nycdaug Chapter 483 Old acquaintance
Chapter 483 Old acquaintance
Zhou Ni's smile froze for a moment: "Miss Fang really knows how to talk." She was as annoying as ever.
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Excellency." Yun Yi smiled and nodded slightly, seemingly oblivious to the sarcasm in the other person's words.
Zhou Ni's smile was about to crumble.
"It's getting late," Madam Chen hurriedly stepped in to smooth things over. "Let's go to the front and take our seats. Old County Princess, please; Princess, please." Although her status wasn't as high as Ning Wushuang's, she was still an elder, so she was treated with the utmost respect.
Taking the opportunity, Zhou Ni got up, glanced at Yun Yi, and then, with the help of a maid, left the hall first and headed to the warm pavilion where the banquet was being held.
"Did you offend her?" Ning Wushuang asked Yun Yi in a low voice.
Yunyi shook her head: "If I remember correctly, I saw her once before at a palace banquet. I didn't even exchange a word with her, let alone offend her."
"Why does it feel like she has a deep-seated hatred for you?"
"I'd like to know too. Surely it's not about avenging Old Madam Chen, is it?"
“It’s unlikely.” Ning Wushuang shook her head. “That old guy is selfish and self-serving. It’s impossible for him to target you just because Madam Chen dislikes you.”
Yunyi looked at Chen Rui and found that the girl was frowning and seemed to be thinking about something. She didn't disturb her and went to the warm pavilion first.
There were already quite a few people in the warm pavilion. The female guests had gone to the Longevity Hall, and the male guests had come over first.
Chen Bonian glanced at his wife and daughter, and finding nothing amiss, he was relieved.
When Zhou Ni was in Yanshou Hall, she had a maid with her. After she went outside, her former steward, Ayou, came to serve her.
After all, Yanshou Hall is an inner courtyard, and it's inappropriate for an outsider like me to go in, but it doesn't matter in the warm pavilion.
When Chen Rui saw Ayou, her eyes widened in horror, but she quickly regained her composure. Ignoring her parents, she went straight to Yunyi's side and said, "Boss, I have something to say."
Yunyi glanced around, then pointed to her head: "Go back and sit down, we'll talk slowly."
Chen Rui suddenly realized what was happening and quickly retreated to Yu Lan's side.
"Don't be so loud." Yu Lan patted her daughter's hand.
Chen Rui nodded, sitting there obediently without speaking, but actually communicating with Yun Yi using her mind: [Boss, do you remember when we were in Longxi, I said I sensed signal fluctuations?]
Have you found the reason now?
Ever since I met that Lady De'an today, I've felt something was off, but I couldn't figure out why. Now, when I saw Ayou, I finally know why.
Are they in the same situation as me?
[Boss, can you not be so smart? It makes me look stupid.]
Is it possible to find out their identities?
[They must be an old acquaintance of yours.]
[An old acquaintance? Could it be Zhou Ni, the one who entangled with me for three thousand minor worlds?]
"Why are you asking me when you already know?" Chen Rui was annoyed.
"[It was only after you reminded me that I guessed it.]" Yunyi quickly reassured the other person. "Besides, you mentioned signal fluctuations, so only your kind could make you feel that way. That must have been caused by them when they traveled through time. However, Zhou Ni is an old acquaintance of mine, and Ayou is an old acquaintance of yours."
I wasn't familiar with him. We weren't on the same programming system; we belonged to different departments. However, within the broader context of the game, he was an adversary. My occasional contact with him was for infiltrating the enemy's ranks.
【You make a good point, but can you still communicate with him now? Or rather, can you intercept information from his mind?】
"Boss, I'm human now." Chen Rui pouted. "I'm not as capable anymore. I only retain a little bit of my brainwaves; I really can't do anything else."
Okay, let's eat and drink.
……
Soon, everyone took their seats according to their status and seniority.
As the main character of the day, Mrs. Chen Huo naturally sat in the head seat, with Chen Guodong by her side and her most beloved grandson Chen Jiakun on the other side.
There will be entertainment at any banquet.
The Chen family dared not keep singers or dancers, but they had many concubines and mistresses. So, several concubines took turns performing, and finally, Chen Yuejiao played a tune.
"Today is Madam Chen's birthday. Since everyone is here, let's celebrate together. Anyone with talent is welcome to come up and perform." Zhou Ni said, her eyes fixed on Yun Yi. "Miss Fang, shouldn't you perform something?"
"No," Yunyi shook her head directly. "I've only studied art since elementary school, I don't know anything else. You can't expect me to perform acupuncture, can you?"
"You..." Zhou Ni was speechless. This woman was just so difficult to deal with. She had been dealing with her for tens of thousands of years, and it was always the same tone. "As the eldest daughter of the Marquis's family, it's really unacceptable that you don't have any talents. Your mother didn't even teach you? How can you join a prestigious family like this?"
“It’s because I can’t do anything that I’m now a farmer’s wife. My husband is from the village. In the village, playing musical instruments and singing are useless. Being able to dig the land and hunt are the real skills.” Yunyi was neither humble nor arrogant, showing no self-awareness as the legitimate daughter of the Earl’s family.
After all, as a member of the noble ladies of the capital, one must be proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Even if the original owner of this body was not very ambitious, she would at least be proficient in these arts. But now, after being abducted and sold into slavery, she is incapable of doing anything.
The key point is that this woman is not ashamed, but rather proud of it.
The expressions on everyone's faces were somewhat complicated.
Yunyi had already mastered it over the years. Awkward? Embarrassed? Concerned about saving face? None of that mattered. If she had so many reservations, she would have been finished in the Three Thousand Minor Worlds. Would she even have had the chance to come here?
Anyway, she does whatever makes her happy. As long as no one points their finger at her and laughs at her, she'll pretend she didn't hear it. But if someone does come up to her, she'll beat them up, or even beat them up twice.
Zhou Ni's lips twitched. She really didn't know how to respond. This woman had been troublesome for a long time, and she was just as annoying as ever.
The expressions on everyone's faces were quite varied.
“Yunyi is as genuine as ever.” Zhou Jingxuan walked in slowly.
Upon seeing this, everyone hurriedly stood up and bowed.
"No need for formalities." Zhou Jingxuan raised his hand and then had someone present the birthday gift. "Wishing my maternal grandmother boundless happiness and longevity."
Chen Huoshi's old face immediately broke into a wide smile: "It is my honor that the Third Prince has come."
Zhou Jingxuan smiled and nodded, then looked at Yun Yi: "Sister Yun Yi, don't underestimate yourself."
"Third Prince, I'm not belittling myself, I'm telling the truth." Yun Yi shrugged. "I just don't have any special talents. Didn't you look down on me for being uncouth back then?"