Chapter 229: Drive away
"The master is back." Mrs. Xu supported her slender waist like a willow branch, twisted it over, and smiled, "I'm lucky for you, please come in first. I haven't drank the tea I made for a long time. I’m making tea for you to drink.”
As he said that, he blushed, like a 286-year-old girl, looking at Xia Shiming expectantly with a blushing face.
"Yes." Xia Shiming glanced at her expressionlessly, then turned and entered the house. Mrs. Xu went to the tea room to make tea, and then ordered the maid to bring two plates of snacks, and brought them to the hall together.
Mrs. Xu personally poured tea for Xia Shiming and served it to him. Then she sat down under him and heard Xia Shiming's instructions, "Move my study to the chess room in the front yard and free it up for Ying'er." They live.”
Two wing rooms are really not enough for three people, but since the family is full of women and they can't live in the front yard, they can only move his study to the front yard.
Mrs. Xu glanced at the obedient Aunt Zhang, then smiled and said, "I have been serving in Mingchang County for many years. Thanks to Aunt Zhang, I am very grateful. Aunt Zhang has not been back to Jiangning City for several years." , it is better to let Aunt Zhang go back to Jiangning City to serve her mother. In this way, Aunt Zhang's room can be freed up for Ying'er to live in, and there is no need to touch the master's study. "
On the first day after arriving, he rushed Aunt Zhang to Jiangning City as soon as she opened her mouth.
Aunt Zhang raised her head slightly and glanced at Mrs. Xu in disbelief. When she looked into her smiling eyes, Aunt Zhang was so frightened that she quickly lowered her head and clenched her fists. She was too nervous and afraid to speak.
"There are many people in the inner courtyard. It would be quieter to move the study to the front courtyard, so just do as I say."
Thinking of the noise he made when he came in, Xia Shiming dismissed Xu's proposal with a wave of his hand.
Xu secretly regretted that she had lost an opportunity to drive away Aunt Zhang openly.
Even if she didn't want to, Mrs. Xu didn't dare to pluck the hair from the tiger's mouth, so she could only smile and promise, "Yes, everything is up to the master, and I will take care of it now." She winked at Nanny Qin.
Needless to say, Qin's mother was blessed and went down to prepare.
Aunt Zhang unclenched her fists, and belatedly realized that her palms were covered in cold sweat.
The study room was moved to the front yard, and Xia Zilan, who did not occupy the wing room in the end, occupied a side room instead, making Xia Ziying and Xia Ziqing angrily throw her away several times.
If it weren't for Xia Shiming's presence, Xia Ziying would have acted coquettishly like Mrs. Xu and changed rooms on the spot.
Not long after all this happened, it reached Xia Zihan's ears.
"Haha, sure enough, it's still the same." He was cruel and ruthless. He wanted to get Aunt Zhang away as soon as he came, and he also wanted to please her father in front of her.
It is necessary to be both a watcher and a memorial arch.
Xia Zihan rubbed her fingers against the pattern on the teacup in her hand and smiled softly.
Chu Lin, who was in charge of inquiring about the information, said with some worry, "Master, I think your stepmother is not an economical person. She will definitely not give up."
"She won't give up until she swallows me." Mrs. Xu will not cause trouble for her until her bones are torn apart and her flesh is eaten, her bones are shattered and her ashes are thrown away. Life is worse than death.
Mrs. Xu hated her, hated her for taking over the identity of Xia Ziying's eldest daughter, hated her mother for taking over the identity of Xia Shiming's first wife, hated that Xia Shiming had her mother in his heart.
He was even more jealous that she had a large sum of money from the Chu family.
Because of hatred and jealousy, Mrs. Xu would spare no effort to plot against her in her previous life. She was so plotted that her body was left dead and she would never be able to recover.
"Start a plan first." A dazzling light shot out from Xia Zihan's eyes. It was the long-awaited light that a hungry wolf suddenly saw its prey.
"Yes." Chu Lin grinned excitedly, turned around and ran away.
As soon as Chu Lin left, Chu Fei came in and reported, "Master, Mrs. Chen and her daughter Daya want to see you."
Madam Chen?
What is she here to do?
Xia Zihan frowned slightly. Although he didn't like Mrs. Chen very much, he still said, "Let them in."
Chu Fei said yes, walked to the door and called, "Come in."
Mrs. Chen walked in with her head lowered, followed by a little girl in her teens. Although the little girl lowered her head, her eyes were looking around dishonestly, and she caught sight of the luxurious furnishings on the entire shelf on the south wall. At this moment, a strong light of greed erupted from his eyes.
Suddenly, she seemed to feel a line of sight staring at her. She turned around and saw Xia Zihan's slightly cold eyes. She was so frightened that she quickly retracted her gaze and never dared to look around again.
"My servant has met the county master." Madam Chen saluted respectfully, and secretly gave Daya a hand, who was still panicking.
Da Ya came back to her senses, saluted in a hurry, and almost fell down before she could stand firmly.
Xia Zihan glanced at her, but didn't say anything about her. He looked at Madam Chen and asked with a smile, "Why did Madam Chen come to me?"
She was obviously smiling, but Mrs. Chen suddenly felt a bone-chilling coldness falling on her body, which made her shiver.
Suddenly, she wanted to give up the purpose of coming today.
But...
Glancing at the daughter beside her, Mrs. Chen gritted her teeth and revealed the purpose of today, "County Master, this is my slave's daughter Da Ya. She is eleven years old this year. She used to sweep the floor in the back garden, but recently there have been many rainy days. Ya’s body can’t bear the pain. I’m here to ask the county master for a favor. Can you arrange for Da Ya to work here?”
Moreover, from what I heard, she wanted her to arrange Daya in this room.
Haha...
What a big heart. Xia Zihan sneered.
All the maids in this house are her confidants. How could she be so stupid as to arrange for someone with the same greedy heart as Nuan Xia to enter her territory.
Just now, Da Ya was staring at the golden Buddha on the wooden shelf, and she didn't miss the greed in her eyes.
Even now, when she heard that Madam Chen was going to bring her to this house as an errand, the excitement in Da Ya's eyes made her feel sick.
If it's good, she doesn't mind accepting it and letting her work in the small kitchen, but such a greedy person is not worthy of following her.
She stared at Mrs. Chen with a sneer, and her tone was a little colder, "I have no shortage of people here."
Mrs. Chen's heart suddenly felt cold, but she was unwilling to give up. She knelt down and begged, "County Lord, please do it before me..."
"Ms. Chen." Xia Zihan's eyes sharpened and he interrupted her decisively. There was a hint of warning in his eyes, "Don't be greedy. Although you have merit in reporting Mrs. Shen, the manager also mentioned your monthly routine and asked you to do it. The second manager of the greenhouse, I hope you can cherish it and don’t think about things you shouldn’t think about.”
A layer of cold sweat instantly broke out on Mrs. Chen's back.
She felt Xia Zihan's sharp gaze shining on her, penetrating her heart like a sharp sword, seeming to see through the calculation deep in her heart.
Cold sweat rolled down her back, and she collapsed on the ground in fear, "Slave... I know my mistake. I will take Daya back right now."
Mrs. Chen has always been a person who knows the current affairs. Once she knows that this path will not work, she will immediately turn around and find another path that is beneficial to herself.
She got up, pulled Da Ya, who still looked unwilling, and hurried out.
"Bah, I thought she was a good thing, but I didn't expect her purpose was here." Chu Fei spat and cursed at their retreating figures with a look of disdain on his face.
Xia Zihan told her, "Go and tell He Donglin to find someone to watch Da Ya. If she does something, report it to me quickly."
She didn't believe that this was Mrs. Chen's idea alone.
Looking at Da Ya's eyes, she is not a worry-free person.
At noon, when Xia Zihan had dinner with Mrs. Zeng, she mentioned that she would go to Xia's house tomorrow to pay homage to Mrs. Xu, "Anyway, she is my mother in name only. We cannot miss this gift."
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If you fail to be polite, you will lose the opportunity.
Although she has the title of county head and is more noble than the Xu family, the Xu family takes the name of her mother. The Dasheng Dynasty also emphasized filial piety, so on the surface she must respect the Xu family.
If she failed to do so, she would hand a knife to Mr. Xu. Not only would she lose the opportunity, but Ms. Xu would also take advantage of it and make her jealous.
"I want to go, not only to go, but also to go with great fanfare." Zeng said, and then decided, "Tomorrow let He Donglin bring twenty guards to accompany you."
It is best to let everyone in the capital know that Yu Niang is a filial child. As long as the reputation of "filial piety" is spread, if Mrs. Xu wants to use the word "filial piety" to bully Yu Niang in the future, let's take a look. People believe it or not.
Xia Zihan and Zeng had the same idea. She nodded and said with a smile, "Well, everything is up to grandma's arrangement."
"I asked Manager Lu to prepare gifts for you this afternoon. Take a look, what do you need to give?"
"A gift?" Xia Zihan frowned and thought for a moment, then smiled sweetly, "Let's give them a piece of clothing each."
As soon as the clothes were put on them, without her having to do anything, her reputation as a filial mother and a loving sister was revealed.
"That's fine. You can make some snacks by yourself. It just so happens that your aunt will come over in the afternoon and ask her to take some back to eat."
"Okay."
Xia Zihan understood that asking her aunt to bring snacks back to eat was not for nothing. Her grandmother wanted her aunt to spread her respect for Mrs. Xu.
It seems that grandma also knows very well that Mrs. Xu is a hungry wolf in sheep's clothing.
After eating, the grandfather and grandson moved to the inner room. Mrs. Zeng took Xia Zihan's hand and warned her with sincerity, "Yu Niang, now that you have broken off the engagement, you must keep this reputation."
If this woman's reputation is ruined, it will be difficult to find her husband's family in the future, not to mention that Yuniang has canceled the engagement.
"I will, grandma." In this life, she will keep everything that belongs to her, including her reputation and everything in the Chu family.
Her reputation would no longer be trampled on by Xu at will like in her previous life.
First she broke off the engagement, then she got seriously ill, and then she was forced to have no choice but to marry Cao Zian.
In the afternoon, Mrs. Zhuo came, and so did Chu Jingqi, who had not been seen for a long time.
After Chu Jingqi arrived, she paid greetings to Mrs. Zeng and hurried to the inner courtyard to find Xia Zihan.
(End of chapter)