Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 161: The Secret Tome Acknowledges Its Master - Picking Flowers and Flying Leaves (4)
Zhang Junyao finished speaking and picked up the documents from the desk to continue reading. Wang Lixue, with tears in her eyes, ran out of the study, returned to her own room, and in a fit of rage, tossed all the vases on the table to the floor, venting her anger. After using up her strength, she slumped into a chair and fiercely twisted the handkerchief in her hands, her eyes flashing with an uncontrollable rage as she stared ahead. The maid entered and saw the young lady with such a menacing look and shivered as she approached, saying, "Young lady, the lady from the front yard has sent a message asking for you to come over, saying that someone from the residence has arrived."
Upon hearing that someone from her residence had come, likely bringing her some clothes, Wang Lixue stood up, tidied her clothes, straightened the hairpin on her head, and then quickly made her way to her aunt’s courtyard.
At the inn, Feng Xuxu pulled out the contract she had just signed with Zhang Junyao and then asked Yingsu to prepare ink, paper, and a writing set to arrange everything after the harvest, including the oilcloth and bamboo arrangements.
After writing, she stretched lazily, looked at her work with satisfaction, and nodded in approval.
"Miss, when did you buy land in Yunzhou Prefecture?" Baihe, having overheard the conversation between the miss and Zhang Junyao, was also surprised. She had been following the miss for a while and had never seen her leave the town, so how could she have purchased so much land in the entire Yunzhou Prefecture?
"Hehehe, don’t you remember Zhao Peng? I arranged it when he went back to his hometown. Besides, we also have a restaurant in Yunzhou Prefecture, just with a different name," Feng Xuxu said with a chuckle as she looked at her two maids.
"Ah, so that’s why you met with Zhao Peng that day, miss. You’re quite cunning," Baihe said in amazement.
"Alright, this is the letter I’m sending to Xiao Chen. Once he reads it, he’ll know what to do," Feng Xuxu said as she took out an envelope and handed it to Yingsu.
"Understood, miss." Watching Yingsu leave, she wondered how long it had been since she had seen Xiao Chen and what he might be doing now!
"Miss, have you considered visiting Capital City during this trip out?" Baihe was also curious about what it would be like when the two met again.
"We’ll see how things go here. If everything goes smoothly, I’ll go to the Capital City!" There was a small sense of anticipation in her. What would it be like to suddenly appear before Xiao Chen? Just thinking about his expression made her snicker with laughter.
After dinner, Yingsu handed a small note to Feng Xuxu. She opened it and read, "Zhang, sure, rest easy, Chen misses Little Xuxu. Come to the Capital City soon." Feng Xuxu smiled and shook her head. He was as reticent as ever, telling her that everything was fine with Zhang Junyao, to cooperate confidently, and to come to the Capital City. Chen, I miss you too. Wait for me; I’ll find you as soon as I’m done with my business. Gazing at the moonlight outside the window, her heart drifted far away.
Zhang Residence’s secret chamber.
"How is it?" Zhang Junyao looked at the kneeling figure of the hawk and asked.
The hawk wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Please punish me, master. I am incompetent. Just as I found a clue, it was swiftly erased by someone else."
Zhang Junyao raised an eyebrow, "Are you saying that someone is protecting Feng Xuxu in the shadows?"
"That should be the case, master. But there’s nothing wrong with Feng Xuxu’s background, except for her birth mother, of whom we know nothing," the hawk said, puzzled, as this was not the outcome he had expected.
"Oh? There’s actually such a matter?" Zhang Junyao was also full of doubts. How could someone born in a small rural courtyard be entangled in such mysterious circumstances?
"Master, should we continue to investigate?"
"No need. You may go," Zhang Junyao said. After the hawk left, he stayed in the secret chamber for a long time, until deep into the night, before he finally opened another, hidden door in the chamber.
