Traveling through time and space to become a concubine: I just want to live a leisurely life

Chunliu walked casually in the mansion, carefully observing everything around her.

The route she took was different from the route Shen Jingyi usually took when she went out for a walk.

She deliberately chose to walk along paths that were rarely visited or were extremely secluded.

When passing by a rockery, she accidentally saw a little maid pouring oil on the stone steps leading to the corridor.

Then he wiped the ground with a towel.

Chunliu's forehead throbbed, but the corners of his mouth formed a nice curve.

"It's really hard to prevent a thief from roaming around in your own home!"

So she went out and grabbed the little maid.

"What are you doing?"

The little maidservant panicked for a moment, her hands trembled, and she almost dropped the oil bottle. She quickly took the oil bottle back in her hand, a frightened expression on her face.

"I...I didn't mean to do that. I just took the wrong bottle."

"You took the wrong one? You are blatantly trying to harm someone!"

Chunliu was furious and didn't buy her story at all.

The little maid was frightened and explained hastily: "I didn't, I really took it by mistake, I originally wanted to pour water to mop the floor..."

Do you think I, Chun Liu, am blind?" Chun Liu said coldly.

Seeing Chunliu was not giving in, the little maid retorted angrily: "Why do you say I did it on purpose?

Haven’t you ever seen other people make mistakes when serving things?

I was really careless!"

"Is it really an accident?" Chun Liu took a deep breath and tried to calm down the anger in his heart.

"Do you know that the consequences of falling down after touching the oil are not something a maid like you can bear? The concubine is pregnant now. If she falls down, she will be injured at best, and it may even affect the safety of the fetus!"

When the little maid heard this, her eyes instantly filled with tears, which rolled down her cheeks.

She felt extremely aggrieved and didn't know what to do, let alone how to explain the matter to Chunliu.

Chunliu frowned and looked at the crying little maid with impatience.

She hated the sight of others crying, especially at times like this.

So, she said to the little maid with a cold face: "Stop crying, come with me to see the concubine."

"Woo woo woo... just go ahead, it's not like I did it on purpose anyway."

The little maidservant sobbed as she was dragged by Chunliu towards Shen Jingyi's room.

The little maid felt uneasy and angry, and she tried to break free from Chunliu's hand.

But Chunliu was so strong that she had no power to fight back.

"Let me go! I can walk by myself!"

The little maid struggled desperately, but to no avail.

Chunliu dragged the little maid all the way and soon arrived at the door of Shen Jingyi's room.

Chuntao pushed the little maid into the house with force, then let go of her hand. The little maid staggered and fell to the ground.

The sudden noise startled three people who were doing needlework. They all raised their heads and looked at Chunliu and the little maid who fell to the ground in confusion.

"what happened?"

Shen Jingyi thought there was a conflict between the two people, so she asked softly.

"Concubine, I have something important to report." Chunliu's face was solemn and her tone was serious.

Shen Jingyi looked at Chuntao's serious expression and realized that things were not as simple as she thought.

So, she put down the needle and thread in her hand.

Looking at Chunliu, he said softly, "Speak!"

"Concubine, when I was passing by the rockery in the backyard, I saw this little maid pouring oil on the stone steps and wiping it with a handkerchief."

When Nanny Qin heard this, she was shocked. This was outrageous. Someone in the mansion wanted to harm the concubine.

You know that road, but as long as the concubine is in the mansion, she must walk there every night. If she slips, the consequences will be disastrous.

She glared at the little maid and asked, "Tell me, who do you belong to and why do you want to harm the concubine?"

Chuntao and Qiuju also showed angry looks and stared at the little maid fiercely.

The little maid turned pale with fear, and she explained while crying, "Concubine, I didn't mean to pour the oil.

I was clearly putting water in it, I don't know why it turned into oil!"

Shen Jingyi was the calmest one among them. She touched her belly with one hand and asked slowly, "What's your name? You said you were filled with water.

Then let me ask you, why did you go there to pour water?"

The little maid wiped away her tears and replied, "My name is Xiaoli, and I am responsible for sweeping the backyard. I didn't find anything there when I was sweeping this morning, but just now when I passed by, I saw something sticky on the ground, so I thought of getting a basin of water to wipe it off.

But Nanny Hua told me that the place was so small that there was no need to go through the trouble of getting a basin of water. It would be enough to just get some water in a bottle.

I just wanted to take a break, so I did as I was told.

But I clearly put water in it, I don’t know why it turned into oil after pouring it out.

When this girl saw it, I just wanted to wipe it off.”

"Wow, wow, wow~~ I really didn't mean it!"

"Who is Aunt Hua?"

When Qiu Ju saw Shen Jingyi asking about Aunt Hua, she stood up and replied, "Concubine, Aunt Hua is a woman who helps in the kitchen."

Shen Jingyi thought for a moment, then told Chunliu, "Chunliu, go to the kitchen and bring her over."

"Yes." Chunliu took the order and left.

Shen Jingyi then asked Xiaoli, "After you filled the bottle with water, did you ever leave your side?"

Xiaoli replied immediately: "Yes, I went to the toilet after fetching some water."

She now suspected that Aunt Hua was deliberately trying to harm her.

But why? Aunt Hua was usually so kind and took good care of them.

"Concubine, do you think this Nanny Hua is Lin Desheng's woman?" Chuntao suddenly asked.

Shen Jingyi Yaoyao head, "I don't know"

She's not so sure now.

After a while, Chunliu came in with Nanny Hua.

"Greetings, concubine." Nanny Hua knelt down respectfully and saluted.

Shen Jingyi didn't shout, but just looked at her.

The latter was calm and composed, with a kind smile on her face all the time, as if she didn't know why she was called over.

“Auntie Hua, Xiaoli just mentioned that when she was cleaning the backyard, she found something sticky on the ground.

So I wanted to get a basin of water to wipe it, but you suggested using a bottle of water, and what came out of the bottle was oil.”

Shen Jingyi emphasized every word, with a hint of interrogation in her tone.

Aunt Hua was slightly startled, then said: "Concubine, Xiaoli might have accidentally mixed up the water and oil in the bottle.

The kitchen often uses bottles to store oil, and perhaps she took the wrong one without noticing. I believe she meant no harm."

After hearing this, Xiao Li shook her head anxiously and said in a panic, "No, no, concubine, I really didn't go to the kitchen to fetch water. I fetched water from the well myself."

After hearing this, Aunt Hua glared at Xiaoli fiercely and grumbled in dissatisfaction: "You little girl, I'm trying to excuse you with good intentions, but you're not happy about it."

"Auntie Hua..." Xiaoli looked at Auntie Hua aggrievedly.

"Concubine, what this little girl did has nothing to do with me! I just saw that she was having a hard time carrying water, so I gave her some advice." Aunt Hua explained quickly.

"And you replaced her water with oil?"

Shen Jingyi frowned and stared at Aunt Hua.

"No, I have never done such a thing. Besides, it would not do me any good, right?" Aunt Hua answered innocently.

Shen Jingyi continued to frown and looked at her, seemingly not believing what she said.

At this moment, Chun Liu volunteered, "Concubine, I have a way to make her tell the truth."