Chapter 57: Unworthy of a Concubine
"It's been a long time since I've seen my mother, are you okay all this time?" Xiao Yiran nodded and smiled.
Hearing this, Bai Huaping's smile froze, and his expression became gloomy at a speed visible to the naked eye. During this period of confinement, she still wondered why the slut of the Zou family was so coincidental to send someone out to buy that day, and then she realized that it must be the dead girl in front of her who went to ventilate and report the news.
Xiao Yixian and Xiao Yijing's faces are not very good-looking, obviously they have also suffered a lot of grievances in the ancestral hall during this time.
"It's good." Bai Huaping squeezed out a smile again.
"Third sister, do you know who is here today?" Xiao Yijing stood up breathlessly and asked with his chin raised.
"Who?" Xiao Yiran pretended not to know.
"Four Princes!" Xiao Yijing snorted from her nostrils, "Third sister, I advise you to hide in your listening to the rain pavilion today, so as not to shed tears for a while!" ”
"Second sister, what do you mean?"
"What do you mean?" Xiao Yijing smiled disdainfully and proudly: "Do you know what the fourth prince is here for?" He's here today to ......"
"Jing'er!"
"Second sister!"
Bai Huaping and Xiao Yixian suddenly interrupted her in unison.
Seeing their warning looks, Xiao Yijing pursed her lips unconvinced, but she still didn't dare to reveal anything. She said vaguely: "Anyway, I'll know when the time comes!" I just hope you don't cry and cover your face and run back. ”
What she wanted to say, Xiao Yiran was clear, looking at the three people in front of her, she was cold.
Bai Huaping looked at her with a smile, and said meaninglessly: "Third sister, let's go!" Don't let the Four Princes and your father wait. ”
Xiao Yiran smiled slightly and obediently followed behind them.
In the front hall, Xiao Zhiyuan and Bai Lizan were chatting heartily, and Steward Wu stepped forward and replied, "Master, Madame is here with a few young ladies." ”
Bai Lizan hurriedly got up and said politely: "Marquis Xiao, the prince should avoid it first." ”
"Hey~" Xiao Zhiyuan stopped him, "With the relationship between His Royal Highness and our Loyal and Brave Marquis Mansion, why do you need to avoid it?" He touched his beard and continued: "You can sit here with peace of mind, and you don't have to be too restrained in the minister's mansion." ”
Baili Chan smiled slightly and sat down again.
As soon as Xiao Yixian came in, what she saw was a picture of Baili Chan sitting there drinking tea slowly, the young man was gorgeously dressed and handsome, and her heart couldn't help but beat with his movements. Suppressing the shyness in her heart, she glanced at Xiao Yiran, who seemed to know nothing yet, and a ghostly light crossed her eyes.
"See the Four Highnesses!" Bai Huaping led Xiao Yiran and others to salute.
"Madame White doesn't have to be polite." Baili Chan hurriedly got up and helped each other. In the process, his eyes kept falling on Xiao Yixian behind her.
Seeing that he had been staring at him, Xiao Yixian's cheeks were slightly red, and an indescribable pride instantly rose in her heart.
Seeing the two of them interacting like this, Bai Huaping and Xiao Zhiyuan both smiled meaningfully.
What a pair of dog men and women! Just as she doesn't exist? Coldly watching his eldest sister and fiancé frowning in front of him, Xiao Yiran was slightly angry. But this anger is not for them, but for the sake of Xiao Yiran, who is already dead.
When the innocent girl was beaten and abused in the suburbs, she still thought that her father and fiancé would save her from suffering. But now it seems that this is still an unrealistic fantasy after all, and they have never taken her to heart.
Xiao Yijing has been paying attention to Xiao Yiran's expression intentionally or unintentionally, and seeing her calm face at this moment, I thought that she must be very sad and sad now, and suddenly felt a burst of joy. I don't know what kind of look she will show on her face when Baili Chan proposes to withdraw from the marriage?
Thinking of this, Xiao Yijing began to get excited, so she took the lead in speaking: "Fourth Highness, this is my third sister!" ”
Hearing this introduction, Bai Lizan's eyes were really attracted. He looked at Xiao Yiran, who had never had a sense of existence, and was immediately stunned, and then there was a moment of dazedness, and finally he seemed to remember something, his eyes quickly turned cold, and he obviously recognized that she was the son on the street last time.
"I didn't expect this to be the fourth lady of the Marquis of Zhongyong's Mansion!" Baili Chan said lightly. After looking at Xiao Yiran carefully for a moment, he suddenly looked pretty good as his titular fiancée, but she was just ....... He glanced sideways at Xiao Yixian again, and after comparing the two, he suddenly felt a little disdainful.
There are many beautiful women, but just being beautiful is not enough to become his fourth princess.
"The four princes don't need to be surprised, there are more things in this world that you can't think of!" Xiao Yiran replied.
Hearing this, the faces of everyone present changed instantly, and Xiao Zhiyuan shouted angrily: "Presumptuous! I let you learn etiquette for more than half a month, and that's how you learned to talk to distinguished guests? Don't hurry up and apologize to the four princes! ”
Bai Huaping also hurriedly bent down and said: "It's the concubine who has no way to teach, and I also ask the fourth prince and the lord to calm their anger." ”
This couple's behavior made Xiao Yiran feel even more cold, she stood straight in place, without the slightest intention of apologizing.
"Rebel girl!" Xiao Zhiyuan was even more angry, and he immediately raised his hand and rushed towards her.
Grandma Sun behind Xiao Yiran had already seen the interaction between Bailizhan and Xiao Yixian, and her face became ugly. Later, when I heard Xiao Yiran's disrespectful remarks about Baili Zhan, I was even more anxious. When she saw that Xiao Zhiyuan wanted to do something to Xiao Yiran, she was taken aback, and her body had already taken the lead in reacting and blocked in front of her.
Xiao Yiran's eyes were cold, and he immediately pulled Grandma Sun away. And at this moment, Baili Zhan stopped him and said, "Marquis Xiao! ”
Xiao Zhiyuan didn't succeed once, his face instantly couldn't hold up, his chest rose and fell violently twice, he glared fiercely at Xiao Yi, who was usually docile but unusually today, and then held back his anger and said: "The fourth prince forgives the sin, the little girl has no form, and the minister will punish her well after she goes back!" ”
"Forget it." A trace of disgust flashed in Baili Zhan's eyes when he looked at Xiao Yiran, and he said lightly: "The third lady has grown up in the suburbs since she was a child, and it should be that she is a little lacking in etiquette, this prince doesn't care, and Marquis Xiao and Madame Bai don't blame themselves for this." ”
"Yes!" Xiao Zhiyuan's expression was a little soothed, and Bai Huaping also smiled gratefully.
Only Xiao Yiran couldn't help but sneer in his heart: Doesn't Baili Zan mean that she doesn't understand etiquette by nature, and it has nothing to do with Xiao Zhiyuan and Bai Huaping?
"Rebel girl! Don't hurry up and thank the four princes! Xiao Zhiyuan turned his head and said.
"No!" Before Xiao Yiran refused, Baili Chan raised his hand to stop it first: "I said I didn't take it to heart." It's just that the third lady is like this, and the prince is indeed a little worried, I don't know if to talk about it or not? ”
"Your Highness is blunt." Xiao Zhiyuan said.
Baili Chan pretended to sigh: "Alas~ Marquis Xiao, you should also know that since ancient times, every prince has very high requirements for women's etiquette, and I am afraid that a third lady is not qualified to be a princess." ”
Xiao Zhiyuan immediately understood what he meant: Baili Chan wants to take the opportunity to withdraw from the marriage!