Chapter 77: Being Despised by Aunt
She curled her lips into a smile, her eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a glint of brilliance, her eyes locked tightly on Auntie. In the past, this man had done a lot to her, both openly and secretly. "You know, Auntie has been staying in the deep courtyard for too long, and she doesn't know the market outside."
"You, what do you mean."
The concubine's neck turned red with anger, and veins bulged on her forehead. She stood up and saluted the eldest lady. "Madam, seeing her slandering the Zhou family like this, are you not going to take out the mistress's money?"
Zhou Zhiwei had a slight smile on his lips, but it still didn't escape Chang Xixi's eyes. Did she dislike him so much?
Are you going to let me die anyway?
Chang Xixi shook her head, finding it unbelievable. Zhou Zhiwei's actions these past few days seemed like he had no brains. He couldn't see his own position in the Zhou Mansion. It was ridiculous, ridiculous.
Do you really think this is still Wanfu Village?
The eldest lady asked the concubine to sit down and not lose face and be laughed at by the people below. It was not good for a master to fight for power like this. After a long silence, she finally spoke: "Xixi, you learned some bad habits in the countryside. But you are also shameless. Why bother with her? She is just an ignorant woman now."
Chang Xixi immediately covered her face and laughed. The eldest lady's skill in scolding people was really amazing. She appeared to be scolding herself, but in fact, she was saying that she was ungrateful and was deliberately trying to spit dust at her.
The aunt didn't understand these twists and turns! She really thought she was speaking for herself, and laughed so hard that her body shook. "Madam is still sensible. In this matter, I think it's Xixi's fault. If she knows that her habits are bad, she shouldn't come out and embarrass herself. Madam doesn't know how to control it."
The eldest lady couldn't stand what she said and asked the concubine to leave. "It's time for your Rong'er to finish school. You should have prepared food at home long ago."
"If Madam hadn't reminded me, I would have really forgotten about it."
Standing up, the aunt came in a hurry and left in a hurry. Zhou Zhiwei hadn't finished watching the play yet and felt bored. "Madam, I feel a little uncomfortable, so I'll go back first."
"But, you played outside late yesterday with Miss Zhang, and you had a bit of heatstroke? I'll have someone give you some medicine. If you don't feel better tonight, send someone to tell me again, and we'll call a doctor later at home." The eldest lady quickly ordered someone to take some heat-reducing medicine back.
Zhou Zhiwei thanked him and left with his men.
Chang Xixi saw that although the eldest lady had a thousand words in her heart, she didn't say a single word of concern or warmth. She seemed to care, but her tone was official. If she were in her place, Chang Xixi would also hate the person who had taken her position for more than ten years.
No wonder Zhou Zhiwei wanted to eat her up in one bite when he saw her!
Chang Xixi also stood up and prepared to leave. At this time, according to the lady's previous schedule, it should be lunch time and it would be inconvenient to disturb her.
Although the Zhou Mansion is not big, it is still a big family. The young ladies and maids in the family also have to visit their parents in the morning and evening, and the rules cannot be changed.
"Xixi, you stay."
"Madam?"
"You come."
The eldest lady did not give her a chance to doubt, she stood up and took her into the inner room.
Chang Xixi sat on the side of the couch. On the low table lay a pair of mandarin duck jade pendants and a hairpin. The eldest lady handed the jade pendants to her and said, "This is a wedding gift for you. Since I'm not your mother now, just think of it as a gift from an elder."
Ah, this...
Chang Xixi was stunned. This... How could this be possible? She looked at the eldest lady in surprise. She couldn't accept such a generous gift.
If she took it and Zhou Zhiwei knew about it, she would definitely stir up trouble again. Naturally, she and Gu Rongyu would have a hard time. Now they were living under someone else's roof and had to rely on others for their favors. It would be better not to offend anyone.
The eldest lady saw Chang Xixi's face, sometimes blue, sometimes white, her eyebrows were frowned, and sometimes relaxed, her eyes kept flashing, and she knew what was in her heart. "Don't worry, these things are my dowry. If I give them to you, no one will know. These things were only seen by the master back then."
"What does Madam mean?"
"It's not something from the mansion, so I'm sending it personally. It won't offend anyone. You've made a lot of progress this year. In the past, if you saw these good things, you would definitely love them. But now you wonder about the reasons behind them. I don't know if it's good or bad."
Chang Xixi stood up and saluted. She was no longer cautious, nor was she as fawning and crazy as she had pretended to be in front of Zhou Zhiwei before. Instead, she showed the same spirit as when she was fighting in the teahouse. Her face and eyes also revealed a different spirit and she was full of momentum.
"But Madam has pity on me! Madam already knows my character, so there's no need to put on an act."
“It’s true!”
"But, I am not your child, Madam. I am afraid I don't know when I will be able to repay your kindness in the future. If there is a moment of warmth, it is given by you. Thank you for your pity, Madam." After saying that, Chang Xixi kowtowed three times in front of the Madam's knees.
The eldest lady held back the tears in her eyes, her eyes were full of moisture. She turned her head away and sobbed softly.
Chang Xixi stood up and wiped away the tears that had not yet fallen for the eldest lady. These tears should not have fallen in the first place. "Madam, it's not like you and I will never see each other again in this life. Why are you so sad? It's just that Zhiwei's temper is not very good. She needs more discipline."
"Master has to find someone to handle this matter. I have no other choice. She always feels that I don't care about her. Even if I do more, it can't make up for the guilt I have felt towards her over the years."
"As the saying goes, being spoiled and arrogant is actually harmful to her."
"Now, you understand this truth, which is rare." The eldest lady looked at Chang Xixi with an expression of even greater satisfaction and appreciation. After not seeing her for a year, she seemed like a different person, no longer the youthful look she once had. She was in a trance for a moment, always feeling that the person in front of her was not the same person as before.
The eldest lady felt that she was thinking too much, perhaps because she had experienced a lot and grown up.
The two talked for a while.
Gu Rongyu sent Qingnan to tell her whether to stay here for dinner or go back.
Chang Xixi had no choice but to say goodbye to the lady and said she would come to have dinner with her the next day.
"You're a married woman now, so it's inconvenient. I was just thinking about you and didn't consider your situation. But, how is your relationship?"
"very good."
Chang Xixi put a big question mark behind the word "good". They now had a vague sense of ambiguity and tacit understanding, but she didn't want to figure it out yet. She walked out of the yard distractedly and found Xiaohong and Qingnan standing by the stream not far away.
Seeing her walking over, he walked forward quickly.
"lady."
"Miss."
The two spoke in unison and looked at each other.
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