After saying that, she stepped forward to help Jin Yueyue up, and took back the silver needle that had just hit the other party. She said with an embarrassed look, "Second Miss, I don't deserve such a big gift from you. Please don't do this again in the future."

Jin Yueyue finally recovered and pushed Xiao Qingyin away with all her might.

"You bitch, you actually tricked me?"

She was furious.

"Men, strip her clothes off!"

Xiao Qingyin turned and ran.

While screaming in terror, "Cousin, help me! Miss Jin is going to kill me!" she ran towards the men's banquet area.

After finding Bai Musheng, she ran behind him, grabbed his sleeve, and said with a frightened expression:

“Cousin, Miss Jin said the clothes you gave me were ugly like bugs, so she made me change into one of her old clothes. After I changed, she said I didn’t deserve to wear purple and wanted to take off my clothes.”

The maid who was chasing Xiao Qingyin stopped in front of Bai Musheng.

Bai Musheng's face darkened.

“Don’t be afraid,” he comforted Xiao Qingyin, “I’m here, no one will hurt you.”

He glanced at the maids and said coldly, "I'll ask Old Master Jin right now whether the Jin family invited us here to humiliate us!"

The men of the Jin family at the table all changed their expressions.

Immediately, someone stepped forward and took the maids away.

The eldest son of the Jin family said with a smile, "My servants were unruly, please forgive them, Young Master Bai. I promise this will not happen again. Please enjoy your meal."

Xiao Qingyin said timidly, "Cousin, I don't want to stay here..."

Bai Musheng frowned.

He knew Xiao Qingyin wanted him to leave with her, but the people from the four great families were all here today, and he didn't want to miss such a good opportunity to win them over.

We can only ask her to make do for now.

"I'll have someone take you home first."

Xiao Qingyin nodded obediently: "Okay, thank you, cousin."

Before leaving, she glanced at Jin Yueyue and gave her a provocative look.

Jin Yueyue was so angry that she wanted to order her assassination immediately.

Jin's mother reminded her from the side, "If you don't want to ruin this marriage, you'd better not do anything rash."

Jin Yueyue said angrily, "A shameless woman of unknown origin, so what if I kill her? Will Bai Musheng not marry me because of this!"

Her current appearance is good enough to match Bai Musheng.

Jinmu sneered.

"Do you think Bai Musheng has to marry into the Jin family? He's recently won over even the toughest old bones, the Ba and Wu families. His position as the Holy Son is practically guaranteed. Those two families are now vying to get on his good side. You're the stupid one who's going to provoke his people and drag our Jin family down."

Jin Yueyue still didn't want to let Xiao Qingyin go.

"That bitch made me look so humiliated, I can't swallow this! Ah!—"

She suddenly screamed.

"What's wrong?"

"My knees hurt so much, I can't bend them!"

Madam Jin was greatly alarmed and immediately summoned the family physician.

What should have been a pleasant banquet has turned into chaos and turmoil.

The perpetrator of this farce had already returned to the Bai family compound in a carriage.

Xiao Qingyin changed out of her purple dress and had Linglong bring her hot water to take a bath.

After leaving the clean room, she sat down at the dressing table, took off the cloth that was wrapped around her hair, and wiped it with another dry cloth.

A pair of long, slender hands with distinct knuckles took the cloth from her hands and began to twist her hair.

Xiao Qingyin looked at the extra figure in the mirror and smiled slightly.

"Did you take Shen Yanru back to the teahouse?"

"Yes, it's been sent back," Yi Shuihan replied. "I gave it to Yan Yufei."

"Is she awake?"

"He was still asleep when I left."

Xiao Qingyin sighed softly, "They must be very sad right now."

Although she could find an opportunity to help Shen Yanru regain her original face in the future, the psychological damage Shen Yanru suffered could not be undone.

Yi Shuihan nodded, recalling the expression on Yan Yufei's face when he handed the man over—an expression that suggested he wanted to die together with the four great families.

"Yeah, Yan Yufei is almost going crazy."

After drying her hair, Xiao Qingyin asked Yi Shuihan, "Have you found a place to stay in the Holy City?"

"Found it."

Where?

"here."

Xiao Qingyin: "???"

She turned her head and glared at the man: "You're really skilled and daring. Aren't you afraid of being caught in a trap?"

Yi Shuihan chuckled: "The most dangerous place is the safest place. Who would have thought that Miss Biao was hiding a grown man in her room?"

Xiao Qingyin: "..."

She could tell that this man was dishonest.

However, seeing the dark circles under her eyes and the undisguised exhaustion on her face, she softened.

Oh well, it's not like they haven't lived under the same roof before.

"Then let's get some rest."

She said to Yi Shuihan.

"I still have to go see Shen Yanru tomorrow morning."

Yi Shuihan nodded: "Okay."

After the two lay down, Xiao Qingyin thought the man would try to touch her, but soon she heard even breathing beside her.

Xiao Qingyin suspected that this person might not have slept for several days.

She rolled over, hugged the other person's arm, and closed her eyes.

She always slept alone and thought that having another person would make it hard for her to sleep. However, she felt exceptionally at ease and her mind was completely free of any distractions. She quickly drifted off into a deep sleep.

As the morning light entered the room, she woke up and felt something burning hot near her feet, as if she were touching something strange. Without thinking, she kicked it.

The sound of inhaling echoed in my ears.

Turning his head, he saw Yi Shuihan gasping for breath, his face contorted in pain.

She belatedly realized what she had kicked.

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