There was cold wind and rain in the Jiao Palace, while there was joy in the Zheng Palace.

From the moment the first group of guards from the Jiao Palace who delivered things arrived at the Zheng Palace, the maids and servants who had not yet officially completed the employment procedures and the original staff of the Zheng Palace had to work together to serve the new owner of the Zheng Palace.

Zhang Xueming and Gong Yuanzheng followed the guards who transported the last batch of "cargo" back to Zheng Palace.

When Nanny Qin told him that she had opened a box of silver on her own initiative and rewarded the guards of the Corner Palace who had worked hard to transport the things to the Zheng Palace with ten taels of silver each, Zhang Xueming was very satisfied and waved his hand, "Your Master Zheng said that everyone in the Zheng Palace will be rewarded with a monthly salary today. Nanny and the steward will each be rewarded with twenty taels of silver for those who have done the work, and the rest will be rewarded with ten taels each."

The power of money is unmatched. The servants who had been busy for the whole afternoon suddenly woke up from the beauty brought by Zhang Xueming. All their tiredness disappeared, and they bowed and thanked the two Gods of Wealth with smiles on their faces.

Gong Yuanzheng was not used to the people at the palace being so enthusiastic towards him, and that was without any negative emotions. He could no longer keep a straight face, and after a long while he waved his hands and managed to say, "You should work hard in the future and listen to your Miss Zhao."

Manager Zhang, who had learned his lesson, obediently called all the palace servants to pay their respects to the hostess to show their warm welcome to Zhang Xueming who was the master of the palace.

Yes, it means taking over, not moving in.

Look at the performance of their bad-tempered palace master: when they bowed to Zhang Xueming, Gong Yuanzheng nodded with satisfaction. The cold and sinister little poisonous kid has become a handsome and elegant young man. Who will be the real boss of Zheng Palace in the future? Everyone will see.

The servants withdrew and the excitement faded away.

Soon, according to Zhang Xueming's request, the lanterns under the eaves of the corridors in the front half of Zheng Palace were lit.

Warm yellow lights illuminate the corridors, porches, courtyards...

Gong Yuanzheng looked at the Zheng Palace with curiosity. It was no longer shrouded in darkness. The deserted courtyard did not seem lonely at all.

The two of them sat opposite each other in the dining room of the side hall and had dinner. Zhang Xueming went back to the room and changed into a peach-colored wide-sleeved shirt embroidered with a double flying swallow flower, paired with a dusk mountain purple jacquard satin with dark dog-tooth patterns and auspicious cloud patterns. She then asked Gong Yuanzheng to go out for a walk.

Gong Yuanzheng really enjoyed wandering aimlessly with her like this. Even without talking, he felt an indescribable sense of comfort. However, he still wanted to hear her voice, so he asked carefully, "Zhao Zhao likes it to be bright everywhere? Is it because... she is afraid of the dark?"

"No." Zhang Xueming didn't understand why Gong Yuanzheng would be beaten to death in the next second whenever he asked a question.

She suddenly felt mischievous, stopped, and slowly turned to look at Gong Yuanzheng with an expressionless face and gloomy eyes.

Gong Yuanzheng was stunned.

After a few seconds, the girl with delicate features slowly curved her lips, the arc getting bigger and bigger. When it finally stopped, the upper half of her face was calm, but the lower half of her face formed a smile that seemed to be pulled up by a string, just like a puppet showing its true form.

Zhang Xueming said in a sinister tone: "I'm afraid of scaring you..."

Gong Yuanzheng looked at her steadily, not showing any sign of being frightened. Instead, his eyes were bright, like a puppy that had found a companion.

After a moment, the handsome young man grinned, revealing an equally terrifying smile like a puppet, and said in a quiet tone: "It's okay, I'm not afraid."

The two of them smiled eerily at each other, but they didn't scare each other, but frightened the attendant Su Rong so much that she covered her mouth, held her breath, and silently retreated eight feet away, even using her lightness skills.

Zhang Xueming rubbed her sore facial muscles and ended the little game which she and Gong Yuanzheng found very interesting but Su Rong thought was sick.

"Then let's play hide-and-seek at night. It will be very lively in the dark palace." She suggested, and added: "When you have trained your internal strength, we can use Qinggong to play hide-and-seek."

"Okay." Gong Yuanzheng agreed readily.

"But remember to clear the area in advance, otherwise it would be bad to scare others."

"it is good."

The two of them walked slowly forward side by side again, talking as they walked.

"You are in the deep mountains but there are no snakes, insects, rats or ants here. Did you spread some pesticides?"

"Yes, we spray the liquid regularly, even in the woods." Gong Yuanzheng said more casually, "At the beginning of every month, the patrolling guards will spray along the way, and the servants of each palace will also spray in each palace. When there is a lot of rain, we have to spray several times a month."

He asked Zhang Xueming curiously: "Isn't it like this outside?"

Zhang Xueming glanced at the young man who had never left the palace, recalled the days in the Zheng family, and answered seriously: "Outside, people use wormwood to fumigate and repel mosquitoes and flies. There are few snakes in Hunyuan City. Just buy some realgar powder around the Dragon Boat Festival and sprinkle it in front of and behind the house. If you find a snake in your home, you usually catch it, put it in a sack or bamboo cage, and take it outside the city to throw it away. Few people in Hunyuan will kill snakes directly, saying that snakes have a strong will for revenge. If you kill one, it won't be long before a lot of snakes appear in your home to avenge their companions. There is no good way to prevent and control rats and termites. You can only clean the house regularly and kill them when you find them."

"Is Zhao Zhao afraid of snakes and insects?" Gong Yuanzheng turned his head to look at her. Most people in the palace were afraid of these. If she was afraid of them, then his pets would have to be hidden tightly. Fortunately, she didn't ask what the small conch hanging around his waist was used for...

"Don't worry, I've raised them before." Zhang Xueming laughed, "I used them for medicine. But my family doesn't like me playing with them, and the servants are afraid of being bitten. No one is willing to help me raise them even if I pay them more per month. Later I stopped raising them. When I need them, I buy them from the clinic or ask the clinic to collect them for me. The quality depends on luck."

"Really? I don't believe it." Gong Yuanzheng suddenly stepped forward and stood in front of Zhang Xueming. He turned around, folded his hands and looked at her, half-jokingly saying, "My brother said that beautiful women can coax people, but they can also lie."

Zhang Xueming quickly glanced at his face, then immediately raised her right hand, covered her heart with her hands, took a step back, pretended to be frightened, frowned slightly, and asked him delicately, "Do you want me to thank you for your compliments, Mr. Zheng?"

Gong Yuanzheng was stunned for a moment, pursed his lips to prevent his smile from showing, and tried his best to ignore his face which was getting a little hot again. He raised his chin slightly and pretended to be serious: "Although your identity is guaranteed by your brother, the way your brother investigates is different from mine."

"Oh, how is it different?"

Her eyes moved, and there seemed to be a little hook hidden in those bright eyes, which made Gong Yuanzheng feel itchy and flustered.

Stay calm, can't lose!

Gong Yuanzheng pursed his lips again, averted his eyes, smiled mischievously, took off the black gold-wire gloves around his waist and put them on. Then he poured out a black, ugly and terrifying-looking insect from the small conch, pinched it lightly with two fingers, and suddenly held it in front of Zhang Xueming.

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