He was punished with a beating, but he probably avoided the three years of hard labor.
I think that Mr. Xie must have used some means to send her back to the capital.
Yaoshui Town was far from the capital, so naturally, the capital was completely unaware of what was happening there. Therefore, Xie Fangfei returned to the capital and continued to be her eldest daughter.
At that time, Tang Li and Wei Qing were just ordinary people without status and position. They had no way to fight against the Xie family, nor could they make Xie Fangfei get the retribution she deserved.
Nowadays, Tangli no longer takes Xie Fangfei seriously.
Some time ago, Tang Li saw that among the portraits of marriageable girls that her mother had prepared for her brother, there was a portrait of Xie Fangfei, so she asked her mother to remove it.
Now, Tang Li was surprised that the two of them could meet in such a big city like the capital. It really felt like a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road.
Tang Li looked at Xie Fangfei and smiled slightly.
"Xie Miss, what a coincidence."
After Tang Li came to the capital, although she was recognized as a member of the Gu family, she had never attended any banquets. Not many noble ladies in the capital knew her, and only a few who were familiar with her mother knew her.
In fact, women in Beijing are divided into circles according to their status, and within each circle, they interact more frequently.
If the royal family and generals' wives like Madam Gu were one circle, then Xie Fangfei and those who surrounded her were another. Just looking at the way they flattered Xie Fangfei, it seemed that their families were not as powerful as hers.
Therefore, Tangli had no connection with the noble ladies in front of her, and they did not know her.
You can only tell which family she belongs to by looking at her clothes, appearance and behavior.
"Fangfei, who is she from? Do you know her?" the girls next to Xie Fangfei asked curiously.
"She is from Yaoshui Town, Qinghe County. This girl is very capable. When I first met her, she opened a rouge shop in Yaoshui Town. It was the largest rouge shop in Yaoshui Town. She probably made dozens of taels of silver a day." Xie Fangfei said.
Xie Fangfei seemed to be praising Tangli, but in fact her words were all derogatory.
Open a rouge shop?
How many taels do you earn a day?
Isn’t this similar to the street vendors they see?
Although they earn more than street vendors, they are all businessmen, there is no difference.
Among the four classes of people, scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, merchants are the lowest and least prestigious.
It turns out she is just a businesswoman.
They all looked at Tang Li with a bit of contempt.
Tang Li didn't care about their contempt at all, but looked at Xie Fangfei and smiled slightly.
"Miss Xie, you look good. It seems those three years of hard labor were good and have made you a lot stronger."
She was not afraid of Xie Fangfei. It was just bad luck that Xie Fangfei bumped into her today. She would settle all the old and new grudges together and would never let Xie Fangfei take advantage of her.
Xie Fangfei's expression suddenly changed.
This is the capital, her territory. Tang Li actually dared to say such words and offend her. Doesn't she know that she has plenty of ways to deal with her?!
"What hard labor? Fangfei, what is she talking about?"
The people around Xie Fangfei asked curiously.
"She's talking nonsense!" Xie Fangfei said.
"How can it be nonsense? This case was tried personally by Magistrate Zhu of Hedong County. There must be a record of the case in the county government." Tang Li said seriously.
Xie Fangfei's face turned pale and blue.
"Don't listen to her nonsense, there's something wrong with her brain." Xie Fangfei said.
Although the noble ladies around her felt that there must be a story behind it and were very curious, they did not dare to offend Xie Fangfei, so they could only suppress their curiosity and echoed:
"So there's something wrong with your brain. No wonder you're talking nonsense."
"Fang Fei, don't be angry. Don't bother with someone with a mental problem."
"This is Zhiyun Tower. How can anyone come in so casually? Aren't there any people at the door trying to stop them?"
"Yeah, this madman came in. What if he hurts other people? We have to tell the shopkeeper."
Xie Fangfei stopped them: "Forget it, just ignore her, we will go shopping on our own."
Xie Fangfei didn't want to make trouble with Tang Li. She was afraid that Tang Li would really go crazy and say something even more shocking.
She didn't provoke the madman first. When there was no one around, she would have someone quietly deal with the madman.
Xie Fangfei looked at the clothes. Although the clothes in the store were nice, none of them caught her eye.
She wanted a limited edition piece, but the one she was wearing was bought last year after much trouble and she even got scolded by her father. This year's pieces were already sold out.
Xie Fangfei walked around and then called the waiter.
"Is Miss Tan Niang here?" Xie Fangfei asked.
Tan Niang is the most skilled embroiderer in Zhiyun Tower. She is very good at embroidery, has a pair of deft hands and her skills are superb.
If Tan Niang is willing to make it herself, the clothes will be no less beautiful than the limited edition ones and will be more prestigious.
But Tan Niang likes quietness and has a solitary personality, so few people can see her.
However, Xie Fangfei felt that once Tan Niang agreed to meet her, with her personal charm and eloquence, Tan Niang would definitely like her and make clothes for her personally.
"The girl is here." said the waiter.
"I'm Xie Fangfei, a young lady from the Xie family. My father is Xie Yanyunshi. Could you please let Miss Tanniang know if it's convenient for her to see me?" Xie Fangfei said.
The waiter glanced at Xie Fangfei and ran to report.
"Fang Fei, Tan Niang will definitely come to see you. When the time comes, she will make clothes for you personally. That will be such an honor."
"Yes, Fangfei is a talented woman, Tan Niang will definitely give her face."
"Fang Fei, when you meet Tan Niang, you must describe to us what this master craftsman looks like."
Those people flattered Xie Fangfei again, making her feel like she was on ecstasy.
Xie Fangfei even glanced at Tang Li, who was sitting in the corner and seemed to be waiting for something, with considerable pride.
She just wanted to let Tangli know what her status was in the capital, and that the gap between them was as huge as heaven and earth.
She turned her head back and didn't see Tang Li looking at her, as if he was looking at a clown.
After a while, the waiter came back.
Xie Fangfei looked at him expectantly.
"Miss Xie, I'm sorry, Miss Tan Niang is not seeing guests." said the waiter.
Xie Fangfei's smile froze on her face, which didn't look good.
But think about it, it's normal not to see each other. There are so many people who can't see each other, and she's not the only one.
"It seems Miss Tanniang is busy."
"Yeah, I must be too busy to see Fangfei."
The people around her comforted her and gave her a way out.
However, the waiter walked up to Tangli and treated her with much more respect than he did to them.
"Miss, Miss Tan Niang asked you to pick up the clothes in person. She wants to see you." said the waiter.
When the waiter said this, Xie Fangfei and her group were stunned.
Didn’t Gang Fangfei say that this guy was a small vendor?
Tan Niang actually wants to meet this small vendor? !
Xie Fangfei suffered the greatest blow.
Tan Niang refused her request to meet, but took the initiative to ask to meet Tang Li, whom she looked down upon?!
Why is this?
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