The girl sitting behind her stood up in response.
Miss Jun ignored her. Jin Chuan, who was standing at the door, glanced outside but didn't say anything.
Xianglan opened the door holding the teapot. Besides the waiter, there was a maid outside the door who called her "sister" with a smile.
Xianglan remembered that she was the maid who came with Miss Jun.
Unexpectedly, he was not waiting outside Jinyun Tower like the other servants, but was guarding the door of the private room.
Does the Fang family value this young lady or are they worried about her?
Definitely the latter.
Xianglan smiled.
"Miss, you want tea? I'll go pick some," she said, refusing the waiter.
As she spoke, she took a step forward, and the girl followed her.
"Jinyunlou has many kinds of tea. I heard there is a special teahouse that brews fresh tea. I want to go there and broaden my horizons," she said with a smile.
Xianglan's heart paused for a moment, and she pinched her sleeves, her expression unchanged.
"Yes, I'll go take a look too. It's a rare opportunity to come here." She said with a smile, and asked casually, "What's your sister's name?"
"My name is Yinbao." the girl replied.
She is really a girl from a merchant family. Even her name is so vulgar like gold and silver. Xianglan sneered in her heart. If it wasn't for the young lady, who would smile at these people?
"This is a nice name." She said with a smile, and went into the teahouse with Yinbao.
There was nothing to choose from, and they quickly brought out a pot of tea. We were chatting and laughing, and just as we reached the stairs, we saw someone coming in from outside.
"Yinbao!" a clear female voice shouted.
The girl who was chatting and laughing with Xianglan was startled when she saw the person coming.
"Miss San." She bowed hurriedly, "You are here too?"
Fang Jinxiu did not step forward but waved at her.
"Come here," she said.
Yinbao looked at Xianglan hesitantly.
Xianglan was overjoyed.
"Go quickly, I'll tell your mistress that you went to the toilet." She said in a low voice.
It was obvious that she knew Jun Zhenzhen didn't get along with the young ladies of the Fang family, so she took the initiative to be considerate and thoughtful so that the little girl wouldn't be caught between the two of them and get bullied.
Yinbao was hesitant and looked at the door that was so close.
I saw the tea being brought in with my own eyes; it wasn't of unknown origin, and it was only a few steps away.
"Yinbao, are you deaf?" Fang Jinxiu raised her eyebrows and shouted.
Yinbao thanked Xianglan hastily and walked past her quickly. He did not see Xianglan turn around and go upstairs. Her sleeves that were originally hanging at her sides were curled up in front of her.
…
"What took so long?"
Seeing the maid coming in, Lin Jiner scolded.
Xianglan answered yes and saw the maid sitting behind Miss Jun looking out the door.
"Sister Yinbao has gone to the bathroom." She sat over and whispered.
Jin Chuan smiled at her and said nothing more. Xianglan then leaned close to Lin Jiner's ear and whispered something.
Lin Jiner looked surprised. She immediately hid it and glared at Xianglan. Xianglan seemed to be afraid and lowered her head and sat back without moving.
Miss Jun still rested her chin on her hand, and seemed unaware of their coming in and out and talking.
"Why hasn't anyone left yet?" she said impatiently.
Just now, after the young man won the bet of Guan'er, Miss Jun called out another 700 taels to bet on Dao'er, but the young man was not tempted and refused to continue betting on the pot, and left with the silver.
So Miss Jun lost her one thousand two taels of silver.
Lin Jin'er's brows had never relaxed. At this moment, she looked even more anxious, pouring tea for Miss Jun herself.
"We have been out for quite some time. Although we lost a few thousand taels of silver, I think the Fang family doesn't care." She said softly, pushing the tea to Jun Zhenzhen, "Drink this cup of tea. Let's go."
Miss Jun looked at the tea that was pushed in front of her. It was different from the emerald green tea before, but a yellowish scented tea.
She ran her fingers across the cup. But she didn't move.
Lin Jin'er didn't seem to care about her actions.
She poured herself a cup of tea without hesitation, put down the teapot, picked it up and drank it all in one gulp.
“…Although Jinyunlou is famous for its banquets, today we are not focusing on the banquet and it is not worth eating. Let’s go find a place to eat outside…” she continued.
Miss Jun picked up the tea.
There is indeed medicinal powder added to this tea, but it is not poison. It makes people feel excited when they smell it, and drinking it will only cause the blood to surge.
Drinking this can arouse your emotions and make you bet more impulsively when provoked.
I don't know if she arranged for someone to throw the pot, or if one or two of the people who just appeared were hers.
Just for money?
Although the Fang family would definitely be unhappy if Jun Zhenzhen lost tens of thousands of dollars in one go, it wasn't too shameful.
After all, playing pot tossing was not gambling for the nobles, but an elegant activity.
Miss Jun drank the tea in one gulp and put it heavily back on the table.
"Why are you walking? I'm not hungry," she said.
Lin Jin'er was overjoyed and hurriedly poured her more tea, but her face was still anxious.
"Zhenzhen." She begged.
Miss Jun took the teapot from her hand and poured her tea.
"Drink." Miss Jun said.
Lin Jin'er was startled and her heart skipped a beat. She then saw Miss Jun push the pastries on the table over to her.
"Eat," she added, "then you won't be hungry."
Lin Jin'er felt relieved and laughed. She picked up the tea and drank it all, then pinched a piece of cake.
"Zhenzhen, please stop making trouble. They don't deserve you." She said earnestly.
Miss Jun put down the teapot and was about to speak when someone pushed the door open.
"Sister-in-law is here, what a coincidence."
Miss Jun was a little surprised when she saw Fang Jinxiu standing at the door.
But Fang Jinxiu waved her hand at the maid in the room without waiting for her to say anything.
"Jinchuan, go and see if my horse has eaten the hay." She said, throwing the whip in her hand over.
The maid sitting behind Miss Jun looked stunned and uneasy.
"Miss Third, the old lady asked me to..." she said.
"Serve my sister-in-law." Fang Jinxiu said, with a half-smile, "I'll do it for you."
As she spoke, she sat down next to Miss Jun.
The girl hesitated and didn't know what to do.
Of course she also knew that the Third Miss and Miss Jun didn't get along, so she couldn't even serve them. She would be thankful if they didn't fight. How could she dare to leave at this time?
"Jinchuan, the young master is not dead yet, the old lady and the first lady are not dead either, and I, Miss Fang, am not married yet, so don't rush to please the new master." Fang Jinxiu didn't even look at the girl, not caring at all how scary her words were, and picked up the teapot, "I can't control your life or death in the future, but I can still control it tomorrow. You said I want to sell you out, who can stop me?"
Jin Chuan's face suddenly turned pale and she looked at Miss Jun again.
If Miss Jun jumped up and started fighting with Miss Three at this moment, who would she stop first?