Zhou Shaojin walked north.
Shi Xiang hurriedly pulled her aside: "Second Miss, where are you going? Jiashu Hall is over there!"
Zhou Shaojin smiled slightly: "We are not going back to Jiashu Hall, we are going to Xiaoshan Conggui Courtyard."
Shi Xiang was stunned.
Zhou Shaojin opened the bamboo basket that Shi Xiang was carrying and said with a smile, "Father brought some tea leaves. Since I sent some to the second house, it is reasonable for me to send some to Uncle Chi as well, right?"
"But..." Shouldn't it be better to have less contact with Master Chi Si, who is such a powerful person? Why do you still want to get close to him? If you happen to annoy him, he can even blame Master Nuo for the fire in the fifth room. What can't be done as you please? Shi Xiang deeply felt that the second young lady should stay away from Master Chi Si, but seeing Zhou Shaojin's happy look, she was a little undecided whether she should say this.
Zhou Shaojin didn't care what Shi Xiang thought.
She had to find a way to tell Uncle Chi what her father had said.
She left the incense and went to the laurel bush on the hill.
How could Shi Xiang dare not follow
The two climbed up the hill one after the other.
It was Qingfeng who came out to agree.
The two of them widened their eyes at the same time, looking at each other. Finally, Qingfeng was defeated and said in annoyance, "Miss, please wait a moment," and turned to walk inside.
Zhou Shaojin looked at it and snorted coldly.
He also said that Uncle Chi had gone to Lin'an, and it had only been a few days, so how come he rushed back
Is this Uncle Chi's excuse for shirking responsibility, or is it an excuse that the ancestor of the second branch is looking for to suppress Uncle Chi
Zhou Shaojin felt that the latter was more likely.
Uncle Chi is a younger generation after all. Looking at his appearance, although he always smiles, he is not the kind of person who can be bullied. As long as the ancestor of the second house lets out a hint, with his personality, how can he have the audacity to eat and drink
She stood in the pavilion waiting, feeling very bored, and looked around the Osmanthus Fragrance Courtyard on the small hill.
Xiaoshan Conggui Courtyard was built on a hill. She was standing halfway up the hill, with a pavilion, a few large rocks, and a forest behind her. As the terrain gradually rose, she could clearly see a courtyard with continuous roofs among the green trees. The area was not smaller than the four-room house. Further up, there was a pavilion on the top of the hill. She had been there last time. It was called Qingyin Pavilion. Along the way, there were streams, ancient trees and wild flowers, and rugged rocks, which had a lot of mountain charm.
However, the landscapes in the south of the Yangtze River are all like this, most of them are artificially built, fake, unlike the landscapes in the north, which are rough but solid, and are the original appearance. Speaking of which, she is still more accustomed to the north, especially in winter, with ground heating, warm, not cold at all. Unlike Jinling, you have to use a brazier, and there is always a smell in the house.
In such a big courtyard, is it possible that Uncle Chi is the only one living there
The hills from the Guiyuan forest seem to be connected to the Hanbi Mountain Villa.
I just don't know where they are behind
If she had the chance someday, she would definitely walk around Jiuru Lane to see how far it extended to the west and east... From this perspective, it seemed like they were living in the mountains, and there was no sign of the prosperity of Jinling Prefecture.
Zhou Shaojin was lost in thought for a long time, and there was no sign of Qingfeng, so she sat on the beauty's seat in the pavilion and waited.
"Second Miss, be careful not to catch a cold." Shi Xiang hurriedly pulled her back, took out her handkerchief and put it on the beauty's backrest, muttering, "It would be nice if there was a cushion."
Zhou Shaojin wondered if Qingfeng was deliberately ignoring him, so he smiled and said, "Next time we come, bring a cushion yourself." After thinking for a moment, he added, "Also bring a set of tea sets and a book. Since we have to wait anyway, why not drink some tea and read a book? I don't believe Qingfeng would dare not inform me."
Shi Xiang couldn't help but hold her forehead.
People were openly trying to drive the Second Miss away, but the Second Miss... insisted on staying at someone else's doorstep.
If the young lady knew about this, she would be furious!
She advised Zhou Shaojin: "How about we come back tomorrow? Bring tea sets and cushions..."
"Wait a little longer!" Zhou Shaojin looked at the sky. The sun had risen and the heat of summer was no longer felt on his body. "If the breeze doesn't come in another half a minute, we can just go in."
"This, this is probably not appropriate?" Shi Xiang said, feeling as if sweat was coming out on his forehead.
Zhou Shaojin disagreed and said, "Whose child dares to neglect guests? The child from Xiaoshan Conggui Courtyard dared to do so. This shows that the world is so big that nothing is out of place. Since the child from their courtyard dared to make decisions on his own without informing the guests, even if I barged in, I would just follow their example. It's no big deal."
She was more trying to cheer herself up than speaking to Shi Xiang.
Shi Xiang was helpless.
Seeing that Qingfeng was still nowhere to be seen, Zhou Shaojin made up his mind and walked in.
"Second Miss, Second Miss, please think twice before you act!" Shi Xiang advised earnestly.
Zhou Shaojin pretended not to hear.
Qingfeng jumped out from the woods nearby and said angrily, "Second Miss, our fourth master is not at home, please go back first!"
"Really?" Zhou Shaojin remained unmoved and continued walking forward, "Why do I see that you didn't even report it?"
Qingfeng blocked Zhou Shaojin's way.
Zhou Shaojin walked around him and continued walking forward.
Qingfeng had no choice but to stop her again and said, "Second Miss Zhou, our fourth master is really not here..."
Zhou Shaojin was so annoyed that he stood there and shouted "Miss Nanping" loudly.
The crisp sound, with a hint of sweetness, echoed softly among the trees.
Qingfeng's expression changed drastically.
Zhou Shaojin warned him: "If you dare to stop me again, I will tell Madam Guo. Even if Uncle Chi protects you, your reputation is ruined. You can just wait to be a little Taoist boy for the rest of your life."
Qingfeng stamped his feet in anger.
Zhou Shaojin pursed his lips and smiled.
Qingfeng looks like a little adult, but actually he is just a child, very funny!
Someone walked over gracefully.
Tall figure, exquisite curves, black clothes, skin as white as snow and frost, cold expression, and beautiful face.
It turned out to be Jiying.
For some reason, Zhou Shaojin always felt that Jiying didn't look like a maid, and gave people the feeling that... she was a little difficult to mess with.
She couldn't help but stop smiling, straightened her back, and nodded at her with a smile, looking like a dignified lady from a noble family.
Ji Ying raised her eyebrow and said with a smile, "I was wondering who was calling Sister Nanping? It turned out to be the second cousin! I wonder what the second cousin wants? Can I report it on her behalf?"
Before she finished her words, Zhou Shaojin felt Qingfeng's body stiffen, and he became alert.
The reason they knew each other was because of a fire in the fifth room.
Although Cheng Chi didn't ask me to keep it a secret, isn't this common sense
Just like the breeze, when it sees itself it’s as if it doesn’t recognize itself.
Why did Jiying greet me without any hesitation
Does Qingfeng also feel that Jiying is difficult to get along with like he does
Zhou Shaojin pondered and said with a smile: "Thank you Miss Jiying, I just happened to run into Qingfeng, I'll just let Qingfeng inform me."
Qingfeng seemed relieved when he heard this.
He bowed respectfully to Zhou Shaojin and said, "Second cousin, please wait here for a moment. I will go and inform you."
It seemed as if it was just as Zhou Shaojin said, Zhou Shaojin had just arrived and Qingfeng had just touched her.
Ji Ying sneered, flicked his sleeves and passed by them.
Qingfeng let out a long breath.
Zhou Shaojin called out "Qingfeng" in dissatisfaction, and said, "I have helped you a lot. If you still make excuses like you did just now, I will definitely report you severely to Uncle Chi when I see him."
"You just know how to complain!" Qingfeng was extremely angry, but for some reason, he did not glare at her like he did before. Instead, he walked towards the courtyard unhappily.
After a while, he came back and said, "The fourth master is waiting for the young lady in Xiuqi Hall."
What kind of place is Xiuqitang
However, any place called "hall" in Jiuru Lane is the upper room of a house.
The eldest son's house already had Yunzhen Hall where Yuan lived, so how come there was another Xiuqi Hall
Zhou Shaojin suppressed the confusion in his heart and walked forward with Qingfeng.
Not far away was a wide open room with black painted pillars and glass doors.
The breeze carried her up the open veranda and toward the corridor on the right.
Zhou Shaojin took the opportunity to glance towards the open room and saw a black lacquered plaque hanging in the middle hall of the open room. The three huge gilded cursive characters "Xiuqitang" on the plaque were very eye-catching. There was also a black lacquered gilded couplet next to it. Unfortunately, she left in a hurry and did not see clearly what was written on it.
The corridor turns a corner and becomes a long corridor, with a beauty's chair on the left, a flower wall on the right, and a three-width open hall at the end.
Through the flower wall, you can see bamboo forests, banana trees and the lake, but you don’t know where that is.
The door to the hall was open, and one could see that the left and right sides were separated by floor-length curtains with endless swastika patterns, and lake-colored curtains were hung. Although the curtains were hung with silver hooks, it was still difficult to see what was behind the floor-length curtains.
In the center hall is a painting titled "Watching the Tide on the Qiantang River". Below the painting is a long black lacquered desk with an ivory landscape table screen in the middle and a pink-glazed plum vase with a blooming peony on each side.
There was a black lacquered square table in front of the long desk, with a black lacquered armchair on each side, and a row of black lacquered armchairs below, separated by a black lacquered coffee table.
What an ordinary furnishing!
Zhou Shaojin stood on tiptoe and looked inside.
No one.
Qingfeng stood at the door and said respectfully, "The second young lady of the Zhou family is here."
It was a far cry from the attitude he had when talking to Zhou Shaojin just now.
Zhou Shaojin couldn't help but become nervous.
Cheng Chi walked out from behind the floor-standing cover on the right.
Just like last time, he was wearing a moon-white gauze robe, black heels, snow-white socks, and his jet-black hair was tied up with an ivory hairpin. He looked warm and smiling.
"You're here." He pointed to the armchair next to him and said with a smile, "What do you want from me?"
It seemed like I was very busy and I had to find time to talk to her.
Zhou Shaojin became even more nervous.
He hurriedly took the bamboo basket from Shi Xiang's hand and said, "My father came back from Nanchang, and I stayed at home for a few days. This is the tea my father brought. The old lady also said it tastes good, so I brought some for you... I remember you drink tea!"
Cheng Chi laughed and said, "I'm drinking tea. Thank you very much." As he spoke, he gestured to Qingfeng to take the bamboo basket.
Zhou Shaojin was suddenly at a loss.
Didn't you tell her to sit
Uncle Chi is the host, why don’t you sit down first
He stood there like this, as if he was ready to see someone off or leave at any time... Was she going to say goodbye
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Sisters, today’s extra update!
O(∩_∩)O~
※(To be continued)