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"Mrs. Huo, please stay!"

The housekeeper hurried over, stopped in front of Qiao Xi and said respectfully, "Please stay, our old man is waiting for you to see him in the study."

Mrs. Guan was dumbfounded: "Old housekeeper, did you make a mistake? What did my father-in-law ask a little girl like her to do?"

Even the onlookers were surprised.

Qiao Xi looked at Mrs. Guan whose expression changed drastically and the Guan family fool who was sobbing softly, and the corners of her mouth raised: "Invite me? But your wife made rude remarks and asked the servant to drive me away."

Does she seem like someone who comes and goes as soon as you call her?

If she followed him to the study eagerly, it would be a disgrace to the Huo and Liu families in Haicheng!

When she arrived in the imperial capital, she represented more than just the name Qiao Xi!

Sun Weimeng raised his voice and said, "Yes. This fool is crazy about us, and there is also a stir-up stick who is sowing discord. Mrs. Guan will drive us away indiscriminately. We don't want to stay in this unlucky place."

Lu Yan asked angrily: "Who do you think is the troublemaker?"

"Whoever responds will do it."

"Guys!" The housekeeper tried to smooth things over, "Guys, please don't argue. Madam Huo, it's because our Guan family didn't treat guests well, and you were wronged."

Mrs. Guan hugged her silly son and felt unhappy: "Old housekeeper, look at how Wen Li was beaten! Why are you still talking to her? My father-in-law loves Wen Li the most. Are you not mistaken?"

"Oh ma'am!"

The housekeeper was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, "Please say less!"

Seeing the housekeeper's attitude, Qiao Xi was even more sure that Mr. Guan had something to do with her. And even Mrs. Guan didn’t know about this.

Qiao Xi's face was cold and her voice was slow: "Butler, we will not attend the birthday banquet. Ever since I arrived in the imperial capital, I may have learned from Mr. Lu's petty behavior and always like to worry about everything."

"You..." Lu Yan didn't expect to be scolded at all costs.

Qiao Xi rolled her eyes and ignored her.

Sun Weimeng also helped out: "Let's go, let's go! I don't want to stay in this wretched place anymore. Unless some people can kindly apologize, then maybe I can stay if I'm in a good mood."

"You...you..." Mrs. Guan pointed at them with her well-maintained manicure, "You beat my son and you want me to apologize, what a dream!"

"Madam! Just be submissive." The housekeeper was so anxious that he walked over to her and said a few words in a low voice.

never thought.

After hearing those words, Mrs. Guan opened her mouth and looked at Qiao Xi in shock.

The old housekeeper said earnestly: "Madam, this is the distinguished guest invited by the old man. Our young master usually lifts his skirt, but what happened today sounds fishy. We will find out after the old man's birthday party. The most important thing now is to keep this person behind." Just...apologise!"

Mrs. Guan's expression was twisted.

She just said harsh words, and now she wants to apologize, where can she put her face?

But thinking about what the butler said just now...

She must apologize!

She endured the discomfort and walked up to Qiao Xi, lowered her posture and said, "Mrs. Huo, I was too impulsive and frightened you. I'm sorry. Please don't argue with people like me. You are a distinguished guest invited by my father-in-law. , is the honored guest of our Guan family."

She relented.

The tone is somewhat sincere.

Seeing Qiao Xi being silent and not responding, Mrs. Guan gritted her teeth and bowed: "I was wrong, please come in."

Everyone else looked at them curiously, wondering what the housekeeper had said to Mrs. Guan, which actually made Mrs. Guan, who was usually arrogant and protective of her own shortcomings, lower her head.

Qiao Xi was careful and clicked to the end.

A soft voice sounded: "Then please lead the way."

"it is good!"

The housekeeper wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and almost kicked out the old man's distinguished guest.

fortunately!fortunately!

"Mrs. Huo, please come this way. Let's go to the study first..."

"Ah."

Qiao Xi left with him, and Lao Chen followed suit.

Sun Weimeng fell behind and looked at Lu Yan and cursed: "I was wrong when I said you were a shit stirrer. You are just a piece of shit and like to disgust people everywhere."

After saying that, he put his hands behind his back and walked away casually.

Lu Yan's face was gloomy and filled with anger.

He thought that by using Guan Fool, Mrs. Guan, who was eager for her son, would kick Qiao Xi out of the banquet, and then she would be embarrassed in the imperial capital. No matter how high her status is, she will still be looked down upon.

Everyone will say that it is a joke that the Chinese medicine apprentice from Haicheng was kicked out of the Guan family birthday party!

But I didn't expect it to take a turn for the worse.

What did the old housekeeper say to Mrs. Guan?

After the guests watching the excitement dispersed, Xiang Ze walked up to him and said softly: "The most important thing tonight is not to deal with Qiao Xi. Don't forget the instructions of the elders in the family. We are going to take down Guan Jingtan."

"Don't worry, Brother Ze. I've already taken care of it, just wait for it to turn out well. But I always feel like there's something wrong somewhere..." Lu Yan was keenly aware of something fishy.

"We'll check after the birthday banquet is over. Let's first see where Guan Jingtan is."

"understood."

……

As night falls, the sky becomes dark.

Qiao Xi followed the butler into the banquet hall with her skirt in hand. The guests around her were stunned when they saw this unfamiliar face.

Then the conversation quickly resumed, but the focus of the conversation was Qiao Xi, and he would observe her from the corner of his eye from time to time.

The old housekeeper of the Guan family was always very considerate and polite, but he was too respectful to Qiao Xi, which was really strange.

Qiao Xi passed by the crowd, and there was a faint and refreshing fragrance in the air.

She could vaguely hear the words "Xiandu Ruila", "Traditional Chinese Medicine Apprentice", and "Mrs. Huo".

The housekeeper respectfully led her up the stairs made of golden nanmu.

"Please."

"Ah."

Qiao Xi followed to the second floor and found that the layout here was extraordinary, and it was worthy of being the royal palace of the past.

The housekeeper led her along the stairs and turned two corners. Through the hollowed-out wooden windows, she could see the artificial lake and other small courtyards in the palace. The scenery at night was very beautiful.

The housekeeper introduced: "This is the Hundred Steps View. Every window shows a different scenery, and the four seasons are different. You can almost see all the scenery of our Guan family by going around in a circle. The Xiangfei bamboo planted over there is the residence of the eldest lady. , and on the left is a servant's room.

In front is the old man's study, and there are other stair exits here. "

Qiao Xi took a look and saw that there were indeed several exits.

"You two, can you stay? Our old man just wants to see Mrs. Huo."

The housekeeper looked at Lao Chen and Sun Weimeng politely, and stood in front of them.

"I want to protect the safety of the young lady and cannot leave."

"I also promised Huo Xingzhou. Who knows if the old man Guan is a scoundrel?"

The housekeeper was very embarrassed.

Qiao Xi comforted her softly: "It's okay, I'll go in by myself. Just wait for me at the door. If there's any danger, I'll call for help." She had several silver needles hidden in her skirt, so she could save herself.

Qiao Xi would not look down on him just because he was a seventy-year-old man.

The old man now is also very powerful.

Lao Chen nodded: "Young lady, please be careful, we will stand here and never leave."

"Ah."

The butler then knocked on the door and reminded: "Sir, the distinguished guest has arrived."

After a moment, he slowly opened the heavy wooden door and invited Qiao Xi in.

Qiao Xi pursed her lips and walked inside alone.

The heavy door slowly closed behind him.