Chapter 771 Even beggars complain that their food is spoiled?
Meng Yunlan's face suddenly turned extremely ugly. She looked Qiao Zhiyu up and down with a gloomy gaze: "You're doing great, aren't you? You even dare to mock and threaten me! Are you tired of living?"
Qiao Zhiyu immediately knelt down and kowtowed to her in fear and trepidation: "How dare I, cousin! I dare not lie to you. Actually, I'm just inexperienced and have never had anything good. My family is too poor, and we haven't bought any new clothes for several years. When I saw Shen Wantang wearing so many nice new clothes, I was both jealous and envious."
Meng Yunlan's expression shifted, and she remained silent for a long while.
After an unknown amount of time, she stood up and personally helped Qiao Zhiyu up.
She resumed her gentle and soft tone: "Cousin, what are you doing? We are sisters, why do you need to be so formal? Get up, the ground is cold!"
Qiao Zhiyu was already used to Meng Yunlan's quick change of expression. She stood up and thanked him repeatedly. After thanking him, she asked, "Then... about the clothes?"
"You must throw away this thing you're wearing, preferably somewhere that Shen Wantang can see it."
"Cousin, this..."
"Take it off now!"
Qiao Zhiyu's eyes widened: "Cousin, if I take it off, what am I going to wear? I can't just go back in my undergarments, can I?"
"Why are you in such a hurry? If I tell you to take off this, I'm naturally going to give you a new one."
"Really? My cousin is going to give me new clothes? Thank you, cousin!"
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and take it off!"
Qiao Zhiyu gritted her teeth and reluctantly took off her clothes and threw them on the ground.
Meng Yunlan stepped on it: "Haitang, find Miss Biao a new outfit."
"Yes, young mistress."
Haitang turned and went into the inner room. A little while later, she returned carrying a new dress.
She handed it to Qiao Zhiyu: "Please change into this dress, Miss. It was newly made by our young mistress and hasn't been worn yet! The young mistress loves you so much, Miss, please don't disappoint her!"
Qiao Zhiyu took it, unfolded it, and almost fainted!
This outfit is so ugly!
The base color is earthy brown, with yellow patterns, embroidered bright red flowers, vibrant green branches and leaves, and pink buttons!
The sleeves were wide on one side and narrow on the other, the waist was as big as a bucket, and the shoulders were uneven.
Is this meant to make her look foolish by wearing this dress?
She thinks she can seduce Gu Qianhan? And even get into his bed? She probably wouldn't even have touched the hem of Gu Qianhan's clothes before one of his men kicked her out of the Duke's mansion!
Qiao Zhiyu was trembling with anger, feeling that Meng Yunlan didn't treat her like a human being at all!
The hatred in her heart was almost uncontrollable, and her eyes instantly turned red.
"What's with that expression, cousin? Are you disgusted by the clothes I gave you?"
"Cousin, the color scheme of this dress... is just too ugly, how am I supposed to wear it!"
"Even a beggar complains about spoiled food?"
Qiao Zhiyu was so angry that she almost ground her teeth to powder, and her nails were digging into the flesh of her palms, but she didn't even realize it.
She secretly vowed that in the future, once she climbed into Gu Qianling's bed and gave birth to a son for him, she would make Meng Yunlan taste the humiliation she had suffered today!
“Cousin, don’t be ungrateful. The material of this dress is no cheaper than brocade. I just brought it back from my parents’ home today. I originally intended to wear it myself, but you begged me to wear my new dress, so I had no choice but to reluctantly give it up.”
Qiao Zhiyu knew perfectly well that Meng Yunlan had deliberately brought back such an ugly dress so that she would wear it.
She endured it all, finally suppressing her anger for the time being, because she had come up with a good idea.
She put on the clothes and said humbly, "Cousin, please don't be offended. You know I haven't seen many good things, so I don't know their value. But since you say these clothes are good, then they are good. I will wear them tomorrow. Thank you for your kindness."
Meng Yunlan was satisfied: "That's more like it. I knew my cousin wasn't the kind of person who was greedy. It's getting late, you should go back to your courtyard! Fuling, now that you're serving Miss Biao, you must serve her wholeheartedly and not be negligent."
Fuling immediately replied, "Don't worry, young mistress, this servant will serve Miss Biao diligently."
Qiao Zhiyu endured the humiliation and was about to turn away when she heard Meng Yunlan say again, "Wait."
"Cousin, is there anything else?"
Meng Yunlan removed her foot from the clothes: "Take this tattered garment and throw it in front of Shen Wantang's door."
"Yes, cousin."
Qiao Zhiyu picked up her clothes, turned around, and left.
After leaving Yulu Courtyard, Qiao Zhiyu carried her clothes and headed towards Qionghua Courtyard.
All the way, Fuling followed her closely, keeping a close eye on her, as if afraid that she might hide the clothes or throw them away somewhere else.
Therefore, even though Qiao Zhiyu was extremely reluctant, she could only walk to the gate of Qionghua Courtyard and throw her clothes there.
Without comparison, there is no harm; but with comparison, she realized that even an outsider like Shen Wantang was more generous and open than her cousin Meng Yunlan.
She already understood Shen Wantang's intention in giving her the dress; he simply wanted her to seduce Gu Qianling and disgust Meng Yunlan.
But Shen Wantang's cunning scheme won her over completely, because the dress she received was truly presentable and made her look much prettier and more elegant.
Wearing that royal blue brocade dress and standing in front of Gu Qianling, she certainly had the potential to make Gu Qianling take a second look at her.
In comparison, Meng Yunlan is so petty. He wants her to seduce Gu Qianhan, but he won't even give her a nice dress to wear. He's so mean and stingy!
By the moonlight, Qiao Zhiyu looked down at her shockingly ugly dress, and a strange smile appeared on her lips.
"Poria cocos".
"What's wrong?"
"Is this the route that the Second Young Master usually takes?"
"Yes, what do you want to do?"
"Didn't you know that my cousin told me to show my face more often in front of the second young master?"
Fuling yawned, her tone lazy and disdainful: "I know, but no matter how much you show off, it's useless. The Second Young Master is different from those men outside. Be careful not to lose more than you gain."
Qiao Zhiyu feigned distress: "Oh dear, what can I do? I dare not disobey my cousin's orders, so I can only bite the bullet and do it. Tomorrow, remember to find out when the Second Young Master is going out, so I can try my luck in front of him. What if he takes a liking to me?"
Fuling opened her mouth, wanting to say that she was delusional, but remembering Meng Yunlan's instructions, she swallowed her words.
She really didn't understand why her master thought Qiao Zhiyu could catch the Second Young Master's eye.
The second young master doesn't even fancy the eldest daughter of the Grand Secretary's mansion, so how could he possibly let Qiao Zhiyu climb into his bed? If his bed were so easy to climb into, would it even be a chance for an outsider like Qiao Zhiyu? There are plenty of beautiful maids waiting in the mansion!
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