Zhao naturally noticed her daughter's gaze, but after just a glance, she understood what her daughter meant, "Qing'er."

Su Xuqing looked up when she heard the voice and asked, "Auntie, is there something wrong?"

In the past, although she was a legitimate daughter in the mansion, she was not as favored as Zhao's biological daughter Su Min'er. Whenever she met Zhao, she was cold and indifferent. What was worse, she was scolded by Zhao. Today, she returned home just to go through the formalities. What could she say to Zhao?

Thinking that she couldn't speak too bluntly, Zhao smiled and said a few polite words to Su Xuqing, "What can I do for you, Auntie? I just want to ask if you are doing well in the palace? And the Ninth Master... is he treating you well?"

The deliberate pause seemed very ironic, as if she wanted to mention that Shen Xuanheng was not in good health, but was afraid of embarrassing Su Xuqing. It was too deliberate, which made people think that she had ulterior motives.

Su Xuqing put down the teacup and placed her hands on her legs.

As she moved, the jade bracelet on her wrist was covered by her clothes.

"I am doing very well. I'm sure you've seen it just now. My husband treats me very well. Even if he's not feeling well, I think he can find a way to recover. You're thoughtful, aunt."

"Then... is the old princess good to you?" Seeing Su Xuqing's indifferent attitude, Zhao didn't know how to be polite to her, so she could only tentatively get to the point.

Su Xuqing secretly said, "I'm here," but her face didn't show any emotion. "The old princess is naturally good to me. Not only does she send me the best stew every day, she also gave me a lot of clothes and jewelry. She also said that she would take me to the princess banquet in two days."

After talking for a long time without mentioning the bracelet, Su Miner became a little anxious and secretly tugged at Zhao's sleeve.

Zhao Shi understood what was going on. Her eyes stayed on Su Xuqing's wrist. "I see you have a new bracelet on your hand. Was it given to you by the old princess?"

Su Xuqing pretended to be surprised and raised her wrist to reveal the bracelet again, then acted shy, "So this is what you are talking about, auntie. Yes, this was also a reward from the old princess. She said she liked me and wanted to make up for me, so she gave me her family heirloom."

Zhao stood up and walked to Su Xuqing's side. She held her hand and looked at the bracelet carefully for a long time. "It's really a good thing. It's a good thing. May I take it off and let you take a look at it?"

Perhaps Su Xuqing didn't expect Zhao to be so straightforward. She was also stunned for a moment, and subconsciously replied, "This, this is a reward from the old princess after all. If it gets bumped..."

"No, no." Zhao promised repeatedly, "I will never let you break it. Just let me take a look, okay?"

Without waiting for Su Xuqing to respond, Zhao had already taken off the bracelet herself.

She actually looked at it against the light for a long time, looking very careful, as if she was really appreciating the jade bracelet.

But the next second, she put the jade bracelet on Su Miner's wrist with lightning speed.

The movement was so fast that even Su Min'er was surprised.

"Auntie!" Su Xuqing said in a stern voice, "This was given to me by the old princess. What's the meaning of this, Auntie?"

Zhao held Su Xuqing's hand in her palm in a hypocritical manner, "Qing'er, your sister is a concubine's daughter, and I haven't been able to buy her a good dowry. I shouldn't have asked you this, but you are the eldest sister, so you should also give your sister some dowry, right? I don't want much from you, I just want this bracelet, what do you think?"

Ah.

Su Xuqing sneered unabashedly.

The bracelet was already on Su Min'er's wrist, so was it okay to ask her now? She thought Zhao's decision to act first and ask for permission later was a good idea, but unfortunately, she really didn't agree!

Grabbing Su Min'er's wrist, Su Xuqing did not move, but just looked at her steadily, "Why did my sister get married so suddenly that I didn't have time to prepare a dowry? We all know it very well. If someone had offered a betrothal gift earlier, she wouldn't have ended up getting married in such a shabby way today, let alone."

She turned her eyes to Zhao, holding Su Min'er's hand even more tightly, "I have never heard of the eldest sister having to buy any dowry for my younger sister's marriage. Aunt, what you said is not reasonable. I am sorry that I cannot obey your order, especially this bracelet. I have no reason to give it to my younger sister. Please return the bracelet to me, aunt and my younger sister."

No one knew where Su Xuqing got the strength from, but she squeezed Su Min'er's wrist so hard that she cried out in pain, "It hurts! Su Xuqing, you little bitch, let me go! Otherwise, I'll tell Brother Jin and have him bring bad luck upon you, and make you kneel down and admit your mistake!"

Su Xuqing shifted his gaze back to her again, without saying a word, but the coldness in his eyes made Su Min'er feel cold inside.

She suddenly remembered that there was a time when Shen Chejin insisted on asking her to apologize to Su Min'er. That was three months before she got married. It was obviously Su Min'er who broke the porcelain vase left by her mother, and she was obviously the one who should be the most angry. But why did Shen Chejin ask her to apologize to Shen Chejin at that time, and even said that he was just talking about the matter at hand, and it was she, Su Xuqing, who did not keep the porcelain vase well, which caused Su Min'er to cut her finger.

Stick to the facts, that's how he sticks to the facts!

It turns out that they had been in cahoots with each other for a long time, and Shen Chejin had helped Su Miner a lot, both openly and secretly!

All the past events unfolded before Su Xuqing like a passing show. A surge of anger shot up from her tailbone to her forehead, and Su Xuqing was so angry that she wanted to curse.

Seeing that the situation was not going well, Chunhua had already sneaked away.

"Qing'er." Zhao softened her voice and came over to hold Su Xuqing's hand. "Just think of it as pity for your aunt. It was wrong for your sister to offend you on the day of her wedding, but she also knelt at the gate of the palace for so long. You are the elder sister, and you shouldn't be so unreasonable. We are all family. You owe her, and this bracelet is not enough to repay it. Now your aunt only asks you for this bracelet, why are you so stingy?"

Su Xuqing didn't know where Zhao got the nerve to say such things so confidently!

She just felt angry and shook off Zhao's hand fiercely.

Unexpectedly, Zhao took the opportunity to sit on the ground and wailed, "Damn it, a daughter hit her mother. My daughter, even if I am not your biological mother, I have taken care of you a lot over the years. I watched you grow up, and now that I see you get married, I have fulfilled my responsibility. You actually..."

Her wailing attracted many slaves to watch.

Su Xuqing took a deep breath and still held Su Miner's wrist tightly.

She didn't bother to pay attention to Zhao, she just stared at Su Min'er, "If it doesn't belong to you, you'd better take it off now, otherwise when I try to take it myself, it won't just hurt my hands."

Since her mother was already making a fuss, there was no reason for Su Min'er to be afraid.

She stiffened her neck and refused to admit defeat. "Su Xuqing, why don't you try to touch me? When Brother Jin comes, I'll make you pay!"

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