Transmigrated Genius: Fragile Heiress Reigns Supreme-Chapter 668 - 670: The Truth (3)

Xiao Yanting grew increasingly uneasy, seeing how Fourth Master and Third Master still seemed to be at odds... He glanced at Xiao Yancheng, only to see that Xiao Yancheng’s face was calm and unruffled, smiling as he conversed with the Grand Dowager.

He shrunk back and sat down beside Fourth Master Xiao.

Catching this in the corner of his eye, Xiao Yancheng’s lips curled into a mocking smile, fleetingly visible.

Ziwei came in and asked, "Where should the meal be set up?" The Grand Dowager smiled and said, "Set it in the side room." She then looked at Fourth Master Xiao, "How is Xiqiu? I haven’t seen her for several days and keep thinking about her."

The First Madam also couldn’t help but turn to Fourth Master Xiao, who raised his brows and replied to the Grand Dowager, "Everything is well."

"That’s good, that’s good." The Grand Dowager stood up smiling, "Let’s eat, Old Third must not have had a decent meal after traveling for so long."

Xiao Yancheng went over to support the Grand Dowager, nodding with a smile, "I often dreamt of the food at home, nothing tasted good outside." He then looked at Fourth Master Xiao, "I’m sure Fourth Brother feels the same."

Fourth Master Xiao raised an eyebrow, replying indifferently, "I never care about food." He thus rebutted Xiao Yancheng.

The Third and Fifth Madams walked behind, whispering to each other, "Is Fourth Sister-in-law pregnant? How far along is she? What does she look like?"

The Fifth Madam’s eyes glimmered, and she smiled, "About two months, I believe. As for her appearance..." She thought for a moment, her expression turning mysterious, "Her looks are second to none in the Capital. You’ll know when you see her next time." 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

The Third Madam nodded thoughtfully.

The Grand Dowager turned to Nanny Wu and said, "Go to the garden and find the children; they haven’t returned yet." Nanny Wu acknowledged and soon brought back four children. A light green figure darted in first, about the same height as Xing, with many small braids on her head, all in green except for a red belt and tiny exquisite shoes. Her large eyes resembled the Third Madam’s as she threw herself into the Third Madam’s arms, saying sweetly, "Mama, there’s a lake in the back garden. Can we go boating?"

"Lyuzhu, don’t you see so many people here? Aren’t you going to greet them?" Before the Third Madam could speak, Xiao Yancheng interjected with a smile. Lyuzhu looked around, her gaze fell curiously on the unfamiliar Fourth Master Xiao, and asked, "Who are you?"

Fourth Master Xiao’s eyebrows rose as he looked at Lyuzhu with a heavy gaze. No one found it surprising, as this was his usual demeanor, but Lyuzhu was frightened and shrank back, crying out loud and nestling into the Third Madam’s arms, "Mama, let’s go home. I don’t want to stay here."

Crying as if her heart would break.

Xiao Yancheng frowned and said to the Third Madam, "Take her back to rest to avoid disturbing Mother here."

"Alright." The Third Madam frowned, picked up Lyuzhu, and said to the Grand Dowager, "Mama, I’ll take Lyuzhu back first. She might be unaccustomed to the new environment."

The Grand Dowager looked at Lyuzhu, her face full of tears, eyes red, and said, "Come to Grandmother." Xing also went up to offer a handkerchief to Lyuzhu to wipe her tears, but Lyuzhu took it and said, "I don’t want you to wipe my tears," tossed it on the ground, and shook her head at the Grand Dowager, "I don’t want to go to you!"

Xing pouted, looking at the handkerchief under Lyuzhu’s feet, took a step back, and quietly stood with Min beside the Grand Dowager.

The Grand Dowager barely perceptibly frowned, and the Third Madam stood up with Lyuzhu, "Lyuzhu, don’t cry, don’t cry. Mama is with you, Mama is with you!" and walked straight out the door.

Then the Fifth Madam stood up, "Mother, I’ll go check on Sister-in-law." Saying this, she quickly chased after them.

"Mother," Xiao Yancheng awkwardly said, "Lyuzhu has been spoiled by Danlan."

"Children are like that, let her be." With that, she instructed Ziwei, "Send some food to them so they won’t go hungry." She then held the slightly saddened Xing in her arms, patting him.

Watching this, something flickered in Xiao Yancheng’s eyes, but his expression remained unchanged.

After the family finished eating, Xiao Yancheng returned to his original courtyard to rest, and the Fifth Young Master also took Sheng back to Pinglan Pavilion for a nap. The Grand Dowager kept Xiao Yanyi and Fourth Master Xiao for a talk.

"... Tell me, what are you thinking?" The Grand Dowager frowned.

Fourth Master Xiao’s expression was solemn, and he coldly snorted, "I want to ask, what are you all thinking, letting such a person stay in the mansion."

"Silence!" The Grand Dowager grew angry and reprimanded, "He is your Third Brother, how could he not return?"

Fourth Master Xiao looked at the Grand Dowager, squinted his eyes, and laughed coldly, "Third Brother? If you wish to acknowledge him, go ahead. In my eyes, that person doesn’t exist." The Grand Dowager, pointing at him, exclaimed, "Old Fourth, Old Fourth, how can you still have this attitude? What do you intend to do? Turn the mansion upside down into chaos again? What good would that do? What’s done is done and can’t be changed." She sighed: "Let it be."

Fourth Master Xiao flicked his sleeves and stood up, looking coldly at the Grand Dowager: "Chaos and unrest?" He said disdainfully, "You should consider what his purpose for returning is." With that, he turned and left.

The implication being that it was not he who brought chaos and unrest, but Xiao Yancheng!

The Grand Dowager pointed at Fourth Master Xiao’s back, "You!" Unable to continue, she could only let out a long sigh. Xiao Yanyi furrowed his eyebrows tightly, saying to the Grand Dowager, "Mother, Fourth Brother’s heart knot has not been untied. Whenever he mentions it over the years, he becomes furious. In my opinion, his perspective cannot be changed at once. We should take things slowly."

The Grand Dowager massaged her forehead, leaning against the indigo large pillow embroidered with bodhi leaves, exhaling deeply, "It’s all a tragedy!"

Xiao Yanyi stood there, saying nothing.

Xiqiu felt no desire to sleep, waiting for Fourth Master Xiao to return. When Min came back from the Marquis Mansion in the afternoon, Fourth Master Xiao was still nowhere to be seen, so she asked Min about the Marquis Mansion: "Has Third Uncle and Third Aunt returned? Did you see them?"

"I did." He took out a jade token, "This is a gift from Third Uncle at our meeting." Xiqiu examined it, a plain jade token, but with excellent quality. She handed it to the nanny for safekeeping and continued to ask, "What does Third Uncle look like?"

Min then described Xiao Yancheng, "He looks somewhat like Father and Second Uncle, very tall, but he doesn’t have an arm." He patted his left arm and gestured, "It’s missing from here onward."

Sure enough, she couldn’t help but recall what Xiao Yanzheng said: "Fourth Brother became like a demon and cut off Third Brother’s arm."