The entrance to the Ministry of Revenue was in a mess, and most of the people there were parents looking for their children.
Among them were elderly people, and some even came to plead in official uniforms.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the director is not available now. Please go back."
At this time, a guard came out and drove people back.
The ladies cried for a while before finally leaving.
When Xia Manni heard them leaving, she was still discussing who to ask her master to find to use connections.
"I want to see Master Zhang."
Xia Manni stood at the door of the Ministry of Justice and shouted loudly.
"Who are you?"
"I'm Xia Hongda's mother, and I want to see Master Zhang."
When the guard heard it was Xia Hongda, he said directly: "The one who started the trouble, you still want to see the Lord? Go away."
Zhang Cuiling begged: "When can we see our child?"
No one responded to them because the guards had already gone inside.
"Madam, my master invites you."
Just when Xia Manni and Zhang Cuiling wanted to go back, a little maid suddenly came over and stopped them.
Xia Manni asked, "Who is your master?"
"You'll know when you go there."
Xia Manni looked at the restaurant behind her and saw that the window of one of the rooms on the second floor was open.
"lead the way."
Unexpectedly, just as she took a step, the maid stopped Zhang Cuiling.
"The master only saw Lady Xia."
There were several servants and guards near the maid, and Xia Manni became even more curious about who this person was.
"Sister Cuiling, don't worry and go back."
When Xia Manni went out today, she had already put the pinky ring on her hand, so that it could save her life if there was any danger.
Zhang Cuiling also knew that Xia Manni was wearing a pinky ring, and knew that nothing would happen to her, so she went back alone.
"Madam Xia, please come this way."
The maid took Xia Manni to the second floor of the restaurant, which was quite famous in the area.
However, the guests are generally dignitaries and nobles, and this is also Xia Manni's first visit.
The maid said at the door, "Master."
"You should leave now."
Then the maid left and the people around her went downstairs, leaving Xia Manni alone on the second floor.
To be precise, there are also people in the house.
It was a woman with a very sweet voice, but Xia Manni didn't think she had heard it anywhere before.
How can someone who is so mysterious be a good person?
Xia Manni kicked the door open.
“Ouch…”
After the door was kicked open, the woman in the room staggered.
It seems like Xia Manni is very strong.
"After all these years, it's still this rude."
Xia Manni looked coldly at the enchanting woman in front of her, who was wearing heavy makeup and silk. Xia Manni couldn't remember who she was.
"Which opera singer are you from?"
Unexpectedly, Xia Manni's words seemed to irritate the other party.
The man snorted coldly and returned to his normal voice: “Xia Manni, you!”
This normal voice sounded a little familiar to Xia Manni, but looking at the face, she still couldn't remember who it was.
The other party looked at Xia Manni's confused eyes, but he was not angry, but happy instead.
"It's normal that you don't remember me. I guess everyone in Shizai Village thought I was dead, right?"
Ten Years Village?
Xia Manni looked at the woman in front of her seriously again. If her eyes were not covered with such heavy makeup, they would have been fox eyes.
She tried to ask, "Who are you? Cui Yanzi?"
Although she asked this, she still couldn't believe it.
Because she had changed so much, her voice, clothes, and face were all disguised as someone else.
"Are you really her? Why are you acting so promiscuous now?"
"you!"
Cui Yanzi was so angry that she was shaking all over. She dressed up specially to provoke Xia Manni.
"It doesn't matter whether I'm a womanizer or not. What matters is your children..."
"What happened to the kids? Is it about you?"
From the moment she knew that this person was Cui Yanzi, Xia Manni knew that this person was definitely here to settle accounts with her.
"Haha, of course."
Cui Yanzi agreed frankly and took off her makeup while talking.
"What do you want?"
Xia Manni forced herself to calm down. The woman in front of her was obviously a little crazy.
It is impossible to talk to a madman about human nature. You can only figure out his purpose.
Cui Yanzi ignored her and continued to hum a little tune while removing her makeup.
Xia Manni picked up a hairpin and put it against Cui Yanzi's neck.
"explain!"
Cui Yanzi glanced at her, smiled and pushed the hairpin away, but asked, "Do I look good like this?"
At this time, Cui Yanzi's eye makeup was no longer as heavy, and she still looked a bit like she did in the past.
"Do you know how I got to where I am today?"
Without waiting for Xia Manni to answer, she continued, "I was sold on the road and became an actor, then came to Jin'an City. Later, I became a singer and learned how to dress myself."
"You may not know how important it is to dress yourself well. If you dress well, you will be noticed by noble people."
"Then I caught the eye of Master Zhang."
Mr. Zhang?
The shock on Xia Manni's face pleased Cui Yanzi. She smiled and said, "Yes, it's that Director Zhang."
"Are you Aunt Yan?"
Was it she who slandered her for poisoning?
"Wow, you're still so smart, unlike me. You look like a clown when you serve others with your sex appeal, haha."
"You want revenge on me?"
When Cui Yanzi heard this, she suddenly stopped laughing and said bitterly, "What else?"
"Not only you, village chief, but also that dead man, and even everyone in the village, will die a miserable death."
"Then you can come at me..."
"Don't worry, you have your share. Wasn't I also forced to separate from my child? Haha."
"Did you frame Hongda and the others?"
"Yes, my stepson is in the same academy as those in your family. You didn't know that, right? Haha..."
Aunt Yan felt that this was not enough, she wanted to make Xia Manni suffer.
So what if that old pervert, Lord Zhang, is not a human being? At least he can help her get revenge.
Even if she died, she would get rid of this anger.
It was such a shame to be driven out of Shizai Village.
Xia Manni didn't intend to deal with this madman, she had to find a solution quickly.
"Leaving? Who to go to? Prince Yi? Haha, he can't even take care of himself. I guess he's going to marry a foreign princess in a few days."
Cui Yanzi said this while admiring Xia Manni's pale face.
She covered her chest and said with some regret: "It was thanks to your children that they went to Prince Yi's mansion to cause trouble. Otherwise, if Prince Yi really married you, I really wouldn't be able to do anything to you."
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, people who are imprisoned in the 'Zhengyansi' cannot get out."
Xia Manni ignored her. Her only thought now was to meet Zheng Yi.
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