The Eldest Daughter is Delicate and Pretty, How Can She Be a Malicious Supporting Character - Chapter 69

Chapter 69: The Dust Settles

Xue Yiran’s life at the Xue mansion had become increasingly difficult these days.

Ever since the incident at the Gentleman’s Gathering was exposed, she had become notorious in the capital.

She was now confined to her room, and this was the best outcome she could get, thanks to her mother’s plea to her father.

In these days, she hadn’t stepped out of her room once, which made her realize a lot of things.

Why would someone in the novel know those poems in her mind? The most likely explanation was that there was another transmigrator she didn’t know about.

She had glanced through the poetry collection, and everything was correct. Maybe the other person had traveled through time earlier and had written these things before.

However, this idea was quickly dismissed by her. On that day, she had specifically gone to Chengxian Street and looked through almost all the poetry collections, but there was no record of them.

That’s why she had confidently recited those shocking poems at the poetry gathering.

If there really was a transmigrator who had used these poems before her, it would be impossible for there not to be any records in the books of the Great Ye dynasty.

But reality had slapped her hard, making her lose everything. She indeed needed to reflect on herself and admit that she had been careless this time.

Those poems couldn’t be used anymore. However, this single failure wouldn’t crush her.

In the future, she would utilize the convenience of the plot to prepare well. But the thought of an unknown transmigrator in the shadows made her feel uneasy.

Yes, in the past few days, she had listed all the possibilities, and the most likely one was still that there was a transmigrator she didn’t know about in the shadows.

That person already knew she was a transmigrator and knew what she was going to do when she went to Chengxian Street that day. And the only person she met that day was Pei Lingyi!

As the original book’s heroine, she had a bit of resistance towards her, even though Pei Lingyi was gentle and generous. She always felt that Pei Lingyi wasn’t as simple as she seemed.

From the County Lord Changle’s banquet to the chance encounter on Chengxian Street, and then to the Gentleman’s Gathering where she was exposed by her younger sister, she didn’t think Pei Lingyi was a transmigrator, but for some reason, she had a feeling that Pei Lingyi was targeting her.

“Ahhh, why is this so annoying?!” Xue Yiran suddenly felt a surge of frustration and wanted to grab her hair, but she suddenly remembered the bun on her head.

In the end, she reluctantly put down her hand, remembering that this wasn’t the modern era with mobile phones and internet anymore. Her hair wasn’t loose and flowing like it used to be.

She had been confined to her room for days, and she felt like she was going stale. If it weren’t for not wanting to anger her father, she would have snuck out to have some fun. After all, she wasn’t the only one who was having a bad time.

In one of the courtyards of the Xue mansion.

“Bang!” A vase shattered, and the sound echoed through the air, filling it with a tense atmosphere.

The maids outside looked at each other nervously, not daring to make a sound.

“I don’t want to, I don’t want to leave the capital, Mother. Why did that slut Xue Yiran only get confined to her room for a few days, while I have to go to the countryside?” Xue Baohua’s words were fierce, her voice shaking and shrill, her breathing rapid. The mirror on the corner of the wall reflected her face, twisted with anger.

Liu Shao sat on a high chair, her face calm and serene, her lips pursed, and her eyes slightly downturned. Her deep eyes seemed to see right through people’s hearts, and she was silently watching Xue Baohua, who was on the verge of a tantrum.

Xue Baohua’s voice faltered under Liu Shao’s gaze.

“Have you said enough?” Liu Shao’s words were calm, but one sentence was enough to make Xue Baohua crumble.
She knelt down beside Liu Shao.

“Waaah, Mother, I don’t want to go to my maternal grandparents’ house. Xue Yiran committed such a big mistake, and she’s only getting confined to her room? I only hurt Pei Lingyi’s cat, and I’m being kicked out of the capital?”

She lay on Liu Shao’s lap, her eyes welling up with tears, and her previous arrogance was nowhere to be seen.

Looking at her daughter, whom she had carried for ten months, how could Liu Shao really bear to kick her out?

Her words also softened a bit, “Hua’er, you think Mother really has the heart to kick you out? Since you’ve enjoyed the glory of being the eldest daughter, you naturally have to bear the responsibilities of being the eldest daughter.”

“The Crown Prince personally sent you back to the capital, which means he’s determined to make an example out of you for the sake of the Miss of the Pei family. If we offend the Crown Prince, the Xue family won’t have a future.”

“As for Xue Yiran, she’s always been a troublemaker, just like her mother. Now that she’s caused such a big problem, how can the Xue family still show its face? Mother is sending you to your maternal grandparents’ house in Qingzhou to avoid drawing attention.”

“One reason is to appease the Crown Prince, and the other is to prevent you from being implicated by Xue Yiran. When the matter blows over in a few months and the Crown Prince’s anger has subsided, you can quietly return to the capital.”

But Xue Baohua had grown up in the capital, enjoying all the glory and wealth. Now that she was being sent to the remote Qingzhou, it was like torture to her.

She had just thrown a tantrum because of this. Although she knew what her mother said made sense, she couldn’t swallow her pride.

She was about to speak again, but when she met her mother’s stern and profound gaze, her shoulders shrunk, and she didn’t dare throw another tantrum.

She could only weakly say, “Mother, you must promise to bring me back before the Spring Festival.”

“Rest assured, I won’t leave you there for too long. After you leave, I’ll have to clean up the Xue mansion. Xue Yiran has caused such a big problem.”

“Just being confined to her room is too easy for her.”

Liu Shao had been the mistress of the house for many years, and she had a natural air of authority. Xue Baohua was more afraid of her than her father, the Minister.

Seeing her mother’s stern expression, Xue Baohua knew she was angry. Her mother cared most about face, and Xue Yiran had brought so much shame to the family.
Even her father couldn’t protect her now.

And this was a good opportunity to take down Concubine Dan’s arrogance.

“Alright, you should start packing now. You’ll set off tomorrow. Your maternal grandmother must be thinking of you.”

“Yes, yes.” Xue Baohua nodded repeatedly, and her previous anger was gone.

Liu Shao saw that her daughter had accepted the decision and sighed inwardly. Her daughter had never been smart, and she probably still didn’t understand what the Crown Prince’s actions meant.

Liu Shao had met the Miss of the Pei family, who was famous in the capital. She was not arrogant, but poised and confident. The fact that the Crown Prince had publicly humiliated Xue Baohua for her sake showed that she was not someone to be underestimated.

Liu Shao couldn’t help but think that her daughter was no match for Pei Lingyi in terms of scheming. Unfortunately, the Xue family and the Pei family were destined to be on opposite sides.