Subconsciously, Xiaoman stopped and focused on the conversation between the two guys.

"I really didn't expect it, there are still people in this world that Miss Zhou can look at, I thought she would live in our house for the rest of her life and pick a man."

"Don't say it so ugly, Miss Zhou is good-looking, and there is money at home, so you have to pick slowly." After speaking, the person laughed again, "However, I really didn't expect that she couldn't even look down on the son of the Qi family, she really has a high vision." ”

"Hey, she and her mother are greedy for the powerful, and they think very highly of themselves, otherwise they wouldn't have been delayed until now."

"That's right, I don't know if she can look at the son of the Ouyang family this time. If it is yellow again this time, then our wife will really be angry to death, and meet such a niece who loves to find trouble and is not sensible. ”

"Who's to say it isn't! After coming for so many days, I have seen all the men in Bei'an City, but none of them have entered Miss Zhou's eyes, and I don't know if the men in our Bei'an City are too bad, or Miss Zhou's vision is too high! ”

"In my opinion, if it doesn't work out this time, then Miss Zhou can only enter the palace and be a concubine for the king."

"She is willing to enter the palace, and the king may not look down on her!"

"Hahaha, that's what I said."

The two little guys talked face to face, and they didn't notice that Xiao Man had stopped, and their voices were not hidden, so the conversation between the two floated into Xiao Man's ears so clearly.

Listening to the two of them complaining and ridiculing Zhou Xiaoxiao, Xiaoman couldn't help but wonder in his heart: Zhou Xiaoxiao in his impression was gentle and generous, sensible and well-behaved, and she was very beautiful and self-contained. It stands to reason that such a person would not let his subordinates complain so much.

Could it be that what Zhou Xiaoxiao showed in front of her was an illusion, and what people saw was the most real her?

"Madame, what do you think?"

Jade's voice brought Xiao Man's thoughts back to reality, she frowned, and then walked in the direction of the carriage, still thinking about what the two little girls were talking about.

Until he returned to the county lord's mansion in the carriage, Xiao Man still remembered this, and couldn't help but ask Jade, "Jade, if I ask you something, you must answer me truthfully, and you are not allowed to lie." ”

"Madame, please."

Xiao Man pondered for a while, frowned and asked, "If the subordinates in the mansion often talk about the master, and they also have a lot of criticism about this master, do you think this is because the subordinates are jealous, or because the master is indeed as they say?" ”

Hearing this, Jade suddenly smiled, "Madam, did you hear someone in the house talking about you?" ”

"Of course not." Xiao Man pursed his lips and urged: "Quickly answer the question I just asked, you must tell the truth." ”

Jade cleared her throat, looked at Xiao Man with her hands behind her back, and said solemnly: "Although it is said that it is a great sin to talk about the master in vain, since the lady asked the slave to tell the truth, the slave can only come to talk." According to the experience of the slaves, the subordinates often talk about the master, whether the master is doing well or the master is not doing well, they will talk behind their backs. ”

"However, if everyone is speaking ill of this master in private, it is very likely that this master is really unpopular, or he is too harsh on his subordinates to the point that people are resentful. As a minion, he can't be accused in person, so he can only complain in private. ”

After speaking, Jade stepped forward curiously, her eyes blinking, "Madam, did you hear any gossip?" Or see with your own eyes which subordinate is talking about the master, don't be perfunctory to me. I know you definitely know something, otherwise you wouldn't have asked such a question out of nowhere. ”

Xiaoman, who wanted to find a reason to prevaricate in the past, said "tsk", reached out and tapped the tip of Jade's nose, "You girl, you want to judge me as a prisoner, don't you?" ”

"Madame, tell me quickly, I'm very curious." Jade squatted beside Xiao Man, stretching her tone and coquettish.

"Okay, okay, I say."

Xiao Man said word for word what he heard in front of Zhang's mansion, and then said helplessly: "Now you know, how, do you have any feelings." ”

As she spoke, she lowered her eyes and looked at Jade, but she saw that the other party's face was serious, and her expression was still very resentful, and she muttered quietly with her mouth opening and closing, and she didn't know what she was talking about.

Seeing this, Xiao Man leaned over slightly, hooked the other party's chin with one hand, and forced the other party to look up at him, and then asked with a smile: "What are you babbling about by yourself?" Be louder so I can listen too. ”

I thought that Jade would say something, but I didn't think that the other party would get up directly, and said with a serious face: "Madam, I think this Miss Zhou is definitely not simple!" ”

"Why, just a few words of discussion between the two janitors, she is not simple? Tell me what she's not easy about. Xiao Man didn't take the other party's words seriously at all, and asked completely with a ridiculous mentality.

But Jade analyzed extremely seriously: "Madam, what do you think, what did Xiaoxiao do when she came to Bei'an City this week?" ”

Xiaoman sneered: "Of course I'm here to seek happiness in the second half of my life, didn't I tell you a long time ago, besides, didn't you see Zhou Xiaoxiao when she went to the suburbs that day?" Why didn't you say that she was scheming at the time, but when you heard the discussion of a few subordinates, you felt that she was thoughtful and not simple? ”

"Ma'am, that's the minion's instinct." Jade pouted, "When I didn't see Miss Zhou at that time, I thought she was too high-minded, only looking at money and power, you didn't believe it at the time, and now you hear others talking about it, you also start to doubt it, right?" ”

Xiaoman wondered, "When did I say I doubted her?" ”

As soon as the words fell, before Jade could start the next round of rebuttal, a small servant came from outside the door to report, saying that Zhang Shangqi and Master Zhang were here.

Hearing this, Xiaoman and Jade couldn't help but glance at each other, and said with some surprise: "So fast? ”

"Ma'am, the minion makes a bet with you." Emerald said suddenly.

"What?"

Jade smiled proudly, walked to the hall and owed to Xiao Man, and said, "The slave bets with you that Miss Zhou and the son of the Ouyang family are absolutely no play, and it is definitely Miss Zhou who has no fancy to the son of the Ouyang family." ”

Seeing that the other party was so sure, Xiao Man couldn't help but become interested, "Okay, then I'll make this bet with you, if you lose, you will wash Pearl for a month's clothes." ”

"It's a bet between the two of us, what are you pulling the pearl in?" Emerald was a little dissatisfied.

Xiao Man coughed lightly, straightened his posture, and stimulated: "If you don't dare, just say it, anyway, I definitely don't believe what you said." ”

"Laundry is laundry!" Jade was fooled instantly, and then said angrily: "Then what if Madame loses?" ”

"Within a month, I will cover all the costs of your snacks, clothes, rouge gouache, etc." Xiao Manhao said angrily.

Jade raised the corners of her lips, her eyes full of pride, "Then it's decided, no one can go back!" ”

"Once the word is spoken, the horse is hard to chase."

As soon as the master and servant finished talking about the gambling contract and their respective agreements, Master Zhang also came in.

He looked anxious, and the clothes he was wearing were also a little solemn, maybe he had just heard the news after returning from Ouyang's house, so he came without even changing his clothes.

Xiao Man got up and said hello to the other party, and then Jade served tea, put the teacup on the table next to Xiao Man, and deliberately gave Xiao Man a snorting look, as if he had won.

Looking at the smugness on the other party's face, Xiaoman shook his head funny, thinking: If she is really a little girl, joy, anger and sorrow are written on her face.

"I heard that the county lord went to the mansion not long ago, and said that there was something to discuss, and after the old minister returned to the house and learned about it, he came non-stop, I don't know if it can delay the county lord?" Zhang Shangqi said.

As soon as he mentioned the matter, Xiao Man immediately smiled and said seriously: "Lord Zhang, in fact, I want to ask you, there is an abandoned martial arts arena in the east of the city, do you know?" ”

All the land and houses in Bei'an City, etc. are all managed by Zhang Shangqi and Liu Ying, and he is an old minister, of course he knows about the abandoned martial arts arena.

"Back to the county lord, this martial arts arena was abandoned half a year ago, and it has been used for a long time. Because it is outside the city, and the location is a little off, it has not been used again. Zhang Shangqi replied truthfully.

Hearing this, Xiao Man nodded thoughtfully, and then asked, "Then if I want to use this place now, can Master Zhang call the shots?" Or shall I go into the palace and ask the king for his consent? ”

Hearing this, Zhang Shangqi was really taken aback, and was a little panicked, "The county master uses this martial arts arena?" This... What does the county lord do with this martial arts arena? ”

"Master Zhang doesn't need to panic, I want this place not to practice martial arts, but to borrow this wide place for exams." After speaking, Xiao Man explained his intentions with a smile, and promised that he would be responsible for the manpower and financial resources spent on repairs.

After hearing this, Zhang Shangqi finally breathed a sigh of relief, he touched his chin and nodded, "In this case, the old minister can call the shots, but at this time, when it comes to the martial arts arena, for the sake of guarantee, I still have to enter the palace to worship the king." ”

"Then thank you, Lord Zhang." Xiao Man bowed slightly, grateful.

Lord Zhang smiled and said modestly: "The county lord is polite, you are already contributing to Canglan, and the old minister, as a courtier of Canglan, should do all this." ”

After speaking, Lord Zhang asked again: "Does the county lord have anything else?" ”

Speaking of this, Xiao Man couldn't help but think of the bet with Jade, he tilted his head slightly, and happened to collide with Jade's gaze, the other party was nervous and anxious to look at herself, she couldn't help coughing lightly, so as to hide the smile on the corner of her mouth.

To be honest, Xiao Man was also very curious in his heart, wanting to know who would win this bet with Jade.

Therefore, Xiao Man pondered his words and asked, "I heard that Master Zhang went to Ouyang's house for dinner, how is it, is this meal still happy?" ”