Aunt San burst into tears, "Dad, this isn't my home anymore. Why am I treated like this every time I come back? This niece-in-law actually speaks to me like that... I know, everyone looks down on me..."
Qiao Baier slowly reacted, meeting Old Master Jun's thoughtful gaze.
She suddenly woke up as if startled, her voice faltering as she tried to defend herself, "I, I didn't mean to…"
She didn't mean to criticize her aunt like that. She wasn't usually one to argue with people.
"Dad, you heard it too just now, this niece-in-law…"

Auntie San seized the opportunity, putting on a pitiful and righteous expression. "Although Bao'er gave birth to twins for our Jun family, you really can't spoil her anymore. Look at her now, she bullies me at home, I endure it even though it hurts, but if this continues outside, our Jun family's reputation will surely be ruined by her..."

Old Master Jun knew his daughter's character well. He scolded, "What reputation! Other people's mouths are not your concern. You are already excellent enough, why be afraid of what others say?"
Sān gūgu and Jiāng Měilì were filled with indignation, they even dared to rebuke them back.
"Auntie San didn't pretend anymore, angrily retorting, "Dad, you're getting more and more confused as you age. This Qiao surname is an outsider, I am your biological daughter, I am the one surnamed Jun! Why do you always favor this little vixen..."
<>
Even with her capricious nature, Third Aunt wouldn't dare challenge her father's authority. The whole scene ended in an unwilling dispersal.
As the elder passed by Qiao Bao'er, he dropped a cold and harsh remark: "Be mindful of your words."
Qiao Bao'er's body was tense, watching Old Master Jun walk away step by step. The old man's back was majestic and upright. As she watched, she suddenly felt a little sad.
Qiao Bao'er knew she had disappointed the old man.
After she returned to the bedroom, she stayed in her room for half a day. She reflected on whether she had been too spoiled and willful, but her aunt's words were so harsh that she couldn't help but retort.
She looked dejected, sitting cross-legged on the bed.
Turning her head, Qiao Bao'er's eyes lit up as she looked at the bedside table. The ancient coin that Jun Zhimu had tidied away before was right there.
"Damn it, I know now, it's been instigating me!"
Suddenly, Qiao Bao'er understood. Her expression darkened with a hint of anger as she felt played by the ancient coin.
< Qiao Bao'er's face was flushed with anger, she grabbed a copper coin and threw it onto the floor, "They suspected me of having mental illness because of you, and you dare to play me!" Wearing her slippers, she lifted her foot, about to kick down. >
This ancient coin was very spiritual, as if it knew her next move, and suddenly became furious, "No!"
Jo Bao'er wasn't afraid of it at all. She deliberately stomped on it, kicking it again and again without showing any mercy. If this weren't an ancient coin, it would have been flattened long ago.
"She thinks she's easy to bully," … "I'm going to throw you in the latrine and make you eat shit." Qiao Baoer warned viciously.
"You crazy woman!"
The ancient coin seemed to have a phobia of dirt. Hearing vulgar words like 'sewer' and 'feces,' it instantly flared up, its cold and ethereal voice echoing throughout the space.
"Your family is full of scoundrels, what did you see in Jun Zhimu? He's nowhere near Tang Yu. You blind woman…"
This ethereal sound echoed like the low bass of music.
Qiao Bao'er ignored the ancient coin and called her shortsighted. What surprised her was, "You know Xiaozhuzi?"
She stopped kicking at the coins on the floor and looked at it with a wary expression.
The ancient coin still seemed to harbor anger, the tremor in its voice echoing menacingly in her ears, "If you want Tang Yu and Lu Qifeng to live, you must listen to me..."

Jo Bao'er was stunned. Tang Yu and Lu Qinan's older brother?
Tang Yu had been missing for a long time before the New Year, and even his uncle Mo Gao couldn't find him. Lu Qinnan's elder brother also disappeared after going on a business trip last month...
"You, did you find out something?"
Jo Bao'er felt like she was acting like a 'lunatic', she nervously kept asking about the ancient coin.
"...I can't keep my things with money and cosmetics or any other clutter together. I prepare a small bag, clean, sterile, and fresh without any odor."

The ancient coin suddenly brought up some inexplicable demands, seemingly very dissatisfied with the current environment.

"Your jacket pockets are very dirty, and your clothes must be washed again within 12 hours. Also, you can't touch me directly!"
Wow!
Qiao Bao'er's face gradually darkened. She had never met anyone so unreasonable... ancient coin, she was furious.
Her clothes are all custom-made, taken by servants to be washed at regular intervals, and she dares to be picky? Even the King of Abu Dhabi isn't this demanding.
"You think you're some big shot, huh? I'll show you what it means to be a guest under someone else's roof..."
Qiao Bao'er rushed forward to grab the ancient coin on the floor, "Wait for me or I'll throw you into the iron pot and melt you." However, the coin flew up and went into her jacket pocket.
When the lord suddenly pushed the door open, he froze at the threshold for a second, frowning, watching Qiao Bao'er contort her face in anger as she twisted the collar of her coat angrily.
Jo Baoer heard the sound of the door opening, looked up, and met his gaze. In an instant, she stopped what she was doing, not knowing how to express herself.
It can't be said that she quarreled with a coin...
"Have you taken the sedative the doctor prescribed?" Junzhi Mu didn't seem to mind her strange behavior. He walked up to her and asked if she had been taking her medication on time.
Jo Bao'er lowered her head, looking at the coat in her hands. For a moment, her expression was very complex, they didn't believe her...
Junzhi Mu looked at her profile, filled with loss and tangled melancholy. His voice softened slightly, "Don't mind your aunts." Then he pulled her closer, holding her in his arms.
He had just returned home when Fang's mother immediately told him what happened in the garden that afternoon.
He knew best about his aunts' personalities, especially his third aunt's outspoken nature. Qiao Baoer normally wouldn't argue, but he heard that this time, grandpa had criticized her for not being mindful of her words. He naturally assumed that the woman must have gone back to her room and was twisting her own coat in frustration.
"I'm not sick…don't do this, it's like hugging a puppy." She whispered softly to herself.
"Seeing her actually disapprove of him, a smile touched his serious face. “You seem unhappy.”
Qiao Bao'er has always been stubborn, "I'm not unhappy."
She remembered what had happened that afternoon, he had rushed into the bedroom to find her, probably because of the argument she had with her aunt earlier that day. “It was my own fault for not knowing how to speak properly. They are elders, and I won't make such a mistake again…” But as she said this, there wasn't much remorse in her tone.
It's not her fault, don't expect her to pretend to be nice and apologize. At most, the next time she sees them, she'll avoid them like the plague.
"Junzhi Mu didn't say much, just smiled and said, 'Will you not do this again?' "
He didn't blame her, as if he had clearly seen through her temper long ago. Next time, next time if he angered her again, it would probably be like this.
Jo Bao'er, hearing his teasing tone, instead became indignant, “What? Is your wife so bad in your eyes? I didn't want to argue with her today, but she...she was just too much.”

Let me know if you'd like me to translate anything else!

Author: