The Third Sister was only five years old this year. It was the age when she was clingy. If she was really brought over, she would probably turn the world upside down. The face of the Second Madam, who had been full of pride just now, instantly turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.
She said that she missed the Third Sister just to slap the First Madam in the face. She didn't expect that the Old Madam, who had been fighting with her and the First Madam in the past, would suddenly ask her to bring the Third Sister back.
The Second Madam regretted that she had said so much. The Second Master, who had been talking and laughing with her, suddenly looked gloomy. He looked at her meaningfully and then lowered his head.
The Second Master's eyes changed. She couldn't see his real expression, but the Second Madam was particularly frightened. She knew that the Second Master was angry.
The First Madam, who had been embarrassed by the Second Madam's ridicule, suddenly raised the corner of her mouth and showed a proud smile when she heard that the Old Madam asked Mammy Li to bring the Third Sister over.
After a while, the Third Sister, who had fallen asleep but was woken up by Mammy Li, was brought over while crying.
The Old Madam said with a kind face, "Since you miss the Third Sister, bring her over. How many years can a person live? Do what you want to do, understand?"
The Second Madam had to grit her teeth and swallow the blood after being slapped by the Old Madam. She wanted to vomit, but she pretended to be grateful and said, "I will follow the Old Madam's instructions."
After thanking the Old Madam, the Second Madam quickly hugged the crying Third Sister and kept comforting her. However, the Second Master's frown couldn't be eased.
The Old Madam nodded and smiled. She looked at Jiujiu and said, "I heard from your master that your zither skills have improved a lot."
Jiujiu said, "Old Madam, my master is overpraising me."
The Old Ancestor shook his head disapprovingly. "I've been friends with your master for many years. I know him very well. He never tells lies. If he says that your zither skills have improved, then it's true. You're just being modest."
After the Old Madam asked Jiujiu, she turned her head and asked Xue Bitao with concern, "How is Bitao's zither skills? Has she improved?"
Xue Bitao also studied hard in her previous life, but her IQ was limited. Even if she tried her best, she couldn't make any achievements in zither skills. In this life, she simply gave up learning and put all her effort into dressing herself...
In this regard, her teacher had told her ancestor more than once that Xue Bitao was a rotten wood that could not be carved.
The Old Ancestor asked even though he already knew the answer, which made the already uncomfortable feeling of being ignored by Zhenyuan Hou even more uncomfortable. His face also became pale and powerless, and the corners of his mouth moved, but he was unable to utter a single word.
The Old Ancestor felt a headache coming on when she saw Xue Bitao biting her lips without saying a word. She waved her hand helplessly and curled her lips. "Alright, I understand. Work harder in the future. After all, not everyone has talent."
Xue Bitao lowered her head.
The First Madam was even more dissatisfied with the Old Madam because of this.
In her opinion, the reason why Jiujiu was better than Xue Bitao was because the master who taught Jiujiu was much better than the master who taught Xue Bitao. If all of Jiujiu's masters were given to Xue Bitao, Xue Bitao would definitely learn better than Jiujiu.
After dinner, Xue Bitao and Jiujiu returned to the warm room together.
Because Xue Bitao had already said that she would sleep with Jiujiu today, Jiujiu had already instructed Dong 'er to prepare two quilts.
Seeing the silk down quilts that had already been spread out, Xue Bitao's eyes revealed her jealousy.
They were both girls of the Zhenyuan Marquis' residence. Why did Jiujiu have to suppress her? Even her father, who had been strict with her in her previous life, was amiable with Jiujiu. The two of them sat together like a filial father and daughter, but when facing her, he coldly reprimanded her. Xue Bitao felt that it was extremely unfair.
The person she wanted to marry had been snatched away by Jiujiu, the old ancestor's favor had been snatched away by Jiujiu, and even her father's favor had been snatched away by Jiujiu. Xue Bitao felt that Jiujiu was simply shameless to the extreme.
The two took off their coats and got on the bed.
In the past, when she slept with Xue Biyu and Xue Bitao, Xue Bitao liked to sleep on the inside of the bed. Jiujiu also thought so. She didn't expect Xue Bitao to directly wave her hand and say, "Sister, sleep inside today. I'll sleep outside."
Jiujiu blinked her eyes in confusion.
This Xue Bitao clearly liked to sleep inside, so why would she take the initiative to sleep outside today? Jiujiu thought to herself that something was amiss.
It was already strange enough that Xue Bitao suddenly asked to sleep with her. Today, she actually took the initiative to sleep outside. Something must have happened.
Jiujiu's heart was filled with misgivings, but she didn't show it on her face. She nodded and said, "Alright, then I'll have to trouble Sister to sleep outside today."
As Jiujiu spoke, she raised her head and yawned delicately. Then, she quickly burrowed under the blanket. Not long after, her breathing gradually stabilized. She even began to snore lightly because she was sleeping soundly.
After hearing Jiujiu's snoring, Xue Bitao called out in a low voice, "Sister, sister, are you asleep?"
After a long while, only the sound of snoring answered her.
Only then did Xue Bitao's fluctuating heart relax. She tiptoed out of bed and walked to Jiujiu's dressing table in her unlined clothes. She opened the small drawer and began to rummage through it.
Jiujiu, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly opened her eyes. Although she was still snoring, her eyes were exceptionally clear. Looking at Xue Bitao, who was rummaging through her dressing table, Jiujiu's brows slightly knitted. Then, her eyes turned cold.
Although there were a few good things given by the ancestor in her dressing table, it was far from enough for Xue Bitao to rummage through in the middle of the night. Xue Bitao threw those jewelry to the side with a longing look in her eyes. It was clear that what she wanted wasn't jewelry. Then …
Thinking about the jade pendant that she put away today, Jiujiu felt that she seemed to have understood something.
What Xue Bitao wanted was most likely that jade pendant, the jade pendant with Zimo's name written on it.
Xue Bitao carefully searched for the jade pendant several times, but she could not find the jade pendant she was looking for. Instead, she messed up the things on Jiujiu's dressing table. Xue Bitao looked at the jewelry she had casually placed with a gloomy face. After a long time, she put the jewelry back with a gloomy face and went to bed.
Xue Bitao thought to herself. Could it be that she was mistaken? That shouldn't be the case. Although Xue Bitao was famous, her personality was exceptionally pure. Her jewelry was also placed in the same place, so how could there not be any?
Xue Bitao fell asleep with a conflicted expression.
The next day, after waking up, Xue Bitao left early without waiting for breakfast.
The next day was naturally the day to visit relatives. Early in the morning, Zhenyuan Hou and the First Madam brought Jiujiu and Xue Bitao to the First Madam's maternal home.
The First Madam's father used to be the assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites. He retired a few years ago and was now raising flowers and grass. His life was very comfortable.
The sound of the horse's hooves hitting the stone floor rang out. Jiujiu slightly narrowed her eyes and looked at Xue Bitao, whose eyes were blue. The corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing a faint smile. She asked with concern, "Sister, did you not sleep well last night? Did Yu 'er wake you up? "
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