However, Xiao Qingyun continued to have a stern face, as if nothing had happened. He put his hands on his thighs, sat upright without saying a word, and didn't even frown.
Lingzhi tactfully stepped back and sat back in the seat on the right side of the carriage. She closed her eyes as if nothing had happened and pretended to rest.
The carriage sped along.
I don’t know how long it took, but when the breeze blew up the car curtains, I could see the sky gradually getting darker, and the stars in the sky were twinkling like countless little eyes blinking.
Lingzhi stole a glance at Xiao Qingyun who was resting with his eyes closed.
Her eyes moved again and again on his red and swollen nose, and she bit her lower lip very hard to hold back her laughter!
It was already midnight when Lingzhi returned to the Shen Mansion. She asked the servant on night watch to report to the young lady when she woke up, and then she washed up and went to bed.
The next day, just after breakfast in the morning, Shi Hezhang's sister Shi Baozhu came to the house.
"Hey, why are you here?"
Hearing from the doorman that Shi Baozhu had actually arrived, Miss Shen Furong immediately took Lingzhi and Chunmei out of the house to "welcome" her in person.
"Why can't I come?" Shi Baozhu asked arrogantly.
"You're coming to visit without a post. You're becoming more and more ignorant of etiquette." Shen Furong raised the corner of her lips with a sarcastic arc.
"I'm not here to look for you."
Shi Baozhu glared at Shen Furong, suppressing the anger in her heart, turned her head and asked Lingzhi: “Lingzhi, I ask you, where is my brother?”
"I don't know."
Lingzhi replied, "Mr. Shi is missing? Then we should look for him near the Shi family. How did he find us in the Shen Mansion?"
Shi Baozhu gritted her teeth and looked at Lingzhi. She was just a little maid, but she was pretending to obey her but actually disobeyed her. It was simply intolerable!
She was about to make things difficult, but the young lady Shen Furong beside her started laughing.
“Haha, Shi Baozhu, you don’t think highly of your own family, and now you come to cause trouble for us. I think you really have nothing to do.”
Hearing Shen Furong say this, Shi Baozhu immediately became furious: "Shen Furong! If it weren't for the girl next to you seducing my brother, how could my brother have followed her to Fulu Temple and not returned all night?"
It never ends!
Lingzhi cursed inwardly.
"Miss Shi, please be careful with your words. This is the Shen Mansion, not the Shi Mansion." She warned coldly.
"What? You don't dare to admit what you did?" Shi Baozhu stared at her.
"What's wrong with you? Your brother didn't come home all night, what does it have to do with us? He didn't sell it to my house."
Shen Furong was not the type to swallow her anger, and she immediately became angry after hearing this.
"I don't have time to bother with you. Lingzhi, let's go!"
Shen Furong waved to Lingzhi, ready to leave Shi Baozhu behind.
Shi Baozhu has no brains, but she does.
It is not an honorable thing to quarrel in a place like the gate of the mansion where people come and go.
Shi Baozhu stood in front of them and refused to give in.
“Lingzhi, you are a pretty girl, but you do such dirty things.”
"A lowly maid dressed up so extravagantly, I don't know who she's trying to seduce."
"Shi Baozhu! That's enough!"
Shen Furong was really angry this time: "You dare to say one more word?"
"I just said it, so what!"
Shi Baozhu deliberately spoke loudly, which really attracted the attention of those around her: "People from your own family did something wrong, and you still have the nerve to scold them?"
"I ripped your mouth off!"
Although Chunmei was holding her back, Shen Furong still broke free and rushed forward, slapping Shi Baozhu twice in the face.
Shi Baozhu was beaten so hard that she was completely stunned, and the people around her were all open-mouthed in shock.
"Shi Baozhu, don't show off your Shi family's eldest daughter's temper in front of me! When I, Shen Furong, was being arrogant, you didn't even know where to play in the mud!"
Shi Baozhu covered her face and finally reacted: "You hit me! You actually hit me!"
"I'm going to hit you!"
Shen Furong is two years older than Shi Baozhu, and her aura is extremely fierce.
Shi Baozhu was shocked for a moment.
But after just a moment, Shi Baozhu started to throw a tantrum.
"Why did you hit me! You bitch! My Shi family will not let this go!" Shi Baozhu burst into tears, pulling Shen Furong's sleeves and pushing her continuously.
Although it is early in the morning, the streets are bustling with people.
The scene of the two rich young ladies fighting at this time attracted a lot of onlookers.
Seeing that the situation is getting bigger and bigger, it has risen to the level of personal safety.
Lingzhi thought to herself that something was wrong, took two steps forward, and smiled: "Miss Shi, you are here to see your brother, Master Shi, right?"
When Lingzhi mentioned this, Shi Baozhu immediately remembered the important matter. She glared at Lingzhi angrily: "Yes! Are you willing to tell the truth?"
"To be honest, yesterday Chunmei and I accompanied my young lady to the Fulu Temple to burn incense. On the way back, we encountered bandits who stole our money and belongings."
Lingzhi frowned slightly and said slowly, "You said that Master Shi secretly followed us to Fulu Temple yesterday. Could it be that he is in cahoots with those bandits?"
Shi Baozhu's face changed when she heard this: "What nonsense are you talking about? How could my brother be in cahoots with the bandits?"
Lingzhi curled her lips and continued, "You must be aware that bandits often appear in this area of the county town. These bandits mainly rob silver and property. The government is now vigorously pursuing these bandits."
"As long as I report to the authorities and tell them everything about Mr. Shi secretly following me and the Shen family's carriage being robbed by bandits, I believe the officials will make their own conclusion."
Shi Baozhu was so nervous that sweat broke out on her forehead. Although the Shi family was a wealthy family, they did not dare to go against the government.
If the government determines that the Shi family is colluding with bandits, all nine generations of the family will be implicated!
After a moment, Shi Baozhu snorted and laughed: "I didn't expect you to be so sharp-tongued. But it doesn't matter. When my brother comes back, I will ask him clearly. Then we will see how you can quibble!"
After she finished speaking, she ran away.
Seeing her in such a sorry state, Miss Shen Furong suddenly felt relieved.
She patted Lingzhi's shoulder and said cheerfully, "Lingzhi, good job! But when did we encounter bandits?"
"Oh, my dear lady."
Lingzhi began to play the victim, "Yesterday, I really encountered bandits in the back mountain! Thanks to Master Xiao for saving me, otherwise, I would have been captured and made his wife."
"Ah? I was wondering why you and Master Xiao weren't there after the sutra recitation yesterday? My eldest brother also said you two were out on some business. So something must have happened!"
The young lady took Lingzhi's hand and looked her up and down, with a hint of worry in her eyes: "Are you okay? Are you hurt?"
"I'm fine."
Lingzhi jumped a few times to indicate that he was not injured: "Look, I'm fine."
The young lady smiled and looked at Lingzhi: "That's good."
"Miss, it's windy outside, let's go inside!"
"good!"
The master and his servants returned to the house together, completely unaware that there was a malicious gaze behind them.
Shi Baozhu was hiding in the corner, and a trace of ferocity flashed across her pretty little face.
Lingzhi, you slut!
Just wait, I will make you pay!
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