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  Chapter 12: The Cost of the Chapter (12 points)

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  Xue E was overjoyed and immediately carefully put away the things that had been laid out, then took out a set of stationery and said to her: "This is what my mother... I prepared for my cousin, along with this silk flower hairpin and powder box."

  Chu Ke hurriedly smiled and nodded in thanks, already understanding in her heart that these four treasures of the study were probably what Xue Wangshi had asked him to prepare as a gift for herself. His mother, Xue Wangshi, naturally knew her son's character very well, so she had specially instructed him to prepare some elegant and refined stationery that could be given as gifts. Unfortunately, this son was unable to change his nature...

  She smiled and asked Baiguo to take the gift back, while she led Jing'er and Qingguo directly to the outer gate, with Xue E jumping up and down excitedly behind her.

  Out of the hospital gate, each got on their own car and headed out to Lanxiang Square.

  Chu Ke actually had a plan to deal with the old lady and Xue E, and wanted to use Fei Jian to summon Zhu Yu Chen. As soon as they got on the carriage, she immediately took out the flying letter, which was blank inside, but had Zhu Yu Chen's name and address written on the outside. She told Qing Guo that when they arrived at Lan Xiang Fang, he should put the flying letter in the official post office to send a message.

  Qing Guo agreed and carefully put it in his clothes. The horse carriage walked for a while before arriving at Lan Xiang Fang.

  This is the largest place in Beijing to sell rouge and powder, jewelry, and other adornments. The shops are often visited by young ladies from official families, so the second floor of the shop is a reception area for these young ladies, and male customers are not allowed upstairs, only downstairs.

  Xue E thought of himself as a woman, but others considered him a man, so he could only wander around the first floor. Chu Kui directly went upstairs to the second floor, and soon an assistant brought over a long tray with some newly arrived hairpins and combs on it. The assistant immediately retreated, leaving her to choose.

  Chu Xue heard a loud cry from downstairs, and immediately she saw Xue E running out of the back door.

  Chu Ke was startled, and hastily signaled to Jing Er to go and see what's going on. Jing Er went around the screen to take a look, then flew back, her face slightly flushed with excitement: "Second Master is downstairs."

  Chu Xue's eyes widened in surprise, and she couldn't help but walk around the screen to the edge of the stairs, looking down. Just then, Zhu Yuxuan was looking up, and their eyes met, with Zhu Yuxuan giving a slight smile at Chu Xue's stunned expression, quickly blinking his eyes.

  Xue E was excitedly fidgeting beside him, circling around Zhu Yuxuan, and if it weren't for the fact that they were in broad daylight, she would have really liked to rush up and hug him tightly.

  Chu Ke smiled with pursed lips and immediately returned to sit behind the screen. In her heart, she thought, it turned out that Zhu Yi Chen hadn't left, this was actually for the better...

  Before he could finish thinking, Xue E let out a miserable cry.

  Chu Keqian had just sat down when she heard Xue E let out a miserable cry. She couldn't help but think, "Could it be that this damned Xue E is teasing Zhu Yuxuan again and got beaten up by him?" As soon as she thought of this, her anger surged upwards, and without thinking twice, she stood up and rushed out to take a look.

  At this sight, he was completely stunned. Zhu Yuchen was leaning against the shelf of goods, as if admiring the goods, with a faint, crowd-pleasing smile on his face. Xue E was still quite far away from him, clenching his fists like a woman protecting his own chest, and his feet were still tapping in small steps, looking like... pouting? Looking at Xue E's opposite side, someone was baring their white teeth and smiling viciously at Xue E, but it was actually Zhu Yuchen.

  Chu Qiao's voice trembled as she called out: "Brother"

  Zhu Yuhuan seemed to know she was looking at him, raised his head and glanced up at her, flashed a quick smile, then quickly winked at her, before turning back to Xue E with an evil grin.

  Xue E's voice was soft and delicate as she said: "What are you doing... why did you hit him..."

  Several companions have already stood up beside him, looking like they are ready to fight. Among them, two or three had a drastic change in expression after Xue E spoke up. One of them was even more exaggerated, almost falling to the ground with a thud.

  "Pushed him a bit, doesn't count as hitting, right?" Zhu Yuhuan continued to smile wickedly, shaking his fist: "But if I were any closer to him, I really would have hit him."

  "It's... it's too much," Xue E said.

  Chu Ke'er looked at Zhu Yuhuan with a mixture of anger and amusement as he was happily scaring Xue E, beckoning Qing Guo to come over, whispering something in her ear, Qing Guo quickly nodded and quietly went downstairs to stand by the stairs.

  Zhu Yichan saw it and hurried over, Qing Guo whispered to him: "Miss has something to discuss with Young Master, where are you going?"

  Zhu Yichan said on horseback: "The Chu family has a separate courtyard outside the city. Think of a way to get the young lady to go there."

  Qing Guo quickly nodded and went upstairs. Because the front was still in chaos, no one saw them talking, Qing Guo went upstairs and told Chu Kei, Chu Kei nodded, didn't wait for Xue E, and directly came out from the back door, got in the car and went home.

  The old lady of the mansion and Madame Xue heard that Xue E and Chu Ke had gone out, they were extremely shocked. Madame Xue was very clear about her own son, she was afraid that if Chu Ke stayed with him for too long, she would discover his true nature, and she was worried sick. The old lady was also worried, just as she was about to send someone to look for them, Chu Ke had already returned. As soon as she came back, without saying a word, she didn't even come to the main house, but directly went back to her own room.

  The old lady was still worried, so she called Jing'er to ask her questions. Jing'er said: "Miss wanted to buy some cosmetics, and Young Master insisted on following her. After they went there, Miss had already finished buying, but Young Master was still choosing... Miss didn't know why she got angry and came back first."

  Xue Wang's family was flustered as soon as they heard it and said to the old lady: "What can we do? It must be that something is not right."

  The old lady frowned and said, "What's the hurry?" She glared at Xue Wangshi, who hastily lowered her head. No one in the mansion knew, not even the people around the old lady, that she had almost forgotten.

  The old lady nodded and said to Jing'er: "Go back and pay attention. If the young lady is not right, come and report immediately."

  Jing'er responded with a "yes" and went back.

  Xue Wangshi and others walked away quietly, and hurriedly asked the old lady: "Auntie, what to do? If Third Miss finds out..."

  The old lady hesitated: "How can you tell just by looking at it for a moment? Besides, didn't we repeatedly instruct her not to jump to conclusions when she was at home with Xue E Qian?"

  "Alas, you don't know, this child... has become even more severe. I've instructed him, but sometimes he does it himself without realizing it... He must have been deceived by the rouge when choosing it, and let Ke'er see that something is wrong..."

  The old lady frowned and said after a while, "How did you raise him to be like this? If he doesn't change, even if we marry Ke'er off to him, it'll probably end in chaos. How can I explain to the master and his son then?"

  Xue Wang hung her head low, with a worried and bitter expression, and didn't dare respond.

  The old lady glared at her with a "wasted iron" hatred.

  The sky was getting late, and Xue E returned with a dejected look. He was still immersed in the heavy blow of Zhu Yuheng being snatched away by Zhu Yuhan. His cousin had left without him even noticing. As soon as he came back, Queen Xue immediately called him over and scolded him severely, ordering him to hide his true intentions and ruin this marriage arrangement, never to think about taking a wife again.

  Xue E was actually very disdainful, if he couldn't marry a wife then so be it. But this was something he dared not say out loud, especially since he feared Chu Lao Tai Tai like he feared a tiger. In the home of this fierce old lady, he naturally didn't dare show his unwillingness and could only nod repeatedly with a "yes, yes".

  Mr. Chu and Chunan returned in the evening, knowing that Xue E had arrived, so they called him over to inquire about his character and homework.

  Xue E answered Chu Shao Shi's questions with trepidation, and was soon sweating profusely. The old lady and Xue Wang Shi, who were standing beside him, also wiped away sweat. Chu Shao Shi looked down on Xue E's learning, but unexpectedly, Xue Rong answered a few questions quite satisfactorily, which pleased Chu Shao Shi somewhat.

  The maids came in to invite the masters to go to the main house for dinner. The old lady ordered the maid to go and invite Third Sister, but after a while, the maid came back and reported: "Third Sister said she was not feeling well and would not come over for dinner."

  The old lady's face suddenly lengthened, and the old man hastily asked: "What's wrong? Did you catch a cold? I'll go ask a doctor to come and take a look in a while."

  The maid hastily replied, and Madam Meng smiled and said, "Miss had a late night's sleep, probably caught a chill that night."

  The old lady figured it out, this was comforting herself. She didn't want to show her emotions in front of the old master and let him see through her. She could only endure, gesturing for Madame Meng to go take a look.

  They ate together on this side, and Xue E was under the tiger's watchful eyes of the old man and the old lady. This meal was eaten to the point of being almost unbearable, and with today's bad mood, he couldn't eat anymore after a few bites.

  When the old lady was about to sleep at night and there was no one around, she asked Men Shi: "Did you ask anything out?"

  Men Shi hastily said: "Third Miss initially only said that her body was not feeling well, and the maids brought food but she didn't eat. I asked her for a long time, coaxing her to tell the truth, and it turned out that she saw Young Master Biao being particularly interested in Hua Er and Fen Er's things, so she became unhappy." Men Shi covered her mouth, as if thinking this was a big joke: "I said, Miss is also too sentimental. They are all young masters raised in the inner courtyard of a wealthy family, with maids and servant girls serving them since childhood. It's normal for them to be interested in Hua Er and Fen Er. Does Miss think that men are all rough and unrefined?"

  The old lady forced a smile: "Yes..." She coughed twice and asked, "What did the third daughter say again?"

  "She didn't say anything else, just that she's still a bit unhappy." Madam Meng said: "She mentioned that tomorrow she wants to go to another courtyard to take a walk and clear her mind. I think it might also be because of Lady Liu... now that the marriage is being discussed, Lady Liu is not by her side, so Miss must be feeling uncomfortable in her heart."

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