Chapter 151 I Have Someone I Like
Ling'er then realized what was happening and hurriedly said, "Everything is ready, we're just waiting for the Crown Princess to arrive."
"Um."
Xie Qingran responded and then walked out, heading towards the dining room.
Since she married into the family, they have always eaten together as a family, so everyone was already there except for Xie Qingran, who arrived last.
She glanced at Qin Shi somewhat shyly and said, "I'm sorry to have troubled you to wait for me, sister-in-law."
"I just arrived too. Your housekeeper has worked hard, so it's only right that you get a little more sleep." Madam Qin smiled kindly at Xie Qingran. "By the way, are you going to the Prime Minister's residence today?"
After Xie Qingran sat down, she served Xiao Jue a bowl of porridge, nodded and said, "Yes, the Third Miss sent me an invitation, asking me to come over and have some fun. I thought Yanran has grown up and should go out and see the world. We should let people know that our Zhenguo Duke's Mansion has a young lady, right?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yanran's eyes lit up, but she lowered her head again and whispered, "Sister-in-law, I don't want to go."
"What's wrong?" Xie Qingran handed her a steamed bun, looking at her with some curiosity: "Don't you like that kind of scene? Don't you want to play with others?"
Xiao Yanran was a child, so naturally she wanted to play with other children her age, but she shook her head and said sullenly, "They don't really like me."
"It's okay, they don't know you yet. They'll naturally like you after they get to know you better."
"Your sister-in-law will protect you!"
Xie Qingran patted Xiao Yanran's head and smiled gently.
Xiao Yu felt inexplicably jealous as he watched Xie Qingran smile at Xiao Yanran. He noticed that Xie Qingran was always gentle and smiling at others, but she was cold and fierce only towards him!
I don't know what I did to offend her!
Xiao Yuchao gave a nonchalant hum, looking at Xie Qingran with anticipation.
Children's thoughts are always hard to hide, so Xie Qingran understood what Xiao Yu meant.
However, Xie Qingran was determined to teach this brat a lesson, so she naturally wouldn't give him a way out. She simply ignored his cough and just ate her breakfast while chatting and laughing with everyone else.
Besides Xiao Yu acting strangely, Xie Qingran also felt that Xiao Jue was acting strangely this morning. Although Xiao Jue usually didn't show any expression or say anything while eating, his face seemed particularly gloomy today.
It's not just today; to be precise, it's been like this since yesterday.
Xie Qingran was extremely intelligent, but she still couldn't see through this man; she wondered if he was mentally ill.
After the meal, Xie Qingran stayed behind alone and looked at Xiao Jue: "Your Highness, do you not want me to take Yanran out?"
"No."
Xiao Jue sat on the wheelchair and replied indifferently, his emotions unreadable.
Seeing this, Xie Qingran didn't press further. She figured she wouldn't get any answers anyway, and he would tell her when he wanted to.
Xie Qingran bowed and then strode outside.
Baozhu had already prepared the gifts to bring to the Gu family, and Xiao Yanran was also dressed beautifully, standing at the door, waiting for Xie Qingran to come out.
"Sister-in-law!"
"You're finally out!"
Xiao Yanran greeted them with a smile, took Xie Qingran's hand, and together they walked towards the carriage.
Xiao Yu stood at the door watching their carriage leave, his expression somewhat unpleasant.
Granny Wang found Xiao Yu's appearance somewhat amusing: "Does the young master also want to go out?"
"I don't want to go out. What's so fun about all that chattering!"
"Fine, if she doesn't want to take me, I don't want to go at all!"
Xiao Yu snorted, crossed his arms, and walked back angrily!
He went straight to Xiao Jue's study, looking at him with a wronged expression: "Brother, she bullied me!"
Xiao Jue was practicing calligraphy when he heard this, and he was a little surprised. He raised his eyebrows and looked at him in confusion: "Who bullied you?"
"Xie Qingran!"
Xiao Yu practically gritted his teeth as he uttered the name, especially when he thought about how Xie Qingran had been targeting and teaching him a lesson these past few days, which made him even angrier!
"Oh? It's because your skills are inferior that you accuse others of bullying you?" Xiao Jue put down the calligraphy copybook in his hand and looked at Xiao Yu with a half-smile: "How can you be so spineless?"
Xiao Yu never expected that when she came to complain, her brother would not only ignore her but also criticize her for being useless.
He stood there stunned for a long time before he came to his senses, and with his head down, he looked even more aggrieved: "Who said I'm not as good as others!"
"Then you should fight back yourself."
"The victor is king, the loser is villain; you will bear the consequences yourself."
Xiao Jue looked at Xiao Yu calmly and offered a good solution.
this……
Xiao Yu snorted and said sullenly, "If it weren't for you protecting her, she wouldn't be a match for me at all. Brother, you're being unfair!"
"Then I won't be biased."
"Go."
Xiao Jue waved his hand, which was considered a promise to Xiao Yu.
After hearing this, Xiao Yu left satisfied and hurriedly headed towards the storeroom.
"You, find all of Xie Qingran's dowry items!"
At Xiao Yu's command, the people had no choice but to open the door and let Xiao Yu in.
The Prime Minister's Residence.
Xie Qingran got out of the car with Xiao Yanran. She held Xiao Yanran's hand, and the two walked inside chatting and laughing.
Gu Xiangyuan got up early and waited for Xie Qingran at the door. When she saw Xie Qingran, she immediately went over and took Xie Qingran's arm: "Sister-in-law, you've finally arrived!"
"Greetings, Third Miss."
"Yanran greets Third Sister."
Xie Qingran chuckled, then looked at Xiao Yanran.
Xiao Yanran has been learning etiquette these past few days, and she does it quite well: "Greetings, Third Sister!"
"Wow, our Yanran has grown so much!"
"Look how pretty she is! She'll definitely grow up to be a beauty!"
Gu Xiangyuan chuckled and patted Xiao Yanran's head, then casually gave her a purse.
"Here, this is for you to play with, from your third sister!"
"Linghuan, take the little miss to the children's area and let her have some fun."
Linghuan, Gu Xiangyuan's personal maid, stepped forward upon hearing this and extended her hand to Xiao Yanran.
"Young lady, shall we go play together?"
Xiao Yanran subconsciously grabbed Xie Qingran's hand, clearly indicating her reluctance to go.
"Baozhu, you stay with Miss Yanran."
Xie Qingran squeezed Xiao Yanran's small hand and gave her the precious pearl.
Xiao Yanran finally breathed a sigh of relief and followed them inside.
Gu Xiangyuan pulled Xie Qingran to a secluded spot and said with a flushed face, "Qingran, I...I have someone I like."
"Oh? Who is it? Who is so lucky?" Xie Qingran asked knowingly, staring at Gu Xiangyuan.
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