Bond narrowly escaped assassination

  She copied the original meaning of "Nü Si Shu" several times and presented it to Zhang's family to look at, and after more than a dozen days, she finally received an order. Soon after, she received a message from Zhang's family, asking several girls in the mansion to accompany her back to Zhang's residence for a visit tomorrow.

  The next day, Yuan Yi saw a beautifully dressed and shy-looking Yuan Rou. This unusual behavior was different from her usual gentle demeanor, so she suspected that it was related to their previous conversation. If they were to loudly discuss the marriage arrangement, it would damage the reputation of the Yuan family. This time, Zhang Shi returned to the manor under the pretext of visiting relatives, but in reality, it was just an excuse. And considering Yuan Rou's status, the object of the marriage proposal could only be a younger son from the Zhang family.

  When the Rongguo House's carriage stopped at the entrance of the Zhang House, several stewardesses were already waiting. Everyone entered through the second gate and sat in a green sedan chair with a curtain of feathers. After a brief moment, they entered the inner courtyard. Since it was about Yuan Rou's engagement, the other girls didn't find it convenient to stay seated, so after a brief courtesy call on Old Mistress Zhang, they were dismissed to go chat with several young ladies from the Zhang House.

  With more women, there are more disputes. Yuan Yi was fed up with their comparisons and sarcastic remarks, so he found an excuse to leave, taking his servants to stroll in the backyard.

  "Miss, I heard that Zhang's residence also has a plum garden, with a pleasant scenery. Why don't we go take a look?"

  She glanced sideways at the speaker, her face was elegant and refined, with a respectful expression, it was exactly Zhang's maid Lanzi who had given her when she returned from her illness. It was unclear whether her gaze was too sharp or Lanzi had a guilty conscience, but at this moment, her face looked slightly uncomfortable, and her lowered eyelashes blinked restlessly.

  "It's really a coincidence." She had just caught a cold from painting plum blossoms in the snow a few days ago. Therefore, everyone in the mansion knew that Fourth Young Miss loved plum blossoms with her life, and it was reasonable for Lanzi to make such a suggestion. However, Yuan Yi narrowed his long phoenix eyes and said meaningfully: "Then I must go take a look at the scenery there. Does Lanzi know the way?"

  Lan Zi seemed to have let out a sigh of relief, hastily nodding her head, "I know, miss, please follow me." Lan Zi, who was leading the way in front, did not notice the flash of cold light that quickly passed through Yuan Yi's eyes.

  Through a corridor with red tiles and green glazed tiles, I arrived at a quiet and peaceful garden. Inside, there were plum trees with sprawling branches, and the red plum blossoms that welcomed spring poked out, dyeing the withered brown branches with a touch of crimson red.

  When Yuan Yi came back to his senses from the scenery, Lan Zi was gone. Her eyes sank, and she quickly glanced around the garden, lifting her skirt and hiding behind a fake mountain in one corner.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, before long, a man wearing a thick red robe and with a greasy face appeared tiptoeing, his eyes darting about, a flirtatious smile hanging on his lips, shouting: "Fourth sister, where are you? Brother Zhong Huan has arrived, come out quickly!"

  This is the inner courtyard, unexpectedly Zhang Zhonghuan was able to appear here easily, Yuan Yi's face turned gloomy as water, and he retreated further into the narrow gap, narrowly avoiding his line of sight.

  Just then, a haughty female voice rang out, "How about it, have you seen that cheap person?"

  After searching for a long time without seeing anyone, Zhang Zhonghuan felt annoyed in his heart, and the words also became impolite. "Third cousin, didn't you say that Yuanni's sister was here? Are you fooling me?" Then he shook the blue purse in his hand and threatened: "If I can't find her, don't think about me giving this purse to my brother." His brother, of course, referred to Zhang Fu's young master, Zhang Zhongxi.

  Yuan Yi's eyes flashed with a hint of anger, and she stomped her foot, saying: "Forget it, she must have sensed something was off and left. Hurry up and go look for her."

  The footsteps gradually moved away, but Yuan Yi didn't budge. After a while, the footsteps sounded again, and the faint sounds of Yuan Yi and Zhang Zhonghui's curses could be heard. It wasn't until they left again that Yuan Yi emerged from the cave behind the artificial hill, and it was only when the gentle breeze blew by that he realized his body had already broken out in a cold sweat.