Seeing this, everyone in the room came forward to ask why.
Fu Chuoxian forced a smile and said: "I just met a... I just met a rude person!"
She didn't seem to want to think about it, so she just said it and walked upstairs, "I'm a little tired and want to take a rest. See you tomorrow!"
Although everyone was a little surprised, they saw that although her expression was wrong, her clothes were neat and her makeup was neat, and she didn't look like she had suffered a big loss. They just expressed some concern and watched her go upstairs.
Xi Fuwei was already on the stairs. Seeing Fu Chuoxian coming up, she went up first.
She returned to the house and changed her clothes. Hongzhi came over and knocked on the door, saying that Fu Chuoxian wanted to invite her to talk.
"Sister Fu, are you okay?" Xi Fuwei agreed, tidied up briefly, and went to the other side.
Seeing that Fu Chuoxian had changed back into his usual clothes, his freshly washed face, without makeup, looked radiant, like flawless jade. But there was a strong look of resentment between his eyebrows, which was obviously an expression of anger that had not yet calmed down.
She couldn't help but say some greetings, "Do you remember who that person is today? Tell the madam later and ask the madam to make the decision, and she will look good to him!"
Xi Fuwei thought that Fu Chuoxian was being teased by some rich man who came to the banquet, but Fu Chuoxian smiled bitterly when he heard this, but shook his head and said: "That one even the old lady has to be careful with! How can Madam dare to look good to others?"
"What did sister say?" Xi Fuwei was startled.
Fu Chuoxian said bitterly: "Who else could it be? Of course it's my charming guest today, the young lady from Duke Dingguo's mansion!"
"Xu Jingyuan?" Xi Fuwei asked in surprise, "Why is she making things difficult for you?"
He secretly thought to himself, could Xu Jingyuan be angry with Fu Chuoxian because of himself
"..." Fu Chuoxian bit his lip, and after a while, he said, "I met a few young masters in the garden. It was their first time coming to Zou Mansion and they were not familiar with the route, so I gave them directions. The same goes for them. Gentleman who knows etiquette, isn't this just to thank me? So I said a few words, and then... The lady didn't know why she was unhappy. She happened to be passing by, and after seeing her, she suddenly came up and covered me from beginning to end. He scolded me, and even said things about me... said about me and those young gentlemen... Anyway, it was a very unpleasant thing to hear!"
This is what she said.
However, Xi Fuwei knew that the truth was probably that Fu Chuoxian had managed to find a few potential husband-in-law candidates, and even used his best talents to find one. When he tried his best to catch one, he was unlucky to meet someone whose plan failed. Xu Jingyuan is very angry...
The reason why Xu Jingyuan wanted to help Song Jianiang target Xi Fuwei, at least on the surface, was that she thought Xi Fuwei was trying to seduce Shen Taolan. And Fu Chuoxian even carried the piano out. On such an occasion as the birthday banquet, she was a female gentleman from the Zou Mansion, not a musician. Her intentions were obvious at a glance.
Seeing this situation, it would be strange to let Fu Chuoxian go!
"This Miss Xu is really overbearing!" Xi Fuwei sighed and said, "Fortunately, she has nothing to do with the Zou Mansion. She just left after the birthday wine."
Fu Chuoxian said sourly: "I am the sister of Duke Dingguo, the niece of the late Queen Empress, and the direct cousin of His Royal Highness... With such a prominent family background, how can I not be overbearing? I just don't understand. She is so big The young lady came all the way to Shandong, and even came to visit the Zou Mansion, which has nothing to do with Duke Dingguo’s Mansion. What on earth did she want? Could it be that she was just looking for trouble! But neither I nor the Zou Mansion were there. Offended her!"
"How can we guess the thoughts of such a noble man?" Xi Fuwei comforted, "Sister, don't think too much! Quan should be giving face to Zou Mansion. After all, Zou Mansion is not kind to us. If we collide in Zou Mansion, This Miss Xu, the old lady and the others are also in trouble."
"I think so too." Fu Chuoxian nodded, "Although the lintel of the Fu family is far inferior to that of the Duke of Dingguo, I grew up like a darling. For no reason, why should I be so angry? It's just as you said. I mean, the Zou Mansion is really not bad to us, so we have to think about them."
After taking advantage of the ladder handed by Xi Fuwei to get off the stage, she mentioned the reason why she invited Xi Fuwei to come over, "It's my birthday next month, and I plan to hold a small party. It's just that my handwriting is not very good, so I can Can’t I ask you to help me write some invitations?”
Of course, Xi Fuwei agreed to such a trivial matter, and then scolded her: "Sister didn't tell me about such a big matter earlier, so I could prepare the gift earlier! It's only been a few days since this happened? What if I catch up with my wife then? Urgent, if there is any oversight, sister can’t blame me!”
"What kind of big deal is this?" Fu Chuoxian said with a smile, "It's just a reason to treat everyone to a meal!"
Then he said, "The place I chose is Qinglian Tower."
Qinglian Tower is an allusion to the poet Li Taibai. Because Li Bai's family lived in Jining for many years, a spring beside Qinglian Tower is said to be where Li Bai's pen was written.
Because Li Bai was so famous and good at wine, Qinglianlou and Taibailou were named after him throughout the country.
The Qinglian Tower in Jining is one of them, and it is quite famous locally.
At least Xi Fuwei, who had just come to Jining and lived in Zou Mansion almost all his life, had heard of it.
She was a little surprised that Fu Chuoxian would choose this place for his birthday, because judging from Fu Chuoxian's usual clothes, the Fu family was obviously very depressed.
Moreover, Fu Chuoxian has brothers and nephews. If the family can still live well, who wants to save face and let the sisters come out to make a living in public
So Xi Fuwei thought at first that Fu Chuoxian could at most take some money and ask Fenzhilou's small kitchen to cook a few more dishes, so that everyone could have fun.
But then I thought about it, and I knew it in my mind. I just pretended not to know, smiled and talked for a while, and then left.
After a while, Hongzhi sent Fu Chuoxian the invitation list and a blank post. Sure enough, in addition to Xi Fuwei, Yao Zhuosu, Yao family and the female family members of the Zou family, there were also a few unfamiliar names in it.
These names look like men at first glance, and they are probably the result of Fu Chuoxian's birthday party today.
It seems that although I was unlucky enough to meet Xu Jingyuan, I didn't lose everything.
After taking out a better set of the Four Treasures of the Study, writing the invitation and asking Lu Sha to send it over, Xi Fuwei began to think about the current situation: In the Zou Mansion, although Mrs. Shang did not specify her relationship with Jin Yiwei, everyone It was also tacitly understood.
Therefore, it seems impossible to secretly start from Zou Yiang and others to obtain the secrets of the Zou family.
After all, the Zou Mansion has been standing in Jining for so many years, not in vain.
And if there is no progress in the Zou Mansion, of course it will not be taken seriously in front of Shen Tiaolan.
Without the attention of this boss, you may become an outcast at any time.
Even if you barely pass this time, you will not be able to escape the fate of being abandoned next time you encounter something similar.
It would be a joke for her to be unable to protect herself, take care of Xi Jiao, avenge her father and brother, etc.
Xi Fuwei couldn't help but frown, thinking that no matter how much she thought about it, this was a dead end.
He resented Wen Xianyun even more.
No, to be precise, Xu Jingyuan and Song Jianiang should be resented.
If it weren't for these two suspicious men who would rather kill each other than let go, and would kill themselves without any evidence, and even bring Wen Xianyun to the Zou Mansion... How could Xi Fuwei be exposed to this point in front of the Zou family?
But she couldn't do anything with these three people.
Just thinking about it makes me feel like things are unfair.
"The Zou Mansion seems to be peaceful now, but they must be keeping an eye on me in private." She thought, "Not to mention the confidants of the Zou Mansion, even Yao Zhuosu and others will definitely know that Xu Jingyuan and Song Jianiang don't like me in the future. Things. In this way, you either alienate me, or target and monitor me to please those two people... It is equivalent to helping the Zou Mansion deal with me. The Zou Mansion does not want to offend the Jinyiwei. It should be said that the Zou Mansion does not want to offend the Jinyiwei at the moment and does not dare to kick me out rashly. , but such hands and feet will definitely be done."
Her next days will be even more difficult.
The future is even more uncertain.
It’s so unpredictable that I can’t even figure out how to go on
Xi Fuwei thought for a long time and finally decided to wait for the old lady's birthday to be busy and find an opportunity to have a good chat with Madam Shang.
If the conversation goes well, it might be her chance.
If the conversation doesn't go well... then she really has to think about what she will do now that Shen Tiaolan can no longer count on her
She was worried here, and Xu Jingyuan and Song Jianiang, who had just returned to the inn, were also dejected.
Although Song Jianiang insisted on the proposal to settle the matter, she was not as angry as Xu Jingyuan at the moment.
After all, it was her prospective fiancé that Xi Fuwei "seduced".
According to the original idea, this humble maid of the Xi family should have knelt down in fear and begged for mercy as soon as she met her.
Then, after being accused of being unfilial and unjust, Wen Xianyun took him back and tortured him to death.
But the fact is that Xi Fuwei is still fine now.
She, Xu Jingyuan and Wen Xianyun, the three instigators, were all so angry that they almost went crazy!
But in front of the Zou family, he still had to keep smiling.
Really... so angry!
"Sister Jingyuan, can you settle her as soon as possible?" Song Jianiang silently recited the sage's article three or four times in her mind before she could maintain her apparent calm. She said to Xu Jingyuan with concern, "We have to go on our way tomorrow."
Song Li said that they can be allowed to stay in Jining, but they must leave immediately after attending Mrs. Zhuang's birthday banquet, and they are not allowed to delay for any reason!
Although Song Jianiang was very favored by her father, she was also afraid when his father became strict.
What's more, if everything goes well at today's birthday banquet, she might want to stay and see Xi Fuwei's tragic ending; but if things don't go well at all today, why should she stay? See how Xi Fuwei and Wen Xianyun are in full swing with the support of Zou Mansion? Shen Diaolan even took action to protect his subordinates and good friends, and used the power of Jin Yiwei to suppress the Wen family
So Song Jianiang really wanted to leave as soon as possible, so as not to look at this terrible place or think of these terrible people again.
"I thought about it for a moment." Xu Jingyuan's face was as dark as water. He was playing with a golden hairpin that he had just pulled out. He suddenly raised his head and said, "A mere maidservant has actually caused us to be in such a mess today! We must not leave! We must kill him. Just clean it up!"
Song Jianiang said in shock: "But my father..."
"Your father is in Dongchang Mansion now. He has a heavy responsibility on his shoulders. How can he have the time to care about us?" Xu Jingyuan is used to disobeying the truth and doesn't think there is anything wrong with going back on his word. "Besides, your father must have thought that we were a little bit indifferent at the birthday banquet." If you show your face, you can see the misfortune of that cheap maid. Now that we know that we didn't take any advantage, and we are angry for nothing, maybe we are not happy in our hearts? "
Then he whispered, "If he really wants us to leave, knowing the reason why we stay here, he must help!"
If Song Li took action in person, he would definitely not have a petty fight like the two of them. By then, it would be strange if Xi Fuwei still has a way to survive!
"But my father will definitely be very angry!" Song Jianiang was moved and felt embarrassed when she heard this, "When he sees me when he sees me, he will definitely scold me severely!"
When Xu Jingyuan heard this, he rolled his eyes, clapped his hands, and said: "No matter what, he is your biological father. Even if he is harsher on weekdays, he never said he doesn't love you... Isn't this difficult to deal with?"
He whispered a few words in his ear, and Song Jianiang hesitated for a moment, then nodded repeatedly.