The Stunning Mad Empress: The Useless Third Miss - Chapter 5

“Whoa! How did you know he sent me? Whoa, you’re so smart!”

The little creature lunged at Xiao Qingcheng’s neck and started rubbing itself against her.

Xiao Qingcheng, covered in sweat, extended two fingers and lifted the little creature onto the bed.

“Do as you please. But if you follow me, you mustn’t speak in front of others, you can’t tattle to that man, you have to follow my orders, and you have to be well-behaved. Otherwise, you’ll go back where you came from!”

She was bored being alone, and having this little creature around would at least keep her company. Besides, she had nothing of value for anyone to covet.

With that, Xiao Qingcheng ignored the little creature and turned to the dusty dressing table. She wiped the mirror with her hand. But when she saw her own face in the mirror—grayish-yellow and so unattractive that her features seemed mismatched—she instinctively curled her lips. “That man can look at this face of mine and still drink water; he’s truly something special.”

“Of course! The noble Honored One is not someone shallow from the Phoenix Singing Continent. My master is not an ant in this tiny place!”

The white little creature quickly jumped off the bed and ran over, clinging to Xiao Qingcheng again.

“Your master now is me. Since you’re following me, forget about your previous master. From now on, I’ll call you Little Furry Ball!”

“Boo-hoo! That’s not a nice name!”

The little creature, hugging Xiao Qingcheng’s neck, cooed affectionately.

Xiao Qingcheng glanced down slightly and said, “Then I’ll call you Little Pearl. No more changes.”

Faced with such a domineering new master, the creature, now called Pearl, helplessly lay on Xiao Qingcheng’s shoulder, pretending to be dead.

“Alright, let’s get some sleep. Tomorrow morning, I need to go out. You hide in the courtyard by yourself, and don’t get caught and turned into soup.”

Xiao Qingcheng held Little Pearl, looking at the pure white fur, and roughly rubbed it a few times with her hand.

At this moment, she needed to conserve her energy.

Without any surprises, the matriarch of the Xiao family, Lin Fen, would surely come to cause trouble tomorrow.

On the other side, Lin Fen, still worried about Xiao Qingxue, hurriedly left Xiao Qingqing’s courtyard to check on Xiao Qingxue’s injuries.

“Qingxue, how are your injuries? Will there be any scars?”

In the luxurious boudoir, Xiao Qingxue lay on a beauty couch, covered with a brocade blanket, and looked at Lin Fen approaching her, saying, “Mother, I’m fine. With my sister’s ointment, there won’t be any scars.”

“Good, as long as there are no scars. Qingxue, you are to marry Young Master Nan Gong and will one day rule the Southern Kingdom. You must not leave any marks on your body that could make Young Master Nan Gong dislike you.”

Lin Fen held Xiao Qingxue’s hand and earnestly advised her.

Upon hearing this, a glint of malice flashed in Xiao Qingxue’s eyes: “If it weren’t for that fool going crazy today, everything would have been settled. A few days ago, I finally tricked that fool Xiao Qingcheng into signing a bet.

If she had jumped into the lake and drowned, there wouldn’t be so many troubles now, would there?”

“Qingxue, trust your mother. Even if that wretch Xiao Qingcheng doesn’t die, I have ways to make sure she won’t live to marry Young Master Nan Gong.”

Lin Fen spoke with great satisfaction, her face filled with intense malice.

Xiao Qingxue looked up at her mother’s ruthless eyes and curled her lips: “Don’t kill her just yet. Yu is staying at our Xiao residence because he’s worried about me. From what I can tell from Yu’s tone, he will break off the engagement himself.

Once Xiao Qingcheng is disengaged, it won’t be too late to deal with her then.”

“Death may be spared, but punishment is inevitable. Your sister suspects that Xiao Qingcheng might have had some unexpected encounter in the water. So tomorrow, I still have to take action against her to eliminate any future troubles.”

Lin Fen’s well-preserved face was now full of vicious intent.

The next morning,

Several maids from the Xiao family, accompanied by several strong guards, boldly stormed into Xiao Qingcheng’s courtyard.

“The mistress said to bring the errant Third Miss to the ancestral hall for proper discipline.”

The leading old maid, with a vicious expression, instructed the guards behind her.

The next second!

The door to Xiao Qingcheng’s room was kicked in.

“Boom!” The door swung open.

But there was no sign of Xiao Qingcheng inside.

“Where is she? Where did she go?”

The leading maids rushed in, searching the dilapidated and messy room, but still couldn’t find Xiao Qingcheng.

“Wah wah wah! Let’s play a game!”

Suddenly, a roar came from outside the room.

The next second!

Dozens of sharp stones were thrown into the room.

The maids and the guards from the Xiao residence were all knocked to the ground.

Xiao Qingcheng stood at the door, looking at the fallen people inside, and a cold light flickered in her eyes as she curled her lips into a smile.

“Ouch! This fool actually dared to attack me! Just you wait until we get to the ancestral hall, I’ll teach you a lesson, you little wretch!”

The old maid, with a bleeding head, gestured to the guards beside her.

Xiao Qingcheng saw this and snorted coldly.

She suddenly turned and ran: “Murder! Murder! The old maid is trying to kill me!”

At this moment, Little Pearl, hiding in Xiao Qingcheng’s sleeve, rolled her eyes in disbelief: It’s hard to say whether it’s a blessing to have such a master who’s good at pretending to be foolish.

Xiao Qingcheng ran out of her courtyard, ignoring the servants sweeping the garden, and rushed towards the front yard.

“Qingcheng! What’s wrong with Qingcheng?”

A refined and elegant man came running from afar.

The man, dressed in a moon-white robe, had an ordinary but delicate face filled with worry.

He took three steps as if they were two and quickly stepped forward to block Xiao Qingcheng: “Qingcheng, tell me what happened?”

Xiao Qingcheng looked up at the man, who was the only person in the entire Xiao family that truly protected her—the adopted young master of the Xiao family, Xiao Ze.

It was unexpected to run into Xiao Ze in such a place; it seemed like fate was on her side.

“Boo-hoo-hoo, someone’s trying to kill me! Run! Let’s run!”

Xiao Qingcheng feigned foolishness and said to Xiao Ze.

Upon hearing this, a glint of killing intent flashed in Xiao Ze’s eyes: “Who dares to kill you?”

As soon as he finished speaking, several guards from the Xiao residence suddenly rushed over: “The mistress ordered to bring the third miss to the ancestral hall for a lecture.”

Xiao Ze stepped forward and protected Xiao Qingcheng behind him: “Who dares?”

“I dare!”

Such a familiar roar made Xiao Qingcheng, standing behind Xiao Ze, involuntarily look in the direction of the sound.

She saw a beautiful woman in a white flowing dress, walking gracefully down the winding corridor.

Xiao Ze narrowed his eyes and said to Xiao Qingcheng behind him: “Qingcheng, go to my courtyard first.”

“Xiao Ze, you, an outsider, should not interfere in the affairs of my Xiao family. That wretch Xiao Qingcheng tried to kill me yesterday. If my mother doesn’t teach her a lesson today, she’ll really think she can get away with anything?”

Xiao Qingxue, with her hands behind her back, had a look of disdain on her cold and noble face.