Mu Ci raised her head and looked at Zhou Jiahui, pretending to be innocent, "I have had a strict upbringing since I was a child, and I will be punished for speaking big words. The third lady said that it is okay, but the old lady must not take it seriously, thinking that I do not respect the elders."
She pointedly pointed out that Zhou Jiahui ignored Mrs. Zhou and overstepped her elders.
In Rizhao Hall, where is the room for Zhou Jiahui, a concubine, to speak?
Zhou Jiahui's expression changed due to Mu Ci's words, "You?!"
"Okay. Girl Qu is a distinguished guest of the Zhou family. You can accompany Girl Qu for a walk around the courtyard when you have time. If you don't have anything else to do, let's get over." The old lady didn't like to see Zhou Jiahui, let alone Zhou Jiahui taking over the guests. Naturally,
I can't give him a good look.
"Yes, grandma." Zhou Yueting and Zhou Jiahui responded at the same time.
After leaving Rizhao Hall, Mu Ci walked in front.
When Zhou Jiahui saw this, a flash of anger flashed in her eyes. Normally she would just look at Zhou Yueting's face, so why should she accept the idleness of this charming woman?
Wouldn't it be nice if this charming little girl fell down the steps and lost her appearance?
Mu Ci was about to go down the stairs when she heard the footsteps behind her suddenly quicken, and her beautiful eyes flashed.
She pretended to stumble under her feet and turned her body slightly to the side.
However, Zhou Jiahui, who deliberately wanted to collide with her, had no time to stop her momentum and actually fell down the steps.
Fortunately, the steps were not too high, less than a foot high. Even so, Zhou Jiahui was so energetic that her whole face hit the pavement, causing her nose and face to become swollen.
Mu Ci looked at this scene in pretended shock: "Miss Third, are you okay? Why are you so careless?"
Zhou Yueting stepped forward to help Zhou Jiahui up. When she heard the voice, she looked at Mu Ci.
Miss Qu's face was full of shock, and she seemed surprised that the third sister would fall.
Just now she saw clearly that it was Third Sister who wanted to hit Girl Qu, but Girl Qu suddenly turned sideways, and Third Sister missed her.
Judging from Miss Qu's expression, it's probably just a coincidence that she was able to avoid being framed by Third Sister?
"Sister, my face hurts so much. Is my appearance disfigured?" Zhou Jiahui felt a severe pain in her left cheek, and her face turned pale with fright.
Zhou Yueting looked at Zhou Jiahui's face carefully and comforted her softly: "There is a small scratch, it's nothing serious. I have a good ointment in my room. It can be healed after a few applications without leaving any scars."
Zhou Jiahui breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."
"Be careful when going down the steps. Don't be so reckless next time." Mu Ci looked down at Zhou Jiahui from above, pretending to comfort her, and then left for Hengwu Garden.
When she reached the intersection with the West Courtyard, she slowed down and asked Nan Xing, "Is this the Gui Pavilion?"
I heard Nan Yue say once before that Xiao Ziyan, a popular figure in the Zhou family, lived in Guige.
She didn't take it to heart at the time.
Today, the Zhou sisters mentioned this person frequently, which aroused her a little interest.
When she came to Zhou's house, it might be Xiao Ziyan's fault.
Nan Xing lowered his eyes and replied: "Exactly, Gui Pavilion is the courtyard where young master Biao lives."
"I want to visit Gui Pavilion, but are there any taboos?" Mu Ci asked.
Nan Xing did not expect that Mu Ci would be interested in Gui Ge. She hesitated: "Girl, there are differences between men and women. I am afraid that it will affect the girl's reputation."
Mu Ci thought to herself that she no longer had any good reputation to speak of.
"It's okay, call Nan Yue up. You go and call Nan Yue over." Mu Ci looked into the distance.
The road leading to Gui Pavilion has no end at a glance, and the Xiangfei bamboos on both sides of the road are fluttering in the wind, as if waving to her.
With a thought in her mind, she walked towards the path uncontrollably.
The path to Gui Ge is clean and tidy, and the Xiangfei bamboos on both sides of the path are neatly repaired, which seems to indicate that the owner of Gui Pavilion is a meticulous person.
After walking for about a quarter of an hour, the front gradually opened up. Gui Pavilion was a two-entry courtyard. The plaque in front of the door was grandly engraved with the word "Gui Pavilion".
She stood in front of the return pavilion, hesitating.
This is the residence of a young man, and it would not be appropriate for her to break in rashly, although she has never had the concept of guarding men and women.
Looking from the door, I can see the lush courtyard inside, and there seems to be a faint fragrance of flowers coming from the house.
She raised her voice and said, "Is there anyone here?"
No one answered her. After thinking about it, she decided it would be better not to intrude.
I called twice more, but still no one answered.
She turned around while thinking, but she never expected that someone had already been standing quietly behind her. It was a young man wearing an azure coat with large sleeves.
The young man was born with integrity, but his smile was a bit frivolous, which always made people unhappy.
The young man looked at Mu Ci intently, his eyes shining: "Are you Miss Qu?"
"Are you Xiao Ziyan?" Mu Ci asked without answering.
It doesn't look like much.
"Cousin Xiao is out. I am Zhou Rong, the eldest son of the second wife. Nice to meet you." Zhou Rong looked at Mu Ci with burning eyes.
He had never seen such a beautiful girl in his life, and it made his heart itch uncontrollably.
Although Mu Ci didn't like Zhou Rong's direct gaze, she didn't show it on her face. She said nothing more and turned around to leave.
Seeing this, Zhou Rong followed her: "Miss Qu, are you leaving now? Cousin Xiao will be back soon, why don't you wait? Yes, are you engaged, where do you live, and how old are you this year?"
Before Mu Ci could answer, he saw Nan Xing and Nan Yue hurried over. When they saw Zhou Rong, Nan Xing and Nan Yue's expressions were not right.
The two maids saluted Zhou Rong, and Nan Xing said: "Second young master, please don't be rude to Miss Qu!"
Zhou Rong has always liked to tease the beautiful maids in the house, and his reputation is not good. Now when he sees such a beautiful girl, why can't he get interested?
Mu Ci was a little surprised to hear Nan Xing speak to Zhou Rong like this.
After all, Zhou Rong is the eldest son of the second wife, and Nan Xing is just a little maid. How dare you ignore the inferiority and be rude to Zhou Rong?
Zhou Rong had a stern look on his face. He reluctantly glanced at Mu Ci again before throwing up his sleeves and walking away.
Seeing this, Nan Yue whispered to Mu Ci: "Girl, please stay away from the second young master when you see him in the future. The second young master has evil intentions."
Mu Ci echoed: "I can see it."
The moment she saw Zhou Rong, she didn't like him.
When Nan Xing and Nan Yue saw Mu Ci saying this, they were determined.
If anything happens to Miss Qu, they can't bear it.
"What I'm worried about is that after the second young master sees the girl, he is afraid that the second young master will have ideas for the girl. How can this be done?" Nan Xing said worriedly.
When Nan Yue heard what she said, her face was filled with sadness.
Mu Ci looked at the two of them and comforted them: "I'm not afraid, so what are you afraid of?"
"The girl is just a weak woman, and the second young master is also the legitimate young master of the second wife. How can his arm be twisted past his thigh?" Nan Xing said: "Girl, you should hurry back to Hengwuyuan and try to come out as little as possible in the future."
Didn't she say that even she, a woman, would be moved when she saw the girl's face, let alone the second young master, a man who loves beauty?
