The book has no strength, the female supporting role just wants to survive

Chapter 307: Ji Lingyue's Attack

"Sister Tunan lives here too?"

Xiao Chuan'er's face was truly filled with surprise at this moment. For some reason, she felt a little dissatisfied. The family name of this mansion belonged to the Xiao family, so why could Jiang Tunan, a foreign relative, move in? You have to know that her father had begged her uncle for a long time, and even her grandmother had spoken before he agreed to let the whole family move in temporarily.

"Tunan has been close to me since he was young, so he lives with me. Anyway, this place is only a short distance away from the Duke's Mansion."

Madam Xiao gave a fake smile and turned to look at Jiang Tunan, who immediately said in a low voice,

"Yes, yes, I like sticking to my aunt the most. We have the best relationship."

Hehe, one of them lives in the southeast and the other in the northwest, they really have a good relationship.

Xiao Chuan'er bit her lip quietly, and then she had to speak,

"That's great. We have so many sisters in our family. Not to mention my third sister next to me, there are two more sisters who are on the way with my grandmother and the others."

Xiao Chuan'er suddenly remembered that Jiang Tunan was older than her, and even if she moved in, she would still be the youngest lady in the entire mansion, so she felt a little better.

"That was pretty...lively."

Jiang Tunan had a premonition that he would not get along very well with Xiao Chuan'er and others.

"Chuan'er, why don't we go back to the room first? I can't hold on any longer."

Xiao Baoer whispered beside Xiao Chuan'er. She had been rushing on the road and was now forcing herself to sit here. But Xiao Chuan'er seemed to have endless energy and kept talking.

"Third sister, if you are tired, please go back to your room. I haven't seen my cousins ​​for a long time, so we need to catch up."

Xiao Chuan'er ignored the tired look on Xiao Bao'er's face and only wanted to quickly integrate into the circle of Xiao Mingrui and others. She had already found out that Ji Yiheng and Xiao Mingrui were quite famous among the noble ladies in Kyoto. As long as she got along well with them, she would be able to become one of the noble ladies in Kyoto.

It’s a pity that Xiao Mingli is not here today, otherwise she would have made friends with two of the four great talents in Kyoto.

"Then..I'll stay here with you then."

Xiao Baoer saw through Xiao Chuan'er's plan, so she wanted to stay even if she was not feeling well. After all, she had been Xiao Chuan'er's follower for so many years, and she wanted to use Xiao Chuan'er to gain some benefits for herself.

Among the four sisters in the second branch of the Xiao family, only Xiao Chuan'er was born to the main wife. Because she was the youngest child in the family, she was loved since birth. Her biological mother, an aunt of Xiao Huaide, sent her to Xiao Chuan'er very early, saying that the elder sister would take care of the younger sister, but in fact she just wanted to take advantage of the family.

"If you're not feeling well, you should go back and rest."

Ji Yiheng noticed Xiao Baoer's fatigue. He was an easy-going person. Although he knew that his younger aunt had conflicts with the people from the second branch of the Xiao family, he couldn't blame a little girl after all, so he was still willing to maintain basic kindness.

"I'm fine. My aunt is going to call a doctor for me later. I'll wait here."

Xiao Chuan'er looked at Xiao Bao'er unhappily, but still said nothing.

Madam Xiao rubbed her forehead.

"In that case, this is your territory now. I'm going back to my yard to water my flowers."

Haitang and Aunt Hua followed Madam Xiao on the left and right. After Madam Xiao really left, the whole flower hall fell into silence.

"Well, I have a dinner appointment with someone, so I'm leaving first."

Xiao Mingxu immediately stood up and walked out, and Ji Yichen hurriedly followed.

"I'll go as well."

Ji Yiheng laughed dryly a few times and also spoke,

"I have to go back home to study, we'll talk next time."

Before Xiao Chuan'er could speak, Ji Yiheng left quickly.

Xiao Mingrui was the only man left in the hall. Just as Xiao Mingrui was about to speak, Xiao Chuan'er interrupted him.

"Brother Mingrui, are you leaving too? Can't you just stay with me?"

This made Xiao Mingrui confused. Why didn't Xiao Chuan'er say anything to the three people in front of him, but started to use moral blackmail on him?

Xiao Mingrui: Targeting me?

"It's his cousin's business if he wants to leave. Why do you care so much?"

The one who spoke was Ji Lingyue. Jiang Tunan and Ye Ruzhen beside him felt very surprised, because Ji Lingyue usually didn't like to talk much when there were many people around. Even if he had any dissatisfaction in his heart, he would not say it in public. At most, he would say a few words to Jiang Tunan behind his back.

"Sister Lingyue, long time no see."

In fact, Xiao Chuan'er had seen Ji Lingyue a long time ago, but because there was still a conflict between the two, she pretended not to see it. Now that Ji Lingyue was directly close to her face, she could no longer pretend not to see it.

"Who is your sister? Stop trying to be related to me."

Jiang Tunan and Ye Ruzhen hid behind Ji Lingyue and whispered to each other.

"What's wrong with Ling'er?"

"I do not know."

"Let's take a look first and then talk."

"it is good!"

Then the two of them quickly pretended nothing had happened and quietly observed the situation on the field.

On the other side, when Xiao Chuan'er heard Ji Lingyue's merciless words, her face instantly became much uglier, but she suddenly remembered that Xiao Mingrui was still there, so she gave Xiao Bao'er a look first.

Xiao Baoer saw Xiao Chuan'er's gesture and could only speak weakly.

"Sister Lingyue, I don't know how my sister offended you. Why are you so fierce?"

Xiao Chuan'er squeezed out a few tears and leaned towards Xiao Mingrui.

"Maybe I did something that made Miss Ji unhappy. Miss Ji is the eldest daughter of the Duke's Mansion, so naturally she would look down on someone like me. It's normal for her to be disliked."

Xiao Mingrui avoided Xiao Chuan'er without leaving a trace, and spoke with a headache,

"You just got here, can you please not cause trouble?"

Xiao Chuan'er nodded obediently.

"I always listen to my cousin."

Ji Lingyue was so angry that he clenched his fists. Xiao Chuan'er has always been like this. She pretends to be innocent and pitiful in front of others, but her true colors are revealed when she is alone.

"Cousin, can you take me to the streets today? I just came to Kyoto and I'm not familiar with many places. I'm going to live in Kyoto for a long time, so I need to get familiar with it quickly."

Xiao Chuan'er looked at Xiao Mingrui with expectation, but did not take Xiao Bao'er into consideration in her words.

Xiao Baoer gritted her teeth secretly and didn't show anything. Ji Lingyue, however, seemed to be angry at this time. He stepped forward and pulled Xiao Mingrui to his side.

"I asked my cousin for help today, but he doesn't have time to deal with you."

Xiao Mingrui didn't expect that Ji Lingyue, who was usually quiet, would take direct action. He staggered a few steps before he stood firm. He secretly sighed in his heart that Ji Lingyue was quite strong.

Seeing Ji Lingyue picking on him, Xiao Chuan'er didn't care about Xiao Mingrui's usual aloof and unapproachable personality, and she grabbed Xiao Mingrui's other side.

"Miss Ji, you can find your two brothers, why bother to compete with me?"

Ji Lingyue secretly increased his strength.

"I just want to ask cousin Mingrui for help. Is it your business?"

"No, my cousin has to accompany me!"

"Stay with me!"

Jiang Tunan just watched Xiao Mingrui being pulled left and right by the two men. The scene actually looked a little funny. She wanted to laugh, but she felt it was impolite.

Xiao Mingrui seemed to finally be unable to stand the two of them, and pulled back both sleeves with force, and Ji Lingyue and Xiao Chuan'er were both taken a few steps forward.

"Get out of my way, everyone."

Xiao Mingrui spoke coldly, his eyes full of displeasure. Ji Lingyue realized that he had gone too far and lowered his head, not daring to speak again. However, Xiao Chuan'er screamed,

"Cousin! We have the same last name, are you going to help her and not me? I'm going to tell grandma!!"

Ji Lingyue spoke with grievance,

"Cousin, you clearly promised to help me plan my coming-of-age ceremony..."

Xiao Mingrui put his right hand on his forehead. He was in a state of panic. Suddenly, he saw Jiang Tunan watching the show on the side. He quietly walked over to her.

"Do me a favor."

Jiang Tunan naturally knew what Xiao Mingrui was going to say, and just listened to her opening words slowly.

"Thirty taels."

Xiao Mingrui opened his eyes slightly.

"You're asking me for money at this time?"

Jiang Tunan explained patiently,

"You know I'll offend people, so it's not too much to ask for some mental damages, right?"

Xiao Mingrui was actually amused by Jiang Tunan, but he was not annoyed. After all, Jiang Tunan only had a hobby of collecting gold and silver.

"Okay, I want to see if these thirty taels are worth it."

Ji Lingyue and Xiao Chuan'er were still arguing over there. Jiang Tunan cleared his throat and then shouted loudly,

"Stop arguing! Cousin Mingrui is mine!"

The two people who were arguing over there were both stunned. Ji Lingyue stared at Jiang Tunan blankly. Xiao Chuan'er's face was stained with a layer of anger, which had not faded yet because of Jiang Tunan's sudden interruption.

"What are you looking at? Cousin Mingrui and I are the ones having a real time, and we are just playing with you guys!"

Xiao Mingrui was a little speechless, and whispered in Jiang Tunan's ear,

"I asked you to deal with them, not join them."

"Look! He was whispering to me!"

Xiao Mingrui: It seems that the thirty taels are wasted.

"Why do you say that? How long have you and your cousin known each other?"

Jiang Tunan turned to Xiao Mingrui with a hurt look on his face.

"Cousin Mingrui, tell me, am I your best sister?"

"emmm..."

Xiao Mingrui's face was full of helplessness. How could he say this? But the next second Jiang Tunan immediately spoke up.

"Look, he said 'hmm'."

Ji Lingyue originally provoked the dispute just to target Xiao Chuan'er. If it was Jiang Tunan, she wouldn't care, so she just watched Jiang Tunan's performance quietly from the side.

But Xiao Chuan'er felt a sense of crisis. At first, she thought that Jiang Tunan was just a guest in the Xiao Mansion and would leave after staying for a while. However, she did not expect that this person had established a good relationship with Xiao Mingrui, the most difficult person to get along with in the first house, not to mention the other three people.

"I don't care, cousin, how could you go with her? I'm going to tell grandma that you bullied me!"

Speaking of that grandmother, Xiao Mingrui's bad childhood memories came flooding back. The old lady was most partial to the people from the second wife. If Xiao Chuan'er really made a fuss, it would be okay for him to be punished, but he was afraid that Jiang Tunan would also be affected.

"Calculate..."

"Ahhhhhhh!"

Xiao Mingrui wanted to tell Jiang Tunan to just forget it, but Jiang Tunan burst into sharp tears and stomped his feet as he cried, like a three-year-old naughty boy.

Xiao Mingrui:?

Ye Ruzhen & Ji Lingyue:!

"I don't care, I don't care, I just want my cousin Mingrui to accompany me. If you don't play with me I will keep crying. Ahhhhh, I want my cousin to accompany me!! I want it, I want it!!"

Xiao Chuan'er's unreasonable voice was completely drowned out by Jiang Tunan's crazy voice, and everyone present focused their attention on Jiang Tunan.

Jiang Tunan curled the corners of her mouth slightly. The way to deal with a naughty child is to become an upgraded version of the naughty child. She was too lazy to appeal to the child's emotions or reason with him, so she just "fighted violence with violence".

"You...you! You are so unreasonable. I will tell my uncle and ask him to kick you out of the Xiao Mansion!"

Xiao Mingrui's face darkened and he said sternly,

"Since when has my cousin been the only one in charge of the Shangshu Mansion?"

Xiao Chuan'er was frightened by Xiao Mingrui's cold eyes and stammered,

"You...you...I...I'm going to complain to my grandmother!!"

"Then I will complain to my uncle and aunt, saying that you bullied a relative of mine who is not my real relative! I will also run back to the Duke of Anguo's mansion and complain to Uncle Ji. No, I will go directly to the Duke of Guo to complain and say that you bullied me~~"

Jiang Tunan howled a few times. Ye Ruzhen and Ji Lingyue were frightened by Jiang Tunan's loud voice and retreated one after another. Xiao Mingrui rubbed his ears silently.

"I have been raised in the tribe by the elders and have been well cared for since I was young. I have been wronged today."

"Woo~"

Xiao Chuan'er pursed her lips and was about to say something, but she saw Jiang Tunan's emotions suddenly stop.

"Oh, yes,"

Jiang Tunan took out the ring given by the emperor from his clothes.

"This is a gift from the Emperor. I'm going to take it to the palace to file a complaint. Woohoo, your father is a new official in Beijing, right? I'm going to go to the Emperor and say bad things about your father, hehehe~"

Xiao Chuan'er: ???

Xiao Mingrui was choked by his saliva and it took him a long time to recover. He did not expect that Jiang Tunan would carry the imperial gift with him all the time. If it were someone else, they would put it in a brocade box and keep it respectfully in the warehouse, and some would even offer it in the ancestral hall.

As expected, Jiang Tunan is worthy of being Jiang Tunan.

"Ahem, cousin, you've seen it too. Cousin Tunan is a distinguished guest of the Xiao family. We cannot neglect her. I believe that you are sensible and will not mind it."

Xiao Mingrui pressed the corners of his mouth tightly, trying to make himself look sincere. Xiao Chuan'er still looked a little unwilling. Her brothers and sisters had always given in to her since she was a child. Why should she be asked to give in to others?

"If my cousin still insists on complaining to my grandmother, then I can't do anything, but..."

Xiao Mingrui pretended to be embarrassed.

"Cousin Tunan has always been spoiled. If she really says something to the emperor, I won't be able to comfort her. Then the whole Second House will suffer..."

Jiang Tunan hummed in cooperation, and his arrogant look made Xiao Chuan'er believe it.

At this time, Xiao Baoer also stepped forward and gently took Xiao Chuan'er's hand, and whispered in Xiao Chuan'er's ear,

"Sister, you see Miss Jiang is arrogant and domineering, and my uncle has always been a person who values ​​courtesy. I'm sure my uncle doesn't like her either. But she has a good relationship with my aunt, and she has something given by the emperor, so my uncle can't do anything about it. It's useless even if you go and complain."

"Father and grandmother are still on their way here, so why not wait until they get here before we talk."

Xiao Baoer looked at Xiao Chuan'er's gradually relaxing body and knew that she had given the right advice, so she spoke again,

"No matter what, your surname is Xiao, and the Xiao Mansion is still ruled by the Xiao family. She is a person with a different surname, and she will never be able to compete with you."

Xiao Chuan'er nodded reluctantly, and Xiao Bao'er stepped forward and said,

"Sorry to bother you all, but since my cousin has plans, we won't bother you anymore."