4 Chapter 3

It has been two months now since the day I came here, living as Qi's first di daughter Qi Xiuying. I adapt quite well though I know my parents in this world wished to have 'my' memories back they have accepted what the doctor said two weeks ago that I might never remember the past. It serves a great excuse for me whenever I need to asks about the original owner's character and for me to accept my current behavior.

However since I don't remember my past my mother have sent tutors to teach me everything from etiquette, four arts and I also requested for father to teach me how to manage our businesses that way they won't be shocked if I did something new in the future.

The plans to separate our family from the main branch is going well since father have connections we were able to get the document needed to be signed by the family head once father confront them.

"Urghhh... Du'er can we go outside?" She asked as she sits up in bed, she is really bored to death. Because of the palace's banquet and her tutors are invited she doesn't haven't anything to do.

"Let me go to Madam's courtyard to ask permission."

"Okay, go and please tell Mother that I'll disguise as a young servant so others won't discover our plan."

Du'er nodded and left. After half an hour she came back with two servant men's attire. "Young miss, Madam have permitted us however we need to return before the sun sets."

*Time Skip*

Xiuying with Du'er, decided to go the stores their family owned and stopped in few food stalls to buy two pieces of the desserts Xiuying like. Du'er sighing inwardly as she noticed how most women admiring look at her young miss who is currently disguised as a young man.

They bought meat buns and apple candies and decided to go to the other side of the bridge as there are trees that will shade them from the sun and can eat while enjoying the view of the lake. As they walk in the bridge they started to notice a commotion nearing them, a young girl that was beaten black and blue is struggling to run as the child turn her head to look at the middle age rugged man chasing she suddenly fely two arms that warmly embrace her. She started to panic and struggles to free herself. "Hush now little, I won't let him get you..." she looks up to see the face of the gentle voice's owner and was stunned to see a beautiful young woman with doe shaped bluish green eyes. She already notice that the owner of the voice is a woman when she whispered to her ear while she was struggling.

"Thank you young man for catching that slave..." the man politely said as he come near the two young men, he noticed that even though their attire are of servants it was from Qi manor so he didn't dare lash out in front of them.

"I'll buy her how much do you need?" he frowned when the man who caught that brat interrupted him but when he heard about them buying the slave he immediately changed his expression and smile showing his yellowish teeth.

"Your lucky young man she is the last one that I have, you can buy her for 3 silvers."

Xiuying glanced at Du who gave 3 silvers to the slave merchant who immediately grabs it as if afraid that his buyer changed their mind and bowed to give thanks before hurriedly run back to his group.

"Young mi.." the child who was silent suddenly call their attention however before she finish her sentence she sees Xiuying signals her to stop and winks at her causing the child to blush.

Du'er who observes her young miss making a mere child blush inwardly shakes her head. Ahh young miss though the child already noticed you are a woman she still blushes, really a calamitous being... if Xiuying would know what the young maid is thinking she would already smack the back of the young maid's head.

Realizing that her young miss with the child is already walking back to the manor, Du started to walk faster to catch up to them.

Meanwhile at the side of the road near the bridge, two young men are quietly observing what happened though earlier Xiuying only whispered to the child to calm it down her gentle yet alluring voice was heard by the two are cultivators.

The other man wearing a blue attire with gold lion emblem at the back noticed that his usually cold friend have suddenly showed a glint of interest.