The Stunning Mad Empress: The Useless Third Miss - Chapter 26

Xiao Qingxue gazed at her beautiful reflection in the mirror and curled her lips into a smile: “As long as the Nan Gong matriarch despises her, the Xiao family can officially expel Xiao Qingcheng. Then, killing her would be as easy as crushing an ant.”

Xiao Qingqing stood in a spot where Xiao Qingxue couldn’t see her, a flash of malice flickering in her eyes. She needed to first join forces with Xiao Qingxue to eliminate Xiao Qingcheng before she could truly free her hands to seize the position of the legitimate eldest daughter of the Xiao family.

Sister, who will win in the end depends on our own abilities!

My dear sister, this time I’m also doing you a great favor.

Regaining her composure, Xiao Qingqing turned to the door and said to a few old women: “Take a few people to tidy up Xiao Qingcheng. Just make her presentable. Don’t embarrass the Xiao residence in front of the Nan Gong family!”

“Yes, Miss!”

On the other side, Xiao Qingcheng, who was practicing swordsmanship in the courtyard, was still unaware of Xiao Qingxue and Xiao Qingqing’s schemes.

“Master, it would be great if there was a set of sword techniques for you to practice,” Little Pearl , squatting on the treetop and eating a meat bun, sighed.

Xiao Qingcheng wiped the sweat off her face, took off her soaked outer robe, and casually picked up the dry towel on the treetop to wipe herself.

“No matter.”

She wasn’t without any sword techniques in her mind. In her previous life, while learning medical and poison arts from her master, she had idly flipped through a few rare books collected by her master. Back then, young as she was, she just thought the figures in the illustrations were amusing. Little did she know that they would come in handy today.

Regaining her focus, Xiao Qingcheng put away the Emperor Consort Sword and turned towards the backyard.

“I’m going to the pond in the back mountain to clean up. You stay and guard the door.”

Little Pearl , nestled on the treetop, hugged her meat bun and looked up at the sky.

“My master is truly extraordinary. Even the random sword movements she performs are so beautiful!”

After sighing, she swallowed a bun almost as big as herself in one bite.

“Knock knock! Miss! Miss, it’s time to wash up and prepare to meet the distinguished guests from the Nan Gong family!”

The tightly closed courtyard gate was now being knocked on.

Little Pearl , squatting on the treetop, immediately contacted Xiao Qingcheng telepathically: “Master, someone’s knocking on the door.”

“Who is it?”

“A few old women.”

“Alright, I’ll be there soon.”

In a short while, Xiao Qingcheng, draped in a robe, quickly walked back to the courtyard.

“Go, pull the door bolt open.”

While applying poison juice to her face, Xiao Qingcheng said to Little Pearl .

The moment the courtyard door opened, Xiao Qingcheng had already changed into a black dress and sat demurely on a stone stool, waiting.

The leading old woman glanced at the well-behaved and tidy Xiao Qingcheng and sneered coldly:

“Oh? Miss Three has heard that distinguished guests are coming and has tidied herself up so neatly? Well, that saves us the trouble. Miss Three, please.”

Xiao Qingcheng raised her eyes and looked at the old maids whose expressions were far from respectful, and sneered inwardly. Without saying a word or showing any expression, she simply stood up, walked forward with her hands behind her back, step by step. The old maids followed her.

A flash of white light, and Little Pearl , as fast as lightning, directly dived into Xiao Qingcheng’s sleeve.

Leaving her dilapidated courtyard, Xiao Qingcheng once again wandered through the blooming backyard garden. She looked at the distant pavilions, bridges over flowing water, the white bricks and red tiles, and the flying pavilions with flowing vermilion. She looked at the exquisite courtyards built step by step with her mother’s dowry money…

Xiao Qingcheng felt that the luxurious Xiao residence before her eyes was nothing but a huge joke. Her father, Xiao Feng, had married her mother and also her mother’s substantial dowry. With this money, the Xiao family had established itself in this town. But now…

“Miss Three, beyond this door is the front courtyard. We maids don’t have the right to go further. Miss Three, please go by yourself.”

The leading old maid interrupted Xiao Qingcheng’s reverie.

Regaining her focus, Xiao Qingcheng glanced at the small side door in front of her. If she really crossed it directly as the old maid said, it would probably become a laughingstock.

Without an attendant to lead the way, a woman from the backyard entering the front courtyard parlor on her own was against the rules.

“What is Miss Three looking at? Hurry up and go!”

The leading old maid was Xiao Qingqing’s personal maid and, having received Xiao Qingqing’s orders, had to personally watch Xiao Qingcheng walk towards the parlor.

Xiao Qingcheng’s thin lips curled into a cold smile. A flash of cold light passed through her originally seemingly dull eyes.

“Maid, come with me. Boo hoo, I’m scared!”

With that, Xiao Qingcheng suddenly grabbed the old maid. With great force, not giving the old maid time to break free, she dragged her towards the parlor.

The other old maids following behind saw the situation was wrong and hurriedly followed.

Nan Gong Feng, accompanied by Xiao Feng, was entering the front courtyard and preparing to head to the parlor when he saw from afar a woman in a black dress leading a group of old maids running.

The scene was simply unbearable to watch.

Nan Gong Feng, dressed in a white robe and draped in a snow-white fox fur cloak, squinted his eyes and looked at the distant scene with a half-smile.

Xiao Feng, who was accompanying him, immediately turned cold.

“Who is making such a commotion? The front courtyard is not a place for you lowly maids!”

The roar, filled with pressure, made the group of old maids kneel directly on the bluestone slabs.

“Master, have mercy! Master, have mercy! It was Miss Three who suddenly went mad and rushed over. We had no choice but to follow to hold Miss Three back!”

The old maid being grabbed by Xiao Qingcheng was already sweating coldly.

“Hehe, the maid promised to give Qingcheng candy when she came to the front courtyard. Maid, give me candy! Give me candy!”

Xiao Qingcheng shouted while deliberately pinching the old maid.

The pain made the old maid scream: “Ah! Ahh! Let go, you wretch! Let go, you beast! Ahhh!”

Five meters away, Nan Gong Feng, with his arms crossed, squinted his eyes.

“Master, shall I step forward?”

The black-clad bodyguard beside Nan Gong Feng spoke respectfully.

Nan Gong Feng was known for his cleanliness and preference for quiet. Such a noisy situation was not suitable for his mood. However, at this moment, instead of being angry, Nan Gong Feng laughed.

He slightly raised his jade-like hand: “No need. The maids of the Xiao residence can curse the third miss of the Xiao residence as a beast. It would be a pity to miss such a good show.”

Though his words seemed indifferent, they were tinged with bias towards Xiao Qingcheng.

Xiao Feng, also a shrewd person, naturally understood this. His face, even more gloomy than before, was filled with anger, fear, and timidity.

“Bring these maids, who have no sense of hierarchy, down and beat them to death with sticks!”

At Xiao Feng’s command, the guards immediately stepped forward and dragged the old women, who had just been acting superior, away.