Chapter 95 Legend

Xie Qingran had no idea that there were legends about her outside.

However, she still nodded: "Life is hard, so naturally I can't smile, but when I see Miss Third, I still have to smile."

Gu Xiangyuan looked at Xie Qingran with some confusion, hesitated for a moment and said, "If you feel unhappy with your life, then... then spend more time with me in the future, and I will definitely treat you well."

"Why?" Xie Qingran was also puzzled.

The two of them were not close, and they had only met a limited number of times before, so Xie Qingran didn't understand why Gu Xiangyuan was so nice to her.

"Because you are the only one who is willing to marry my cousin."

“When my cousin was in trouble, they all fawned over him, but after he got into trouble, they all changed their tune. Only you were different; you were different from them.”

Seeing Gu Xiangyuan like this, Xie Qingran smiled silently, but didn't say anything more, just nodded.

"Alright, thank you very much, Miss Third."

The two chatted happily, but Xie Hanyue saw it and gritted her teeth. They didn't get along usually, and today Gu Xiangyuan was giving Xie Hanyue an even worse look. Knowing Xie Hanyue's temper, she was sure she was going to cause trouble.

Although Xie Qingran was sitting with Gu Xiangyuan, she kept her eyes on the other side warily. After confirming that Xie Hanyue's expression had changed, Xie Qingran felt a little worried.

She took a deep breath and then said in a low voice, "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore, Miss. You must not offend anyone outside in the future, or you might get plotted against, that would be bad."

There are so many important things in a daughter's life; if she's not careful, she can lose everything.

Living under such rules and regulations, they had to be careful and cautious. Even though Gu Xiangyuan was the daughter of the Prime Minister, she could not avoid being careful.

Seeing Xie Qingran like this, Gu Xiangyuan knew that she was truly doing this for her own good.

She snorted, gave Xie Hanyue a defiant look, and said disdainfully, "Sister, to be honest, you're afraid of Xie Hanyue, but I'm not. That person is just an empty shell!"

After saying that, Gu Xiangyuan got up and walked to the other side. She had many good friends, and it was annoying to always hang out with Xie Qingran.

Seeing Gu Xiangyuan's carefree demeanor, Xie Qingran's lips curled up slightly, feeling a little envious of her.

But she didn't say much. She just turned around, walked to her seat, and sat down quietly.

"How come I never noticed before that you were so good at scheming?"

"You haven't even married into the family yet, and you've already started currying favor with the people in the Duke of Zhenguo's faction. You're quite capable."

Wang raised an eyebrow, looking at Xie Qingran with a half-smile.

Xie Qingran tilted her head, her face innocent and slightly puzzled, and asked, "Mother, isn't this good?"

Upon hearing this, Wang realized that she might have said something wrong. She herself didn't know what was wrong with her. Whenever she was in front of this child, she would change and become a different person, always speaking in a strange and sarcastic tone.

Especially seeing Xie Qingran doing well, she felt an indescribable sense of shame, as if her daughter's success was an invisible slap in the face.

Seeing Wang's expression, Xie Qingran didn't continue the topic. She just smiled faintly, picked up her wine glass, took a sip, and squinted her eyes in satisfaction. The Zhao family's wine was quite good, if nothing else.

Throughout the banquet, the young ladies from various families displayed a variety of talents, mainly because they all admired Zhao Yuanqi and knew that the banquet was for finding Zhao Yuanqi a future wife. Therefore, they were determined to seize the opportunity to make a good impression.

However, Xie Qingran had no such intentions; she simply watched coldly, keeping her eyes fixed on Xie Hanyue.

Xie Hanyue is a vengeful person, and she certainly won't let Gu Xiangyuan off easily today.

Sure enough, after a short while, Xie Hanyue walked up to Gu Xiangyuan and started drinking with her. She even deliberately smashed her wine glass on Gu Xiangyuan. Gu Xiangyuan was clearly furious and actually slapped Xie Hanyue hard in front of everyone.

"Xie Hanyue, are you doing this on purpose? Do you know how rare this dress is?! You!"

"I think you're doing this on purpose!"

Gu Xiangyuan looked at her clothes with a pained expression. These were clothes made of Shu brocade and Suzhou embroidery!

It was the first time she wore it today, and it was ruined by just one glass of wine!

Seeing Gu Xiangyuan's annoyed expression, Xie Hanyue immediately burst into tears: "Waaah, Miss, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean it. Otherwise, I'll make you pay for something, okay?"

"I'll compensate you..."

"Yuan'er, let it go!"

The Prime Minister's wife stood up and whispered a reprimand.

Then, she walked up to Gu Xiangyuan, looking at the clothes with a hint of regret, before saying calmly, "It's nothing, just an outfit. Go, change out of this."

"Third Miss, I'll go with you." Xie Qingran immediately stood up and volunteered to accompany her to change clothes.

Gu Xiangyuan's eyebrows furrowed tightly, and then she said in a sullen voice, "Xie Hanyue, you just wait and see, I will never let you off easily!"

"Hate!"

Gu Xiangyuan spat, then turned around and strode towards the back room.

Xie Qingran sighed helplessly beside her: "Your clothes are already dirty, why are you getting angry? You slapped her in public, didn't that just do what she wanted?"

"You also think it's my fault?"

"She did it on purpose!"

Gu Xiangyuan had already been scolded by the Prime Minister's wife, and upon hearing these words, she immediately felt aggrieved.

"Of course I don't think you're wrong, but you also know that she did it on purpose."

Xie Qingran looked at Gu Xiangyuan with some helplessness.

She examined the stained area of ​​the clothes carefully, then said, "Don't worry, I'll take this clothes back and make sure it's restored to its original condition, okay?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Xiangyuan beamed with joy: "I really love this dress so much! I would cry if I didn't get better! Sister, you've helped me so much, thank you!"

The two chatted and laughed as they entered the room. Once inside, Xie Qingran noticed something was wrong: their maid hadn't followed them in, and the door was locked from the inside.

Immediately afterwards, four burly men emerged from behind the screen. They were filthy, and when they grinned, their mouths were full of yellow teeth.