The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Xie Jibai held his forehead with his hand.

What talents does Shi Mingwei have?

Waste material?

This crying is too careless.

Guiquan seemed to be wondering what kind of talent the notorious Shi Mingwei had. He paused before continuing, "Second, Third Grandma's sister, the one who married into the Cheng Wang Mansion, caught fire in her room in the middle of the night yesterday, burning down three or four courtyards. The eldest aunt is also dead. Grandma, please accept my condolences!"

Shi Yao burst into tears and stumbled into Xie Jibai's arms: "Big sister! My poor big sister, beauty is envied by heaven!"

Xie Jibai hugged her gently, afraid that the servants outside the door would see Shi Yao's hypocritical crying face.

Gui Quan seemed to think that the blow was not enough, and he finished speaking in one breath: "Third, third is, last night, Third Grandma's great aunt heard the news about Second Uncle, and she couldn't catch her breath and died. Third Grandma, I am so sad!"

Shi Yao cried out in pain: "Aunt!"

After that, she fainted in Xie Jibai's arms.

"My wife, my wife!" Xie Jibai was startled. He felt her pulse and found it was steady and strong. He was speechless and picked her up horizontally. "Guiquan, go ask the doctor to come to Guanju Garden. Also, prepare clothes. I need to go to the Duke's Mansion."

Guiquan chased after him and said hastily, "Master, you can't go. You and your wife are newly married, and it's only the second day. How dare you go and bring bad luck? Besides, there is martial law outside."

"What do you mean?"

Guiquan explained: "My aunt and her maid died in the fire, and their bodies were nowhere to be found. But King Cheng refused to believe it. After waking up early in the morning, he went to the fire scene to look for my aunt's body, but he couldn't find it. He concluded that my aunt was not dead, and that someone must have kidnapped her. So he went to the palace to ask for an imperial decree, sealed off the capital, and searched every house!"

Xie Jibai: "..."

It would be fine if the secret was not found, but if it was, then the sister-in-law would have spent the night outside and her reputation would have been ruined, and she would be doomed.

If Shi Mingzhu had escaped on her own, she would still be guilty of deceiving the emperor and would be sentenced to death, and her family might also be implicated.

Shi Yao closed her eyes and thought silently. She also didn't believe that Shi Mingzhu was dead.

According to the timeline of the original text, the plot has not yet reached its climax, and it is impossible for Shi Mingzhu to die so soon.

Did she escape on her own to seek refuge with the Fifth Prince, or did the Fifth Prince conspire with her to fake his own death and take her to the northwest?

No matter which one, just give it a try.

If she doesn't make trouble, she won't be able to find any evidence against her.

If she doesn't make trouble, how will the Duke's Mansion become chaotic and how will she survive?

My uncle is really going to be bald this time.

Shi Yao buried her face in Xie Jibai's arms and pursed her lips tightly, afraid that she would laugh out loud.

It's not that she was gloating, but shouldn't she applaud and cheer when the evil murderer died?

The only person who actually died yesterday was Shi Mingwei.

She had not forgotten that Shi Mingwei had unscrupulously ordered people to destroy her innocence in the street.

Destroying a woman's innocence is no different from killing her.

Moreover, after she, Muxiang and Nanny Tang finally escaped, not only were the remaining maids and servants' innocence ruined, but the Shi family was also afraid that they would ruin the family's reputation everywhere, so instead of comforting or compensating them, they locked them up.

No one in the circle of powerful people criticized the Shi family's actions, which means that they generally agreed with it.

Slaves’ lives are worthless, so for the sake of the “big picture” and to prevent them from taking revenge, it is right to lock them up.

The master didn't kill him, which means he was merciful.

As a saying is often said in novels and TV dramas, thunder, lightning, rain and dew are all grace from the emperor.

To the slaves, the master is the ruler who has the power of life and death over them.

The so-called "big picture" refers to the safety and life of the master, and the wealth and glory of the master's family.

Shi Yao did not have the ability to overthrow feudal society, nor did she have such great ambitions. She could only restrain herself and not become an evil master who arbitrarily beat and killed servants.

All the way back to Guanju Garden, Xie Jibai gently placed Shi Yao on the bed.

Shi Yao lay on the cool bamboo mat and heard Xie Jibai instructing the maids to fetch water and pour tea. She quietly opened her eyes a little, and Xie Jibai happened to bend down and pulled a thin red quilt to cover her.

The two looked at each other.

Shi Yao thought, Xie Jibai held her in his arms and walked from the front yard to the back yard without blushing or panting, he really had good stamina.

Then she closed her eyes in peace.

Xie Jibai: "..."

The doctor arrived soon, and Xie Jibai said to him, "My wife was frightened and fainted. I have taken her pulse and lit some calming incense. Doctor, please prescribe some more calming decoctions."

The doctor agreed.

He went to the outer room to write a prescription, left Xie's house, and returned to the hall, gossiping with others: "The second daughter of the Shi family, just got married the day after, and heard that her brother, sister, and aunt were all gone. Poor thing, she was so scared that she fainted."

On this side, Xie Jibai ordered someone to prepare a calming soup, put the medicine bowl at the head of Shi Yao's bed, and told the maids to go out: "I will serve grandma the medicine."

The maid retreated.

Xie Jibai called softly, "Madam, Madam?"

Shi Yao slept for half an hour and opened her eyes dazedly: "Hmm?"

Xie Jibai's heart softened, and he said softly, "You fainted. I asked the doctor to prescribe a tranquilizing soup. Drink it while it's hot."

"I'm awake and fine. I don't want to take any medicine." When Shi Yao heard that she had to take medicine, she began to feel bitter in her mouth before she even started taking it. She quickly sat up with a look of resistance on her face.

"How can I cure my illness without taking medicine?" Xie Jibai touched the medicine bowl. "It's still a little hot. Let it cool down. I'll go find you some candied fruit."

Xie Jibai smiled, got up and went out.

As soon as he left, Shi Yao immediately poured the medicine into the vase, put a stopper in it, and planned to ask the maid to take it away for disposal in the evening.

Just as she was done, Aunt Liu Hua came in, parted the beaded curtain, sat at the head of the bed, and looked at the listless and hysterical Shi Yao, her eyes reddened: "Grandma, please accept my condolences. No one expected this to happen."

As soon as a girl gets married, if someone dies in her family, her reputation will be damaged.

Especially since Shi Mingwei fell into the well after drinking the wine at the girl's wedding banquet. Some people in the Duke's Mansion will definitely pin the blame on the girl.

Although Aunt Liu Hua is loyal to the old Duke, she also knows what kind of people the Shi family is like at heart.

Shi Yao was feeling lazy because she had slept a lot, and her mind was wandering. After hearing this, she came back to her senses and sighed, "Since I was a child, I have been unlucky."

After saying this, tears fell like beads from a broken string, "It's okay that my reputation has been ruined, but I just feel sorry for my elder sister and second brother. After all, they were my siblings, and they were gone out of the blue. I feel like my heart has been ripped out."

It was hard to tell that Aunt Liu Hua was truly sad, so she pretended to be sad so that she could look okay on the surface. She just needed to have something to say when she went to see the old Duke.

She said a few words to comfort him, and Shi Yao wiped her tears and asked, "My father-in-law said this morning that he would set up a three-day buffet. Is there any guest coming today?"

Aunt Liu Hua felt more sympathetic towards her and nodded, "Yes, the whole city was under martial law at dawn, and the mansion was just opening to entertain guests. The second master ordered that the banquet be given to the steward and the servants."

The girl had managed to hold a lively banquet with great difficulty, but it ended in vain.

Shi Yao thought, the whole city is under martial law, house-to-house searches are carried out, it's a grand and vigorous process, this is how the heroine should be treated.