After rebirth, the eldest sister voluntarily abdicated and gave way to the wise.

Chapter 288 1 people

Xiao He took it with both hands, her face flushed with embarrassment.

Jiang Jiao'er was a little absent-minded. Whenever she thought that her parents' biological daughter was about to return to the Jiang family, she would feel very uncomfortable. Everything she had, the love of her parents and brother, the care of her fiancé, and her precious status as a young lady of the Jiang family might be taken away by the man who should have died long ago.

But she didn't dare show any difference.

In front of her parents and brothers, she has always been a well-behaved and obedient daughter. She must not leave a bad impression on her brothers before that "dead man" comes back.

Jiang Jiao'er secretly twisted the handkerchief in her hands, but didn't show it on her face. She pretended to be a little tired after going out of the house and wanted to change her clothes. Before she could help but curse, she hurried back to her yard.

"Xiao He, please be careful these few days. If...if Second Sister comes back, please come and tell me so that I can be prepared."

Xiao He was very dissatisfied with the so-called "Second Young Miss". Since she had been missing for so many years, why did she come out to harm others? Her young lady was kind, but she couldn't let others take away everything, right?

"Miss, when the second young lady comes back to recognize her relatives, will she drive you out of the house?"

Jiang Jiaoer was also afraid that her parents would look for their biological daughter and would no longer want her as their adopted daughter, but there was nothing she could do. It was impossible for her parents to not acknowledge their biological daughter, right?

"Don't talk nonsense, just remember what I said."

"Yes, ma'am."

Xiao He turned around to leave, but was stopped by Jiang Jiaoer again.

"Among the items being auctioned at Jinqiao Pavilion this time, is there one called 'Buddha Wood'?"

Xiao He nodded: "Yeah, yes."

"Bring it here. I want to give it to my second sister as a gift."

"But according to the rules, things that are put up for auction can't be...Miss, do you mean, buy it?"

Jiang Jiaoer nodded.

"Don't worry, Miss. I will do it right away."

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Jiang Liqian really felt that she and the eldest lady of Shengxiaolou might have had some conflict. Not long after they parted on bad terms, they ran into each other again in Jinqiao Pavilion.

Only this time she was the one in trouble.

"Without the admission card, you cannot enter the Jinqiao Pavilion. Miss, please go back."

"I can buy it with twice as much spirit stones."

"There's a fixed number of cabinet memberships, and there really aren't many left right now. Why don't you look around and see if anyone is willing to sell you one?"

Qing Mu's face was filled with anxiety. She really had to enter Jinqiao Pavilion. If she hadn't been held back earlier, she wouldn't have been unable to obtain even a single entry card.

She wanted to offer a higher price. If the guards who stopped her at the door still refused to let her in, she would have no choice but to block the way here and scatter spirit stones to ask if there was anyone willing to resell the entrance ticket.

"Excuse me, I..."

"She is with me. She is young and doesn't know the rules. I hope you will forgive her."

Jiang Liqian walked over with a smile and placed the entry card she had obtained in the guard's hand: "One card can bring two or three family members and servants, am I right?"

The guards didn't mean to make things difficult for the customers who came to the Jinqiao Pavilion auction, but they had to stop them according to the rules. When they saw that someone was willing to take Qingmu in, they made way and let them in.

The admission card that Jiang Liqian got was not of a high rank. Considering the preciousness of pagoda wood, in order to prevent someone from coveting it with bad intentions, her admission card also had a private room that could prevent spiritual perception. It was just a little small, and there was no VIP treatment. Once two people sat inside, there was basically no room for a third person.

Fortunately, the auction standards of Jinqiao Pavilion far exceed those of its peers, and the decoration inside is worthy of the word "Jinqiao". Even though the private room is small, it has everything it should have. The decoration of the private room is also very beautiful, and there is a faint fragrance of osmanthus wafting in the air.

In front of Jiang Liqian and Qing Mu, there was a square crystal stone. The picture on the stone was exactly the scene in the auction house. Near the door, there was a bidder who specialized in helping customers bid.

The two sat down and waited for the auction to begin.

When Jiang Liqian was hesitating whether to ask Qing Mu, the eldest daughter of Shengxiaolou, why she couldn't even get a letter of admission, a slightly awkward "thank you" suddenly came from her ears.

She didn't expect Qingmu to thank her. After all, they had only met a few times and Qingmu didn't like her.

After a slight pause, she still asked the doubts in her heart.

She thought Qingmu would tell her to mind her own business, or at least remain silent. But after the initial silence, Qingmu actually spoke: "My mother wanted me to behave myself, stay home and take care of the business. My father listened to my mother, so wherever I go, there are people following me, constantly trying to persuade me to go back. They don't allow me to follow my own path. I spent a lot of effort to shake them off, and when I finally returned from outside the city, the entrance card to the cabinet was already gone."

Jiang Liqian subconsciously asked, "What 'Tao' are you talking about?"

Qing Mu regained his familiar cold expression. Holding the knife in his arms, he glanced meaningfully at the auction house in the crystal stone. "You will know what my Tao is soon."

Jiang Liqian was silent for a moment, and suddenly didn't want to know anymore.

"Is there something you want here?" Qing Mu raised his chin towards the crystal stone.

Jiang Li nodded slightly.

"The prices at the auction in Jinqiao Pavilion are not cheap. If you don't have any spirit stones, I can lend them to you as a thank you for bringing me in."

"..." Shengxiaolou is indeed wealthy, but don't look down on her as being so poor. "Then... thank you, Sister Qingmu." She bit the last syllable of each word.

Qing Mu frowned and corrected her: "I am not your sister. If you really want to take advantage of me, I can take you to my mother and ask her to recognize you as her daughter. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude with my knife."

"...Well, that's a bit of a pity. I already have a godmother. Otherwise, I could still..."

Now it was Qing Mu's turn to be surprised. She could even be said to be shocked: "You have a godmother? I thought you were alone!"

"..."

What does only one person mean?

She has fellow disciples, friends, teachers, senior brothers and sisters, and an obedient and well-behaved little junior brother who was injured for her. How could she be alone!

Qing Mu held the knife, squinted his eyes, and looked at her for a long time, then came to a conclusion: "Every time I see you, you are hesitating, compromising, and thinking about the pros and cons of the consequences.

"You don't dare to be impulsive, you are always very cautious, why?

"Because you feel like you have no one you can trust, no one you can rely on, right? You're very distant from me and your fellow disciples—even defensive."

The long sword was swung horizontally, and the scabbard tentacles vibrated and hummed.

"From the first moment I saw you, my sword told me that you are very strong, a powerful swordsman who is almost invincible. But, Fellow Daoist Jiang, where is your sword?

"Under what circumstances would a sword cultivator give up her sword?"