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Chapter 44: Extorting Money

Lin Wei Xi happily enjoyed the treatment of her former grandmother. Gao Ran was also an expert in this respect. Lin Wei Xi only glanced at a certain dish twice, and Gao Ran would serve her that dish in the next instant. After a few times, Gao Ran knew Lin Wei Xi's preferences. Now, the amount of refreshment brought over was just right, there would be no leftover, nor let Lin Wei Xi still craving to eat.

Unconsciously, Lin Wei Xi ate a little more than usual. Being in a good mood was really appetizing. Lin Wei Xi put down her chopsticks, and rinsed her mouth with tea and spitted it out, Gao Ran already passed the silk kerchief for wiping her lips, from beginning to end she was really attentive.

After Lin Wei Xi tidied up properly, she slowly stood up with the help of people. She looked at Gao Ran and smiled slightly: "Shizi Consort have work hard. Shizi Consort has been standing for half a day, I will see the people in charge of estate, if Shizi Consort is tired, just go back first."

Gao Ran only had two mouthfuls of pastries in the morning and then went out. Observing other people's body language to discern what they thought was really exhausting. After this breakfast, the two chestnut cakes in Gao Ran's stomach were digested completely. But after Lin Wei Xi said this, how could Gao Ran really go back? Was it exhausting to stand and honestly serve her mother-in-law? Gao Ran suppressed her exhaustion and said with a smile: "How can that be possible? If mother doesn't feel vexed with me. I look forward to serving mother for a while. What should I go back early for?"

Since Gao Ran said so, Lin Wei Xi was not polite, and really took her across the courtyard, through the main hall, and sat in the guest hall on the east side of the main hall. A screen stood at the entrance of the guest hall, which covered Lin Wei Xi's figure. The maids quietly filed in and placed the incense burner, fruit plate, brocade cushion and other items. After putting everything in order, Wan Yue helped Lin Wei Xi to sit down on a couch in the middle of five-panel patterned silk screens.

Lin Wei Xi was the center of sight of the whole house. After Lin Wei Xi sat down, Gao Ran walked to the side of the couch, went behind Lin Wei Xi's side, and stood still.

The maid went out to announce, and after a while, the steward of Yan Wang's estate in Daxing was taken in.

Headed by a sturdy woman in her forties, wearing a short blue burlap jacket. She was no stranger to Yan Wang Mansion. Their husband and wife were domestic slaves of the mansion. They took care of the estate in Daxing. At the end of each year, they offered tribute of poultry and fresh produce raised by estate to Yan Wang Mansion. In previous years, she directly met Bu mama, but when she entered the capital this year, she learned that Yan Wang had married a new Wangfei. With a new mistress, this kind offering the tribute from the estate, Bu Mama could no longer be the master, so the granny from the estate must first come and kowtow to the new Wangfei.

Except for the flowerbeds in the mansion, all other places were flattened with bluestone. The estate' granny followed the beautiful maid from the side gate, walked on the mansion middle road straight to Jingcheng Courtyard. After entering the tall gatehouse, the estate granny first saw a glazed screen wall , gold and jade in glorious splendor, truly majestic. When she stared at the coiled dragon on the surface her pit of stomach jumped, she didn't dare to look anymore, and quickly lowered her head and followed the maid to go around the screen wall, and walked along the corridor under the eaves to go inside.

Even if the estate granny was only a farmer, she knew that Jingcheng Courtyard was the courtyard where Wangye and Wangfei lived. Behind the screen wall was a wide and flat courtyard, and the wing rooms on both sides were incredibly tall and magnificent. The estate granny couldn't help taking a peek at it. This one wing room might be more spacious and brighter than their three room house in Daxing countryside. However, the maid in the palace said that these wing rooms were left empty.