newbobooks Chapter 6 Drawing a Pie in the Sky
Chapter 6 Drawing a Pie in the Sky
Xiao Zhuozi asked timidly, "Would the young lady...would she do anything to harm the Marquis's wife?"
Ah Li understood, smiled and said, "They are my parents."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhuo immediately knelt down and performed a deep bow:
"This servant is willing! This servant knows that the one being punished is the Second Miss's person, and knows that the Second Miss wants to harm you, so you must want to deal with the Second Miss and find some loyal followers. This servant is a servant of the Marquis's mansion, and the Eldest Miss is also the master of the Marquis's mansion. As long as it does not harm the Marquis's wife and sons, this servant is willing to follow the Eldest Miss to the death!"
Upon hearing this, everyone else understood as well.
They all knelt down: "Your servants are willing to serve you to the death, Miss!"
Ali had noticed this very bold person long ago.
He was the first to come forward to receive the reward, and the first to pledge his loyalty. Moreover, he was quite clever, but too clever for his own good. He had no intention of dealing with Wen Wan at all.
She swiftly snatched a hairpin from Granny Cui's hand and praised Xiaozhuozi without reservation: "Your analysis is correct. This hairpin is yours. However, I have important business to attend to."
After saying that, her eyes sharpened: "I will not harm the Marquis's mansion, but if a conflict arises, my people must stand by my side. I want those who are exclusively loyal to me. If you can't do that, then leave now. If I discover any disloyalty in the future, they will die!"
Everyone present knelt down before her in unison, their movements respectful and devout.
They prostrated themselves on the ground, foreheads pressed against the earth, shouting, "Greetings, Young Master! This servant is willing to go through fire and water, even unto death!"
Everyone expressed their loyalty to her in the most sincere tone.
Ali smiled and told them to get up. If these people were usable, she planned to train them into her core team: "Very good, get up. Your names are no good, change them."
“There are exactly six of you, and the poem ‘Peach Blossom’ from the Book of Songs in Zhou Nan has exactly six lines, so I will use that as the basis for your names.”
The four women were named Tao Yao, Tao Zhi, Zhuo Hua, and Zhen Zhen.
The two men were named Tao Qi and Qi Jia.
"From now on, you will be my six bodyguards. We don't need to be so formal with each other. Let's just get along like a family."
Tao Yao asked curiously, "Miss, what is this important matter you mentioned?"
"That's what I want to do in the future."
"So what do you want to do in the future?"
"I want to eat all the delicious food in the world, I want to marry the best man in the world, I want to build my own business empire and become the richest person in the world! I want..."
She spoke freely, leaving the others ashamed.
Goodness, while others just paint a picture of the future for themselves, she paints a whole Manchu Han Imperial Feast for herself.
She became more and more passionate as she spoke, but the servants were increasingly astonished, thinking that their young mistress might have gone mad.
That's really daring!
Granny Cui, disregarding her heartache over the stolen hairpin, earnestly advised her:
"Miss, having grand ambitions is good, but shouldn't we think about something more practical?"
But Ali didn't buy it and was lost in her own daydreams about the future.
"Just listen to this old servant's advice, you won't go wrong."
Ha! Trying to intimidate me with your age?
Sorry, I won't listen.
I've been happy for many years by ignoring the advice of the elders.
Granny Cui wanted to interject, "We should know our place..."
Ali interrupted her with displeasure: "The best way to know yourself is to keep quiet when you are ignorant."
However, Ali knew that these people probably still thought she was daydreaming, so she could only say for now:
“These are my future goals, and we need to take it one step at a time. Right now, I hope that you guys can completely take over this villa.”
The group looked puzzled: "Take it down?"
Isn't the villa the young lady's?
"I'll be returning to the capital next month, and I'll be handing over the warehouse keys to you. You'll be in charge of managing the villa for the next period of time. The people who stay must be clean and reliable. Also, when you have time, please help me recruit some business talents you know well."
Zhuohua had always dreamed of going into business, so he asked, "Miss, do you really trust us?"
Ali turned to look out the window. It was late at night, and it was pitch black outside.
She said meaningfully, "When you test the hardness of a piece of glass, it is destined to shatter. In other words, once suspicion arises, the guilt is already established."
Therefore, trust those you employ, and do not employ those you do not trust.
……
After everyone had left, she couldn't wait to summon the system:
"System, quickly exchange this for an antidote pill."
[Ding! The antidote pill has been redeemed. Please take it promptly.]
The system muttered disdainfully: "A Golden Core cultivator who can be poisoned is truly useless."
Ah Li, holding the life-saving pills: ? ! !
She thought she heard someone chirping crickets behind her.
"What did you say?"
When she looked at the system, it had returned to its cold, impersonal state: [Please take it promptly, host.]
……
The following days were spent tidying up the villa and recuperating.
[Ding! System quest triggered. Return to the capital. Quest reward: 100 low-grade spirit stones, 10 points.]
The system, which had been silent for a month, suddenly spoke, startling Ali, who was drinking tea, so much so that she spat out a mouthful of tea onto Granny Cui next to her.
"Huh? What's going on?"
Someone will come to pick you up and take you to the capital tomorrow. Please be sure to accept their request.
It's here! The main storyline has finally begun!
Even if the system didn't say so, she would still go.
She hasn't even taught the person who poisoned her a lesson yet!
"By the way, what are those points for?" Ali asked.
[Points can be redeemed in the shop, including weapons, spirit stones, pills, and anything else that helps with cultivation. Host currently has 1100 points remaining. Open the shop panel?]
Ah Li thought, "I started with 1000 points, plus the 100 from the 'turning the nanny,' this much is definitely due to inflation. I probably can't exchange it for much."
"Let's save it for now."
Meanwhile, the system was thinking, "Master, hurry up and redeem it! Newbie items are 90% off!"
Once you set foot in the capital, it won't be so cheap!
But it can't say it voluntarily! It also wants a kickback.
But if the owner doesn't buy something to protect him, won't he live a long time?
Ali couldn't hear the system's agonizing thoughts because at that moment, Granny Cui brought her a packet of medicinal powder.
"Young Miss. This is the medicine powder that the Second Young Miss gave to this old servant. She wants me to give it to you tonight, and then find a few male servants..."
Since the young lady was not yet married, Granny Cui did not say anything more.
These days, she was ordered to deal with the second young lady, and she investigated many things openly and secretly. She also witnessed the second young lady's vicious methods.
I am constantly thankful that I made the right choice back then.
A-Li asked, "How many people does the Second Miss still have?"
Most of the people in the woodshed were killed or injured, but there were still many people on the estate who worked for the second young lady.
"There are probably seven or eight more people..."
Xia Li instantly had an idea. She beckoned, "Granny, come closer and do me a favor. Tomorrow you'll do this..."