"Well, you girls stay in here and finish the embroidery ring. I will prepare my special tea and bring it in," Duchess Wang Qixing said as she glanced over at her daughters.
She hoped this abrupt alone time would force them to bond—something that might never happen if an opportunity wasn't created for them.
Li Xueyue rapidly blinked at the Duchess's obvious schemes. Usually, her mother would call for a servant to boil water whilst she took out her large box of ingredients to brew tea.
But very well. If that was what Duchess Wang Qixing wanted to do, Xueyue wouldn't stop her mother.
'Besides, I doubt Minghua would still have the guts to hurt me when no one is watching,' she thought to herself.
"What flavor would it be?" Li Xueyue asked when Duchess Wang Qixing rose to her feet.
"It's a secret," Duchess Wang Qixing responded with a wink. She reached over and pinched Xueyue's cheek before affectionately patting Minghua's upper back.
