Revenge of the First Daughter - Chapter 160

Chapter 160 The Merchant Maiden Was Unfair
Because Lan Shuya’s cheeks had been destroyed, she went back first. Yun Xiao sent Lan Shuya out of the Third Prince’s mansion before returning.

Just as she stepped into the Shallow Cloud Residence, Yun Xiao noticed something was amiss, because everyone in the banquet actually looked at her in unison.

She frowned slightly and looked at Rong Jin who had been sitting on the table drinking wine. Her eyes revealed a hint of inquiry. Rong Jin only smiled at her, raised his cup and gently waved it at her. Then, he drank the wine in the cup.

On the contrary, Jiang Qing, who was behind Rong Jin, smiled gently and compared her lips. Yun Xiao’s gaze narrowed slightly, and she was puzzled in her heart. Painting? What happened to the painting?

Yes, she almost forgot. Before she left, there was indeed an accident with the painting that Rong Jin was going to buy. This accident was caused by county princess Hui Ning. The corner of her mouth curled into a cold smile.

Before Yun Xiao could return to her seat, Zhou Jingyan had already said, “Fourth Miss, wait a moment.”

Yun Xiao looked at Zhou Jingyan doubtfully. Although every time she looked at Zhou Jingyan, her heart was filled with hatred, but after experiencing so many things, Yun Xiao was already able to hide her hatred in her heart. “Does Third Highness have any instructions?”

Zhou Jingyan felt uncomfortable seeing the alienation and disgust in Yun Xiao’s faint eyebrows. One day, he would only be able to see himself in those eyes.

Zhou Jingyan’s expression remained unchanged as his eyes slightly lifted. “This painting that Fourth Young Lady just made is dirty. May I know what Fourth Young Lady means?”

Yun Xiao Ruo looked towards the nearby county princess, who had just returned to her seat. Her eyes were filled with displeasure, “The painting is dirty. I’m afraid that Young Master Rong won’t buy such a dirty painting anymore, so she can only wronged county princess Huining by paying one million gold taels in advance.”

Her tone was indifferent, as if she wasn’t talking about a million gold taels. Instead, she was saying that the weather was really good today. However, everyone in the room sucked in a breath of cold air.

Yun Xiao seemed to not feel that she was looking at everyone, and her gaze was filled with scorn. “What? Do you think that what I said is wrong? This painting is worth a million gold taels. If it was damaged by County Lord Hui Ning, then naturally the County Lord will compensate me? I can’t let myself compensate myself with a million gold taels, right?”

Li Qiaolan remembered what had happened in the pavilion. Her gaze was still filled with shame and anger. She snorted coldly, “The Yun Family has a huge business. Could it be that they still lack a million gold taels? This painting hasn’t been successfully traded yet, so it’s naturally your Yun Clan’s stuff. If you don’t take good care of it, you want to slander county princess Hui Ning. What’s the point?”

Yun Xiao wasn’t angry either. She said lightly, “If I remember correctly, Mrs. Li still owes me 20,000 taels of silver, right? If you have the time to speak, you must have already prepared the silver, right?”

Li Qiaolan’s expression stiffened slightly. When Yun Xiao said those words in front of everyone, her cheeks flushed red. “What nonsense are you talking about? This is about you slandering the county princess.”

Yun Xiao chuckled and said, “Slander county princess? Why do I feel that it’s all the same thing? Isn’t it the same thing for me to ask for money from others? It’s only natural for me to owe money.”

County princess Hui Ning looked at Li Qiaolan with displeasure in her heart. This woman was too stupid. She was disrupted by Yun Xiao’s words. It seemed that she could only act on her own. She looked at Zhou Jingyan with an embarrassed expression. “Third Highness, I want to ask you a question.”

“What’s the problem? County princess, please say it.” Zhou Jingyan also regretted hosting this banquet. It was too awkward. However, because this banquet allowed him to verify one thing, it wasn’t too bad.

‘”Banquets are usually places for nobles to communicate with each other. Why are they completely different today? They are all places for bargaining and asking for money? How are banquets different from the bargaining slaves on the streets?”

In the eyes of everyone, the banquet was an elegant place, and the banquet had always been peaceful. However, the banquet had all changed with the four girls from Yun Clan, who came from a merchant family. Things were really not good.

It wasn’t wrong to ask for debt, but it was a pity that it was on the wrong occasion. Therefore, everyone was very unhappy in their hearts.

Seeing that County Lord Huining really came up with a good idea, Yun Xiao’s gaze was filled with a trace of admiration. Previously, it was just a verbal dispute, and it was indeed not enough to deal a blow to her. But now, it was different. County Lord Huining also knew how to use his brain. Finally, he did not cripple her reborn body in vain.

She tilted her head slightly and looked at Zhou Jingyan, who had been looking at her since county princess Hui Ning spoke. She smiled gently at him.

Zhou Jingyan was worried when he was looking at Yun Xiao, but he didn’t expect to meet that smile. His heart was filled with mixed feelings, and he was always wondering what kind of woman this woman was. It was truly rare for him to be able to remain calm in such a situation. However, Zhou Jingyan would never forget that it was that cunning and charming woman who had caused him to be in such a state.

“Oh? County princess is saying that someone has tainted the meaning of the banquet? Why don’t county princess directly name who that person is and I’ll handle it?”

County princess Huining cursed inwardly. Even though she clearly knew what was going on, she still wanted to say it herself. However, she was naturally unwilling to let go of the opportunity to ruthlessly trample Yun Xiao on the soles of her feet. “There is only one person here who came from a merchant, and that is the Yun Clan’s Fourth Young Lady.”

Zhou Jingyan also smiled, as if he was very satisfied with the answer. “So the county princess is talking about the fourth young miss.”

Zhou Jingchen saw that everyone was looking at Yun Xiao. He was a little unhappy. This banquet was obviously hosted by Zhou Jingyan and personally sent someone to invite Yun Xiao. However, now, it was completely biased towards county princess Hui Ning. Just as he was about to speak up for Yun Xiao, he saw that Yun Xiao’s smiling eyes did not have the slightest bit of timidity. Instead, they were filled with faint anticipation.

Zhou Jingchen’s eyes trembled. Just what kind of person was this woman? He was getting more and more curious about this woman.

Yun Xiao smiled and looked at county princess Huining. Sure enough, she saw pride in county princess Huining’s eyes. She rolled her eyes and saw a refreshment on the table in front of her. In her previous life, she had seen this refreshment called Cappuccino. It was made by Xiao Yuqi, the eldest girl of the Xiao family.

Xiao Yuqi had always been hiding her strength, so this thing definitely wouldn’t come from Xiao Yuqi. Apart from that, only County Lord Hui Ning knew about it.

Under the curious or contemptuous or disdainful gazes of the crowd, Yun Xiaosu picked up the cup on the table with her hand, He scooped it up with a spoon and put it in his mouth. Then, she slowly swallowed it. The warm sensation swept across the tip of her tongue and felt very comfortable. She slowly recalled it for a moment before she heard Li Qiaolan say discontentedly, “Third Highness, look at the fourth girl from Yun Clan, she doesn’t know the importance of it. She actually ignored us so many people at this time, but she can still eat.” If there weren’t so many people watching, she would have told Zhou Jingyan that she wanted to coax Yun Xiao down.

Zhou Jingyan heard that her cold and sharp gaze landed on her without the slightest bit of warmth, causing Li Qiaolan’s blood to freeze. She didn’t dare to speak anymore and tightly shut her mouth.

Yun Xiao seemed to turn a deaf ear to all the voices around her. She took out a handkerchief and elegantly wiped the corner of her mouth. Her expression was relaxed and complacent. She was not disturbed by the crowd at all. She just smiled and said, “This tea is not bad, but I wonder whose hand it came from.”

County princess Huining’s expression became even more complacent when she heard Yun Xiao’s words. She smiled with the victor and said, “Naturally, it’s me. Under the heavens, who can create such a new thing?” Although she vaguely sensed that Yun Xiao was also reborn like herself, since Yun Xiao did not dare to touch the ideas of these things, it was naturally because she had already displayed these ideas in front of everyone. Since that’s the case, these things are mine.

Yun Xiao still nodded her head indifferently and looked at Xiao Yuqi inadvertently, “Sister Xiao, what do you think?”

Xiao Yuqi narrowed her eyes slightly, as if she understood something. She said calmly, “Since the county princess said it was hers, it is naturally hers.”

However, when County Lord Hui Ning heard Yun Xiao ask about Xiao Yuqi, his eyes narrowed slightly. There was a trace of vigilance. She almost forgot that these things were Xiao Yuqi’s. After hearing Xiao Yuqi’s reply, County Lord Hui Ning chuckled and said, “Fourth Miss, did you hear them too?” Since Xiao Yuqi had said this, she wanted to see what other tricks Yun Xiao could say.

Yun Xiao’en said, “I also thought it was the county princess. After all, the county princess gave us too many surprises before.”

County princess Huining’s face was filled with smiles. Yun Xiao and Xiao Yuqi knew all of these things, but because their identities were inferior to her, they could only suppress all of these things in their hearts.

Yun Xiao only chuckled and said, “Then I wonder how much gold and silver county princess Hui Ning has earned in the past two months? It should be enough to pay back my hundred taels of gold, right?”

When everyone heard this, they immediately understood what Yun Xiao meant. Many people’s faces were already slightly flushed, and a few of them even shrugged their shoulders. If it wasn’t for the wrong timing, many people would have laughed out loud.

The smile on county princess Hui Ning’s face also froze. If she still didn’t understand the meaning of this sentence, then it would really be a white rebirth. She tightly shut her mouth and looked at county princess Hui Ning angrily.

‘”Why? Why didn’t the county princess say anything? I wonder what the definition of a merchant is. If you say that you earn money from doing business, are you a merchant? Or were you born into a merchant? So what? I never denied that I was born into a merchant and was born in Yun Clan, but I’ve never been upset. I’m glad I was born in Yun Clan.”

“Some people are noble, look down on businessmen, isn’t she just like her own business to earn money? Who here dares to say that they don’t own land and shops? Aren’t those land and shops used for business? Is that why you hate yourself? Her faint voice did not carry the slightest bit of emotion, but every single word she said was loud and forceful, smashing into everyone’s hearts. “Is this what the so-called aristocratic family taught me?”