"I understand, Aunt!" Dugu Yueli nodded slightly and left the great hall.
When she returned to the residence where she was staying, Dugu Xuexue was nowhere to be seen.
Only half an hour later did Xuexue return, carrying a basket of snacks she had bought.
After asking in detail, she learned that Leng Qingyun and Jiang Caiyan had taken her shopping at the Dao Palace market.
The little girl was greedy for treats. After serving as a maid for so long, she had finally enjoyed a few good days.
"Sister Yueli, what's wrong? You look so worried. Did that big rotten scoundrel come bully you again?"
"I said long ago that he isn't a decent man... A lecher like that should..."
Before she could finish, Dugu Yueli cut in first, "Have his right to be a man taken away, right?"
"What's the point of saying that, Xuexue? Even if he stretched himself out straight for you to cut, would you dare?"
"If he really got crippled, wouldn't those Dao companions of his eat us alive?"
To put it bluntly, right now Little Xiao Heng's status was even a tiny bit higher than Xiao Heng's.
Dugu Yueli told her about Qin Hongyi's visit.
After hearing that Qin Hongyi had made no move to take her away, Dugu Xuexue looked especially incredulous.
"How could that be... Uncle personally said to let you stay?"
"That's not right. He even played dumb and said Sister Yueli wasn't here!!"
"Why?"
"I want to know why too. Aunt's meaning was... I might have been abandoned! Or perhaps they feel Nine Dust Hall doesn't need me for now. I've disappointed all of them!"
When Dugu Xuexue heard this, she immediately retorted, "Impossible. How could Eldest Uncle and the others think that way? Could they be deliberately tricking