Chapter 173 Secret Talk
"Who are you?" Yuan Zitong turned around when she heard the voice and saw a girl about her age, followed by a maid who was looking at her with raised eyebrows. The girl seemed familiar, but Yuan Zitong couldn't remember where she had seen this girl before.
The girl didn't answer, but only said, "There's a teahouse over there. Would you like to have a cup of tea with me?"
"Not interested!" Yuan Zitong said lightly and was about to get into the sedan chair!
"What if I can help you?" The girl's smiling voice successfully stopped Yuan Zitong in her tracks.
"Help me?" Yuan Zitong narrowed her eyes and looked at the girl: "How do you know where I need help?"
"Heh!" The girl smiled faintly: "Where did you come out from just now?"
Hearing the girl say this, Yuan Zitong understood what was going on and asked calmly, "What is your purpose?"
"Don't worry, I will only help you and will not harm your interests!" said the girl with a smile.
"Oh well!"
The two of them arrived at a nearby teahouse. As soon as they reached the door, the waiter came up to greet them with a smile: "Ladies, are you here for tea?"
"Is there a private room?" Yuan Zitong didn't want her thoughts to be exposed in public.
"Yes, yes, ladies, please go upstairs!" The waiter nodded and bowed and invited Yuan Zitong and the other girl into the private room on the second floor.
"A pot of Biluochun tea and a few plates of delicious snacks!" The girl instructed the waiter as soon as she sat down in the private room.
"Okay, please wait a moment, ladies. It will be delivered soon!" The guy responded with a smile and quickly left!
As soon as the door to the private room closed, the girl said to Yuan Zitong with a smile on her face, "Miss Yuan, considering that I came here sincerely to help you, you won't be stingy with this little snack, right?"
"Then..." Yuan Zitong raised the corner of her mouth: "It depends on how sincere the girl is. Unfortunately, I haven't seen her sincerity yet!"
"I really come here with sincerity!" said the girl.
"Oh?" Yuan Zitong shrugged and said, "The young lady knows my name, but I know nothing about her. Is this what she means by sincerity?"
"Oh, so that's the case. I was negligent!" The girl smiled and said, "It's okay to tell you. My last name is Huo!"
"Your last name is Huo?" Yuan Zitong sat up straight upon hearing this and squinted at the girl. "Which branch of the Huo family are you from?"
No wonder this girl looked so familiar. It turned out that I had seen her in the Xuanping Marquis Mansion, but we only met once at that time, so I didn’t recognize her.
"The third room!" Miss Huo smiled.
"The third room?" Yuan Zitong stared at Miss Huo for a long time before smiling and saying, "Okay, I believe your sincerity. Just tell me how you want to help me!"
"Well..." As the two were talking, there was a knock on the door of the private room. Then the waiter pushed the door open and walked in, holding a large tray with a pot of tea and a few plates of snacks on it.
"Girls, this is the Biluochun tea you ordered!" The waiter placed the pot of tea on the table and placed several plates of dim sum on the table one by one. "These are our shop's signature dim sum. Enjoy your meal, girls!"
"Okay, you can go down now!" Yuan Zitong waved her hand and said.
"Okay!" The waiter bowed with a smile and hurried out of the private room.
"What did you want to say just now?" Yuan Zitong asked.
Miss Huo smiled and said, "Miss Yuan, you are no longer Miss Yuan from the third-rank general's house, but the daughter of a fifth-rank Hanlin Academy tutor!"
"What do you mean?" Yuan Zitong stood up at once after hearing this. "If you're here to laugh at me today, I won't keep you company. Humph, so what if you're the daughter of the third branch of the Huo family? You're not the daughter of the Xuanping Marquis family. Who are you looking down on? Your father is just a third-rank official of the Imperial Household Department!"
"Look at you, why are you getting anxious while you're talking?" Miss Huo pursed her lips and smiled: "Okay, I said the wrong thing. Please bear with me if there is anything inappropriate!"
After hearing what Miss Huo said, Yuan Zitong calmed down her anger and slowly sat down again: "Just tell me what you want to do!"
Miss Huo smiled and said, "Although my father is only a third-rank Imperial Household Minister, he is still a third-rank official. If the girls from other mansions hold a flower-viewing banquet or something like that, he can be invited."
Speaking of this, Yuan Zitong felt a little unbalanced. Although her father was a fifth-rank tutor before, she was invited to banquets in various mansions because she lived in the general's mansion. But now, her father separated the family and moved out, and she was just a girl from a fifth-rank official's family. She had no chance to be invited to banquets in various mansions at all.
Whenever she thought about it, she hated Yuan Ziyu's family in her heart.
"What does Miss Huo want to express?" Although she was angry in her heart, she did not show anything on her face. Yuan Zitong took a sip of tea and asked lightly.
"Miss Yuan, come to think of it, your sister's temper isn't exactly great!" Miss Huo smiled, covering her lips. "Although she's favored by the Empress Dowager and Princess Linyang, and is a daughter of a high-ranking official, she's not the only one in the capital who's favored by such dignitaries. Plus, with her explosive temper, there are probably quite a few who dislike her!"
"So what?" Yuan Zitong said, not caring at all. "Even if you don't like it, you have to endure it. Do those noble ladies think they can take action themselves? Do they think they are all like my second sister, whipping people at the slightest disagreement?"
There was a lot of resentment in his words.
Miss Huo smiled and said, "Those noble ladies really won't do it themselves, but what if someone is willing to help them?"
"What do you mean?" Yuan Zitong frowned and looked at Miss Huo!
"Miss Yuan, you are so smart, you won't understand, right?"
"Hmph!" Yuan Zitong thought for a moment and snorted coldly, "Miss Huo is quite calculating, choosing me to be the first to take action!"
"Never mind. I didn't expect Miss Yuan to be so cowardly. I must have misjudged her!" Miss Huo sneered, then stood up and snorted, "No wonder she can only hide in the corner and stab the villain secretly. She doesn't even dare to fight back. I guess my trip here was in vain!"
As she spoke, Miss Huo ordered her maid, "Go and pay for today's tea and snacks, so that Miss Yuan won't feel uncomfortable and think I'm taking advantage of her!"
Having said that, he was about to leave.
"Wait!" Yuan Zitong was furious at these words: "Who do you say can only hide in the corner?"
Miss Huo glanced at Yuan Zitong with disdain: "Of course it's you, Miss Yuan!"
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