AWB Chapter 358 You must have paranoia.
Chapter 358 You must have paranoia.
Zhou Miao glanced at Jiang Bei beside him and saw Jiang Bei nodding at him with a smile.
With his friend's tacit approval, Zhou Miao's last bit of concern disappeared.
He straightened his back and looked firmly at Gao Mengli and Lin Xi: "Since I have been so kind to you, brother and sister-in-law, I will certainly live up to your expectations! If I achieve anything in the future, I will repay your kindness with all my heart!"
Gao Mengli nodded in satisfaction. After all, the point of investing is to get a return!
Then he turned to Mengze and instructed, "Cousin Jiang, take Miao to Mengze to get some money to buy some decent clothes."
"You all go to the academy first. Lin Xi and I will go to Prefect Li's residence and then we'll be there."
"Order!"
Jiang Bei pulled Zhou Miao, who was about to refuse, and happily walked out.
Gao Mengli and Lin Xi were also in high spirits!
Lin Xi's eyes darted around, and after looking around the room, she called out, "Black One!"
"master!"
Suddenly, Hei Yi appeared out of nowhere, right behind Lin Xi.
Lin Xi secretly regretted that she hadn't anticipated Hei Yi's movements.
He could only turn around dejectedly and order, "Hatch the carriage, we're going to the Li residence."
Hei Yi immediately went out to make arrangements.
Lin Xi watched his departing figure, gritting his teeth. He refused to believe it; next time, he would definitely be able to find out where Hei Yi and the others came from.
Seeing Lin Xi's expression, Gao Mengli patted him on the shoulder and said, "Let's go!"
The two came down and met Mengze at the door.
Gao Mengli stared at Mengze, her mind and eyes filled with curiosity.
Why did Mengze look at her with such a resentful expression the moment she came downstairs?
Mengze stood with his eyes lowered under the porch and called out, "Madam..."
As Gao Mengli walked, she kept glancing at Mengze and nodded, "Mm."
Once inside the carriage, through the window, she saw that Mengze's resentful gaze had deepened.
Gao Mengli lowered the curtains, looking completely bewildered.
Turning to look at Lin Xi beside him, he asked, "What's he doing? Constipated?"
Lin Xi glanced out the window, then shrugged: "I don't know, probably."
After saying that, Lin Xi called out to Hei Er, who was driving, "Hei Er, remember to go to the pharmacy and get some croton seeds for Meng Ze when you come back later."
Hei Er nearly stumbled and fell off the car when he heard the two talking.
I glanced at his poor eldest son and could only silently shed a tear for him in my heart.
Oh my goodness, she already has a godson, but who knows if she'll ever have the chance to recognize her biological brother in this lifetime.
However, this lady had no good feelings towards her parents and younger brother who had sold her out before.
It's too difficult for him, the eldest son, to acknowledge his biological sister.
The carriage began to move slowly.
Before long, they stopped in front of the Li residence.
Originally, visiting wealthy families, especially the residences of eunuchs, required sending a formal invitation.
However, the two of them never followed this rule in Pingyao County.
Gao Mengli stepped off the carriage using the low stool handed to her by Hei Er and glanced at the mansion gate.
As expected, the group was stopped at the door.
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In Pingyao County, they could go to see Dou Weiyi anytime, but when they went to the prefectural city, they were turned away by the prefect...
However, we should stick to the principle of "since we're already here!"
Neither of them wanted to turn back.
Gao Mengli waved to Hei Er behind her.
Hei Er immediately stepped forward: "Our master and mistress are from the Lin family of Pingyao County. Please inform Prefect Li."
As for respect, there was none at all.
To be honest, Hei Er's tone was indeed very arrogant.
As an assassin, speaking in a normal tone was already a huge concession on his part.
After all, if you're not convinced, you might as well draw your sword; it's still unknown who will win.
Gao Mengli and Lin Xi stood to the side, quietly watching Hei Er perform.
The gatekeeper looked Hei Er up and down, and was about to speak to drive him away when he suddenly heard a carriage approaching from the side.
The gatekeeper didn't even glance at Hei Er, and immediately went forward to fawn over her, leading the horse: "Third Miss, you're back!"
The carriage curtain was lifted, and Li Hui, leaning against the carriage, was stunned for a moment when he saw Lin Xi and Gao Mengli.
These two people seem somewhat familiar.
The maid helped her down from the carriage, and she finally remembered.
This couple is the same stingy, poor couple I met at Jinlou in Pingyao County.
"Why are you here?"
Li Hui sneered and glanced at the two men: "Who do we have here? It turns out to be two poor bastards who can't even afford a jade pendant at the Golden Pavilion."
What, you couldn't make it in Pingyao County, so you came to Fucheng to curry favor?
"Wait, why are you in my house? Did you follow me?"
Thinking of this, Li Hui's face turned pale.
A gentleman takes his revenge even after ten years; could these two have scouted the place beforehand?
But the prefectural city was her territory, and she wasn't afraid of it at all.
Thinking of this, she returned to her usual expression, even becoming somewhat arrogant.
However, she didn't know whether to be glad that the two of them hadn't made a move on her way back, or to be glad that they had followed her to the prefectural city and into her territory.
Wait until you can clearly see who got off the carriage.
Gao Mengli and Lin Xi exchanged a glance without making a sound.
This domineering young lady is none other than Li Hui, the half-sister of Tang Guangjun's wife, also known as the third young lady of the Li family.
Lin Xi immediately stepped forward: "Young lady, do you have paranoia? Why are we following you?"
Upon hearing this, Li Hui immediately jumped up and said, "Little, Little Third Miss? Do we know each other that well? Please address me as Miss Li the Third!"
Li Hui was furious and was about to step forward to argue with him, but Hei Er suddenly blocked her with his long arm and made her stumble.
She staggered and grabbed the maid beside her, her phoenix eyes wide open: "So, you dare to cause trouble at my doorstep? I'll break your legs today!"
After saying that, she gave the doorman a wink.
The gatekeeper understood and immediately summoned servants, who rushed out with wooden sticks and surrounded Gao Mengli and her two companions.
"Beat them! Show them what I'm capable of!"
At Li Hui's command, the servants immediately attacked the group.
Hei Yi's eyes darkened, and he shielded Gao Mengli and Lin Xi, ready to fight them one by one or two at a time.
In a few breaths, the servant went from standing to lying down, groaning in pain on the ground.
The gatekeeper next door immediately sensed that the visitor was up to no good.
He was so frightened that he hurriedly ran into the mansion to inform his master, Lord Li.
Seeing that Hei Yi was highly skilled in martial arts and that the servants couldn't get close to him at all, Li Hui finally became afraid.
The black pair smiled at Li Hui, then appeared in front of her in a ghostly flash, reached out, and slapped her away.
His knowledge contained no concept of chivalry or refraining from hitting women.
"boom--"
Li Hui was slapped hard and slammed to the ground.
"Pfft~"
A mouthful of blood, neither too much nor too little, spurted from her mouth.
"Miss!"
The maidservant beside her exclaimed in surprise and rushed to help her young mistress. The young mistress was used to being spoiled and had never suffered such a loss before.
The maid stood up and loudly questioned, "My young lady is the third young lady of the prefect's family. Aren't you afraid of the prefect's wrath for hurting her?"
Hei Yi rolled his eyes inwardly.
He didn't exert any force at all; although Li Hui appeared to be seriously injured, he actually had no internal injuries.
It was just bruises on her body; he was just disciplining Li Hui to make her feel pain for a couple of days.
Of course, if it were murder, the victim wouldn't still be breathing like this.
Lin Xi poked her head out from behind Hei Yi's shoulder: "Miss Li, we have no interest in following you, nor in engaging in a war of words with you. Of course, we're not here to see you either; we're here to get a letter of recommendation from Prefect Li."
With an expression that said "Don't come near me, don't flirt with me, don't get too intimate," Li Hui was so angry that he spat out another mouthful of blood.
She clutched her chest, stood up, and pointed at Lin Xi, "You, you..."
"Hui'er, shut up!"
At this moment, an old man rushed out of the mansion with a stern face and pressed down Li Hui's finger.
Upon seeing the newcomers, Li Hui could no longer hold back and hugged the old man, sobbing uncontrollably, "Father, quickly have someone catch them and break their legs! How dare they hit me!"