C8

Chapter VIII Establishment of Weights

Ji Zhen had specifically instructed her last night to not let anyone call her, so that she could sleep until the sunlight shone down from outside the window. In her memories, it seemed that after her mother passed away, she had never lived a life as unrestrained as this.

In his previous life, he had always lived meticulously. In the backyard of the Hou Mansion, he, who had lost his mother, had to protect his young brother; after entering the palace, he had to live an even harder life in that tall and deep courtyard with walls that could even eat people without spitting out their bones. Even after meeting Xuan Hao, he did not have a day of peace.

So there was actually a day where he could live as freely as this. As he sat up in bed, Ji Zhen stretched his back in satisfaction, a smile unconsciously appearing on his face, and it turned out that he could smile as naturally as well.

Without intentionally putting on an act, Ji Zhen caressed her face. That smooth and soft touch showed off the overflowing of youth that belonged to a person. Ji Zhen knew that if he allowed others to bully him, then his life would probably be no different from his previous one. It was just that if he knew of this, he would continue to follow the flow of history and continue forward.

Now that she had returned, she naturally had to take on the aura of her previous life. She did not even fear that eat-eating imperial city, and now that it was in the backyard of the Hou Mansion, how could she say the word 'afraid'?

"Humph!" Xuan Hao's figure suddenly appeared in front of Ji Zhen, his eyes full of endless fury and hatred. Suddenly, he looked out of the window at a bird's nest in the tree and started crying. If only he had been braver in his previous life, even the child with that belly of his would have died before seeing this world.

But this time, Ji Zhen guaranteed that everything would be different. All the people who bullied her had only one ending! Besides, what was there to be afraid of? Even if it was the same as his previous life, so what? He had already died once. He didn't seem to be afraid of death anymore.

The morning sun appeared to be especially energetic as the warm rays of light shone into the house, sweeping through the entire winter's gloominess. Ji Zhen's originally gloomy face also gradually relaxed.

Ji Zhen wiped off his tears and walked over to the window, taking in a deep breath. The east wind that carried a bit of coldness blew past his face, causing his entire body to wake up, from his throat to his heart.

"Miss, Miss, your body is just fine, how can you stand by the window? What if you get cold? " Mother Chen walked into the house carrying hot water. He saw Ji Zhen standing by the window and quickly pulled Ji Zhen away from the window.

"Miss, I heard that the old lady's niece has come to the Residence today. The old Madame wishes for you to come to the main courtyard for lunch." Mother Chen scrubbed Ji Zhen's face as he looked back at his expression.

This couldn't be blamed on the Mother Chen being so paranoid. Ji Zhen liked this little cousin the most, who wasn't blood related at all. She would only give up when he came everyday to give her all the good things in the house. It was one thing if they were truly on good terms, but this Liu Family looked weak, and had quite a few plans in mind.

Ji Zhen noticed Mother Chen's expression and knew that her mother was thinking about him, so he nodded his head: "Mn, got it, send someone to talk to Grandmother, tell them that I'm not well enough, and that it's not good for me to go out."

"Sigh, I understand, Miss." Mother Chen immediately agreed, afraid that Ji Zhen would go back on his words.

Just as Mother Chen was about to leave, he was called by Ji Zhen, "Oh, that's right, go to Second Aunt and talk to him. Just as Mother Chen was about to leave the house, he was called over by Ji Zhen," Oh, that's right, go to Second Aunt and talk to him.

Hearing Ji Zhen's words, Mother Chen suddenly felt that his own Great Miss seemed to have changed. In the past, even though his relationship with the Second House was not bad, but it was not so close. Just a bunch of ingrate who didn't know each other well. Mother Chen agreed and was very happy in his heart that the Great Miss had changed in such a way.

After Ji Zhen used his morning tea, the steward in charge of purchasing came over: "This little Wang Qi greets the Great Miss."

"Manager Wang, what's the matter?" Seeing that the Wang Qi in the hall looked somewhat similar to the Wang mama beside the old lady, he had an idea in his heart. It was no wonder that when the old lady was mentioned, Li mama had a disappointed expression.

"The Old Madame said that the steward in charge of purchasing in the Miss's courtyard had been sold out by the marquis. For a while, no one was familiar with buying, so he said that I was still in charge of buying." It seemed like the old granny was unwilling to hand over the purchase rights. It turned out that he hadn't been strong enough yesterday and this little servant dared to provoke him.

"Wang Qi." Ji Zhen picked up a green bean cake and put it to his mouth, without even raising his head, "When Li Da comes over later, pass over Sunflower House's purchases to him."

"Hand it over to him? This is the order from the old Madame. " Wang Qi's expression was filled with dissatisfaction, he continued to mutter, "I am in charge of the entire residence's purchasing under the orders of the old Madame, and this matter is extremely important, how can a coarse person like Li Da be in charge of such an important matter!"

"So you don't want to?" Ji Zhen slightly raised his head, his eyebrows raised up, and his eyes filled with a hidden unfathomable look.

Wang Qi didn't know why, but he suddenly felt a strong sense of killing intent. The person sitting in front of him was the most obedient and stupidest Great Miss in his residence, but for some reason, Ji Zhen's every word was like a knife, causing him to not dare to speak anymore.

"Are you really unwilling?" Ji Zhen frowned, his expression seeming to be somewhat impatient.

Wang Qi suddenly thought of what happened in the residence yesterday and his face became pale from fright: "This little one doesn't dare, this little one is only following orders, I hope Miss does not make things difficult for this little one."

"Oh? Making things difficult for you? As the first daughter of a Hou Mansion, I would make things difficult for a small steward in the house, these words are really a joke. Mother Chen, tell me, if you were to mince such a servant and use it as fertilizer, would my courtyard full of Purple Sunflowers blossom better next year? " Ji Zhen's voice was soft to heavy, and anyone who heard it would be able to hear the unconcealed rage within his words.

Wang Qi's heart chilled when he heard this, the cold energy of the deep winter seemed to have frozen the contempt he had for Ji Zhen from the bottom of his heart, "Please spare me Miss, Old Madame is only thinking about this one because he has some experience. The matter in the courtyard of Miss is naturally decided by Miss, so when Li Da arrives, this one will pass the responsibility to Li Da."

"Mm, very good. I know you are a good person and the Grandmother has good intentions, but I have never kept any outsiders here. Ji Zhen's words were spoken calmly, but what he heard made Wang Qi tremble all over.

The moment Li Da arrived, Wang Qi immediately handed over the account book to him and left. Li Da was different from her mother, she was an honest person, so being able to control the money was naturally the best, adding on to that, she also wanted to soothe the heart of the Li mama, using it well, this was a sharp sword, it might even be able to let the backyard live for a few days.