Concubine's true colors

Chapter 287 Qiu Ling's Hate
Seeing that Xiao Jinyu used the name of admiring the snow, but in fact he used the dignity of his concubine, and Xiao Jinxuan was about to lose face.

Forcing the other party to stand in front of the government's mansion, unable to go in first, Xiao Jinwen, who has always been quiet, couldn't help feeling annoyed.

But although Xiao Jinwen couldn't see it, she had to admit that what Xiao Jinyu said was not wrong.

After all, the more prosperous and traditional aristocrats are, the more they value the rules of ordering the elders and the younger, and the distinction between the descendants and concubines.

And Xiao Jinyu, as the eldest sister, is now visiting the Duke's mansion. It stands to reason that Xiao Jinxuan, as a concubine, really wants to follow the other party's lead, and can only be willing to be a foil.

If there is a little overstepping, it will not only embarrass the entire handsome mansion, even Xiao Jinxuan herself will be ridiculed, saying that she doesn't know the rules, and that she is vulgar and can't stand on the stage.

But just as Xiao Jinwen was worrying about Xiao Jinxuan and thinking wildly in her mind, she suddenly felt that someone was holding her hand.

Surprised, she came back to her senses, and when she looked up, she saw Xiao Jinxuan smiling gently at her, and then the other party didn't say anything, and even ignored Xiao Jinyu, and dragged her to the Duke's mansion.

Xiao Jinwen has a lot of worries because the traditional aristocratic education she has received since she was a child is too deep-rooted. In her heart, the interests of the family are above everything else.

Therefore, she should be bound by these rules and dogmas, and she dared not forget her identity for a moment.

Even in the case of Meng Mian, if Xiao Jinxuan hadn't helped her, she might have been prepared to bury her feelings deeply in her heart, and was always ready to use her marriage contract to seek benefits for the family in the future.

But Xiao Jinxuan is different. Although the Shuai Mansion is her family in name, but she has been a human being for two generations, and she has always longed for family affection, but she can't ask for it.

Because of the rise and fall of the family's honor, she was deceived by these high-sounding words for Xiao Jinyu in her previous life, and lost her life's happiness.

So in this life, Xiao Jinxuan didn't really care about the family's reputation at all.

As long as she guards well, those who treat her sincerely will be fine, and the life and death of the rest of the Xiao family has nothing to do with her.

After all, in her previous life, until the moment she was about to die, no one in her family came to save her, and no one even said a word of pleading for her.

Therefore, Xiao Jinxuan's sense of belonging to the family is extremely indifferent.

In front of others, she will not accommodate Xiao Jinyu for the sake of the face of the commander-in-chief's mansion.

Even if everyone said that the commander-in-chief's management was ineffective and the family would be ashamed because of her, then Xiao Jinxuan would not feel the slightest sense of shame.

After all, this family has indeed never taught her anything, let alone sheltered her once.

Then why did she bother for the family's reputation, but for herself? Xiao Jinxuan asked herself why she would not do such a foolish thing.

And Xiao Jinyu, who was standing in front of the Duke's Mansion, pretending to be enjoying the snow.

Seeing that Xiao Jinxuan ignored her and was about to enter the mansion immediately, she couldn't help feeling extremely angry.

After all, in the Shuai's mansion, it's okay to have this concubine, but now this is the Bai family, so she, Xiao Jinyu, has the advantage.

Seeing that Xiao Jinxuan, who was supposed to be passive, was so defiant and still doing her own way, Xiao Jinyu couldn't bear it anymore.

Immediately with a cold snort, Xiao Jinyu gave a slight wink to the servants of the Bai family who were waiting by their side.

Immediately seeing these maids and servants, they swarmed forward knowingly, and blocked Xiao Jinxuan's way in an instant.

Among these people, a maidservant in pink saw that Xiao Jinxuan was still walking forward, hatred flashed in her eyes, and she stretched out her hand to grab the other's sleeve.

"You two ladies, stay put. If you don't hear Miss Jinyu's order, you can't do it. Miss Jinwen, please do what you want, but some concubines, it's better to recognize their identities. This embarrassment will be thrown to our Duke's mansion. Yes, it's really funny."

The maidservant in pink clothes who spoke was called Qiu Ling. In fact, she targeted Xiao Jinxuan so unscrupulously because of Xiao Jinyu's backing.

Another reason is that the old matriarch went to Shuai's mansion last time, and her sister, who was a maidservant in the Bai family with her, also went with her.

As a result, when the Duke's Mansion left, the two sisters were still talking and laughing, but when the elder sister came back, she was torn apart by the imperial staff and forced to return.

Because they have only been in the Duke's Mansion for more than a year, the two sisters haven't got any face-saving errands. In addition, they are soft-spoken, and the lives of slaves are always worthless.

Therefore, Qiu Ling's elder sister died because of the torture of the imperial staff, her wounds were difficult to heal, and her high fever persisted. Therefore, there was a feud between her and Xiao Jinxuan.

Even if Qiu Ling knew afterwards, the behavior of the Bai family in the Shuai's mansion was indeed extremely domineering.

But she didn't think about it at all, and she didn't think that her sister was helping the old lady to act with the old lady.

After all, they are slaves, and they can only follow orders from their master, so even if they know that Xiao Jinxuan ordered the court staff, it is indeed not too much.

But her sister died, this Qiu Qiuling would never forget, at first she knew that she would not be able to get close to Xiao Jinxuan, but gradually she gave up the idea of ​​revenge.

But now that the other party actually came to the Duke's Mansion in person, Qiu Ling suddenly felt hatred, so she couldn't wait, and wanted to use every opportunity to humiliate and embarrass the other party.

As for this unintentionally formed enemy, Xiao Jinxuan naturally did not know about it.

After all, when the old matriarch was in the commander's mansion, she made a lot of trouble. Not only did she put on airs to put on her identity, but she even pretended to be sick for the show.

Xiao Jinxuan couldn't touch the old matriarch, so she could only punish the servants of the Bai family, and even killed Aunt Li with a cane, thus forcing the other party out of the commander's mansion.

As for Qiuling's sister, even Xiao Jinxuan didn't know her existence from the beginning to the end, let alone know that because of her order, the other party took a young life for nothing.

It has to be said that this is the sorrow of a small person. Even at the moment of death, she is still unknown, no one cares, and even many people don't know her existence.

But even if Xiao Jinxuan knew the result was like this, she would still give the original order.

After all, when a person's position is getting higher and higher, often the lives of several people will not affect her control over the overall situation.

So in this matter, there is really no one right or wrong. After all, Xiao Jinxuan forced the old matriarch to retreat and indirectly killed Qiu Ling's sister in order to protect herself. This was not her deliberate arrangement to kill someone intentionally.

As for Qiu Ling, who held grudges because of the tragic death of her relatives, she was justifiable and worthy of sympathy.

Therefore, many things in this world are inextricably debated until the end, but most of the time, it is impossible to tell right from wrong. After all, there is no absolute distinction between good and evil in everything, and some just have different positions.

As for Xiao Jinxuan, who was talking about this meeting, she saw that not only her way forward was blocked, but her sleeves were also being pulled by the pink-clothed maid in front of her, whose words were no worse than hers.

Immediately, she snorted, and then looked at Xiao Jinyu calmly.

"My sister, what do you mean by this? After all, this Duke's mansion is also your half mother's house. Could it be that this is how my sister treats guests?"

Hearing this, Xiao Jinyu's face could not help showing a bit of arrogance. His father was the fourth son of the Xiao family in the handsome mansion, and his mother was the daughter of the old matriarch in the Duke's mansion.

In terms of identity, Xiao Jinyu is no worse than an ordinary princess, and this is what she is most proud of, so she immediately said with a smug smile:

"Sister is really a person with a clear mind. Since you know that this Duke's mansion is my half-mother's home, Jinxuan, you'd better obey everything here. After all, this is not a handsome mansion, so you can do whatever you want. Here I am. Xiao Jinyu's words are much more effective than yours."

Nodding her head in approval, Xiao Jinxuan glanced at the servants around her, then suddenly said with a smile:

"Even if my sister's words are not so straightforward, Jinxuan can already see that this servant of the Bai family, but only my sister's order is obeyed. After all, I am only from the Xiao family. Looking at it, it is a normal thing, so it seems that it is really difficult for me, Xiao Jinxuan, to enter the gate of the Duke's Mansion today."

Seeing that Xiao Jinxuan was in the Bai family, alone and weak, she had to accept her fate and bow her head, and Qiu Ling, who was still holding on to her, immediately felt extremely happy and relieved her hatred.

Feeling overwhelmed for a moment, feeling that Xiao Jinxuan had succumbed, Qiu Ling couldn't help but said sarcastically again:
"Hmph, it's great that you know who you are. In my opinion, Miss Jinxuan, as a concubine, should go and hold an umbrella for Miss Jinyu in person. Only in this way can you show your sisterly love. Miss Jinxuan will not refuse, the kindness of this servant..."

The four words of good intentions were finally not spoken, and Qiu Ling, who was immersed in the excitement of ridiculing Xiao Jinxuan, was slapped in the face by the other party, completely dumbfounded.

The unscrupulous smile was still hanging on his lips, but after all, he couldn't utter a single word.

Looking at Xiao Jinxuan at this meeting, she is shaking her right hand slightly, looking at Qiu Ling's left face that is gradually red and swollen, she said with a slight sigh:

"On weekdays, I watched those older aunts and taught girls who didn't know the rules. Those slaps were really steady and ruthless. Now that I did it myself, I realized that this simple action is actually so bad. You know, my left hand hurts so much after hitting a slave who can't open my eyes. It seems that I, Xiao Jinxuan, am usually too easy to talk. Don't dare to be so presumptuous."

After seeing Xiao Jinxuan raised her hand to beat someone, her tone was light and coquettish, almost muttering with emotion.

But the more she said this, the more stern her tone became, when she glanced at all the servants of the Bai family.

Everyone who caught her gaze immediately lowered their heads in fear, and no one dared to look directly at her again.

As for the way that was blocked before, even though Xiao Jinyu still didn't speak, the servants of the Bai family retreated to the sides automatically.

Apparently, Xiao Jinxuan was overwhelmed by Xiao Jinxuan's decisive nature of turning her back when she said she would turn her back. She didn't dare to make things difficult, for she was afraid that it would be her turn to be beaten next.

After all, those slaves who followed the old lady back from the commander's mansion a few days ago mentioned Xiao Jinxuan's ruthless appearance when punishing others.

So just now, those servants who blocked the way, the more they thought about it, the more frightened they became, and they suddenly regretted that they should not have forgotten their identities and messed with people they shouldn't have in order to please Xiao Jinyu.

But the way to enter the mansion was given up, but this time it was Xiao Jinxuan standing where she was, not moving forward.

And from her expression, it's not hard to see that she doesn't seem to have any intention of entering the gate of the Duke's Mansion.

(End of this chapter)