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If it were an ordinary argument, Qing Wu would naturally not intervene after asking once. However, hearing that the people arguing were Mama Huang and those from the Third Branch, she thought for a moment and felt that she could not just stand by.
Mama Huang was calm and composed, certainly not someone who would argue with others casually, especially not with relatives of the main family. Now that she had a conflict with Third Madam and her group, there must be a reason behind it.
Currently, her mother was surely focused entirely on Brother San, perhaps too preoccupied to pay attention to this situation, which had temporarily caused some chaos. She needed to go over and take a look.
Having made up her mind, Qing Wu called someone to summon her mother and instructed the maid to change direction, bringing the sedan chair over there.
As they traveled halfway without stopping, she could already hear the faint sounds of the argument through the curtains of the sedan chair.
"You shameless servant, you're simply talking nonsense!" Third Madam Shen shouted in a sharp voice. "Do you think we would bother to take your worthless things? You really overestimate yourself!"
"Whether I am talking nonsense or not can be determined by opening the box," Mama Huang replied in a steady voice. "If there truly is nothing inside, I will sincerely apologize."
"You apologize? Do you even have the status for that! Even if ten of you came to apologize, we wouldn't care!" Liu Anmeng mocked. "A mere servant dares to command the masters? What a big face you have."
Two young men chimed in impatiently from the side, clearly Wenwu Brothers: "This side of the family really has no rules! How can a servant block us? Let's go our own way! If anyone dares to stop us, we'll throw them out!"
Liu Anmeng and Shen laughed along. However, this laughter did not last long before a delicate girl's voice came from nearby.
"Dou Mama, as guests, can we really hit people in the host's house?"
The girl's voice was very steady, with a unique soft and sweet enunciation that reached everyone's ears.
Dou Mama smiled and said, "Miss, ordinary people certainly wouldn't do such a thing. However, some inherently unruly ones might behave like this."
The girl in the sedan chair replied, "I see. Then today, I will have to take a good look."
As soon as the words were spoken, the curtain of the sedan chair moved slightly. A delicate figure wrapped in fluffy white descended, supported by Dou Mama, and walked towards the crowd.
Due to her age and short stature, as well as being mostly carried by others, everyone thought she was just an ordinary girl of small size and did not pay much attention to her.
Now, looking at her again, she was being helped to walk slowly, and with every gesture, it was clear that she possessed a graceful demeanor and elegant bearing.
Everyone suddenly realized that this girl was not only beautiful but also naturally exuded the noble air characteristic of a daughter from a prominent family.
It should be noted that among the Liu Family, only Second Madam from the He Family had a similar grace.
The maids and servants exchanged glances, and their attitudes became even more respectful. Even Mama Huang felt the same way.
Qing Wu surveyed her surroundings, looking into everyone's eyes. Her gaze swept across before returning to Liu Anmeng's face.
Liu Anmeng's eyes flickered as she slowly retracted her envious gaze and grabbed hold of Wenwu Brothers. "She's just a worthless girl. There's no need to pay attention to her; let's go!"
As she spoke, she began to walk out.
"Stop! No one is allowed to leave until the matter is clarified!"
A cold voice suddenly rang out, causing everyone to instinctively freeze. Even the three siblings halted involuntarily.
Everyone looked over in astonishment, only to realize that this imposing statement came from the usually silent Fifth Young Lady.
No one expected that Qing Wu's voice could be so sweet, yet when she spoke without a smile, it inadvertently revealed a hint of authority.
Everyone present was secretly astonished. Even Dou Mama couldn't help but marvel.
Qing Wu herself was unaware of it.
Her graceful demeanor stemmed from her family's relatively good background in her previous life, which had already cultivated her poise and had become a habit.
The authoritative tone in her voice was due to the fact that the person who taught her to speak was someone wielding supreme power. Even though Huo Yun'ai had intentionally restrained herself while teaching her, how could the majesty of an emperor be easily concealed?
Qing Wu usually spoke playfully, but once she felt anger, it became evident.
At this moment, she tightened her face and asked Mama Huang, "What exactly is going on?"
Mama Huang bowed to her and said, "May you have long life, Miss," before recounting the entire situation.
It turned out that the people from the Third Branch had been gradually moving out these past few days. Mama Huang had been keeping an eye on them and hadn’t noticed anything amiss.
However, yesterday, Liu Anfeng fell ill. The He Family was extremely anxious, and Mama Huang was naturally busy running around. Unexpectedly, during that brief delay, when Mama Huang went to check the house where the Third Branch had stayed this morning, she discovered that several items were missing.
Mama Huang became anxious and asked the cleaning maid. She learned that the people from the Third Branch had not completely left yet, so she hurried over to intercept them on the road to retrieve the items that originally belonged to Liu Residence.
"Stop slandering us!" Shen waved a handkerchief and pointed her finger, stained with red dye, at Mama Huang's nose. "We have everything we need at home; why would we care about your little things!"
Mama Huang replied calmly, "If that's the case, then I ask Third Madam to open the boxes for me to inspect. The missing items are from the two young masters' rooms. Please allow at least someone to open their belongings."
"On what basis!" Liu Anmeng spat angrily. "Just because you stayed in our house for a few days, you think you can treat us like thieves?"
Liu Anwen urged her a few times in a loud voice, then sighed heavily, "Since they insist on pushing us to the limit, let them open our boxes. However, if it's not with us, you must not open any others." He turned around and was about to call someone over.
Their words were somewhat suspicious.
It seemed that they didn't mind opening their boxes but insisted on preventing anyone from opening others.
Qing Wu, along with Mama Huang and Dou Mama, immediately realized that the items must not be in their boxes, which was why they dared to act this way.
If that were the case, they needed to check all the boxes thoroughly!
Mama Huang immediately ordered the maids and servants to block the Third Branch from leaving.
As the only master present, Qing Wu was about to give instructions when she raised her eyes and saw a familiar figure approaching in the distance. Her heart filled with joy, and she quickly waved her hand in that direction.
"Big Brother, Second Brother!"
Liu Anzhi and Liu An Ting noticed Qing Wu waving and showed a hint of a smile. However, when they caught sight of the Third Branch, their smiles instantly faded.
They strode over. Liu Anzhi picked up Qing Wu and coldly asked, "What’s going on? I hear it’s noisy here?"
It turned out that the brothers had taken turns caring for their seriously ill younger brother throughout the night to allow their parents to rest longer. This morning, they had informed their teacher and taken leave from class.
Earlier, when the maid went to report this matter to the He Family, they had just fallen asleep, and the maid was stopped by the two brothers. After discussing it, they decided to come over together to see what was happening.
Mama Huang naturally explained everything in detail.
Liu Residence has never had an internal thief in all these years. Usually, nothing goes missing, but now that the Third Branch has come, things have suddenly disappeared. If it wasn't done by the Third Branch People, then who else could it be?
In the past, they didn't take action. Last night, they must have seen that He Family and Liu Fangyi were busy with Liu Anfeng's illness, so they took advantage of the chaos in the residence to steal something!
What angers everyone the most is that just a few days ago, these two brothers had slandered Qing Wu and injured Liu Anfeng. Now they are being unscrupulous enough to steal from their home!
Liu Anzhi was furious and immediately called for people to search carefully.
Thinking of the girl he was holding in his arms, he didn't want his sister to see this chaotic scene, so he turned around and let Liu An Ting take her.
"Perhaps it's in the second sister's room or in the box."
Just before the two were about to part ways, Qing Wu hurriedly whispered in Liu Anzhi's ear.
Liu Anzhi understood and nodded in agreement, saying "Alright," and then let Liu An Ting quickly take Qing Wu away.
As the eldest son of the family, Liu Anzhi held great authority in the residence. With him around, he wasn't afraid that those people would turn things upside down.
The cold wind was biting. It stung his skin as it blew against his face.
Qing Wu originally planned to sit in the sedan chair when they reached it, but unexpectedly, Liu An Ting insisted on carrying her.
However, Liu An Ting was also worried about Qing Wu being cold outside, so she adjusted the hood of her cloak. She then reached out to check the hand warmer in her arms to ensure it was warm enough before feeling relieved.
"The fog was quite impressive just now," Liu An Ting said while holding her tightly, chuckling lightly. "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it was you. How did you do that?"
How did she do it?
To be honest, Qing Wu herself wasn't quite sure.
She had just encountered that situation, and naturally, those words came out and those actions followed. Now, if she were to do it again, she didn't know if she would achieve the same effect.
Liu An Ting noticed that the girl was silent, her head hanging lower and lower, realizing that she was shy. He quickly changed the subject and started chatting with her.
The He Family was already fast asleep at this time.
Liu An Ting understood his mother's concerns. Hearing that Qing Wu wanted to visit her brother, Liu An Ting thought that since the heat had subsided in the three places and there was no major issue, he didn't hesitate any longer and directly carried Qing Wu into the house.
Liu Anfeng had already heard the maid's announcement and knew that Qing Wu had arrived.
A hint of joy appeared on his face, but then he saw Liu An Ting carrying Qing Wu into the room together.
The siblings were laughing and seemed very close.
Liu Anfeng felt a pang of discomfort in his heart.
The sight of the two enjoying each other's company became increasingly irritating to Liu Anfeng. His expression darkened instantly; he huffed and turned away, lying down with his back to them, completely ignoring them.
Qing Wu had just been talking with Liu An Ting and naturally hadn't noticed Liu Anfeng's earlier gaze. Now that they were in the room, she called out "Brother San" and asked warmly, "Are you feeling better?"
Liu Anfeng turned his face to the wall, pouted, and closed his eyes without answering.
Qing Wu called out twice, but he remained silent.
The maid Luoxia, fearing that Qing Wu would feel awkward, quickly said, "Young Master must be asleep. Miss, why not come back later?"
Qing Wu obediently responded and was carried by Liu An Ting towards her room.
Hearing the sound of the door closing, Liu Anfeng suddenly turned his head. The wound on his neck throbbed painfully, and he dared not make a sound, afraid that the siblings who had just left would hear him and expose the fact that he had been pretending to sleep.
He quietly stared at the door for a while, and when he saw that they had walked far away and would definitely not return, Liu Anfeng angrily lay back down. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and unable to hold back, he raised his hand and punched himself in the chest.
—Let you pretend again! Let you pretend again!
Now you regret it, right?
It's too late to regret now!
Deserved!
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