Chapter 458 Qiao Xi's Tough Counterattack
"Mrs. Huo, please stay!"
The housekeeper hurried over, stopped in front of Qiao Xi and said respectfully, "Please stay, our old man would like to see you in the study."
Mrs. Guan was dumbfounded: "Old housekeeper, are you mistaken? Why would the father-in-law invite a little girl like her?"
Even the guests watching were filled with surprise.
Qiao Xi looked at Madam Guan, whose face changed drastically, and the sobbing Guan family fool, and raised the corners of her mouth: "Invite me? But your wife was rude and asked the servants to drive me away."
Does she seem like someone who can be summoned at will?
If she just followed him to the study, it would be a disgrace to the Huo and Liu families in Haicheng!
When she arrived in the imperial capital, she represented more than just the name Qiao Xi!
Sun Weimeng said loudly: "Yes. This idiot is mad at us, and there is another troublemaker trying to sow discord. Madam Guan wants to drive us away without any reason. We don't want to stay in this unlucky place."
Lu Yan asked angrily, "Who are you calling a troublemaker?"
"Whoever responds will be the winner."
"Everyone!" The housekeeper tried to smooth things over. "Please stop arguing. Madam Huo, it's all because of our Guan family's poor hospitality that you've been wronged."
Mrs. Guan hugged her silly son and said angrily, "Old housekeeper, look at how badly Wenli has been beaten! Why are you still speaking in her favor? My father-in-law loves Wenli the most. Are you sure?"
"Oh ma'am!"
The housekeeper was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. "Please stop talking!"
Seeing the housekeeper's attitude, Qiao Xi was even more certain that Mr. Guan had something to ask her. Even Mrs. Guan didn't know about this.
Qiao Xi's face was cold and her voice was slow. "Butler, we won't be attending the birthday banquet. Ever since I arrived in the imperial capital, I've probably learned Young Master Lu's pettiness and always like to quibble."
"You..." Lu Yan didn't expect to be blamed and scolded.
Qiao Xi rolled her eyes and ignored him.
Sun Weimeng also helped: "Let's go! I don't want to stay in this crappy place anymore. Unless someone can apologize in a nice way, then maybe I can stay if I feel good."
"You...you..." Mrs. Guan pointed at them with her well-maintained nails. "You hit my son and you want me to apologize? Dream on!"
"Madam! Please give in." The housekeeper was so anxious that he jumped up and down. He had no choice but to walk to her side and said a few words in a low voice.
Never thought.
After hearing those words, Mrs. Guan opened her mouth and looked at Qiao Xi in astonishment.
The old housekeeper said earnestly, "Madam, this is a distinguished guest invited by the old master. Our young master usually lifts his skirt, but what happened today sounds suspicious. We can investigate after the old master's birthday banquet. The most important thing now is to keep this person here. Just... apologize!"
Mrs. Guan's expression was distorted.
She just said something harsh and now she wants to apologize. Where is her face?
But thinking about what the butler said just now...
She must get this apology!
She endured the discomfort and walked in front of Qiao Xi, lowering her posture and saying, "Madam Huo, I was too impulsive and frightened you. I'm sorry. Please don't bother with someone like me. You are the distinguished guest invited by my father-in-law, and you are the honored guest of our Guan family."
She gave in.
There was some sincerity in his tone.
Seeing Qiao Xi remain silent, Madam Guan gritted her teeth and bowed: "I was wrong, please come in."
Everyone looked at them curiously, wondering what the housekeeper had said to Mrs. Guan that made the usually arrogant and protective Mrs. Guan bow her head.
Qiao Xi knew how to measure things and stopped when necessary.
A soft voice sounded: "Then please lead the way."
"good!"
The butler wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and almost kicked out the old man's guest.
Fortunately! Fortunately!
"Mrs. Huo, please come this way. Let's go to the study first..."
"Um."
Qiao Xi followed him out, and Lao Chen followed suit.
Sun Weimeng fell behind and looked at Lu Yan and cursed, "I was wrong when I said you were a shit stirrer. You are just a piece of shit who likes to disgust people everywhere."
After saying that, he put his hands behind his back and walked away in a nonchalant manner.
Lu Yan's face was gloomy and he was burning with anger.
He thought that by using Guan Shazi, he could get the loving Madam Guan to kick Qiao Xi out of the banquet, and then she would lose face in the imperial capital. No matter how high her status was, she would still be looked down upon.
Everyone would say that it was a joke that the traditional Chinese medicine apprentice from Haicheng was kicked out of the Guan family’s birthday party!
But there was an unexpected turn of events.
What did the old housekeeper say to Mrs. Guan?
After the guests who had come to watch the fun dispersed, Xiang Ze walked up to him and whispered, "The most important thing tonight isn't to deal with Qiao Xi. Don't forget what the elders at home have told you. We're going to take down Guan Jingtan."
"Don't worry, Brother Ze. I have already made arrangements. Just wait for good things to happen. But I always feel that something is wrong..." Lu Yan keenly sensed that there was something fishy.
"Let's wait until the birthday banquet is over before checking and see where Guan Jingtan is first."
"knew."
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Night fell and the sky became completely dark.
Qiao Xi followed the butler into the banquet hall, holding up her skirt. The guests around were stunned when they saw this unfamiliar face.
Then the conversation quickly resumed, but the focus of the topic became Qiao Xi, and he would observe her out of the corner of his eyes from time to time.
The old housekeeper of the Guan family has always been very thorough and polite in his work, but he is too respectful to Qiao Xi, which is really strange.
As Qiao Xi passed by the crowd, there was a faint, refreshing fragrance in the air.
She could vaguely hear words like "Cinderella", "Chinese medicine apprentice", and "Mrs. Huo".
The housekeeper respectfully led her up the stairs made of golden nanmu wood.
"Please."
"Um."
Qiao Xi followed him to the second floor and found that the layout here was unique, worthy of being a former royal palace.
The housekeeper led her down the stairs and turned two corners. Through the carved and hollowed wooden windows, she could see the artificial lake and other small courtyards in the palace. The scenery was very beautiful at night.
The housekeeper introduced: "This is the Hundred Steps View. Every window offers a different view, and each season is different. Walking around, you can almost see all the scenery of our Guan family. The one with the Xiangfei bamboo planted over there is the eldest daughter's residence, and to the left is the servants' quarters."
The old man's study is in front, and there are other staircase exits here."
Qiao Xi took a look and found that there were indeed several exits.
"Could you two please stay? Our old man only wants to see Mrs. Huo."
The housekeeper looked at Lao Chen and Sun Weimeng politely, blocking their way.
"I have to protect the safety of the young lady and cannot leave."
"I also promised Huo Xingzhou. Who knows if the old man from the Guan family is a scoundrel?"
The housekeeper was in a dilemma.
Qiao Xi comforted them softly, "It's okay, I'll go in by myself. You just wait for me at the door, I will call for help if there is any danger." There were several silver needles hidden in her skirt, so she could save herself.
Qiao Xi would not look down on him just because he was a seventy-year-old man.
Old men nowadays are also very powerful.
Old Chen nodded: "Then please be careful, young lady. We will stand here and will not leave."
"Um."
The housekeeper then knocked on the door and reminded: "Master, the distinguished guest has arrived."
After a moment, he slowly opened the heavy wooden door and invited Qiao Xi in.
Qiao Xi pursed her lips and walked inside alone.
The heavy door behind him slowly closed.
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