Chapter 217 Are you two teasing me? !
After all the treasures from the East Palace's treasury were transported back, Xiao Ji ordered the easy-to-sell antiques and paintings to be quietly sold, using the proceeds to secretly arm the Hidden Phoenix Guards through the Yang family. These once-treasured treasures were now transformed into the armor and weapons of an elite force.
On the first day of autumn, Qingwu and Shanshan returned to Hedong Village. Standing on the ridge of a field, they looked out over the vast expanse of fertile land, where green waves rolled across the land, and the first ears of rice formed, rippling in the breeze.
"Shanshan, thank you for your hard work." Qingwu gently stroked a heavy rice ear and sighed sincerely.
The girl, who once had fair skin, now had a wheatish hue. Her smile was particularly bright as she gazed at the endless rice paddies and whispered, "When I was cultivating precious flowers in the palace, I was happy to hear the nobles praise them, but it was far less exciting than hearing the praise from the old farmers now. Perhaps..."
"That's it. Working for the benefit of all people is worth it, no matter how hard it is..."
Hearing this, the two of them looked at the rice fields together, sighing in their hearts for a moment. After a while, Shanshan shook her head and said, "Let's stop here today and go back. Oh, by the way, I'm tanned now and I need to make some new clothes. How about Qingwu accompany me to the market?"
With her skin color, she always had to compare the fabrics to know which color looked good. Qingwu naturally would not refuse. The two of them took a carriage back to the capital and finally arrived at Jinyifang before dusk.
A maid had already dismounted and opened the carriage doors on both sides. The two girls got out one after another. Shanshan, as usual, took Qingwu's arm and said with a smile, "Come to think of it, it was here that I saw your twin sister last time, and that's when I recognized your..."
Shanshan had barely finished her words when Qingwu suddenly stopped and looked straight ahead. She followed Qingwu's gaze and saw a woman with the exact same face as Qingwu standing in front of the Jinyifang gate—it was Xi Qingtong.
The twin sisters looked at each other from a distance of seven or eight steps, and the air seemed to freeze at that moment.
Shanshan was stunned for a moment. She did not forget what she had done before. She subconsciously let go of Qingwu's hand and hid behind her.
Qingwu didn't feel guilty for a moment because he hadn't experienced it personally. He stood there calmly and looked into Xi Qingtong's eyes.
"haven't seen you for a long time."
Qingwu said lightly.
Unexpectedly, this time Xi Qingtong's gaze did not stay on her for long, but was staring straight at Lin Shanshan behind her, as if he wanted to eat her.
After an unknown amount of time, perhaps two, Xi Qingtong heard her eyes redden and gnashing teeth as she said, "You two are teaming up to trick me!"
As soon as Xi Qingtong went out, she saw two people getting off the carriage. They looked so intimate, how could they have just met?
She had been pretending to be Xi Qingwu and trying to please her, but it turned out that she had already been recognized! How could Xi Qingtong not understand? All those things Lin Shanshan had asked her to do before were just a joke!
Moving flowers, planting flowers, and even making compost, deliberately asking her to touch the disgusting soil. While she was suppressing her nausea, who knows how these two bitches would laugh at her behind her back!
"You two bitches!"
Xi Qingtong's eyes were bloodshot as she cursed loudly. Seeing this, Jinzhu and Yinzhu behind her hurriedly pulled Xi Qingtong's hands and feet, whispering: "Madam, that's the princess..."
This sentence ignited the anger in Xi Qingtong's heart. Princess, she should be the Princess!
Thinking of this, she suddenly shook off the arms of the two maids, strode towards Qingwu and Shanshan, and asked, "You asked this bitch to tease me on purpose, didn't you?"
Qing Wu looked at the hysterical Xi Qingtong in front of her, a trace of pity and a hint of relief flashing in her eyes. She took a step forward and stood completely in front of Shan Shan, shielding her behind her while also being only one step away from Xi Qingtong.
Qing Wu stared directly at the girl in front of her who looked exactly like her, the corners of her lips curled up slightly, but the words she said were enough to anger Xi Qingtong to death, "Eh? What are you talking about? Didn't Shanshan know Madam Song first? Aren't you Madam Song?"
After saying this, Qingwu felt that a turbid air in his chest quietly dissipated, especially after Xi Qingtong showed an expression of dissatisfaction on his face.
Didn't she fight to be Mrs. Song in the beginning? Why can't she stand it now?
Because of their outstanding looks, they had attracted people from around the market to watch them quietly. This sentence made Xi Qingtong speechless and she shed tears of grievance.
She tried hard to control her expression, but couldn't help but let the tears fall drop by drop.
Others might think that Lin Shanshan just asked her to move a few pots of flowers and do some rough work, which was not a big deal, but for Xi Qingtong, who had never done housework before, it was already embarrassing.
She went to please Madam Xu for Song Yunhe, but she didn't know that she had already seen that she was not Xi Qingwu and was deliberately teasing her for this. Such a great humiliation made it difficult for Xi Qingtong to control her emotions.
"Okay, okay! You two bitches!"
Seeing Qingwu being called a bitch for the second time, Shanshan couldn't help but get out from behind Qingwu. In a few breaths, she had thrown away the guilt and uneasiness. Why should she feel guilty towards Xi Qingtong for doing such a bad thing?
"Mrs. Song, please be careful with your words. It's okay with me, but this is your eldest sister!"
These words hit Xi Qingtong's heart accurately. She was the princess, she was the eldest sister... At this moment, she deeply realized how much she had lost.
"Shut up!" Xi Qingtong interrupted harshly, "You lowly merchant's daughter! Seeing me trying to please you like a fool, aren't you feeling quite pleased with yourself?"
Shanshan blinked and didn't speak immediately. Just when Xi Qingtong thought she was feeling guilty, Shanshan raised her neck and said something shocking: "You're talking nonsense. I obviously think it's funny!"
Xi Qingtong was so angry at these words that she trembled all over, and couldn't stop crying. She pointed at Shanshan's nose and wanted to curse, but she was choked with sobs and couldn't say a word. She wiped her tears and opened her mouth, her face red with tears, making Qingwu feel a little pitiful.
Seeing more and more people gathering around to watch the excitement, and then looking at Xi Qingtong in front of her with tears in her eyes, Qingwu suddenly felt that this scene was familiar. She thought about it carefully, oh, it turned out that she was the one crying so aggrievedly before.
How did Xi Qingtong behave at that time? She stood there in a condescending manner, looking at her with extremely contempt, and said some righteous but extremely cold words, trying to win the favor of others, but she never cared about her twin sister.
Qingwu thought about it, and imitated Xi Qingtong's behavior, acting like the eldest daughter of the Xi family and the princess of the Xiao family.
"Sister, be careful with your words. If you insult me, I, as your elder sister, will forgive you, but Shanshan is the wife of Xu Zhuangyuan. You keep calling her a bitch. Do you want to make it difficult for your brother-in-law to live in the court?"
These words were like a pot of sticky liquid poured over Xi Qingtong's head. She looked at the "dignified and elegant" princess in front of her and felt extremely disgusted. How could she not see that Xi Qingwu was imitating her?!
"I", Xi Qingwu actually used "I" to her!
Xi Qingtong felt a surge of blood rushing to her head, and a sudden sharp pain in her abdomen. She subconsciously touched her stomach, and her face changed slightly.
"Madam!" Jinzhu and Yinzhu noticed her action and hurried forward to show concern, but were pushed away by her.
"You...you..." Xi Qingtong pointed at Qingwu again, but her words were incoherent and another wave of pain came over her.
"Madam! The child is important!" Yinzhu whispered in her ear. Jinzhu added, "Many of the people who come in and out of Jinyifang are the wives of officials..."
This sentence finally brought back some sanity to Xi Qingtong. She took several deep breaths, endured the pain, and suppressed her anger. She glared at Qing Wu and Shan Shan fiercely before turning and walking towards the clinic.
Next to Jinyifang is a well-known medical clinic in the capital. Xi Qingtong doesn't like children, but she cherishes her life and wants to continue to suffer from abdominal pain.
Jinzhu and Yinzhu hurriedly followed, some took the handkerchief and some ran to call the doctor.
Qing Wu looked at Xi Qingtong's staggering back, frowning slightly. Xi Qingtong's actions just now seemed...
"She is pregnant?" Shanshan also noticed the clue and said in surprise.
Qing Wu made a prompt decision: "Yuzhu, go to the clinic and check the situation. Baozhu, go to the Song Mansion and inform Song Yunhe."
Although she hated Xi Qingtong, as a doctor, she was kind-hearted and did not want to involve the innocent baby.
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