So this was the youngest daughter Madam Le mentioned last time. Xiqiu nodded to her slightly and said with a smile, "You really are quite striking. You'll surely be a beauty in the future."
"Thank you, Fourth Madam." After speaking she stood up herself, puckered her mouth at Madam Le in a show of defiance, then took Ruan Pingrong's hand. The two of them looked at Xiqiu, chattering away. Madam Le could only shake her head and say, "She's sulking with me. She insists on going to the temple fair on the fifteenth. I refused, and now she's butting heads with me."
Xiqiu smiled. "It's because you dote on her that she dares to be stubborn with you. Besides, at this age she should indeed be going out more to have a look around and play." Hearing this, Le Yao grew even more pleased. She turned her head back toward Madam Le and said, "Mother, you heard that, didn't you? Even Fourth Madam says so."
Madam Le was choked for words and could only shake her head and sigh.
