Chapter 24: Toad Wants to Eat Swan Meat
Lu Xinran attaches great importance to this birthday banquet.
She has a clear understanding of her own positioning. Today's Ronghuiyuan is a melon field, and she is the civet in the melon field!
As long as it can save her a few months of life, nothing else matters.
What are you talking about? These are not as important as life!
Pei and her friends heard her thoughts before she even entered the room. Pei frowned slightly, not understanding what attending the Queen Mother's birthday banquet had to do with her life.
However, there was a flash of thought in Lu Xinlan's eyes. She had roughly figured out the logic of Lu Xinran's melon-eating system.
She is now considering whether the health value has any practical significance. If the health value is lower than a certain value, will it really make her weak or even take her life?
Although she had many doubts in her mind, she thought more about trying to help her accumulate life points.
It's just...she says everything in her mind, which is a mess and it's easy to offend people.
How can I remind her not to complain even in her heart?
When Lu Xinran entered the room, she saw that everyone was already dressed neatly and waiting there. Counting the number of people, she was the last one to arrive.
When Zhao saw her, she immediately raised her head like a chicken, "As expected, she is from the country and has no manners."
[Yes, yes, the father gave birth to the child but the mother did not raise him. ]
The people around her lowered their heads and covered their mouths with handkerchiefs skillfully, while Zhao, who was asking for trouble, glared at her angrily.
She didn't want to admit it but had to admit that this biological daughter... was even more charming than she was when she was dressed up.
Lu Xinran stepped forward and greeted Pei skillfully. Pei tried hard to restrain herself from rubbing her brows.
"Let's go, it's time for us to go out."
As soon as Lu Xinlan came out of the side door, she was pulled by Zhao into the carriage that belonged to her.
After getting on the carriage, she looked at the figurine again carefully, and then she said with confidence: "My Xinlan is still more beautiful."
That damn girl will never be able to have the kind of elegance and grace that a lady from a noble family should have.
Lu Xinlan's lips were almost worn out these days. No matter how much she tried to persuade her, Zhao seemed to be blinded by greed and would never admit that Lu Xinran was her biological daughter.
Hearing her say this, she sighed with a feeling of despair.
In the carriage in front, Lu Xinran sat quietly and gracefully beside Pei, with her head lowered and eyes downcast, looking particularly well-behaved.
But her unceasing voice almost made Pei unable to hold back the dignity that a lady of the first rank should have.
She walked the road to Ronghuiyuan several times every year, and for the first time, she felt that the road was so long that it seemed impossible to finish.
After finally reaching the outside of the courtyard, a servant came forward to help her get off the carriage. Lu Xinran followed her out and always felt that Pei's steps were a little empty and evasive.
After getting off the car, Zhao couldn't hold Lu Xinlan by her side anymore, so she could only watch her walk towards Lu Xinran with resentment.
"She's willing to let you come over?"
Lu Xinlan smiled awkwardly. She was sandwiched between the two men and no matter how much she tried to plead for the other party, neither of them would buy it.
Lu Xinran didn't make it difficult for her: "Let's go. I don't want this kind of empty courtesy. It's great for me that she is like this."
"Well, let's go."
Not daring to let her thoughts wander, Lu Xinlan quickly pulled her arm, and the two sisters supported Pei on the left and right and entered Ronghui Garden.
They arrived early, but many families in the garden had already arrived.
Seeing Pei and others, they all came over to greet them warmly.
Only a few people from the Liu family had seen Lu Xinran. When the others saw her standing next to the Pei family, who had the same status as Lu Xinlan, they all looked away slightly.
Pei and Lu Xinlan were both very nervous, fearing that she would express her true feelings at an inappropriate time.
"Madam, this girl is really unique. Is she the cousin of the mansion?"
Someone came forward and greeted her warmly, but Pei found these words a little unpleasant to hear.
"This is our second daughter, Xinran."
Second girl?
The people who gathered around could not help but look at each other.
Isn’t Lu Xintong, born to Kong, the second wife of the Lu family, the second daughter?
Pei turned sideways and glanced at Zhao indifferently. No matter how much Zhao disliked Lu Xinran in the mansion, when facing outsiders, she spoke sadly with a handkerchief covering her eyes.
"Xinran," she sobbed and looked at Lu Xinlan with heartache: "She and our Xinlan were mistakenly given birth to the wrong child. Xinran is my biological daughter."
Wow!
These words were like a huge rock hitting the water, causing thousands of waves.
Wrong one?
How can you give birth to the wrong biological daughter?
They were all raised in wealthy families and were accompanied by many maids and servants. Even when they needed to rest after giving birth, there were servants to stay by their children's side.
unless……
When everyone thought of the possibility, their eyes lit up as if they had eaten a melon.
"I'm sorry, then Xin Lan..."
As they were talking, the Zhang family members who heard the noise gathered around.
Zhang Shui'er held her mother Qiu's arm, and the look in her eyes could no longer be described simply as excitement.
"Aunt Lu, does that mean Lu Xinlan is not actually of the Lu family's bloodline, and is not worthy of the title of the eldest daughter of the Lu family?"
This was the kind of talk that Zhao hated to hear the most. If she hadn't been concerned that the Zhang family was the Empress's relative, she would have scolded Zhang Shui'er and made her cry in public.
"Blood ties are not as important as having been raised by your side for many years. In my heart, Xinlan will always be my daughter, the eldest daughter of our Lu family."
To others, her words sounded like she was trying to prove something.
Zhang Shuier's eyes were filled with tears due to her excitement.
Lu Xinlan is not actually a girl from the Lu family!
The Lu family never mentioned Lu Xinlan's background, which shows that her original background must not have been high.
In the crowd, many people looked at Lu Xinlan with critical eyes.
What Zhang Shuier could think of, they could naturally think of as well.
Lu Xinlan cannot marry into the royal family and her family background is not high, so if they want to marry her into the family, it would be considered marrying up.
Those who had a grudge against the Zhao family had calculations flashing in their eyes.
Lu Xinlan had anticipated this scene, and she remained gentle and dignified while standing beside Pei.
Lu Xinran felt the gazes of the people around him and snorted in disgust in his heart.
[What are these people looking at? Don’t they really think that without Lu Xinlan’s status as the eldest daughter of the Lu family, those idiots in their mansion will be able to marry her? ]
【Everyone should look in the mirror and see what kind of moral character they have. Why are they still dreaming when the day has already dawned?】
Two voices rang in the ears of the crowd in succession, and those who were not thinking deeply changed their expressions slightly on the spot.
Who is talking!
And you dare to call them toads!
Zhao was just feeling sorry for her precious daughter, but she felt particularly relieved when she heard the familiar voice.
When she just looked at her Xinlan, she wanted to curse back!
Qiu was very close to Pei, and Lu Xinran's voice became extremely clear in her ears.
Zhang Shuier glared at her, pulled her arm and pointed at Lu Xinran.
I wanted to tell her who said that.
Before she could stretch out her hand, the familiar feeling of suffocation came over her again. She was so angry that she fainted before she could even catch her breath.