e reached out to him, but finally slowly let go. Her one-sided love hadn't even started before it ended.With unwillingness and guilt, she closed her once smiling eyes forever, a single tear sliding sl..."Mother, what are you talking about No." Xiao Yu Ge's face flushed. She said no, but there was a hint of guilt in her eyes. What was going on

"Really not" Madam Xiao looked at her like this, still seeming doubtful: "But look at how the Wangye treated you just now..." Those intimate actions couldn't help but make people think too much.

"Mother!" Xiao Yu Ge stomped her foot.

"Ge'er, don't be afraid. Even though he is the prince, if he bullies you, your father will go to the emperor and plead for justice for you." Seeing her like this, Mrs. Xiao thought something had really happened. Even though Ge'er was no longer the legitimate daughter of the Xiao family, she and her husband would never allow anyone to bully her.

"Mother, he didn't bully me..." Xiao Yuge didn't know why her mother was like this today. On the first day of the new year, she had to say this

"Then show me your sleeves, child." Lady Xiao thought to herself, If Ge'er truly had something with that Wangye, she would fight to the death for her, to seek justice for her.

“Oh.” Xiao Yuge obediently lifted her sleeve, the vibrant vermilion-colored Guishangsha on it even more dazzling.

"Such a... lovely song, Mother. I believe you now." Seeing Shou Miyako, Lady Xiao's heart finally settled down. She thought to herself, perhaps not all those rumors spreading outside are true.

Think about it another way, the other rumor circulating outside might be true. It's said that Ge'er is as beautiful as a celestial being, and many people have seen her entering and leaving the palace with the Prince together. But there's still no sign of romance between them, so there's only one possibility: the Prince is truly as rumored, that side isn't working!

However, this scene happened to be witnessed by Chu Tianqi, who had come to pay his respects. Like Mrs. Xiao, he also thought that Ge'er and the Prince had probably already... But unexpectedly, Ge'er was still a pure maiden, and he felt inexplicably delighted in his heart.

"Mother! The song!" he ran excitedly into the room.

"Brother!" Even in front of their mother, Xiao Yuge still acted the same way he always had, mainly out of fear of causing her worry.

"Qi'er, you're here just in time. Ge'er is also back. Mother will go arrange lunch. You accompany Ge'er and chat for a bit."Mrs. Xiao raised Chu Tianqi himself, so she knew his thoughts well. Before, she had thought that Ge'er had already followed the King, so she let it be. Now that Ge'er and the King were clean and pure, with no cross-pollination, she wouldn't just miss the opportunity to create a chance for her son!

"Happy New Year, Ge'er!"

Chu Tianqi took out a delicate hairpin inlaid with pearls from his person and presented it to Xiao Yuge.

Xiao Yu Ge stared at the hairpin, unable to decide whether to take it or leave it. After all, hairpins were usually given as tokens of affection between men and women. She slowly reached out her hand...

"Brother!" Just then, Xiao Yufu walked in. Seeing Xiao Yu Ge, she was slightly surprised, a trace of displeasure clearly passing through her eyes, but she quickly concealed it: "Ge'er, I didn't expect you to be here too."

Of course, I'm here to pay respects to Mother and Father!" Xiao Yuge also took the opportunity to withdraw her hand.

"What a beautiful hairpin!" Xiao Yu Fu's eyes immediately fell on the hairpin on the table, her eyes widening. "This is the latest model from Zhu Cui Lou. I heard that all the other colors were bought out by a mysterious person, and now it's impossible to buy even if you have money!"

Xiao Yu Ge unconsciously looked at Chu Tian Qi, she didn't expect him to buy her such an expensive thing, it was quite a surprise!

"Brother, is this my New Year's gift from you" Xiao Yufu held the hairpin close, practically unable to let go. It was the latest model from Zhuchui Lou, enough to make her show off in front of those noble ladies several times over.

"This is..." Chu Tianqi frowned slightly, just about to explain.

Xiao Yuge quickly interrupted him, "This is a gift that brother gave to sister. Just now, brother was asking me if sister liked it. It seems that sister likes it very much!"

"Thank you, brother!" Xiao Yufu smiled sweetly as she picked up the hairpin and held it in front of Xiao Yuge: "Ge'er, help me put it on." Her eyes seemed to be showing off.

Xiao Yu's song just smiled, took the bead hairpin and put it on for her: It's just something I don't need anymore, if she likes it, then give it to her!

However, Chu Tianqi's face on the side wasn't good at all. That book was supposed to be a gift he wanted to give to Ge’er, but he never expected Xiao Yufu to take it away. His disappointment was evident.

Ke Xiao Yu Fu still didn't forget to add, "It seems like big brother is just like before, always forgetting to prepare a gift for Ge'er!"

But this time, she was too smart for her own good!

Chu Tianqi stopped pretending with her: "This set of jewelry is a New Year's gift I gave to Ge'er!"

A smile froze on Xiao Yufu's face. She suddenly felt the beautiful hairpin on her head was a little too tight, and taking it off seemed a pity, but leaving it in place felt even more uncomfortable.

It's alright, if elder sister likes it, then give it to her. The Wangye bought a big box for me the other day, I can't even wear them all! So that mysterious person who bought out all the new jewelry from Zhu Cuilou overnight was actually Qian Tingxuan

Xiao Yufu only then noticed that Xiao Yuge also had two hairpins of different colors on her head. At a glance, she knew they were from Zhu Cui Lou.

Xiao Yufu and Chu Tianqi's faces turned extremely ugly. Sure enough, having money is good!

"Ge'er, it's rare for you to come back once. The plum blossoms in the garden have bloomed. Let's go take a look together."Xiao Yu Fu knew that staying here any longer would only humiliate herself. It's better to leave first. Besides, she had a good show to put on.

"Good." Xiao Yuge happily went along, she wanted to see what kind of trick Xiao Yufei had up her sleeve this time.

They walked together onto the stone bridge in the courtyard. Xiao Yu Fu saw that there was no one else around, so she dropped her pretense and sneered: "Xiao Yu Ge, you're really a persistent ghost. This isn't your home anymore, yet you still have the audacity to come back!"

"Oh, giving up the act" Xiao Yuge wasn't annoyed. After all, she knew exactly what kind of person Xiao Yu Fu was: "I'm shameless, sister isn't either, so here you go!"

"You!" Xiao Yufu was so angry she couldn't hold back: "Xiao Yu Ge, don't be too smug. My brother and they have always liked me since childhood. They are just being influenced by you and deceived by you now. One day, they will hate you like before!"

From a young age, she was the white moonlight in the eyes of those men. They all adored her, pampered her, loved her. How could she tolerate this thing that originally belonged to her being snatched away by Xiao Yuge just like that

I originally thought that Xiao Yuge would live a miserable life after leaving the Xiao family, but unexpectedly, she seemed to have activated some kind of cheat mode after leaving. So many men were vying for her attention, even the Prince treated her like a treasure. How could this not make people jealous

"Is that so Then how about a gamble" Xiao Yuge glanced at someone out of the corner of her eye.

Xiao Yu'fu had her back to the gate, so she didn't see it, but seeing Xiao Yuge's calculating eyes, her heart skipped a beat and she instinctively took a step back: "You, what do you want to do"r of using beauty as a tactic!"No! I don't want to go with you, I want to go back!" The more Xiao Yuge resisted, the less likely he was to let her leave. 。"Goody, I'll take you somewhere. Coincidenta...