Chapter 144 Second Miss

After saying that, he immediately looked at Hu Xin'er and said, "If you don't believe me, ask him yourself!"

In the past, servants would all say yes, fearing the Duke’s authority but not daring to offend him, always obeying him submissively for fear of being punished.

But Hu Xin'er was not one to tolerate his bad habits, and she said directly to the Duke, "Your Majesty, please understand. Jing'an is a naughty boy. As soon as he came in, he threw his inkstone at me and almost hurt me."

Hearing this, Xuanyuan Jing'an's eyes and mouth opened into a round O shape: "Grandpa, he's lying!"

"Your grandfather is not so old as to lose his mind!" General Xuanyuan was furious. He pulled out a ruler and punished Xuanyuan Jing'an in public regardless of the advice of his servants.

Hu Xiner felt pain when she heard the sound of the ruler cutting into her flesh.

Duke Xuanyuan hit her hard a few times, but he still felt unsatisfied. However, remembering that Hu Xin'er was covered in ink, he ordered the housekeeper, "Go and take this girl surnamed Lu to change her clothes!"

Hu Xin'er was led to the clothing department by the housekeeper. The sound of the ruler and Xuanyuan Jing'an crying seemed to still echo in her ears.

"Miss Lu, we're here."

The housekeeper called out twice before Hu Xiner came back to her senses. However, when she saw the building in front of her, she still blinked in disbelief.

"This is the clothing department in our mansion, which is specially used to make clothes." There was a hint of sympathy in the housekeeper's eyes. He was another one who was scared silly by the young master.

This time it’s a girl. I don’t know how long she can last.

Hu Xiner had prepared herself mentally before stepping into the garment factory.

The Duke's Mansion is so big and there are so many servants, so the clothes inside must be of all sizes and fabrics.

But she never expected that every piece of clothing here was so luxurious!

There are not even two pieces of Lake Light Satin, a tribute specialty of Jiangnan, in the entire Lu Mansion, yet here they are just casually piled on the outermost shelf, gathering dust!

Hu Xiner tried her best to stay calm, but her outstretched hand was still trembling slightly.

My God, she even saw a piece of clothing made of silver-gilt silk in it, which was a precious material second only to gold silk in ancient times!

"Did we go the wrong way?" Hu Xin'er hesitated for a while before asking the embroiderer in the clothing department. "I'm just a servant in the mansion. It's not appropriate for me to wear this kind of clothes. Just find me some servant's clothes."

Oh my God, as the young lady of the Lu family, she felt a little embarrassed to say such a thing as wearing the clothes of a servant in another family.

This is too spineless.

The embroiderer's voice was soft and sweet: "You are Miss Lu, right? No need to be so polite. The clothes here are what the first-class maids usually wear."

Hu Xiner felt her heart was hit hard.

She smiled stiffly and chose a low-key turquoise water-rippled round-necked robe to change into. The embroiderer also put a gold-woven belt on her waist.

After Hu Xiner's strong refusal, she changed to a silk palace belt tied around her waist.

When he changed his clothes and returned, Xuanyuan Jing'an was already being carried on a stretcher, and the Duke was nowhere to be found.

Hu Xiner glanced at his swollen buttocks and showed subtle sympathy.

Xuanyuan Jing'an immediately jumped up like a cat whose tail was stepped on, but halfway through the jump he started wincing in pain and fell back down groaning.

"Finally they're here!" The servants around Xuanyuan Jing'an all showed happy expressions.

A beautiful maid advised: "Young Master, after you have finished scolding people, please go back quickly and take care of your health."

Xuanyuan Jing'an snorted coldly: "Why would you mind my business?!"

Hu Xiner could not fail to see that this little bastard was just waiting for her to say something harsh and show off her power!

It's just a pity for the little maid. She looks only about 10 years old, like a little rabbit, and has to be scolded by Xuanyuan Jing'an every day.

Xuanyuan Jing'an said dissatisfiedly: "Mr. Lu, open your eyes and we'll see what happens next!"

After the harsh words were spoken, the servants carried the stretcher and left.

Hu Xiner was left standing there speechless, knowing that the feud between the two of them was complete from that day on.

Finally it was evening, and even though Xuanyuan Jing'an had a swollen butt, he still wanted to listen to Hu Xin'er read.

He became annoyed when he saw Hu Xiner, and threw whatever he had at hand at Hu Xiner.

Hu Xiner simply moved the chair to the door and read, "You little bastard, you can't spoil naughty children!"

As the sun sets, Hu Xin'er, exhausted both physically and mentally, drags her heavy body out of Xuanyuan Jing'an's yard.

Just as I walked to the outer courtyard, I saw a familiar figure in the distance. It was Mu Qing!

She was just trying to get up the nerve to say hello, but she saw a woman in pink following behind him.

The woman looked quiet and elegant, like a delicate peach blossom in the spring breeze. At this moment, her face was full of shyness, and she walked closely with Mu Qing.

And Mu Qing didn't seem to keep people at a distance.

When they reached the doors of the inner and outer courtyards, the woman said something and bowed.

Only after Mu Qing left did he reluctantly return to the courtyard.

Hu Xiner took in everything from a distance. When Mu Qing saw her waiting in the outer courtyard, a smile broke out on his handsome face that looked like a banished immortal.

He was wearing a green round-necked robe with bamboo patterns today. It was made of ordinary fabric, but with his good looks and temperament, he managed to wear it in a casual and unrestrained style.

"We've been married for so long, and you haven't seen enough?" Seeing his wife staring at him, Mu Qing naturally went to hold Hu Xiner's hand with joy.

Hu Xin'er didn't return the handshake as she usually did. Instead, she asked directly, "Who was that girl you just came out with?"

"Didn't you ask me to be her study partner?" Mu Qing asked back, "She is the second daughter of the Xuanyuan family, Xuanyuan Huili."

Hu Xiner secretly complained in her heart, why do the people in Xuanyuan Mansion have such weird names?

Xuanyuan Jing'an sounds like a gentle young man from some family, but he turns out to be a troublesome little devil.

Xuanyuan Eri, who has the style of anime from an island country, doesn't sound like a good person.

On the surface, he asked indifferently, "Oh! Really? Did you enjoy spending time with her today?"

Seeing her unhappy face, Mu Qing smiled and teased her: "What's wrong, are you jealous?"

"I'm not that petty." Hu Xiner shook her head.

Mu Qing held Hu Xin'er's hand: "That's right, my lady never gets jealous of me."

There's something wrong with these words...

Hu Xin'er looked up in surprise. Although Mu Qing hid it very well, ever since she saw through his dull heart, Hu Xin'er had learned to see things through his eyes.

The emotion in his eyes at this moment clearly meant: My wife doesn't love me at all.

Mu Qing changed the subject in time: "Why did you change clothes?"

Hu Xin'er didn't want to make him worry: "Nothing."

"We agreed that anything we say can't be a lie." Mu Qing looked at her closely. "Did they give you a hard time over there?"

Hu Xin'er didn't elaborate on the reason: "It was a reward from the Duke. Let's talk about you and that girl first."

Mu Qing was half-believing and half-doubting...