The reason why Beauty Xiao was called so was twofold. Firstly, she was truly extremely charming. When the old man Lin Feng saw her, he immediately called her Beauty Xiao. As time went by, this name spread. Secondly, her real name was Xiao Meirun, which sounded somewhat similar to the title. Moreover, she was quite confident in her looks and liked others to call her Beauty Xiao. So, everyone simply fulfilled her wish and called her by this name.
As soon as Beauty Xiao got close to Zhao Shuning, Zhao Shuning could smell the strong fragrance on her. When she leaned in slightly, the two mounds on her chest swayed. Mo Bai, innocent as he was, pointed at them and said, "Ningning—Ningning—"
At this, Beauty Xiao's face immediately flushed.
"What a fool," she said. Then she straightened up and continued, "Little girl, you seem to have some knowledge. Why don't you come to my camp and be my guest? It'll be a good thing."
Zhao Shuning smiled and replied, "But I'm already on Lady Xiang's side."
Beauty Xiao continued to flaunt her alluring figure as she walked around the hall.
"What I want, do you think that eighth lady would dare to oppose me?"
Zhao Shuning laughed. It seemed that in the Lin family, anyone could bully Lady Xiang. Right in front of so many people, as one of the Lin family's wives, instead of defending Lady Xiang, Beauty Xiao stepped on her with every word. One could see just how arrogant Beauty Xiao was.
"Well? Pack your things tonight and come to my courtyard. I like your temperament, little girl. After all, you're the first one who dared to oppose that woman in front of so many people."
Zhao Shuning couldn't help but laugh. It seemed that Beauty Xiao thought that Zhao Shuning's outburst earlier was because she didn't give Lady Haitang face and wanted to pull her into her camp. Little did she know that Zhao Shuning just couldn't stand those villains' words. The feud between Beauty Xiao and Lady Haitang was none of her business.
"I'm afraid that's not possible."
"You're rejecting me?"
Zhao Shuning nodded and said casually, "I serve my own master. Please don't make things difficult for me, Beauty Xiao."
"Are you also that woman's guest?"
Zhao Shuning shook her head and said, "Of course not."
"You're offending me, Beauty Xiao, for the sake of an eighth lady. Little girl, you'd better think this through."
Zhao Shuning nodded again.
"Very well."
After saying these two words, Beauty Xiao gave Zhao Shuning a fierce glare.
Mo Bai pointed at Beauty Xiao's chest again and shouted, "Ningning—Ningning—They're moving!"
Zhao Shuning almost spat out her water. Finally, unable to bear the strange looks, Beauty Xiao left the room.
Now the room was quiet.
"Little girl, you've even offended Beauty Xiao. You won't be able to leave the Lin family even without our help," someone said.
At this time, Situ Yun also looked at Zhao Shuning worriedly. He hadn't told Zhao Shuning in detail about Beauty Xiao's habits before. He never expected that this little girl would be so stubborn and dare to offend Beauty Xiao in public. He thought that she would face more troubles in the future.
Beauty Xiao was a woman who held grudges and always got revenge. Anyone who made her unhappy would end up miserably.
Zhao Shuning thought that in two days, it would be the Qianyuan Tournament. She would help Lady Xiang get into the top three so that her life in the Lin family would be easier in the future. After the tournament, she and Mo Bai would leave the Lin Mansion. The feud between Beauty Xiao and Lady Haitang had nothing to do with her.
But before the day of the Qianyuan Tournament arrived, bad news came.
The next day, Zhao Shuning was still sleeping when she was dragged up by several maids. Thinking that they didn't hurt her, Zhao Shuning just squinted her eyes, trying to sleep a little longer.
But when she was taken to the main hall, before she could even open her eyes, a basin of cold water was splashed on her face.
"Damn it!"
Zhao Shuning roared and broke free from the restraints of those people. She stood up, and water was dripping from her body. Oh my god, the water was really cold. As soon as it was poured on her, her sleepiness disappeared instantly.
She wiped her face and finally saw that on the main seats, there were two women sitting on either side. One was Beauty Xiao whom she had met yesterday, and the other must be the legendary Lady Haitang.
"Kneel down!"
Beauty Xiao roared. Immediately, someone stepped forward and tried to force Zhao Shuning to kneel. But before they could touch her, they were bounced off by a light barrier.
Zhao Shuning put her hands behind her back. At this moment, a red flame was burning in her palm. She clenched her fist tightly, and the flame slowly disappeared.
"Reason."
Such a cold voice came from an eight - year - old girl's mouth.
Beauty Xiao said, "It seems that you do have some skills. Don't force us to do it. You've done something wrong and you should kneel down."
"What did I do wrong?"
"Bring it up."
Immediately, a corpse was carried in. It seemed to be a young girl. She was soaking wet, and there was no sign of breathing. It seemed that she was already dead.
"This is a maid in my mansion. Do you know her?"
Zhao Shuning looked at her doubtfully and said, "Are you crazy? I've only been here for a few days. How could I know your maid?"
Beauty Xiao was about to slam the table in anger. If it weren't for Lady Haitang, the main mistress of the Lin family, being present and her not daring to act rashly, she would have torn that stinky girl's mouth to pieces at this moment.
Lady Haitang then said, "Little girl, take a good look at this person. Are you really sure you don't know her?"
Sure enough, as the so - called first lady, Lady Haitang's words and deeds were all steady and dignified.
Zhao Shuning slowly walked up to the corpse. Then she gently pushed aside the hair on the girl's face. Immediately, a somewhat familiar face came into view.
It was her? It was actually the maid named Lüwu whom she had bumped into yesterday. Yesterday, she was still full of energy. How could she become a cold corpse this morning?
"Little girl, do you know her?"
"Yes, I do."
Zhao Shuning knew that this was the truth. Even if she lied, it wouldn't work. Since they dared to send someone to arrest her, they must have evidence proving that she knew this maid.
Beauty Xiao said, "You had a conflict with her yesterday. You kicked her in anger. Later, when Lüwu said a few words to you, you got angry and killed her after dinner."
Zhao Shuning rolled her eyes at Beauty Xiao and said bluntly, "All beauty, no brains."
"What did you say?"
"You can say whatever you want. It's as if your eyes were on Lüwu. Do you really know everything I said and did with her? Saying you're all beauty, no brains is already giving you too much credit."
"You!"
Lady Haitang said, "Beauty Xiao, why get angry? She's just a little girl. Children say things without thinking. You don't need to take it to heart."