Chapter 51 Frustration
She pointed to the embroidered stool next to her, gesturing for Xiao Yuxuan to sit down.
But Xiao Yuxuan, with tears in her eyes, gently shook her head, as if about to kneel down—
"It was Yu Xuan's ignorance that caused Fourth Sister to be humiliated today. Yu Xuan is guilty..."
Li's mother quickly stepped forward and helped the person up.
Xiao Yuxuan looked up and was caught off guard by Xiao Yuyao's murderous gaze.
The handkerchief in Xiao Yuyao's hand was twisted out of shape.
They had just returned home. How did Xiao Yuxuan find out? Did someone at the girls' school tell her? Or was there someone else secretly working for her?
She had just dealt with Mu Jin at Baozhen Courtyard, but found no evidence of any relationship between Mu Jin and Xiao Yuxuan.
Now that Xiao Yuxuan is in front of her mother, she puts on a pretentious and hypocritical face once again.
Xiao Yuxuan, you really have amazing skills!
Li's mother helped Xiao Yuxuan stand up.
She knew in her heart that this matter probably had nothing to do with Fifth Sister.
To be honest, it was the Fourth Miss who took the Fifth Miss's writing implements first, which caused this whole mess.
If Fourth Sister hadn't wanted those things back then, how could this have happened today?
Just because Li's mother is impatient with dealing with her children doesn't mean she doesn't understand the intricacies between these teenagers.
She probably knew what the fourth sister was thinking.
However, those involved are often blinded by their own perspectives. Madam Xiao kept saying that both her children were equally dear to her, and she couldn't bear to blame them.
"Alright, you didn't do it on purpose. Yuyao has already explained to me that it was that maid named Mujin who didn't do her job well, which caused this mistake. I've already had her sent away."
After drinking the calming soup, Madam Xiao waved her hand, signaling the servants to take away the empty bowl.
She dabbed her mouth with a handkerchief, took Xiao Yuyao's hand, and then took Xiao Yuxuan's hand, holding the two girls' hands together.
"As a mother, I have no special wishes. I only hope that my children can live in harmony and that there won't be any discord between the sisters, which would make us a laughing stock in front of outsiders."
"Let bygones be bygones. Yuyao and I will not hold it against you. Now you are much more sensible and should know the principle that we share both prosperity and adversity."
Madam Xiao's words still placed the blame on Xiao Yuxuan. She kept referring to Xiao Yuxuan as "you" and "Yuyao," as if Xiao Yuyao was her biological daughter and Xiao Yuxuan was an adopted daughter she had taken in later.
It seems that Madam Xiao doesn't intend to pursue the matter further. She couldn't even manage to give both sides equal blame for Xiao Yuyao's robbery back then, and she still subconsciously felt that Xiao Yuyao was in the wrong.
Speaking of which, when her uncle visited that day, Bihui told them a long story about how the servants in the mansion gave Xiao Yuyao preferential treatment and neglected her. At the time, Madam Xiao was angry and wanted to stand up for her, but in the end, she let it go and nothing more was said.
Xiao Yuxuan felt cold inside, but her face still showed gratitude and affection as she looked at Madam Xiao with a deep mother-daughter bond, nodding repeatedly.
“Mother is right, Yuxuan will remember. But fourth sister, there is something I don’t understand.”
Xiao Yuyao tensed up; she knew Xiao Yuxuan wouldn't just sit idly by and wait for her fate.
"Fifth sister, I've already spoken to Mother, and we don't blame you at all..."
However, she was interrupted as soon as she started speaking:
"Those were clearly gifts I gave to my fourth sister, so why did they say at the girls' school that they were gifts from my second brother?"
After feigning ignorance, Xiao Yuxuan finished speaking, then sighed, her words so rapid that Xiao Yuyao couldn't get a word in edgewise:
“I have been learning a lot at the girls’ school recently, so Fourth Sister can rest assured. If Second Brother gives me the Four Treasures of the Study again in the future, I won’t have to give them to Fourth Sister.”
"I will strive to become a noble lady like my fourth sister, so that my father and mother won't have to worry."
After he finished speaking, the room fell silent.
Li's mother secretly raised her eyebrows.
These words were barbed and pointed, and the truth was obvious. Just by looking at Madam Xiao's expression, it was clear that she had taken them to heart.
"Yuyao, is what Yuxuan said true?"
Xiao Yuyao felt her fingertips getting colder and colder. She had considered that Xiao Yuxuan might retaliate, and she had imagined countless possible conversations in her mind, but none of them were as poignant as Xiao Yuxuan's words, "a noble lady" and "a well-bred young lady."
Every word seemed to mock her for being just an adopted daughter.
“Mother, Yuyao was just joking. I didn’t expect her classmates to believe her. Later, they saw the words on the pen and that’s when I found out that it had my fifth sister’s name engraved on it…”
"Enough, it's all Yuyao's fault. If Yuyao hadn't been fortunate enough to serve Father and Mother back then, none of this would have happened today..."
Tears streamed down Xiao Yuyao's face, and by the end, she was choked up and could no longer speak.
Xiao Yuxuan thought to herself, "It's the same old routine again. They're beating around the bush, not mentioning the facts, and only talking about how pitiful they are."
Seeing this, Madam Xiao's doubts vanished instantly.
Yes, Yuyao is naturally sensitive and delicate, truly a person made of crystal. If she had known that those things were engraved with other people's names, she would never have used them. Who would have thought that this would happen?
Seeing that she was becoming sentimental again, Madam Xiao quickly comforted her, as she truly couldn't bear to see her Yuyao shed tears.
"Yuyao, don't cry. Seeing you cry makes my heart ache as if it's being ripped out."
The mother and daughter were deeply in love, but Xiao Yuxuan was thinking that if Madam Xiao knew in the future that Xiao Yuyao was Xiao Su's illegitimate daughter and not even a concubine's daughter, would she still feel so sorry for Xiao Yuyao and be unable to bear seeing her shed tears?
In her previous life, Xiao Yuyao's identity was never revealed until her death. It was only when Xiao Yuyao felt that her days were numbered that she took pity on her and told her herself.
Now, she is eagerly anticipating seeing how the Xiao family will react when the truth comes out.
Oh, and the fact that the eldest brother fell in love with his half-sister deserves a dramatic ending.
She curled her lips into a harmless smile:
"Seeing that her fourth sister and mother have such a good relationship, Yu Xuan is relieved."
Only in this way could she focus wholeheartedly on giving them a great gift.
After coaxing Xiao Yuyao, Madam Xiao had not forgotten what the Princess's mansion had told her that morning, and her expression turned cold again as she looked at Xiao Yuxuan.
"This morning, the aunt from the Princess's residence came and said that you stayed there last night and that you will have to accompany the Princess for breakfast every morning from now on. Is that true?"
Thinking about this made her feel choked up.
My daughter was finally found, but she hasn't even had breakfast with me a few times yet. And now, she's off to serve the princess!
It sounds nice to say that she dine with the eldest princess. The eldest princess is the emperor's most beloved elder sister. She is just a little girl who has been living away from home since childhood. If she went there, she would only be a maid serving tea and water. Would the eldest princess really condescend to eat at the same table with her?
Madam Xiao didn't believe it; she only felt aggrieved.
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