"Dad, let's go back to our hometown in Jiangnan." Xiaodi said with sobs while wiping her tears.
Manager Xiao fiddled with the beads on the abacus and asked without raising his head, "What's the matter?"
Xiaodi said reluctantly: "That disgusting Zhang Shisan just bullied me. Now even the young master... is helping him to bully me. Let's resign and go back to our hometown. The young master has a future now and doesn't care about us anymore."
Manager Xiao chuckled and copied down a number. Then he let go of his abacus and walked towards his precious daughter. He said with a smile: "Young master will bully you? It's weird if dad believes you. There is nothing wrong with you all the time."
Rules, the young master dotes on you and invites a teacher to teach you how to read. Which slave girl do you think has such a blessing? Aren't you satisfied with the life of a young lady?"
"It's him, he's the one who bullied me."
Xiao Di choked up and told the story. After hearing this, Manager Xiao had a thoughtful look in his eyes. He twirled his beard and pondered for a while, then sighed softly: "Daughter, don't feel too aggrieved. No matter what
What does Zhang Shisan mean? But what he said is not wrong after all. In the final analysis, you are a maid after all. The young master has the same difficulties as the young master, and it is not easy for him. Now that you have grown up, you must be sensible and don’t give in to him all the time.
The young master is causing trouble..."
Xiao Di said in disbelief: "What? Dad, can you also speak for him?"
She wiped away her tears and stood up angrily: "I won't tell my father anymore. I'm going to find my mother. My mother loves me the most..."
"stop!"
Manager Xiao pushed his daughter back on the chair, rolled his eyes, and suddenly changed his smile. He sat next to his daughter, took her hand, and said with a smile: "Xiao Di, you also know that our young master is more capable than the master.
Da, our family's life has been getting better and better in the past few years, and we have become a well-known rich man in Qingzhou City. Last year, the young master won the honor again. Maybe in the future, he will be able to pass the imperial examination, win the Jinshi, and become a high official...
Think about it, what will our Yang family look like in the future? By then, there will be many servants in the family, and the house will be deep in the courtyard. How can it be done without rules? Even if that Zhang Shisan doesn’t cause trouble for you, you will still be able to behave like this in the future.
You seem to be unrestrained now? You can't be arrogant because of favors. I see, when the young master gets married and the young lady comes in, there will be someone in charge of our house, and you will be even less likely to be as careless as you are now.
That's right, no matter how much the young master loves you, can he still kiss the young madam?"
Xiao Di blinked and became silent.
Manager Xiao spoke earnestly and sincerely: "Xiao Di, it's not as good as when you were a child. The master's status is getting higher and higher, and the rules will naturally become bigger and bigger. In the future, if you have a wife, a young master and a young lady, you can still be like this.
?What was the difference between you and Cuiyun girl at that time? If you want the young master to love you and care about you, you have to do what your father and mother told you and work hard to be the young master's woman..."
Xiaodi pouted: "Dad, you are here again. The young master has always regarded me as his younger sister, and I also regard the young master as his biological brother. Is this the young master's woman?"
She tilted her head and thought about it, and suddenly shuddered: "I feel uncomfortable thinking about it, my hair is standing on end."
Manager Xiao said disapprovingly: "It's a brother and a sister, so that's not a problem. Look at those poor families who have promised their daughters to others as child brides since they were young. There are women who are more than ten years older than their husbands. Before the couple consummates the marriage, what kind of delay is there?
Aren’t there a lot of people who have little husbands with snot in their noses who treat their wives as sisters or even as their own mothers? In the end, they didn’t become husband and wife.”
Manager Xiao twirled his beard and smiled and said: "The young master treats you as a girl now. When you and the young master get along well, and you have a baby in the future, will he still treat you as a girl?"
Xiaodi shivered again, hurriedly patting the goosebumps on her body, and said in embarrassment: "Dad, what are you talking about? You want to have a baby with the young master! It sounds so weird, dad, don't say it, he is getting worse.
It’s getting colder.”
Manager Xiao said angrily: "You stinky girl, it's the young master who has spoiled you, okay! You are now a grown-up, it's time to announce your marriage. I will ask your mother to arrange your marriage for you tomorrow."
Dad is not at ease even though we are far away, what do you think of the great man in our house, or else he will be a fool?"
Xiaodi shook her head like a rattle: "No, no, no, no, dad is looking for someone, they don't like them."
Manager Xiao glared and said: "If you are not a high-level person, you are not a low-level person. Who do you want to find? As long as the young master doesn't leave you as a current person, with our family's status, how much do you want to marry someone who likes you?"
People? You don’t like marrying someone else, but what about the young master, you don’t like it..."
Xiaodi pouted and said: "Who said I don't like the young master, but I don't like him that way."
Manager Xiao touched his head and said in confusion: "Which kind of thing do you like? Which kind of thing do you like?"
Xiaodi said blankly: "I can't tell, but... I just don't like it that way."
She glanced at her father and narrowed her big eyes slightly: "Why do you insist on letting me marry the young master? Is it because... the young master is rich and powerful, so dad, you..., hum!"
Manager Xiao said angrily: "Fart! You still don't know what kind of person your father is?"
He sighed and said: "Dad is already so old, and you are the only daughter. Even if I earn a fortune, who will I give it to? Dad has not planned for you. In fact, dad and your mother did not have this.
Thoughts, not to mention that the young master has been married since he was a child in his hometown of Yingtian Mansion. Even if he didn't, there are many wealthy families in Qingzhou City who want to marry our Yang family. How can you compare to their rich daughter? The young master wants to get married, why can't he?
It's not your turn.
It was only after Master Qiuwei gained fame last year that he became eligible to take a concubine. Dad thought that with our family background, it would not be easy to find you a husband you like. The Master’s person
There’s no mention of character or talent. What’s especially rare is that I’ve been childhood sweethearts with you since childhood. If you really follow the young master, will the young master not love you or make you angry?”
He touched his daughter's head and said kindly: "That Zhang Shisan is indeed a bit domineering because of the young master's favor. But dad doesn't believe it. In the eyes of the young master, that Zhang Shisan has more weight than your dad. Dad will do it for you."
It's easy to vent your anger. But dad can't do that, because no matter what Zhang Shisan's intentions are, what he says is always reasonable. Even if the young master doesn't care, you can do whatever you want at home, but the young master is already twenty years old, and this is what he wants to get married.
It's been two years. When the Yang family has a mistress, can they still tolerate you like this? Start learning more rules now, and there will be less right and wrong in the future.
Dad really wants to find a lifelong support for his daughter. Alas! In fact, you and the young master have been together since childhood, and they have always been like brothers and sisters. How could dad not see it? You treat the young master as an older brother, and the young master also treats you as you.
It's a girl, and dad is as clear as day in his heart. After he had this thought in mind, he only said good things about you in front of the young master with the hope of just in case. Dad just thought that if the young master one day gets enlightened,
Do I really like you? If that day comes, it will be your blessing. You have to take the time to think about what dad said. If you really don’t have that intention, dad won’t force you, just let it go..."
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Feng Xihui's residence is relatively remote, with few people around him. His residence is rented, and the house is not big. It is a three-room tile-roofed house, with a main room in the middle, an inner room on each side, and a small yard in the front. Even so.
During the Song Dynasty, when salaries were the most generous, most officials bought or rented their own houses while in office. Feng Xihui's public identity was just that of a low-ranking official in the prefect's yamen. Naturally, he could not move his residence. His true identity was shady.
Yes, it is safer to live in a more remote place.
It was dark at night, and a figure climbed over the courtyard wall of Feng Xihui's house lightly, and knocked lightly on the window of the bedroom on the right. After a while, the light came on, and a burly figure picked up the oil lamp and walked slowly towards the main room. He got up.
After unlocking the bolt and opening the door, the figure from outside flashed in. The lantern holder glanced into the moonlit courtyard before closing the door again.
After a moment, the lights in the bedroom came on again, and the two people sat down across the table. The person sitting opposite Feng Xihui was none other than Zhang Shisan. Feng Xihui poured a cup of herbal tea for Zhang Shisan, pushed forward slightly, and frowned slightly.
He said with an eyebrow: "Why are you coming here at this time? There is no news about the mysterious assassin yet. We must ensure his safety."
Zhang Shisan said: "The outer house has arranged a nursing home, and Xia Xun is not living in the dormitory that Yang Wenxuan used to live in. With his assassin's methods, he will not attack rashly. Besides, I'm afraid he still hasn't heard the news about 'Yang Wenxuan' returning home today."
I don’t know, if he had been following us and knew all our whereabouts, he would have taken action as early as when we were dismantling Shipeng Village.”
Feng Xihui said in a deep voice: "Be careful and you won't make a big mistake. From tomorrow on, you must always stay by his side."
Zhang Shisan smiled sinisterly and said: "Don't worry, Commander-in-Chief, even without your instructions, I will be more careful with him. This kid is a bit difficult to manipulate."
Feng Xihui said with emotion: "Why, what's wrong? Has someone found out?"
Zhang Shisan said: "That's not true. Only Manager Xiao showed a slight expression of emotion when he first saw him, but he didn't notice anything. The others were fine."
Feng Xihui smiled and said: "That's good. Since he can deceive the servants of the Yang family, he will be more sure of deceiving others."
Zhang Shisan said coldly: "The chances of hiding it from others are high, but this kid's temper has gradually grown. Ever since he returned to Qingzhou and entered the Yang Mansion, this kid has been a little carefree. If he hadn't taken the overall situation into consideration, he wouldn't be able to do anything today.
I really want him to have a taste of the methods I, Zhang, used to torture prisoners!"
Feng Xihui frowned and said, "How do you say that?"
"Tonight I deliberately made trouble for Manager Xiao's daughter to create opportunities for him, but he actually refused to do it." Zhang Shisan told the whole story of what happened in the Yang Mansion tonight, and Feng Xihui laughed after listening to it.
Said: "It is human nature for an untouchable to be so proud once he arrives in this splendid city and joins a wealthy family. It is human nature to be carried away and get carried away. You don't need to worry about it. The more he thinks of himself as the real Yang Xu, the more he pretends to be."
It will become more and more like that major events related to us are beneficial and harmless."