Chapter 260 Heir Xie’s Gift

Xie Liuzheng lifted his chin, looking quite smug. "You insulted my sister. It's only reasonable to hit you, and even to hit your entire family."

Ji Huaiche: "!!!"

He glowered. "Since when was she your sister?"

Xie Liuzheng raised an eyebrow, sneering disdainfully. "Are you deaf or blind? Didn't you just see Princess Ye call my parents mom and dad?"

"I am the only son of my parents, so from now on, Princess Ye is the young lady of Duke Rong's mansion, and my own blood sister!"

"Bullying my sister is bullying me. What's wrong with me standing up for her against an outsider?"

Ji Huaiche nearly spat blood.

What kind of twisted logic was this?

He was the outsider, and Xie Liuzheng was the real brother—no script would dare write it that way.

Ji Huaiche felt that Xie Liuzheng was just looking for an excuse to hit him, but he had no proof.

He was resentful but knew picking a fight here would cause unnecessary trouble for the Yongning Hou Mansion.

He silently cursed Xie Liuzheng for being shameless and taking advantage.

Then Ji Yuntang came over smiling, holding two hot boiled eggs.

"Brother, did your hand hurt from hitting him? Here, I have some boiled eggs—rub them on your hand. Don't bother swelling your hand over an insignificant person."

That single "Brother" made Xie Liuzheng's heart soar.

He stared blankly at Ji Yuntang, his dark eyes clear and bright. On his handsome, unruly face, he couldn't wipe the grin off his face.

"Sister, what did you just call me? Can you say it again?"

"Brother's ears aren't so good—I didn't catch that."

Ji Yuntang's mouth twitched as she gave Xie Liuzheng an indescribable look.

Even she found him embarrassing. What could she do?

Xie Liuzheng was clearly the type who never played by the rules.

Ji Yuntang instantly regretted calling him "Brother."

That one call clearly went to his head.

But the feeling didn't last long. When Ji Yuntang saw the fury on Ji Huaiche's face, the fleeting regret vanished instantly.

She beamed at Xie Liuzheng and, in a sweet tone, called him "Brother" a string of times.

"Brother, brother, brother, brother, brother, brother, brother, brother, brother, brother... as many times as Heir Xie wants to hear—I'll call you that many times. From now on, you are my dear elder brother, and I'll be filial to our parents alongside you."

Ji Huaiche: "!!!"

His face instantly turned cold and dark, his eyes full of chilling menace.

He was sure that bitch Ji Yuntang had done it on purpose.

She deliberately called Xie Liuzheng "Brother" in front of him to anger him.

Ji Huaiche sneered inwardly. Did Ji Yuntang think this would anger him?

If so, she was way too full of herself!

Compared to Ji Huaiche's rage, Xie Liuzheng stared at Ji Yuntang, wide-eyed and stunned.

His grin was uncontrollable, showing off a row of pearly whites.

"Did I hear that right? I have a sister now!"

Xie Liuzheng felt happiness came too suddenly, taking him by surprise.

When he asked Ji Yuntang to call him "Brother," he was secretly nervous.

Because he knew that with Ji Yuntang's strong personality, she might just rip his head off and use it as a soccer ball.

But unexpectedly, Ji Yuntang actually called him that, and even called him dozens of times in a row, making him ecstatic.

At this moment, Xie Liuzheng felt his life was complete.

Even if Ji Yuntang was just using him to piss off Ji Huaiche, he gladly played along.

Xie Liuzheng thought that now he had to act like a big brother, so the Yongning Hou Mansion wouldn't disrespect Ji Yuntang.

First, a gift for his sister was a must.

With that thought, Xie Liuzheng started fumbling around on his body.

Ji Huaiche, full of pent-up anger, saw Xie Liuzheng's unseemly behavior and sneered:

"Is Heir Xie itching? If so, take a board and scratch yourself. Is it appropriate to act so indecently in front of all these noble ladies?"

"People might think you're about to strip in public."

At his words, laughter erupted from the crowd.

Ji Yuntang narrowed her eyes. Xie Liuzheng had just patted his chest a few times—a bit funny but hardly indecent.

Ji Huaiche was clearly trying to provoke Xie Liuzheng.

She sneered, "If Heir Ji has bad eyesight, go see a doctor. Stop making a fool of yourself. Which eye of yours saw my brother take off his clothes?"

The next moment, everyone saw Xie Liuzheng pull a stack of silver notes from his chest.

It was as thick as a novel.

"Sister Tang'er, I really don't know what gift to give you. After thinking it over, I figured money is the most practical."

"These hundred thousand taels in silver notes is my allowance saved up over five years. It's just a little something from your big brother. Please take it, Sister Tang'er!"

He scratched his head while saying this.

"It's my first time as a big brother, so I don't have much experience. If I do anything wrong, just tell me, and I'll do better next time."

Everyone: "..."

Everyone: "!!!"

Just by calling him "brother" a couple of times, he gave away a hundred thousand taels of silver as a meeting gift?

Could they get a brother like that too?

Everyone looked at Ji Yuntang, and it would be a lie to say they weren't envious.

Ji Qingqing watched helplessly as Xie Liuzheng stuffed all the hundred-thousand-tael banknotes into Ji Yuntang's hands. She was so jealous she could grind her teeth!

In her sixteen years living in the Yongning Marquis's mansion, no brother had ever given her that much allowance.

At most, during New Year's or her birthday, they'd give her a few thousand taels or buy a little gift to placate her.

And even then, Ji Qingqing considered herself the spoiled daughter of the capital, the little princess of the Yongning Marquis's mansion.

But now, compared to Ji Yuntang, she realized that the small amount she got was barely a drop in the bucket compared to Ji Yuntang's take.

Ji Qingqing was burning with jealousy.

She didn't understand why, since both were heirs, Xie Liuzheng was so generous while Ji Huaiche was so tight-fisted with her.

Not to mention, Ji Huaiche had been an official in the Dali Temple for a year, receiving a monthly salary from the imperial court.

But Xie Liuzheng had nothing at all.

With this comparison, Ji Qingqing felt that Ji Huaiche's doting on her was all fake.

If he truly loved her, why wouldn't he give her the salary he had saved up for an entire year?

It was clear Ji Huaiche never saw her as his true sister!

Ji Qingqing felt extremely unbalanced.

But what made her even more bitter was yet to come.

Right after Ji Yuntang pocketed the hundred-thousand-tael banknotes from Xie Liuzheng, Madam Cai walked over calmly.

She slipped a delicate jade bracelet off her wrist and, beaming with kindness, pressed it into Ji Yuntang's hand.

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