Chapter 13: They are too despicable

That was a gift from Fifth Sister-in-law to herself, but before half a day had passed, it was snatched away by the cousins. Sha Taotao felt both upset and guilty.

Second Sister and Fourth Sister? Qiao Xuan was taken aback.

She herself was a concubine-born daughter, and there was an elder sister and a younger sister in the family, neither of whom were easy to deal with. When Sha Taotao spoke, she roughly understood.

But, shouldn't these Second Sister and Fourth Sister be from the second and third branches? Their own mother-in-law was not easy to bully, and the younger sister-in-law was not timid, so how could Second Sister and Fourth Sister be so brazen?

"How could they be so unreasonable? This is just too much!"

Sha Taotao felt even more aggrieved and a little indignant, pouting, "It's all because father always favors them. Father always says that although the three branches have separated, we are still one family and should treat each other well. He says we are the first branch and should take care of the second and third branches, not argue over small things, and not give outsiders an advantage..."

Qiao Xuan was speechless.

It sounded like this kind of thing must have happened many times before, which was why Second Sister and Fourth Sister were so bold as to bully Taotao openly.

Even if the mother-in-law was not easy to bully, the father-in-law was truly the head of the family. No matter how the mother-in-law got angry with him and argued with him, if the father-in-law was resolute, she had no choice.

After complaining and venting, Sha Taotao felt a little better, and when she looked at Fifth Sister-in-law, she felt a little closer. She looked up at her and said, "It's all my fault for not hiding the pair of embroidered flowers well, and they were taken by them. I'm sorry, Fifth Sister-in-law..."

Qiao Xuan quickly shook her head, "How could it be your fault? They are just despicable."

She raised an eyebrow, "But my things are not so easy to steal. You bring them to our yard, and I'll help you get the embroidered flowers back."

Her gift to her younger sister-in-law had been snatched away, and coincidentally, she had met her at a time when she was in distress and had asked about it. If she just pretended not to have heard and let it go, she couldn't swallow this grievance.

Sha Taotao was startled and hesitated, "This, this doesn't seem right... Father will know, and father will know—"

Qiao Xuan comforted her, "Father is reasonable too. As the sister-in-law, how could it be reasonable for someone to take away the gift I gave to my younger sister-in-law? It's unreasonable, isn't it?"

The father-in-law clearly had a high sense of responsibility as the eldest brother and the head of the family. As she was now from the first branch, if the second and third branches were used to snatching things, how could they be expected to let her go in the future?

It was both to seek justice for her younger sister-in-law and to ensure her own peace in the future. She had made up her mind about this matter today!

After hearing her words, Sha Taotao thought for a moment and hesitantly nodded, "Fifth Sister-in-law is right... but, but, they won't be willing to give it back..."

Qiao Xuan smiled, "Let's reason with them, I believe they will give it back. In any case, we have to try, right?"

Although Sha Taotao still didn't fully believe it, she was reluctant to part with the pair of embroidered flowers and felt angry, so she was somewhat swayed and nodded, "Yes, Fifth Sister-in-law is right! I'll go and bring them here!"

In no time, Sha Taotao brought the cousins, Shao Meiling and Shao Xiaozhi, to the courtyard.

Qiao Xuan in the courtyard smiled at them.

The two of them were stunned, and it took them a while to realize that she must be the daughter-in-law who Fifth Brother had married yesterday.