The Eldest Daughter is Delicate and Pretty, How Can She Be a Malicious Supporting Character - Chapter 30

Chapter 30: Finding Fault

“Y-your Highness the Heir, is the jade plaque in your hand paired with another?” The servant’s voice trembled, but it wasn’t because he was scared of Xiao Yan, it was because he was surprised.
Pei Lingyi’s guess was correct, it seemed that Xiao Yan really didn’t know the special nature of the jade plaque beforehand.

“Yes, the other one is with me,” Pei Lingyi said as she walked out from behind the man, showing the other jade plaque. The servant took both jade plaques and compared them carefully, and indeed, they matched.
He was overjoyed, and his fear of Xiao Yan diminished slightly.

“You two don’t know, but these two jade plaques with golden-edged orchid patterns were placed by Mister Xu. This year’s gathering has a new rule, where people with the same pattern on their jade plaques will form an alliance.”

“Since you two found these jade plaques, you automatically become allies. Mister Xu also said that he will personally give two paintings as rewards to the owners of these two jade plaques.”

“What? Form an alliance? Why didn’t anyone mention this before?” Xiao Yan’s expression suddenly changed, his face icy cold.
The servant was initially excited, but hearing the man’s tone, he immediately knelt down, his voice trembling.

“It’s a new rule this year. As for not mentioning it earlier, it was arranged by the princess.”
Xiao Yan seemed to have thought of something and glanced sharply at the girl beside him.
Did she know about this rule beforehand?

Xiao Yan’s eyes narrowed, emitting a cold glare. “You knew about this all along? That’s why you wanted to take both jade plaques?”
Pei Lingyi wasn’t intimidated and retorted, “You’re joking, Heir. Do I have the ability to predict the future? Now that we’re allies, I advise you to endure these three days.”

Xiao Yan snorted, clearly not believing her, and strode away.
Now that they were in the same boat, she wasn’t worried that he would intentionally embarrass her.

After all, hurting himself would be counterproductive, and Xiao Yan wouldn’t do that.
He had ambitions and knew that cooperating with her was the best choice.
As for how things would go with Xue Yiran, she wasn’t sure if it would be the same as in her dream.
Half an hour ago…

“Hey! Miss Zhang, what’s the pattern on your jade plaque?”
“Third Miss Yu, I have a chrysanthemum pattern. I wonder if it matches yours.”
“Hey! Miss Su, can I form an alliance with you?”
Xue Yiran had called out to almost everyone she knew in the past few days, but either the patterns didn’t match, or the other person already had someone else in mind.

Her voice was hoarse from shouting, but no one paid attention to her. She felt frustrated and sat down on the ground, drawing circles with her hands.
“Sigh, Xue Yiran, why didn’t you have any close friends in your previous life?”
Suddenly, a skirt with golden embroidered flowers and birds appeared in front of her.

Her eyes lit up with surprise, thinking that someone had finally come to find her.
But when she stood up, she saw that it wasn’t just one person, but a group of people. The leader was dressed luxuriously, with jewelry that almost blinded her.

The woman’s eyes were beautiful but looked at her with disdain. The people behind her also looked unfriendly.
“Oh, this is the famous Third Miss Xue? I thought she would be a stunning beauty, but she’s just ordinary. And she dares to compete with Baohua?”
Li Miaozhu looked Xue Yiran up and down, clearly unimpressed. Xue Baohua must be getting worse, competing with someone like her.

Xue Yiran’s surprised expression turned into caution, and she said coldly, “You must be sent by Xue Baohua.”

Judging from their clothes and jewelry, they were all daughters from wealthy families. Xue Yiran didn’t know what they wanted, but she was wary.
“What sent by Xue Baohua? An illegitimate daughter is just an illegitimate daughter. Even her way of speaking is so crude.” Li Miaozhu adjusted her hair, not even bothering to look at Xue Yiran.

“Miss, I don’t know you, and we have no grudges. Why are you blocking my way?”

Xue Yiran thought quickly, trying to figure out how to escape.
“Are you kidding me? Did you build this road? Can’t we stand here? How is this blocking your way?”
A woman in green behind Li Miaozhu spoke up, clearly looking for trouble.

Seeing that none of them were friendly, Xue Yiran didn’t want to argue with them and turned to leave.
“Third Miss Xue, you want to leave just like that? It’s too easy, isn’t it?”
A woman in yellow blocked her way.

Xue Yiran had to turn around and face Li Miaozhu, who was looking at her with a hint of disdain.
Xue Yiran had never felt such a strong sense of oppression from the nobility in her life. It was an arrogance that looked down on others.
She didn’t expect to encounter bullying in this new world. What bad luck.

She didn’t know who this woman was.
“I don’t know who you are, Miss. I don’t think I’ve offended you. Please reveal your identity.”

“Hmph, you haven’t offended me? When you bullied your elder sister at home, you already offended me.”
Looking at the women behind her who obeyed her every command, Xue Yiran wondered if Xue Baohua was one of them. The fact that Xue Baohua was willing to bow down to this person suggested that her identity was extraordinary.

Could she be the heroine’s arch-nemesis, Li Miaozhu from the National Duke Li’s mansion?
“You’re Li Miaozhu.” It was a statement, not a question.

“How dare you! You can’t just call Young Miss Li by her name like that!” The woman in yellow who had blocked her way earlier spoke up.
“An illegitimate daughter is just an illegitimate daughter. She’s so rude and unbridled. Miao Qing, Yan Ran, teach her a lesson!”

The two women who had been standing behind Li Miaozhu immediately approached Xue Yiran.
“What do you want to do?”
Xue Yiran tried to run, but they were too strong. She couldn’t escape.
Her hands were pinned down, and her chin was grasped by a pair of hands. The woman was about to force something into her mouth.

In a burst of adrenaline, Xue Yiran broke free and kicked the two women, knocking the unknown pill to the ground.

“Ahhh!” Li Miaozhu was shocked and stepped back in fear.
Her followers were also thrown into disarray.
The scene was chaotic. Seeing their reaction, Xue Yiran felt a sense of satisfaction and burst out laughing.

“I don’t care who you are. If you dare to mess with me, you’ll regret it.”
With that, Xue Yiran quickly fled the scene, leaving the women lying on the ground, crying out in pain.
“Xue Yiran! You’re going to pay for this!” Li Miaozhu’s eyes blazed with anger as she watched Xue Yiran’s figure disappear into the distance.