Chapter 486: Not Good Enough for Brother Xiao
"No, no, it's because the maid was bullied by Cui Yao before, so..."
Cui Yao interrupted Madam Cui's explanation and said, "When have I ever bullied a maid in the mansion? As for Cui Yu, I remember a maid once broke Cui Yu's favorite vase and was punished with thirty strokes of the cane. Another maid soiled her skirt, and Cui Yu broke her hand."
Every word Cui Yao said seemed to open up a new world for Xiao Jiuyue!
For a vase, a thirty-year war? That maid would still be alive?
She broke her hand for a dress.
Xiao Jiuyue used to think that Cui Yu was a little arrogant and domineering, and was spoiled by her family. Now it seems that she is more than just arrogant and domineering, she is clearly more stylish than a princess!
"Cui Yao!" Mrs. Cui saw something wrong in Xiao Jiuyue's eyes and scolded him angrily.
Cui Yao shrugged her shoulders. She didn't take Mrs. Cui's rebuke to heart at all. She expressed her attitude firmly and said, "I will not go back to the Cui family."
Mrs. Cui glanced at Xiao Jiuyue next to her. Xiao Jiuyue said that she didn't want to marry, but she was helping Cui Yao. Her eyes swept over Dong Gui. Today, she couldn't take Cui Yao away. Mrs. Cui snorted coldly and said, "Okay, if you have the ability, don't come back to the Cui family for the rest of your life!"
After she finished speaking, Madam Cui turned around and left. If she hadn't been concerned about Xiao Jiuyue's identity, Madam Cui would have taught him a lesson as an elder.
"Madam Cui, I have something to say to you." Xiao Jiuyue stopped Madam Cui and said, "Good deeds are rewarded with good, and evil deeds are punished with evil. It's not that there is no retribution, it's just that the time has not come yet!"
Madam Cui's expression changed. She turned around and glared at Xiao Jiuyue, saying, "Miss Xiao, it wasn't just my Cui family that broke off the engagement with the Xiao family back then. The Song family from Yongchang Marquisate was also there. Does that mean those who broke off the engagement with your Xiao family will now be retaliated by your Xiao family?"
Mrs. Cui clenched her hands tightly under her sleeves. The Xiao family was now a favorite of the emperor. If the Xiao family really wanted to retaliate against the Cui family, the Cui family would have no power to fight back.
"Revenge?" Xiao Jiuyue sneered and said, "Madam Cui, don't judge others by your own standards. Since ancient times, flattering the powerful and bullying the weak has always been common. If my Xiao family were to make a fuss about it, how could we possibly handle it? Besides, my Xiao family doesn't care about these things at all."
"It's just..." Xiao Jiuyue changed the subject and said, "Madam Cui, the things the Cui family did will be known to others sooner or later."
Xiao Jiuyue's words were light, as if she was talking about the weather today.
"Xiao Jiuyue, if you have the guts, just produce the evidence and stop slandering people here. Although your Xiao family is now a marquisate, the Cui family is not to be bullied." Madam Cui shouted Xiao Jiuyue's full name in a weak voice, glaring at him.
"I know that the Song family broke off your engagement and you're in a bad mood. People in Shengjing say that it will be hard for you to get married in the future. You should understand my thoughts as a mother..."
Before Madam Cui could finish her words, Cui Yaohu, standing in front of Xiao Jiuyue, could not help but interrupt her and said, "Even if Yue'er breaks off the engagement, there will definitely be a good marriage waiting for her in the future. As for the Cui family, please tell my father to write a letter of severance, otherwise..."
Cui Yao's eyes were fierce. She walked forward quickly and whispered a few words in Mrs. Cui's ear. Mrs. Cui's face changed drastically and she raised her hand to hit someone, but Cui Yao quickly retreated. Dong Gui was quick-witted and quick-handed and stepped forward to grab Mrs. Cui.
Madam Cui pointed at Cui Yao, shaking with anger, and said, "Cui Yao, you, you are so good! Without your family, do you think the Xiao family will still want you?"
After saying this, Mrs. Cui left angrily.
"Yu'er, don't mind what she said. The Song family broke off the engagement with you because they were short-sighted. They will regret it." Cui Yao said comfortingly, fearing that Xiao Jiuyue would be angry about this.
"I'm not angry. Sister Cui protects me. I'm so happy." Xiao Jiuyue pulled Cui Yao to sit down. Cui Yao, who had always been patient, protected her for her sake and warned Mrs. Cui that she was obviously pitiful, but she was still worried about her.
"Sister Cui, come here, I'll apply the medicine for you." Xiao Jiuyue didn't ask what Cui Yao had said to Madam Cui. As she applied the medicine to Cui Yao, she said, "Sister Cui, there's another medicine you can use later."
"Yuer, I'm sorry for the trouble." Cui Yao didn't think much about it. She said happily: "My face feels much better now. It's no longer festering. When I wash my face, it feels comfortable to touch."
Cui Yao is very satisfied now. At least she can touch it now. Otherwise, she would feel painful when washing her face.
Xiao Jiuyue was washing Cui Yao's face. Seeing her satisfied expression, she couldn't help but ask, "Sister Cui, don't you want the scar on your face to disappear?"
"It doesn't matter." Cui Yao paused and said, "Yuer, my life in Qingfeng Temple is very comfortable. The days of green lamps and ancient Buddhas are not as hard as I imagined."
"Sister Cui, you are still young." Xiao Jiuyue looked at Cui Yao's eyes as calm as water, and suddenly felt a little worried. Perhaps, her marriage with her elder brother would not be so smooth?
Cui Yao, do you really want to be a nun?
This thought only flashed through Xiao Jiuyue's mind before she put it behind her. Let her brother deal with this problem himself.
Xiao Jiuyue took out a porcelain bottle and said, "Sister Cui, this porcelain bottle was specially given to me. I went through great pains to get it. This ointment is very effective in removing scars. It's a good thing I got from the palace."
Xiao Jiuyue emphasized the word "someone". Almost in an instant, Cui Yao understood that it was sent by Xiao Jialing.
Cui Yao lowered her eyes and felt the cool fragrance of the ointment on her face. As expected of something from the palace, the ointment did not have an unpleasant smell, but rather smelled quite pleasant. She did not feel the slightest bit of discomfort when she applied it on her face.
"Well, even though my eldest brother is now the head of the Sino-Agricultural Department, that's all good news. Every day, he goes to the fields near the outskirts of Beijing. He's either here or there. He's walked all over the fields in all directions of Shengjing."
As Xiao Jiuyue applied the medicine, she chatted casually, "My mother said that my eldest brother's shoes wear out in just a few days. Now we have to find an embroiderer to make shoes for him. Otherwise, his shoes won't be worn out at all."
"Big brother gets up early and goes to bed late every day, and does everything by himself. He has become darker and thinner, and not as handsome as before." Xiao Jiuyue said jokingly.
Cui Yao thought about Xiao Jialing's darker and thinner appearance, and smiled faintly: "Wheat-colored skin is healthier."
"Yes." Xiao Jiuyue said with a smile, "Actually, my parents and I don't care. As long as big brother is healthy, that's all that matters. But I'm afraid that big sister-in-law will mind in the future."
When talking about 'future sister-in-law', Xiao Jiuyue glanced at Cui Yao.
"Brother Xiao has excellent character, and no one will dislike him." Cui Yao lowered her eyes, not daring to look at Xiao Jiuyue, for fear of revealing her thoughts.
Now she is no longer worthy of Brother Xiao.
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