The west wind cuts off the works of a humble daughter who should be married to a first-class noble son. A humble daughter should be married to a first-class noble son. A humble daughter should be married to a first-class noble son. Volume 1, Chapter 73: Fury and Hatred

  The King nodded vaguely and said "I see, you have a heart." His gaze towards Xia Ting also seemed extremely satisfied.

  The queen also breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately this daughter-in-law was clever and didn't give anyone any handle to grasp.

  The King looked at Ruan Shi and Baili Luyao again, saying "You both heard clearly." The calm words were filled with majesty.

  Ruan Shi was startled by Jing Wangye's gaze and suddenly felt a little flustered, not expecting that this person would turn the situation around so easily. Looking at her father's expression, it was clear that he was extremely pleased with Xia Ting.

  Ruan felt like there was a burning fire in her chest, but she still had to put on an apologetic face and say, "Sister-in-law, I'm really sorry. It's all my fault for misunderstanding you. I just didn't know that the two gift boxes you bought were of the same price."

  She had no idea it would turn out like this, not only did she fail to tarnish his image in the emperor's heart, but instead got herself into trouble. To make matters worse, she still had to put on a smiling face and apologize, a proud daughter of a prime minister, when had she ever suffered such humiliation?

  Baili Luyu's face showed a look of shame and self-reproach, and she said softly, "Elder sister, it was all my fault. I misunderstood you just now. Baili Luyu is apologizing to elder sister here."

  She then bowed her waist and gave Xia Ting a deep bow, showing her sincerity in admitting her mistake.

  Xia Ting Cong dodged to the side and avoided the other's courtesy.

  She turned to smile faintly at Ruan Shi and said, "Second sister-in-law, since you called me 'older sister', I'll take the liberty of saying a few words to you. Although the ancient proverb says 'the ignorant are not guilty', you didn't know that I bought two kinds of gift boxes with the same price, so it's reasonable to say that you can't be blamed. However, what you did just now was indeed excessive. Even if I really gave Second Miss more things, you couldn't shout it out like that. Fortunately, everyone in this hall is family, but if outsiders heard about it, they would say that you don't know how to behave properly and are eager for chaos."

  Ruan's eyes widened as she said, "I was just speaking up for my elder sister, what's wrong with that? How can you say such things about me?"

  What is being unreasonable, fearing that the world will not be chaotic. She was a legitimate member of a scholarly family, while her opponent was just a minor concubine-born daughter, yet she dared to speak to her in such a manner.

  "Second sister, I can understand that you want to stand up for your elder sister's injustice, but this matter is just a small thing. If it were someone else, they would just ignore it and not be so petty. But your actions earlier will only make people think you're narrow-minded. You think the elder sister and second sister should get the same things, but have you thought about whether sisters compare these things? The king treats his illegitimate children as well as his legitimate ones, that's the elder sister's blessing. However, this is limited to our own family, second sister. Demanding equal treatment for legitimate and illegitimate children can't be said outside, after all, every family has its own rules about legitimacy. Moreover, your actions will also spoil the elder sister, if she gets used to demanding everything to be the same as the legitimate daughter, like today, won't that make her too spoiled?"

  Ruan's face turned alternately pale and red, and she couldn't utter a word for a long time. She never expected Xia Ting to be so fierce, and her words were so overwhelming that even if she wanted to argue back, she didn't know where to start.

  She certainly knew the rules of distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children, and today she dared to make a scene because of her father's attitude towards this matter. But now the other party has taken advantage of this incident to point out that Luoyao is arrogant due to her favoritism, which is not a good thing for them.

  Baili Liuyao's face turned pale, she had been treated the same as her elder brother and younger brother since childhood, and her father had never discriminated against her because of her illegitimate birth. On the contrary, he had always treated them equally. So over time, she didn't think there was anything wrong with what she did. In her opinion, it was only natural that she and Baili Xiangfu owned the same things. But now, being spoken to by this elder sister-in-law, it seemed to reveal her own wrongdoing.

  The King's expression changed slightly after hearing these words, he had never thought about this problem before. He had always been worried that the legitimate son would bully the illegitimate child because of his status, but he had never thought that one day the illegitimate children would compare with the legitimate ones, and even if they were short of something, it was unacceptable.

  The daughter-in-law is right, once this becomes a habit, wouldn't that be spoiling the children born out of wedlock? He originally thought that all his illegitimate children would understand boundaries like he did, so he treated them equally, but it turns out they've been used to living like legitimate children since young and now they're competing with each other over everything, thinking it's only natural. This is absolutely not what he had in mind initially.

  The King looked at Baili Ruyao deeply, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Ah, how could he not have noticed? At the beginning, when Zhen'er's wife didn't explain that the two meeting gifts were actually the same, Ruyao was clearly dissatisfied because of this, and would put on a wronged expression. Now thinking about it, this is simply not a big deal. If it were in another family, a concubine-born daughter getting the same meeting gift would be considered good fortune, but Ruyao had to compare herself with Xiangfu's child, and even say such words. This child has indeed become arrogant because of being spoiled, it's just that he never noticed before.

  Jing Wangye looked at Baili Xuan again, and wondered if Xuan'er would also think like Luyu, believing that what his older brother had, he should have too?

  Thinking of this, King Jing was suddenly frightened and after a long time, he made up his mind to say "Luyao, today you are indeed wrong, go back and reflect on yourself. And Xuan'er, your wife should also be taught well." He must not continue to indulge them like now, otherwise who knows what will happen?

  Baili Xuan bowed his head respectfully and said "I understand, son."

  Ruan Shi was very afraid and hid beside Baili Xuan, she knew that her father-in-law was angry with her. When she first married into the family, they didn't treat her well, and now this had happened again, so her father-in-law must be even more displeased with her.

  Baili Ruyao's heart began to feel flustered, her father's words were clearly a warning to her, and she feared that from now on, she would no longer receive the same excellent treatment as before. She really wished that her eyes could turn into sharp swords and pierce through Xia Tingcong's heart. It was all because of her, if she hadn't said those words, her father wouldn't have had such thoughts. Just thinking about having to live an ordinary life like a commoner in the future made her grit her teeth in silent resentment, she would make Xia Tingcon pay for what happened today.

  The quiet queen heard the words of the quiet king and also felt very surprised. She had been married to him for more than 20 years, so she was very familiar with her husband's character. She knew that he was particularly caring towards his illegitimate children because of his experiences since childhood. He gave them the same treatment as his legitimate children, and she wasn't a petty-minded person either. The mansion didn't lack this bit of money, so she also went along with his wishes.

  It's just that from now on, judging by the tone of Master Wang's words, it's likely that these children born out of wedlock will not receive good treatment again.

  The two elders didn't say anything after hearing this, they just sat quietly with a subtle smile on their faces. However, in their hearts, they had a few more points of satisfaction towards this new daughter-in-law who had just entered the family.

  This matter is now settled, and everyone has returned to their own seat.

  Baili Rongjin smiled and brought Xia Tingcong to the two chubby meatballs. These two were Baili Rongjin's biological twin brothers, Baili Rongqi and Baili Rongchen.

  The two of them blinked a pair of bright and beautiful big eyes, staring straight at Xia Ting's gaze.

  Xia Ting also carefully sized them up, she had long heard of these two little guys, Rong Jin always smiled warmly when mentioning them. These two younger brothers must occupy a large share in his heart.

  All I saw were two identical chubby little faces, with skin as white as snow, smooth like peeled eggs. Add to that their plump bodies, and they're just a couple of little balls of fat. Yet, they looked adorable and lovable.

  "Qí ér, Chén ér, this is your elder sister-in-law. Come and pay your respects."

  The two of them heard this and quickly slipped down from their chairs, calling out "Sister-in-law" in unison.

  Xia Ting pulled one over with one hand and smiled, gently rubbing their heads, saying "Really well-behaved, big sister has prepared gifts for you, take a look and see if you like them."

  Wan Yu, who had been following Xia Ting's back, walked up with something in her hands. Xia Ting took the thing on the tray, which was a beautifully made fox fur cloak, exquisitely crafted. It was tailored specifically for the two of them according to their height. The fox fur was extremely rare and warm, and the owner of Xue Duan Workshop had only recently acquired these few pieces of bright red fox fur from a faraway place at a high price. Due to the limited amount of material, they could only make two small cloaks like this one.

  In addition, she also received a piece of silver fox fur that shone with sparkling waves. Since there was only one piece, she had the tailor at Snow Workshop sew it into two sets of necklets and gloves.

  Plan to bring the cloak together as a gift for Rong Jin's two younger brothers when they meet.

  Baili Yongqi's face was full of surprise, and he stroked the smooth and soft fox fur cloak, looking extremely delighted.

  Xia Ting unfolded the cloak and tied it around him, smiling and asking "Do you like it?" This was a gift she had carefully chosen after much thought.

  Baili Rongqi nodded vigorously, her small hands tightly grasping the cloak on her body, laughing extremely happily "Thank you, Big Sister, Qier really likes it."

  Xia Ting touched his head and smiled gently, "As long as you like it."

  He turned around again and looked at Baili Rongchen, who was a bit shy on the side, and beckoned to him, saying "Chen'er, come here to your sister-in-law, and let your sister-in-law tie your cloak for you."

  Baili Rongchen twisted his plump little body and finally walked over with a hopeful face.

  Xia Ting picked up another cloak and carefully tied it for him, then rubbed his chubby little face. The little guy finally smiled with an open mouth.

  Xia Ting listened patiently and talked with them, soon winning the hearts of these two little guys, who stuck to her body and refused to come down.

  Baili Yongjin sat beside him with a faint smile.

  The King and Queen of Jing felt very delighted at this scene.

  Ruan Shi looked at the fiery red cloak, feeling extremely jealous. What is this? Giving such a good thing to two small children who don't understand anything? That fire fox cloak isn't even hers, and it's given to these two ignorant kids. It would be better if they gave it to her instead.

  Xia Ting was currently stuck with two little guys, so she didn't notice the flash of resentment on Ruan's face.

  Digression

  Everyone, second update! Don't know when this chapter will pass the audit.