The Rising Phoenix-Chapter 938: Want To See Lady Bai As Soon As Possible
"Oh... That person... I don’t think she is here." The servant replied.
"What? Then where is she?" Si Tang asked.
"I don’t know... Lady Si can ask Madam Zhang about this." The servant shook his head.
"Fine... Fine... I will ask Madam Zhang later. Just go and call her." Si Tang nodded.
"Lady Si, you can come in first." The servant invited Si Tang inside.
Si Tang stepped inside and waited in the main hall while the servant went to inform Yao Huifang. As she was waiting for Yao Huifang to arrive, someone else came forward and greeted her.
It was Wei Sunyian, Zhang Minglu’s concubine. Si Tang already had a bad impression of Wei Sunyian. So, when Wei Sunyian came over to greet her, Si Tang completely ignored her presence. It was the maid standing beside Wei Sunyian who became angry after seeing her mistress being treated in such a disrespectful manner.
"Xiaochi, don’t be rude to our guest." Wei Sunyian said gently to her maid. Then she continued in a soft voice. "I know my place. Sister Yao must have said something bad about me, making Lady Si have such a bad impression of me."
Si Tang merely watched Wei Sunyian’s performance without saying a single word. Compared with her father’s concubine, Mei Lijuan, Wei Sunyian seemed much weaker in terms of scheming and acting.
"What are you doing here?" A voice suddenly interrupted Wei Sunyian’s performance.
Yao Huifang and Zhang Mingzhu entered the main hall. Zhang Mingzhu rushed in happily and hugged Si Tang.
"Auntie Si." Zhang Mingzhu greeted Si Tang sweetly.
"Oh... Mingzhu... Be careful. You might fall down." Si Tang said worriedly.
"If Mingzhu falls, Auntie Si and Mom will help catch me." Zhang Mingzhu said confidently.
"Hmm... That’s right." Si Tang gently patted Zhang Mingzhu’s head.
Yao Huifang smiled when she saw the interaction between Si Tang and her daughter. However, when her eyes landed on Wei Sunyian, her expression instantly turned cold.
"What are you doing here?" Yao Huifang asked the same question again.
"I just saw Lady Si sitting alone in the main hall. So, I came to accompany Lady Si on your behalf." Wei Sunyian replied politely.
"On my behalf?" Yao Huifang raised her eyebrow. "There is no need for you to do something like that. I don’t like someone like you saying that you are handling things on my behalf. It makes me feel disgusted. You can go and act like that with my husband instead."
Wei Sunyian made a pitiful and sad expression. "Sister Yao, I just..."
"Get lost, will you?" Yao Huifang cut off Wei Sunyian’s words without hesitation.
Wei Sunyian turned around and ran away while crying.
"That little bitch is probably going to run to your husband and complain." Si Tang chuckled.
"Humph! Let her be. I don’t care." Yao Huifang said. Then she changed the topic. "Why did you come to my house?"
"Oh... I wanted to see Lady Bai, but your servant informed me that Lady Bai is not here." Si Tang finally remembered the main purpose of her visit to the Zhang Residence.
"Yes. She is indeed not here. She is staying at my inn at the moment. Why are you looking for her? Don’t tell me that you have already gathered the items that she requested?" Yao Huifang asked in surprise.
She clearly remembered that the items on the list were extremely rare. It should be impossible to gather everything in such a short time.
"You guessed right." Si Tang nodded calmly.
"What? Really?" Yao Huifang could hardly believe it. "How did you manage to do that?"
"Actually, it is thanks to Lady Bai." Si Tang said.
"What do you mean by that? Is Lady Bai helping you gather the items?" Yao Huifang asked curiously.
"No, but her name helped a lot." Si Tang explained.
"Her name?" Yao Huifang became even more confused.
"Yeah. It seems Lady Bai is one of the honorary guests at the Shanghai Pavilion. When Manager Lin found out that it was Lady Bai who requested the items, he immediately helped me gather them. And all of them were given to me for free. I didn’t need to pay a single penny." Si Tang stated.
"Wow... That’s crazy. What did Lady Bai do for the Shanghai Pavilion that made Manager Lin treat her like that?" Yao Huifang wondered aloud.
"I don’t know. Since I have already gathered all of the required items, I want to see Lady Bai as soon as possible. I want her to concoct the elixirs for my mother." Si Tang said.
"Let’s go and see Lady Bai." Yao Huifang suggested. Then she turned to her maid. "I am going to Mianxi Inn."
"Yes, Madam." The maid nodded respectfully.
They left the Zhang Residence and headed toward Mianxi Inn. Fortunately, they were lucky enough to meet Bai Xifeng, who was just about to go out.
"Lady Bai." Si Tang called out when she saw Bai Xifeng.
Bai Xifeng turned around and saw Si Tang, Yao Huifang, and Zhang Mingzhu standing nearby.
"Oh... Why are you here?" Bai Xifeng asked curiously.
"Lady Bai, I have already gathered all of the items. Please concoct the elixirs for my mother." Si Tang requested sincerely.
"Oh... You have already gathered the items?" Bai Xifeng asked in surprise.
Her reaction was the same as Yao Huifang’s earlier. She believed that it would be extremely difficult to gather all of the items she requested in such a short period of time.
"Yes." Si Tang nodded.
"Okay... Let’s go to your house. By the way, I still need to inspect the items first." Bai Xifeng stated.
"Sure... Let’s go." Si Tang nodded.
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