Splendid Twins

Butler Zhou came over with a delighted look on his face. He first looked Si Yao up and down, and seeing that her eyebrows and eyes were relaxed and her complexion was very good, he nodded and said:

"I haven't seen you for a long time. You seem to have grown taller."

Si Yao chuckled:

"Thanks to you, I can eat and drink, so I naturally grow taller."

"That's best... Girl, the old lady wants you to come over."

Butler Zhou exchanged a few pleasantries but did not forget his mission.

old lady?

Si Yao refused without even thinking:

"No, I have something else to do."

"This... girl, you should go for a walk..."

Butler Zhou's tone became weaker, his face showed difficulty, and he pinched his lower back uncomfortably. He used to be a fireman under the old Duke, and injured his lumbar spine during the war. Now that he is old, those old injuries have resurfaced, and naturally he can no longer perform the job of butler.

He has now retired, and has become an old useless person who is just eating and waiting to die in the mansion. Just now, the old lady got the news about this girl, and sent someone to tell him to bring her to Chunhui Hall...

Si Yao pursed her lips. She could see Butler Zhou's actions clearly. Due to the relationship, she only lowered her eyes and nodded:

"alright."

Butler Zhou breathed a sigh of relief:

"This old slave will take the girl over there."

.........

In Chunhui Hall, the old lady quietly closed her eyes, her slightly tilted body leaning on the soft pillow, her breathing weak, as if a gust of wind could blow it away.

The Crown Princess sat aside, her eyes full of worry.

She stared at the old lady, trying to find some sign of life from those weak breaths.

Ever since the Duke's wife passed away, the old lady had been seriously ill. It was only recently that the Crown Prince's wife took care of her day and night that she has regained some energy and spirit.

"Um……"

The old lady made a rough and hoarse sound in her throat, opened her eyes slightly, and said in a weak voice:

"Not here yet?"

Seeing this, the Crown Princess spoke:

"Please take care of yourself. I'm afraid you may get sick on the way..."

The old lady waved her hand, picked up the ginseng tea beside her and took a sip:

"He is also a cruel person..."

The Crown Prince's wife did not respond to the implication. There were some things that she, as an outsider, could not interfere in.

"Old Madam, Crown Princess, Miss Si is here."

Si Yao walked in without looking away, and saluted calmly and gracefully:

"My humble servant Si Yao greets the old lady and the Crown Prince's wife."

The old lady looked in the direction of the voice, and a gleam of surprise suddenly flashed in her eyes, which were once sharp but now slightly cloudy.

What she saw was a graceful girl standing where light and shadow intersected, like a vivid painting.

The girl had a pretty face, more elegant and more charming than before at the Duke's Mansion. Her eyes were as bright as autumn water, clear and deep, as if they could see into people's hearts.

The old lady's surprise was beyond words. She opened her mouth slightly as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she just sighed imperceptibly.

The Crown Prince's Consort was also looking at Si Yao, her eyes flickering slightly. She was indeed a talented woman who was once famous in the capital. Her temperament and courage were completely different from that of the 'real daughter'.

"Someone, serve tea, good tea."

The Crown Prince's Consort glanced at the silent old lady. A family like theirs could never lose their dignity and respect at any time.

Besides, the prince once privately talked about this person's ability, lamenting that if Si Yao hadn't arrived in time at the border, he might not be here today...

Husband and wife are one, Si Yao saved the prince's life, so she naturally looks up to her.

"Come closer. What? Have you forgotten the rules?"

The old lady slowly sat up. Although her voice was hoarse, it contained an irresistible majesty.

She opened her mouth slightly, and although her voice was not loud, as she spoke, the atmosphere in Chunhui Hall suddenly became solemn.

Si Yao remained unmoved and spoke expressionlessly:

"I wonder what advice the old lady has for me. I am all ears!"

As soon as these words came out, the old lady's expression, which had just relaxed, suddenly darkened, and she looked over fiercely:

"Oh, you are divorced after all. In the past... I would never dare to talk back to my elders like this!"

The Crown Prince's Consort frowned and shook her head slightly at Si Yao.

Si Yao saw it but didn't react, her tone was indifferent:

"I am a peasant girl, so I naturally cannot marry into the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. Let's just live our own lives and don't say anything about each other."

These words really hit the old lady's lungs, and she immediately started coughing in anger:

"Ahem...you...are so impudent..."

The Crown Princess reached out her hand to help the old lady calm down, and looked at Si Yao and said softly:

"Girl, why bother to argue? What happened can't be erased with just one sentence..."

Si Yao had completely lost her patience. She didn't want to embarrass Butler Zhou, so she came here to go through the formalities, but she didn't expect the old lady to continue to pester her.

"I just met the Duke of Zhenguo and the Crown Prince. They also agreed that from now on, we should just leave the bridge to the bridge and the road to the road. We are all respectable people, so don't force it."

Si Yao turned around and left. The old lady's face turned pale and she couldn't speak. The Crown Prince's wife was afraid that she couldn't stand such stimulation, so she hurriedly said:

"Grandma, please calm down. Miss Si is still young after all. She can only see the present moment. How can she understand your good intentions..."

Unexpectedly, the old lady couldn't catch her breath, her eyes widened and she breathed heavily, which frightened the Crown Prince's wife so much that she panicked instantly:

"Grandma...grandma..."

"Someone is coming..."

"Go and invite the prince over..."

Si Yao didn't care about the chaos behind her, and walked out of Chunhui Hall with a calm look. She ran into Butler Zhou outside and handed him a pain-relieving charm, which she specially prepared for him:

"Carry it with you, it can relieve your back pain."

Butler Zhou was somewhat flattered and took it with both hands:

"Thank you very much, young lady."

"Well, don't send me off. I know the way."

Si Yao waved her hand and walked forward. Butler Zhou didn't know what to say for a moment. He stared at the handsome figure walking away in a daze. It was not until he heard the hurried footsteps of the maid that he reacted. After asking, he learned that the old lady was... dying...

At this moment, Lan Ying was killing everyone in the martial arts training ground of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. Both sides began to show off under the guise of sparring with each other. Those guards who were ready to fight were knocked down one by one by her, and Ling Feng was the first to bear the brunt!

"Oh!"

"puff!"

A powerful and domineering internal force blasted directly over, and Ling Feng was knocked down before he could make a few moves. There was a flash of murderous intent and sarcasm in Lan Ying's eyes. With such fighting power, he dared to harass her princess?

Ling Feng fell to the ground, holding his chest. He suppressed the blood in his throat, his face extremely gloomy. It was because he was not as skilled as others!

Only at this moment did I completely realize that her words "I can crush him to death" were not arrogance, nor were they empty boasting!

Lan Ying snorted coldly. He wanted to wear her down with a round-robin battle?

To catch a thief, you must first catch the leader. If you take down the leader directly, the morale of the army will collapse on the spot!

A group of insignificant people, Lan Ying clapped his hands and calmly walked out of the training ground. Ling Feng looked at his brothers lying on the ground with bruised faces and noses, and closed his eyes in despair. He could imagine the expressions of the Duke and the Prince as if they were about to kill someone!