The group of people rushed to the city before dark. The carriage stopped on the street and asked them to find out what inns there were in the county.
I just heard someone talking on the roadside.
"Mrs. Xiang brought a few more noodles back to the house. I heard from the servants in the Liang Mansion that she usually has at least three noodles to serve her when she sleeps at night. It's hard to live a good life these days!"
The speaker looked distressed.
Xiao Xixi's eyes almost lit up with curiosity. She had never heard of anyone in the capital raising a face in such a grand manner, but she didn't expect to hear it in such a small county.
She looked sideways at Leng Moran, and when he nodded, she stuck her head out of the car window and chatted with people on the street.
"Who are you talking about Mrs. Xiang?"
Passers-by noticed that she was a stranger, but they did not hesitate to talk to her, "She is the wife of the Liang family, the richest man in the county. It has been five years since her husband died of illness. She has raised a lot of faces, some of whom are very handsome."
A good-looking man is forced to have sex with her just after meeting her once. If there is a good-looking man in your family, you should avoid it."
Xiao Xixi retracted her head back to the carriage and glanced at Leng Moran, nodded in agreement, then popped her head out and continued to ask: "Don't the elders of the Liang family care about it?"
A passerby said: "What the hell, there are only some elders of the same clan left in the Liang family, and Mrs. Xiang won't listen to them. Besides, when Mr. Liang was alive, there were countless concubines in the same house, and there were also many outside concubines.
After he left, the concubines and concubines left behind all relied on Mrs. Xiang. The elders of the same clan just said a few words, but Mrs. Xiang just said no more nonsense and asked them to take all the concubines and concubines back.
If the family is raised, those people won’t dare to talk too much.”
As soon as Xiao Xixi retracted her head from the car window, Gu Xian asked worriedly: "Cousin, why don't we stay here too long?"
Xiao Xixi was stunned, raised the door curtain and asked him: "Aren't you here to find something to do?"
Gu Xian's face showed bitterness: "I didn't know there was a female devil here, and wouldn't she be following you from now on? I don't have to look for any more errands."
"Then how will my cousin do business?"
"There are many places where I can do business, and this one is not bad. I'd better find another place. What if I am attracted by Mrs. Xiang?"
Xiao Xixi was speechless. Although her third cousin was pretty good-looking, he was not conspicuous among the crowd. Such worries were more or less unnecessary.
Even if he needs to worry, it should be Leng Moran who should worry.
She turned around and asked Leng Moran: "Husband, do we want to stay here for the night?"
Leng Moran said: "It's getting late. Let's go find a place to stay when Feng Yan comes back."
Xiao Xixi nodded, thinking she was going to find an inn, so she didn't think much about it and stuck her head out of the car window to continue chatting with people on the street.
When Feng Yan came back, Leng Moran asked, "Can you find out where Liang's house is?"
Feng Yan didn't react and asked: "Master is asking about Liang Mansion, the richest man in the county?"
"Exactly, go to Liang Mansion."
Xiao Xixi was dumbfounded and had no intention of chatting with anyone. She immediately withdrew her head and asked, "Why do you want to go to the Liang Mansion?"
Leng Moran did not explain, only said: "Of course I have something to do."
Xiao Xixi frowned and looked at him. Could it be that the errand ordered by the emperor was related to the Liang Mansion? But Leng Moran didn't seem to know about it when he first came here.
Gu Xian, who was on the carriage shaft, was so frightened that his spine ran cold, and he quickly asked: "Brother-in-law, why are we going to Liang's Mansion?"
He was extremely scared, he didn't want to face others.
Leng Moran didn't answer, Feng Yan ordered the escort to drive the car.
Gu Xian then talked to Xiao Xixi.
"Cousin, can we not go?"
"We have something to do. If my cousin doesn't want to go, why not find an inn to stay at."
Gu Xian didn't want to talk anymore. He finally hugged her into his lap and didn't want to let go easily. Moreover, he felt it was safer to follow them.
Arriving in front of the Liang Mansion, Leng Moran asked Feng Yan to hand over the name card. This time, he was a descendant of a noble family in the capital. He was passing by and wanted to stay overnight.
Xiao Xixi did not think that the Liang family would receive them, and had already made up her mind that they would be kicked out. Unexpectedly, the Liang family's housekeeper came to invite them in person, and then invited them to the main hall.
In the main hall, a gorgeous woman in luxurious clothes was lying on a beauty couch, with two extremely beautiful men beside her, beating her legs and rubbing her shoulders.
Being so blatantly served by a man, it is not difficult to guess the woman's identity.
Hearing the footsteps, she opened her eyes slightly and asked the housekeeper: "Are they from the capital?"
The butler cupped his hands and said, "Exactly."
Mrs. Xiang waved her hand to signal the housekeeper to step back, then sat up straight and looked at the group of people in front of her.
Leng Moran clasped his fists and said, "My surname is Tang and I'm from the capital. I often get annoyed when I pass by here."
Mrs. Xiang looked at him with a smile, then glanced at Xiao Xixi and Gu Xian, and said, "She has a good child."
These words frightened Gu Xian so much that he almost fell to his knees on the ground.
Mrs. Xiang continued: "Tell me, why did you come to me?"
Leng Moran said: "I'm not used to staying in inns. I heard that the scenery here is unique, so I want to stay here for a few days."
Mrs. Xiang laughed and said, "Not many people dare to stay at my house."
"If there are too many, won't it disturb Madam's tranquility?"
Seeing that Leng Moran was neither humble nor arrogant, Mrs. Xiang decided that his identity was anything but ordinary. She originally wanted to drive him out, but suddenly changed her mind.
"Okay, you can stay for a few days, but I have to collect cash."
"Ma'am, just ask."
Mrs. Xiang didn't say any more, and called the housekeeper to clean up a few guest rooms, and at the same time asked the kitchen to prepare meals.
"Since you have come to my place, you must do your best to be a landlord. You can rest for a while and have dinner together later."
Not long after, the servants of the Liang Mansion had prepared the meals, and Mrs. Xiang also found some singers to sing.
Leng Moran ate while listening to the music. From time to time he would praise the delicious food and the nice singing, and he would not be stingy with giving gifts.
Mrs. Xiang smiled from ear to ear.
Gu Xian was in a state of high nervousness the whole time. He was so afraid of being noticed by Mrs. Xiang that he didn't dare to raise his head all night.
Xiao Xixi was not worried that Leng Moran would be favored by Mrs. Xiang. She felt that Mrs. Xiang looked at Leng Moran with the kind of appreciation an elder would have for a junior. As for Gu Xian, she didn't think Mrs. Xiang could like him at all.
After all, the faces around people are all stunning.
During the dinner, Xiao Xixi accidentally caught a glimpse of a male favorite with something wrong in his eyes. Especially at the moment when no one noticed, she felt the male favorite's disgust towards Mrs. Xiang.
Sometimes, what is in the eyes is the most undeceiving.
After returning to her residence after dinner, Xiao Xixi told Leng Moran what she had seen.
Leng Moran was surprised. His focus was on Mrs. Xiang throughout the whole process and he didn't notice that there was something wrong with having a male favorite.
At this moment, Leng Moran felt that bringing Xiao Xixi out this time was a very correct decision.
