Chapter 699: The Foot-Washing Girl Wants to Get to the Top (42) Shi Yi
was followed by someone just after she left the main gate of the clan mansion. She continued to walk forward without saying a word.
When they reached the alley they had agreed on, she and the man who had been waiting there embraced each other affectionately.
"I'm leaving." The voice was from someone else but Jia Lan.
"Where are you going?" Shi Yi politely pushed him away.
Jia Lan had initiated the farewell hug, and she just couldn't refuse. "To a place where no one knows me." Jia Lan looked at his empty arms with a lonely look.
When he met her, she was so small and dressed in rags, but her smile was so bright that it healed his broken heart in an instant. But her bright smile never appeared again after she entered the clan mansion. She and he had never contacted each other again. Except for the matter of the second wife.
"I wish you a safe journey." Shi Yi quietly stuffed something into his arms.
This thing, if exchanged for money, would be enough for him to have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life, and he would not have to continue singing opera.
"Give it to me." Jia Lan grabbed it in his hand, "Am I so easy to get rid of in your eyes?"
"Jia Lan, don't be impulsive." Shi Yi wrapped his hand and said solemnly, "A man can't move without money. You can use this thing to exchange for money to arrange a marriage for yourself and live happily for the rest of your life, isn't it good?"
"Whether I am good or not, what does it have to do with you." He said so, but his eyes were misty with his back to the light.
He, Jia Lan, has been wandering since he was a child. He has seen all kinds of people in the past thirty years. But he has never seen anyone as stupid as her. Knowing that I was leaving, she insisted on seeing me off, making herself dirty for nothing.
"Jia Lan, believe it or not, I treat you as my friend." Shi Yi patted his shoulder and whispered to comfort him, "I know you feel guilty about Lan Maner, but..."
"There's nothing wrong." He covered her lips with his big hand and sneered, "All the women I met in my life, except you, are bad. Do you think Lan Maner is sincere to me? She just wants to use me. Do you know that the first time she brought me into the Zong Mansion, she asked me to wear women's clothes. I hate others treating me as a woman and wearing women's clothes the most in my life."
Moreover, he believed that if something went wrong, Lan Maner would definitely be the first to push him out to shield him. He and Lan Maner were doing similar business, and he knew the nature of the people in this business best. The reason
why Lan Maner ended up like this was just because of her own greed. If she hadn't insisted on giving birth to a son for Zong Ying, she wouldn't have thought of having an affair with him.
When he calmed down, Shi Yi tore off his big hand, "Jia Lan, anyway, I owe you."
Jia Lan helped her a lot, openly and secretly, but her current status is still humble and can't provide him with any benefit.
"You do owe me." He smiled without hesitation, "You owe me a complete heart. So, you must not die."
She had a rough life and could survive as a beggar on the street. He believed that she would live well in the cannibalistic clan. His status was really humble, so he would not drag her down.
"I hope that we will meet again in five years and live the life we want." Shi Yi looked at the man and wished him well from the bottom of his heart.
"You, you must." Jia Lan hugged her again despite her obstruction.
People of low status, in this world, must be more scheming and means to survive. Otherwise, they will be trampled into the mud. So, he must not be afraid that she is scheming. He is only afraid that she is too scheming and someone will kill her.
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The first thing Zong Ying did when he returned home was to look for Shi Yi, but the person who came to meet him was the old housekeeper's daughter Sui'er. He was about to ask "Where did Shi Yi go", but Sui'er gave him the answer.
When he heard Sui'er say that Shi Yi went out of the house for private matters, his heart was unconsciously lifted.
It was dark, and he was alone. What private matters did Shi Yi go out of the house for?
Why did this matter sound more and more like a meeting with a lover? This situation was really not something he thought too much about. After all, he was the master of one of the most wealthy families in the city. He had money and status, and his face and figure were also good. Normally, he would not be rejected.
"Master, what's wrong with you?"
Sui'er's voice brought his thoughts back to normal track. Zong Ying twisted his wrist, "It's okay. Go in."
"Master, I'll pour you some water to soak your feet." Sui'er's eyes were full of enthusiasm. Zong Ying was thinking about what Shi Yi went out for but didn't pay attention. He nodded hastily as if he agreed.
The more Zong Ying thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. After Shi Yi entered the mansion, he had never heard that she had any friends or relatives. Now, she went out alone, and he felt that something was wrong.
He couldn't just sit there and wait for death. He called Wu'er over and asked Wu'er to investigate privately.
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After hearing the news reported by the servant, Li Muting, the eldest wife of Chunyuan, smiled so much that her eyes were blooming. She didn't expect that Shi Yi would give up being the fourth wife of the master and go out of the mansion to meet a man.
Didn't the master like Shi Yi? If he knew that Shi Yi had an affair with other men, then...
She looked up at her newly dyed fingernails. Alas, this day suddenly had new hope.
Lianlian rarely saw her so happy. She wanted to ask her the reason, but after thinking about her current situation, she continued to massage her quietly.
"Lianlian. Go back and rest tonight." Li Muting was rarely in such a good mood, and wanted to sympathize with the maid who served her.
"Madam, I'd better stay by your side and serve you." Lianlian paused and immediately expressed her loyalty.
Fortunately, the first wife had trouble sleeping these days, so she asked her to chat with her to relieve her boredom, so she didn't have any nightmares. If she left the first wife tonight, she would be worried that she would be disturbed by nightmares.
"Look at you, you are so timid, are you afraid that the young master will come to you in your dreams?" Li Muting pushed her hand aside, her eyes full of disgust, "You are so old, but you are so timid, how can you do things in the future."
Lianlian felt bitter. Just this one thing was enough to make her bear the sin for the rest of her life. If she stayed with the first wife for a longer time, her hands would be stained with blood.
"You have to face your fears yourself. Get out now." The eldest wife pushed the cup beside her and urged, "Go. You are standing here, do you want me to treat you?"
"Madam?" Lianlian wanted her to pity her, but she was frightened by a murderous look and dared not say anything.
Looking at her thin back, Li Muting was full of unhappiness.
If such a timid maid followed her, if she was threatened and bribed by others, she, the master, would definitely be exposed. It seems that she has to solve this hidden danger in advance.
(End of this chapter)
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