Chapter 384: Brave and Strategic
Then, he said to the eldest old lady, "Hurry up and send someone to change Xin'er's clothes. For a big day like a birthday banquet, Xin'er must be given a dress that shows off her status!"
He looked at the tear-stained Second Old Lady again and said helplessly, "Don't cry, go and clean up. Xin'er will surely be able to show off her charm in front of everyone like Se'er. Even if you miss your daughter, don't be too sad."
After saying this, he left with satisfaction.
When Hu Xiner heard these words and looked at his back, she felt a little confused.
It turns out that his grandfather is only nice to people who can make him proud.
She recalled the first time she overheard the conversation between Old Master Liu and Liu Se in the dungeon.
At that time, Liu Se said that Old Master Liu locked her up underground because he felt ashamed.
Hu Xiner was skeptical at first, but now she has a deeper understanding.
She couldn't help but wonder, if she really severed ties with the Liu family and damaged the Liu family's reputation, would her grandfather artificially create a "death" and then lock herself underground?
Just thinking about it made her feel cold from the bottom of her heart. She shook her head and stopped thinking about it. She trotted over to Yun Qiu and said, "Yun Qiu, how are you?"
Yun Qiu's face was swollen, and he said vaguely, "Young Madam, I'm fine."
Hu Xin'er was heartbroken and couldn't help but scold, "They're outnumbered and powerful, you can't defeat them. Next time you encounter this kind of situation, don't rush forward foolishly. They won't dare to do anything to me, but they will hurt you."
Yun Qiu grinned, "Young Madam, you are so kind to me. But I am just a little girl, so this injury is nothing serious. But you, please go back to your room quickly and don't catch a cold."
Hu Xiner's eyes turned red and she almost cried again.
"What a touching master-servant relationship." Liu Yanchuo couldn't help but wipe away the non-existent tears.
He said to the maid beside him, "Go and ask the doctor to come over and take the young lady's pulse."
Hu Xiner was about to say that she didn't need a pulse diagnosis, but she swallowed the words silently.
Liu Yanchuo winked at her and said, "Don't be so stubborn. You've been freezing in the cold wind for a long time. Don't let my little nephew get frozen. Besides, the doctor said he was checking your pulse, so he will come faster and save your precious maid from waiting."
Hu Xiner wanted to help Yun Qiu into the house, but was stopped by him.
Liu Yanchuo sent his servants to carry Yun Qiu in, and then he personally helped Hu Xiner into the room.
Because there was a man from outside, the door to the inner room was closed at this time, and the two of them sat outside and talked.
The room was naturally much warmer than outside. Hu Xiner couldn't help but tighten her cloak and sighed comfortably.
"Why don't you go and pour your young lady a cup of hot tea?" Liu Yanchuo said to the servant.
"Why are you still here?" Hu Xin'er asked curiously, "Don't you have to attend the birthday party?"
Liu Yanchuo smiled and said, "I came here specially to accompany you. How about it? Are you touched?"
Hu Xiner rolled her eyes at him.
Liu Yanchuo then explained, "My parents asked me to stay here to prevent the people from the main house from doing anything to you. Besides, the protagonist of the birthday banquet is the old man, so we younger generations can go there later."
Hu Xin'er suddenly realized. She smiled and teased, "I think you don't really want to go out and deal with the guests, so you hide here and slack off."
In the entire Liu family, she felt most relaxed and comfortable only when she was with Liu Yanchuo.
When Liu Yanchuo saw that she had returned to her usual talkative and cheerful self, the smile in his eyes became even brighter.
He moved closer and praised, "I never realized how clever you are. It turns out you have hidden talents."
Hu Xin'er was full of questions: "What are you talking about?"
Liu Yanchuo dismissed the servants and said with a smile, "Don't play dumb! I can see it all. The way you dealt with the old man just now shocked everyone. You can be called unparalleled in your wisdom and strategy!"
Hu Xiner's hand holding the tea froze. She thought she had just displayed the best acting skills of her life and even scared the old man, but Liu Yanchuo said he saw through it?
"What did you see?" Hu Xin'er blew on the tea bowl as if nothing had happened.
Liu Yanchuo analyzed seriously, "If I'm not mistaken, you sent the birthday peaches to repair your relationship with the old man, right? The effect just achieved was very good."
Hu Xiner felt a little relieved. It turned out that he only saw the most superficial cause and effect, and did not see through her own acting skills.
Liu Yanchuo continued, "After you ate the longevity peach to prove your innocence, the situation is actually the most awkward, because it is equivalent to directly rejecting the old man's suggestion to separate from Lu Yunjue..."
And this is equivalent to slapping Old Master Liu in the face in public!
Although her innocence was proven, Old Master Liu's favor for Hu Xin'er did not return, and he would even treat her more harshly in the days to come.
If it ended like this, Hu Xin'er would definitely anger Old Master Liu, and the eldest wife's frame-up would be half successful.
In fact, since today is a birthday banquet, even if Old Master Liu knows that Prince Wang is framing him, he is likely to let him go.
The reason is that this incident cannot affect the reputation of the Liu family!
Hu Xin'er had been listening with great interest, but when she heard this she chuckled, "You really do understand the old man's temperament. In his heart, only face is the most important thing."
"You've only been here for so long, and you've already figured out the old man's personality! I'm truly a prodigy." Liu Yanchuo said excitedly, "I think the most amazing thing is that you're not completely swayed by your emotions..."
Just when everyone thought Hu Xiner was going to disobey the old man on the spot.
However, Hu Xiner recited a birthday poem in public and congratulated Old Master Liu with great respect. This shows that her filial piety towards Old Master Liu is purely from the bottom of her heart. Even though she was treated like this by Old Master Liu, she had no intention of disobeying him, and was only filled with grievances!
How could Old Master Liu be angry when he saw such a sensible granddaughter?
Her actions made Old Master Liu feel only distressed and guilty about her, because she was the youngest daughter of the Liu family who was lost outside. She had never enjoyed the blessings of the Liu family, but had to bear the responsibilities of the Liu family as soon as she came back!
Just based on this apology, Hu Xiner will never be hurt by the slander of the old lady and her gang again.
After Liu Yanchuo finished his analysis, he couldn't help but praise it again and again: "To be fair, if I were in your situation, I wouldn't find a better way."
"If you were asked to divorce your wife, what would you do?" Hu Xiner asked curiously.
Liu Yanchuo said proudly: "Of course I will run as far as I can with my wife!"
Hu Xiner laughed.
Liu Yanchuo looked at her and suddenly sighed: "Alas, I also want to marry a wife like you who is brave and resourceful, and who will never leave her husband."
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