bookcurios Chapter 121: Fear
Chapter 121: Fear
Qi Hui glanced at Qi Yun with pride.
Qi Yun shrugged helplessly.
Madam Qi shook her head, feeling rather helpless. "Tell me, what's all the fuss about this time?"
Qi Hui quickly said, "No, Mom, my brother and I were just joking. We weren't arguing about anything."
Qi Yun also nodded in agreement, "Really, I was just joking with her. I know she's not in good health, so why would I really argue with her?"
Mrs. Qi looked at the two of them doubtfully.
"When did you become so harmonious?"
Qi Hui glanced at Qi Yun and said, "Mom, we are siblings, so of course we are the most harmonious."
Hearing Qi Hui say this, Mrs. Qi nodded with relief.
She had long been exhausted by the troubles caused by the two little enemies.
They quarrel all day long.
Now seeing the harmonious scene between the two of them, she felt much more relaxed.
"Okay, Mom gets it. Yun'er, go do what you need to do. There are only girls here, it's not appropriate for you to be here. Go entertain your friends."
Qi Yun stood there without moving, feeling extremely anxious.
He winked at Qi Hui frantically.
Qi Hui received Qi Yun's look and knew what he meant, but she couldn't think of any good reason to send her mother away.
I could only stand there anxiously.
Mrs. Qi couldn't help but frown when she saw Qi Yun still standing there in a daze.
"What are you still doing here? Get over there!"
As she spoke, she reached out and pulled Qi Yun away, with such force that Qi Yun was pulled away by Mrs. Qi.
Qi Yun's mouth twitched. It wasn't that he didn't want to save the situation, but now he had no other choice.
Qi Yun was pulled away, and Mrs. Qi immediately saw Shi Xiaoxiao, who was calm and composed, behind him.
Surprise flashed in her eyes. She looked Shi Xiaoxiao up and down and couldn't help asking, "Girl? Whose family are you from?"
She had never seen such a beautiful girl before. Could she have just arrived in Beijing?
She had seen most of the girls in the capital, but this girl looked very unfamiliar to her.
Before Shi Xiaoxiao could speak, Qi Hui spoke before Shi Xiaoxiao, "Mom, she is a friend of mine. She is very shy. She will be shy if you ask her like this."
Shi Xiaoxiao couldn't help but look at Qi Hui in surprise.
When did she become shy?
Madam Qi glared at Qi Hui in dissatisfaction and criticized, "I was asking her, did I ask you? Why are you interrupting me? How rude!"
Qi Hui pouted and lowered her head.
She was doing it for her own good. If she knew that Shi Xiaoxiao was the negative example she always used to teach the younger generation.
Now he's standing right in front of her, she's going to be pissed off.
She was just thinking about her health and she didn't appreciate it.
Madam Qi looked at Shi Xiaoxiao with a smile and said softly, "Miss, don't mind. My daughter is just like this, but she has no bad intentions."
Shi Xiaoxiao chuckled and shook her head. "Madam, you're worrying too much. Miss Qi is lively, kind, and approachable. Why would I mind?"
Shi Xiaoxiao was calm and composed, and her relaxed attitude made Mrs. Qi nod secretly.
I developed a strong liking for Shi Xiaoxiao.
He took Shi Xiaoxiao's hand affectionately and asked amiably, "Miss, what's your name? I see you like it very much."
Qi Yun looked at Mrs. Qi's appearance and couldn't bear to look at it, so he quietly covered his eyes.
This is completely different from the way Xiaoxiao's name is usually mentioned.
How wonderful it would be if she knew that Shi Xiaoxiao was the person she always belittled.
There was no way to stop it anyway, so Qi Yun just started watching the show.
Qi Hui was anxious and spoke before Shi Xiaoxiao, "Oh, Mom, I've already said it..."
"you shut up!"
Before Qi Hui could finish his words, he was stopped by Madam Qi.
She stared at Qi Hui strangely: "What's wrong with you today, kid? You keep interrupting others. It's very rude, don't you know?"
Qi Hui pursed his lips and didn't dare look at Madam Qi.
Shi Xiaoxiao didn't understand what Qi Hui meant, but she still said, "Mrs. Qi, Miss Qi did this for me, don't blame her."
Mrs. Qi patted Shi Xiaoxiao's hand and said, "Good, good, you are a considerate and kind girl."
She still insisted on asking Shi Xiaoxiao's name: "Miss, what's your name?"
Shi Xiaoxiao chuckled: "My name is Shi Xiaoxiao, and I'm the second daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion."
Mrs. Qi was originally looking at Shi Xiaoxiao with a smile.
She thought to herself: Finally, no one stopped her from asking this lovely person's name.
But as soon as Shi Xiaoxiao finished speaking, the smile on Mrs. Qi's face instantly collapsed.
Her expression changed.
"Are you Shi Xiaoxiao?!"
When Xiaoxiao grabbed his hand, he immediately shook it off.
Shi Xiaoxiao looked at this scene in confusion, with almost a hundred thousand questions in her mind.
Why does he look so unhappy when he hears her name?
Is her name something cheesy?
Didn't she always ask her name?
What is happening now!
Has her name become so terrifying that people shudder at the mere mention of it?
Mrs. Qi's face no longer had the kindness it had just had, and was replaced by a look of disgust.
He took two steps back in disgust.
She felt particularly uncomfortable when she thought about how she had been holding Shi Xiaoxiao's hand.
His expression quickly turned sour. "Who let her in? Just any random person can come into our house?"
When Shi Xiaoxiao heard this, she frowned, not understanding what was going on.
Shi Yu'an's face turned even uglier.
Qi Hui and Qi Yun felt nervous and started to worry.
The people around came over to watch the fun.
Shi Xiaoxiao wasn't someone who would be insulted so easily. She immediately said coldly, "Madam Qi, what do you mean? This is the first time we met. When did I ever offend you enough to insult me like that?"
Madam Qi looked at Shi Xiaoxiao with disgust. "This is the first time I've met you, but I know your name, Shi Xiaoxiao, by heart. A concubine's daughter learned those despicable tactics from your mother, and made Prime Minister Shi blindly fall in love with the wrong person. Ha, you're quite capable!"
Shi Xiaoxiao's eyes grew colder. "You're an outsider, what do you know? My father and mother have been in love since they were young, and I'm their daughter. Is it wrong for my father to love me? Besides, you have no right to make irresponsible remarks about other people's family affairs. Just now I thought you were a reasonable and amiable person, but now it seems that you are not!"
She finally understood why Qi Hui kept interrupting her. It turned out that her mother had a huge prejudice against her.
Also, because Shi Yuan doted on Song Dai and seemed to favor his concubine over his wife, he developed a dislike for both her and Song Dai.
She didn't know that her and Song Dai's reputation was so bad.
Although she didn't care about her reputation, she also didn't like those who spoke ill of them based on a few words without understanding the situation.
So he really didn't have a good face towards Mrs. Qi.
Except just now!
Madam Qi glanced at Shi Xiaoxiao with disdain. "Being reasonable and amiable is something that should be given to those who deserve it. Who are you to dare to discuss this with me?"
Seeing that Mrs. Qi's words were becoming more and more unpleasant, Qi Hui stopped her with a grim expression.
"Mom, why are you like this? Sister Shi is not that kind of person."
Madam Qi glared at Qi Hui: "Shut up, what sister? How can such a person be worthy of you?"
She seemed to remember something, and her eyes glared back and forth between Qi Yun and Qi Hui, pointing at them. "Okay, you just quarreled over her, and then you lied to me. You're so good, aren't you? Is this how I taught you to be tactful?"