Chapter 82 Invitation from Zhang Mansion
After signing the letter, Chang Xixi sealed it with a candle and handed it to Li Da. "Make sure it's delivered to Panzhi City before tonight. I know you have a way."
Li Da was visibly stunned as he touched the knife at his waist. He had never expected Chang Xixi to see through his identity so early. He didn't feel the excitement or shame after being exposed. Instead, he admired Chang Xixi even more. He picked up the letter and whispered back.
"My connections and information all belong to Madam. Since I'm at your service, I'm yours too, including Renwen standing outside the door."
"It's not for me," Chang Xixi said with a smile. Deep down, she was reluctant to admit the truth: they were all here for Gu Rongyu, sworn to him until death. Even if they had to die for him, they would be happy to do so. She didn't want to deceive herself anymore.
Li Da was shocked again. He had to admit that his wife was really smart. "Excuse me, madam, but I can't tell the truth right now. Even to you, knowing less, even if it's just superficial, is for your safety. The more you know, the faster you die."
Chang Xixi laughed out loud, her hand resting on her chin. In her previous life, she disdained to fight for power and profit with those capitalists. This time, she was passively entered the vortex of power?
How interesting!
However, she was also deeply involved in it because of certain people. She waved her hand and let Li Da go.
She didn't think much about anything else, just hoped that the pretty boy in her family could live to the end, so that her spiritual spring water would not be in vain. She only used one or two drops a day, but there was nothing left. She also wanted to make a fortune from this.
"Miss, it's time to eat breakfast. If you don't eat now, it will get cold."
Zhou Zhiwei came just after breakfast. Today she was wearing a lighter skirt and a thin jacket, with a bluish-white flower pinned on her hair, which made her look a bit cool. But her face was annoying.
Chang Xixi rinsed her mouth, wiped her hands, and then looked up. "Miss Zhou, what do you want to see me about? You're stepping on cheap ground with your expensive feet. I'm afraid you'll dirty your new dress."
"You...you, how can you be so rude."
Zhou Zhiwei sat down angrily and walked around the wing room in silence, but she didn't see the person she wanted to see. Then she thought about it and remembered that when she walked over just now, the servants were saying that the master had taken the new son-in-law to the school and left at 3:30 in the morning.
The master took the man to the study and then took a carriage to meet a friend. He said he was meeting a friend, but in fact he was going to the county government to deliver documents.
Chang Xixi quietly asked Xiaohong to clear away the breakfast and had tea served. She sat in the main seat and looked down at Zhou Zhiwei, speaking calmly as if she were chatting casually, "Miss Zhou, you know I have a bad temper and it's not the first time. You came here today just to cause trouble for no reason. I think you are just bored. If you have the time, why not go to the eldest lady and ask her to find you a good family to marry into. At the very least, find you a good, well-educated and well-mannered family."
"you."
Zhou Zhiwei stood up from the stool angrily. He was speechless for half a day and was choked.
The maidservant beside her kept trying to comfort her, "Miss, why are you arguing with her? She's been having this bad temper for a long time, don't get angry."
"You are a good maid."
Chang Xixi didn't care at all what the other person thought or said about her. She smiled and praised him, as if it was praise from the bottom of her heart.
Zhou Zhiwei could hear the teasing in her tone. "This is an invitation. I didn't want to invite you, but I heard that you and they are old acquaintances. And you live in the same mansion, so it would be impolite not to invite you. They all want to see you."
After saying that, Zhou Zhiwei took out an invitation from her sleeve. It was addressed to Zhang Mansion, and the young lady of the Zhang family invited her to play a game.
So he was here to deliver a message, no wonder!
Chang Xixi thought that Zhou Zhiwei was bored and came here to cause trouble for no reason.
"Xiaohong, I accept the invitation. Since it's the daughter of Magistrate Zhang, there's no reason for me not to go. After all, I'm living under someone else's roof now, and staying for too long will become annoying." After saying this with a smile, Chang Xixi's eyes were cold and she looked straight at Zhou Zhiwei, "Show him out."
Zhou Zhiwei was frightened by her gaze. He flicked his sleeves and rushed out of the door, stamping his feet in anger.
She returned to her own courtyard and smashed things for a while until someone from the eldest lady's family came to invite her over. Midsummer was approaching, and they wanted everyone in the family to get together to admire the lotus and beat the heat. They wanted her to come over and come up with some ideas, and make sure it was lively.
After the person outside the door finished speaking, Zhou Zhiwei finally came to his senses. "Go tell the Madam, I'll be right there." He turned around and grabbed the maid's hand. "Is there anything wrong with me being like this? I can't see any clues."
"No problem."
The maid looked around carefully and shook her head.
Zhou Zhiwei walked to the full-length mirror in the room, looked at himself again, and felt that there was no problem. He then ordered people to prepare some lotus seed soup, which was only available at this time of year, and asked the maids to take some and walk towards the eldest lady's yard.
Xiaohong had already found out the news from Chang Xixi's side, and also knew that Zhou Zhiwei had gone to the eldest lady's place.
"Miss, why don't we go and pay our respects as well? Put a stop to Miss Zhou's prestige."
Chang Xixi just smiled and asked the servants to bring a stool under the tree in the yard, and then carried a small table over, put a cup of tea, a plate of fresh lotus seeds, and a stack of lotus cakes that the eldest lady had just sent her. She lay on the stool carelessly, fanning herself with a fan in her hand.
He narrowed his eyes and spoke to Xiaohong after a long while, "Since you are mine now, I will tell you. We are now guests of this mansion. I am no longer a rich lady here. My biological mother is Dou, a small village woman from Wanfu Village. I can live here entirely thanks to the blessing of the eldest lady and the master. Since you have done me such a great favor, it is better for us not to be annoying at this time."
"But Zhou Zhiwei has gone too far. She dislikes us both openly and secretly. This morning, when she went to serve breakfast, she made me wait for a quarter of an hour. As soon as their people came over, they gave us all the good things." Xiaohong grumbled dissatisfiedly.
"You can't keep your temper. You're too good at gossiping, but I'll tolerate you." Her attitude was very clear. You are mine now, so even if you can't keep your temper or can't speak, I will tolerate you. Say whatever is in your heart.
Xiao Hong continued, half-understanding: "Yesterday, when I asked for water, they were also slow to come. They also said that a girl from the countryside didn't know how to bathe. She was just too picky. Back in the village, I'm afraid she hasn't even seen a bucket."
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