didn't go out, had come to the family banquet tonight.
Second Madam followed Second Master like a delicate little woman, whispering a few words in his ear from time to time. Second Master responded with a smile. The atmosphere between the two was particularly harmonious, and one could tell at a glance that they were a loving couple. On the other hand, First Madam and Zhenyuan Hou were clearly sitting together, but they both had a serious expression on their faces. They didn't look like husband and wife, and were instead not as intimate as ordinary people.
Seeing Jiujiu and Xue Bitao come together, Zhenyuan Hou's expression instantly eased a lot. He waved his hand and said, "Yu 'er, sit here."
Zhenyuan Hou patted the seat next to him.
Xue Bitao's face darkened. She clenched her handkerchief with her lowered hand and bit her lower lip with her teeth, revealing an embarrassed expression.
She and Jiujiu were both Zhenyuan Hou's daughters. The two of them came out together, but Zhenyuan Hou didn't care about her and instead directly called Jiujiu over. How could she deal with this?
First Madam felt sour about Zhenyuan Hou's favoritism, but she didn't dare to say it in public. She could only hurriedly pat the seat next to her to help Xue Bitao out of her predicament. "Bitao, sit with Mother."
There was one beside Zhenyuan Hou and one beside First Madam. It seemed that no one was biased, but how could Second Madam not understand that Zhenyuan Hou's heart clearly favored Jiujiu.
Second Madam's heart was also particularly bad. She pursed her lips and said in a teasing tone, "If I had known, I would have also brought Third Sister here. Eldest Brother and Eldest Sister-in-law each have one, while Second Master and I are all alone here. It's quite lonely. Old Ancestor, why don't you let Eldest Brother come over?"
Old Ancestor raised her eyelids and glanced at Second Madam, saying in a cold voice, "Li mama, go bring Third Sister here, so that Second Madam won't be lonely."
Second Madam's expression stiffened. She was just teasing First Madam. She didn't really want to bring Third Sister.
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