Xi Qian'er returned home happily, and as soon as she entered the door, she saw her mother sitting in the hall waiting for her.

"Are you back? Was it General You Ling who sent you back?" the mother asked impatiently after seeing her daughter.

Someone had already been sent to inform the people in the Marshal's Mansion that Xi Qian'er would stay for dinner, so her mother also knew about her itinerary.

Thinking of You Ling's kiss outside the door just now, Xi Qian'er couldn't help but blush, and shyly answered her mother: "Brother You Ling sent me back, and he also asked me to go out with him tomorrow."

Hearing this news, her mother smiled with satisfaction, held Xi Qian'er's hand tightly, and said earnestly: "Dress up nicely tomorrow, and don't wear too plain clothes all day. Although you and You Ling are engaged, there are still many people eyeing You Ling and want to replace you! So you have to seize the opportunity and firmly hold You Ling's heart."

"I understand, Mom." Xi Qian'er nodded obediently.

Then, Xi turned around and told the maid behind her: "Chuan'er, go get the clothes that were just made today and give them to the young lady to wear tomorrow."

Chuan'er immediately knelt down and bowed his head slightly, his face full of respect, and said softly: "Yes, madam, I'll go right away." After that, Chuan'er turned and left, ready to act according to the madam's instructions.

Xi Qian'er looked at Xi and asked softly, "Mother, has Xi Meng'er returned home?"

Xi frowned and replied in a dissatisfied tone: "She! Who knows? She just goes out to play all day long, and you spoil her, taking her out to meet people every day, introducing her to noble ladies in the capital, and letting her show her face in the upper class circles..."

After hearing this, Xi Qian'er's face turned a little ugly, but she still stammered, "Mother, today Xi Meng'er tried to seduce Brother You Ling in the Marshal's Mansion, and was caught by my sister-in-law."

When Xi heard this, her eyes widened, she slammed the table, and said angrily, "What? This is outrageous! Xi Meng'er actually dared to seduce your fiancé in the Marshal's Mansion. She wants to replace you! As long as she has a relationship with You Ling, according to You Ling's personality, he will most likely be entangled by Xi Meng'er, and he will have no choice but to marry her."

"No, I absolutely cannot let that bitch snatch your marriage away. Someone, lock up Xi Meng'er immediately. Without my order, she is not allowed to step out of the door."

Xi's voice was full of anger and majesty, and she was obviously very angry about Xi Meng'er's behavior.

Han didn't dare to take the risk, she wanted to strangle Xi Meng'er in the cradle first.

Xi Qian'er stood aside and watched her mother get angry quietly.

At this moment, Chuan'er came back with clothes: "Madam, the clothes are here."

Xi took the clothes, took a look at them, and nodded with satisfaction: "Send them to the eldest lady's room. You go to the eldest lady's room tonight to serve her. Tomorrow, you must change the eldest lady's makeup so that the right general will see her and feel refreshed."

"Yes, ma'am. I have just learned a kind of makeup recently. It is very suitable for the young lady. I will definitely amaze the right general tomorrow." Chuan'er answered confidently.

"That's great. It's worth my money to send you to the Queen's beauty salon to learn makeup." Xi said with a smile.

That’s right, recently, many noble ladies in the capital city would send their maids to learn how to put on makeup, and after they finished learning, they would return to their mansions to put on makeup for the ladies.

This will not only improve your own image, but also increase communication and interaction with other ladies.

The Queen's beauty salon has become a place where noble ladies in the capital compete with each other.

Xi Qian'er listened and smiled slightly: "Mother, I will go back and rest first."

Xi nodded: "Go back and rest! Leave Xi Meng'er to mother. Mother will never let her ruin your marriage."

Xi Qian'er turned and left. She believed that with her mother around, she would be able to marry the Right General smoothly.

As for Xi Meng'er's unkindness and injustice, there is no need for her to be sincere to her anymore. Just let her fend for herself!

Xi's face was gloomy as she ordered another maid behind her: "Mei'er, take a few people to that bitch's room and lock her door for me! From now on, she is not allowed to step out of the door before the eldest daughter gets married!"

Mei'er hesitated after hearing this. She said cautiously, "Madam, isn't this too much? If the master knew about this, would he get angry with you?"

Xi sneered, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in her eyes: "Humph! If he dares to take it out on me, I will go to the emperor and sue him for violating the emperor's will and secretly keeping a concubine! Monogamy is a rule set by the emperor. If the master does not abide by it, it is disobeying the emperor's will! Let's see how the emperor will deal with him!"

Xi had long harbored resentment towards her husband. Like her mother, Xi Meng'er was used to seducing men.

Even though Xi Meng'er's mother had been sent to the farm, the master still visited her once a month.

It takes three or four days to come back.

Every time after coming back from the farm, the master looked drained, with a pale face, unsteady steps, and even his eyes had lost their former luster.

Under such circumstances, the master naturally could no longer treat Xi as he did before.

His interest in her obviously waned, and he was even unwilling to touch her.

Xi was so angry that he gnashed his teeth and his heart was filled with resentment.

She didn't understand why the master was so persistent in visiting that woman. Couldn't he forget the past?

Although Xi was full of dissatisfaction, she was powerless to change the status quo.

After all, it goes without saying what the master did with Xi Meng'er's aunt at the farm.

Although she was angry that the master had another woman outside, she had to admit that this woman did not affect her status in the mansion.

Because Wuqi Country now practices monogamy, the master cannot bring other women home.

The only difference is that he keeps people on the farm.

However, this is also a comfort to Xi.

At least in the mansion, she didn't have to worry about seeing those annoying faces, and her eyes were clearer.

At the same time, she is able to better control the affairs of the household and ensure that her position is not threatened.

Mei'er's expression froze, and she lowered her head and said, "Madam, don't worry, I will definitely handle this matter properly." Then she quickly stood up and walked towards Xi Meng'er with a few people.

Xi Meng'er knew that her stepmother was going to lock her up, so she started yelling, "What are you doing, you little slaves? Open the door and let me out."

The eldest sister must have told the eldest mother what happened today, so the eldest mother locked her up. She is on guard against her!

Mei Er, who was leading the effort to lock people up, snorted coldly, "It's Madam's order to lock you up. If there's no Madam's order, you should stay in your room and stop making trouble. Are you letting you out so you can seduce your future brother-in-law? Second Miss, you are really shameless."

Mei'er is the head maidservant of Xi's family and has a certain status in the Xi mansion.

She obeyed Xi's orders, and any decision made by the people in Xi's mansion regarding her had to be determined by Xi's mood.

Therefore, people in Xi's mansion dared not offend Mei'er easily.

This is also the reason why Mei'er dares to treat the concubine's daughter so confidently.

Because she has the support of her wife, as the saying goes, when beating a dog, you have to look at its owner.

Being scolded by a servant, Xi Meng'er put her hands on her waist and frowned.

Pointing at the maid, she cursed, "You are just a maid, how dare you disrespect me! I am the second lady of the Xi family. If you don't take me seriously, you are not taking the entire Xi family seriously! Believe it or not, I will tell my father and let him punish you severely!"

Xi Meng'er was so angry that she was shaking all over, with sparks of anger flashing in her eyes.

She didn't expect that this maid would dare to insult her so arrogantly, and speak wildly, completely ignoring her.

Mei'er didn't take Xi Meng'er's threat seriously at all: "Hmph, Second Miss, don't scare me. I'm just following the madam's instructions. If you have any dissatisfaction, you can go to the madam to argue. But before that, please stay in the room and don't try to escape or make trouble." After saying that, Mei'er smiled triumphantly.

Xi Meng'er looked at Mei'er's arrogant look and became even more angry.

She gritted her teeth and decided to swallow her anger for now and take revenge when she found an opportunity.

So she turned and walked into the room, slamming the door shut to isolate herself from the outside world.

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