First-rank palace maid Su Jixiang

The reason she went to Changxin Palace to see Qu Wanning was because General Qu had done her a favor.

It was not long ago that she had just injured her face and was punished to chop firewood in the imperial kitchen. Emperor Jing was entertaining his ministers in Begonia Garden, and she was sent out by the chef of the imperial kitchen to deliver things. At that time, the prince of Cheng'en Marquis was drunk and saw Su Jixiang. Although he only saw Su Jixiang's profile, he became lustful and went forward to tease Su Jixiang, but was caught by General Qu who came out for some fresh air. General Qu scared the prince of Cheng'en Marquis away. Seeing that Su Jixiang still had wounds on her face, so deep that the bones were visible, he felt sorry for Su Jixiang and gave her a bottle of jade cream.

General Qu also said that his daughter had someone give him the Jade Muscle Cream. As he was an old man and had no female family members, he had no use for this kind of skin-growing and scar-removing product. He also said that his daughter was about the same age as Su Jixiang, so he simply gave it to Su Jixiang.

Su Jixiang later found out that this old general was Mei Fei's father.

Mei Fei spent a lot of money to get this bottle of jade cream. There were two bottles in total. She kept one for herself and gave the other to her father. She thought that her father was a military general and would inevitably have scars on his body, so it would be good to have this thing as a backup. As a result, this bottle of jade cream fell into Su Jixiang's hands by accident.

And it was thanks to this bottle of Jade Skin Cream that Su Jixiang's face was free of marks.

Su Jixiang never mentioned this matter to the Qu family father and son and Qu Wanning, and the old General Qu in front of him obviously didn't remember such a thing.

After all, more than three years have passed and things and people have changed.

It was because of General Qu's kindness that she went to Changxin Palace to find Qu Wanning when the rebels entered the palace.

So many things are destined in the dark.

Su Jixiang lowered her eyes and looked at the mahogany box in her hand. She had saved Qu Wanning out of kindness, and asking her for one thousand taels of gold was a spur of the moment decision. After all, she had risked being killed to find Qu Wanning, and she had no guilt in collecting some interest.

But it is different now.

The Qu family really treated her as a relative, so how could she ask for another 1,000 taels of gold as a reward...

General Qu was stunned when he heard this, then he twirled his beard and laughed, "You little girl!" He raised his hand and nodded at Su Jixiang, "Okay, okay, since you have such filial piety, I will not refuse it!"

"Thank you, godfather!" When Su Jixiang heard him say this, he breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

"It's a pity that your mother is no longer with us. Otherwise, she would be so happy if she saw you two coming back today!" General Qu's eyes moistened slightly when he said this.

Qu Wanning's eyes also turned red.

In fact, she didn't have much memory of her mother. She only knew that she died when she was very young. Over the years, her father never thought of remarrying but raised her and her brother alone.

Seeing his daughter's eyes were red, General Qu was afraid that she would cry, so he quickly collected his thoughts and pulled his two daughters out of the study, "Okay, okay, today is a happy day, let's eat! It's rare for me to cook, and my hands are a little rusty. Although my cooking skills are not as good as Jixiang's, it's better than the taste!"

After saying this he started laughing.

Su Jixiang and Qu Wanning also laughed.

The family had a great time at this meal. Xie Yingfeng really took the initiative to drink a lot of wine this time. He was so happy that when he left, Qu Chenxing had to carry him back...

Xie Yingfeng was drunk and Qu Wanning had to take care of Xie Yingfeng, so Su Jixiang walked back home alone carrying the mahogany box.

There is no wind or snow tonight, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse, and the moonlight casts a faint silver glow on the entire yard.

After putting the box away, Su Jixiang stood in the yard and looked up at the bright moon hanging on the treetops.

This was the day she felt most at home since she came to the Daxie Dynasty.

It was only today that she truly felt that she was no longer a bystander or passer-by in this world.

No matter what she did before, she felt that she didn't belong here, but she couldn't find a way to go back, so she could only go with the flow.

But today, she truly felt the warmth, comfort and security that only a home can bring.

Su Jixiang sighed, wondering what Wei Ling was doing now.

The reason why she cooperated with Wei Ling so much was that she really wanted to survive here and live well. Wei Ling was actually a very good backer.

Several years of life in the palace made Su Jixiang understand the importance of clinging to someone powerful. However, when she was in the palace, she could not cling to anyone's power easily. After all, she was in the palace. If she made the slightest mistake, she would become a victim of the infighting in the harem. She had no background and no backing. If anyone dared to stand out, she would be the first to die!

Now that she has left the palace, she can create a world for herself with her own hands. However, there are many restrictions on women in this era, and her current identity gives her a good protection.

So she spared no effort to help Wei Ling cover up.

Wei Ling is a grateful person. Helping him more will only benefit you and not cause any harm.

When Su Jixiang thought about getting the money today, the corners of her mouth curved up involuntarily. Counting the silver bills she brought out from the palace plus today's dowry, she was already a wealthy woman!

It feels so good to win without doing anything!

The wind blew, bringing with it a bit of the chill of a midwinter night in the north. Su Jixiang didn't dare stand outside any longer, it was really too cold. She gathered her clothes and hurried into the house. Anyway, she had been going into the mountains to hunt for the past few days, so she might as well see if she could find something to bring back to the Qu family.

In the next few days, Su Jixiang got up early and went into the mountains as he did before.

Seeing that it was already the eighth day, Su Jixiang and the Mo family father and son still hadn't caught a fox, so they changed a hilltop, the Mo family father and son looked for prey in a leeward place, while Su Jixiang went to a valley on the side to try his luck. The two places were not far apart, and they could take care of each other.

The mountain streams are frozen in winter, but animals still come here out of habit, so Su Jixiang set his trap near the river.

After she set the trap, she went to meet up with the Mo father and son. As she walked, she saw several graves facing the sun in the valley.

There is a tombstone in front of the tomb.

Su Jixiang took a casual glance and stopped.

She walked over quickly and a few big words suddenly came into her sight.

First, let’s examine the tomb of Yuhuan of the Jiang family of Weimen…

Su Jixiang was startled, and quickly walked over to pull away the snow piled on the lower half of the tombstone, revealing a group of boys, including the filial son Wei Ling, who was standing there crying...