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After Li Jing and the others came out from their rooms, they returned to the front hall. According to the procedures, it was already the time for the sacrificial ceremony to begin.

Xiao Yan and the others were not idiots either. No matter what happened to Xiao Qing Ran, since she was not at the sacrificial ceremony, they had a reason to postpone it and find the next so-called auspicious time.

However, the truth was that Xiao Qing Qing was already waiting for them in the main hall.

"Xiao Qing Ran, why are you here?" Xiao Yan, who couldn't hold back his temper, asked with a shriek.

Xiao Qing Qing smirked as she sat on the stone table to eat her tea, while Li Er stood beside her.

Her previous guess was right. Su Qianhan had indeed sent people to protect Li Er, but this little girl had her own capabilities. Although she was ambushed, she did not really faint. She was just like her master and wanted to see what those people wanted her to do.

"Fourth sister, what are you saying? The sacrificial ceremony is about to begin. If I'm not here, then where should I be?" Xiao Qing then waved the teacup in her hands as she deliberately swept her gaze across the crowd and raised her voice, "On the other hand, Fourth Sister and Madam, you guys aren't waiting here at such an important moment to enter the ancestral hall to kowtow. Where have you been? You must know that if the auspicious hour is missed, this sacrificial ceremony will be delayed right? "

Li Jing had risen up in this deep courtyard. If she didn't see the tricks of those girls, she would act arrogantly as the general's wife.

On the surface, it was an answer meant for the guests to hear: "Wow, I heard that you were not feeling well and rested in the side room, so I brought people to see you out of kindness. Originally, I was afraid of missing the hour, but since you've already recovered, why didn't you send someone over to say it?"

Now, seeing how she was leading the battle in such a tone, she couldn't help but say, "That's right, third sister. As an older sister, I have to say this. Although you are about to become the legitimate daughter, my mother is still the matriarch right now."

"You left without a word at such an important place. If you delay the auspicious moment, others will think that my mother's discipline is not strict and that she is not good enough. However, she will bring shame to the General's Estate."

Xiao Qing Ran's lips curled up as she glanced at her, then placed the teacup in her hand on the table: "Now that Second Elder Sister has become the Young Madam of the Zhao Family, this manager's ability is getting stronger and stronger. You have been married for such a long time, so now it can be considered your first time coming back. You came back to teach your sister a lesson? "

When Xiao Xi Yu heard her mention the Zhao family and thought of those days when life was worse than death, she gritted her teeth and said, "Even if I were to marry someone, it would still be your eldest sister. Are you wrong?"

"That's not true. I just feel that since you think it's because my body wasn't feeling well before, and I sat here waiting for you all with my sick body propped up, as the eldest sister, shouldn't her first reaction be to ask me about my condition?" Xiao Qingyi laughed, "Since second sister is questioning me like this, what you know is the rules. Those who don't know it might think that second sister is making trouble for you because I stole your identity as the direct descendant."

"Xiao Qing Ran, you are slandering us!" Xiao Xiyu was originally angry, but after being hit by her words, she immediately became angry. "You're clearly the one who doesn't know how to respect others and doesn't understand the rules. Don't tell me you still want to forcefully blame others?"

Although Xiao Yan didn't like this third sister, he wasn't sloppy when it came to speaking to outsiders. He sneered and added: "You're right, we clearly heard that you went to the side room just now, but when we went to look for you, we found out that it was the room of the Duke of Han. You still have the face to argue here?"

Before Xiao Qing Qing could say anything, the rest of the audience's expressions changed.

"Argument? What am I trying to argue about? " Xiao Qing Ran swept her gaze across those expressions, her finger slid along the edge of the teacup twice as she curled her lips: "Fourth Sister, what do you mean by that? Are you implying that I have a secret relationship with Duke Han? "Sister, I don't blame you for not understanding the situation in Beijing when you returned, but there are some things that you'd better think about first."

Xiao Yan choked and suddenly realized that he shouldn't be speaking carelessly like this.

Xiao Qing smiled as she looked at them without saying anything, and did not give those people a way out.

The atmosphere between the crowd became stifling. They all looked at each other, some even exchanging glances in private.

As the wife of a general, Li Jing had things she couldn't say.

However, Zhao Ya, who came from the back, was used to seeing these paths. Most likely, she knew Xiao Yan and his group's plans from the very beginning.

As a young girl, she doesn't know how to speak without any ill intentions. As a young sister, you should take more responsibility towards her, otherwise, if you take it out, you will be criticized for not being modest. From today onwards, you will be the direct descendant of the General's Estate.

Her words were beautiful. Firstly, she had explained what her daughter had said just now to Xiao Qing as' unintentionally saying 'and' concerned about her, then confused '. Secondly, she secretly accused Xiao Qing of not understanding the rules.

Although Xiao Qingran was usually too lazy to engage in a war of words with them, it did not mean that she did not know how flowery she was. She was very good at avoiding important issues: "I was just kind enough to remind you, for the sake of Fourth Sister, that we, your own sisters, are in the Residence and would not take it seriously, but if this were to spread to Duke Han's ears, it would not be good. Since Fourth Sister has already returned to the capital, you should learn to be cautious."

She waved her hand.

She bent down and whispered a few words into her ear.

Xiao Qing Ran smiled as she stood up, and spoke in a seemingly gentle and courteous manner: "Just now, Madam told all the sisters that she left the sacrificial ceremony because she was concerned about her body, and it is indeed inappropriate for her to leave by herself. "But …"

"Madam is probably in a hurry today. This is the General's Estate, which is my home. Even if my body isn't used to leaving the venue, I'm still returning to my own courtyard. Why is Madame bringing everyone to the guest room to find me?"

The people present weren't idiots, they already knew that this working general's wife might have gotten involved in some matter when they heard about the general's estate's sacrificial ceremony. Most of the people that came here today were just there to watch the show.

Now that Xiao Qing had casually mentioned it, this woman wouldn't be able to quickly spread the news.

Li Jing also knew this, so her expression immediately changed.

However, without waiting for her to explain, Xiao Qing Ran smirked and said: "It must be Madam's negligence, but this is not a big deal. Now is also the time for the sacrificial ceremony, so don't miss the auspicious time. "

Li Jing's expression changed several times as she was cut off, but she couldn't drag the conversation back to reality. She could only temporarily hold it in and call for a servant to call Xiao Zhi over.

The clan's sacrificial ceremony was easy to say, but also troublesome to say.

In addition to the three bows and nine kowtows, he still needed to perform a simple hand salute to his ancestors. Standing there, he clasped his hands together and placed them on his forehead, with the back of his hands covering his mouth to show that he had no desire to speak or show respect to his ancestors. Then, he placed his palms in front of his stomach, knelt on the ground and kowtowed in the same two positions.

Furthermore, Xiao Qingran's mother had passed away, so she had to add a gift after this one. According to the rules, she only needed to do one thing each time.

Kneeling on both knees, he placed his palms together three times on the ground, then kowtowed and kowtowed three times in a row.

After the ceremony was over, they would invite the medallions on the table to enter the temple. The elders would write the names of Xiao Qing Ran and her daughter into their family tree, and at the same time, they would call out the names of Li Jing and Xiao Xi Yu.

After doing all this, other than feeling troubled and having her knees hurt, Xiao Qing had nothing else to do. She grumbled in her heart that there were too many ancient rules and regulations, so she left the ancestral hall with the crowd and took on the role of receiving guests.

This time around, her target was Yun Ya.

He had agreed to Su Qianhan's request. Even if he did not have any direct conflict with this Miss Yun, he still wanted to 'collect money from others to help them get rid of this calamity'.

However, she didn't want to be too extreme. It was just an excuse to stop Yunya from entering the Residence of Han.

Thus, Xiao Qing decided to let her fox tail be exposed.

Xiao Qingyi did not have a deep relationship with this woman and did not understand her, but she knew that Yun Ya had always been on good terms with Xiao Xi Yu. It was impossible that her good sister didn't know anything about the things that Xiao Xi Yu had planned for her.

However, she clearly knew that she had been hiding in the dark the entire time without saying a word and not making a move. Presumably, she was trying to avoid suspicion as she watched the battle from the sidelines.

Xiao Qing Ran, however, had to consider how to let herself participate in this scheme.

"Li Er, are you injured?" Xiao Qing asked the little girl beside her while she was entertaining the guests.

Riko shook her head as she carried a tray in her hands. "Don't worry Miss. I'm fine. Miss should think about what to do next."

She had heard from the little miss that those people were truly malicious. Last time at the crown prince's mansion, they had used this method to plot against the little miss. This time, they had come again.

"Below?" Xiao Qing raised her eyebrows and glanced over at Xiao Yan who was staring at her. Xiao Yan smiled and walked over to Yun Ya. "We only need to do one thing."

"Yun Ya xiaojie, long time no see. How is it?" This was the first time that Xiao Qing Ran had tried to strike up a conversation with someone in such a party. However, even though this was the first time, she did it naturally and without the slightest awkwardness.

Yun Ya was sitting in front of a stone table to rest. When she saw her coming over, she stood up gracefully and bowed slightly. Her every move was like that of a girl, but her words were not as friendly as her own, "I'm sorry for Third Miss' concern. Although I'm fine, I'm still far from being as good as Third Miss."

"What do you mean?"

Yun Ya chuckled and replied, "Third young miss has climbed onto a high branch and she is also known as the direct descendent of the General's Estate. How awe-inspiring is that? However, in the entire capital, I want to know who can be as smug as Third young miss."