"Foolish Girl, your father snores loudly at night, and Brother Yu has traveled a long distance to return. How can you let him rest poorly? Your courtyard is large enough..."
"Even if it's large, it's still a woman's private courtyard. With so many courtyards in the Xia Family, why must he stay in mine?" Before Xia Yingba could finish speaking, Huxin coldly retorted.
Old Man Xia and Liu Yuren were being unreasonable. It was one thing for them to inexplicably take her as their disciple, but now they wanted to live in the same courtyard as her! Let them go pursue their Spring and Autumn Grand Dream elsewhere.
"Foolish Girl! Brother Yu is your master; how can a disciple be so disrespectful to their master? Your courtyard is a garden within a garden, with two independent courtyards. Naturally, it is most suitable for him to stay there."
"I don't think it's suitable at all!"
Huxin could not accept having Liu Yuren, this ticking time bomb, living in her courtyard.
"Father, I'm going back to my room to rest. Huxin's small house simply cannot accommodate such a great figure as the general." With that, Huxin stormed off.
Everyone has their limits of patience; just because she had been easygoing before doesn't mean they could use that as capital for their shamelessness.
If they provoked her, Xia Yingba would not give them any face!
Xia Yingba watched Huxin leave in anger, surprisingly not losing his temper this time. A strange light flickered in his eyes.
Meanwhile, Liu Yuren looked at Huxin's departing figure and smiled elegantly with pleasure.
Back in her courtyard, Huxin was followed cautiously by Qing Yan and Mo Chuan. Noticing that Qing Yan was holding a brocade box, Huxin furrowed her brows and spoke up.
"Is this a gift from Jing Tian'ao?"
"Yes, Miss."
"Weren't you supposed to throw it away? Why did you bring it back?" Huxin coldly glanced at the exquisitely crafted brocade box; she would never accept any so-called gift from Jing Tian'ao.
"Replying to Miss, Prince Ping's subordinates pressured me in Prince Ping's name, so I had no choice but to temporarily accept it. The Master thinks the same way; after accepting it, you can decide what to do with it. Actually, if you don't like it, we can just store it away. There's really no need to get entangled with Prince Ping over this. I can sense that you have changed significantly; you surely don't wish to have any further dealings with Prince Ping."
Qing Yan spoke calmly; as a maid, her ability to read the room was naturally recognized by Huxin.
"Alright, let's open it and take a look." Huxin trusted Qing Yan's abilities. Having such a composed and experienced maid by her side saved her a lot of trouble.
"Yes, Miss." Qing Yan obediently opened the brocade box. As soon as the box was opened, colorful light slowly rose from within, illuminating the small courtyard under the night sky with dazzling brilliance.
"Miss, it's the Colorful Cloud Garment." Qing Yan immediately named the garment, causing Huxin to furrow her brows and glance at her.
"Replying to Miss, Qing Yan's family used to be a brocade-weaving family but later fell into decline and sold themselves into the Xia Family as servants. This Colorful Cloud Garment has been woven for ten years since its inception; there were rumors that it was made for the future consort of the Fourth Prince by Consort Yu. At that time, Prince Ping had not yet been conferred as a prince."
As Qing Yan finished speaking and was about to take the garment out of the brocade box, Huxin raised an eyebrow and raised her hand to stop her.
"That's enough; there's no need to take it out. Just place this garment in another box and leave it at Xia Jinzhi's doorstep. You stay hidden and keep an eye on it. If Xia Jinzhi takes it away, come back."
The reason Huxin asked Qing Yan to change the box is that there is a large Ping Character written on the brocade box! This is the most prominent symbol of Jingtian Aoping Wangfu.
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