Taizi was stunned because he did not expect her movements to be so quick. He immediately smiled lightly and elegantly, as if spring had come. “Don’t be polite, You meimei. Since you are Xue’er’s [Liu Ruixue] meimei, you are this Taizi’s meimei. We are relatives. There’s no need for formalities.”
“Etiquette should be observed,” Zi You calmly said. She was not arrogant and besides herself with joy because of Taizi’s intimate and gentle manner towards her.
Shangguan Lingluo and the xiaojies around her stared at Zi You with eyes of jealousy, envy, and hatred.
Yu Lanxuan exaggeratedly knelt in front of Taizi. She cried like pear blossoms in the rain. “This slave thanks Taizi Ye for saving this slave’s life!”
She lightly lifted her head and looked at him with delicate and charming soul-hooking eyes.
This was seen by Shangguan Lingluo and she seethed with anger. She secretly scolded, ‘Little vixen! Only twelve years old and is seducing men! She’s really shameless. After taking care of Mu Zi You, see how I will take care of you.’
The mantis stalked the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. The gaze that Shangguan Lingluo looked at Taizi with fell into the eyes of Shangguan LingRan and Zi You. The two smiled meaningfully.
On the other hand, Wang Yiping arrived at her yiniang’s courtyard. She entered the drawing room and her yiniang Née Bai came out of the bedroom looking flushed. Née Bai held Wang Yiping’s hand and looked her up and down. She was choked with emotions, “What’s wrong with my child? Why is your complexion so bad? Did you suffer grievances?”
Wang Yiping looked at her biological mother and couldn’t help but be jealous and hate her. How was the person in front of her an old woman in her forties? She was clearly a twenty-four or twenty-five-year-old mature and enchanting young woman. She was more beautiful than her [Wang Yiping].
What an old demoness! Wang Yiping secretly cursed. She impatiently threw off her hand. “Is fifth brother here?”
“Yes, he’s here. He’s waiting for you in the secret chamber,” Née Bai whispered.
