As soon as he returned to the Zhuangyuan Mansion, Su Li instructed Xiao Ye: "Ask Zhitang to keep an eye on Zhang Shisheng."
Zhang Shisheng's homosexuality was hidden so secretly that the people in Li Daxueshi's mansion might not be able to find out anything unusual in a short time, so she had better help take a look.
"Pay special attention to him and the servants around him."
In the original novel, Zhang Shisheng had been in love with a personal servant for many years. They ate and lived together, went in and out together, and were protected by the Zhang family. Who could easily notice anything unusual?
I just don't know whether the servant was already his servant at that time, or whether he was by his side.
Xiao Ye responded yes and left the west wing.
After a while, Xiao Wu came in and said, "Madam, there is a woman outside who claims to be your sister."
And that attitude seems very condescending.
"Sister?" Su Li raised an eyebrow. "What's her name?"
Xiao Wu shook his head: "No."
"What does she look like? Is her skin dark?"
"Exactly. She was accompanied by a man who was behaving intimately with her. He looked quite respectable."
Su Li curled the corners of her mouth. Pei Xiuli, she really came to Beijing at this time just like in the original book.
"Let them in."
She wanted to see what she wanted to do.
Xiaowu was a little confused. She knew that the adults were not from the capital, and she also knew that they only recognized their relatives when they arrived in the capital.
Madam, do you mean to concede that the woman is indeed your sister? Then that woman must be the daughter of your adoptive father. But Madam's attitude shows that she doesn't like your so-called sister at all.
Is it that the Madam is not getting along with the Master's sister?
But judging from the arrogant attitude of your Excellency's sister just now, she does not seem like someone who is easy to get along with. It must be because she treated the Madam badly in the past.
It must be! Xiao Wu thought for sure as he walked out the door and invited Pei Xiuli in: "Miss, please come in."
Since the Madam did not explicitly admit that she was the Master's sister, she pretended not to know. She was the Madam's person, so she was on the Madam's side.
Pei Xiuli didn't know the ins and outs of this. She only noticed that she was called "girl". She frowned and said unhappily: "I am already married, call me Madam Zhou!"
As for Madam Zhou, if she were your sister, then this Zhuangyuan Mansion would be considered half her family. But I've never seen her let her servants call her "Madam" instead of "Miss." This clearly shows that she doesn't treat Madam as her sister-in-law.
But judging from the lady's attitude, I think she is happy not to be the so-called sister-in-law.
Xiao Wu readily agreed: "Mrs. Zhou."
"That's more like it. Where's my sister-in-law? Why didn't she come out to greet me? Doesn't she know that my husband and I are here?"
She didn't even tell me her name, and Madam guessed it herself. Now she wants Madam to welcome her?
She treats her sister-in-law with no respect at all. No wonder the lady dislikes her so much.
Xiao Wu resisted the urge to roll his eyes, pretended not to hear her, and said again: "Mrs. Zhou, please come in."
"you!"
She was just a servant in her eldest brother's house, yet she dared to treat her like this. Pei Xiuli was very dissatisfied and was about to teach her a lesson, but Zhou Yi stopped her and hinted with a smile: "Ali, don't be angry..."
Seeing Zhou Yi's heart-warming smile, Pei Xiuli couldn't help but blush, but then she remembered the purpose of their visit and calmed down.
Then he raised his chin and commanded Xiaowu condescendingly: "Lead the way!"
Xiao Wu didn't care and just made a gesture of invitation: "Mrs. Zhou, please."
As for the man, since Mrs. Zhou did not reveal his identity, there was no reason for her to greet him.
Zhou Yi didn't care, or rather, he was too disdainful to introduce his identity to a servant. Not to mention just a servant, he didn't care even about Su Li.
Along the way, Pei Xiuli looked around and was very satisfied. This Zhuangyuan Mansion was much larger than Zhou Mansion, and there were fewer people. Pei Chuer was in Qiongzhou, and although Pei Zhao was in the capital, Zhou Yi said that Pei Zhao usually lived in the academy and rarely came back to live. Only her eldest brother and Su Li lived in the mansion.
Living here would definitely be much more comfortable than squeezing into such a small space with the Zhou family, men, women, young and old.
The Zhou family's house looked about the same size as the No. 1 Scholar's Mansion, but there were so many people there that she only got two rooms after dividing them up. They were not spacious enough, although much better than her own house in Taohua Village. But who wouldn't want to live there if there was a better one?
The two followed Xiao Wu into the main hall. Seeing Su Li sitting at the head of the table, sipping tea, Pei Xiuli immediately looked unhappy and blamed her, "Sister-in-law, why didn't you come out to greet me?"
Xiao Wu and Xiao Ye frowned fiercely. With such an attitude, it was no wonder that the lady disliked her.
Su Li raised the corner of her mouth and sneered: "I haven't received any news that you are going to Beijing. Even if you have, it doesn't make sense for the eldest sister-in-law to welcome the younger sister-in-law, right?"
Of course, having a good relationship is another matter. Pei Xiuli was the one who killed the original owner. It’s not an exaggeration to say that they were enemies, so how could they have a good relationship?
Pei Xiuli said impatiently, "Alright, alright, I'm exhausted after traveling all the way to the capital. Why don't you hurry up and prepare some wine, food, and a place for me and my husband to rest?"
Su Li wanted to laugh at this attitude of commanding as if it were a matter of course. It seemed that Pei Xiuli didn't remember the punishment and had forgotten how she had taught her a lesson before.
She glanced at Zhou Yi, who had been silent since entering, and asked curiously, "You and your husband? How come you're getting married so soon? Didn't you just get engaged? Even I, your sister-in-law, didn't know about it?"
Pei Xiuli was stunned for a moment, stiffening her neck, and said with a guilty conscience: "I got married this month. My sister-in-law is far away in the capital, so of course she doesn't know about it."
At this time, Zhou Yi casually bowed and said, "Brother-in-law Zhou Yi, greetings to sister-in-law."
She is just a country woman, how can she become the wife of the prince of the Duke's Mansion?
My second brother said that she would be divorced by the Duke's Mansion sooner or later, so why should he give her face and treat her with such respect?
"Zhou Yi?" Su Li was a little surprised when she heard the disdain in his words.
In the original novel, Zhou Yi is a snobbish villain who fawns on the powerful. He knows her identity but still dares to treat her like this. There is only one possibility. He is like those people in the beginning. He thinks that she will be divorced by the Duke's Mansion sooner or later. He thinks that she is worthless and not worth his flattery.
"If I remember correctly, the people you're engaged to are from the Lin family, a village next to Taohua Village. When did your husband become a member of the Zhou family?"
When Pei Ji won the top spot in the imperial examination, he asked someone from the Ministry of Rites to take a letter to Pei Cheng in Taohua Village. Pei Cheng immediately sent someone back the letter, also mentioning that Pei Xiuli was already engaged.
However, because she had read the original novel, Su Li knew the whole story of Pei Xiuli marrying Zhou Yi and following him to Beijing.
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