Chapter 271 What the young lady said is true

“What you say is true, Miss.”

"I will definitely discipline Nian'er properly, Miss, please rest assured."

Madam Lian smiled at Xie Qingran, bent down, picked up the child, and strode away, without even glancing at Xie Zhaoye the entire time.

"You saw it too, didn't you?" Xie Zhaoye said, feeling frustrated. "I thought this woman was somewhat decent before, but I never expected her to be like this. Why did you give her such a status? Look at how arrogant she is!"

Xie Qingran glanced at Xie Zhaoye with amusement, then said indifferently, "Why are you arguing with a woman and a young child? You can just live separately after you get married. Just live your own life well. Your father's inner quarters have nothing to do with you."

After speaking, Xie Qingran took out a handkerchief, wiped her hands, and turned to walk towards the front hall.

Lunch was prepared in great fanfare, and Madam Lian acted like the lady of the house, constantly urging Xie Qingran on as if she were some kind of guest.

Even Xie Yankang couldn't stand the enthusiastic attitude. He tugged at Madam Lian and said, "This is Qingran's own home. You don't need to be so polite."

"I'm just being affectionate with Miss, sir. Look how thin she's become. Everyone else gains weight during postpartum confinement, so why is our Miss so much thinner? Could it be that the Duke's mansion has mistreated her?" Madam Lian smiled as she looked at Xie Qingran.

Outsiders certainly don't know what's going on inside the Duke's mansion. Madam Lian is just deliberately saying these unpleasant things to annoy Xie Qingran.

Xie Qingran didn't take these words to heart. She just smiled faintly and said, "The imperial physicians in the palace personally adjusted my diet because they were worried that I would gain weight after giving birth. Now it seems that I'm controlling it quite well. But I still have to thank you for being so kind to me, Auntie!"

"Oh dear, look at my mouth, how could I forget? You're no longer a concubine, you're a madam now. Thank you for your kindness, madam." Xie Qingran slapped her mouth in annoyance and looked at Madam Lian with a face full of apology.

She did it on purpose, deliberately using this method to remind certain people not to forget their place!

Sure enough, Madam Lian, who had been beaming with pride, immediately changed her expression upon hearing these words.

Her eyebrows furrowed tightly as she stared at Xie Qingran, all her arrogance and smugness vanishing instantly, leaving only shame.

Xie Yankang had initially thought that Xie Qingran would suffer a loss at the Duke's mansion, but seeing how capable she was now, he knew that his daughter would not suffer too much no matter where she went.

After this little incident, the rest of lunch went smoothly.

"Father, is this cook new?"

"This is so delicious! I want to take the chef home with me! Give him to me!"

Xie Qingran looked at Xie Yankang pitifully and began to act coquettishly.

This was the first time Xie Yankang had ever seen Xie Qingran act so coquettishly towards him, and without the slightest hesitation, he said, "Here, take it all. You can take it with you when you go back!"

"Thank you, Father. You're so good to me." Xie Qingran immediately beamed with joy, grabbed Xie Yankang's arm, and shook it.

Madam Lian, who was sitting to the side, turned pale when she saw this scene. She knew very well that a cook was nothing to Xie Qingran. She was just being coquettish on purpose to warn her that Xie Qingran had an absolute position in this family!

Seeing Xie Qingran's behavior, Madam Lian clenched her fists, barely able to contain her emotions.

At first, Xie Zhaoye didn't understand why Xie Qingran was acting coquettishly, but when he saw that Madam Lian's face had turned pale with anger, he immediately understood what she meant.

Seeing this, Xie Zhaoye gently patted Xie Qingran's head: "Just come back and tell me what you want. You are the only aunt of our Xie family, so naturally the Xie family will not wrong you!"

"Then thank you very much, brother. I won't stand on ceremony with you. Give me that apricot blossom wine!" Xie Qingran snorted and raised her eyebrows at Xie Zhaoye, her expression quite charming.

In her previous life, she would never have done such a thing, but now, Xie Qingran has discovered that in many situations, acting cute is more effective than confronting each other head-on, which only leads to mutual destruction.

"Fine, here you go. Come with me to get it!"

"But you've just finished your postpartum period, so you should drink less."

Xie Zhaoye got up and walked towards his courtyard with Xie Qingran.

Once inside, Xie Zhaoye immediately changed his tune, smiling broadly as he said, "I really didn't expect you to be so capable. This woman has been throwing her weight around at home lately, and I was about to lose my temper, but you managed to settle things with just a few words?"

"So can you use your brain a little more?" Xie Qingran said helplessly, "It's not good for a family to keep falling out when they live together. You need to learn some roundabout tactics. She's just being petty and smug right now, that's why she's acting like this. She'll realize how dangerous it is after a while, and things will naturally get better. Don't worry."

Xie Qingran had observed Lady Lian's character very carefully. Although she was currently acting somewhat nonsensically, she wouldn't remain so forever.

Upon hearing this, Xie Zhaoye reluctantly snorted, but didn't say anything more, only nodding: "Okay, okay, I'll do whatever you say, alright?"

"You should have listened to me from the start."

"Give me the apricot blossom wine!"

Xie Qingran stretched out her hand, demanding it with a perfectly justified air.

"You really want it? I thought you were just saying that. Do you even know how much you can drink?" Xie Zhaoye was clearly reluctant: "I only have a little bit left. Why don't you stop drinking it?"

Xie Qingran rolled her eyes at him, but her hand gesture remained unchanged, her attitude was clear: she absolutely had to have this apricot blossom wine!

Seeing Xie Qingran like this, Xie Zhaoye could only reluctantly take out the last bit of apricot blossom wine: "Then drink it slowly when you go back."

"Thank you, brother." Xie Qingran took the apricot blossom wine with great satisfaction and walked out.

Before they even reached the front yard, they heard Xiao Jue's voice.

"Father-in-law, I've come to take my wife home!"

Xiao Jue entered the room with a strong voice, and his address of "Father-in-law" made Xie Yankang overjoyed.

Xie Qingran walked over quickly and saw Xiao Jue standing at the door in a black robe. When he saw her, the coldness in Xiao Jue's eyes softened into tenderness, and he waved to her: "Madam, it's time to go home. The children miss their mother!"

"My sister just got home a day ago, and you've already come running over. Is it really necessary to be in such a hurry?" Xie Zhaoye followed closely behind, looking at Xiao Jue with some dissatisfaction. He snorted and complained loudly.

Xiao Jue held Xie Qingran's hand and smiled, "I can't bear to be away from my wife for even a moment, let alone after she's been gone all day."