Chapter 716: Talking nonsense to her "sister"

Xing Xing stood in front of the antique display cabinet filled with rare treasures, holding an open book in her hand. She looked calmly at Zou Wanshi, whose face turned green and purple, without saying a word.

It took Zou Wanshi a while to recover from her jealousy and resentment. She remembered the purpose of her visit. She forced herself to show her face and took out a piece of paper from her bosom: "This is Yan Shou's indenture, Princess, take a look..."

Zhaoying took the deed from Zou Wanshi and gave it to Xingxing.

Xingxing put the book she was reading aside, took the contract and looked at it carefully.

She didn't trust Zou Wanshi at all and had to examine herself carefully before she could feel at ease.

However, Zou Wanshi did not forge the indenture. After Xingxing read it, she asked Zhaoying to take out two small silver notes, one for fifty taels and the other for ten taels, which added up to exactly sixty taels.

"It's written on the indenture that you bought Zhaoying with thirty taels of silver. Now I'm paying double to redeem her." Xingxing said calmly, "The silver is yours, the indenture is mine, and that's it."

Zou Wan secretly cursed in her heart, this damn girl is so stingy, she estimated that any decoration in the house would cost more than sixty taels of silver, but she was using such a small amount of money to get rid of her!

Although she cursed in her heart, Zou Wanshi did not dare to show her true emotions on her face. She smiled and replied, "Of course, of course." At the same time, she put the sixty-liang silver note that Zhaoying brought into her arms.

"Well, since the indenture has been given, when will the princess come to your house? I will let my son apologize to her in person?" Zou Wanshi said cautiously.

Xing Xing thought for a moment: "Now?"

Zou Wan was overjoyed and responded immediately: "Hey, hey, hey, okay, right now."

It was already late, but Xing Xing thought it would be better to finish this troublesome matter today so as not to affect her mood tomorrow, so she didn't really care.

But Xingxing was not a reckless person. She had previously asked her second brother to transfer a small team of the caravan's elite guards over to her.

These elite guards traveled with the caravan all over the country and resolved countless troublesome conflicts. When they encountered bandits on the road, the swords in their hands had mostly seen a lot of blood. It was no exaggeration to say that they could fight ten people at once.

Unless the Zou family is so bold as to raise a private army of 100 men at home, otherwise, Xingxing's entry and exit of the Zou family is basically the same as entering and leaving an unknown place.

When Xing Xing got on the carriage, Zou Wan looked at the guards following behind the carriage and was stunned: "What is this..."

Zhaoying said bluntly: "Isn't it normal for the princess to bring some guards with her when she travels?"

Zou Wan's face was a little stiff, and she thought to herself, fortunately they were just testing the waters today and did not intend to take action today... It looks like they will have to choose a good time when there is no one around the dead girl to take action.

Zou Wanshi was thinking in her mind and decided to get on the carriage as well.

Zhaoying stood in front of the carriage step and glared at Zou Wanshi: "Please trouble Madam Zou to go to the carriage behind."

Zhaoying spoke politely, but the expression on his face did not reflect what he meant at all.

Zou Wanshi was so angry that her face turned red.

She swallowed her anger and went to the smaller carriage at the back, where she scolded Zhaoying and Xingxing for half an hour.

The carriage stopped in front of Zou Mansion.

When Xingxing got off the bus, she happened to see a man and a woman passing by leisurely.

The man looked somewhat like Yu Chongjie and Yu Chongen, so Xingxing took a closer look at him.

The man seemed to be moved and looked over.

Xing Xing exchanged glances with the man briefly.

The man was stunned.

The woman next to him noticed and asked, "What's wrong, Chongting?"

The two people were Yu Chongting and Sun Qiyi.

The old house of Sun Qiyi's family is right next to the Zou family.

When Sun Qiyi moved in two days ago, he brought his housekeeper to give gifts to several nearby neighbors, saying that he had been disturbed by the move during the past few days.

Since gifts were given to everyone, they naturally went to the Zou family as well.

However, Zou Wanshi was used to flattering the weak and looking down on the powerful. When she saw that Sun Qiyi was dressed in a plain way, she didn't even look at him.

Yu Chongting shook his head slightly. He didn't know how to explain to Sun Qiyi the throbbing in his heart that had nothing to do with love between men and women when he saw the little girl just now.

Sun Qiyi did not ask any further questions. She looked at Xingxing with some curiosity, smiled gracefully and nodded to Xingxing as a greeting.

Xingxing also smiled back.

Zou Wan curled her lips.

Laugh, laugh, laugh. What's so funny about talking to those poor little people?

Zou Wanshi didn't dare to show any displeasure to Xingxing, but she had no scruples towards Sun Qiyi.

She snorted loudly at Sun Qi.

Sun Qiyi seemed to have seen through what Zou Wanshi was thinking. She was not annoyed and smiled slowly: "Madam Zou, I know a little about medicine, but I still have something to remind you..."

Zou Wanshi smiled with a fake smile: "Oh? Really? You actually know medicine. But, who would want to study medicine as a girl from a decent family?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhaoying's expression beside Xingxing changed immediately.

Zhaoying said coldly: "How dare you slander the princess!"

All the people of Zou Wan clan were stunned.

No, she was mocking the poor guy next door!

Zhaoying said coldly, "Everyone knows that our princess is proficient in medicine and has even saved the Empress many times. The princess's medical skills have been praised by the Emperor and the Empress. You are slandering her now, but do you have any doubts about the Emperor and the Empress?"

How could Zou Wanshi bear such a heavy accusation? She was sweating profusely. She secretly blamed herself for not having the time to inquire more and cursed the damn girl in her heart for having such a situation. Naturally, she tried to show submission on the surface.

Zou Wan was busy patting her mouth and said, "Oh, I was talking nonsense and going crazy. Princess, please don't take it seriously."

Xing Xing just looked at Zou Wanshi coldly: "That lady kindly reminded me, but you responded with harsh words. You should apologize to that lady."

Zou Wanshi hurriedly looked at Sun Qiyi again.

Sun Qiyi was still holding Yu Chongting's arm, and it was obvious that Yu Chongting had just wanted to take action.

Zou Wan cursed in her heart, but smiled on the surface: "Miss Sun, don't mind it. I am a person with a sharp tongue but a soft heart. My words may be a little harsh, but my heart is good... What did you say just now to remind me of?"

Sun Qiyi looked at Xingxing with some surprise, and then said to Zou Wanshi: "I saw a few marks on Mr. Zou's neck before, it seems that he has some disease. Madam Zou, you should take Mr. Zou to see a doctor when you have time."

Sun Qiyi was very tactful in his words and did not say the word "syphilis".

Zou Wan's face changed several times, but she held back and didn't curse.

Sun Qiyi had given the patient a reminder, which was considered as fulfilling his duty as a doctor. It was up to the patient whether he listened or not.

Sun Qi shrugged and whispered to Yu Chongting, "Shall we go?"

Yu Chongting nodded, bowed to Xingxing, and then left with Sun Qiyi.

Xingxing seemed to be thinking about something.

Zou Wan was relieved to see that the poor man named Sun next door had finally left. Fearing that the night would be long and troublesome, she hurriedly took Xingxing home.

Old Madam Zou and Zou Haigui had been waiting for a long time. When Zou Wanshi brought Xingxing in, they recognized at first sight that the beautiful girl in luxurious clothes was the little girl who they threw off the boat into the turbulent river more than ten years ago.

For a moment, both Old Madam Zou and Zou Haigui looked unhappy.

Xing Xing looked calm and glanced at Zou Wanshi: "Didn't you ask your son to apologize to me? What are you doing now?"

Zou Wan carefully observed Xingxing's expression and saw that she looked normal and there was nothing unusual, so she breathed a sigh of relief.

From this, it can be seen that this damn girl really has no memory of the past...

Madam Zou called out tentatively, "Princess?"

Looking at the reflection and frowning.

Xing Xing almost never puts on airs like a princess, she is very low-key. But Xing Xing not putting on airs is one thing, but the old lady opposite, who clearly knows the identity of the princess, calls her the princess directly, which is really disrespectful.

But before Zhaoying could say anything, Xingxing's hand had already been placed on Zhaoying's arm. It seemed like she was just giving him some normal support, but Zhaoying understood what Xingxing meant. She paused slightly, lowered her head, and said nothing.

Zou Wanshi smiled and said, "Princess, please don't blame me. This is my elder. He wants to meet you and apologize to you on behalf of Minglei. Minglei didn't mean to bump into you on the street that day. He really admires you, so his behavior was a little inappropriate..."

Xing Xing's dark eyes turned to look at Zou Wanshi: "Are you done? If this is your apology, then I'm leaving."

Having said that, Xingxing held Zhaoying's hand and was about to leave.

Zou Wan was anxious, and hurriedly stopped the people: "Hey, hey, hey, wait a moment, Princess. My son wants to apologize to you in person... Princess, don't be anxious..."

Xingxing stopped walking without saying anything.

Zou Wan couldn't help cursing in her heart, where did this bad temper come from!

He was beaten like a dog by her back then, and now he still dares to act so arrogantly!

Zou Wanshi didn't dare to cause any more trouble. She gave a look to Old Madam Zou and Zou Haigui, and was about to take Xingxing out.

Zou Haigui hurried forward and said, "I didn't go to see Minglei today either. Come on, come on, it's a good opportunity for me to go along."

Xingxing glanced at the scabies on Zou Haigui's neck, paused, and said nothing.

When we arrived at Zou Minglei's yard, he was still in the house having a bad temper.

Yan Shou, who was bought specially to serve him, has already been released, and the indentures of the other maids are not in the Zou family. Zou Minglei feels that these people are not good at serving him and are just fooling him.

In addition, Zou Minglei could only lie on the bed all day and could not do anything, so he was naturally very angry.

As Xingxing entered the courtyard, Zou Minglei's cursing mixed with dirty and obscene words reached her ears.

He frowned in disgust when taking a photo.

Zou Wanshi and Zou Haigui were both somewhat embarrassed.

Zou Wanshi explained with a smile: "This child is sometimes a bit straightforward...but his heart is good, his heart is good."

Xingxing didn't comment.

Zou Wan quickly raised her voice: "Minglei! The princess came to see you!"

Zhaoying got angry again after hearing this, and said angrily, "Madam Zou! Our princess came to your house because you begged her to let your son apologize to our princess, and our princess came reluctantly! Now you are saying such nonsense again, are you looking at our princess' good temper and deliberately embarrassing her?!"

Zou Wan secretly cursed this maid for being so troublesome!

However, Xing Xing also looked at her coldly. Zou Wanshi could only tense up and lower her voice to quickly explain: "Princess, just think of it as coaxing my son. Since he was beaten, he has been depressed all day long. I am also trying to enlighten him... Don't worry, my son must have known his mistake before, just rest assured!"

While Zou Wan was fooling around here, different news came from Zou Minglei's side.

He was obviously very excited, his voice was raised a lot: "Really?! The princess is really here?!"

"Master, you can't move, Master..."

The voices of the maids trying to dissuade her were heard from inside the room.

When Zou Wan heard this, she was so frightened that she rushed in and stopped Zou Minglei: "Son, the doctor said you can't get out of bed, don't move... It's true, the princess is really here. Don't worry..."

Zou Wanshi hurried out and pulled Xingxing's arm: "Princess, please go into the house and take a look."

Zhaoying frowned and angrily pushed Zou Wanshi's hand away: "How dare you!"

Zhaoying's face turned pale with anger: "Our princess is good-tempered, but you guys are pushing her even further, right?... What? Is this the apology you keep talking about?"

Zou Wan really wanted to kill Zhaoying and throw him away!

But he still had to smile: "That's not true, we really invited the princess here to apologize to her..."

Xingxing turned around and walked towards a stone table and stone bench in the yard.

Zhaoying took out a handkerchief and wiped the stone bench several times. Xingxing sat down and said, "I won't go in. If you want to apologize to me in person, just say it loudly in the room. I'm listening here, so it doesn't matter."

Zou Wanshi was anxious: "How can this be the same?!"

However, Xingxing's attitude was obviously very firm. Zou Wanshi had no choice but to go back to the house to persuade Zou Minglei.

No one knew what the mother and son discussed in the house. Not long after, Zou Wan called a few strong servants to carry Zou Minglei out of the house.

Zou Minglei lay on the sedan chair, and the sedan chair landed in the yard.

Zou Minglei tried hard to raise his head to look at Xingxing, his eyes infatuated: "Princess..."

Xing Xing looked cold.

Zou Minglei was simply bewitched by Xingxing. Probably on Zou Wan's instructions, he apologized to Xingxing incoherently for what happened last time, but his next sentence was incoherent. He confessed his love to Xingxing and said some nonsense like he fell in love with her at first sight.

Zhaoying was so angry that his fingertips were shaking: "I think you didn't get enough beatings!"

How can you be so reckless!

Xing Xing stood up and looked at Zou Wanshi with a complicated expression: "...You don't care?"

In Xingxing's view, no matter how annoying Zou Minglei is, he is still her brother.

The look on Zou Wan's face before clearly showed that she recognized her and was testing her.

But now, she allowed Zou Minglei to talk nonsense to her "sister"?

Zou Wanshi coughed and said a few words to Zou Minglei in a pretentious manner.

Xingxing felt more and more that something was wrong.