Chapter 174 Agree
Yuan Zitong also stood up and snorted coldly: "Don't use these provocative tactics, I won't be fooled!"
"Provocation?" Miss Huo sneered and turned to look at Yuan Zitong: "I don't think you're stupid, Miss Yuan. Provocation won't work on you. What I said was all from the bottom of my heart!"
"The person who asked you to come here is quite smart!" Yuan Zitong looked Miss Huo up and down and smiled coldly.
"I think I can take Miss Yuan's words as a compliment!" Miss Huo smiled, sat down again, picked up the teacup, and took a sip of tea. "So, Miss Yuan, do you want to vent that anger in your heart?"
"I'm very curious. What kind of deep hatred do you, or the person behind you, have with my second sister?" Yuan Zitong supported herself on the table with both hands, bent down slightly and looked at Miss Huo with scrutiny and inquiry in her eyes.
"Some things in this world just come out of nowhere. We just don't like Yuan Ziyu, but what can we do about it?" Miss Huo raised an eyebrow and looked at Yuan Zitong, smiling, "What's going on? Miss Yuan, are you questioning me again?"
"Hmph, I'm not interested in your business!" Yuan Zitong stood up and said coldly.
"Then will Miss Yuan accept my suggestion? Everything I said just now was for your own good. If we cooperate, we can both get what we need and vent the anger in your heart. Isn't that wonderful? Don't be ungrateful!" Miss Huo raised her lips and smiled. The last few words were drawn out with a rising tone, carrying a hint of provocation.
"It's not impossible for me to be the first to take action!" Yuan Zitong thought for a moment, then smiled coldly and said, "But there's no such thing as a free meal in this world. Since I'm the first to take action, you should at least give me some benefits, don't you think, Miss Huo?"
"Of course!" Miss Huo chuckled. "But since Miss Yuan agreed, she's naturally getting the benefits. Could it be that Miss Yuan hasn't considered this?"
"What do you mean?" Yuan Zitong asked with narrowed eyes.
"I just said that in this capital, there are more than one girl from a first-rank official's family who is favored by nobles. Could it be that Miss Yuan has not noticed anything?" Miss Huo glanced at Yuan Zitong and sneered.
Yuan Zitong was slightly stunned for a moment, and suddenly a thought flashed through her mind: "You mean, the noble man can..."
Thinking of that possibility, Yuan Zitong suddenly became excited. If it could really be as she thought, wouldn't she be able to hold her head high in the future?
"I think Miss Yuan understands!" Miss Huo smiled and covered her lips. "However, whether Miss Yuan can win the noble's favor depends on her performance. After all, if you want to get something, you have to pay first, right?"
"Okay, I agree!" Yuan Zitong forced herself to suppress the excitement in her heart and responded with pursed lips.
"Okay, then it's settled!" Miss Huo raised the corner of her mouth: "Alright, since it's settled, I'll be back. Chunlian, go settle the bill!"
"Yes!" Miss Huo's maid responded and was about to go out.
"No need. This tea and snack is on my behalf, Miss Huo!" Yuan Zitong stopped Miss Huo and told Lian Qiao, "Go and settle the bill."
"Yes!" Lian Qiao responded quickly and left the private room.
"In that case, thank you, Miss Yuan!" Miss Huo said to Yuan Zitong with a smile.
"No problem!"
"The eldest lady is back!" After separating from Miss Huo, Yuan Zitong took a sedan chair back to the mansion. As soon as she entered the second door, she saw Chen Yan. When Chen Yan saw Yuan Zitong, she hurriedly greeted her with a smile.
"Aunt Yan is having a good time!" Yuan Zitong said lightly, and walked towards the backyard.
The residence of this fifth-rank official is not even slightly different from the residence of the Yuan general.
This mansion is just a three-courtyard house, and the house is narrow. She no longer has her own courtyard and can only live in the third courtyard. As for Chen Yan and her father, they live in the second courtyard. Fortunately, there are not many masters in this house now, otherwise it would be very crowded!
Thinking that her father might remarry in the near future, Yuan Zitong became annoyed again.
"I can't leave the house, so I can only walk back and forth in this yard!" Chen Yan smiled and said, "Miss, please don't laugh at me!"
In the Dali Dynasty, concubines were not allowed to go out of the palace without being accompanied by their mistress. Therefore, there were many concubines in the palace who lived out their lives there since they were brought in.
"You deserve it. Who made you willing to be a concubine?" Yuan Zitong looked down on Chen Yan. Thinking that her parents were at odds because of Chen Yan, she had no good impression of Chen Yan.
In her opinion, if her parents were as loving as before, even if the things her mother had done were exposed, her father would not be so heartless to her mother, and he would not ignore her like he does now. Her father loved her very much before.
"Yes, I've learned my lesson!" Chen Yan didn't seem to care about Yuan Zitong's sarcasm. She smiled and bowed to Yuan Zitong.
"Hmph!" Yuan Zitong glared at Chen Yan fiercely and took Lian Qiao back to her room.
"Aunt Yan, the eldest lady must have meant it unintentionally. Please don't take it to heart!" Chen Yan's maid hurriedly advised softly, fearing that Chen Yan would take it to heart.
"It's okay!" Chen Yan pursed her lips and smiled, squinting her eyes slightly, watching Yuan Zitong's back as she left. There was still a long time, and she had plenty of time to have fun with these people.
But Miss Huo returned to the residence of the third branch of the Huo family and went directly to the main courtyard.
"Mother!" Miss Huo bowed respectfully to Yu, with a flattering look on her face.
"Are you back?" Yu was admiring her new bonsai. Seeing Miss Huo coming back, she asked, "Did you agree?"
"Mother, Yuan Zitong agreed!" Miss Huo said with a smile.
"Well, you did a good job on this matter!" Yu smiled and her tone became much gentler when she heard this.
Miss Huo's eyes lit up when she heard this: "Na'er thanks mother for the compliment!"
"Don't worry, since you're sincerely helping me, I won't treat you unfairly!" Yu smiled and said, "Na'er, although you're not my biological child, you know me. I've always been generous. As long as you're on the same page with me, even if you can't compare to Jiao'er, I won't treat you unfairly. In the future, I'll definitely plan a good future for you."
"Yes, thank you, mother!" Huo Na said happily, "Na'er certainly doesn't dare to compare herself with her elder sister."
"Yes, you are a man who knows how to handle current affairs!" Yu said with satisfaction, "Ludan, give my new pair of red coral earrings to the fourth young lady!"
"yes!"
"Na'er thanks mother!"
(End of this chapter)
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