Chapter 34: Asking Price

Duan Yunhua couldn't wait to applaud, Duan Yunling looked at Xin Yu with unconcealed worry in his eyes.

She knew that it would not be good for Cousin Qing to make a fuss, especially if it made her grandmother unhappy, and as a grandchild, she had no power to resist.

Seeing that the old lady was angry, Zhu sighed in his heart and persuaded: "Old lady, Qingqing is also impulsive, don't be angry." ā€

The old lady has always been more loving to her granddaughter than to her granddaughter in front of people, but at this moment her face is cold: "It's the age of getting married, it's hard to be impulsive, I used to be too indulgent with her, but now it seems that this is hurting her." ā€

Everyone understood that the old lady was really annoyed by her cousin's actions today, and she would not be so comfortable in the future.

All kinds of eyes fell on Xin Yu, worried, sympathetic, and gloating.

Xin Yu was calm: "Grandmother, I have something I want to say to you alone." ā€

The old lady met the calm and calm eyes, and nodded after a while.

"Say it." Back in the back room of Ruyi Hall, there was no one else, and the old lady said lightly.

She was also curious about what her granddaughter would say.

There is no one else, put down your face and plead with her?

"Today I went to the bookstore and met the righteous man who saved me that day."

As soon as Xin Yu opened her mouth, she lifted all the old lady's mind.

The old lady stared at the girl with her back straight, and heard the last thing she wanted to hear.

"Qingqing only knew that the righteous man who saved me was actually the envoy of Jinlinwei." Xin Yu smiled, ignoring the old lady's discolored face, "I didn't expect that Lord He was a great benevolent person who saved people to the end." He said to me that if there was any trouble in the future, I would go to him. ā€

The old lady's pupils shook, and her voice changed: "He really said that?" ā€

Xin Yu looked puzzled: "Qingqing doesn't need to tell this lie, if grandmother doesn't believe it, you can ask Lord He." ā€

The old lady's face kept changing, and she didn't say anything for a long time.

It's definitely impossible to ask, but with the identity of Changle Hou, why would he say such things to his granddaughter?

The old lady's eyes were heavy, and she fell on the girl with a body like a willow and a face like a hibiscus, and a guess couldn't help but emerge: Changle Hou He Qingxiao fell in love with his granddaughter?

This speculation made her face even more ugly.

Shaoqing's Mansion can't be involved with such a person!

"Qingqing, did you mention this person because you felt that you had been wronged today and wanted to go to him for help?"

Xin Yu showed an expression that could not be done.

"Ridiculous! You are a boudoir girl, leaving your relatives and asking an unmarried man for help, do you want to be famous? Do you know what the world will say about you? ā€

Facing the stern old lady, Xin Yu smiled: "But isn't the trouble Qingqing encountered due to her relatives?" ā€

These words were like a slap in the face, and they slapped the old lady in the face.

"Qingqing, Qiao's family has been retired back to Qiao's house, could it be that you are still not satisfied, and you will definitely drive your second cousin to your grandfather's house?"

The old lady's annoyance and anger made Xin Yu feel sad for Kou Qingqing, and said unhurriedly: "Mrs. Qiao was divorced and returned to Qiao's house, and my second cousin began to trouble me. If the second cousin is punished, maybe the eldest cousin will trouble me. If my eldest cousin is blamed again, my uncle may not be able to tolerate me. Maternal grandmother, Qingqing lives in Shaoqing Mansion and will cause endless trouble in the future, is this what you want to see? ā€

The old lady's face turned black when she was asked, and she said coldly: "You have little contact with them in Wanqingju, why is the trouble?" ā€

Xin Yu raised her eyebrows: "Grandmother wants me to live in the Qinglan Ancient Buddha in the evening like Mrs. Qiao did at the beginning?" ā€

The old lady's face was gloomy and she did not speak.

She didn't plan to let her granddaughter Qingdeng Ancient Buddha, but she saw that this girl was making too much trouble, and wanted to stay in Wanqing for a while, and when she knew that the days of grounding were uncomfortable, she was sensible, and then returned to the past.

But she didn't want to, this girl thought the situation worse. Even so, where does it come from?

Xin Yu's voice calmed down: "Just now Qingqing ran out of the mansion, many people have seen it, I'm afraid there are still speculations and discussions around Shaoqing's mansion." It's hard to build a reputation, but it's easy to ruin a reputation, since my grandmother cherishes the reputation of Shaoqing's Mansion so much, why should she force me to stay here? Do you want to lock me up for the rest of my life? ā€

"You're threatening your grandmother?"

This girl is right, unless she is locked up all the time, as long as there is a chance to meet people, a person who is open-minded can do anything casually, and he can ruin the reputation of Shaoqing Mansion.

"How so? Qingqing is just telling the truth. I hate my second cousin now, and when I see her again, I might be tempted to tear her clothes and throw her out of the house. My grandmother didn't want us cousins to be like this, did she? ā€

Xin Yu said lightly, ignoring the old lady's extremely ugly face: "Grandmother, Qingqing is sixteen years old this year, if you don't have a plan to keep me for the rest of your life, and you feel sorry for Qingqing and falling off a cliff and a startling horse, just fulfill me." ā€

These words sound soft, but in fact, there are needles hidden in them.

This means that if you can't keep people locked up all the time, you can't kill people as ruthlessly as Qiao's, so it's better to compromise.

Killed my granddaughter?

Although the old lady was reluctant to bear the huge sum of money brought by her granddaughter, she did not have such thoughts. For her, Kou Qingqing is the only blood left by her daughter, her granddaughter.

What the old lady thinks about has always been to gain both people and money, harmony and beauty.

Now it seems that harmony and beauty are impossible.

"Qingqing, you just think that making trouble will affect the reputation of Shaoqing Mansion, have you ever thought that if you go out of the mansion alone, it will also be a slap in the face of Shaoqing Mansion?"

An orphan girl who took refuge in her grandfather's family suddenly left the house and set up another door, what does this make the world think?

"That's—" Xin Yu blinked, as if she had just thought of the question.

She frowned and pondered, and suddenly her eyes lit up: "Leaving the house is not necessarily a separate door." ā€

The old lady looked at her with a frown.

"Today, Qingqing went out and visited Qingsong Bookstore, and happened to hear that the bookstore was doing poorly, and the owner had the intention of getting rid of it. My grandmother bought me the Qingsong Bookstore, and when the time comes, I will go to live in the bookstore in the name of taking care of the bookstore, and I will not have a conflict with my second cousin. ā€

As soon as Xin Yu's words came out, the old lady's first reaction was no.

Even an old woman of Qingsong Bookstore has heard of it, and it costs a lot of money to buy it. Besides, although there are women who show up to beg for a living, there is no way to do it, how can there be such a lady.

Xin Yu didn't seem to see the old lady's refusal, and said as a matter of course: "You don't need to break the bank, just withdraw Qingqing's dowry in advance." My grandmother doesn't have to worry about outsiders talking about it, it's because I can't stay out of the way, so I have to go out to open a store to play, you and my uncle love me too much...... Ah, grandmother, is it enough for my father and mother to leave me to buy Qingsong Bookstore? ā€

The old lady's slightly changed expression made Xin Yu's eyes flash.

The previous intention to refuse to leave was just a sky-high price, and the old lady could not agree.

Walking out of Shaoqing's Mansion and taking down Qingsong Bookstore by the way is the real purpose of her trouble today.