I'm not a fortune teller.

Chapter 142 You can know a person’s face but not his heart!
"Oh my, look, look, our in-laws' courtyard, wow, even has a pond."

A tall, skinny old lady was strolling in the courtyard with a group of children who were simply dressed and had an obviously rustic air. There were at least twenty people in total, big and small. The housekeeper who was entertaining the guests couldn't help but frown at the sight.

Any housekeeper with a little experience could see that this was the attitude of a poor relative asking for money.

After all, how could a normal relative, even if his family is poor, take care of such a large family?
Although he felt contempt in his heart, the butler had a smile on his face as if he was serving his master, because he was not sure of his master's attitude towards these relatives.

The new master is very powerful. He was promoted to a sixth-rank official as soon as he entered the capital and was able to participate in the important event of the Spring Examination. Not only that, the guests who come and go on weekdays are all incredible bigwigs, such as the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple: Shen Yuan, the commander-in-chief Hong Lie, and the Minister of War, Lord Wei. Even this house was given by the Duke of the Lu family. He is simply the center of attention.

As long as he doesn't fail, he will definitely become a Shaoqing-level noble in the future. Now that he has met such a master, of course he wants to work for him for a long time. It was difficult for him as a criminal slave to enter such a good family in the past. Of course he has to seize the opportunity when it comes, and he has to tread carefully. Before he understands the attitude of the master, he has to serve him as his own father, no matter how rude he is.

"Then Mr. Huang's family in our village also has a pond, and it's bigger than this one," a young man said unconvinced.

"How can this be the same, you idiot!" The old woman knocked on the man's head and said, "This is the imperial city, where every inch of land is worth a lot of money. What's the point of Mr. Huang's country house being so big? I'm afraid it won't be as valuable as a few bricks here."

The old woman laughed and looked at the tall woman beside her: "Ayan, we haven't seen our mother-in-law for a long time and we are a little estranged. You have to help us talk to her."

"Okay, mother."

Obviously, the old lady was holding the woman's hand very gently and had a flattering smile on her face, but the woman subconsciously shrank her neck, which made the housekeeper who was leading the way feel a little uneasy.

As an old housekeeper, she had seen countless secrets in the backyard. She could tell at a glance that the eldest daughter of the master's family had been tortured a lot at the hands of this old woman. This was really troublesome.

"What are you grinning about? Why don't you support your wife?" The old woman quickly glared at a tall man next to her.

"Hey, sure, mom." The man chuckled and stepped forward quickly: "Wife, you're not well yet, take it easy."

"Yeah." The woman nodded slightly, her eyes numb.

Only when he looked at the elegant green woods around him, a hint of complexity flashed across his numb eyes.

When I was a kid, that well-behaved little brother could actually achieve such success?

I just don't know how much of the friendship from our childhood is left?

It seems that he hasn’t spoken much to me since he passed the imperial examination?
She still remembers that year when he passed the imperial examination, her mother-in-law brought her to celebrate. However, her brother, who had been very affectionate to her, looked at her like a stranger.

"Big sister is here?"

Just as she was in a trance, a silver bell-like laughter came from afar, and an apricot-yellow figure suddenly appeared in front of her. A fragrant breeze blew over, and the woman came to her senses and subconsciously took two steps back.

"Big sister?" The girl, who was dressed exquisitely, was a little surprised: "But you don't recognize me?"

The woman came back to her senses and looked at the woman in front of her who seemed familiar yet strange. The numbness in her eyes faded away, and all that was left was a complicated expression: "It turned out to be my little sister."

Is this the naughty girl who used to roll around in the fields?
The girl was dressed so exquisitely that she looked like she came out of a painting. She couldn't even recognize what kind of jade and jewelry were on the decorations on her head. The most beautiful dress she had ever seen for a woman was the one at the flower fair five years ago, when the county magistrate's daughter was dressed to test the talents at the lantern festival. She felt like a fairy at the time, but compared with the dress of the little sister in front of her, it was quite inferior.

"Big sister?" The girl wanted to grab her hand, but she dodged it as if she had been electrocuted. Looking at her stunned expression, she smiled awkwardly: "Little sister is so pretty, I almost didn't recognize you."

"Haha." Zhang Meng laughed proudly. "Looks good, doesn't it? I dressed up all morning. Sister, you don't know that at first I didn't dare to accept the invitations of those female relatives in Beijing. It was my sister-in-law who took me to slowly get familiar with the circle. When we were enjoying the flowers yesterday."

Enjoying flowers?

The woman was stunned, her smile still on her face, but she wanted to escape from here more and more.

My little sister is becoming more and more like a lady from a wealthy family. All she talks about is flower viewing and tea parties. What was I doing a few days ago?

Oh, by the way, I'm helping to feed the pigs.
The housekeeper watched the fourth young lady chattering non-stop, not noticing the mood of the eldest young lady of the Zhang family, and sighed in his heart. Coming from the same family, I'm afraid their future lives will be very different. The fourth young lady is lucky, but this eldest young lady is afraid...
"Why are you here just now?" Feng came over with a smile from a distance.

"Oh my, dear relatives!" The old woman saw Feng from a distance and hurriedly went to greet her: "You don't know, it's cold this way."

"It's cold, so hurry up and sit inside. Why are you wandering around here? Housekeeper Zhu is really something. Ask the servants to light two more charcoal fires and bring them to the guest room."

"Yes, old lady." Butler Zhu breathed a sigh of relief and nodded quickly to retreat. The situation was too complicated, so it would be better to hide for now.

"Come this way." Feng seemed to be disgusted by the other person's smell. She covered her nose from a distance and turned to lead the way. This made the old woman, who was always friendly, feel embarrassed. She was angry but didn't dare to say anything. Then she glared at her daughter-in-law who was still a little numb behind her: "Why are you still standing there? Don't you recognize your own mother?"

"Mom," the woman called out cautiously.

Feng in front of her was trembling with heart, but she cruelly turned her head without turning back, and said in a cold voice: "Well, let's talk inside."

Seeing her eldest daughter, who used to be the most sensible, become like this now, how could she not feel sad? But she couldn't show it. The more she acted like she cared, the easier it would be for her to be controlled by this evil woman. If she wanted to get her daughter back, she would have to be cruel for the next few days.

"Old lady." The housekeeper who had just left came back, panting.

"what happened?"

"Princess Yunyang is here."

"Oh?" Feng was stunned and said quickly, "Please come in."

The old woman and family members nearby all brightened up their eyes after hearing this.

Oh, the princess? I had only heard of her in storybooks before, but this time I could see her in person.

The Zhang family is really prosperous. Not only did they buy such a big house in the capital, but the princess came to visit them in person. It has only been a few years since they passed the exam? At this rate, I'm afraid he will become a high-ranking official in the future.
When he thought of the old woman who was constantly calculating in her mind, with a wolf-like green light flashing in her eyes, he knew that she had to rely on them no matter what. It was a pity that the old woman of the Zhang family didn't seem to care much about her daughter. But no matter what, even if they could just pick out a little from between their toenails, it would be enough for their family to enjoy endlessly.
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"Wife, why are you here just now?" Hong Lie strode towards her at the door.

"I came here as soon as I received the news." The princess approached, looked at the housekeeper and Feng who were about to come in the distance, and lowered her voice and asked, "Where did the news come from?"

"I don't know." Hong Lie shook his head. "The letter was sent by a sorcerer. It entered my house like a living thing. In addition to the letter, there was also a portrait. It was what my daughter would look like when she grew up."

"When you grow up?" The princess shuddered.
"The letter said that in the North Sea incident a month ago, the sorcerer Tian Ye had applied to the governor of Youzhou for the Yang Fire Punishment, but it was stopped by a county magistrate. According to the portrait that was passed on, it was this suit!"

"Has the governor of Youzhou confirmed this?"

"Confirmed!" Hong Lie nodded. "I received a message via eagle yesterday. The Youzhou Wu Mu has a very good relationship with me. He immediately visited the Youzhou Secret Academy and retrieved the files. The portrait that was retained is this one. It's exactly the same!"

"My son." Even a woman with a strong personality like the princess's voice trembled at this moment: "Has the Zhang man seen my son?"

"Theoretically, he has!" A gloomy look flashed in Hong Lie's eyes. "He was in charge of the Tanhua case and worked in the Dali Temple. How could he not have seen the case file? He must have known our child, but he concealed it!"

"You can only know a person's face but not his heart." The princess sneered, "Before, he was so close to you and even brought that girl into your school. I thought she was a good person. It turns out that none of these sorcerers are good!!"

"Now what?"

"Are you sure you can take him down at close range?" the princess said with a fierce look in her eyes.

Hong Lie shook his head. Zhang Rui was probably the sorcerer he could hardly figure out. Normally speaking, warriors posed a great threat to sorcerers at close range. Even if the sorcerer was a Jiuqing sorcerer, he would have a 90% chance of defeating him if he was not prepared in advance. But facing this guy, he was really unsure.

"Let's take a look first." The princess put away the coldness in her eyes, put on a smile and greeted Feng who was coming from a distance: "Let's take a look and see what he wants to do!"

(End of this chapter)