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Xiao Jinghan smiled, holding Yan'er in his arms, and asked the old lady with some indignation, "Why is it all my fault?"

The old lady glanced at Liu Yuansheng discreetly, and said with a stern face, "You are useless, that's why Yuansheng doesn't like you."

"Grandmother, don't you think you're being too biased?" Xiao Jinghan defended himself. "Why not let Liu Yuansheng like me? If she liked me, she would be willing to sleep in the same room with me anyway."

After Xiao Jinghan finished speaking, Liu Yuansheng didn't react much, but the old lady got angry.

"You, you, you! You're just trying to make me angry!" The old lady grabbed a sachet and threw it at Xiao Jinghan. "Get out of here! From now on, if there's anything, only let Yuansheng come. I don't want to see you!"

"Okay, okay, Grandmother, don't be angry, grandson will get out of here now!"

Xiao Jinghan gave Liu Yuansheng a look, and Liu Yuansheng understood. She stood up, bowed to the old lady, and followed Xiao Jinghan out of Baohe Hall.

"Actually, the old lady's complaints are not unreasonable. After all, we have been husband and wife for a long time, and it is only natural for husband and wife to sit together."

After arriving in the courtyard, Xiao Jinghan said something out of the blue.

The little bundle of flesh in my arms, who had been gnawing on her hand, inexplicably hummed in response to this.

Xiao Jinghan chuckled upon hearing this, "See, Yan'er also thinks what I said makes sense."

Liu Yuansheng looked at Xiao Jinghan, wondering what the other party was planning.

"What do you want to say?" she asked.

Xiao Jinghan glanced at Liu Yuansheng and said, "I was just joking with you. You have a lot on your mind. If I sleep next to you again, you'll probably have sleepless nights."

Liu Yuansheng remained silent.

Xiao Jinghan sighed, "Let's go. I think Yan'er is either hungry or sleepy; she keeps wriggling in my arms."

-

Three days later, Yuan Min invited Daoist Qingxuan to retrieve Yan'er's soul.

Master Qingxuan set up a grand formation. Liu Yuansheng, holding Yan'er, sat in the center of the formation, feeling surrounded by a terrifying power.

Yan'er was quite bold. He watched Qingxuan Daoist, who was jumping around him, without crying or making a fuss. He would occasionally let out a happy laugh, as if Qingxuan Daoist was putting on some kind of performance for him, which he watched with great interest.

Yuan Min, who had been confined to her home for two whole months, sat upright in the high hall, still with that noble and aloof demeanor.

At first, she was able to focus on watching Master Qingxuan perform his ritual, but as she watched, her eyes couldn't help but drift towards Xiao Jinghan.

Xiao Jinghan stood outside the array's core, intently watching Liu Yuansheng. Unlike Yan'er, Liu Yuansheng was not relaxed at all. Whenever Daoist Qingxuan waved his whisk and approached, she would hug Yan'er tightly, afraid that Yan'er would suffer the slightest harm or fright.

Seeing this, Xiao Jinghan stood up, went to Liu Yuansheng's side, gently put his arm around her shoulder, and comforted her, "Don't be afraid, I'm here. No one can hurt you. Relax, it will be over soon."

Liu Yuansheng turned her face and nodded to Xiao Jinghan.

The interactions between the couple were perfectly normal and hardly even considered intimate.

But Yuanmin's face turned pale with anger.

She tightened her grip on the armrest of the seat, wishing she could rush over and slap Liu Yuansheng hard.

On what grounds?

Why did she receive Xiao Jinghan's favor? Was it because of her fox-like face, or because she knew how to play the victim?

Compared to Liu Yuansheng, she was more assertive and stronger, but in terms of background, how could Liu Yuansheng, a woman who was picked up from outside and whose birth mother was a female doctor, compare to her!

She was talented, virtuous, and beautiful. Back then, she put aside her status and pride and took the initiative to express her love to Xiao Jinghan. But what happened? Xiao Jinghan didn't even glance at her.

In a fit of anger, she became Xiao Xiuyan's second wife. Xiao Xiuyan still had his mistress in his heart, but he treated her like a decoration and never touched her all year round, leaving her to live as a widow at a young age.

What's even more outrageous is that back then, after Xiao Jinghan and Liu Yuansheng had such a disgraceful affair, the Xiao family actually sent her to the Liu family to propose marriage.

Deceiving too much!

She married Xiao Xiuyan to make Xiao Jinghan miserable, but in the end, she was the only one who was depressed, while he and that Liu Yuansheng were having a great time!

Yuan Min grew angrier and angrier, so angry that she lost her composure and didn't even notice when the ceremony ended and Liu Yuansheng left with Yan'er in his arms.

Since the incident with the Heartbreak Grass, Liu Yuansheng had long since regarded Yuan Min as nothing.

After all, no one can stay peacefully with someone who wants to poison them.

Yuan Min knew the reason perfectly well, but she still said sarcastically, "Yuan Sheng's temper is getting weirder and weirder. When he saw me, his stepmother, he acted as if he didn't see me at all. He didn't even say hello and just left."

"Yes, I grant your permission." Xiao Jinghan sat down next to Yuan Min. "Is there anything you're unhappy about?"

Yuan Min raised her head slightly. "What am I dissatisfied with?"

"Then shut up," Xiao Jinghan said. "Don't forget, it was she who pleaded with the old lady on your behalf and got your confinement lifted."

"Wasn't that all for your son?" Yuan Min stared straight ahead, barely suppressing her anger.

"So what if it's for Yan'er?" Xiao Jinghan took a sip of tea, stood up, and said, "If you're still angry, you can go back to the Buddhist hall and stay there."

After saying that, he left without caring how angry Yuan Min was.

Seeing Xiao Jinghan leave, Yuan Min finally lost control of her emotions, sweeping the teacup beside her onto the floor. "Damn it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Jingting wheeled himself in from the side hall and came to stand before Madam Yuan, asking, "What has upset Mother?"

"It's all his fault!" Yuan Min angrily retorted, "Isn't he a disloyal and unfilial scoundrel? Why is he so good to that woman!"

Xiao Jingting looked up at Yuan Min, a hint of grievance showing on his delicate face. "Is Mother jealous of Liu Yuansheng?"

Yuan Min gripped the armrest and breathed heavily. Hearing Xiao Jingting's words, she suddenly came to her senses and said, "No, no, why would I be jealous? I just find it hard to believe."

"Oh." Xiao Jingting said listlessly, "Then how can Mother be made happier?"

He reached out and grasped Yuan Min's icy fingertips. "Would this make you feel better?"

Yuan Min looked down at Xiao Jingting's hand, wishing that the person holding her and comforting her was Xiao Jinghan. "Much better." Yuan Min touched Xiao Jingting's face. "Good boy, did they find out what you did? Look, that little bastard is fine."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingting's eyes darkened. "So what if he knows? To take away my position as heir, he broke both my legs and almost killed me. I didn't let his child suffer even the slightest pain. What does he have to be angry about?"

"Then you should be careful too," Yuan Min said worriedly. "He suddenly lifted my confinement. I don't know what he's up to. I'm afraid he doesn't have good intentions towards you either."

"Don't worry, Mother," Xiao Jingting said in a deep voice. "At worst, we'll fight to the death."