"We have a very good relationship," Xia Zhaoyi replied, "Shen Langjun and I had a life-long friendship."
A life-long friendship.
Wang Fengnian nodded: "Oh..."
Looking at his expression, Zhi Changle felt something was wrong and said, "What do you want to say?"
"No, I'm just curious. Everyone has heard of Mr. Shen's beauty." Wang Fengnian said.
Originally, he wanted to ask whether the hearsay was true or not, but since Shen Lie had a good relationship with Miss Ali, he stopped asking.
However, it doesn’t matter whether it’s true or false. In today’s world, who’s hands are completely clean?
After breakfast and a brief tidying up, they went out.
Zhi Changle's goal was too big, and Xia Zhaoyi asked him not to go with him, so there were only Lao Tong, Wang Fengnian, and Xia Zhaoyi.
When they arrived at Liufang Street, where Nianhua Zhai was located, Xia Zhaoyi got off the carriage and left.
It was raining heavily, so she opened the bamboo umbrella left by the former shopkeeper. It was a little yellowed and old, but the ink flowers on the umbrella were quite charming.
There's nothing wrong with it on rainy days, except that clothes get wet easily and become sticky.
Calculating the time, it would take her at least half an hour to walk to Hengxiang North District.
The housekeeper of Qu Mansion has been waiting at the door. Although it is June, it is still very cold even if it rains.
Finally, I saw the slender figure walking through the rain curtain. She was dressed in a light green robe, with a simple bun and long black hair. The umbrella cover created a quiet space for her alone. The skylight on the umbrella was softened, reflecting her face. The fair face is clear and flawless.
The housekeeper couldn't be sure it was her, so he took about ten steps forward and said, "But Miss Xia?"
After the girl saw him, she also quickened her pace, got closer and said, "Everyone is equal to his work."
The housekeeper made a "please" and said: "It's cold outside, Miss Xia, come in quickly."
"Yeah." Xia Zhaoyi smiled.
Mrs. Qu is a person who loves to enjoy herself very much.
We only have a few decades in this world, and if we can't take our glory and wealth with us to another world, then we can squander as much as we can while we're still alive.
Therefore, Mrs. Qu's entire house exudes nobility, because Mrs. Qu likes nobility.
The carved beams and painted pillars, the green tiles and red roofs, and the stones on the pavement in the courtyard must be replaced in winter and summer. In summer, they are replaced with cold stones that absorb heat, and in winter, they are warm stones.
Xia Zhaoyi followed the housekeeper to Yaojie Garden. Mrs. Qu heard about her arrival first and was waiting at the door, with a little maid holding an umbrella for her.
"Miss Ah Li." Mrs. Qu smiled.
"Hello, Mrs. Qu." Xia Zhaoyi also smiled.
"You look even better this way," Mrs. Qu looked up and down with admiration, "I say you are pretty, but you also have a heroic spirit about you that no one else can imitate."
"Thank you, ma'am."
"The calligraphy and painting have been brought, and there are more than one. In addition to the calligraphy and painting, we also took some other things."
"Something else? What is it?"
"Come on." Mrs. Qu smiled.
Walking through the exquisite gardens and going up to the lobby, you will be greeted by the incense and warmth in the room.
Mrs. Qu saw that her shoes were slightly wet, so she ordered her maids to go get new ones. When she came back, a group of maids were holding new shoes in different sizes, letting Xia Zhaoyi choose.
Xia Zhaoyi picked a similar pair and was about to put it on when Mrs. Qu said again: "Let's soak in hot water."
Xia Zhaoyi laughed. She had never been so particular in her previous life when she was in Dingguo Palace.
"No, I'll just wipe it off." Xia Zhaoyi said.
Mrs. Qu did not force herself and asked someone to bring a dry warm soft handkerchief and warm water for her to wash her hands.
It took some time just to get in. After entering, Mrs. Qu asked people to serve food and wine, and also asked her if she wanted to watch a dance or listen to music.
Xia Zhaoyi smiled and shook his head: "I don't like to see these."
Mrs. Qu nodded and asked people to get the calligraphy and paintings.
The little maid responded and just left, the housekeeper suddenly shouted anxiously from outside: "Madam!"
Although he was shouting, his voice seemed to be suppressed.
Mrs. Qu raised her head and looked outside.
She was very familiar with her butler, who would rarely be so rude and call her directly outside.
Before she could ask someone to take a look, she saw the housekeeper who had taken off his shoes and didn't even bother to change them. He ran over with a pair of soft socks and said, "Madam!"
Mrs. Qu frowned slightly, and then she understood why the housekeeper behaved like this.
Seeing the tall figure appearing at the door, Mrs. Qu stood up from her seat in shock.
Xia Zhaoyi followed her gaze and turned back curiously, and recognized at a glance that it was the man in black who came on horseback last night.
"Madam, do you recognize him?" Xia Zhaoyi asked.
When she turned around, she saw that Mrs. Qu's face was a little pale.
"Is Madam okay?" Xia Zhaoyi asked with concern.
Mrs. Qu didn't know how to introduce her to her, but at this moment, Nie Huimo had changed his shoes and strode in from outside.
Although he took long strides, he didn't walk very fast. He stepped in slowly with a soft handkerchief, looking calm and calm, as if he was the master here.
After approaching, Nie Huimo threw the handkerchief to the nervous housekeeper and raised his eyes to look at Mrs. Qu.
The general, who commanded millions of troops and had always been calm, rarely showed a boyish high-spirited look on his face.
Then, he seemed to have noticed that there were others in the hall, calmed his expression, and slowly turned his eyes to look calmly at the girl beside him.
Xia Zhaoyi was looking at him, her black and bright eyes not evading at all.
When their eyes met, Nie Huimo suddenly felt a little panicked.
Of course, the look on his face would not betray his panic.
"Who are you?" Nie Huimo asked.
Xia Zhaoyi didn't want to cause trouble to Mrs. Qu, so she said calmly: "My surname is Xia."
As soon as she finished speaking, Mrs. Qu said directly: "She is Ah Li."
Mrs. Qu had no time to play tricks with him. If Nie Huimo really wanted to do something here today, Mrs. Qu would have no choice but to make all the nursing staff come to stop him.
Xia Zhaoyi looked at Mrs. Qu.
Mrs. Qu did not dare to look into her eyes.
"Ah Li," Nie Huimo repeated these two words slowly, and then smiled without saltiness, "Miss Ah Li is so calm, how can she still sit still?"
"Why can't you sit down?" Xia Zhaoyi's voice turned slightly cold, "You think you're scary?"
Mrs. Qu took a deep breath and said, "This is General Nie, Nie Huimo."
Nie Huimo kept staring at the girl, but when she heard his name, her expression suddenly turned cold, and a trace of ferocity flashed in her eyes.
Nie Huimo was suddenly stunned.
It seemed completely different from what he thought. Didn't she recognize him before?
Xia Zhaoyi looked at him steadily.
It turned out to be him.
No wonder I felt familiar every time. It turned out to be him!
I couldn't match my name because I only met him once and I didn't recognize him at all at the time.
Zhu Xian's death suddenly became clear in front of Xia Zhaoyi.
She had to be very patient to control her anger.
Although he knew that Zhu Xian's death was not directly related to him.
At this time, the little maid who went to get the calligraphy and paintings came back with the calligraphy and paintings. When she saw this scene, the little maid was dumbfounded far away, not knowing whether she should come over or not.
