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Chapter 169 - 168: Making a Scene and Acting Unreasonably · Oct 18, 2026

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151 Chapter 151 - 150 Jinling City 22 2026-10-18
152 Chapter 152 - 151 Jinling City 23 2026-10-18
153 Chapter 153 - 152: A Big Black Fish! 2026-10-18
154 Chapter 154 - 153: Look What Grandpa Brought You? 2026-10-18
155 Chapter 155 - 154: Black Fish Soup 2026-10-18
156 Chapter 156 - 155: Can You Bear It? 2026-10-18
157 Chapter 157 - 156: Rerouting to Zhuoshui County 2026-10-18
158 Chapter 158 - 157 Someone is Fighting 2026-10-18
159 Chapter 159 - 158: Never Lost 2026-10-18
160 Chapter 160 - 159: Big brother? 2026-10-18
161 Chapter 161 - 160 What’s Going On? 2026-10-18
162 Chapter 162 - 161: Poisoned 2026-10-18
163 Chapter 163 - 162: Why Not Investigate? 2026-10-18
164 Chapter 164 - 163: Removing Your Official Hat 2026-10-18
165 Chapter 165 - 164: I’m Saving it for My Eldest Sister 2026-10-18
166 Chapter 166 - 165: Sorting Out Lady Yao 2026-10-18
167 Chapter 167 - 166 Are You Hungry 2026-10-18
168 Chapter 168 - 167 I’m Going to Find the Master 2026-10-18
169 Chapter 169 - 168: Making a Scene and Acting Unreasonably 2026-10-18
170 Chapter 170 - 169 2026-10-18
171 Chapter 171 - 170: Don’t You Already Know How? 2026-10-18
172 Chapter 172 - 171 Fake Monk 2026-10-18
173 Chapter 173 - 172: Got Promoted 2026-10-18
174 Chapter 174 - 173: Guangnan 2026-10-18
175 Chapter 175 - 174: Here to Trap People, Right? 2026-10-18
176 Chapter 176 - 175 Meaningful Things 2026-10-18
177 Chapter 177 - 176 Something is Off 2026-10-18
178 Chapter 178 - 177: Why is it still... tonight? 2026-10-18
179 Chapter 179 - 178: Very Visionary 2026-10-18
180 Chapter 180 - 179: Return to the Palace 2026-10-18
181 Chapter 181 - 180 Trouble Comes, Deal with It Then 2026-10-18
182 Chapter 182 - 181: That’s How Cats Grow Up 2026-10-18
183 Chapter 183 - 182: Deserving of Death? 2026-10-18
184 Chapter 184 - 183 Provocation 2026-10-18
185 Chapter 185 - 184 Pacification 2026-10-18
186 Chapter 186 - 185 I Want to Eat Too 2026-10-18
187 Chapter 187 - 186 Desolation of the Cold Palace 2026-10-18
188 Chapter 188 - 187: Really Tough Luck 2026-10-18
189 Chapter 189 - 188: Unwilling to Accept This 2026-10-18
190 Chapter 190 - 189 2026-10-18
191 Chapter 191 - 190 2026-10-18
192 Chapter 192 - 191: Reminiscence 2026-10-18
193 Chapter 193 - 192 Little Prince 2026-10-18
194 Chapter 194 - 193 Falling Down 2026-10-18
195 Chapter 195 - 194: Take Good Care of Yourself 2026-10-18
196 Chapter 196 - 195: Pretend! 2026-10-18
197 Chapter 197 - 196: Presumptuous! 2026-10-18
198 Chapter 198 - 197: A Small World of Its Own 2026-10-18
199 Chapter 199 - 198: Impatient 2026-10-18
200 Chapter 200 - 199 A Puddle of Mud 2026-10-18

Chapter 169: Chapter 168: Making a Scene and Acting Unreasonably

Xia Ruqing’s lips curved into a confident smile.

”Whatever!”

”Zi Yue, let’s go!”

With that, she issued another command.

”Without my order, no one is allowed to bring food into the mansion!”

”Yes!”

Zi Yue bowed her head with a smile.

Back at her residence, Xia Ruqing instructed, ”Send the roast chicken, roast duck, pancakes, and everything else to Maternal Aunt Wen!”

She had barely finished giving the order when Maternal Aunt Wen walked in from outside with Xia Caiying.

The moment Maternal Aunt Wen stepped inside, she knelt.

Xia Ruqing was startled.

”Maternal Aunt, what are you doing? Please, get up quickly!”

Maternal Aunt Wen shook her head with a smile.

”Eldest Miss, you are the legitimate daughter, and I am merely a concubine. By right, you are the master!”

Xia Ruqing shook her head.

”What are you saying? My mother passed away young. If not for your help, both openly and secretly, Jingfeng and I wouldn’t be where we are today.”

During those difficult times, she still managed to spare a bite of food for my brother and me.

That truly wasn’t easy!

Maternal Aunt Wen said with teary eyes, ”Eldest Miss, I know you are capable now. You are from the palace and enjoy the Emperor’s favor!”

”During your stay in the mansion, you’ve also shown great care for my daughter and me!”

”I’m truly grateful that you keep us in your thoughts, but...”

Xia Ruqing pulled them up and asked, ”Maternal Aunt, what is it you wish to say?”

After thinking it over, Maternal Aunt Wen spoke, ”Eldest Miss, I must say this, but please don’t misunderstand me.”

”Mm, please speak.”

Maternal Aunt Wen then said, ”Eldest Miss, I know you harbor resentment, but... have you considered who Lady Yao will vent her anger on if you leave?!”

With that, she lowered her head and hugged her daughter.

”My daughter and I are used to hardship. No matter what, as long as we have something to eat, we mother and daughter can survive!”

”But it’s different for the Second Young Master. He...”

”He’s still studying and needs to achieve his scholarly honors. He cannot withstand such turmoil!”

Lady Yao may be shameless, but the Second Young Master cannot afford to lose his reputation!

Hearing this, an inexplicable bitterness welled up in Xia Ruqing’s heart.

She began to truly observe this woman, who had always been unassuming yet possessed incredible resilience.

It was only then she realized Maternal Aunt Wen was not as simple-minded as she appeared.

She was benevolent, wise, kind-hearted, and even treated others’ children as her own.

Xia Ruqing took her hand and said slowly, ”Maternal Aunt, you truly treat my brother and me as your own children.”

Feeling embarrassed, Maternal Aunt Wen lowered her head and gestured modestly.

”Eldest Miss, you overwhelm me. You were just children. How could I stand by and do nothing? Besides, when your mother was alive, she treated me very well too!”

Xia Ruqing smiled.

”Alright, Maternal Aunt, don’t be embarrassed. Rest assured, I won’t let Lady Yao interfere in Jingfeng’s affairs anymore.”

Maternal Aunt Wen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

”That’s good!”

Xia Ruqing continued, ”And Lady Yao won’t dare to bully you and your younger sister anymore!”

Maternal Aunt Wen was somewhat surprised.

”Ah? Why? Eldest Miss, once you leave...”

”Maternal Aunt, how could I be so foolish as to seek my own relief at the cost of pushing you into a fiery pit?”

”Then, Eldest Miss, what do you plan to do?”

Xia Ruqing blinked.

”It’s a secret!”

...

Lady Yao, her two children in tow, rode in a carriage towards the Yamen, seething with anger.

Old Master Xia was overwhelmed with anxiety.

The Emperor had given him three days to investigate the child trafficking case thoroughly.

But half a day had passed, and the subordinates he’d sent out hadn’t returned yet.

The sun outside was scorching, making the room feel like a steamer.

Dressed in his thick official robes, he paced back and forth within the inner office of the Yamen, his clothes soaked with sweat.

”Master... Master, save me!”

Her voice choked with sobs, Lady Yao led her two children in, crying and wailing as they entered.

County Magistrate Xia was quite surprised.

”What are you doing here? And why did you bring the children? This is no place for you. Go back quickly! Whatever it is, we can discuss it tonight!”

Consumed by rage, Lady Yao was in no mood to listen to such words.

In front of her children, she abandoned all pretense of decorum and wailed uncontrollably.

”Master, this life is unbearable!”

”Master, you should just divorce me! I can’t stay in this mansion any longer!”

Old Master Xia grew alarmed.

”What’s wrong? Speak!”

Lady Yao peeked at him. Seeing County Magistrate Xia sweating profusely, she assumed he was worried about her, and a wave of secret delight washed over her.

Heh! Master, at least you have some conscience, not letting the children I bore for you suffer for nothing!

With this thought, she became even bolder.

Seeing no one else around, she sat on the floor and began her routine of crying, causing a ruckus, and threatening to hang herself.

”Master, the Eldest Miss’s status is too noble! I am not fit to serve her! I am guilty!!”

”You should just divorce me!”

”It’s just... my poor Weiwei and Ruyi!”

The two four-year-olds, apparently used to their mother’s antics, showed no fear. They simply stood there, watching their mother’s performance with great effort!

”What on earth happened?!”

Old Master Xia already had a pressing task and was feeling anxious.

Seeing Lady Yao beating around the bush, he grew even more agitated.

When Lady Yao saw that Old Master Xia was about to lose his temper, she finally stopped her wailing.

Wiping her tears, she recounted the events, adding plenty of embellishments.

She particularly emphasized that ”her children hadn’t even had lunch.”

”The Eldest Miss is too much! She gave all of Weiwei’s and Ruyi’s things to Maternal Aunt Wen!”

”That’s one thing. My children and I may have humble lives, but... we shouldn’t be starved to death!”

Old Master Xia breathed a sigh of relief.

”I thought it was something serious! So it’s just this trivial matter.”

”Qingqing harbors resentment, so what’s wrong with you enduring a little grievance?”

”Aren’t you usually quite understanding? Why are you being so unreasonable now!”

”If she took the food, couldn’t you just ask the kitchen for another serving?”

Lady Yao seemed to have been waiting for this very sentence.

The moment Old Master Xia asked, she immediately burst into loud wails and complaints again.

”Master! The Eldest Miss has taken over the kitchen and won’t let them cook for us! Look, Weiwei and Ruyi are so thin from hunger!”

At her gesture, Xia Weifeng and Xia Ruyi started crying loudly.

”Father! That Xia Ruqing is a vile woman; she won’t let the kitchen cook for us!”

”That’s right, Father! Mother sent someone to buy us food from outside, but that vile woman snatched it away!!”

”Father! She’s awful! Drive her away!”

”No! I think she should be locked up in prison!”

That two four-year-old children could utter such malicious words.

Lady Yao certainly had her methods.

...

Old Master Xia found this somewhat hard to believe.

”Is what you’re saying true?”

Just as Lady Yao, wiping her tears, was about to add more fuel to the fire, a sudden sound of footsteps came from outside, followed by a clear and melodious voice.

”Mother, you truly are two-faced. You didn’t speak like this in front of me, your daughter!”

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