The Lin family stayed at the Xie Residence for a night. The next day, they moved into the small courtyard that the steward had helped find.
Xie Qiao had Xie Pinghuai and Xie Xi move there as well.
She even told them directly that there was no need for them to return home during the New Year.
Their father had gone on a long trip and had yet to return. It was meaningless for the two of them to stay at the Xie Residence.
Even though Xie Pinghuai was filled with displeasure, under Xie Qiao’s tyrannical influence, he could only obediently follow them.
Xie Qiao had been waiting at home for the Zhou family to take action.
She had promised to fulfil the female ghoul in palace dress’s last wish for a long time and had yet to complete it. She was also somewhat anxious.
Just as Xie Qiao was thinking about whether or not she should pretend to be Mo Chusheng and go out, she finally received an invitation.
The person who sent the invitation seemed to be a little embarrassed. When he saw Xie Qiao, he said politely, “Our Princess has recently entered the palace to attend to her illness. The Empress has been praising you. It’s the Princess’s birthday, so she wanted to invite Young Lady Xie there to join the fun.”
Xie Qiao replied with a calm expression.
The Crown Prince was really direct. He actually asked the Empress to take action.
The Empress kept praising her. The Third Princess had heard a lot about her. She would definitely want to meet her.
The title of the Third Princess was Luo Shu.
Consort Dowager Jiang’s love for knowledge could be seen from the title of the princess.
Two days later, Xie Qiao and Xie Pinggang went to the banquet openly.
The children of the Xie family rarely participated in socializing. Many of the big families would not dare to invite Xie Pinggang and Xie Pinghuai even if they held a banquet. Today was an exception.
Xie Pinggang was not used to it either.
Before he left, Xie Qiao forced him to shave his beard. At that moment, he was like a completely different person.
Only now did she realize that her eldest brother… was not too ugly.
After removing his beard, there was a clean feeling on him. No matter how fierce he was, there was a hint of a young man’s handsomeness. Moreover, he had nice facial features, except that he was a little too tall.
He was always fierce in the past and had a short, prickly beard on his face, which was why he looked like a bear.
Now, he did not look too bad.
He looked like a human.
Xie Pinghuai and Xie Xi were still young, so they did not need to participate in such an occasion for the time being. However, at his age, it was time for her eldest brother to show more of himself.
“Eldest Brother, remember, if you really meet a young lady from another family, don’t stare at her fiercely. If someone throws a handkerchief at you, don’t shout so loudly that it scares people out of their wits!” Xie Qiao instructed in all seriousness.
Xie Pinggang chuckled.
He caressed his chin.
It was too smooth, like a woman. It was really uncomfortable.
“Alright, I won’t say anything. I’ll just stand there. That should be fine, right? If those women are going to faint from fright just by looking at me, then why should I marry them?” Xie Pinggang was still clueless.
Listening to what he said…
Xie Qiao felt extremely awkward.
This eldest brother of hers probably did not even have much respect for women. Finding a wife… was difficult!
“Oh right, if I meet that Young Lady Dong again…” Xie Qiao frowned.
That Dong Xiyun was a ruthless person. Even Xia Yayun, the good friend of hers, was under her control. If she saw her eldest brother and came with ill intentions, she was worried that his eldest brother would not be able to escape!
“It’s all nonsense from outsiders. How would I know Young Lady Dong?” Xie Pinggang said.
Xie Qiao had nothing to say.
She was even more convinced that his eldest brother was wronged.
Not sure how long had passed, they had arrived at their destination.
Xie Qiao brought the porcelain bottle with her that contained the female soul in the palace dress.
At that moment, she let it out.
