NOVEL NEXT Chapter 681 - 679: You Are Also A Talent_1
Chapter 681: Chapter 679: You Are Also A Talent_1
“Isn’t this just the spring lethargy and autumn fatigue?”
Li Mulin pouted her cheeks in response, “Besides, sleeping and pleasing to the eye are two different things, okay? There’s no need to mix them up.”
“Where is Biqiu? Why hasn’t she come yet?”
Lin Qingluo interrupted them with a chuckle, “Has she been blocked at her front door again today?”
“Most likely.”
The train of thought of Princess Huimin was instantly redirected, her interest in gossip perked up, “If Young Master Liuyun doesn’t leave the Capital City soon, her family’s doorstep will be trampled down.”
“Has it already reached the point of door-to-door visits?”
Li Mulin asked with wide eyes, having put aside her previous grievances.
“Exactly.”
Princess Huimin sneered disdainfully, “When those people realized that their invitations were ineffective, and that Young Master Liuyun hadn’t attended a single Flower Appreciation Banquet since he arrived in the Capital City, they became desperate. They shamelessly began to visit his home and inquire about his whereabouts.”
“Ugh, these people, really, chasing after men day after day, isn’t it embarrassing?”
Li Mulin put on a show of righteousness, “Unlike us, with a handsome young man right in front of us, we remain composed, studying when we should and sleeping when we should. How carefree and comfortable we are.”
“I’m speechless!”
Princess Huimin slapped the desk, giving a thumbs up of pure admiration, “Your skin is exceptionally thick. Even if the walls of the Capital City were to be made two metres wider, they would still not be a tenth as thick as yours.”
“Hahahaha.”
Lin Qingluo clapped her hands and burst out laughing, “What a great analogy, Huimin, you’re quite something.”
“Don’t I just live carefree, understand?”
Li Mulin stuck out her chest pridefully, in rebuttal, “You two just can’t achieve the same kind of relaxed attitude like mine, intentionally misinterpret, purely out of jealousy.”
“Jealous of you?”
Princess Huimin raised a provocative eyebrow, “Your thick-skin is perhaps worth boasting about. But what else do you have that could possibly compare to me?”
“Hahahaha.”
Lin Qingluo slapped the table, almost bursting into laughter.
“Ahem.”
Ji Liuyun, standing outside the pavilion, was increasingly perturbed by their conversation, he rubbed his throbbing temples and coughed to interrupt the clamorous chatter of the three young ladies.
The pavilion fell silent instantly, only the rustling of books leafed by the spring breeze could be heard.
**
After enjoying ten years of wealth and luxury in the Duke of Zhen’s mansion, Xue Baozhu, accustomed to a life of extravagance, couldn’t shed her imperious nature when she returned to the Xue Clan and found herself constantly at odds with her legal mother.
Her father’s wife was no easy character either, readily resorting to swearing and violence at the slightest provocation.
Soon after her return to the Xue Clan, the two developed a deep-seated enmity, each regarding the other with hostility and resentment aplenty.
Her legal mother took advantage of the debt collectors who came knocking, intending to use her as repayment for the debt. Fortunately, she encountered the brothers from the Lin Clan and escaped the predicament.
Baozhu had now been living in the countryside for a year, but her arrogant nature hadn’t changed at all. She was increasingly becoming a nuisance to the family that Second Aunt Lin had arranged for her temporary stay.
Even after a series of complaints from the relatives of Second Aunt Lin’s concubine, who could no longer bear her antics, ran to the Duke of Zhen’s mansion and complained about not wanting to support her any longer.
Upon hearing the complaint, Second Aunt Lin was so angry that her heart ached. She wished she could arrange a marriage for Baozhu right away and send her far away out of sight.
“Second lady, Miss Xue’s nature is too arrogant. It’s not sustainable to keep her in the countryside. Perhaps it’s better to inform the old lady and send her back to the Xue Clan.”
The concubine of Second Aunt Lin was naturally biased towards her own kin and full of resentment for Xue Baozhu. She kept egging on.