The Daily Life of a Concubine's Daughter After Transmigrating

Aunt Gao's face turned pale and then red, and she gritted her teeth as she spoke.

"Who are you trying to impress with this arrogant attitude?! In the end, you're just a lowly wretch. When you encounter someone more noble than you, you have to tuck your tail between your legs! If Li Anxiu were still in school, would you dare treat him like this?!"

“If my brother has these eight taels for tea and snacks, I will deduct them without hesitation!”

Li Anqi remained unperturbed by praise or criticism, and continued.

“Your concubine has been living in the Jingguo Mansion for several years now, but she still has the same temperament as when she was in the countryside, without the slightest bit of manners! If you don’t respect others, how can you expect others to respect you? By degrading yourself like this, you will only make people look down on you more and more!”

"Pooh!"

Aunt Gao spat and cursed even more rudely.

"Who do you think you are, daring to lecture your grandma?! No wonder Madam Zhao doesn't like you. Just you wait, Madam Zhao has already found you a new husband! A poor, remote family in a remote village. You'll be so poor you won't even have clothes to wear for the rest of your life. Let's see who you'll be so arrogant with then!"

Li Anqi's expression gradually became serious.

"My affairs are entirely up to the old lady. Don't talk nonsense!"

"The old lady? She's so sick, who knows how many more years she has left to enjoy her life?!"

Aunt Gao laughed arrogantly, her tone vicious.

"I can't do anything to you now, but you'll get what's coming to you later! Humph!"

Aunt Gao suddenly pushed a maid to the ground, glared at Li Anqi, and turned to leave.

Before you know it, Qingming Festival is here.

Li Anxiu led his men to Ning'an Village to pay respects at the graves, where they stayed for several days.

Ning'anzhuang is the site of the mausoleum of the Jingguo Mansion. In addition to the tombs, there are also residences for people to rest and live in.

Because the estate was very large, in addition to the tomb keepers, there were also some farmers who were specifically responsible for cultivating the land.

After returning from Ning'an Village, Li Anxiu was filled with mixed emotions and couldn't help but come to Li Anqi for drinks that night.

"Second sister, look, this is what I pulled out from the crack in the stone above my great-grandfather's tomb."

Li Anxiu took out a small, green blade of grass and handed it to Li Anqi to look at.

Li Anqi took the small grass and looked at Li Anxiu.

Li Anxiu sighed and continued, "Every year when I go to Ning'an Village, I always feel a little lonely for several days."

"Because of these grasses?" Li Anqi asked.

Li Anxiu nodded, took the grass from Li Anqi's hand, and stared at the grass.

“Every year when I sweep the tombs, I pull out these weeds by hand, but they still grow back every year.”

“Many things are created from nothing and then disappear from something, repeating this cycle endlessly,” Li Anqi remarked.

"You still understand me."

Li Anxiu smiled bitterly and tilted his head back to drink a glass of wine.

"Dynasties change, families rise and fall, the cycle repeats itself... Many old objects in the village are no longer usable, and the desolate scene always makes me feel sad."

Li Anqi placed his left hand on his forearm and comforted him, "I'll ask Qiuyue to buy some new items tomorrow. Once they're bought, I'll also send some people to clean up the manor."

Li Anxiu smiled warmly.

“Brother, just look ahead and leave the rest to your sister,” Li Anqi said sincerely.

Li Anxiu looked into Li Anqi's eyes, nodded, and said, "Now that you are in charge of the affairs of the manor, I am very relieved."

After returning home, Li Anqi entrusted the purchase to Qiuyue.

Li Baoqin has not been at home for the past few days.

After Li Anqi had settled all the affairs of the manor, he asked Li Miao for permission to leave the manor and go to Haoyue Lanting to find Li Baoqin.

The sedan chair carrying Li Anqi had just exited the west gate of Jingguo Mansion when an unfamiliar sedan chair followed closely behind.

Zhilan sensed something was wrong and whispered to Li Anqi, "Miss, it seems like someone is following us."

Li Anqi lifted the sedan curtain and looked at the sedan chair behind him.

"Let's drive around West Street twice, then head to Haoyue Lanting."

"Yes."

Wherever Li Anqi's sedan chair went, the sedan chair behind it followed.

It wasn't until the sedan chair arrived at Haoyue Lanting that Li Anqi stepped out, and the owner of the sedan chair behind him finally revealed his true identity.

Li Anqi glanced at him and saw that the man was a stranger in his early twenties. He had a gentle and refined demeanor, and his white robes made him look like an immortal. He was very polite to the sedan chair bearers.

Li Anqi arrived at the entrance of Haoyue Lanting.

Manager Xiao, who was on the first floor, recognized Li Anqi and hurriedly welcomed her inside: "Miss Qi! Please come in quickly!"

"Is your sister there?" Li Anqi asked him.

Manager Xiao nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, the head manager is on the third floor, at the Xianyue Pavilion, the usual place, the young lady went there last time."

Li Anqi lifted her skirt and stepped over the threshold into the restaurant.

Seeing Li Anqi walk away, the young man in white was eager to follow, but was stopped by Manager Xiao.

"Young master, according to the rules of this establishment, you must pay ten taels of silver before entering."

"This is not the rule; it's just a means for you to obstruct the poor."

Despite saying that, Shan Xingwen still obediently took out ten taels and handed them to Manager Xiao.

Li Anqi glanced back at him, then went upstairs.

Upon arriving on the third floor, Li Anqi did not go to Xianyue Pavilion, but instead went to the deserted Piaomiao Pavilion.

"Zhilan." Li Anqi called Zhilan over and whispered in her ear, "Bring in that young master from earlier."

Zhilan paused, looking at Li Anqi.

Knowing that Zhilan was in a difficult position, Li Anqi added, "I know what I'm doing, you don't need to worry."

Zhilan nodded and went out the door. A short while later, Shan Xingwen was led into the room by Zhilan.

"My name is Shan Xingwen. I have met Miss Qi." Shan Xingwen bowed to Li Anqi.

"I won't say more, but why were you following me?" Li Anqi asked.

"I am entrusted by Ninth Master to convey his greetings to Miss Qi."

Upon hearing Shan Xingwen's words, both Li Anqi and Zhilan were taken aback.

"Miss Qi, are you alright?" Shan Xingwen then asked.

Li Anqi looked away, placed his right hand over his left wrist, and nodded.

"That's good. I'll write to Ninth Master when I get back, so he can rest assured."

Shan Xingwen took out a letter from his sleeve.

"This is a letter that Ninth Master wrote to the young lady."

Li Anqi looked at Zhilan and saw that Zhilan shook her head at him.

Li Anqi tightened his grip on Shan Xingwen's wrist and said, "If you believe me, you don't need to read it. Just tell him I'll wait for him to come back."

Shan Xingwen looked up and said, "Okay."

Such a private matter would certainly be handled by someone he trusts.

Ling Ye didn't ask Li Anxiu for help, perhaps because he didn't want to put Li Anxiu in a difficult position.

After all, unmarried men and women exchanging letters privately was not allowed in this era.

“Young master, you have an extraordinary bearing. May I ask which prefecture in the capital you come from?” Li Anqi asked.

"I am not very talented, but I come from the Shan family of Suzhou. I do some silk and jewelry business all over the country. There are two Shan Ji cloth shops and Shan Ji silver shops on Hongrong Street in the capital, which are owned by me."

Li Anqi sized up Shan Xingwen.

It is truly rare for a businessman to have the demeanor and bearing of someone who has attained enlightenment and cultivated immortality.