amaotonovel Chapter 322 Zhou Lingyi fainted from anger
Chapter 322 Zhou Lingyi fainted from anger
"Miss Zhou Er is well." The maid bowed slightly while holding the brocade box.
Zhou Lingyi put down the teacup, a smile on his face, and said, "Get up, Sister Lin asked you to come here, what's the matter?"
Since Lin Xiyan has figured it out and no longer targets her on purpose, Zhou Lingyi naturally doesn't mind being more generous and kind and giving Lin Xiyan's people a good face.
After all, there is a high probability that she will have to live with Lin Xiyan for a long time in the future.
By then, Lin Xiyan will be the principal wife, and she can only be a concubine at best. If they are always at odds with each other, His Highness will have to rely on the Lin family's military power before he ascends to the throne, and he will definitely protect Lin Xiyan. Then she will be the only one who will suffer.
Since she is the only one who has been wronged, Zhou Lingyi is still willing to spend some time to get along well with Lin Xiyan.
After all, she values the future and doesn't care about this temporary dispute.
Moreover, this time things turned out like this, while she was angry at Lin Xiyan for being too domineering and tough, she was actually relieved in her heart.
At least she no longer has to hide her feelings when interacting with His Highness in the future, and she can be honest with Lin Xiyan.
Upon hearing this, the maid stood up straight and looked at Zhou Lingyi with a half-smile, saying, "Miss Zhou Er, this is a gift from our young lady to Miss Zhou Er. I hope you will accept it."
Give her a gift?
Zhou Lingyi's eyes fell on the brocade box in her hand.
I can't see what's inside.
However, it was extremely rare that Lin Xiyan was willing to take the initiative to show goodwill and give her a way out.
No matter what she gave her, she would happily accept it.
This is rare good news today.
The news that the Shen family received the imperial plaque had spread, and Zhou Lingyi naturally knew about it as well.
After finding out the reason for the plaque, he cursed Shen Qionghua.
Scolding Shen Qionghua for being cunning and ungrateful.
His Highness had clearly sent people to keep a close eye on the Shen Mansion and the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, but she still found an opportunity to ruin His Highness's plan.
She also took this opportunity to persuade the emperor to give her a plaque that read "Good Merchant Helping the World."
Now that the Shen family has this imperial plaque, who would dare to say anything? I'm afraid Shen Qionghua will become even more arrogant.
Zhou Lingyi was so angry that his heart ached when he thought about this. They were both women, and her background was much better than Shen Qionghua's.
Why can Shen Qionghua live so freely while she has to endure humiliation everywhere?
Lin Xiyan couldn't gain any advantage against Shen Qionghua, so she had to swallow her anger.
However, she had been trying to please Lin Xiyan, but was targeted and turned away by Lin Xiyan.
Doesn't this just prove that she is living worse than Shen Qionghua?
After realizing this, Zhou Lingyi was so angry that he didn't even want to have breakfast.
It wasn't until I saw this brocade box that I felt a little better.
"It's hard for Sister Lin to think of me after getting something good. Please thank Sister Lin for me. If I get something good next time, I will give her a copy too."
Zhou Lingyi raised his hand, and Caiwei immediately understood and walked forward to take the thing.
But the answer was empty.
The maid moved sideways to block Caiwei's hand.
"What do you mean?" Caiwei frowned.
The maid didn't respond to Caiwei's question. Instead, she looked at Zhou Lingyi, who was sitting at the head of the table, and said with a smile, "Please don't blame me, Miss Zhou Er. Our mistress said that this gift must be opened by Miss Zhou Er herself, so that her efforts will not be in vain."
Want her to open it herself?
Zhou Lingyi's expression changed slightly, and his lips tightened unconsciously.
Could this be some kind of fraud?
However, on second thought, Lin Xiyan shouldn't be so stupid as to allow someone to send dangerous things to the Pingning Marquis's Mansion to deal with her.
Although she is not as good as Lin Xiyan now, she also comes from a noble family. The Pingning Marquis's Mansion has the support of Concubine Zhou. If something really happens to her and her life is in danger, Concubine Zhou will not really ignore her.
Thinking of this, Zhou Lingyi winked at Caiwei, and Caiwei moved aside.
The maid took a few steps forward holding the brocade box, raised her hands high, and completely exposed the brocade box in front of Zhou Lingyi.
Zhou Lingyi glanced at the maid, who was staring at her with a smile on her lips.
Zhou Lingyi raised his hand and hesitantly opened the brocade box...
Unexpectedly, there were no luxurious jewelry or dangerous weapons in the brocade box, but a copper hairpin that could not be more ordinary.
How ordinary is it?
It must have fallen to the ground, and even the better servants in the Yongning Marquis's Mansion wouldn't bother to pick it up.
Even the pattern on this copper hairpin seemed to have been stepped on and was severely damaged, making it look out of place with this gorgeous brocade box.
Zhou Lingyi's expression froze for a moment.
Lin Xiyan's maid's somewhat mocking voice came to her ears, "Miss Zhou Er, our young lady said that it is a great joy for the Shen family to receive the plaque bestowed by the emperor."
"After all, the Shen family can be considered as having come out of the Yongning Marquis' Mansion. How can the Yongning Marquis' Mansion not celebrate such a happy event?"
"I have already delivered the gift from the Shen family. This one is for you."
"But you know the situation in our house. The general and the young masters have gone to the border to fight. Miss has no money to buy expensive things."
"So I specially asked this servant to bring this hairpin to you."
"This copper hairpin is the first piece of jewelry I bought after entering the Lin Mansion. I've worn it for a long time, so it's a little damaged, but it's still an old item, and I have a deep affection for it."
"Since Miss has spoken, I have no choice but to give up my love for you. I hope Miss Zhou Er will like it."
As the maid spoke, she placed the brocade box on a small table beside her.
Zhou Lingyi's ears buzzed and she stared blankly at the maid, as if she couldn't believe that Lin Xiyan dared to treat her like this.
After all, she was a lady of a noble family who frequently went in and out of the imperial palace, yet Lin Xiyan dared to humiliate her with a copper hairpin that even servants didn't want.
This is really unreasonable!
Zhou Lingyi was so angry that his head was dizzy. He pointed his finger at the maid and said ferociously, "You! You..."
But the maid, having received Lin Xiyan's instructions, was determined to humiliate Zhou Lingyi to death. She kept saying, "Our young lady said, Miss Zhou Er, you are shameless and despicable. You just like to steal other people's things."
"People like you who are willing to pay you back deserve this kind of bronze hairpin."
"If you insist on entering the palace, then from now on all the hairpins left over by the young lady's maids will be given to you as a reward."
"Drag this bitch away and kill her!" Zhou Lingyi roared, his plan completely ruined.
This shout woke Caiwei up as if from a dream. She hurried to call for help and pull the maid.
The maid shook off Caiwei's hand and, seeing Zhou Lingyi's angry expression, said, "Miss Zhou Er, you're so arrogant. I'm a servant of the Lin Mansion, not of the Yongning Marquis' Mansion. You have no right to punish me."
"Even if I enter Prince An's mansion in the future, I will still be the princess's maid. You, a concubine, have no right to give orders to the princess's maid."
"Miss Tuesday needs to understand her place. Don't add to the jokes and cause trouble for our young lady in the future."
"You...you bitch! Bitch-"
Zhou Lingyi couldn't catch his breath and fainted from anger.
Frightened, Caiwei rushed to protect Zhou Lingyi, preventing her from falling to the ground, while shouting, "Help! Quick, help! The young lady has fainted!"
The maids and servants guarding the door came in in large numbers, took a look, and then ran out in large numbers.
Some went to call the doctor, some went to inform Mrs. Lin, and some went to inform the old lady. In an instant, the place became a mess.
Amidst this commotion, the maid leisurely left the Yongning Earl's Mansion and returned to the Lin Mansion to report.