books44 Chapter 112 The show begins
Chapter 112 The show begins
The carriage arrived at the city gate of Yan State in the afternoon. When the soldiers guarding the city saw the jade token, they glanced at Xue Zhiyu inadvertently, their eyes full of frivolity.
He deliberately said to another soldier guarding the city: "Kangle County Master is coming into the city, let him in!"
Another soldier nodded in understanding. When he opened the city gate, he also looked at her with a frivolous look. After the carriage entered the city, he said maliciously, "Oh, I heard that the princess really became a prostitute. It turns out to be true."
"I heard that she went to a brothel in the Western Regions. She was afraid of being recognized. She even brought a strange man in the car."
"Forget it, forget it, let's not talk about it, lest we get ourselves into trouble."
In the carriage, Jun Xian just wanted to get off and dig out the soldier's eyes. If Xue Zhiyu hadn't stopped him, the two soldiers would have gone to see the King of Hell long ago.
"Two people who are full of dirty talk don't deserve to live in this world. Princess, why did you stop me just now? You had to smash their stinky mouths!"
Xue Zhiyu shook her head at him. "Don't be impulsive. If I'm right, this rumor was most likely spread by my two good sisters. If you rush forward like this, someone with ulterior motives will take advantage of you."
Jun Xian gritted his teeth in anger, but he was more worried about Xue Zhiyu's situation.
"Do you want to go home now?"
"No, let's go to the charity hall."
When they arrived at the entrance of the charity hall, Xue Zhiyu followed Jun Xian out of the carriage and walked straight into the charity hall without paying attention to the eyes of the people around them.
When the shopkeeper saw Xue Zhiyu, his frown finally relaxed. He hurried over to greet her and said respectfully, "Princess, you are finally back. The location of the small workshop you asked Shijiu to find has been chosen. You can take a look. Also, I will go and inform the accountant. He said that he must be informed when you return. He wants to ask you a few questions."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work during this time."
"It's not hard to serve the princess," the shopkeeper said, and then lowered his voice and said, "Princess, there are many people here, please come in."
Xue Zhiyu felt more approval of the shopkeeper's action, but it was also true that in order to secure the position of shopkeeper, she would definitely be able to read people's expressions.
Xue Zhiyu followed the shopkeeper inside. When Jun Xian was about to follow, he was stopped by the shopkeeper.
"Sir, please wait outside for a while."
"It doesn't matter, he's mine."
Xue Zhiyu's voice came from inside, and the shopkeeper loosened his hand and made a gesture of invitation.
After entering the inner room, before Xue Zhiyu could say anything, the accountant rushed over with uncontrollable excitement on his face.
"Princess, the accounting method you taught me is so useful and simple. The bills of expenditure and income are clear at a glance!"
The accountant took out the bills he had reorganized and said this, and one could feel his excitement in his tone.
Xue Zhiyu took it and glanced at it, then nodded with satisfaction, "Not bad, thank you for reorganizing it. If you still don't understand something, you can ask me."
"Princess, how did you come up with this accounting method?"
Xue Zhiyu secretly complained in her heart. Fortunately, in order to prevent herself from spending money recklessly, she specially learned the accounting method. It was indeed very effective in reducing unnecessary expenses. Of course, she couldn't say this, so she had to make up a sentence.
"Nothing, just something that suddenly occurred to me."
She didn't expect that because of this sentence, this accounting method would spread throughout Yan State and even to several other countries.
Shijiu came in at this time, holding the chosen address in his hand. When he saw Xue Zhiyu, he still said respectfully: "Princess, this is the chosen place. The location is quite remote, but fortunately it won't be difficult to transport. I have also found some reliable local women to help."
Xue Zhiyu looked at the address written above, and the approximate location emerged in her mind. If she remembered correctly, this village was at the junction of Mo City and Beijing City.
"I will give you the detailed layout of the workshop along with the recipes later. Go find all the craftsmen first."
After picking up the wine and going out, Xue Zhiyu seemed to have thought of something interesting. She waved at Jun Xian and whispered a few words in his ear. The other party quickly understood and turned around and walked out of the inner room.
She had to let her two good sisters know that she, Xue Zhiyu, was not a soft persimmon that could be bullied by anyone.
"Tsk, I thought you were hiding and crying."
Before I saw the person, I heard his voice first.
Xue Zhiyu could guess who was coming even with her eyes closed. She glanced at him out of the corner of her eye and said, "Why do I feel like you are gloating over other people's misfortunes? You have no conscience."
Xuan Ji pretended to be hurt, sat opposite her, and produced a bundle of books from nowhere, "I came all the way here, don't you want to know what I have in my hand?"
"what?"
"Of course it's to deal with the person who framed you. How can you be so calm?"
By the end, Xuan Ji felt a little disappointed with her.
Xue Zhiyu shrugged. She didn't intend to reveal her plan now, so she changed the subject and said, "I have my own plan. Won't you let me see the book in your hand?"
Xuanji could naturally hear that she didn't want to continue the conversation, so she sighed helplessly and put the book in her hand on the table.
Xue Zhi slowly opened the book, and the few words she saw made her more certain of her thoughts. As she continued to read, the chill in her eyes seemed to turn into a sharp sword, and the hand holding the book gradually tightened.
Xuanji was not in a hurry either. She played with the fan in her hand and looked around from time to time.
After she finished reading it, she became more determined to leave this family. However, her mother still had feelings for her step-father, and she didn't know if she could convince her mother.
Thinking of what the original owner had experienced, she didn't believe that her cheap father didn't know anything about it. He pretended to be ignorant when he knew the truth. He didn't deserve to be forgiven at all.
"Thank you for the message. The next trip to Sixilou will be on my schedule."
"Then I won't be polite."
Here, in Yanan Garden, Xue Yumei and her sister were sitting in the pavilion. After listening to the servant's report, Xue Yulu waved her hand and asked everyone to go down first.
Soon after the attendant left, Xue Yulu felt that the fruit in her mouth became sweeter. She stroked her belly, which had not yet bulged, with her other hand from time to time, but the words she said sounded extremely vicious.
"Big sister, how can that little bitch have the nerve to come back? She's already a slut. I'd rather she died among men than come back and bring shame to our Xue family."
"Isn't it good for her to be back? After all, she is the third daughter of the Xue family."
Xue Yumei put the teacup in her hand back on the stone table and spoke casually.
Xue Yulu was disdainful of what she said. She knew her elder sister too well. Although she acted like a lady from a noble family, she was actually more vicious than anyone else.
However, she would not show it so foolishly, and changed the subject, "I specially asked the maid to go to Qingju to tell the news these days. Do you think Aunt Zhou will be so angry that she will die? After all, having such a daughter is really a sin."
Xue Yumei still lowered her head and looked at the tea in the teacup. She moistened her throat and said, "Okay, if you have the time, you might as well think about whether Master Cai will make a mistake."
"Definitely not, considering how much he cares about that little bitch," Xue Yulu felt more and more uncomfortable the more she spoke, but she could not deny that her husband was just that kind of person.
The two were still discussing the plan and didn't notice that Jun Xian, who was lying not far away, was listening to every word they said.
Even though I have seen the dirty things going on in the backyard of the house, it is still disgusting to hear about it with my own ears.
When the two men stood up, he used his inner strength to throw the pills in his hand into their tea cups respectively, and after making sure that the two men had drunk them, he slipped away.
When Jun Xian returned to the inner room of the charity hall and saw the man sitting opposite Xue Zhiyu, a hint of doubt flashed across his brows, but he still nodded out of politeness.
"How about it?"
"It's done."
Xuanji watched the two people's conversation as if in sign language, supporting her head with one hand and tapping the table with her fingers.
"Tell me anything interesting, I'm quite bored now."
"Yes, there will be a good show then, absolutely unprecedented," Xue Zhiyu said nonchalantly, as if there was a wild beast lurking in her eyes, ready to jump out at the right moment.
"Let's go, it's time to go back and take a look."
Xuanji raised his eyebrows, stood up and followed. He was really curious about how she would deal with it.
After getting off the carriage, Xue Zhiyu was the first to knock on the door of Xue Mansion.
The guard opened a gap from the inside, and after seeing the person coming, his original confusion turned into disdain. He did not open the main door immediately, but walked to the small door next to it.
"The master said that if the third young lady comes back, she has to come in through the small door to avoid embarrassment."
"Oh, is it so?"
Xue Zhiyu said with a half-smile, and without waiting for the servant to answer, she looked at Jun Xian and said, "Kick the door open!"
Jun Xian nodded and kicked open the slightly open door without hesitation.
The guarding servant was frightened by Jun Xian's actions, but he didn't dare to say anything, so he had to go in and report quickly.
In the main hall, Xue Zhicheng listened to the servant's report, his face became increasingly livid, and he clenched his hands on the table into fists. He almost gritted his teeth and said, "Let her go back to her own courtyard and never let her out until the day she gets married!"
The attendant lowered his head and stammered, not knowing where to start.
Xue Zhicheng was already furious, and when he saw the servant's expression, he shouted, "Don't you understand what I'm saying?!"
"No, no, no, sir, the Third Miss brought a man with her, and he is very skilled. I'm just afraid..."
"Humph! Can't you get a few more people to chase him out? I don't believe he dares to mess around in my Prime Minister's Mansion!"
"Okay, sir. I'll do it right away."
Xue Yumei and her daughter smiled at each other, with unconcealable pride in their eyes.
Especially Mrs. Xue, she just felt extremely happy in her heart. She could still do various things to Zhou Ruoxuan in the same way, not to mention the younger one. The mother and daughter were only worthy of carrying shoes for her and her own children.
"Father, please calm down. My sister was ignorant at the time. Now Master Cai has my jade pendant, and he has forgiven me for the past and is willing to marry me. Why not agree to his request?"
"Master, I think what Yulin said makes sense. If she marries, she can also take care of Yulu. After all, we are sisters."
Xue Yumei quickly glanced at Cai Wentao, who had been silent, and became more and more angry.
This Cai Wentao is more likely to cause trouble than to help you. Don't let her mess things up!
Cai Wentao came back to his senses and took out the jade pendant he had taken from Xue Zhiyu from his sleeve. He said sincerely, "This is Sister Zhiyu's personal jade pendant. I am willing to marry her as your legal wife. I hope you can help us."
"Hey, when did you get a dog at home? Why is it barking everywhere? It's so noisy."
Xue Zhiyu's voice came from not far away. Behind him, Jun Xian was carrying the servant who had just gone to report. Of course, there was also Xuan Ji behind the two of them, but he was blocked by Jun Xian at first, so the servant couldn't see him at all.
When Xue Zhicheng heard the voice, he felt furious. Without even looking at the person who came, he casually threw the teacup on the table towards the door.
Xue Zhiyu subconsciously dodged to the side, glanced at the broken teacup, and felt desolate.