"Third sister...how can you say such nonsense?"
Xue Zhiyi curled his lips and said, "Just treat it as nonsense. Daddy has always been partial to my second sister, so naturally, a good marriage like this would be given to her first. Forget it, I won't say any more."
However, from an angle that Xue Zhiyi couldn't see, there was a dimness in Xue Hanshu's eyes.
Yes, by the time she gets married, I'm afraid there won't be any such good things happening to her anymore. Such good things will never happen to her...
"Shu'er?"
Seeing Xue Hanshu in a daze, Xue Zhiyi called her. She finally came to her senses and quickly responded, "Third sister."
However, Xue Zhiyi's face no longer had any trace of suspicion, as if what he just said was just a casual remark during a chat.
She smiled warmly, as if remembering something, and took Xue Hanshu's hand: "By the way, Shu'er, Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, and mother bought me a lot of things that are not included in the quota. You can come and pick some too."
As they were talking, Xue Hanshu was dragged to the warehouse of Jiangxuexuan.
Qiuyun opened the door of the warehouse and was stunned as soon as she stepped in.
There were dozens of boxes packed tightly together, all carefully locked. There seemed to be a lot more things than when she came last time. As soon as she walked in, she felt like there was almost no place to put her feet.
On the table in the middle of the warehouse, piles of brocade that had not yet been put away were piled up, filling the entire table.
"This one has a simple and elegant color, which suits Shu'er perfectly. And this one has a jasmine pattern. Do you like it, Shu'er?"
Xue Hanshu's eyes lingered on the exquisite brocades. Her eyes were a little stiff, but she still had a flattering smile on her face: "Third sister is so good to me."
"And this."
Xue Zhiyi opened a brocade box, and inside was a piece of light purple satin with gold woven patterns. Although the color was not gorgeous, the gold woven patterns on it were extremely delicate.
She whispered in Xue Hanshu's ear, "This is the newly arrived brocade from Linzhou. I saved it especially for you. No one else has it."
Seeing her warmth, Xue Hanshu held up the corners of her mouth and forced her smile to deepen a little: "Thank you, Third Sister."
It's so infuriating, so infuriating... On the basis that they are all daughters of the Xue family, why can a fool like Xue Panrou marry a good husband?
Why can Xue Zhiyi give away such a good thing?
She is the only one whose father doesn't take her seriously, and she has to rely on pleasing others to get some leftovers.
Xue Hanshu's eyelids couldn't help but twitch.
As if he saw nothing, Xue Zhiyi played with a jade bead and couldn't help but sigh again: "These things are only considered precious by us, but for a family like the Zhao family of Yongping, who have accumulated wealth for hundreds of years, they are nothing at all. I'm afraid that in the future, even my second sister won't be interested in these things."
Xue Hanshu suddenly felt a sour feeling spreading in her heart, and she clenched her fingers uncomfortably under her sleeves.
Xue Zhiyi was still talking to himself: "Come to think of it, my eldest sister sent some things over a few days ago. Originally, I should have distributed them according to my quota, but after the incident yesterday, no one in Jiangxuexuan dared to send her anything. But if I don't send anything, and she doesn't get her quota, she'll blame me for being unfair."
Xue Hanshu was still immersed in what she had just said, her mind somewhat wandering. Seeing this, Xue Zhiyi called her again, "Shu'er?"
Xue Hanshu quickly collected her expression, only to see Xue Zhiyi frowning: "Shu'er, why are you so distracted today?"
Xue Hanshu smiled a little tiredly: "Maybe I didn't sleep well last night, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, just a favor to you."
"Just follow Third Sister's instructions."
Xue Zhiyi gave a wink, and Qiuyun handed a brocade box to Xue Hanshu's maid.
"I don't want to see my second sister's face anymore, so I'll trouble Shu'er to make this trip for me."
Xue Hanshu regained her usual gentle demeanor: "It's not a big deal, it's just on the way."
After saying that, Xue Hanshu was about to take his leave.
Before leaving, Xue Zhiyi kindly reminded her, "Shu'er, don't let your second sister see this Yunjin, or she'll make trouble for you."
After Xue Hanshu replied "yes", she left with the maid.
Looking at their receding backs, Xue Zhiyi finally stopped smiling.
Qiuyun looked around for a moment, quite puzzled. "Miss, you clearly bought this brocade in the first half of the year, and the bird's nest was also sent by the eldest lady. Why do you say it was given by the madam?"
After she fell into the water yesterday, her young lady, for some reason, asked her to rummage through boxes and cabinets to find these luxurious brocades, and even insisted that she take them for a walk in the garden. When she came back, she was seen by Linglong, the second young lady's maid.
Xue Zhiyi looked at her, his expression calm: "It's a bit expensive, but if Fourth Sister believes it, then it's worth it."
Treating legitimate and illegitimate children differently in terms of food, clothing and other expenses is something that only very low-class families would do, so the monthly allowances of the Xue family's daughters are the same.
If there is a difference, it probably lies in whether there is financial support from one's biological mother or not. If the biological mother is well-off, the children's expenses will naturally be better, but if the mother is not favored like Concubine Chun, there will be almost nothing for her to support Xue Hanshu.
All in all, this was the first time she instigated and used Xue Hanshu. How far the situation would go depended on Xue Hanshu's luck.
…
After leaving Jiangxuexuan, Xue Hanshu's face finally fell. She was so angry that her lips couldn't stop trembling.
Xue Zhiyi was right. In terms of looks, talent, and character, which aspect was inferior to Xue Panrou's? But she didn't have a favored wife, nor a gifted brother, and in the end, she lived a life worse than that idiot!
She unconsciously walked a little faster than usual, and Youlan, who was following behind her, had some difficulty carrying the things.
"Miss...Miss, should we put the things back to Qingluzhai first, and then go and deliver the things to the Second Miss?"
Hearing this, Xue Hanshu stopped in her tracks. She turned around with a gloomy look in her eyes, which frightened Youlan.
Xue Hanshu glanced around and made sure that no one was watching before pinching Youlan a few times.
"You look down on me too, don't you?! Why should I hide my own things from Xue Panrou? We're both illegitimate children, so why should I not have what Xue Panrou doesn't have?"
Youlan whimpered and dared not utter a word. Xue Hanshu poked her head again, and it was unclear who she was scolding: "Little hoof! I let you be proud! I let you look down on me!"
Finally letting out all the anger, Xue Hanshu groaned and regained her usual gentle demeanor: "What are you standing there for? Come with me and deliver something to my second sister."
…
Feiluxuan.
Xue Panrou was confined to the courtyard, but that didn't mean others couldn't visit her.
When Xue Hanshu arrived, a vase exploded at her feet.
I heard the voice before I saw the person, and Xue Panrou's shouting and cursing was particularly harsh.
"Xue Zhiyi, that bitch! Bitch! She got a servant who doesn't know how to live or die and she wants to blackmail me! Sooner or later I will kill that shameless bitch with my own hands!"
Seeing this, Xue Hanshu curled the corners of her mouth sarcastically, and her contemptuous look made her usual obedience and gentleness disappear into thin air.
"Second sister has such a bad temper."
Her voice was soft, but it stopped Xue Panrou's scolding.
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