C15 Toxicology of Xiliang Cream 1

"Why are you staring at me like that? I'm not the one who snatched my cousin away. I heard it when Bai Rui, who was standing beside Xiliang Mo, was talking to someone in private."

Xiliang Yue pouted and muttered, "What's more, Cousin Han will be here the next day. If you ask him, won't you know? Perhaps Cousin Han is here to talk to Second Mother about this. I remember that Cousin Han was really good to Xiliang Mo in the past and didn't let us bully her."

Bullying Xiliang Mo was one of the greatest joys of their youth.

Xiliang Shuang originally had a rather pretty face and had always felt that she wasn't any worse than Xiliang Xian and Wu Xi. Because she was raised under Madam Han's knee, she also had a director for all of her works.

However, she resented that she wasn't born in the Madam's womb, but was only an aunt. Although her father was doting on her, he was always the weaker one, causing her to be bullied by Xiliang Dan. She was also proud and arrogant, so she always had a sour expression on her face.

Xiliang Shuang twisted the handkerchief in her hand tightly and said, "That little slut, despite having clearly discussed Yu Hou's marriage, she still seduced my cousin. I'm going to tell Second Mother and have her slap Young Girl's face!"

She did not know that her cousin Han was the second son of Minister Han and also Second Madame Han's nephew. This year, he was the new High Scholar, and her aunt was the Emperor's favorite to be his second wife, Lady Noble Consort Han. Her future was limitless.

However, in her heart, she despised this little bastard girl even more. It was one thing for a girl to be so arrogant, but she didn't know who she was. How could a little bastard girl dare to dream of marrying her own nephew?

Although Xiliang Yue was only thirteen years old, with a cute round face and a smile whenever she met someone, she looked innocent and silly, but she was a real person.

She knew that she and Xiliang Shuang were getting married to pave the way for the Xiliang Xian sisters. She only wanted to please Madam Han, marry a better family, and not be sent to fill in the rooms for that disgusting sex old man like Xiliang Mo.

She looked at Xiliang Shuang and couldn't help but secretly shake her head. Ah, this impulsive stupid sister, she didn't think that even if Second Mother punished Xiliang Mo, it wouldn't be too heavy and she had to marry into Yu Hou's home.

"Sister, I heard that Yu Hou will be here tomorrow as well, why not …" As the two discussed in whispers, a trace of astonishment flashed across Xiliang Shuang's eyes, followed by a malicious and complacent gaze.

Hmph, that slut, Xiliang Mo, first made her get beaten up by that slut, Xiliang Dan, her tender skin and flesh had not recovered yet, and now she dared to snatch her cousin away. Not only did she want Xiliang Mo to marry, she could only humiliate herself and marry into a concubine!

The next morning, two maids and a servant brought a box of food, several sets of new uniform clothes and a box of jewelry to Xiliang Mo's courtyard.

Bai Rui looked at her and whispered to Xiliang Mo, "Miss, that leading wife is Madam's second wife. She is usually the one with the highest regard, why would she come to our place?"

Xiliang Mo smiled and did not say a word, but she knew what was going on.

He smiled at Xiliang Mo and said, "Sister Mo, these are the four new sets of clothes made by the needle and thread factory, together with a set of jewelry and a few hairpin rings. Also, Madam said that from this month onwards, your monthly salary has gone from one tael of silver to five taels of silver. This way, you won't have to steal anything from Your Lordship.

Xiliang Mo wasn't annoyed by her words and didn't seem to hear the warning. She only smiled amiably and said, "Thank you, Big Sis."

Second Wife Liu met a small, soft nail and snorted. She then led the way, saying as she walked: "Don't really think that you're the marquis' wife and dare to do three or four things in front of others. Who knows what it's like to be married off to another person."

Bai Rui clenched her fists and opened her mouth to return, but was stopped by Xiliang Mo. She waited for those people to leave before saying unwillingly, "Miss, they've gone too far!"

"What? A dog will bite you, do you still want to bite me?" Xiliang Mo carelessly flipped through the clothes. They were mint green, pink, light yellow, and white. They were made from ordinary silk, not even comparable to the old clothes given to her by Xiliang Dan and Xiliang Xian on the day of the banquet. Fortunately, they were simple and elegant, which was surprisingly to her liking.

She looked at the letter and smiled faintly. This was the most practical way of doing things; an average family would pay twenty taels of silver a year, while the family's eldest daughter's monthly salary was three taels of silver. Originally, her monthly salary of one tael of silver was not even worth one tael of silver.

Now, with these silver taels, coupled with the silver money he got from selling the powder, he would be able to make a lot of money.

Bai Rui looked at Xiliang Mo with some surprise, then muttered, "True, we're all relying on the power of the dog. If Miss marries a good family and sees them still acting like this, Miss, you wouldn't have been bullied so badly if you were as smart as you are now."

Xiliang Mo gave an enigmatic smile as she opened only the small jewel box. Inside was a set of silver ornaments with a head covered in jade and a gold-plated silver hairpin bracelet, both of which were even more exquisite. Although it was not worth as much as the hairpin hairpin on Xiliang Dan's head, it was still the best piece of jewelry she had.

"Miss, in the future, Your Lordship will invite Yu Hou and Second Young Master Han Family to the main hall. Let this servant and Nanny Bai accompany you and dress you beautifully." Bai Rui was unable to contain her joy as she looked at the set of accessories on the table. She had never seen such a good piece of jewelry from Miss before. How could Second Madame Han be so generous!

Xiliang Mo was holding a pair of gold-plated silver bracelets when she suddenly smiled at Bai Rui, "That's right, yesterday, Sister Shuang'er's yellow jade quietly came over and sat for half a cup of tea. She said that Sister Shuang'er wanted to send her out to get married, so you should take out two taels of silver from my monthly allowance and secretly send them over to her.

"Miss, this is the most exquisite piece of jewelry you have. Why don't you give us some of the jade powder we made?" Bai Rui looked at the bracelet pile, her heart unwilling to part with it.

Helpless, Xiliang Mo nodded her head and said, "If you want someone to say that Huang Yu is colluding with your young mistress, then send them the jade powder. You can't bear to part with such small amounts of jewelry. You are truly an indiscernible little miser!"

The gold-plated silver bracelet was a common piece of jewelry, but it wasn't too expensive or beautiful. The big maids who got a face liked to wear it, but the jade powder was different.

Bai Rui touched her forehead and realized what was going on. She then smiled embarrassedly, "I'm afraid of nothing."

As night fell three days later, it was the day of the fifteenth moon. The bright moon was like a jade plate, illuminating State Duke Jing's mansion, making it all the more lively.

Today, it was very likely that two of them would be the future Young Master's guests. Naturally, they had to open the tables and have a good time.

However, in this banquet, the difference in the ages of those who were likely to be uncles in the future were too great. It was hard to tell who were their father-in-law and who were their son-in-law.

State Duke Jing was a famous jade-faced general in the imperial court when he was young, and he was born in Xiliang, a century-old soldier clan. Although he often fought on the battlefield, he did not appear old, making him appear more and more upright.

Second Young Master Han also inherited the good looks of a Han Family woman.

But Yu Hou...

"He looks like he's addicted to fat, and his eyes are deep. Just by looking at him, one can tell that he's overindulging himself and won't be able to live much longer." Separated by a screen from the women's seats, Xiliang Shuang said with a look of disdain.