After Xiao Lanlan left, Nanny Liu went back into the carriage and closed the box containing the mutton-fat jade bracelet.
"She is a person of integrity. I underestimated her today. She is actually quite good-looking. No wonder Yan Qing likes her. What I just said was quite hurtful, but she managed to remain calm. She is actually a good person, but her family background is not good enough to be presentable. If her family background was better, she could be my daughter-in-law."
Madam Su was domineering and her words were hurtful. She had thought that Xiao Lanlan was just like any other vixen, pretending to be weak in front of her son in order to gain benefits. But she didn't expect that when she met her today, she found that she was a person with backbone and could stand her ground.
"Madam, you are too kind. The world is so dangerous nowadays and people's hearts are unpredictable. How can you judge a person's nature through such a simple conversation? Maybe she is just playing hard to get for you.
First change your dissatisfaction with her, so that you can further win our master's heart in the future. You will see, it won't be long before she complains to the master, and the master will come to you to make trouble."
This Aunt Liu is really not a good person. She only wants to create chaos in the world.
Madam Su usually lives in a deep mansion, where she comes into contact with women who are similar to herself. They have high standards and only care about family background. They are usually too idle, so they are easily influenced by this smooth and powerful old nanny.
As a result, Madam Liu's exaggeration successfully destroyed all the good impression that Madam Su had towards Xiao Lanlan.
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At noon, everyone came back to eat. Xiao Lanlan looked a little listless, as if she was worried about something.
She is always full of energy, talkative and cheerful, but today she looked absent-minded, and Jiang Sui noticed it immediately.
Xiao Lanlan ate only a few bites of food before saying she was not feeling well and went back to her room.
Xiao's mother thought that she had just arrived in Jeju and was not used to the climate and soil here. In addition, the weather was cold and she might have caught a cold. She thought about getting some herbs to boil water for her to drink.
Only Jiang Sui noticed that something was wrong with her.
After dinner, she went to find Xiao Lanlan and asked her if anything had happened.
Only at this moment did Xiao Lanlan dare to hide in the quilt and cry, her eyes red from crying.
When Jiang Sui arrived, she could no longer hold back and told Jiang Sui how Madam Su had stopped her at the entrance of the alley and warned her.
She cried very suppressedly, afraid of disturbing other people in the family and causing them to worry about her.
She regarded Jiang Sui as her closest sister, not just a sister-in-law, so she was willing to talk to her.
Jiang Sui felt distressed watching this. She knew Xiao Lanlan's feelings for Su Yanqing. It was really hard for her to endure such humiliation from Madam Su and to digest it alone.
This matter has little to do with Su Yanqing. It is estimated that Mrs. Su acted alone, and he probably doesn't know about it.
If he knew about it, he would definitely go to his mother to seek justice, and then it would be even more difficult to explain. And all these misunderstandings would ultimately have to be borne by Lanlan alone, as she was neither a popular figure nor a popular figure.
"Fourth sister-in-law, I have always known that Master Su and I are not a good match. I know his feelings, so I have never admitted my feelings to him. Now I understand even more clearly that we cannot be together, so I decided to return the hairpin to him. This is also a way to show my thoughts and tell him that we cannot be together. I want him to give up this idea. We can still interact in the future, but I will take the initiative to avoid suspicion."
She was very rational and immediately thought of a way to clear herself, which was to return the hairpin to the owner.
Jiang Sui supported her in doing so. She had thought about matchmaking before, but now it seemed that with Madam Su around, if Lanlan really married him in the future, she would probably have a hard time. In this case, it would be better to end the relationship right away.
At first, they wanted to do a favor and curry favor with someone, but now, for Xiao Lanlan, they don't want this favor. We are all people with integrity.
"Lanlan, I support you in doing this. Our lives are not hard. You still have four brothers, parents, and me."
Xiao Lanlan nodded, leaned on Jiang Sui's shoulder, and finally stopped crying.
"Oh, by the way, Fourth Sister-in-law, I won't be going to Miss Xia's appointment tomorrow. Look at my current state. It would be inappropriate for me to go. I don't want to go out for the time being. Please tell her that I am not feeling well and will not go."
Her eyes were swollen like peaches because of crying. Miss Xia is so delicate. I heard that Feihualou is the best restaurant in Jeju. She decided not to go there. She would not be in the right state even if she went.
Jiang Sui knew that she was not in the mood to think about these things right now, so he agreed.
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The next morning, Jiang Sui dressed up to look decent, and Xia Wanning had already asked someone to drive a carriage to pick her up.
She woke up early in the morning, looking forward to meeting Jiang Sui. She had written the script for a play about a female general, and had been rehearsing it for more than half a month, but she had no idea how it would turn out.
It can be seen that Jiang Sui is an expert in the field. She should be able to give some suggestions on whether the script of this play is well written.
Therefore, she arranged a comfortable carriage early in the morning and asked a trusted maid to pick them up personally to express her importance to her.
But I didn’t expect that Xiao Lanlan didn’t come.
When she heard that she was not feeling well, Xia Wan Ning immediately said that she would ask someone to bring some supplements to see her.
"No need, Wan Ning, it's just a cold. She was afraid of passing it on to you, so she asked me to tell you that she won't be coming."
Jiang Sui hadn't had breakfast yet, so Xia Wanning prepared a table full of rich breakfast.
Feihualou is indeed the best restaurant in Jeju. It exudes luxury inside and out, and is decorated magnificently. Jiang Sui felt that when she entered here, she was like a bumpkin entering the city, like a maid.
Fortunately, she is thick-skinned and doesn't care what others think of her in order to curry favor with others.
And those people knew that she was Xia Wanning's guest of honor, so no one dared to be rude to her, and they didn't even dare to talk about her behind her back.
It was obvious that the place was booked today, and Xia Wanning was performing this play only for Jiang Sui.
After dinner, Helian Jing also appeared for a while. When the play started, he listened to a short part and the servant beside him reported something to him. He frowned, as if he had encountered some difficult problem.
So he got up and left, saying hello to Xia Wanning before leaving.
Xia Wan Ning curled her lips helplessly. She knew he was busy, so she didn't say anything. She had no right to say anything, and she didn't even know if she could return to Beijing before the end of the year.
Anyway, she didn't care whether she could go back or not. There were no people or things in Kyoto that she cared about. If she went back, there would be nothing but intrigue. It would be better for her to stay in Jeju and study the script with her little beauty Sui Sui every day.
After finishing her performance, Jiang Sui felt that it was quite standard. It was a story about a female general who was as brave as any man. It also showed that Xia Wanning had a dream of being a heroine in her heart.
Now, Helian Jing had left Feihua Tower for work. The two of them were so absorbed in watching the play, talking and laughing, that they had no idea that danger was about to come...
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