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"This little hoof wants her to go get some ice cubes, but she dares to be so lazy. Let's see how she will deal with her when she comes back." Madame Zhou angrily threw the fan she was holding onto the table, then headed back to the icehouse.

In the side hall, Li Die was accompanied by several young ladies from noble families. They were chatting and laughing merrily.

Hou Xuzhu's father was the current prime minister, so his official position was naturally higher than Li Xiangnan's. Now that he saw Li Shuangtong, a mere concubine, reluctantly befriending them, he naturally looked down on her in his heart.

"I've long heard that the Li Residence has a natural ice cellar. It would be the best time to use it in the summer." Hou Xue Zhu looked at Li Rou Ping with a smile as he spoke. His snow-white fingertips drummed on the table.

"It's not really that rare of a thing. It's just that it's convenient to use it during the summer, so the plum soup was used on that block of ice. It's best to drink it during the summer, why don't you try it, Miss Hou?" Li Rou Ping naturally knew that Hou Xue Zhu looked down on the daughter of another family's concubine the most. As a good person this time, she specially brought Li Shuangtong over to accompany her.

"This plum soup is so appetizing. It's also good to eat in summer." Hou Xue Zhu said with a smile as he glanced at the bowl of red plum soup that Li Rou and Ping had pushed over.

"If Miss Hou likes it, I'll tell the kitchen to prepare more." Li Rou and Ping said as they talked.

"Sister Xuezhu, Miss Li specially prepared this plum soup for you!" We only have such blessings because of Sister Xuezhu. " The little girl from the Right Prime Minister's house looked at Hou Xuzhu innocently as she spoke. Her round face, coupled with a pair of long eyelashes, blinked from time to time. It was quite a pleasing sight.

"You're the only ghost." Hou Xuewu tapped the tip of her nose as she spoke with a doting expression.

Seeing her stick out her tongue, he turned his head to look at Li Shuangtong with a hint of contempt in his eyes. "So you're the three daughters of the Li Clan's concubines, right?"

"Yes." Li Shuangtong was not sure what she wanted to do, so she could only nod, replying with a cautious expression on her face.

"It's nothing." Even though Li Shuangtong was a daughter of the Shu Family, she had never been humiliated like this. Now that she heard her words, the color of her face instantly faded away.

She looked at Hou Xuzhu with a complicated expression, then said to Li Shuangtong in a soft voice, "Third Sister, don't stand there anymore, sit down quickly!"

Li Shuangtong did not have any good intentions towards her. Seeing her say that with such a stiff neck, she nodded and chose a seat next to Li Rou Ping.

In her heart, she had always wanted to please Li Rou and Ping. She was just a concubine, and her entire marriage was in the hands of Wang Shi's mother. If she could get the direct daughter's care, then maybe she would get a good marriage in the future.

"This pavilion is also very hot and stuffy, it makes people a bit more irritated." After Hou Xuzhu finished speaking, she intentionally looked at Li Shuangtong and said: "How about I trouble Miss Li to fetch some ice cubes? I believe that it will no longer be this hot and stuffy. "

"Me?" Li Shuangtong had not expected her to be so flamboyant in ordering him to get the ice cubes. No matter what, she was still a young miss.

"Could it be that Miss Li disagrees?" Li Shuangtong's slightly squinting eyes were filled with a stifling aura, causing her to not dare to say anything else. She could only place all her hopes on Li Rou Ping, this direct daughter of hers.

Li Rou Ping originally wanted her to go to the icehouse. Seeing the pleading look in her eyes, the corner of her mouth slightly hooked up as she said, "Miss Hou misunderstood me. How could Third Sister not agree? Is that so, Third Sister? " Li Rou Ping's last words were really cold. There was even a hint of threat in her tone as she looked at Li Rou Ping.

"Of course." Li Shuangtong did not dare to say anything else, she only stood up and gave a curt response.

Li Die slightly frowned as she stood up and said to Li Shuangtong, "Third sister, you need more ice cubes, I'll go with you!"

When Li Shuangtong heard her mention accompanying him, there was a trace of gratitude in her eyes, but Li Rou Ping did not change. It was as if she had already known she would do this, and she still sat there quietly sipping her tea.

"Yes." Li Shuangtong nodded and followed Li Die out.

She had only walked a few steps when she ran into a cigarette that was looking for her everywhere. She stopped and waited for her to come over.

"Fifth Miss." Yan Luo said as it ran a few steps away. It was obvious that it was out of breath.

"What's wrong? But what happened that made you so flustered? " Seeing her so nervous, Li Die couldn't help but to become nervous.

"I'm fine. It's just that big miss has returned. She's waiting for you at the Peacock Pavilion!" Yan Luo said with a red face after catching her breath.

Li Die heard Li Wan Lan's obvious excitement after she came back, and looked at Li Shuangtong with a bit of an apologetic expression, saying, "We can't go together with Third Sis like this."

After saying that, he heaved a sigh of relief after seeing that she didn't blame him. He turned around and said to Li Manting who was still sitting there, "How about Second Sister accompany Third Sister? It's better to have more people to accompany you in the cold. "

Li Manting was very dissatisfied with Li Die's arrangement, but she didn't dare to say anything. She pouted at Li Shuangtong.

"When did Big Sis come back?" After exiting the pavilion, Li Die turned her head and asked.

"We've only just arrived, so why are you here looking for us?" She was still a little worried about Li Wan Lan. Perhaps this was the nature of sisters!

"Second sister, did you hear anything?" After taking the ice cubes, Li Shuangtong asked a little fearfully. The interior of the ice cellar was rather gloomy, not even having a single window. At this moment, Li Shuangtong seemed to have heard the sound of footsteps, and her heart was filled with even more fear.

Li Manting only wished to return earlier, so she naturally wouldn't care about these movements. She immediately said impatiently, "There's no movement. I'm afraid you're the one that's scaring yourself. It's better to lock the door and go back earlier."

"That's not it, second sister. I really heard a sound. It sounded like the sound of footsteps." Li Shuangtong tightly gripped Li Manting's sleeve in fear as she spoke.