After the Cousin Married She Was Forcefully Taken by the Mad Power Minister

The eldest young master of the Xie family, Xie Xianyu, was like a spring breeze and a graceful orchid—refined, elegant, and, rarest of all, blessed with a compassionate heart.

A year ago, h...

Chapter 81 Why don’t you come back next year? (2/2)

It was because of her that Xie Xianyu broke off the engagement. Why should this woman live? She deserved to die!

A sneer rang out from the side: "Look at your tolerance. You can even argue with a merchant girl, and you even have the nerve to call yourself the most talented woman in the capital."

The person who was speaking was Concubine Zhuo. She entered the palace three years earlier and gave birth to the little grandson of the emperor. She had a high status in Prince Xuan's palace. Jiang Xuejun entered the palace late, and Prince Xuan was still quite new to her recently. He stayed at her place most of the time, so Concubine Zhuo had no intention of getting along with her.

Jiang Xuejun was feeling extremely depressed. She wished she could tear Xu Wanruo into pieces, but she had entered Prince Xuan's Mansion. Countless eyes were staring at her, just waiting for her to make a mistake, so she didn't dare to act rashly.

Wanruo welcomed them to the second floor. Concubine Zhuo was very interested in the pearl powder beauty creams and sent her maid to get a box of each.

Princess Xuan was also selecting some tonic medicinal foods.

Jiang Xuejun walked up to Wanruo and sneered, "I heard you were kicked out of the Xie Mansion. I thought you really had some dignity and committed suicide out of shame and anger. I never thought you would still have the nerve to stay alive."

Wan Ruo smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely live longer than you."

Jiang Xuejun gritted his teeth and said, "What are you so proud of? You're just a drowned dog that was driven out. Even though you were so proud back then, didn't Master Xie still not want you?"

Wan Ruo raised her eyebrows slightly: "So he wants you?"

"You!" Jiang Xuejun's face was extremely ugly. "Do you believe that I will expose all the ugly things you did in the Xie family? I wonder how you can survive!"

"What shameful thing have I done? Your Majesty must have gone insane, speaking nonsense without any evidence."

Although Wanruo was still smiling, her eyes had turned much colder. "The Xie family values its reputation above all else. Your Majesty should be careful with your words. At this critical juncture, your Majesty is deliberately throwing dirty water at the Xie family. Aren't you afraid of offending them?"

Jiang Xuejun's face froze.

Princess Xuan and Concubine Zhuo had already been selected, and they had their maids follow behind them holding the things.

"Sister Jiang, you don't pick on anything?" asked Concubine Zhuo.

Jiang Xuejun's face was unfriendly: "No need."

Concubine Zhuo said sarcastically, "That's right. Sister Jiang is young, so she probably doesn't think much of these things."

The princess had kindly bought the supplements, so how could she dare to say they were not good?

Jiang Xuejun forced a smile: "It's just that I don't like it."

"Well, if you don't want to buy anything, just go home first."

Princess Xuan's face showed a hint of impatience. She didn't want to listen to their quarrel anymore, so she walked out first.

Jiang Xuejun and Concubine Zhuo had no choice but to follow.

The maids followed behind with a bunch of things in their hands. Suddenly, a little maid lost her balance and twisted her leg. A brocade box fell to the ground and a painting rolled out.

"You stupid thing! You're so clumsy, you even dropped this thing!" the maidservant shouted.

Wanruo helped pick up the painting. It was an ink painting with a vast artistic conception and a magnificent atmosphere.

When Princess Xuan heard the noise, she hurried back, took the painting from Wanruo's hand and examined it carefully.

"Which famous artist created this painting? The painting skills are so exquisite." Wanruo couldn't help but ask.

A rare lively smile appeared in Princess Xuan's gentle eyes: "I drew it."

Wanruo was stunned for a moment, seeming a little surprised.

Princess Xuan's eyes dimmed even more: "It's just a painting from the past. I haven't painted for a long time."

Princess Xuan rolled up the scroll again. Wanruo saw the fallen corner of the scroll, and saw the elegant small calligraphy of Zhanqi saying: Chen Qinghan.

It turns out that the name is true, Wanruo couldn't help but say in her heart.

After seeing off the convoy from Prince Xuan's Mansion, Su Yue finally breathed a sigh of relief: "I was so scared! I was really afraid that Jiang Xuejun would come and cause trouble for me again!"

Wanruo retracted her gaze: "I don't think her situation is any better. She probably doesn't have the courage to mess with me now."

"That's true. Prince Xuan's concubine sounds glorious, but after all, she is just a concubine. She still has to be humble in front of Prince Xuan's wife. And that Concubine Zhuo who gave birth to the little grandson of the emperor is enough to put her under siege."

"There are dozens of concubines in Prince Xuan's palace, and so many eyes are on her. If Jiang Xuejun is most anxious about having a child, otherwise her position will be unstable. How can she spare any effort to deal with the girl?"

Wanruo frowned in annoyance.

"Miss, it's getting late. We should go to Xiangrui Tower." Su Yue suddenly remembered and reminded her.

Wanruo looked up and saw that it was almost dark. Then she remembered that she seemed to be late.

She took off her apron, not even bothering to untie her braids, and walked out the door: "You take care of the store, I'll be back soon."

"yes."

When Wanruo arrived at Xiangrui Tower, it was already dark.

She was led up to the third floor by the waiter, and saw Xie Xianyu sitting there waiting with a gloomy face.

"Why don't you come back next year?"