Chapter 11 Claim
Jiang Xueqing put on a deliberate smile, walked out of her yard and stepped into Qinyuanju.
When he saw Liu Yu and Lian Baoer watering the vegetable garden, his smile froze on his face, his eyes full of disgust. He was on guard for a long time before he walked towards them again: "Baoer, so you were here with Yuer! It was so easy for me to find you."
Lian Baoer stopped and looked at her blankly:
"Why are you looking for me?" Although she called Jiang Xueqing sister, they were not very familiar with each other. She didn't have any problem with Jiang Xueqing, but ever since she was carried into the Chen Mansion, Jiang Xueqing would ask her about the situation in the Chen Mansion whenever she looked for her. Gradually, she got to know the nature of this and didn't like getting along with such a person. Unlike Sister Yu'er, she would not ask these irrelevant questions, which made people feel comfortable.
Jiang Xueqing walked to the vegetable patch, wanting to go in but hesitated. She cursed inwardly and could only stand by and said with an unnatural smile: "I even heard that Sister Bao'er didn't go to the Chen Mansion. I haven't seen her for a long time and I really miss her. I went to your yard but there was no one there. I know you and Yu'er have always been good friends, so I came to take a look."
Liu Yu concentrated on cutting off the extra branches from the vegetables and remained silent and refrained from interrupting.
Seeing that Jiang Xueqing was standing there neither entering nor leaving, Lian Baoer asked casually: "Are you coming in?"
"No, no." Jiang Xueqing waved her hands repeatedly.
"Oh." Lian Baoer didn't care about her anymore, but being stared at was not fun at all. Lian Baoer walked out of the vegetable garden.
Finally finding an opportunity, Jiang Xueqing immediately came over.
"If you have anything to say, just ask directly!" Lian Baoer is a straightforward person and took the initiative to speak.
Seeing that she took the initiative to bring it up, Jiang Xueqing bluntly stated her purpose: "Will the Tao family come to the Chen Mansion to propose marriage on the third day of next month?"
As long as it didn't involve Mr. Chen San, Lian Baoer wasn't so reluctant to answer. Besides, the matter had spread throughout the Chen residence, so it wasn't a secret, so she nodded.
After getting the exact news, Jiang Xueqing said a few more words in a pretentious manner, then said goodbye and left Qinyuanju.
Lian Baoer was eager to chat with Liu Yu in Qinyuanju, but when it was getting late, he went back.
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Three days later.
The bright morning light sprinkled on the earth, and the magpie stood on the roof and chirped happily.
In Qinyuanju, Liu Yu was having breakfast with Lian Baoer when Ah Zhong hurried in, his face showing an unconcealable joy:
"My lady, great news! Someone from the Chen residence has come to report that the Third Master will come to our villa today."
Hearing this, Lian Baoer was stunned at first, but then she realized that the Third Master wanted to choose between Liu Yu and Jiang Xueqing to serve him. She was not unhappy at all, but very happy instead.
Although she lived a life of luxury in the Chen Mansion, no one dared to bully her, and the Third Master was also nice to her, she was bored! The East Courtyard was full of servants, and there was no one to chat with.
Last time, the nanny beside the old lady told her that she would be taken into the Chen Mansion, and she was worried about how she would live in the future.
This news was a great joy to her. As long as the Third Master chose Sister Yu'er, Sister Yu'er could go to the Chen Mansion to accompany him. She must help Sister Yu'er to win the Third Master's eye.
Thinking this in her heart, even Baoer couldn't hide the joy on her face. She stopped eating and grabbed Liu Yu's hand beside her. She excitedly wanted to pull Liu Yu into the room, and at the same time, she didn't forget to tell the dumbfounded girls:
"Grain Rain, Waking of Insects, Beginning of Summer, what are you still standing there for? Hurry up and dress your wife up again."
The maids came to their senses and immediately started working in an orderly manner. Jingzhe went outside to fetch water, Lixia went to look for clothes in the cabinet, and Guyu had already taken Liu Yu, helped her into the house, and sat her down in front of the dressing table.
No one asked Liu Yu a question. When they saw the little girls' extremely happy faces, busying in and out,
Liu Yu smiled in relief, and her heart slowly calmed down. If she couldn't avoid it, she would see it! As long as she was careful, she wouldn't necessarily be discovered by the Nanshi neighborhood.
Just let them do whatever they want.
When Liu Yu came out, everyone was already waiting at the door. Soon a carriage drove over from the direction of Yanjing City and stopped at the gate of the villa.
Then the curtain was lifted from the inside, and Master Chen San got off the carriage. He glanced at everyone and finally gave an order:
"No need to stay here, go get busy!"
"Yes." The steward of the villa immediately dismissed the irrelevant people, carefully followed Mr. Chen San into the villa, and went to the main hall.
Mr. Chen San didn't even look at Liu Yu and Jiang Xueqing during the whole process.
This made Liu Yu, who was walking at the end, feel a lot more relaxed.
Jiang Xueqing was different. The way she stared at Liu Yu was like fire.
She knew Liu Yu was beautiful, but she never thought she would be breathtakingly beautiful.
Compared with Liu Yu, her elaborate attire did not stand out at all.
What a Liu Yu, he said he didn't care whether Mr. Chen San favored him or not, but it turned out he was just pretending for her to see.
Jiang Xueqing gnashed her teeth, the flame of jealousy burning in her heart.
No, she couldn't be so passive, otherwise the Third Master would definitely not even look at her.
The group entered the main hall, where Master Chen San was sitting at the top with his horse and golden sword, and Feng Mo was standing behind him.
The three concubines came forward and saluted: "I greet you, Third Master."
Mr. Chen San's eyes were calm as he glanced at them calmly. Finally, he turned his gaze to the steward and motioned for him to introduce them.
But before the steward could speak, Jiang Xueqing had already walked forward with her willow-like waist twisted, folded her hands at her sides, bowed tenderly, and said in a pinched voice:
"My name is Jiang Xueqing, nice to meet you, Third Master."
As soon as this voice came out, Lian Baoer, who was about to step forward, took a step back, staring at Jiang Xueqing who was posing coquettishly, and shivered.
Feng Mo, who was standing behind Master Chen San, was so shocked that he was speechless. It took him a long while to finally utter a sentence:
"Are you Jiang Xueqing?"
How could it be possible? Was this Jiang Xueqing from Nanshi? The Jiang Xueqing who was so powerful and calm in the face of frame-ups?
He felt as if he had made a mistake. How could this pretentious woman be the person they met that day?
"Third Master..." Feng Mo wanted to explain.
Master Chen San raised his hand to stop her, looking at Jiang Xueqing with no emotion in his eyes, and said indifferently:
"You go down first!"
Jiang Xueqing was thinking hard. She had already taken the first step, so how could she just back down? She suddenly knelt down.
Liu Yu then noticed that the dress Jiang Xueqing was wearing today had a low collar, so she leaned forward slightly to salute...
Although he wanted to see Mr. Chen San's expression, Liu Yu remained motionless, standing there respectfully with his head down, not daring to overstep the line.
Only Mr. Chen San's indifferent voice was heard:
"Why kneel?"
"Have you forgotten, Third Master? Three days ago, Xue Qing was framed by unruly people in South City. Fortunately, Third Master rescued her. Xue Qing has no way to repay you, so she can only kowtow to express her gratitude."