Chapter 155 Enemies Meet on a Narrow Road
Inside the carriage, He Yanchen rubbed the ring in his hand impatiently.
I don’t know where Ji Ming found the coachman. He crashed him into other people’s carriages for two consecutive days. Does he want to die?
He casually lifted the curtain and saw the logo of the Shou'an Marquis Mansion on the opposite carriage.
Most of the people in Beijing are royal relatives, nobles and officials, and each household has a unique logo hung on their carriage.
Yesterday when he was leaving the city, he bumped into the Xiao family's carriage, and today when he returned to the city, he bumped into the same one.
What a narrow road for enemies to meet.
He Yanchen was too lazy to pay attention, but before he could lower the curtain, the curtain on the opposite side was suddenly lifted up by a white and slender hand, and the woman glared at him with her eyes wide open.
With the help of bright sunlight, He Yanchen could see her face clearly.
She had beautiful eyebrows and fair skin, and was wearing a goose yellow skirt and a wintersweet-shaped silk flower on her hair. Even though he was used to seeing beauties, a hint of surprise still flashed in his eyes.
But that pink and white little face was full of anger, and the other hand was covering her forehead.
Tsk, like a kitten with its fur standing on end.
It's a pity that it has no deterrent effect and just makes people feel cute.
When did such a person appear in the Xiao Mansion?
In a split second, He Yanchen had looked Yue Li up and down, and when he saw her with her hair in a bun, his eyes darkened.
The drivers on both sides were also a little surprised. They had collided for two consecutive days, but fortunately they were just scratches.
After the two negotiated, the driver turned back and asked Yueli: "Miss, shall we continue going?"
Yue Li finally came back to her senses, her cheeks flushed red. She was actually so lost in thought that she was staring at a jade pendant. How embarrassing.
She angrily threw down the curtain and said, "Let's go."
Seeing that the woman opposite had withdrawn her gaze that was coveting the jade pendant on his waist, He Yanchen raised his eyebrows slightly without leaving any trace and lowered the curtain.
Two carriages passed each other.
The Xiao family's villa is at the foot of Jingyun Mountain. This area is mostly fields, with beautiful mountains and clear waters, and the scenery is quite good. Figures working in the fields can be seen, and in the distance you can also see scattered houses. Although it is far away, it does not look desolate.
Yueli finally breathed a sigh of relief. She was worried that these villas were located in deserted mountains.
From this perspective, living here is much better than seeing that old woman's expression at the Xiao Mansion.
She was accompanied by only one maid, Feilan. Unlike her cheerful nature, Feilan frowned the entire way: "Miss, General Xiao arranged for you to stay outside. Doesn't that mean..."
She didn't dare say the word "concubine". After all, she had served Yue Li for a year and knew that she had a bad temper.
Yueli didn't think it was a big deal. A concubine was a concubine. Anyway, she didn't want to live in the mansion and have to obey other people's orders.
If Xiao Mingcheng really got married, she would rather live outside.
As for what to do when she gets old and loses her looks, Yue Li has never thought about it at all. She just lives one day at a time.
A quarter of an hour later, the carriage stopped in front of the gate of a villa.
Feilan helped Yueli get off the carriage, but no one came to greet them outside the villa.
"Don't they know the girl is coming?"
Yue Li frowned. Xiao Mingcheng had clearly said last night that he would send someone to take care of the villa and that the people inside were there to serve her, but now there was no one to even open the door.
Feilan turned around and wanted to ask the driver, but the driver knew nothing and just said that he would go back home after dropping the person off.
Yueli's face fell: "Go knock on the door."
Feilan knocked on the door for a long time before someone finally came to open it.
A man dressed as a manager glanced outside, his expression not particularly enthusiastic: "You are from Beijing."
Fei Lan said hurriedly: "Yes, we are from the Xiao Mansion."
The steward opened the door and said, "Come in."
Fei Lan saw Yue Li standing still and knew she was unhappy, so she could only coax her: "Miss, let's go in first. Maybe the people assigned by the general have neglected their duties. You can write a letter to the general and let him know later."
Yueli took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in her heart.
They followed the steward through the winding corridor and came to a slightly deserted courtyard at the back. The snow on the ground had not been cleared and it made a crunching sound when they stepped on it.
Fei Lan, who was usually good-tempered, couldn't help but stammer, "Manager, it's so cold here, how can people live here?"
The manager said, "We don't have enough manpower here, but we have firewood in the backyard. You can just pick it up when you need it."
"The kitchen is on the east side, and three meals are delivered to them every day. The well is on the west side, and you have to fetch water yourself."
Yueli couldn't help but ask: "What do you mean? I have to do all this myself?"
The steward narrowed his eyes into slits and said, "Oh, are you here to enjoy yourself in the villa? If you don't want to stay, you can go back to the capital."
After saying that, he shook his head, turned and left.
Yueli threw the bag in her hand on the ground and was about to leave.
"Miss, where are you going?" Fei Lan hurriedly pulled her back. "The carriages have all left. It will take most of the day to walk back to the city from here. It's almost dark now."
Yueli's eyes turned red with grievance: "How can we live here?"
Fei Lan had no choice but to comfort her: "I will go to help clean up the side room. You can rest first, and I will go to boil some hot water for you."
Fei Lan was really afraid that Yue Li would run away in anger, so she quickly took her into the wing room. The room was not big and was quite tidy, but a bit old.
Yueli stood there, watching Feilan busying around. In the middle of winter, she even had to boil hot water herself. She wiped the tables and chairs with cold water, and soon her hands were frozen red.
Feilan was the maid she took with her when she left Chunfeng Pavilion. She used to serve her in Chunfeng Pavilion. At that time in Jiangning, Xiao Mingcheng wanted to buy two maids to serve her. Yueli thought of Feilan and brought Feilan out.
Feilan was a little fat and not pretty, so the madam didn't make things difficult for her and redeemed her for twenty taels of silver.
After cleaning the house, Feilan asked to go to the kitchen to get her something to eat, but half an hour later, Feilan came back with her head hung and empty-handed.
"The kitchen maid said that dinner time has passed..."
Yueli couldn't help it anymore and stuffed everything she brought back into her bag.
Xiao Mingcheng said that he would send someone to take care of it, so he must have sent someone. But the situation now is clearly that the Marquis's wife is deliberately making trouble and torturing herself.
She has never suffered such injustice.
Unable to bear it any longer, she wanted to pack up and go back to Jiangning!
No matter what Feilan said, Yueli remained silent. She wiped her tears with the back of her hand, picked up her bag and walked out.
"You either come with me or stay here."
She would rather die than stay here and suffer like this!
No one stopped them after they left the villa. Feilan followed Yueli closely. It was dark now. There were fields and dark woods all around, and snow was falling from the sky.
Yue Li walked out, one step deep and one step shallow, but the snow was getting heavier and heavier. She was cold, tired and sleepy, and her tears never stopped.
That bastard Xiao Mingcheng said he would take her back to the capital to live a good life, but he just let that old woman bully him!
"Girl, the snow is too heavy. There seems to be a yard in front. Let's go there and take shelter under the eaves first." Feilan advised.
Yueli looked over while sobbing.
I don’t know where she went, but there was a very grand courtyard in front of her, with stone lions standing in front of the door and lanterns hanging.
She sobbed twice. In fact, she had wanted to find a place to hide for a long time, but she was too embarrassed to do so, so she just went down the stairs given by Feilan.
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