Chapter 9
"Officer Zhang."
Zi Yi walked up to her and began speaking somewhat awkwardly.
Zhang Meng was sitting outside the teahouse drinking tea. When she saw Zi Yi walking towards her, she almost choked. She hurriedly swallowed her tea and nodded to Zi Yi.
Zi Yi sat across from her, seeming to have difficulty speaking: "Yesterday, I... Officer Zhang... what do you think..."
Zi Yi's words were unclear, but Zhang Meng thought she understood his meaning and quickly said: "The sachet is very beautiful, I like it very much, it's just..."
Zi Yi's face suddenly turned red. He hurriedly shook his head, interrupting her words: "That's not what I wanted to ask about. I wanted to ask, yesterday, what did Officer Zhang think about my master's actions?"
Zhang Meng was startled. Hadn't he done something like a confession to her yesterday? Shouldn't he be asking for her response today? Why was he asking about her opinion of Xu Lu Cha?
Yesterday Xu Lu Cha had indeed punished a servant, but there were many complicated and unsavory things in wealthy households. As long as no one died, it wasn't something for the officials to get involved with.
Zhang Meng replied: "I didn't think much of it. Since he angered Young Master Xu, that servant must have done something wrong."
Zi Yi seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. He said: "He stole something very important from the young master, that's why the young master was angry."
"Oh."
Zi Yi asked again: "Officer Zhang has a very good relationship with the lady official, I suppose you tell each other everything?"
Hearing this, Zhang Meng understood his meaning. Xu Lu Cha was probably worried she would tell Zhong Huo about him hitting someone yesterday, and had specially sent Zi Yi to probe.
Zhang Meng shook her head with a smile: "Zi Yi, you can tell your young master not to worry. I'm not one to gossip or meddle. Of course I won't tell the lady official about yesterday's events."
Zi Yi also looked embarrassed: "I've been rude."
Actually, Zhang Meng did have some fondness for Zi Yi, but not in a romantic way. She felt that in some ways, Zi Yi resembled her adoptive father.
They both came from servant backgrounds, both gentle and graceful.
Even though Zi Yi was always by Xu Lu Cha's side, he hadn't picked up Xu Lu Cha's bad habit of fawning on the rich and scorning the poor. This was worthy of Zhang Meng's admiration.
Zhang Meng had rested enough, so she stood up, preparing to go on patrol.
Zi Yi also hurriedly stood up: "May I walk around with Officer Zhang for a while?"
Zhang Meng nodded: "Of course, but the sun is quite strong, and I'll be patrolling for a long time. I'm afraid Zi Yi might suffer a bit."
Zi Yi: "It's fine, I just want to walk with Officer Zhang for a while."
Zhang Meng and Zi Yi walked side by side. Zi Yi kept trying to make conversation with her, but the topics were all about her relationship with Zhong Huo.
As Zhang Meng listened, she couldn't help interrupting: "You're acting strange today. Why do you keep asking about me and the lady official?"
Zi Yi paused, then hurriedly shook his head: "I was just curious."
After that, Zi Yi stopped asking about Zhong Huo, but Zhang Meng felt he was even stranger.
Zi Yi was extremely nervous. Zhang Meng felt that to him, she was like a bomb that could explode at any moment. But even though Zi Yi was stiff all over, walking with his arms and legs moving in sync, he still insisted on patrolling with her, which made Zhang Meng feel somewhat sorry for him.
Actually, Zhang Meng considered herself to be friends with him, and usually spoke to him very naturally and openly. But now Zi Yi was inexplicably so nervous that it was making Zhang Meng nervous too.
After patrolling for about half an hour, Zhang Meng could hardly bear it anymore. She had to take two copper coins out of her sleeve.
"Zi Yi, let me show you a magic trick."
"Isn't this the Xu family's third young master? Why aren't you boating on the lake and admiring flowers with Miss Qian today?" A clear voice rang out. Xu Lu Cha looked up and saw it was the Zhang family's second young master, Zhang Hong Yue. He smiled slightly: "So it's Young Master Zhang. Miss Qian is a busy person, naturally she can't always accompany Lu Cha. But why is Young Master Zhang so free today?" Zhang Hong Yue wiped the sweat from his brow with a handkerchief: "Hong Yue can't compare to Young Master Lu Cha in terms of free time. I still have to go check the accounts at the shop later." Xu Lu Cha smiled: "Young Master Zhang is truly clever and capable."
After Zhang Hong Yue left, Xu Lu Cha's smile faded.
Just the son of a small teahouse owner, yet he brags about his talents all day. How ridiculous.
Xu Lu Cha picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea, drinking it slowly.
Not long after, a handsome young man in purple clothes hesitantly walked towards him.
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