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Chapter 165 The Wedding Quilt

She reached out and touched Lin Dong's head, then nodded gently.

"Then come with me. I'll definitely protect you this time."

Upon hearing this, Wanqiu and Xiazhi knelt down beside Lindong with a thud, and the two of them cried out urgently.

"Girl! I want to follow you too!"

"Me too! I'd rather die than not stay by your side and serve you."

The three of them, unusually in sync, kowtowed to Qiao Qingshu in unison. One hugged Qiao Qingshu's left foot, another her right foot, and the third tugged at her skirt.

The three of them cried and wailed, vowing to follow her to the death.

Qiao Qingshu sighed softly and smiled helplessly.

Since all three want to follow me, then let them follow. I will definitely not be blind and incompetent like I was in my previous life, and I will definitely protect them well.

Qiao Qingshu agreed, and the three maids stopped crying and burst into laughter.

Early the next morning

Qiao Qingshu was awakened by the noise outside.

She rubbed her head and called out to Lin Dong, but no one answered.

Hearing a loud commotion outside, he got up, dressed, and went outside to take a look.

As soon as the door opened, Qiao Qingle, Lin Dong, Wan Qiu, and Xia Zhi were standing in the courtyard.

Wanqiu frowned and stood with her hands on her hips, looking very angry. Lindong and Xiazhi also looked at Qiao Qingle with disgust.

Qiao Qingshu slowly walked down the steps and asked,

"What's all the noise so early in the morning?"

Upon seeing Qiao Qingshu, Lin Dong pouted pitifully and pointed to the bright red wedding quilt with a hundred sons and a thousand grandsons hanging out to dry not far away.

"Young lady, look! The three of us spent over a month embroidering this wedding quilt, and the third young lady actually threw mud on it!"

Qiao Qingshu looked in the direction Lin Dong was pointing and saw an exquisite wedding quilt drying in the yard, with a large stain on the left corner.

That lump of mud must have been huge, with specks of splattered dirt covering its corners, making one frown at the sight.

Qiao Qingle waved her hand dismissively.

"This is not my fault! Elder sister, it's your maid who doesn't know her manners and dared to curse me!"

Late Autumn, hands on her hips, angrily shouted,

"Who's insulting you! It was you who gossiped with your maid about my young lady, and we overheard you. When we told you to shut up, you got so angry that you threw mud at us! You even threw it on the young lady's wedding quilt!"

Qiao Qingle rolled her eyes in anger and pointed at Wanqiu, cursing,

"What I say is my freedom. I only know that masters tell servants to shut up, but I've never seen a servant tell a master to shut up! Who gave you the audacity to order me around!"

"Oh! I know that your eldest sister has spoiled all of you lowly servants! Don't think I don't know what kind of good person you are, Wanqiu! You licked men's boots and still got dumped. If it weren't for your eldest sister cleaning up your mess, you would be the slut everyone talks about! Do you think you would have a good life?"

Upon hearing this, Wanqiu's face immediately turned red, and her eyes also reddened.

Enraged, he wanted to rush up and argue, but was stopped by Xia Zhi's massive body.

Late Autumn was so angry that tears streamed down her face, and she cried, reaching up to her neck.

"I didn't! You're making baseless accusations! How can you be so shameless!"

Qiao Qingle crossed her arms, looking smug. She knew Wanqiu wouldn't dare to actually pounce on her.

After all, she was the master, and Wanqiu was just a lowly servant.

If that lowly servant Wanqiu really dared to hit her, she had a hundred ways to kill her, and even Qiao Qingshu couldn't save her.

Looking at Wanqiu's flushed face, Qiao Qingle felt quite smug.

Suddenly, Qiao Qingshu's icy voice rang out.

"Wanqiu, tell me, what did you hear the Third Miss say to me just now?"

Upon hearing these words, Wanqiu hesitated. The words were so harsh that they made her heart ache. She was afraid to tell Qiao Qingshu, fearing that Qiao Qingshu would be unhappy.

Late Autumn hesitated, lowering her head and refusing to speak.

Xia Zhi, on the other hand, is straightforward and doesn't think things through when she speaks or acts. She repeated everything he said in one go.

"Eldest Miss, this is what the Third Miss just said to her little maid: Eldest Sister will soon be married to that poor illegitimate son. The wedding is less than a month away, and the second branch of the family hasn't sent any betrothal gifts yet. Perhaps they're too poor to even afford food. My eldest sister is enjoying a life of luxury at home, but she'll definitely be tormented to death once she marries into the Xiao family. What a stupid person it would be to break off the marriage with the first branch and marry the second! Perhaps this is the lowly fate that Eldest Sister has! In the end, she can't compare to me. I'm destined to be an imperial concubine."

When Xia Zhi was learning to speak, everyone's eyes were fixed on Qiao Qingshu, observing her expression.

To everyone's surprise, Qiao Qingshu burst out laughing.

Everyone was stunned, even Qiao Qingle was a little confused.

Logically speaking, Qiao Qingshu should have been angry even if she wasn't, so why was she laughing?

Qiao Qingle was completely bewildered, staring at the scene before her with some confusion, unsure of what to do next.

Qiao Qingshu smiled and looked at her third sister, asking,

"Did my third sister really say such a thing?"

Late Autumn, Summer Solstice, and Approaching Winter nodded vigorously, then pointed to the old woman tending the flowers and plants outside the courtyard and said...

“It was her who said it, it was all her who said it, not a single word was different.”

Qiao Qingle felt guilty even when she tried to make excuses, so she just waved her hand and denied it stiffly.

Qiao Qingshu suddenly turned to look at Cuimei, the little maidservant beside Qiao Qingle, and asked,

"Is this what your master just said to you?"

Cui Mei knelt down with a thud before Qiao Qingshu and kowtowed.

"Yes! That's exactly what the Third Miss just told me! Not a single word was different!"

Qiao Qingle was so frightened that she staggered back a few steps. She never dreamed that her trusted maid would betray her.

You have to understand that Cui Mei has been by her side since she was a child, so Qiao Qingle really couldn't believe that Cui Mei would betray her.

Enraged, she lunged forward again, slapping Cuimei hard across the face, then pinching her arm and yelling at her.

"You treacherous, disloyal lackey! I've fed and clothed you for so many years, and you dare to betray me!"

Cui Mei was beaten until she curled up in a ball, not uttering a word.

Qiao Qingle wanted to hit her again, but Xia Zhi stopped her. Wanqiu and Lindong helped Qi Cuimei up and protected her behind them.

Qiao Qingshu smiled and walked up to her third sister, saying,

"Third sister, do you have anything to say now?"

Pointed out by everyone, Qiao Qingle decided to give up and stop pretending. She dropped her aggrieved expression and revealed her arrogant side.

"I was talking to you, so what?"

She gave Qiao Qingshu a disdainful look from head to toe.

"Did I say something wrong? Everything I said was the truth! Big sister, your days of smugness won't last long. Once you get married, you'll realize your good days are over. Maybe in a few years, you'll be begging me to help you out."

Qiao Qingshu smiled and shook her head, then flexed her wrists and said...

"No one can predict what will happen in a few years, but I know that I can still be smug right now."

After saying that, a loud slap landed on Qiao Qingle's face, and her snow-white face instantly turned purple.

Qiao Qing covered her face in disbelief.

"You hit me?"