Chapter 124

Qiao Nian's face was expressionless.

She stopped Jing Yan, but she grabbed the mess on the ground.

Jing Yan was startled, thinking that Qiao Nian wanted to eat for him, and was about to stop him, but Qiao Nian suddenly stuffed the food in Xu Huaqing's mouth.

Xu Huaqing hurriedly hid behind him, but the mess still wiped his face.

How had the son of a dignified household minister ever suffered such humiliation?

Xu Huaqing was immediately furious, "Who are you? How dare you attack me!"

"I am your aunt!" Qiao Nian's voice was not loud, but it was heard clearly by everyone present.

There were few women in the capital who dared to talk to Xu Huaqing like this. For a moment, everyone looked at Qiao Nian.

Xu Huaqing had always stayed away from Qiao Nian when he saw her before. This was the first time he met Qiao Nian at such a close distance. He stared at her for a while before he suddenly realized, "Oh, who do I think you are! So it turns out that She is the eldest lady of the Hou family!"

He immediately apologized, glanced at Jing Yan again, and then said, "Miss Qiao, can you lend me a step to speak?"

He wanted to tell Qiao Nian that he listened to Lin Ye's words today and came here to teach Jing Yan a lesson, hoping that Qiao Nian would not get involved in this matter.

But Qiao Nian ignored his hint and said coldly, "Get out."

Xu Huaqing was stunned. To be honest, even if he was just a bastard, no one would dare to treat him like this.

If he hadn't been convinced by Lin Ye when he was a child, how would he take Lin Ye in his eyes today?

He used to walk around her because he was afraid of Lin Ye.

Now that Qiao Nian was so disrespectful, his face fell instantly, but he still said in a good voice, "Miss Qiao, we have something to talk about."

But Qiao Nian didn't want to be angry with him.

She knew that Xu Huaqing would not target Jing Yan for no reason, and she also knew that Jing Yan would not show up at her blind date party for no reason.

In all likelihood, it was Lin Ye and Xiao Heng's fault.

But who made Xu Huaqing have an old grudge against her?

At that moment, she responded calmly, "I have nothing to say to people like you."

Hearing this, Xu Huaqing finally couldn't hold on to his face anymore.

I saw him take a deep breath, and there was a touch of sarcasm in the corner of his mouth, "What kind of person am I? What kind of person am I? Ha, I think it is Miss Qiao who has not recognized her identity until now. Right? Do you think you are still the favored eldest lady of the Marquis?"

As Xu Huaqing spoke, he took the handkerchief and wiped the oil on his face. He looked at Qiao Nian with contempt, "A slave who has been washing clothes in the palace for three years. It is the kindness of the Hou Mansion that he treats you as an adopted daughter." Just look at it, young master, I am honoring you today to give face to the Lin family, Miss Qiao, do you really think of yourself as a person? "

"You!" Jing Yan's anger surged. He really couldn't bear to hear others humiliate Qiao Nian like this.

However, before he could step forward, Qiao Nian stopped him.

Just listen to Qiao Nian say, "I am indeed just the adopted daughter of the Hou Mansion, and I have been a slave in the palace for three years, but so what if I am a beggar on the roadside? I am better than a scumbag like you."

Xu Huaqing laughed and said, "Am I a scumbag? Hahaha, okay, I am a scumbag, I admit it! I almost killed you when I was a child! How? So what? Didn't your brother invite me here today? Do you want me to marry you?"

In one sentence, all Qiao Nian's confidence collapsed instantly.

She couldn't help turning her head suddenly to look at Lin Ye, who was still on the second floor.

He said that he would not tell this group of people the purpose of this banquet, but now it seems that everyone who came today knows what the purpose of this banquet is!

Someone immediately echoed, "Even if it weren't for the sake of the Hou Mansion, I wouldn't come!"

"My mother insisted on me coming, so I could make up the numbers."

"Actually, I don't like her like this. It's just that there is a marquis behind her."

"But in the final analysis, she is just an adopted daughter, and my mother doesn't like her anyway."

For a moment, everyone's words almost reduced Qiao Nian to the dust.

On the second floor, Lin Ye and Xiao Heng's faces were also frighteningly dark.

Lin Ye couldn't help but tightly grasp the railing in front of him, and when he looked into Qiao Nian's burning eyes, he knew that he had failed in this matter again today.

Jing Yan was even more furious, and Qiao Nian could even feel that the arm she had been holding was now as hard as iron.

Worried that Jing Yan would do something too impulsive when angry, Qiao Nian quickly turned her head and smiled gently at him.

Jing Yan was stunned.

He didn't expect that Qiao Nian could smile so gently and calmly at this time.

Like a pool of gentle spring water, it easily melted away the anger in his heart.

However, it made him feel more and more distressed.

It's obviously not her fault, why should she have to bear all this?

Jing Yan frowned and glared at Xu Huaqing fiercely.

His fists clenched loudly.

However, Qiao Nianyun looked at the crowd calmly, with a slight smile on her face, not caring about the humiliation of this group of people at all.

This humiliation pales in comparison to the words of the maids from the Huanyi Bureau.

Words like 'she is a bitch', 'the prince's house doesn't want her', 'no one wants her', 'no one cares about her', etc., she had already heard it to the point of hearing it when she was in the clothing bureau. Out of cocoon

At first, she would indeed be angry, and would even fight with the maids because of these words, and then be whipped by the nanny.

But gradually, she discovered that what the maid told the truth was true.

Since she was punished to work in the laundry department, no one from the Marquis' Mansion came to see her, let alone send someone to pass on a message.

She was indeed an adopted daughter abandoned by the Marquis' Mansion!

She was indeed no one wanted.

Since this was all true, what was there to be angry about?

Xu Huaqing did not expect that Qiao Nian could actually laugh at this time.

Not only could she laugh, she even ordered him to leave in public, "Since you and I look down on each other, then, please leave."

This was not taking the face of everyone present into consideration!

For a moment, those who had just ridiculed her turned their faces black.

Xu Huaqing even scolded, "The one who is hosting the banquet today is the young marquis of the Marquis' Mansion. You are an adopted daughter. What qualifications do you have to chase away his guests?"

"Calling her an adopted daughter is a sign of respect for her. She has worked in the laundry department for three years, but she is just a slave!"

"I heard that many palace maids in the laundry department have unclear relationships with eunuchs. Could she be..."

"Hahaha..."

Where there are many scumbags, it is easy to have such dirty words.

Jing Yan finally couldn't stand it anymore. He picked up a stool beside him and smashed it at the man who said dirty words.

There was a sound of "bang", and the man was hit on the spot with a bloody head, lying on the ground and fainted.

Everyone exclaimed.

But Jing Yan had a gloomy face, and his whole body was full of the murderous aura that would only burst out on the battlefield. His sharp eyes like an eagle swept through everyone one by one, and finally fell on Xu Huaqing's face.

"Whoever dares to disrespect her again, today, will walk out of here sideways!"