The beloved is reborn as a substitute, and the tyrant begs for forgiveness every night.

"It's just a hairpin. Since your sister likes it, then give it to her."

As soon as Jiang's father spoke, he set the course of events.

Hearing this, Jiang Xiuxiu felt a chill in her heart.

No matter what, this hairpin was given to her by Jiang's mother. Why should Jiang's father take it back and give it to Xu Leyao as soon as he arrives?

Could it be that all those years of father-daughter affection really left no trace in his heart?

Jiang Xiuxiu looked at her father with sadness in her eyes and asked in a trembling voice.

"Father, although I am not your biological daughter, I have been a beloved child for many years. Do you really intend to be so biased towards my sister?"

She had barely finished speaking when her father interrupted her.

At this moment, his eyes showed a hint of impatience as he looked at Jiang Xiuxiu.

If he were willing to help Jiang Xiuxiu, he would have let Xu Leyao leave just now, instead of making Jiang Xiuxiu give up the hairpin.

Furthermore, Zheng Lingjia is here now, and behind Zheng Lingjia stands Zheng Zhihe.

Zheng Zhihe has feelings for Xu Leyao.

Even if Jiang's father was foolish, he should have understood by now.

Therefore, there was no way he could let Xu Leyao be bullied by Jiang Xiuxiu in front of Zheng Lingjia.

"Enough! Now that you've heard what I said, hurry up and give the things to your sister. This is something you owe her. Besides, I just punished you by making you kneel in the ancestral hall today, so why are you still in the courtyard?"

Jiang's father looked at Jiang Xiuxiu with a hint of displeasure.

At this moment, Jiang Xiuxiu no longer cared about the hairpin.

It's just a hairpin; she has plenty of those.

But if she really angered Jiang's father, she wouldn't have a good time.

Jiang Xiuxiu immediately realized what was happening and then humbled herself.

“Father, I’ll go right away.”

As she spoke, Jiang Xiuxiu looked aggrieved.

This made Jiang's mother feel even more distressed.

She grumbled softly, "It's only been a short while, why are you being so harsh?"

Upon hearing this, Mr. Jiang glanced at her, his expression icy cold.

At this point, Jiang's mother dared not say another word.

If she truly angered Jiang's father, she wouldn't escape unscathed either.

It's not worth risking yourself for a fake daughter.

Jiang's mother was very clear about these matters, so she hurriedly urged Jiang Xiuxiu to change her clothes and kneel in the ancestral hall.

Jiang Xiuxiu was wearing brightly colored clothes at the moment, which was naturally inappropriate for her to kneel in the ancestral hall.

Seeing this, Jiang Xiuxiu realized that she had no room to resist.

Therefore, she didn't argue, but went inside to change her clothes and came out.

Xu Leyao only spoke after watching her go to the ancestral hall.

“Mother, I don’t care whether you’re being fair or not.”

Her words made Jiang's mother feel uneasy.

Before she could ask, Xu Leyao continued speaking.

“This hairpin is mine, so I’m going to take it back. Other than that, I don’t care about anything you gave her.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Xu Leyao turned and left without even looking at Jiang's mother's reaction.

Only after returning to her own courtyard did she open her palm and look at the hairpin.

This hairpin is indeed a keepsake from Xu's mother.

The moment Xu Leyao saw the hairpin, she seemed to think of her mother in the past.

Xu Leyao left, and then Jiang's father arrived in front of Zheng Lingjia with a smile on his face.

“Your Highness, I am truly sorry to have troubled you with this matter. However, they are both young women, so please don’t spread what happened today.”

As he spoke, he observed Zheng Lingjia's expression.

Fortunately, Zheng Lingjia did not refute him, but simply nodded slightly.

"Thank you for making this trip today. I'll have someone take you back now."

Jiang's father probed Zheng Lingjia's thoughts.

Zheng Lingjia glanced at him and decisively refused.

"I have come here today not only to see Lord Jiang's current progress, but also to meet the young lady."

Upon hearing this, Father Jiang immediately thought of Zheng Zhihe, who was far away in the palace.

It's likely that Zheng Zhihe wanted to see Xu Leyao, which is why he specifically sent Zheng Lingjia to check on Xu Leyao's condition!

He arrogantly thought that there was no way he could refuse Zheng Lingjia's request.

Jiang's father immediately sent someone to lead Zheng Lingjia to Xu Leyao's courtyard.

The butler was the one leading the way this time.

Upon arriving at Xu Leyao's courtyard, the butler spoke.

“Your Highness Prince Su, this is our young lady’s courtyard. She doesn’t like to be disturbed by others, so why don’t you talk to her here?”

Zheng Lingjia shook his head and refused.

"I am acting on my elder brother's orders today, and it is my duty to check on Miss Jiang's condition."

Seeing his insistence, the butler looked somewhat troubled and then stepped forward to knock on the courtyard door.

Xu Leyao heard the knocking on the door from inside and couldn't help but feel a little impatient.

The only people who could come at this moment were Jiang's mother and Jiang's father.

But these two are clearly not good people.

I'm afraid that when she arrives, I'll have to give her a good lecture.

Thinking about this, Xu Leyao was unwilling to go out and see anyone.

Therefore, she sent Pearl out to refuse.

However, when Zhu'er came out and saw Zheng Lingjia, she was somewhat stunned.

Miss, didn't you say that the person coming was Jiang Su or Jiang's mother?

Why is Zheng Lingjia standing outside the door now?

She couldn't understand it, but in the end she just gave an awkward smile.

"I'll go ask my young lady. She's tired today and is probably resting now."

Pearl didn't make a definitive statement, but left some room for interpretation.

Zheng Lingjia could see it too, but he didn't point it out.

"Good work."

Those three simple words put immense pressure on Pearl.

She hurriedly ran into the house and told Xu Leyao what had happened.

Upon hearing that the person standing outside was Zheng Lingjia, Xu Leyao couldn't help but frown.

Why would Zheng Lingjia be at the Jiang family's house at this hour?

Besides, it's probably not appropriate for him to see me now.

After thinking for a while, Xu Leyao finally decided to go out and meet him.

Regardless of Zheng Lingjia's purpose in coming, he is already outside the courtyard. It would be impolite not to even see him.

The moment Zheng Lingjia saw Xu Leyao, his eyes sharpened.

"Greetings, Your Highness Prince Su."

Xu Leyao bowed slightly, then asked directly.

"Your Highness Prince Su, is there any important matter that brings you here today?"

Zheng Lingjia remained silent in the face of her question.

At this moment, the distance between the two was closer.

Zheng Lingjia could see more clearly that the hairpin Jiang Yuwei was wearing at that moment was the same hairpin Xu Leyao had worn back then.

These are her things, what right do these people have to touch them?

Seeing that Zheng Lingjia's gaze was not friendly, Xu Leyao also lost her initial good attitude.