Su Xiaoqi brewed a cup of milk tea and sat in the flower hall, looking up at the hot sun in the sky, wondering how to resolve this matter perfectly.
At the same time, she thought that since she had come to the capital, although she had many acquaintances, thanks to Zhao Xiaohua, there were also more people who disliked her and wanted to deal with her than fish in a stream.
How could she find ways to make her life smoother?
After Ziling left, Su Xiaoqi leaned against the rattan chair, lost in thought and spaced out.
Until a shadowy figure crept in.
"Madam, Madam, I have something to report," the person who came was Ziyu.
Su Xiaoqi's gaze gradually moved down to look at her.
She saw that her face was solemn, and there was a strange light in her eyes.
Su Xiaoqi disliked Ziyu looking like this.
Although she was the best-looking among the five maids she had newly bought.
But as Granny Zhao had said, she was also the one with the most thoughts and the most lively among them.
And all of this was shown in her frequent approaches to Shen Yun.
A few times Su Xiaoqi even seemed to see her throwing seductive glances at Shen Yun.
However, Shen Yun did not see it.
Because as long as he was in the inner court, he would always be talking and working with her, and his eyes would basically never leave her.
Therefore, Ziyu's efforts were in vain.
However, she was persistent.
Su Xiaoqi saw that not only was she not deterred by Shen Yun's indifference, but she seemed to be getting more and more courageous.
But Shen Yun was on duty at the Hanlin Academy today and had not yet finished his shift. Why did she suddenly come over?
Su Xiaoqi was a little confused, and did not ask further, but looked down at her.
Her eyes were calm, and her brows were cold.
Ziyu was startled, and the words she wanted to say failed to come out.
But thinking of Su Xiaoqi's usual kindness and friendliness towards them, she felt that there was nothing to fear.
Moreover, she secretly looked down on Su Xiaoqi.
Because of her background.
She had heard from others that before marrying the top scholar, Su Xiaoqi was just a beggar on the street.
She didn't know before.
She had heard that Su Xiaoqi was the daughter of the wealthy merchant Su family.
Among scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants, a merchant's daughter was not a noble background.
But later, after careful inquiry, she learned that the matter of the so-called daughter of the wealthy merchant Su family was all false.
Her true background was even worse than that of them, the servants.
Ziyu curled her lips, thinking Su Xiaoqi could not see.
But in fact, every move she made fell into her eyes.
But the more this was the case, the more Su Xiaoqi's furrowed brow relaxed, and she said calmly, "Why are you here in the front courtyard?"
Ziyu was stunned by the question. Yes, she was a servant in the back courtyard, and she could not come to the front courtyard without the permission of the master.
However, she quickly found a suitable excuse.
"Madam, Madam, I followed Ziling.
I saw her having a secret meeting with a man in the back courtyard and taking him into the back room..."
"Hold your tongue, Ziyu, do you know what you are saying?" Su Xiaoqi looked at Ziyu with displeasure.
At first, she was thinking of reminding Ziling to be careful and not let people in her own courtyard see.
At this time, no one could be trusted; only oneself could be trusted.
But she thought that the incident had just happened and it hadn't been long, so the people in the courtyard should not have discovered it so quickly.
And she should have had time to cover up this matter.
Who knew that Ziyu was waiting for her here?
Of course, this was the Shen family's courtyard. Ziyu, as a servant of the Shen family, knew that these things had happened in the back courtyard, and it was only right for her to report it to her.
But Su Xiaoqi looked at her like this, she didn't seem to be reporting the matter properly, but rather came with a dirty and scheming mind.
Her greed and ambition were all written on her face at this moment.
Su Xiaoqi frowned, feeling a little disgusted with her, so her reprimanding voice became louder.
Ziyu was startled.
In her impression, Su Xiaoqi, this master, was the least pretentious she had ever seen.
She always spoke to them, the maids, with a kind and gentle tone, always pleasant and calm.
It could be said that since she came to the Shen family, she had never seen her lose her temper.
And at this moment, Su Xiaoqi's face was ashen, and her eyes were filled with anger, clearly showing her displeasure.
"Madam..." Ziyu was startled. She had always looked down on Su Xiaoqi, regarding her as just a woman who was prettier than her but lacked real ability.
Therefore, she was always insufficiently respectful and completely disloyal to her, only inwardly criticizing her.
She thought that Su Xiaoqi had only managed to capture the young top scholar's heart with her slightly better looks than ordinary women.
At this moment, Su Xiaoqi was truly angry. She had treated Ziyu the same as other maids before.
But later, after hearing Granny Zhao's words, she was slightly influenced, but she never showed anything.
She was just not very close to her. She thought that since people had been bought, as long as there were no obvious problems, they would be used.
In any case, their family would not arbitrarily beat and kill maids.
Ziyu would not be harmed by staying here.
It could be said that as long as she behaved herself, she could live a good life here forever.
When she reached the age, like most madams here, she would arrange a suitable person for her to spend the rest of her life with.
Uh...
Thinking too far.
At this moment, Su Xiaoqi realized that she regarded her as a family member, but she did not think so.
She suddenly felt that there was no need to be angry with Ziyu.
Getting angry was punishing herself for someone else's mistake.
Why should she be angry with someone she didn't need to care about?
Her willow brows rose slightly, and she instantly restrained her anger, saying calmly, "Oh, what did you just say?"
Ziyu was still immersed in the anger that Su Xiaoqi had just released.
She suddenly became indecisive, not knowing whether to say it or not.
Su Xiaoqi did not give her a chance to regret, and urged, "Tell me, what did you see."
Ziyu looked at the indescribable coldness on Su Xiaoqi's face, which made her heart tighten. She clenched her handkerchief and mumbled:
"Madam, Madam, I saw Ziling bring a man into the back room."
"I know, you can go down," Su Xiaoqi waved her hand, casually dismissing her.
"Madam, I said there was a man..."
"The back room is where the Mu family lives, and there are many couples. Isn't it normal for men to be around?" Su Xiaoqi retorted, as if Ziyu had seen wrongly and was making a fuss.
Ziyu's lips moved, and she wanted to say more, but footsteps came from the doorway.
They both looked up at the same time, and it was Shen Yun, who had just returned from his official duties.
Su Xiaoqi's eyes were smiling, and she stood up to meet him.
And Ziyu saw Shen Yun, dressed in a green official robe. He was elegant and handsome, extraordinarily handsome, with deep and profound black eyes, like a book she could never understand.
But so attractive.
Her heart pounded wildly, and then she uncontrollably stood up and rushed to meet Shen Yun ahead of Su Xiaoqi.
She imagined that she was the mistress of this house, welcoming her man home.