"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing? Let go, let go!" Zhen Meili yelped, "You're hurting me! If you don't let go, I'll tell General Gu to have your entire clan executed!~"
Xiao Xi Tian: "......"
Well, she just says "executing the entire clan" like it's nothing?
Besides, in the Daliang Kingdom, only the Emperor has the right to order the execution of an entire clan and the implication of nine generations. If you want to scare us, you should at least come up with a more credible reason...
Yun Er Man, with his great strength, unceremoniously hauled Zhen Meili out.
Xiao Cui, seeing this, turned pale with fright and quickly explained, "Please, everyone, calm down. She is our General's third wife. She traveled a long way to Dashui Village just to see General Gu's elder sister. She has no other intentions..."
People with high emotional intelligence speak differently. She can spin a dirty deed into something palatable and also consider everyone's feelings.
Old Man Yun tapped the table with his pipe and glared at Xiao Cui, "Why would a third wife come to Dashui Village to see my old woman? Even if she wanted to visit, it should be General Gu's legal wife, the main wife!~"
He wasn't very familiar with the situation in the General's mansion and had no idea that this third wife was actually the most favored...
Xiao Cui craned her neck to peek outside the door. Seeing her mistress rubbing her hands and stamping her feet, almost frozen into an ice pop, she pleaded on her behalf, "The main wife couldn't come, so she sent the third wife to inquire on her behalf!"
Saying that, Xiao Cui approached Madam Gu and bowed respectfully, "Eldest Miss, did you write a letter to the General's mansion a while ago, requesting General Gu to go to the Northern Territory to rescue Er Man? Is that true?"
Only by making pleasantries can one lower the other party's guard...
Madam Gu hummed, "That's right, I wrote the letter!~"
"Then it's correct!" Xiao Cui smiled sweetly. "We came to Dashui Village after seeing the letter. Madam understands the General's feelings very well. As soon as she thought he had found his sister, she wanted to visit you immediately. We apologize for the abrupt visit today, please don't blame us, Eldest Miss..."
See? This is the mark of high emotional intelligence. If she had encountered someone foolish, she might have been fooled.
But Madam Gu didn't fall for it. She glanced at Xiao Cui indifferently, "So, you peeked at my letter?"
Did the letter she wrote back then never reach her younger brother?
Xiao Cui's face paled in panic, and she stammered, shaking her head, "We... we just saw it by accident!~"
This person is truly vigilant. She can grasp the key points of a conversation with just a few words.
Xiao Xi Tian sighed helplessly and looked at Xiao Cui, "You took it upon yourselves to secretly read someone else's mail. If my uncle finds out, he'll definitely be angry. And whether my mother is the eldest miss of the General's mansion is not for you to judge. What is real is real, and it will never be wrong!~"
With that, Xiao Xi Tian walked to the door and called out, "Second Brother, bring that madam in..."
It was so cold outside. If they let that clingy and pampered madam freeze, they would have to take responsibility.
A moment later, Zhen Meili, shivering, ran into the house, covering her ears, and rushed to the charcoal basin, her face flushed red from the cold.
Xiao Xi Tian handed her a hot water bottle and squatted in front of Zhen Meili, "Madam, if I'm not mistaken, you're trying to prevent my mother from returning to the General's mansion, aren't you?"
Zhen Meili: "???"
Who is this little brat?
What did she just call Madam Gu? Mother?
Oh dear, this is truly remarkable. Madam Gu is so old, and she's still having children? Isn't she ashamed...
In fact, Zhen Meili was extremely jealous. At her age, she could still have a little daughter, but the concubines in the General's mansion, one younger than the other, couldn't conceive. Isn't that infuriating?
"Don't worry, my mother has been through all sorts of storms. She's not interested in money, power, or honor at all. Even if she returns to the General's mansion, she won't interfere in anything..." Xiao Xi Tian clarified for her mother.
She understood her mother too well. If Madam Gu couldn't bear the hardships of country life, she would have returned to the General's mansion to acknowledge her family years ago. Why would she have to flee with her family in tow?
Zhen Meili was stunned and stared blankly at Xiao Xi Tian, "Why... why are you telling me this?"
It's truly baffling.
Also, how old are you, little girl? Why do you speak like an adult...
Is there no one in charge in the entire Yun family, forcing this little girl to lecture everyone? https:/
Xiao Xi Tian said, "I want to tell you that your worries are completely unnecessary. Our family doesn't covet your uncle's power or money. It's freezing cold outside, and there's nowhere to buy food. If you don't mind, please make do with our simple fare. If you're tired, I'll have Huai Hua find you a guest room. We can talk about anything else tomorrow!~"
Zhen Meili: "......"
No, is this little girl really in charge?
What is this aura and dignity radiating from her?
Today, she was actually intimidated by a little girl of five or six years old.
You know, in the vast General's mansion, who doesn't bow their head and act respectfully when they see her?
This farmer's household must be cursed...
Xiao Cui handed a sticky bean bun to Zhen Meili and softly persuaded, "Third Madam, please have a bite. It's still warm!~"
Although the mistress and servant weren't lacking food, their dry rations and flatbreads were frozen hard and impossible to bite.
Now, seeing the cabbage and tofu soup on the table felt like a delicacy from heaven...
Madam Gu exchanged a look with Old Man Yun, proud and happy that their daughter was handling the situation.
Zhen Meili ate the sticky bean bun while muttering, "Hmph, don't think you can convince me just by doing this! Not a chance!~"
Yun family: "......"
Good heavens, everything Xiao Xi Tian just said was in vain.
"If you're hungry, eat quickly. If you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll kick you two out!~" Yun Er Man said angrily.
Although their family was kind-hearted, they weren't so saintly as to take in someone ungrateful.
Zhen Meili was startled, threw the sticky bean bun aside, and retorted stubbornly, "Go on, kick me out! If I freeze to death, none of you will have an easy time...~"
"Throw them out!~" Old Man Yun suddenly roared.
Shangguan Fang'er and Du Tie Shan also stood up, glaring at Zhen Meili.
Da Man and San Man even grabbed the mistress and servant and directly dragged them to the front door, showing them no respect at all.
Why should such a shameless person be shown respect?
"Thump!"
"Ouch..."
Zhen Meili and Xiao Cui, like balls of yarn, tumbled headfirst into the snowdrift and rolled around.