"How old are you? Your clothes are wrinkled and you don't know how to tidy them up. Without Xiao Cui, you wouldn't be able to take care of yourself..."
Li Yi helped her tidy up her clothes, frowned at her, then turned to look at the white-haired woman, and said with a smile: "You are here too, come in quickly..."
Zeng Zuimo looked at him and then at Mrs. Chen beside him, doubts appearing on his face again.
After walking back again and sitting down in the living room, Li Yicai looked at Miss Chen San and said, "I have heard about what happened in the cloth village yesterday. Thank you very much."
Zeng Zuimo muttered in a low voice: "I'll thank you if you want, it's none of your business..."
"Same, same." Miss Chen San looked at Li Yi and her faces and said with a smile.
"ah?"
A look of confusion appeared on Zeng Zuimo's face. She found that Mrs. Chen's attitude towards her had changed significantly since she knew her name, which left her a little confused.
At this moment, she actually still had many questions to ask, but she could only suppress her thoughts for the time being.
Miss Chen San glanced at Zeng Zuimo with an expression full of affection, then turned to look at Li Yi and asked: "Ruyi should be giving birth soon. How is her health lately?"
Li Yi nodded and said, "There are still three months left. She is a martial arts practitioner and her health has always been very good."
A look of surprise appeared on Zeng Zuimo's face. She knew Li Yi very well. He talked to anyone quite casually, and he was not afraid to make harmless jokes even with elders.
This was the first time she had seen him behave so well, even using honorifics when addressing him. This attitude was unprecedented, and it made her even more confused.
"Zui Mo, there's nothing busy over there in Goulan. Let's eat dumplings today..." Wan Ruoqing walked in from the outside and saw the situation in the hall. She was slightly startled and asked, "Are there any guests?"
"This is Mrs. Chen." Zeng Zuimo stood up, introduced her, and then asked: "If you have nothing to do, madam, you might as well have dinner here before leaving."
Miss Chen San was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared on her face and she said, "Okay."
She stood up, walked over, naturally took Wan Ruoqing's hand, and asked with a smile: "This must be Miss Ruoqing, she is indeed a rare beauty..."
Wan Ruoqing felt a little guilty when she saw her. She didn't know why Mrs. Chen, who was meeting for the first time, was so enthusiastic. She quietly glanced at Zeng Zuimo, her expression slightly confused.
Zeng Zuimo also had a confused look on his face. She had never mentioned anything about Sister Ruoqing to her. Why did she call out her name at the first sight? At this moment, she was even more confused. She just thought that after Mrs. Chen left, she would definitely
You should ask Li Yi carefully.
Miss Chen San seemed to realize that she had lost her composure, so she let go of her hand and said, "I'm disturbing you today..."
"Don't disturb, don't disturb." Wan Ruoqing said hastily, and then said: "I didn't expect there will be guests today, I will go out and buy more fillings..."
"Miss Ruoqing, you don't have to work anymore." Miss Chen San looked back and said, "Xiu'er, go out and buy some."
The maid named Xiu'er looked embarrassed, walked to her side, and whispered: "But miss, today is your birthday, and the second master is at home..."
"Go ahead."
"Yes, miss..." The maid bit her lip, finally nodded and walked out.
Wan Ruoqing turned around and ordered: "Yuzhu, Xiaocui, go take the fillings and the dough I rolled out this morning to the yard, and we will make dumplings over there."
"Hehe, I'm making dumplings..."
"Just watch it, can you eat it..."
"As I said, you can eat the food you made, but you still have to rely on Sister Ruoqing..."
The two little maids ran away chattering quickly. Wan Ruoqing and Miss Chen San laughed and walked out. Zeng Zuimo and Li Yi were a few steps behind. She turned her head and asked: "Have you and Mrs. Chen known each other a long time ago?
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Li Yi shook his head and said, "It's a long story. I'll tell you later."
Zeng Zuimo nodded, glared at Li Yi again, and asked: "Didn't you say that you are a martial arts master, and any troubles within a radius of thirty feet can't be hidden from your ears?"
Bragging is bragging. He is just a little better than ordinary people. He has a radius of thirty feet. He can indeed hear the voices of others more clearly than ordinary people, but it is not so exaggerated. Otherwise, he would not have been beaten by the old man hiding behind the bushes last time.
The emperor caught him and revealed himself.
"Thirty feet is a bit exaggerated. In fact, my skill is slightly weaker than thirty feet..."
"How much is that?"
"Three feet..."
"Is the distance between a door three inches?"
Li Yi looked at her with some shame and anger, "Girl, why do you have so many problems..."
The voice paused for a moment before saying, "There were no wrinkles on my clothes just now."
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"Here, here, and here, the lantern, the lantern is hanging sideways..."
"Have you invited all the people who should be invited? Check again... Who, who can't say who can be invited? Ask again. If he is sick, let him go!"
"There are many guests in Zuiyuelou today, and the food and wine will take a while to be prepared... I will kick out all the guests. If there is something wrong with one of the dishes today, they won't have to open the door in the future!"
"What, twenty tables is too many. Just ask them to do as they are told. It's not enough to just eat one table and throw the other away!"
"Please be attentive. If anything goes wrong tonight, pack up and get out of here!"
In Chen Guogong's Mansion, Chen Chong did not look like an important official of the imperial court today. He walked quickly in the mansion and shouted in an imageless manner. All the servants in the mansion held their breath and were cautious...
Today is the birthday of the third young lady. The second master has been preparing for it half a month ago. Not only has he invited many distinguished guests, but the Duke's mansion is also decorated with lights and colorful decorations. In the evening, the most famous actress in Kyoto will perform on the stage.
, there is no shortage of folk arts and acrobatics. According to previous years' practice, the most brilliant fireworks show in Kyoto every year will appear tonight.
This practice lasted for more than 20 years without missing a year.
This is almost the most important event of the year in the Duke's Mansion, more important than the New Year's Day and the birthdays of the head of the family and the second master.
In the Chen family, if there were omissions in other places, they might be forgiven, but today, even a small mistake would be punished heavily.
After thoroughly inspecting the Chen Mansion for the third time, Chen Chong raised his head and drank a pot of cold tea, then asked: "Where is the Third Miss? She hasn't come back yet?"
A servant of the Chen family immediately stepped forward and said, "The third lady went out early in the morning and has not come back yet."
Chen Chong waved his hand: "Send someone to look for it. Don't make any trouble today."
As soon as he finished speaking, a guard from the Chen family hurriedly walked up from a distance and whispered a few words in Chen Chong's ear. Chen Chong's face immediately darkened.
He asked in a cold voice: "What are you talking about? The third lady went to Yangliu Lane, and Li Yi was also there?"
The guard nodded repeatedly: "Yes, after my subordinates found out, they came back immediately to report it!"
"You guys, come out with me!" Chen Chong ordered in a cold voice and strode out of the house.
A group of more than ten people walked out of the Chen Mansion, causing some people on the street to stare again.
Yesterday, most people were involved in the attack on Ningyuan Hou Mansion. Most people did not know what happened, but some insiders knew very well that even with the Cui family, Qin family and others to dissuade them, Ningyuan Hou Mansion still paid a huge price.
Only then did the matter settle.
Today, seeing the second master of the Chen family like this, who else is going to be in trouble?
