C165 (1/2)
Zou Ling was a lively and charming young lady, she was not like the young ladies of the capital city who had to be cautious when meeting with others, and did not recognize anyone alive. In the time it took for him to eat a few fruits in Xie Jingxi's room, she had completely forgotten about the instructions given to her by the Lady Zou, and her bell-like laughter resounded throughout the entire courtyard.
She wasn't like Fang Yu who would deliberately get close to someone, and even if she was joking with Ming Yu, she wouldn't go close to them like a sister. It could be seen that no matter how much she played, she still had a sense of propriety.
Xie Jingxi asked the Lady Zou, ”Did you raise this sister from a young age in your hometown?”
”That's right. My parents are very spoiled, and they refused to bring him to the capital early. That's why they became so unruly.”
”It's rare, but it's by nature, and I think that's pretty good. In the capital, I don't have to restrain my temper any further. If it wasn't for the fact that I'm from the north, I would have thought that I was raised in the south.”
Zou Ling laughed and said: ”My mother is from the south, before I didn't see you, I thought that she was all of the southern women, only after meeting the Grand Mistress did I know the true meaning of 'Zhong Lingxiu', it seems that I am fated to meet the southern lady.”
Xie Jingxi laughed, ”You sure know how to speak. Do you usually study?”
”Of course I have to read them. For example, I like to read all kinds of poems and poems that are written in history books. It's just that I can't remember even after reading them. My mother said that it was like she didn't read them at all.”
Lady Zou glanced at her with a smile, ”Aren't you afraid of being laughed at?”
”The girl's love of reading history books is rather unexpected. When I thought of it, a lady would fall asleep after seeing such a book. She doesn't really know how to read poems either, just reading some random books.”
”What's the point of reading a book? I've read a few books and felt that the girl's' gongzi 'isn't that much, and the book is not that scary either. It's better for me to go deep into the mountains in the middle of the night and listen to the wolf's howls.”
Ming Yu opened her mouth wide, ”Ah? ”If you go alone, how terrible would that be?”
This was an action that Ming Yu could not comprehend. Of course, most people might not be able to comprehend it, but this girl was indeed special, and her personality was also rare to see someone not putting on an act. It was just that it was a pity that she was Lady Zou's sister.
”Little girl Ming Yu, don't listen to her nonsense. You don't have to learn from her to be bad, what good deed does the young lady have with her family still hanging on her lips?”
Zou Ling pouted her lips: ”Sister, you're talking about me again, I don't think it's strange for Grand Mistress to do that, right, Grand Mistress?”
Xie Jingxi said as she smiled, ”It's fine if she's casual, there's nothing bad about it. I see that you're rather interesting, come visit us often and tell us some news from the outside world to a girl like Ming Yu, she likes to listen to it.”
”You are easy to talk to.” Lady Zou pulled Xie Jingxi and said smilingly, ”Forget it, we've troubled you for a long time today, so it's about time for us to return. We'll come visit you another day.”
Fang Yu saw the two out and returned to Xie Jingxi saying: ”Eldest Young Master came back a long time ago, and met Young Mistress Zou at the entrance. Only then did he go to the study, I just went to the front yard and heard that Marquis' Wife had already invited Young Mistress Zou's accountant to help out in the mansion.”
Xie Jingxi had already changed her clothes, and she was lying on the bed in exhaustion. She was already prepared for this, and was not too surprised, but compared to Lady Zou wanting to meddle in the affairs of the Marquis Mansion, she was more curious about Zou Ling's intentions in coming to the capital.
”There's no need for us to ask too much about Marquis Mansion from now on. Other than the necessary things, we don't need to go out and walk around the front courtyard.”
”Yes, ma'am.”
Gu Yun and Ming Yu withdrew from the study room after observing the situation. As usual, he laid on Xie Jingxi's stomach and listened for a while, not knowing how long she would be able to hear. Lord Gu was beaming with joy as he hugged his daughter, ”It's rare to come back early, but I was disturbed again, why did Lady Zou come over?”
”He just came to see me and also brought his sister here to recognize her face. When you met them earlier, what did you think of this Miss Zou?”
Gu Yun watched the expression on his wife's face while holding back her head, ”What, Xi is testing me again?”
I have a feeling that Zou Ling did not come to the capital just to find her in-laws. She comes from the northeast, and I don't know if she has anything to do with that mysterious power, or if Xiao Xiao knows of the Lady Zou's background. Furthermore, the Lady Zou had actually brought her here today, perhaps because of Marquis Mansion.