Chapter 436: The Tall Door Is Difficult To Enter! (1/2)
“h.e.l.lo, sorry to bother you to help me go in and inform Miss Xiaoxin that I want to see her.” Li s.h.i.+nian said to the gatekeeper standing at the entrance of the backdoor of the Cui residence.
“Miss s.h.i.+nian, our Miss is not in at the moment, why don't you come back later.” A gatekeeper said with a fawning smile. Li s.h.i.+nian and their Miss Xiaoxin were good friends, and the two had been frequently meeting a while back. All the gatekeepers recognised Li s.h.i.+nian, therefore their att.i.tude towards her were amiable and polite.
“Not here? How would she not be here? She clearly said to meet up today.” Li s.h.i.+nian fumed. “You go in and notify the inside. If you can't, then tell Xiaohong and Xiaoliu to come out to see me.”
“Miss s.h.i.+nian, our young Miss really is not in, please don't make things difficult for us.” The gatekeeper said awkwardly.
Li s.h.i.+nian stared wide-eyed at the two gatekeepers. “Is there something you're trying to hide from me?”
“No——” The two men shook their heads desperately. “How would we be hiding something from Miss s.h.i.+nian?”
“You are the guards of the Cui family, and I am the Miss of the Li family. It's only reasonable that you want to hide something from me———Why are you explaining so nervously?” Li s.h.i.+nian fixed a suspicious gaze at the two. “A guilty conscience.” “
“Miss s.h.i.+nian, we really have nothing to hide from you.”
“Yes. Miss s.h.i.+nian please don't make things difficult for us servants. If we let you in, someone may break out legs——”
“Huh?” Li s.h.i.+nian, who was incredibly intelligent, immediately found a clue from their words. “Why would someone break your leg if I go in? Who's going to break your leg?”
The two exchanged a glance, keeping silent. They were worried that Li s.h.i.+nian may pick out flaws from their words again. 。
“Forget it.” Li s.h.i.+nian waved her hand in a wide motion. “Fine then don't let me in. I don't want to go in.”
With that, Li s.h.i.+nian turned and headed towards her carriage.
“Is she gone?” The gatekeeper had a look of disbelief across his face. They knew about Miss s.h.i.+nian's reputation, and were certain that she was not someone who would compromise at will.
“It must be a bluff.” The other gatekeeper said.
Li s.h.i.+nian got into the carriage and said to Li Muyang who was waiting inside. “Brother, they won't let us in. They say that if they let us in, then someone will break their legs. It seems the Cui family expected that you might come find Xiaoxin, so specifically ordered someone to guard the gate.”
Li Muyang, with a solemn face, nodded. “I understand.”
“Brother, if you really want to go in, there are only two gatekeepers at the entrance. I can go over and slap them until they faint, while you take the chance to just barge in.”
Li Muyang responded with a bitter smile. “What place do you think the Cui residence is? How can we barge in so easily? Besides, even if we manage to get inside, it will surely alarm the guards in the mansion. What can I say to Xiaoxin if I see her with them chasing after me?”
“Then don't say anything, just do what you want to do.” Li s.h.i.+nian suggested with a sincere look on her face, blinking her huge, innocent eyes.
Li Muyang froze for a moment. “What do I want to do?”
“How would I know?” Li s.h.i.+nian snapped. “You're demanding to see Sister Xiaoxin, but you have not even thought about what you want to do, so what are you doing here?”
“I ——I just want to see her and talk to her.” Li Muyang uttered.
“Idiot.”
“————”
Li Muyang pulled open the curtain and said aloud: “Let's go. It's seems I won't see her this time, let's come again next time.”
“We just leave like this?” Li s.h.i.+nian said in an unwilling tone. “How about this, I'll climb over the walls and help you shout to her?” “
“You must not.” Li Muyang hastily dissuaded his sister from her crazy idea. “Even if you yell until you have a broken throat, we still can't get in. And if you did so, wouldn't that make things more difficult for Xiaoxin?”
“I'm not making it difficult for Sister Xiaoxin. I'm making it difficult for Sister Xiaoxin's family.” Li s.h.i.+nian shot a fierce glare at the entrance. “Brother, the door of our house in the future will be higher than that of the Cui family.”
“Yes, we will build our house on a mountain, the entrance will be higher than the Cui family's roof.” Li Muyang nodded.
“Hate it. I don't want to live on a mountain.” Li s.h.i.+nian pinched her brother.
Li Muyang knew what his sister was thinking, stretched out his hand to stroke her head. “Let's go. We are now living in the Lu family's residence, our every word and actions represent those of the Lu family. There are some things that can't be done casually. Since I can't see her today, then we'll just come back tomorrow. There will always be a chance to see her——”
“Brother——” Li s.h.i.+nian cried.
“What's the matter?”
“Nothing.” Li s.h.i.+nian shook her head.
She was thinking that she hoped that her brother did not know about the marriage between the Cui and Song family. It was said that the Song family's 'Jade tree' had returned to the capital, and the reason for his return was presumably about the marriage?
However, this matter could be hidden from him forever. Once the marriage between the Cui and Song family spreads, it will certainly cause a sensation in the capital, perhaps even the entire West Wind Kingdom.
Her brother was about to fight the old man of Still water, therefore it would be best that he was not be affected by this matter.
Li Muyang noticed the flash of sadness on Li s.h.i.+nian's face, he urged, “Let's go, accompany me to a place.”
“Where?”