Chapter 87 Spreading Rumors
"Miss, we have arrived at the Zhou residence."
"Go and ask the people from the Zhou Mansion to bring back their young lady. Don't let them say that we are unruly. Don't you know the etiquette?" After Chang Xixi finished speaking, she stretched out her hand and Xiaohong helped her get off the carriage.
The servants were very smart. When they saw that she was sitting in Miss Zhou's carriage and riding the chestnut horse that everyone in Ruzhou City liked, their faces were full of smiles.
"Is it Miss Chang who's back? My son-in-law just returned to the yard, and it's time for dinner."
Xiaohong waved her hand and said, "Go, what do you know? Come here and show your courtesy." She also asked this guy to go and pick up their real daughter, all of whom were eyeing the rich and powerful.
Chang Xixi didn't say anything and took the two of them back to Qingya Garden through the side door.
The next day.
The sun rose early, and the streets of Ruzhou City were bustling with people coming and going. In a restaurant, some idle people gathered early in the morning.
Some come here for morning drinks, some have appointments with friends, and some are regulars who hang out here from morning till late evening.
"Have you heard? The daughter of the Zhang family held a banquet at her mansion yesterday to entertain the daughters of local officials. She invited a young lady who came from nowhere. She was so impressed that Miss Zhang even sent her back to the mansion in her own carriage. This is the treatment of a close friend, a once-in-a-century opportunity."
"Is this really true? That's really amazing. Miss Zhang is a well-known talented woman."
"Of course not. There are so many young and talented people proposing marriage to me."
Others also began to join in this heated discussion. Some said that the daughter was the daughter of Zhou's concubine, while others said that she was the daughter of Mr. Zhou's concubine. Because she had lived in seclusion for many years and her family did not pay much attention to her, they waited until she was of marriageable age and thought about recognizing her daughter and meeting people to make it easier for her to get married.
Another person said...
"I heard that the talented woman is already married and wears her hair in a woman's style. She's from Panzhi City. Panzhi City has been quite lively lately. I heard there's a talented woman there too who opened a teahouse or something. It's really fun. Not only is it fun, but you can also make money there. We can go there anytime if we're not there."
The man was talking with great joy. Everyone had heard about Pan Zhicheng's affairs.
But no one knew that the talented woman in Pan Zhicheng was the daughter of the Zhou family who suddenly appeared. However, some people had memories and suddenly remembered what happened a year ago.
"Isn't this the daughter of the Zhou family who mistakenly took her away? She was raised in the Zhou family, but she wasn't their daughter. Then she was switched... and she's back in the Zhou family again? Some time ago, I heard she was here to extort money, and it seems like that's the case."
"Extortion? I heard that this girl married a scholar, and then he went to the capital to take the imperial examination, and she followed him. She passed through Ruzhou and was invited by the daughter of the Zhou family to live in her mansion?"
"Um?"
There were many different opinions and no one knew who was telling the truth. The news spread like wildfire. The biggest shock was the attitude of the daughter of the Zhou family towards Chang Xixi, which attracted their attention.
In a short while, everyone in the market knew this new woman.
Li Da walked into the restaurant where the rumors first started. He put down the knife in his hand, sat down, and asked the waiter to bring a pot of tea. After a while, no one came forward to talk to him, so he had to give the waiter some money to come over.
"Objective, what are your instructions?"
"I want to know who has the quickest tongue here. Who's the most likeable."
The waiter didn't dare to speak carelessly. He asked in a low voice, "What can you tell me objectively? I have the fastest mouth here. I also receive the most guests every day."
Li Da gave the waiter some more silver and said quietly, "I've heard people in this teahouse always talking about a girl named Chang. To tell you the truth, that girl Chang is already married. Her husband is a handsome man with some literary talent, so there's no need for them to gossip about her. That girl Chang has something else in her hand. It's a medicine for the daughter of the Zhang family that can cure all kinds of poisons. Just soak it in water and drink it, and it can cure any poison. Even those who have been bedridden for years can be saved."
"this?"
The waiter didn't believe it! How could such a wonderful thing happen in this world? He just took it as a joke and accepted the message. He smiled slightly and gave Li Da a cup of good tea.
Li Da didn't drink the tea either. He just asked the waiter to tell those people more about this strange story. Naturally, he would benefit from it. Before leaving, he gave the waiter a wooden plaque with two words engraved on it: "Student Master."
"If someone asks for medicine, give him this wooden sign and ask him to go to the Gu family in Yong'an Lane to find Miss Chang."
"Okay. Take care."
This was only the first one. Li Da went to another one. This time he went directly to find the waiter and the shopkeeper. He was not as stupid as the first time and wasted some time.
Then it was the third, fourth, and fifth, until he had run through all the teahouses and restaurants in the city, waiting for tomorrow's results.
He returned to Zhou Mansion with full confidence. He was a servant brought by Chang Xixi, so he naturally entered through the back door. In this way, the people who were monitoring Qingyayuan would have no way to start.
Li Da went back to report the results of the day. Chang Xixi neither praised him nor scolded him, but just let him go down to have a good rest.
Another day passed, and the rumor became even more outrageous, but it was still within Chang Xixi's control, as this was exactly the effect she wanted.
Three days later, a guest finally arrived at the Gu Mansion, looking for Chang Xixi...
The gatekeeper had been trained by Qingnan, so he naturally asked clearly about the man's purpose. He took out money and asked for Chang Xixi's panacea.
Chang Xixi only cared about the money and not the person. After receiving the money, she asked the servant over there to send someone to pick it up.
The servant, standing outside the gate of Qingya Garden, replied, "The man said his wife has tuberculosis, a stubborn illness she acquired while weaving in her youth. Now she can't see clearly. Because his wife donated a small official position to him, he now has a small income. A few years ago, he also used the salary to buy some land. Now that he has some money, he doesn't want to see his wife seriously ill, so he's offering five hundred taels of silver to see if this medicine works."
Chang Xixi had a good idea after hearing this. Five hundred taels! That's more than what the teahouse earns in a month. Wonderful!
She first poured the spiritual spring water directly into the chrysanthemums. She chose the big chrysanthemums so that she could see the good things in the cup.
We can't let people think that the five hundred taels of silver were wasted.
There were five flowers in total. She wrapped them up and asked the servant to take them to the man. "Tell him to soak one in water every morning and drink it. Remember to filter the water thoroughly each time. Soak it three times. At noon, use the flowers to steam an egg and eat it."
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