But the killing intent was fleeting.
Bai Ruoli suddenly slapped herself hard.
Whether it was because she didn't stand firm or something else, her forehead hit the edge of the table and turned red.
Almost at the same time, the door opened.
Wei Xingzhao rushed in hurriedly and saw Bai Ruoli sitting on the ground, holding the broken piece of the jade bracelet with one hand, her face full of grievance and fear.
"Ali!" He ran towards Bai Ruoli, knelt down beside her, stretched out his hand to lift her hair, and checked her injuries.
Bai Ruoli blinked her eyes and a tear fell down.
"Cousin..." The sobbing voice was even more endearing than usual.
Wei Xingzhao immediately looked at Shu Qingyao, who was standing at the tea table with an expressionless face.
"Did you hit Ali?"
Shu Qingyao's lips moved slightly, and when she was about to speak, Bai Ruoli snatched her words away: "Cousin, no, it's not my cousin, it was Ah Li who accidentally fell..."
Wei Xingzhao looked around the room. The ground was in a mess, and it didn't look like it could be "thrown" out. He stroked Bai Ruoli's cheek with heartache and comforted softly: "Don't be afraid, Ah Li, if she hurts you, my cousin will definitely make the decision for you! Also, she hasn't married yet, she is not your 'cousin-in-law' !”
Bai Ruoli threw herself into Wei Xingzhao's arms and cried: "Cousin, Ah Li's head hurts so much, so uncomfortable..."
"I'll find a doctor for you!" He stood up hastily.
"No, no," Bai Ruoli grabbed Wei Xingzhao's sleeve with a firm look, "Ali just wants to see her grandmother!"
*
Bai Ruoli was carried into the lobby by Wei Xingzhao.
There were whispers along the way.
"Look, the third young master still cares more about his cousin."
"What's more? Carrying another woman all the way in front of my unmarried wife is telling us that the cousin is the most important!"
"Hey, have you noticed? My cousin seems to be injured. Could it be Su Youqing who did it?"
"That's for sure! Otherwise, why does the third young master look so bad? My cousin is still crying so wronged! I am going to see the old lady now to deal with Su Youqing for venting her anger on my cousin!"
In the lobby.
The dim candlelight enveloped everyone's face.
Mrs. Wei sat with a deep look, twirling the sandalwood beads in her right hand.
As soon as she saw Mrs. Wei, Bai Ruoli immediately struggled to get out of Wei Xingzhao's arms, ran to Mrs. Wei in a few steps, knelt on her knees, sobbing and blaming herself: "It's all because of Ah Li's fault, Ah Li doesn't." I should have made my own decision to find Miss Su, and made Miss Su angry..."
When Mrs. Wei heard this, she immediately felt heartbroken.
"Su Youqing! Come here and kneel down!"
Shu Qingyao took a long breath, walked to the middle of the main hall, gathered her skirt and knelt down.
"Who is Ah Li, and who are you, how dare you attack Ah Li?" A woman next to her clenched her fists and spoke sternly.
Shu Qingyao raised her eyelids slightly, then looked back: "I didn't attack anyone."
"You mean Ali has wronged you?" The woman's voice became more urgent, "Ali was born in a famous family and had a good upbringing since childhood. You are just the daughter of a county magistrate. Your father was lucky enough to donate money to the county magistrate. , can a pheasant compare with a phoenix?"
Shu Qing smiled for a moment: "If you have a good tutor, you won't just break into the room and yell at me."
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
"Nonsense? Who is talking nonsense?" Shu Qingyao raised her head, "I was resting in the room, and my cousin suddenly broke in. She looked through my jewelry and threw it on the ground. Did I say something wrong?"
Bai Ruoli was stunned for a moment and stammered: "Ali accidentally knocked over the jewelry box."
The woman immediately helped: "Hey, it's just a jewelry box that I knocked over. I don't think it's a big deal." She walked to Bai Ruoli holding the handkerchief and wiped the tears on her cheeks with the handkerchief.
"Don't be afraid, Li'er, it's a jewelry box, isn't it? Mom will buy one and return it to her tomorrow." He said, gouging out Shu Qing's eyes.
Shu Qingyao said indifferently: "A jewelry box is indeed nothing, but what I lost is not a jewelry box -"
After a pause, hatred surged in his eyes:
"What my cousin destroyed was my mother's belongings."
