Peach Blossom.

The water of Qinhuai River was extremely cold, and Tao Ye lost consciousness soon after falling into the water.

When she woke up again, she was in a field of weeds. There was only a guard named Mada standing beside her, and the box of gold, silver and jewelry.

Tao Ye stood up with the help of the ground and looked around. She saw the mountain that she had seen in the distance in Jingshui Tower, and the cave at the bottom of the mountain.

She was somewhat delighted that her husband was indeed honest. He not only let Mada save her, but also sent her to the haunted house where she needed to go.

"You wait here and don't leave. The prince consort will come to find you tomorrow." Seeing Tao Ye had woken up, Mada said this and jumped onto a small boat moored at a diving spot nearby.

"What, what?" Before Tao Ye could react, the motor boat had already started drifting towards the other side.

Behind it is the lonely Ghost Mountain and in front of it is the wide Qinhuai River. This is clearly an uninhabited island!

"Hey! How could you leave me alone in such a haunted place?" Tao Ye shouted in fear, but Ma Da ignored her and the boat was getting farther and farther away.

The worst thing is that there are no other boats or bridges leading to the other side within the visible range.

Tao Ye then realized that the prince consort did not come to the haunted house to help her, but to trap her in a deserted place so that he could return to the princess's mansion to continue acting.

She shouted angrily, "You two, master and servant, are both cold-blooded psychopaths!"

The boat finally floated into the sky and disappeared, leaving only the sound of the wind.

The wind made Tao Ye shiver all over. She suddenly remembered that she had just been rescued from the water and her clothes were soaked.

It seemed that the only place to shelter from the wind was the cave at the bottom of the mountain—the haunted house, which was exactly the place she was looking for.

Then let’s go to the haunted house!

She remembered that when she was living in modern times, she once went to a "haunted house" with a few classmates. Although it was just a game, the staff pretending to be ghosts scared her to death!

Now, this is a real haunted house and she is traveling alone, it would be strange if she is not scared!

The entrance of the cave was as wide as a double door. Tao Ye held onto the stone wall and slowly walked in.

Gradually, she could no longer feel the wind, but she felt colder and colder because the further she went inside, the weaker the light became, until there was no light at all...

Suddenly, something soft and warm touched her ankle. She was so scared that she screamed and ran back without thinking. She ran out of the cave in one breath, gasping for breath from exhaustion.

Outside the cave, it was getting dark.

Looking closely at the surroundings, surrounding Ghost Mountain are many smaller hills of the same shape as Ghost Mountain...

No, it's actually a grave!

It turns out that this is a mass grave?

Tao Ye instantly understood why this place was called Ghost Mountain.

Tao Ye tried desperately to think in her mind, this place - dark, cold...

Yes, she needs a fire!

It was the first time in her life that she used a stone to make fire. She had never learned how to do it before and failed once, twice, and three times...

When she finally lit the torch, it was completely dark.

She always felt that each little pile of earth was making some sound...

The outside of the cave was no less terrifying than the inside, so she went into the cave again holding a torch.

For some reason, after entering the cave this time, every time she took a step, she felt footsteps following her. She couldn't help but think of the small mounds outside...

When she walked slowly, the footsteps following her became slower; when she walked faster, the footsteps following her became faster and faster!

She didn't dare look back. She was sweating all over. She walked as fast as she could and finally ran, even shouting -

Suddenly she tripped over something and fell.

The torch fell to the ground and ignited the thing that tripped her, lighting it very brightly.

It turned out that the soft and warm thing that scared her when she first entered the cave was just a ball of straw!

The straw was soon burned out, and Tao Ye hurried to grab the wooden stick she used for lighting.

"Without my permission, how dare any ghost come to the human world?"

After hearing the Ghost King's voice, Tao Ye finally felt relieved.

The Ghost King still smiled maliciously as before: "You are interesting. You are afraid of ghosts but not the Ghost King."

Tao Ye lowered her head in shame: "I... I don't know why..."

"You delivered two orders, and each order was only eaten one bite and then spit out. You are indeed my best employee!" Although the Ghost King was smiling, his words were definitely not a compliment.

Tao Ye lowered her head even lower: "Your meal is really..."

“There are no products that cannot be sold, only sales without hard work.” The Ghost King repeated a sentence he once said, still with an elusive smile.

Tao Ye did not dare to argue any more. She smiled and patted her chest to promise: "I will try my best in the future! But... can you... promise me a small request?"

“?” The Ghost King glanced at Tao Ye.

Tao Ye pointed outside the cave - in the direction of the box of gold, silver and jewelry: "I...after I finish my work in the future, can I take the money I earn here back to my time?"

Tao Ye felt a little embarrassed when she made this request, but she had always been short of money and could not help being tempted by the glittering gold.

The Ghost King just smiled faintly: "Easy, just send me ten more orders."

So simple?

Tao Ye feels that there is not much difference between completing 100 tasks and 110 tasks, but huge wealth can be gained. This deal is really a good deal!

So Tao Ye readily agreed and carried the jewelry box into the cave as a place to store it.

The Ghost King looked at Tao Ye's overjoyed expression as she moved the boxes, and shook his head and sighed, "It's still unknown whether you can save your life, but you care about these material possessions..."

After hearing this, the joy on Tao Ye's face gradually faded.

Although it is indeed warmer inside the cave than outside, there are probably few employees in the world who would like to stay in their boss's office all the time.

She said goodbye to the Ghost King and walked out slowly.

The wind was freezing outside. She sat on the loess next to the cave entrance, staring at the dark starry sky in a daze.

Who would love money more than life?

However, thinking back to her past days, after graduation, she had never bought even one new piece of clothing!

There is not a single day that she doesn't spend in lack of money!

Once you return alive, don't you still have to continue working hard to make money?

Rent, water and electricity bills, phone bills, transportation, food... and an old widowed mother living in the countryside...

If my mother knew that I was lying unconscious in a hospital in the city, she would probably go crazy, right?

Tao Ye was thinking and thinking, and before she knew it, she fell asleep leaning against the stone wall.

At some point, she felt a cloak draped over her body. She opened her eyes suddenly and found that it was already dawn.

The Prince Consort Chen Ji squatted beside her with a smile in his eyes.

In the shallow water not far away, there was another small boat anchored, with the guard motor standing guard beside the boat.

Tao Ye was a little surprised when she saw that she was wearing the cloak of the prince consort: "You..."

"Everyone in the mansion knows that you fell into the water. We went into the water to search for you, but couldn't find you until dark. We returned to the mansion to report to the princess and had to give up. Last night, no cook dared to deliver meals. This morning, all the cooks who had not delivered dinner yet were sent away!" Chen Ji seemed very proud.

Tao Ye rubbed her eyes and saw the graves around Ghost Mountain again. She suddenly remembered the terrifying scene last night and felt dissatisfied: "Are you going to throw me into a mass grave just to fulfill your wish?"

Chen Ji smiled carelessly: "Didn't you want to find a haunted house yourself?"

Tao Ye glared at Chen Ji.

Chen Ji sighed and suddenly became gentle: "I am helpless. Don't you think I am a coward? Anyone can eavesdrop on me at will. The princess has too many spies. I can't tell who is right and who is wrong. No one dares to stop them. It's just that this ghost mountain is full of lonely graves. Ordinary people dare not come. If I hide you somewhere else, you will be found by the princess's people last night!"

Tao Ye thought what he said made sense, so she didn't argue any more: "So, your position as the Prince Consort is saved?"

Chen Ji smiled bitterly and shook his head: "It's just a temporary preservation. In a few days, she will naturally come up with a new trick."

Tao Ye was a little curious and started gossiping unconsciously: "The princess is using all these tricks, are they all for that prince?"

Chen Ji nodded.

Tao Ye couldn't help but be curious about the prince and the princess: "Prince, do you know what the princess is thinking?"

"Isn't that dog a gift from Mr. Wang?" Chen Ji said with a look of disdain.

Tao Ye then understood why the princess had someone special take care of the dog. Caiwei once said that the princess had raised the dog for two years, which meant that the princess had been having an affair with the prince for two years!

The prince who was rumored to be both talented and handsome was actually a mistress?

Tao Ye thought of the infatuation of the prince consort that Xiao Wan had lamented, and asked tentatively: "The prince consort is so reluctant to part with the princess, I guess he loves the princess very much?"

Chen Ji sneered: "How ridiculous! Who would like an ugly fat woman?"

Tao Ye was even more puzzled: "Since the prince consort doesn't like the princess, and the princess has someone else she loves, isn't it best for them to break up? Why are you trying so hard to stop it?"

Chen Ji glared at Tao Ye.

Ma Da also looked over here.

Tao Ye felt that she must have said something wrong.

The wind on the isolated island is blowing.

Tao Ye felt a little cold and wrapped her cloak tighter around her.

Chen Ji lowered his head and remained silent for a while, then spoke again in a low voice: "My late father had two sons, my elder brother and me. After my late father passed away, my elder brother inherited the title and was ordered to come to the capital. The late emperor gave my elder brother a mansion, and I lived there. Later, he married the princess and was granted the title of the Prince Consort, and I lived in the princess's mansion again."

Having said this, Chen Ji stopped, still with his head down.

"So... so you have always been living under someone else's roof?" Tao Ye exclaimed, and a trace of pity inevitably arose in her heart.

Chen Ji nodded, frowning, "I only have the position of the imperial concubine. Once we divorce, I will not only lose my place to live, but also my salary."

Tao Ye felt jealous, she thought that only ordinary working people like her would be short of money!

How could a high and mighty prince consort sympathize with me?

She looked at Chen Ji's hair blown by the wind, and felt vaguely that he was colder than her, so she suddenly put the cloak back on Chen Ji.

"What are you doing?" Chen Ji stood up, pulled off his cloak and threw it to Ma Da.

Tao Ye's tongue was tied: "I...I will give you half of the box of jewelry you gave me..."

Chen Ji smiled faintly: "Little girl, I am from a famous family, I must live a decent life, what do I lack is that box of gold?"

Tao Ye had a confused look on her face. She thought, how could a prince consort of a royal family be treated decently when he was cuckolded by the princess and couldn't afford to offend her? He lived such a miserable life.

Chen Ji looked at Tao Ye: "Remember the conditions we discussed in Jingshui Tower yesterday? You did a good job on the first thing, you should help me with the second thing."

"The second thing...what is it?"

"Kill someone for me."