Ji Yinxue was also quite surprised, not expecting that Ji Wushang was concerned about the Wenge embroidery. "It's so simple. If you're interested, I'll definitely teach you everything I know." Ji Yinxue smiled.
Ji Wushang smiled at Feng Yun, "You little maid, you're so well-behaved and beautiful."
"Not exactly the same, are they? They still have two eyes and a pair of ears," Ji Yinxue said with a smile.
"Fourth Sister is right." Ji Wushang smiled and looked at Feng Yun. "Who is Feng Yun?"
Feng Yun's hands trembled slightly as she listened. She looked at Ji Yinxue, who remained expressionless. Feng Yun then said, "Replying to Miss, this servant is from Jinzhou."
"Jinzhou is a place of outstanding people and beautiful scenery. I've heard there are lots of good people and beautiful girls there!" Ji Wushang smiled at Feng Yun. "Do you have a younger sister or brother at home?"
Ji Yinxue found Ji Wusi's question rather strange. It was understandable for him to come to ask for needlework advice, but was it a bit unnecessary to ask about Feng Yun's family affairs?
"Reporting to Miss, my parents are elderly, and I have a younger brother who helps out at home." Feng Yun didn't understand either, so she could only go along with it.
Ji Wushang nodded, "Hmm, how old is my little brother?"
Ji Yinxue then laughed and said, "Big sister, why are you asking so many questions?"
"Oh, I was just curious. Speaking of younger brothers, I thought of Wu Zi. I wondered if he was around seven or eight years old. Such a younger brother is so well-behaved and adorable!"
Upon hearing this, Feng Yun's hands trembled so badly that she accidentally spilled the tea onto the table.
Ji Yinxue slammed her hand on the table as soon as she saw it, "How dare you!"
"This servant deserves to die, this servant deserves to die!" Feng Yun immediately knelt down and kowtowed, begging for mercy.
Ji Wushang looked at the tea on the table and gently shook his head. "Fine, Fourth Sister, Feng Yun probably didn't mean to do this. Let's forgive her this time!"
"Get out!" Ji Yinxue shouted angrily, and then told her to leave.
Feng Yun, as if granted a pardon, knelt down.
Ji Wushang already knew what was going on, but she still smiled and said, "As I said before, Fourth Sister, you must teach me needlework."
“Okay.” Ji Yinxue glared fiercely in the direction Feng Yun had gone, then smiled and nodded at Ji Wushang.
Ji Wushang asked for advice for a while before leaving the orchid garden.
As soon as she left, Ji Yinxue called for Feng Yun to come in. As soon as Feng Yun entered, she immediately knelt down, pleading, "Please forgive me, Miss! Please spare my life, Miss!"
"Spare my life? You talk too much. Do you even know what my elder sister means?" Ji Yinxue sneered.
"I didn't know, I didn't know, please spare my life, Miss, please spare my life!" Feng Yun said, immediately kowtowing.
Ji Yinxue glared at her. Even if she wanted to kill her now, she couldn't. "Get out of here! If you don't do things more carefully in the future, you can expect to collect your family's corpses!"
Feng Yun was startled, but she still knelt down and thanked her, "Thank you, Miss, thank you, Miss!"
"Get out of here!" Ji Yinxue slammed the tea tray to the ground and hit Feng Yun hard.
Feng Yun was immediately burned, but she couldn't cry out in pain; instead, she knelt down and retreated.
Ji Wushang hadn't gone far yet; he was hiding behind the gate of the Orchid Garden when he saw Feng Yun being scolded by Ji Yinxue, and then she practically covered her mouth and rolled out.
Ji Wushang understood even more clearly.
Back in her own garden, she summoned Granny Shi and said, "Granny Shi, send a few people to Jinzhou to search house to house to find out where Fengyun's home is. Her parents are old and she has a younger brother who is about seven or eight years old. Have someone secretly send him to the capital to be well taken care of."
"Yes, Miss." Granny Shi nodded and went to do as instructed.
Ji Wushang nodded, and as she left, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
This time, I will absolutely not let you off the hook!
Upon hearing of the incident at the manor, Aunt Bai immediately sent people to Xinyuan to check on things, and then sent others to Siyuan to check on Ji Wusi, showing her diligence and conscientiousness. Ji Wushang saw off wave after wave of people with a forced smile.
Aunt Qin arrived at this moment and happened to see Ji Wushang seeing someone off, so she asked, "Miss, why are so many people here at Xinyuan?"
"Isn't this all because they're after the position of mistress? They're practically breaking down the doors of my Xinyuan Garden." Ji Wushang didn't shy away from her worries.
Aunt Qin listened, and her face showed worry. Ji Wushang looked at her and said, "Aunt, what are you worried about? What is meant to be yours will be yours."
Aunt Qin nodded, "I only ask to survive, I don't ask for anything more."
"Come in and talk." Ji Wushang nodded.
The two talked in the room for a while, and then Ji Wushang said, "I just wanted to ask my aunt for a favor."
"Please tell me, Miss. I will definitely do it if I can."
“I trust you now, otherwise I wouldn’t often have heart-to-heart talks with you, Aunt. If you are willing, please take good care of Wu Zi in the future. Wu Zi needs a mother’s love,” Ji Wushang said.
"Miss, to be honest, Auntie really likes Wu Zi. If you entrust him to me, Auntie will be overjoyed!" Ji Wu Si is the young master, but he is very much liked by Ji Ding Bei. Moreover, he is the offspring of Madam Bei, so Ji Ding Bei will take everything seriously. Now, she doesn't have any children. If Ji Wu Si sticks to her in the future, even if she doesn't have any children, she can still live peacefully in this mansion.
"Then thank you in advance, Auntie." Ji Wushang nodded. "Wu Zi is very well-behaved. I'm just worried that some people might hinder Wu Zi's growth. To be frank, I already know who deliberately did this to poison Wu Zi."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Qin immediately asked, "Who?"
"Auntie doesn't need to know, but what I'm asking is for you to take good care of Wu Zi for me." Ji Wushang smiled.
"Yes, I definitely will." Aunt Qin nodded.
"Even if you have children in the future, you will definitely help me take good care of Wu Zi, right?" Ji Wushang smiled, but Aunt Qin looked a little sinister.
"Yes, definitely." Aunt Qin nodded.
Ji Wushang stood up, her gaze softening. "Alright, Aunt, I'm relieved to hear you say that. Of course, if I see anything happen to Wuzi in the future, I will definitely investigate. I won't let anyone who did it get away with it."
"yes."
Ji Wushang nodded and immediately had some snacks served to Aunt Qin, who was very polite.
A short while later, Aunt Xie announced that they had arrived. Ji Wushang was a little surprised, but then invited them in.
"Please sit down, Aunt Xie." Ji Wushang smiled.
Seeing that Aunt Qin was already seated to the side, Aunt Xie was unhappy, but she still greeted Aunt Qin, "Sister Qin."
"Sit down," Aunt Qin said, maintaining her composure.
Ji Wushang nodded, had tea served, and then asked, "May I ask what brings you here today, Aunt?"
"I heard that Miss was unwell, so I came to visit. Now that Miss seems to be doing well, I'm relieved. I also brought some gold and silver threads, which will be very useful for Miss's embroidery," Aunt Xie said in one breath.
Ji Wushang was slightly surprised, not expecting that she would bring him gold and silver threads.
"This came from the Western Regions. I had people search for it for a long time before I finally found it. Take a look and see if it suits you." Aunt Xie pointed to the gold and silver threads that Biyu had brought out.
Upon hearing this, Biyu immediately brought the gold and silver threads to Ji Wushang. Ji Wushang touched them with his hand and smiled, "Auntie is so thoughtful."
"I'm glad you like it, Miss. I really hope you'll win first place in the Wenge Embroidery Competition!" Aunt Xie completely ignored Aunt Qin and started talking to Ji Wushang.
"Look at Aunt's expectations. I only ask that I don't bring shame to the Ji family." These people are all so ordinary. What's the point of competing for the top prize? Don't they know their own limitations? Ji Wushang couldn't help but mutter to himself.
"I think Miss is definitely capable." Aunt Xie was determined to flatter her to the very end.
Ji Wushang could only nod. Fine, let her say whatever she wants.
When Aunt Qin saw that Aunt Xie had brought gold and silver threads to please Ji Wushang, she was displeased, but she still smiled and said, "Sister Xie is really thoughtful. I came in such a hurry that I didn't bring anything for the young lady."
"Auntie, your kindness is enough; there's no need for such formalities!" Ji Wushang said with a smile.
"We will definitely make up for it later," Aunt Qin said solemnly.
Aunt Xie smiled and said, "Hehe."
Ji Wushang knew Xie Yiniang's true intentions: she wanted to win him over so that he could be promoted to the position of official wife in the future. Fine, let them see what happens.
The three women talked for a while, and finally Ji Wushang made an excuse to see them all off.
Night fell, and the entire mansion was lit up, illuminating the area. The autumn wind was a bit chilly, prompting people to hurry along.
When Shi Mama informed Ji Wushang that she had already picked up Feng Yun's parents and younger brother and settled them in, Ji Wushang nodded, rewarded her with some silver, and sent Shi Mama away.
Once again, Ji Wushang went to Ji Dingbei's study to speak with him. A short while later, he heard that Nan Jinxue had arrived.
Ji Dingbei asked, "Did the Second Young Master Nan say what it was about?"
"Reporting to Master, Young Master Nan didn't say much, he just said he came to see you," the servant replied.
Ji Wushang then stood up. "In that case, Father, I will take my leave now."
"Alright, go ahead!" Ji Dingbei waved for Ji Wushang to leave, then said to the servant, "Please come to the study."
"Yes." The servant withdrew and went to inform the Second Young Master Nan.
Ji Wushang went back, so why did the Second Young Master Nan suddenly come to see his father? Was it about his second sister? Or was it about his fourth sister?
Forget it, I won't concern myself with things that don't concern me.
Ji Wushang took a detour and went to Si Garden. Before he arrived, he saw two maids, Fengyun and Pingting, walking ahead of him. These were Ji Yinxue's maids. Why were they in Si Garden?
Ji Wushang immediately hid to the side, only able to hear what they were saying.
Feng Yun cried, "Pingting, I... I don't want to stay by Fourth Miss's side anymore. I... I'm suffering so much."
"What are you saying? If anyone hears you, you'll be in big trouble!" Pingting scolded. "Miss may be a bit demanding, so just do your job properly. Why bother with all this talk?"
"I, I, it's not like that, it's the Fourth Miss, she..."
"What's wrong? Don't I often get scolded by her? A few scoldings are fine, don't take it to heart. Just do your job well, that's all. Now let's go see the young master. It's such a simple thing, you can do it well, right?" Pingting said to her.
"It was Miss who made me do some harmful things, and I feel terrible about it," Feng Yun said, crying.
Upon hearing this, Pingting immediately covered Fengyun's mouth, "Keep your voice down! Where is this place? People could come at any time! Are you trying to kill Miss?!"
As he spoke, Ji Wushang looked around to make sure no one was there, and quickly concealed himself even further.
Pingting looked to make sure no one was around before letting go of her hand. "From now on, you don't need to say anything about these things. If you don't do them, many people will want to work for Miss! Being a head maid isn't easy. You should think about your parents and your younger brother!"
“Yes.” Feng Yun nodded. “I know, otherwise I wouldn’t have done so much for Miss.”
"Alright, alright, stop crying. Siyuan is just ahead. If you're not coming with me, then go away!" Pingting was clearly a little impatient.
Feng Yun immediately grabbed Ping Ting, "I'm going too! You, you mustn't tell Miss what just happened, or I'll really die!"
"Okay, okay, just focus on your work!" Pingting rolled her eyes at her. "Hurry up and wipe away your tears!"
"Yes." Feng Yun nodded.
Ji Wushang sneered.
This voluptuous woman still has some conscience, but this graceful woman has no heart at all.
Feng Yun and Ping Ting were inside for quite some time before Ji Wushang came out, straightened his clothes, and then went back inside.
Upon entering, they found Feng Yun and Ping Ting questioning Ji Wu Si's head maids, Ying Sheng and Yan Yu, all of whom were smiling and talking, showing no signs of embarrassment.