The whole family was brutally murdered? The ruthless heiress's eldest daughter went berserk aft

When Murong Xuewei arrived at the front hall and saw the torn brocade on the ground, her face immediately darkened.

"What's going on?" she asked coldly.

The shopkeeper quickly told Murong Xuewei the whole story, including a true account of how Murong Lian shirked responsibility and acted so arrogantly.

After hearing this, Murong Xuewei frowned and looked at Murong Lian.

Murong Lian felt uneasy under Murong Xuewei's gaze, but still stubbornly said, "Sister, I really didn't mean it, it was them..."

"Enough!" Murong Xuewei interrupted her sharply. "It doesn't matter whose fault it is. What we need to do now is solve the problem of the fabric."

Murong Lian was startled by Murong Xuewei's imposing manner and dared not speak again.

"Shopkeeper, do you have any more of this cloth?" Murong Xuewei turned to ask the shopkeeper.

"Miss, this piece of brocade is a new style this year, and it's selling exceptionally well. We only have this one left right now," the shopkeeper said with a troubled expression.

Murong Xuewei frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and said, "How about this, go to the warehouse and see if there is any gold thread brocade with a similar pattern and color to this Yun brocade. Pick the best one and send it to the Minister's residence, saying that it is a birthday gift specially selected by our Murong family for the old lady."

"Yes, Miss." The shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief and quickly replied.

"Wait a minute," Murong Xuewei called out to the shopkeeper.

“Pick out another piece of fine red coral from the storeroom and send it to the Minister’s residence. Say it’s a birthday gift from the Murong family to celebrate the old lady’s birthday.”

"Yes, Miss," the shopkeeper replied again, a sense of awe and respect for Murong Xuewei welling up within him.

After dealing with the matter, Murong Xuewei gave Murong Lian a cold look, then turned and left the front hall.

Murong Lian stood there, her face turning pale and then flushed, her heart filled with shame, anger, and jealousy.

She never imagined that her painstaking efforts to learn business would backfire, allowing Murong Xuewei to steal the spotlight and even gain favor with the Minister's family. How could she not be jealous?

"Miss, are you alright?" the shop assistant next to her asked timidly.

"Get out of my way!" Murong Lian shoved him aside and stormed out of the front hall.

She vowed that one day she would make Murong Xuewei pay the price!

That evening, news of Murong Xuewei's calm handling of the cloth incident spread among the servants.

"Hey, have you heard? Today, the Third Miss ruined the brocade that the Minister's family had commissioned. But the Second Miss stepped in and easily resolved the matter. She truly lives up to her reputation as the Second Miss of the Murong family."

"Indeed. I heard that the Second Miss even specially instructed the shopkeeper to select the best gold brocade and red coral to send to the Minister's Mansion, saying it was a small token of our Murong family's appreciation. It's truly generous and appropriate. No wonder the Second Miss, as a woman, can hold up half the sky of the Murong family."

"Sigh, this third young lady is far inferior to the second young lady. I heard that after she damaged the Yunjin brocade, she lied and said that it was the shop assistant who damaged it. They are both daughters of the Murong family, so how come there is such a big difference?"

"Who says otherwise? The Third Miss has a pretty face but no brains at all, and she always likes to cause trouble. I really don't know what the Master and Madam were thinking, letting her come here to learn how to do business."

Shh, keep your voice down, or someone might hear you!

"I'm not going to talk about it anymore!"

Several maids hurriedly left.

Murong Lian hid behind the artificial hill and heard their conversation clearly. Her face turned ashen, and her hands clenched into fists so tightly that her nails dug deep into her flesh, but she was completely unaware of it.

"Murong Xuewei, you just wait! One day, I will ruin your reputation and leave you with nothing!" Murong Lian said through gritted teeth, her eyes filled with venomous resentment.

In the room

"Damn it! Why?!" Murong Lian slammed the teacup in her hand to the ground, the exquisite porcelain shattering into countless pieces, tea splashing everywhere.

"Please calm down, Miss!" The maids were so frightened that they knelt on the ground, trembling.

"Calm down? How can I calm down!" Murong Lian was burning with rage, her exquisite makeup distorted by anger. "Why do they say such things about me? What do I lack compared to Murong Xuewei?"

"Miss, please don't be angry. It's not worth ruining your health." Biyu stepped forward and whispered her advice. She was Murong Lian's personal maid, who had been with Murong Lian since childhood and was the most loyal to her. She was the maid who led Jiang Lingyun to the water on the day she fell in.

"Biyu, tell me, am I really that useless?" Murong Lian's eyes suddenly reddened, tears welling up in them, her pitiful appearance making people feel sorry for her.

Biyu couldn't stand seeing Murong Lian like this, so she dismissed the other maids and stepped forward to comfort her, saying, "Miss, don't listen to their nonsense. You are the best person in the world. They are just jealous of you, jealous that you are beautiful."

"Really?" Murong Lian looked at Biyu with teary eyes, as if seeking confirmation.

“Of course it’s true, Miss, you must believe me!” Biyu said confidently.

Just then, Jiang Lingyun walked in with a playful expression.

"What's wrong? Who made you angry?" Jiang Lingyun walked to Murong Lian's side, her tone full of teasing.

"Do you know what those maids are saying about me?" Murong Lian was already annoyed by the maids' gossip, and she was even angrier when she saw Jiang Lingyun's indifferent attitude. "They all say that I am not as good as Murong Xuewei, that I am not as smart and capable as Murong Xuewei, and that I only know how to cause trouble. Murong Xuewei only got involved in the business world early on because she was the eldest daughter of the Murong family. If I had learned those business skills earlier, I might not have done as well as Murong Xuewei."

Jiang Lingyun glanced at Murong Lian with disdain: "Since you are so confident that you can do it well, why do you need to learn from Murong Xuewei? Doesn't Madam Murong have a lot of shops?"

“But that’s Mother’s shop, what does it have to do with me?” Murong Lian raised her head and retorted to Jiang Lingyun in an annoyed tone.

Jiang Lingyun raised an eyebrow, a hint of disdain flashing in her eyes, which she quickly concealed. "Out of so many shops, you couldn't even get one or two?"

“Those all belong to the Murong family, how could Mother give them to me?”

"Aren't you also a daughter of the Murong family?" Jiang Lingyun coaxed.

"I'm just an adopted daughter." Speaking of her adopted daughter status, it seemed like something shameful, and Murong Lian lowered her head in shame.

"Aren't you going to marry me soon? Does the Murong family not even want to give you this much dowry?" Jiang Lingyun looked at Murong Lian with a questioning gaze.

If Murong Lian really refuses, Jiang Lingyun will reconsider the marriage.

Jiang Lingyun wouldn't waste time on someone who couldn't help him.

"But Mother has never mentioned giving me a shop."

Murong Lian was still somewhat timid. Although Madam Murong had always treated her very well, having a shop was no small matter, and she couldn't be sure whether Madam Murong would actually give it to her.

“If Madam Murong wouldn’t give you a shop, she wouldn’t agree to let you learn business from Murong Xuewei either,” Jiang Lingyun patiently guided Murong Lian.

Murong Lian thought about it and it seemed to make sense. "Then I'll talk to Mother about it when I go to pay my respects tomorrow morning?"

Jiang Lingyun's lips curled into a triumphant smile. "Don't worry, Madam Murong will definitely agree."