Xiao Jingai's face changed. What did she mean? Was she mocking her for not having siblings?
"Sister!"
Her voice suddenly turned from high to low. Realizing that this was not the time to throw a tantrum at Xiao Baoxin, she swallowed her anger and her expression changed.
"… What you say makes sense. If it were me, I would also speak up to defend him. But if it's just a fight, I reckon I can only be beaten up."
The topic suddenly changed. "Did Young Master get injured yesterday? I saw that there were actually more than a hundred people involved in that huge fight."
Xiao Baoxin suddenly smiled and said, "Luckily, Young Master has a benefactor helping him. Do you know that the Jiangxia King has a Central Scout soldier named Yang Shao by his side? Yesterday, it was him who helped. Otherwise, Young Master wouldn't have had the ability to protect himself and would have suffered a great loss."
Sure enough, they still met.
She wondered if he had fallen in love with her at first sight like before.
Xiao Jingai didn't know if she should be happy that she finally found out about Yang Shao, or if she should be angry that the two of them finally got to know each other before her.
Even if she was reborn and tried her best to stop it, was it still impossible?
Could it be that they really met by fate?
"Jingai, have you heard of Yang Shao?" asked Xiao Baoxin curiously. "From your expression, you seem to have heard of him."
"Sister, don't say that. He's just an outsider. He's not anyone's brother or sister. How would I know him? He's also not a hero like Uncle." Xiao Jingai smiled faintly, but she couldn't help but sneer in her heart.
Did she think she was her?
She was engaged yet she was still flirting with Yang Shao. Fortunately, her reputation was not ruined! If it wasn't for Yang Shao turning the tables in the end and dominating the Imperial Court, she, Xiao Baoxin, would have been a joke her entire life!
Xiao Baoxin heard Xiao Jingai's inner voice and her face changed. She retracted her hand that was in contact with hers.
What did Xiao Jingai mean?
Why was she so lost?
What did she mean by flirting with Yang Shao? What did she mean by her reputation being ruined… and something about dominating the Imperial Court?
"Jingai." She suddenly held Xiao Jingai's hand again and tried to calm herself down. However, her expression was not normal, which made Xiao Jingai suspicious.
"You really don't know Yang Shao?" she asked. "I heard him mention you."
Xiao Jingai gasped and her face changed.
Could it be that he had also been reborn?
But why did he mention her? Did he only realize that he loved her the most after she died?
Rebirth?!
Xiao Baoxin felt a buzzing sound in her head, as if thunder had struck her. She was completely stunned.
Right at this moment, Cai Wei suddenly returned with an extremely unsightly expression.
"Miss." She moved closer to Xiao Baoxin and whispered, "This servant has something to report."
Xiao Jingai blinked and pretended not to know. She wanted to see what had happened. The more she knew, the easier it was for her to act according to the situation. "Cai Wei, what kind of relationship do I have with your Miss? Why do you have to do this? Since it's an important matter, just say it quickly so that we don't delay it."
Cai Wei subconsciously looked at Xiao Baoxin, only to see her raise her hand to stop her from continuing. Instead, she said to Xiao Jingai.
"Jingai, I have something urgent to attend to. You should go back first. I'll talk to you about it another day. Also, about Yang Shao."
Xiao Jingai felt a little embarrassed. She had never been humiliated in the eldest branch before. Xiao Baoxin's rejection was undoubtedly telling everyone that she, Xiao Jingai, was not as important as she thought she was.
What was wrong with Xiao Baoxin?!
She had never remembered being targeted like this when she was younger!
Was there something wrong with her memory or did something happen that caused Xiao Baoxin's attitude towards her to change?
"I've overstepped my boundaries." She stood up to leave with a forced smile on her face. She looked exceptionally delicate.
However, there was no one in the house who pitied her. Even when she walked out of the house, Xiao Baoxin did not say anything to send her off. The fire in her heart had already burned to the top of her head.
Xiao Baoxin was too much!
Xiao Jingai returned to her own room in the second branch. Unable to control her anger any longer, she knocked over the tea that the maid handed to her. Unexpectedly, the water was still warm, and half of the tea spilled on her hand.
She raised her hand and slapped the maid's face.
"Ignorant thing, the water is so hot, are you trying to burn me to death?"
Even the servant in the room was a second-class maid. Xiao Jingai had always been kind and friendly, and she had a good reputation among the servants. Today, she was slapped for no reason, so the maid was stunned for a moment before kneeling on the floor and admitting her mistake.
Xiao Jingai came back to her senses.
That's right, this was not her Spring Gazing Palace. The servants around her were not the palace maids who followed her orders on the surface but opposed her in secret, and she was also not the Empress Zhaoyi who was always ostracized.
Xiao Baoxin had caused her to lose her cool and have a splitting headache.
"Alright, you may leave."
It was not until all the maids and senior servants had left the room that Xiao Jingai's personal maid, Biyu, persuaded her in a low voice, "Miss is still forcing her body. Why do you have to be so concerned about the eldest branch, you also won't be able to benefit anyway."
"Miss has been sick for some time and it can't be delayed any longer. Let this servant ask Madam to call a female doctor in to take a look at Miss. If this goes on, Miss' body won't be able to take it."
In her previous life, Biyu had been her dowry servant. She had been the one who had accompanied Jingai through all those years in the He family. It was only when Jingai and Yang Shao had an affair that Xiao Baoxin had been forced to bring her into the household. Other than taking her child away to raise, she had also kept all the maidservants by her side away from the household, forcing the master and servant to be separated.
Ever since she entered the residence, Biyu had been helping her manage her business when she moved from the Xiao Family to the He Family, and then from the He Family to the Yang Family. She had always been loyal and devoted.
Therefore, there were some things that she did not plan to hide from Biyu. She needed a capable confidant by her side.
"There's no hurry. Keep an eye on the eldest branch first. Go and see if there are any movements. Report back in time!" Xiao Jingai held her forehead and felt her eyes burning.
She had originally planned to snatch all of Xiao Baoxin's opportunities after her rebirth and completely trample on her.
But after hearing Xiao Baoxin's words today, she felt that her entire plan had been completely messed up.
If Yang Shao was also reborn, how would she be able to deal with it?
She didn't know if there was any point in her taking the initiative. After all, in her previous life, the two of them had indeed been together for a while. However afterwards, Yang Shao brought more and more people into the residence, and then he ascended the throne and became the emperor. His harem was filled with concubines, and he had more and more women, so she wasn't noticed. It wasn't until later when the concubines were promoted one after another, and their positions were even higher than her own, then did Xiao Jingai feel an unfair treatment.
However, in the harem, she did not even have the qualifications to be jealous of others. She was just a minor concubine. Based on her ranking among the nine concubines, she did not even have the qualifications to challenge others!
If Yang Shao were to be reborn, would it be a blessing or a curse for her?
Xiao Baoxin had no idea that her lie had really messed up Xiao Jingai's plan.