Chapter 280 No one will bully me

Because he was to be a teacher for several children, Xie Qingran had prepared a series of things well in advance and even personally received Mr. Bai.

As his name suggests, Bai Tian was gentle and refined, with a delicate appearance. Although he was a boy, he had a gentleness that was unique to girls.

Seeing Bai Tian like this, Xie Qingran was a little worried: "Mr. Bai, I've spoiled my unruly little brats, so I'm afraid... I'm afraid you'll have a headache."

"Madam is too kind."

"All of these children are outstanding individuals, and besides, what child isn't mischievous?"

Bai Tian cupped his hands in greeting and smiled at Xie Qingran.

Xie Qingran didn't waste any more words: "Yuhuan, take Mr. Bai downstairs to rest first."

"Yes." Yu Huan stepped forward and hurriedly led Bai Tian away.

Xie Qingran then pulled Baozhu along and began preparing the things Xiao Jue would need for his expedition.

In just three to five days, the border region was in complete chaos. Xiao Jue had no choice but to lead his troops into battle.

Before leaving, Xie Qingran hugged and kissed him repeatedly, and stuffed all the things she had prepared into his car.

Seeing Xie Qingran like this, Xiao Jue smiled and then got into his car.

Standing at the city gate, Xie Qingran watched Xiao Jue's figure gradually disappear into the distance.

Xiao Yu and Xiao Yanran, each holding Xie Qingran's hand, cried loudly.

Although Xie Qingran was sad, she did not cry. She simply wiped away the tears of the two children gently.

"Sister-in-law, will my brother come back safely?" Xiao Yanran looked at Xie Qingran with pleading eyes, sobbing uncontrollably.

Xiao Yanran was terrified when her older brother left and never came back.

Seeing Xiao Yanran crying like this, Xie Qingran squatted down and gently wiped away her tears: "Your brother is brave and good at fighting, he will definitely be alright. Let's go home."

With that, Xie Qingran grabbed the two children and headed straight for home.

As soon as she entered, Baozhu stormed over, puffing out her cheeks: "Lu Jinzhi and Xie Hanyue will be arriving in the capital soon!"

What?

Xie Qingran's face turned very ugly after hearing this. She had known for a long time that the two of them would come back sooner or later, but she never expected it to be so soon.

In other words, these two people had already started heading back before Xiao Jue even set off?

Her eyebrows furrowed tightly: "Where did you get this information?"

“It was given to me by Zhao Yuanqi.” Baozhu’s initial joy was completely gone when she mentioned Zhao Yuanqi; only disgust remained.

Zhao Yuanqi?

Xie Qingran was shocked. She turned her head and bumped right into Zhao Yuanqi.

"you!"

Xie Qingran was startled and quickly stepped back, frowning as she looked at him.

Zhao Yuanqi was still as unreliable as he had been two years ago, with an arrogant and unruly demeanor. He just smiled and looked at Xie Qingran: "I only went to Lingnan for a few days. What, don't you recognize your brother Zhao? Why are you so excited?"

"Why didn't anyone announce your arrival?" Xie Qingran said, looking at the maid at the door with dissatisfaction.

The maids were terrified, kneeling on the ground, stammering and unable to speak.

Zhao Yuanqi shrugged and said casually, "Although my legs aren't as strong as they used to be, I can still sneak in unnoticed. Xie Qingran, you don't really think I'm a useless piece of trash, do you?"

Whether you are good for nothing or not is not for me to decide, it is for you to decide.

“Zhao Yuanqi, I’m not the one who turned you into this. You don’t need to be so sarcastic in front of me.”

Xie Qingran frowned at Zhao Yuanqi, dissatisfied.

"You used to call me Brother Zhao when you saw me, how come you're so heartless and indifferent now, always calling me Zhao Yuanqi?"

"Qingran, I really don't understand what I did to offend you, why are you treating me like this?"

Zhao Yuanqi leaned closer and looked at Xie Qingran with an innocent expression.

"I remember when we were little you loved to be by my side and be with me the most, so why do you hate me so much now?"

This isn't an annoyance I feel now; it's an annoyance I've felt for a long time.

Even before Xie Qingran got married, and even before he returned to the capital, he had already sensed that Xie Qingran's attitude towards him had changed.

In the past, when he was on the frontier, Xie Qingran would always send him some things. Although Zhao Yuanqi didn't care about those things at all, he found it strange when they stopped coming.

"Xie Qingran, now that you have Xiao Jue, you're abandoning us, your good brothers who grew up with you?"

"How heartless."

Zhao Yuanqi stepped forward, his eyes becoming sharp and piercing, and reached out his hand toward Xie Qingran's face.

Xie Qingran was all too familiar with that look. In her previous life, she had been trapped in the dungeon for countless days and nights, and all she had to face was that look!

Zhao Yuanqi is a complete freak at heart!

His favorite pastime was torturing women for his own amusement.

Snap!

Without the slightest hesitation, Xie Qingran slapped his hand away and looked at him coldly: "General Zhao, please show some respect!"

"What's wrong?" Zhao Yuanqi looked at his burning hands and smiled. "I was just talking to you. What? We grew up together, and now that you're married, I can't even talk to you anymore?"

Xie Qingran really hated those words.

Her face turned cold as she looked at Zhao Yuanqi: "Who grew up with you? Don't forget, you grew up in your parents' house, and I grew up in mine!"

"Haha!" Zhao Yuanqi couldn't help but laugh out loud: "That's right, this is the Xie Qingran I know. My Qingran is not some submissive little dumpling. She's cutest like this! Xiao Jue isn't in the capital, so there will definitely be people bullying you. So if you have any grievances, just tell me."

His current appearance even made Xie Qingran feel somewhat dazed.

She still remembered that when she was a child, Zhao Yuanqi would always stand in front of her like this, telling her with righteous indignation that if anyone bullied her, she could tell him and he would beat those people to death. But in her previous life, he was clearly the one who bullied people the most!

Xie Qingran took a deep breath, her nose slightly sore. She didn't like thinking about her childhood or her past life, but whenever she was with these people, she couldn't help but think about them.

Her eyebrows furrowed tightly as she took a step back, sat down in her chair, and said calmly, "I am now a first-rank imperial consort; no one will bully me."