âIsnât this just the spring lethargy and autumn fatigue?â
Li Mulin pouted her cheeks in response, âBesides, sleeping and pleasing to the eye are two different things, okay? Thereâs no need to mix them up.â
âWhere is Biqiu? Why hasnât she come yet?â
Lin Qingluo interrupted them with a chuckle, âHas she been blocked at her front door again today?â
âMost likely.â
The train of thought of Princess Huimin was instantly redirected, her interest in gossip perked up, âIf Young Master Liuyun doesnât leave the Capital City soon, her familyâs doorstep will be trampled down.â
âHas it already reached the point of door-to-door visits?â
Li Mulin asked with wide eyes, having put aside her previous grievances.
âExactly.â
Princess Huimin sneered disdainfully, âWhen those people realized that their invitations were ineffective, and that Young Master Liuyun hadnât 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.â
âUgh, these people, really, chasing after men day after day, isnât it embarrassing?â
Li Mulin put on a show of righteousness, âUnlike 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.â
âIâm speechless!â
Princess Huimin slapped the desk, giving a thumbs up of pure admiration, âYour 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.â
âHahahaha.â
Lin Qingluo clapped her hands and burst out laughing, âWhat a great analogy, Huimin, youâre quite something.â
âDonât I just live carefree, understand?â
Li Mulin stuck out her chest pridefully, in rebuttal, âYou two just canât achieve the same kind of relaxed attitude like mine, intentionally misinterpret, purely out of jealousy.â
âJealous of you?â
Princess Huimin raised a provocative eyebrow, âYour thick-skin is perhaps worth boasting about. But what else do you have that could possibly compare to me?â
âHahahaha.â
Lin Qingluo slapped the table, almost bursting into laughter.
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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 Zhenâs mansion, Xue Baozhu, accustomed to a life of extravagance, couldnât shed her imperious nature when she returned to the Xue Clan and found herself constantly at odds with her legal mother.
Her fatherâs 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 hadnât 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 Linâs concubine, who could no longer bear her antics, ran to the Duke of Zhenâs 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.
âSecond lady, Miss Xueâs nature is too arrogant. Itâs not sustainable to keep her in the countryside. Perhaps itâs better to inform the old lady and send her back to the Xue Clan.â
The concubine of Second Aunt Lin was naturally biased towards her own kin and full of resentment for Xue Baozhu. She kept egging on.
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