"The Liu family in Jin Lane, north of the city."
Liu Mengwan didn't stand on ceremony with Li Chang'an and directly introduced herself.
"Alright, Miss Liu, if you have time someday, you must come to the General's Mansion as a guest."
Li Chang'an's gaze was intense, and a faint smile always played on his lips.
After bidding farewell to Liu Mengwan, Li Chang'an returned to the General's Mansion.
Before the medicine was applied, it wasn't a big deal, but after the medicine was applied, Li Chang'an realized that he was having some difficulty walking and had to be helped by Feng Beichuan to get in and out of the carriage.
However, this suited Feng Beichuan's wishes perfectly. In the end, if Li Chang'an hadn't insisted on going back on his own, he would have wanted to help him into the house before leaving.
Unfortunately, Li Chang'an knew this man's character all too well. If he really let him into the house, it would definitely not be easy to get rid of him in a short time.
Enduring the pain, Li Chang'an limped back to the gate of his courtyard, only to find the gate tightly shut and six or seven maids standing outside, chattering noisily.
As soon as the maids saw Li Chang'an return, they immediately quieted down and made way for her.
Just as Li Chang'an reached out to push open the courtyard gate, he discovered that it had been locked from the inside.
What exactly happened?
Li Chang'an frowned, thinking that Zhuque should be inside now. He then turned to look at the unfamiliar maids and suddenly felt that something was wrong.
"Knock knock knock!"
"Knock knock knock!"
After knocking on the door several times without any response, Li Chang'an couldn't help but raise an eyebrow in impatience, wondering how the door could be locked from the inside if no one was inside.
"What's going on? Where are you maids from, and what are you doing at the gate of my courtyard?"
Seeing that the door was still not open, Li Chang'an turned around and grabbed a maid to question her.
The other party was so frightened that they stammered and couldn't say anything coherent.
Just then, the courtyard gate opened, and with it came a face etched with displeasure.
"Aren't you guys annoying? If you don't get out of here, I'll be polite!"
Zhuque roared angrily, but when she saw Li Chang'an, her anger immediately vanished.
This made Li Chang'an even more surprised. She lifted her leg and walked into the yard, but forgot that she still had an injury on her knee. When she exerted force, the wound was pulled, and she stopped in her tracks in pain. She then frowned.
Zhuque naturally noticed that something was wrong with Li Chang'an, so she quickly reached out to support her and asked with concern, "What's wrong?"
Li Chang'an waved his hand and then entered the courtyard with Zhuque's help.
Upon learning of Li Chang'an's unexpected injury, Zhuque felt a pang of guilt. She frowned and said, "If I had known this would happen, I should have gone with you..."
Li Chang'an, however, remained calm and composed, then patted Zhuque's shoulder reassuringly and said, "It's not your fault. Who could have predicted something like this would happen? But thankfully, the injuries aren't serious. By the way, what's going on with those people outside?"
The mere mention of Zhuque ignited her anger. Her face darkened, and she said with utter disgust, "That Aunt Xia, I don't know what got into her, suddenly sent over this whole bunch of maids, insisting they serve you. But I felt she had no good intentions, so I told her to wait until you came back before deciding whether to keep them. But she wouldn't listen and just forced them in!"
After learning the whole story, Li Chang'an couldn't help but frown.
Something unusual must be going on.
Zhuque is right, Qin Xiashi definitely has ill intentions.
When she sent those maids over, did she say anything else?
Li Chang'an turned his head and asked again.
"No, I didn't want so many people to stay in the courtyard, so I just kicked her out along with the maids. I didn't even have time to listen to her nonsense."
Li Chang'an naturally knew that Zhuque had a cold and hard temper, and also roughly understood her style of doing things, so he couldn't help but smile and pat her on the shoulder, saying, "Well done."
Zhuque felt inexplicably embarrassed, and then asked Li Chang'an what he planned to do with the maids.
"Ignore them."
Li Chang'an's face immediately turned cold, and his tone was filled with undisguised disgust.
"I locked the door for so long and they still didn't leave. I guess Aunt Xia gave them a strict order. In my opinion, these maids are not here to serve, but to cause trouble."
Zhuque couldn't help but start complaining. She was really annoyed this time. As she spoke, she crossed her arms indignantly and glanced at the direction outside the courtyard.
Li Chang'an naturally had no objection to her words. Just as the two were thinking about how to resolve the matter, they heard intermittent noises coming from outside.
Since Li Chang'an was unable to move around easily, Zhuque told her to sit still and went out alone to see what had happened.
As soon as they stepped outside, they saw the maids brazenly barging in.
"Who let you in? Get out!"
Suzaku was so annoyed that he couldn't help but swear again.
But the maids acted as if they couldn't hear her and refused to leave.
At this moment, Li Chang'an also came out from inside. Looking at the large group of people wailing in the courtyard, he felt a soreness between his brows.
What kind of trick is Qin Xia Shi up to now?
“Madam, we are here to serve you on the orders of Aunt Xia. Please do not send us away.”
Before Li Chang'an could speak, a maid suddenly knelt down in a deep bow to him, and then the other disdainful servants also knelt down.
Li Chang'an turned slightly to the side, not wanting to be worshipped by these people, lest it shorten her lifespan. She then said, "I already have a personal maid by my side, so there's no need for you to go through all this trouble, Aunt. You can go back now and tell Aunt that it was my own decision."
Although he was not happy about it, Li Chang'an still spoke very politely.
Unfortunately, the maids were completely ungrateful, remaining kneeling and refusing to get up or leave.
"Please, madam, take us in!"
The head maid suddenly spoke up, and after she finished speaking, she immediately began to kowtow to Li Chang'an.
"Please, madam, take us in!"
The other maids echoed the man's words and then began to kowtow to Li Chang'an in the same manner.
Li Chang'an felt like she was about to laugh out loud at these people. It was the first time she had ever seen anyone begging to become someone else's servant.
It seems that Qin Xia has indeed gone all out this time.
Since you enjoy kowtowing so much, then go ahead and kowtow here!
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