flstandardbreds Chapter 305 Overjoyed
Chapter 305 Overjoyed
Li Xiaoxiao was overjoyed. She received four thousand taels of silver notes from Si Wei Zhong, plus a box of jewelry, as well as paintings, calligraphy and antiques in his room, which totaled more than six thousand taels of silver.
However, Li Xiaoxiao did not intend to let Si Wei Zhong go just like that. She would keep this account for now and settle it with him later when she had the chance.
After receiving the news yesterday, Li Xiaoxiao did not let anyone spread the matter. Even when she went to the government to report the case, she specifically asked the prefect to keep it confidential. Li Ruolan and Sun are both women. In ancient times, a woman's reputation was more important than anything else. If something was not handled properly, it would be troublesome.
Si Wei Zhong has sinister intentions and is full of tricks. Although I didn't catch him this time, I will always get the chance in the future and I will take revenge on him severely.
To her surprise, Si Wei Zhong could actually earn so much silver in a month. Now his several restaurants were not doing well, and more than half of the four thousand taels of silver came from the rouge shop.
It seems that she will open a few rouge shops in the future. It is women's nature to love beauty. Even in modern times, the more expensive the cosmetics, the more popular they are.
She has quite a few whitening skin care products in her space. It seems like it's time to take them out and put them to the best use. Another thing is that their whole family is temporarily living with Si Chengxu.
Although he is my cousin, I can't always trouble him. I have to find a way to earn money and then buy a house in the capital city as a long-term plan.
On the first day of the restaurant's opening, after it had stabilized for a while, she would start working on the rouge shop. Anyway, she had money in her hands now, so if things didn't work out, she could sell some things from the space, and then she could open her own rouge shop.
Before she even left the house, someone delivered a note to her. Li Xiaoxiao opened it and found that it was actually sent to her.
Li Xiaoxiao was a little confused. Although she had been in Beijing for quite some time, she had not met many people. The ones she was most familiar with were Zhou Lingfei and Qiao Yueru.
It is impossible for Qiao Yueru to send him an invitation. Could it be Zhou Lingfei? But if it was her, would it be necessary to be so formal? Couldn't she just come directly?
Li Xiaoxiao opened the post out of curiosity and suddenly realized that it was sent by Cheng Yuner, the most beautiful woman in the capital, whom she had only met once before in the Censorate's Mansion and had no connection with her. Why would she send a post?
The purpose of the post was to invite all the young ladies and wives to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion. She was going to hold a spring banquet. Many young ladies and wives from official families in the capital would invite those of similar rank to their homes for gatherings for various reasons.
In fact, it is to maintain relationships. If women get along well with each other in the back house, it can also be of certain help to men in the court.
Li Xiaoxiao's family had no power or influence in the capital. She had only been to the Censorate once with Cheng Menggu. Later, it seemed that someone sent her invitations, but she did not go. At that time, the restaurant was busy opening and she had no time to care about so many things.
Looking at the post in her hand, Li Xiaoxiao's eyes couldn't help but darken. After what happened yesterday, she suddenly thought that she couldn't be so low-key anymore and had to show her edge at the appropriate time.
Only when you become strong can you protect the people you want to protect. Take Si Wei Zhong for example. If she was powerful and influential in the capital, would Si Wei Zhong still be able to deal with her so casually? Even if he wanted to deal with her, he would consider whether he could compete with her. He can't just passively accept it like now.
After receiving the invitation, Li Xiaoxiao went to look for Sun. The Spring Banquet would be held in three days, and she wanted to take Li Ruolan with her. Usually, invitations like this allow one more person to be brought along. For example, the first time she went to the Censorate, it was Cheng Menggu who took her there.
If you want to live in the capital for a long time, this kind of movement is essential. Just after I finished talking to Sun, Zhou Lingfei came in a hurry.
Before the person came close, a voice came over: "Miss, I'm here to see you." Then a pink figure was seen running towards this side happily.
"You'd better take it easy, or you might break the floor tiles in my house." Li Xiaoxiao sighed in bitterness when she saw her impetuous look.
"How could I possibly break your floor tiles? I'm not heavy, okay?" Zhou Lingfei pouted with a look of dissatisfaction, and pretended to punch Li Xiaoxiao lightly on the arm.
"It's over, it's over, my arm is dislocated, Mom, please go get a doctor for me." Li Xiaoxiao cried out in pain, his arm hanging down limply.
"Mrs. Li, you see, the young lady always bullies me." Looking at Li Xiaoxiao's appearance, Zhou Lingfei was angry and amused. She couldn't do anything to her, but she could complain.
The Madam Li was talking about was Sun. After coming to the capital, her external identity was Madam Li.
"Stop teasing Lingfei. I won't care if she really hits you." Sun knew that Zhou Lingfei and Li Xiaoxiao had a good relationship, so she joked with a smile.
"Well, I don't dare to do that. If I hurt her again, it will be more trouble than it's worth."
"Okay, you two can chat for a while. I'm going to go back first." Sun smiled, shook her head, and left quickly.
As soon as she left, Zhou Lingfei immediately asked nervously, "Miss, did Cheng Yuner come to give you the invitation?"
"Are you talking about this?" Li Xiaoxiao picked up the post on the table and shook it in front of her.
"Yes, Cheng Yun'er just sent someone to deliver it to me, so I came to ask you if you want to go with her? I didn't expect that she would also deliver it to you." Zhou Lingfei was really surprised when she saw the post.
"Yeah, is she very close to Qiao Yueru now?" Li Xiaoxiao seemed to have heard Zhou Lingfei mention this before.
"Well, because of the huge difference in their status, they had no contact before. I feel like they started to interact frequently after the last banquet held at my house." The young ladies from various families in Beijing are connected to each other. Zhou Lingfei doesn't like dealing with them, but she still knows this kind of news.
After the banquet was held in the Censorate, Li Xiaoxiao narrowed her eyes, and couldn't help but think of some possibilities.
I just don’t know if her guess is true. If it is true, then she really needs to prepare well for this banquet.
And suddenly I remembered Qiao Yueru's freckled face. It has been a long time since she last saw it in front of her. I just don't know what kind of trouble she will play this time.
"Then let's go together. I'll take my sister with me so she can see the world."
"Okay, then you better be careful and don't fall into her trap." The "she" Zhou Lingfei was referring to was naturally Cheng Yun'er.
"Do you have a grudge against Cheng Yun'er?" Li Xiaoxiao couldn't help but ask the doubts in her heart. She had this feeling when she first arrived at the Censorate.