Chapter 364 This jade was the only valuable thing she possessed.
Xiao Tang really wanted to applaud the old lady's magnificent presence.
She managed to get to say a lot.
She tilted her head, feigning ignorance, and asked, "Madam, you say you're my grandmother. Well then, I'd like to ask you, do you consider me your granddaughter?"
"Nonsense, I won't..."
Duke Xiao was so anxious that he wanted to kneel before his own mother.
He quickly interrupted Old Madam Xiao, "Mother, stop making a fuss. You came back today to have a reunion dinner with Xiao Tang, right?"
The so-called "reunion dinner" is even more ridiculous; it's all just satire.
Xiao Tang curled her lips coolly, "Who wants to reunite with you? I have a home, my home is in the Regent's Palace, what business is it of yours?"
“Even if it’s a family reunion, it will be me and my prince eating, not you who have the right to eat with me.”
"Look, look!" The old lady was furious, pointing at Xiao Tang with trembling hands, "Look at this brat, how dare she say such rebellious and disrespectful things!"
Xiao Tang thought to himself that the old lady must have had a fiery temper when she was young.
Those who are elders in a large family should normally maintain a certain air of authority.
This old lady, on the other hand, showed no restraint whatsoever, and started yelling in a high-pitched voice right from the beginning.
Xiao Tang was speechless for her sake.
She glanced at Duke Xiao, who was standing to one side, and said coldly, "So, did you invite me here today to watch your family quarrel? Now that you're done arguing, shouldn't I take my leave?"
Just as Madam Xiao was about to start scolding again...
The girl who had been standing silently beside her suddenly turned around and greeted her with a big smile.
She warmly took Xiao Tang's arm.
"Sister, you don't know Grandma's temper. She rarely comes back, so why don't you stay for a simple meal?"
Xiao Tang asked, "Who are you?"
They even called her "older sister" now.
How come she doesn't remember having another younger sister somewhere?
His gaze suddenly fell on the Duchess.
The woman's expression was not good, and she also harbored great hostility towards the woman in the green dress.
Xiao Tang vaguely guessed the woman's identity.
One of the villainous female supporting characters in the book.
She was also the daughter of the Duke of Xiao's concubine.
Duke Xiao was a lecherous man with several mistresses.
Basically, all the daughters he raised were villainous supporting female characters in the book.
Including Xiao Tang, the original owner of this body.
If it weren't for the substitution marriage to bring good luck, the original owner would still be a country bumpkin from some remote corner.
The girl had also witnessed her past experiences and used sweet words and flattery to win the old lady's favor.
Grandma Xiao really liked this mistress named Xiao Hanxue.
Therefore, in the book, because of this girl, her mother was able to become a concubine in the Duke's mansion.
A mother's status rises with her daughter's.
Xiao Tang's eyes sharpened, and she quickly pulled her arm back, retorting, "No, no, I don't know you, and I don't have a sister like you. I'm afraid this meal might poison me."
Xiao Hanxue clearly hadn't expected her to be so disrespectful.
Aren't the ladies of these noble families usually the most two-faced, outwardly friendly but inwardly stabbing in the back?
But Xiao Tang is different; she's too lazy to even bother with the pretense.
"You brat!" Old Madam Xiao was very angry. "Hanxue, why are you wasting your breath arguing with her?"
Duke Xiao wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said to Xiao Tang, "Your Highness, it's like this, Hanxue is also of marriageable age, so I was thinking... that you, as her elder sister, could help make arrangements."
His eyes flashed with longing as he glanced at Xiao Tang.
Xiao Tang realized that her scumbag father was all smiles and pleasantries first thing in the morning; he must have had ulterior motives.
She slightly raised her chin.
“I’m not her sister. I can’t do this. You can figure it out yourselves.”
Finally, the old lady couldn't hold back any longer.
He climbed up from the chair and aggressively approached.
He then used his cane to tap Xiao Tang on the forehead.
However, everything happened unexpectedly.
Xiao Tang reached out and blocked the old lady's attack with her cane.
Before anyone could react!
Ruyi's forehead broke out in a cold sweat with nervousness. "Your Highness..."
Thankfully, the cane didn't strike.
But no one noticed that the powder flying from Xiao Tang's palm traveled down his cane and landed on the old lady.
Xiao Tang loosened her cane, clapped her hands, and smiled: "The old lady's actions are just like a shrew in the market, not at all like the old lady of the Duke's mansion."
After saying that, she turned and left.
Duke Xiao was terrified. Standing behind the old lady, he said, "Mother, you are really confused! That is the Regent's wife. If you hurt her, not only will our Xiao family be ruined now, but our entire Xiao family will also have a hard time in the future!"
The old lady paused for a moment.
He clearly regretted it a little.
After being reprimanded by her own son, she felt quite annoyed about what had just happened.
Few people wouldn't tremble at the mere mention of the Regent.
In particular, the Regent Prince cherishes Xiao Tang so much.
She gently tugged at Duke Xiao's sleeve, "My son, it's my fault for not thinking things through, but it's also because she's so improper. So tell me, what should we do?"
If the Regent really gets angry about this...
Xiao Hanxue said softly, "Grandma, Father, in my opinion, I should go to Princess Consort's house to apologize. She shouldn't be too angry, right?"
She picked up her fingers, looking somewhat aggrieved.
Duke Xiao thought of his daughters, glanced back, and found that apart from Xiao Tang, none of them were of any use.
Moreover, Xiao Tang isn't even...
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