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The secret guard used his light skills to directly reach the roof of the manor. When he was about to see where the county lord lived, he heard a clear and pleasant female voice behind him saying: What do you want to see?

The secret guard was so frightened that he almost fell off the roof.

When I turned around, I saw a fairy-like woman in white clothes and a veil, looking at the moon on the roof behind me, as if she was admiring it.

The secret guard knew at a glance that it was the county lord, and hurriedly said: Hello, county lord. My name is Leng Yi, and I am the secret guard of Leng Mo, the second prince of Tianxue Kingdom. I did not mean to disturb the county lord, and I hope the county lord will punish me.

After saying that, he knelt down on the roof. Zixue looked at the serious expression of the secret guard, which was somewhat cute. However, from the quality of the secret guard, it could be roughly judged that this cold king was a good person.

Of course, this is only a rough understanding of one side.

Zi Xue nodded and said: Get up, what is the matter that your prince asked you to come to me for?

The secret guard thought that the county lady's demeanor was indeed extraordinary, even the princess could not compare to her.

After hearing Zi Xue's words, he quickly said: I am here to deliver a letter from the prince to the county lady.

The prince’s words are all in the letter, please take a look.

Hearing this, Zi Xue waved her hand and the letter was in her hand, while the secret guard still had his hands above his head.

When he found that the letter was gone, he was even more shocked. This county lady was such a skilled martial artist, and judging by her performance just now, even he was no match for her.

He was even more respectful to Zixue, but seeing that the county lady did not shy away and started reading the letter directly, the secret guard could only wait obediently on the roof.

What I was thinking was that this county lady was truly unique, and her behavior was nothing like that of a young lady from a wealthy family.

But it would be great if such a heroic woman could become their mistress.

As I was thinking this, I heard Zi Xue say: "Come down, I have a letter to write back to your prince. You must have been traveling for a long time, so go down and rest for a night and set off again tomorrow."

The secret guard felt warm at heart when he heard this. Such a master is indeed what everyone hopes for. However, he had to reply to the prince, so he hadn't spoken yet.

A servant came over and said, "Mr. Leng, please come with me. I have prepared food and a guest room for you."

Leng Yi had no choice but to follow the servant to eat. When he saw the things on the table, he said with some surprise: How come you guys prepared so quickly?

The servant laughed and said: We are just preparing to have lunch as well. Oh, by the way, we work in three shifts, which means each person only works for a few hours. When it is our shift, we get up and patrol.

This way, not only will everyone not be tired, but they will also have enough time to rest.

Upon hearing this, the secret guard asked curiously: If it is night, will it always be night?

The servant shook his head and said: No, we change shifts every seven days, that is to say, if we are on night duty at midnight, we will be on the morning shift the next time, and the morning shift will be on the afternoon shift, and we keep changing shifts like this.

The servant smiled and said: Come and eat quickly, the food our county lord gives us is very good.

Leng Yi looked at the food on the table and said: Do you eat this every day?

The servant shook his head. Leng Yi was about to say something when he said, how could the food be so good.

Then I heard the servant say with a smile: These are just ordinary dishes. We who are on night duty will have an extra meat dish than during the day.

And today's dish is because some of us don't want to eat so much meat, so we made some ordinary dishes.

Our usual dishes are usually prepared in the style of eight dishes and one soup in a restaurant.

Leng Yi almost spit out the rice in his mouth. After swallowing the rice, he said in shock: What? Eight dishes and one soup?

How much is your monthly salary?

The servant boy said somewhat embarrassedly: Well, our monthly salary is five taels per person, the team leader gets eight taels, the steward gets fifteen taels, the maids get the same as us, and the maids and servants who clean the house get three taels.

Leng Yi felt terrible and lost his composure, and said stutteringly: How much?

The servant felt embarrassed when he heard this and said: We don’t know how much silver other palaces give us, but even if they give us little, we will not leave the county lady, mainly because the county lady is so good to us.

As for food, we just need to tell the kitchen in advance what we like to eat, and there has never been...

Before he could finish his words, Leng Yi interrupted him and said: No, your monthly salary may be equivalent to others' annual amount.

The servant was shocked when he heard this: "What? One year?"

Seeing that the servant was so shocked, Leng Yi nodded with some amusement and said: Yes, your monthly salary is indeed the annual amount of servants in other mansions.

Xiaoshi was a little surprised when he heard this and said: Oh my God, didn’t the county lord suffer a loss?

No, I'm going to tell others that they must not take so much.

Leng Yi's face turned a little strange when he heard this. He didn't want it even though he was given too much and even felt that the host was at a disadvantage. What kind of world was this?

Leng Yi quickly stopped Xiaoshi who was about to leave and said: Your county lady couldn't be unaware of this. Since she gave it to you like this, it means that she is very satisfied with you and it can be regarded as a reward to you.

If you just say no directly, the county lady will think that you think it is not enough.

Upon hearing this, the servant said helplessly: The county lady is really good to us. When we were at home, even our parents were not necessarily as good to us as the county lady.

That is why we are unwilling to earn more money from the county lord. Even if she does not give us monthly wages, we will be happy to work for her.

Leng Yi asked curiously: Why?

The servant said: You don't know that the fan that our county lady sent to the emperor was also made for us. That thing doesn't even need anyone to fan it. Just put some ice cubes in it and the room will be cool.

It is much cooler than the previous method of just putting a basin of ice in the room and letting the air cool naturally.

Also, in the summer, we would work for a while in the morning and then continue working in the afternoon when the sun was about to set.

Even other masters were afraid of wasting money, but our county lady tried her best to make mung bean soup for us, and she even put sugar in it.

This kind of treatment might not be available even at home, but the county lady often told us to drink more and not to worry about not having enough, and to buy more if it was not enough.

They say that eating these won’t cause you heatstroke, and won’t make you sick or uncomfortable, so you’re in a good position.

The expenses in our county lady's mansion are at least more than five thousand taels every month.

Sometimes we feel sorry for the money, but the county lady doesn't. She says that money can be earned again if lost, but when people are sick, they have to suffer and take medicine, so it is not cost-effective overall.

For a master like this, even if he doesn't give us monthly wages, we are willing to work here. Even if we are tired, our hearts are warm.

Leng Yi fell silent upon hearing this. It was not about how much silver was involved, but it was really not easy for a master to think so much about his maids and servants.

What's more, this county lady is really willing to spend money.

He asked curiously: The county lord’s monthly allowance is not that much, right?

Upon hearing this, the servant smiled and said: Our county lady has her own shop and makes money every month. How much money does the county lady get as monthly salary? How can it be enough to cover the expenses of the county lady’s mansion?

The lives of us servants are almost as good as those of the masters in other people's houses.

But the county lady didn't let us go out and tell you, because you are from Tianxue Country, so it's okay to tell you, hehe.

And we all know why you are here. After all, you are not the first group to deliver letters here.

Leng Yi was stunned when he heard this. Is there a prince from another country coming to deliver a letter?

The servant nodded and said: Yes, those princes from other countries who did not come to celebrate the emperor's birthday, as long as they don't have wives or concubines, all want to compete for our county lady.

Our county lady is a recognized beauty. If she hadn't been wearing a veil, we would have lost our concentration on work.

Leng Yi thought for a while and said: Hasn't the prince of your country ever come to see the county lady?

The servant said disdainfully: When the county lady gave them opportunities, they didn't know how to cherish them. Even if she didn't give them opportunities, they still kept coming. But it was useless even if they came.

The county princess has refused to see any princes or princesses from the Xingyun Kingdom now, and she won't go even if the emperor wants her to go to the palace.

The emperor couldn't do anything about the county lord. After all, the county lord said that she was just the county lord, so he shouldn't bother looking for her for no reason.

Besides, she has the imperial decree for her freedom of marriage, so don't always talk to her about these things. I also said that the prince of Xingyun Kingdom will not consider it again, so the emperor should not waste his efforts.

Leng Yi's mouth widened when he heard this, and after a while he said: Oh my God, even the emperor's own son and daughter wouldn't dare to treat him like this. The county lady treated him like this, and the emperor didn't get angry?

Upon hearing this, the servant whispered: Let me tell you, the emperor has no reason to be angry, right?

Besides, the princess had given them a chance before, and now if she doesn’t like him, then she doesn’t like him, so the emperor can’t force the princess to make a choice.

Let me tell you, the emperor's life was saved by the county lord, and the emperor dared not do anything to the county lord. If the county lord pushed him too far, the emperor might not survive for more than a few days.

After saying that, he looked around and felt relieved when he saw that there was no one around.

Leng Yi found that what he said was consistent with the information he had inquired about, which meant that the county princess did have medical skills, and they were very advanced, but no one knew it.

It can be said that it was not that he didn't know, but that he forgot about it after the county lady gave him the medicine.

After Leng Yi had eaten and drunk his fill, he was taken to the guest room by the servant to rest.

After coming in, Leng Yi sighed again: Your guest rooms are almost the same as the master's room.

The servant smiled and said: It's no different from the master bedroom, except that the decorations inside are different and there are fewer items.

Even our servants' rooms are similar to the master bedroom, both are very spacious. If there is a wife, she will be allocated a separate yard.

We servants and maids were all accommodated in a room with two people.

It is equivalent to one person per room, because there is a partition in the middle, so no one can see each other. You just need to enter the bedroom through one door, and each person has a door to their own room.

Leng Yi was speechless and said: Why did your county lady make such arrangements?