368, Poisonous Mouth (5 Updates)
Xie Zhinuan’s serious demeanor and words stunned Mrs. Xuan.
She looked at Xie Zhinuan in astonishment.
“You, you!”
“What about me? You may feel that your son is wonderful and outstanding, but that’s in your eyes, not in mine, Mrs. Xuan. If I were you, I wouldn’t have e to see me!”
Xie Zhinuan let out a soft breath, “Please leave, and don’t e to me again in the future. I will not marry into the Xuan family. Whoever Xuan Mu marries is no concern of mine, you don’t have to warn me!”
“Please!”
Having said that, Xie Zhinuan picked up her teacup.
Offering tea is sending off a guest.
Mrs. Xuan stared at Xie Zhinuan and only after a long while did she speak, “Remember your words, you are not worthy of Xuan Mu, not fit to enter the doors of my Xuan family!”
“Ha!”
Xie Zhinuan chuckled lightly.
Disregarding the remark.
Worthy or not, what did it have to do with her?
She wouldn’t be marrying Xuan Mu anyway.
Mrs. Xuan stormed off in a fury, and only then did Xie Zhinuan snort softly.
What nonsense.
With such a mother, in her eyes, her son was the best in the world, unique, and no girl was good enough for him.
Does topping the imperial examinations as the top graduate settle everything?
A big mistake, the road to officialdom is long. Achieving the title of top graduate is just the first step into a bureaucratic career.
From a seventh-rank official to a first-rank official, how many senior first-rank positions lie in between? With promotions and demotions, the ups and downs are not so easy to navigate.
She didn’t know where Mrs. Xuan got her sense of superiority from. Was it because they had more silver? Her hands might have less silver than the Xuan family now, but after waiting another year or two, would that still be the case?
Utter nonsense.
Xie Zhinuan thought to herself.
She told Aunt Chen to go to the new estate, to manage the dozen or so newly bought servants.
“Miss has bought a new estate?” Aunt Chen asked.
“Yeah, I did. Go there and keep an eye on things. Train the servants as well, I’ll take care of Ayi here. Also, move the furniture and belongings over there. If it’s not enough, we’ll buy more!”
“Should we still leave a courtyard for His Highness?” Aunt Chen asked quietly.
“…”
Xie Zhinuan thought for a moment before answering, “Leave one for him. We can’t have him e back with nowhere to live, staying at a posthouse!”
“Yes!”
Aunt Chen immediately headed to the new estate.
In fact, in Aunt Chen’s opinion, this estate somewhat belied Xie Zhinuan’s status.
Apart from the main courtyard, there were only three others. The gardens were not large, the courtyards were not spacious.
Xie Zhinuan kept the main courtyard for herself, shared a courtyard with Xie Yi, one was reserved for Li Hengyi, and as for Wang Shaoyu, she hadn’t asked him to move in. She had left a courtyard for him at the tavern, which was also where she went to read and memorize medical books every day.
This estate had bee her private domain.
Once Aunt Chen carefully trained the servants, she would pick three or four to work in the kitchen to boil water and cook; then select another two sensible and clever ones to clean the courtyards, and two more to tidy and maintain the garden.
Even a steward wasn’t arranged by Xie Zhinuan. The gates were closed all day, with no banquets hosted, no guests invited, no visitors entertained.
Quite a few people in Fengping County knew that Xie Zhinuan had bought a small estate, but they were surprised to see her really shutting the doors and living her life inside, with her mules, wolves, and dogs seldom seen outside.
However, Xie Zhinuan had filed a carriage registration at the Governor’s Office.
Soon, the Governor’s Office approved it, and even the horse was swiftly delivered to Xie Zhinuan’s door.
Plump and strong, obviously a fine horse that had just reached adulthood.
“Rest assured, Miss Xie. It has been well-trained from a young age, at your disposal!” the County Governor, Liu, said with a light chuckle.
He was very respectful towards Xie Zhinuan.
After all, before King Han left, he had charged him to obey Miss Xie in all matters.
Chapter 370
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