"Idiot!" Shunyi Hou stared at him coldly, "The first time you left a trace and took the opportunity. The second time, you were foolish enough to be fooled. How could a person be like that twice? After arriving at Shangjing City, you didn't even realize that something was wrong and foolishly continued to head north. Did a donkey kick your brain?!"
"I deserve to die." The captain of the guard lowered his head as low as he could.
"If anything happens to Lanzhi, even if you had ten lives, it wouldn't be enough to pay for it."
"I will go south to look for Miss Xu and bring her back to Shangjing City safely." The captain of the guard promised solemnly.
"No need! I'll send someone else to look for you."
"I deserve to die. I beg you to kill me, my Lord."
The captain of the guard retreated to advance and begged for his own life.
"Go out and get thirty military sticks."
“Yes.”
After the chief guard left, the Marquis whispered to the empty study: "Jiuyou."
A figure appeared silently in the study. The man was dressed in black, and even his face was covered by a black mask.
"Find Lanzhi for me. Once you find her, make sure she's safe."
Jiuyou did not move, and a hoarse voice sounded low, "My Lord, what about your safety?"
"You don't need to worry about me."
No one in Shangjing City dared to attack him.
Jiuyou stopped trying to dissuade him and turned away.
Outside the study door, a woman dressed in gorgeous clothes and with hairpins and jewelry on her head walked slowly. The woman looked ordinary, but she exuded a noble aura.
Not only was the woman ordinary looking, but the two maids following her were even more ordinary looking, even a little ugly. The maids were carrying food boxes in their hands and followed closely behind the gorgeous woman. The master and his servants had just walked to the door of the study when they met the head guard with a bloody face.
When the woman in gorgeous clothes saw the blood on the captain of the guard's face, she roughly understood what had happened.
"Guard Lin, what are you doing?"
Guard Lin only glanced at him and immediately lowered his head, not daring to look him in the eye. He said respectfully, "I accidentally hit my head and hurt your eyes, madam. Please forgive me, madam."
"Xiao Cui, go to the account office and withdraw fifty taels of silver to pay for Guard Lin's medical treatment."
The chief guard was deeply moved, "Thank you, Madam."
After the captain of the guards left, Xiaoxiang, the maid carrying the food box, spoke indignantly, "Madam, Guard Lin was punished by the Marquis because he didn't find the vixen. Why should we give him money for medical treatment?"
Heng Youyi raised the corners of his lips, "If I didn't find it, isn't that a credit?"
Xiaoxiang was stunned for a moment, then she suddenly realized.
She said with a smile: "It would be best if I could never find that vixen in this lifetime, lest she come to seduce the Marquis again and make you sad, Madam."
Heng Youyi frowned and warned in a low voice, "Be careful with your words."
Xiaoxiang immediately shut her mouth and dared not say anything more.
The two of them walked to the door of the study. When the servant guarding the door saw the lady coming, he immediately came forward with a smile. Although his face was respectful, his eyes were full of disdain.
Everyone in the Marquis's Mansion knew that this lady was out of favor.
He was someone close to the Marquis, so naturally he would respect whoever the Marquis valued. Those who the Marquis didn't value would naturally not be respected by him.
Heng Youyi winked at Xiaoxiang who was standing beside him. Xiaoxiang understood immediately and walked forward to hand a purse to the servant.
"This is the tea money that Madam gave you as a reward."
The servant received the silver and his smile became more sincere, but he tactfully advised, "Madam, the Marquis is in a bad mood today, you should not go in."
Don't go in and ask for trouble. It will only make the Marquis even angrier, and the ones who will suffer will be those who serve him closely.
Heng Youyi did not speak. Xiaoxiang at the side spoke directly for the lady, "The lady will deliver the ginseng soup and will leave. You go in and report."
The servant didn't want to go, but he had just received a benefit, so he couldn't refuse and had to agree.
I shouldn't have taken this benefit if I had known this earlier.
In the past, when the lady heard this, she would give them the food box and leave tactfully. But today, she acted contrary to her usual behavior, which was beyond their expectations.
"I will report this to you right away. Please wait for a moment, Madam."
Heng Youyi stood outside the study door, waiting quietly.
After a while, the sound of a teacup breaking was heard in the room. Soon, the servant walked out of the study with a constipated look on his face. He looked up at Heng Youyi with resentment in his eyes.
"Madam, the Marquis is worried about the affairs of the court. Please leave your things here and I will take them in for you."
Heng Youyi knew what this meant, and even the maid Xiaoxiang knew it too.
This is not seeing oneself.
Heng Youyi still had a proper smile on her face and ordered the maid, "Xiaoxiang, give the things to him."
Xiaoxiang reluctantly handed the food box to the other party.
"Tell the Marquis to drink this soup while it's hot."
The servant nodded repeatedly, "I'll remember it."
Heng Youyi left with her maid.
As soon as they stepped out of the courtyard, the two people at the door couldn't help but whisper.
"Madam, you are such a fool. You told me that the Marquis was in a bad mood, but you still asked me to go."
The person on the other side smiled and said, "Don't complain. If you ask me, our lady has no self-awareness at all. I'm afraid she still doesn't know that all the soup she cooks every day goes into our stomachs."
"It's true. Drinking this nourishing soup every day makes me feel much better than before."
Xiaoxiang, who had just returned, just walked to the gate of the courtyard when she heard the conversation between two servants, Achang and Aping. She was so angry that she turned around and left.
Heng Youyi saw Xiaoxiang coming back with a bulging breath and asked, "What's wrong?"
Xiaoxiang was someone who couldn't keep secrets, and she immediately told everything she heard.
"My Lord, you are really too much. If you don't want to eat, then don't eat. Why do you want to treat you like this, Madam?"
Heng Youyi's face froze, but he quickly calmed down and shouted to the angry maid, "Be careful with your words!"
Xiaoxiang pouted in grievance, looking unconvinced.
As the two of them walked through the corridor, they heard the laughter of several maids from the side of the corridor.
"I just got the news that the Madam sent soup to the Marquis again. Guess what happened?"
"What else can I do? I definitely didn't let her in."
"Not only was she not allowed in this time, I heard that she even broke a cup." The person who spoke had a strong tone of gloating in his voice.
"real?"
"It's absolutely true. Ah Chang was almost punished by the Marquis."
"To be honest, our lady has no self-awareness at all. She knows that the Marquis doesn't like her, but she still likes to chase him."
"If you want to know who the Marquis likes the most, it's none other than Miss Xu."
"That's right! Miss Xu didn't even need to ask permission to enter the study, she just walked in directly. But our lady had to ask permission to enter the study, and in the end she couldn't even get in!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the maids who were discussing the matter burst into laughter.
Xiaoxiang was so angry that she wanted to rush over to hit someone, but Heng Youyi grabbed her arm and shook his head at her.
Xiaoxiang wanted to say something but stopped herself, her eyes red with anger.
This marquis's mansion is too bullying from top to bottom.
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