noffsinger Chapter 139: He can still be so unreasonable, he is a rare talent
Chapter 139: He can still be so unreasonable, he is a rare talent
Shi Xuanting forced her way through the main gate. Logically, she should have been stopped at the second gate and not allowed to enter.
But after all, they were not here to rob, so there was no need to make things so ugly. Bai Lu, who followed in from behind, shook his head at the gatekeeper and let him pass.
Inside the house, a servant had already reported to Wan Zhou about Shi Xuanting's intrusion, so Wan Zhou simply waited in the pavilion in the yard.
To put it bluntly, she didn't want to entertain Shi Xuanting in the house.
"Gu Wanzhou, I knew it, you just don't dare to see me." As soon as Shi Xuanting walked in, she saw Wanzhou sitting well in the pavilion. She felt disrespected and became resentful.
"Wrong." Wan Zhou looked at Shi Xuanting nonchalantly and did not invite her to sit down.
From the arrogance in Shi Xuanting's words and the twisting of her hips when she walked, it all gave off a feeling that she was here to settle a score.
Who does she think she is, trespassing into someone else's house without permission and behaving like this?
Wan Zhou's eyes flashed coldly: "I just don't want to see you. I said I was unwell to give you face. After all, it would be embarrassing for you to say I don't want to see you directly."
"If I had known that you didn't even know the most basic manners, I wouldn't have had to do this. What do you think?"
Seeing Shi Xuanting's increasingly ugly expression, Wan Zhou slowly and with a smile on his face entertained the fifth young lady of the Duke's Mansion.
Shi Xuanting stood at the entrance of the pavilion, her previous domineering demeanor replaced by embarrassment and shame.
She was the young lady of the Duke's Mansion. No matter where she was, others treated her with courtesy for the Duke's Mansion's sake. But Wan Zhou not only insulted her with words, but also refused to let her sit down.
I can hardly hold my face anymore.
"Oh, sit down. Look at my brain. An uninvited guest is still a guest. How can I not even let him sit down?" Wan Zhou still had a smile on his face, but it didn't show in his eyes.
Shi Xuanting gritted her teeth secretly, took a deep breath, and made herself tense. After all, she didn't come here to quarrel today.
She sat down awkwardly, adjusting herself mentally, and trying to regain the momentum she had just had to settle the score.
She sat there, wondering in her heart, why didn't Gu Wanzhou ask her why she came here? If he asked, she would be able to take advantage of the situation and get angry?
But Wan Zhou just didn't ask and waited.
Shi Xuanting couldn't wait any longer, she straightened her chest, raised her chin and said, "Gu Wanzhou, I don't think I have ever offended you, why do you feel bad for me everywhere, and now you even don't let my cousin go!"
As Shi Xuanting spoke, she gradually regained the familiar feeling, and her momentum became stronger and stronger, as if Wan Zhou had really done something to hurt her.
cousin?
Wan Zhou frowned for a moment and then made a guess.
No wonder the pink-dressed woman in Juxian Building spoke so humiliatingly in every word she said, it turned out she was this guy's cousin.
This is not surprising. I guess Shi Xuanting has said a lot of bad things about her outside.
Wan Zhou stood up and said coldly, "Shi Xuanting, who do you think you are? I feel bad for you. Do you think I care about your status as the young lady of the Duke's Mansion and the granddaughter of the Grand Tutor?"
"And your cousin, who is she? Do I take her seriously just because she's your cousin?"
"I tell you, I didn't kick you out not because of who you are, but because I wanted to give you respect, but I don't want to do that now."
"Get out!" Wan Zhou pointed outside, his eyes filled with ice-like coldness.
For someone like Shi Xuanting, the weaker you are, the more powerful she becomes.
Shi Xuanting was almost petrified. She didn't expect Wan Zhou to show no mercy at all. She had some status and couldn't stand it, so she didn't collapse.
He also stood up and confronted Wan Zhou, angrily saying: "My cousin jumped into the water after being humiliated by you. If anything happens to her, you will be a murderer!"
Wan Zhou was stunned.
Diving? That serious?
Recalling the situation at that time, Ji Nanzheng said that she was 3 points lower than himself, and Ji Nanxian said that he was sued for spreading rumors. It is indeed possible that a girl with poor tolerance would feel ashamed to live her life.
But so what, she won't sympathize.
Since she knows that she will lose face if she is humiliated, then when she humiliates others, doesn't she have the vicious intention of making it impossible for others to live as human beings?
"So what? Are you looking for me to settle this account?" Wan Zhou sat down again, his attitude nonchalant again: "You found the wrong person. It is true that your cousin was humiliated, but it was not me. If you want to find you, go find Ji Nanzheng and your brother-in-law."
"If you dare." Wan Zhou added with a sneer.
To accuse her of something is to think that she is easy to bully.
"That's because of you. She was humiliated." Of course she knew it was Ji Nanzheng, but she didn't dare to look for him. Not to mention that Ji Nanzheng humiliated her cousin, even if he humiliated her, she wouldn't dare to look for him.
Wan Zhou smiled. He could still be so unreasonable, which made him a rare talent.
"Yes, it was because of me. She intended to humiliate me, but ended up being humiliated herself. How do you want to settle this account?"
"My aunt will settle this account with you. Gu Wanzhou, I want to settle the debt you owe me."
Wan Zhou raised his eyebrows, didn't respond, and waited.
"Gu Wanzhou, I knew you had evil intentions, and now I finally have evidence. You are a shareholder of Juxian Building, and you may have hoarded a lot of charcoal. You deliberately made me empty it so that you could cheat me out of my money."
"I was cheated of two thousand taels by a few carts of coal. I didn't know before and thought I suffered a loss in silence. Now that I know, you must pay me back. I, Shi Xuanting, hate cheaters the most in my life. Even if I give the silver to beggars, I will never let people like you get away with it."
When Shi Xuanting heard about the things happening at Juxian Building today, she felt jealous at first. As the major shareholder of Juxian Building, how much money did Gu Wanzhou get?
Gu Wanzhou was already so rich, yet he still cheated her out of her money, two thousand taels at that. It was as if something was blocking her throat, and she was so angry that she couldn't even eat.
She had always been the one to take advantage of others, but she was actually cheated by Wanzhou. The third sister-in-law would often use this to poke her. It was simply a shame. She was so angry every time she thought about it. It just so happened that her aunt came to complain and scolded Gu Wanzhou, so she took this as an excuse to come here.
"What kind of person am I?" Wan Zhou asked with a frown.
She is the young lady of the Duke's Mansion and the granddaughter of the Grand Tutor. With this kind of character, she has lost all her dignity for 2000 taels. It is really shameful.
"Don't you know it yourself? I was wondering where you got so much money, it turns out it was all earned through fraud. You used that dirty money to marry into our Duke's Mansion. Gu Wanzhou, you really have some means." Shi Xuanting couldn't help but start to ridicule again.
"Since you have been to the Duke's Mansion before, if you return the money obediently, I will not make a big deal out of this matter."
"What if I don't give it to you?" Wan Zhou asked coldly.
"If I don't give it to you, don't blame me for being rude. You didn't give your mother-in-law charcoal in such a cold weather, and you took the opportunity to ask for a lot of money. If these things get out, will you still have a good reputation in Shangjing?"
"Bai Lu, send someone to Jingzhao Prefecture to report to the authorities that someone in the prefecture is blackmailing us."
"Yes, miss." Bai Lu turned and left.
"You...! Gu Wanzhou, I've given you a chance. Until you return the money to me, I won't let you rest in peace." Shi Xuanting said hatefully, and walked out unwillingly and angrily.
She couldn't afford to lose face by seeing the official for such a small matter.
She walked fast and surpassed Bai Lu in a few steps. Her maid even bumped into Bai Lu on purpose, causing Bai Lu to stagger.
Wan Zhou watched Shi Xuanting disappear with cold eyes, and immediately ordered Bai Lu: "Let Maodou follow."
Shi Xuanting was a narrow-minded person. After being humiliated by her, she must have thought of revenge. The look in her eyes when she left revealed that she would not give up.
As expected, Maodou followed her and came back to report: "Miss, I followed the maid. She first found a scribe and wrote a notice. Go to No. 32 Nanquanfang at : tomorrow and each person will receive five white flour buns."
"She also found a beggar and asked him to spread the news of getting steamed buns."
Wan Zhou listened without saying anything for a long time.
No. 32 Nanquanfang is her residence. In other words, Shi Xuanting's idea is to have all the beggars in the city come to her early tomorrow morning to get five white flour buns.
"That Fifth Young Master's wife is so vicious. There are at least hundreds of beggars in the entire Upper Capital. If each person gets five steamed buns, that would be thousands of buns. Even if Sanniang's hand is broken, she can't make that many buns." Qiu Ge was indignant. "Even if we go to buy them, we can't buy that many buns at once!"