How can someone travel through time and space and become a beggar?

Business stabilized, and Qiuniang and Hongniang found their feet. Xiachu stayed in her room, thinking of new songs. She rested her chin on the hand, her wrist sore, but the paper was still clean.

She changed her posture and casually grabbed the jade ball at her waist to play with it. The little rabbit rolled around inside, making a crisp sound.

Along with this voice, Zhao Huazhang suddenly came to her mind.

When she saw him for the first time in years, he was sitting in a chair with a majestic figure. His sharp features, sharp eyebrows and eagle eyes swept over her with a fierce and intimidating gaze. He was dressed in black, and even though he was sitting, he stunned her for a moment.

Then a faint smile appeared on that face, like thawing ice. Thinking about it now, I was still amazed by his handsomeness.

What a pity, getting married was too scary, and it suppressed her heart.

Cuihua touched the teacup in front of Xiachu with the back of her hand; it was already cold. Just as she was about to take it away and replace it with something hot, she heard the young lady sigh softly. She glanced over and saw her face furrowed in a frown, her lips slightly pursed, a look of annoyance mixed with a hint of grievance.

What happened? Cuihua glanced at the clean paper again. Was she upset because she couldn't write a song?

"Miss, why don't you go out for a walk?" Cuihua thought she was worried because she couldn't write, and whispered, "It's stuffy in this room. Maybe going out for a walk can bring you some results."

What could one gain from going out? It wouldn't change the bad habit of women not being able to show their faces in public.

Xia Chu fiddled with the jade ball, and Cuihua saw that she liked it, so she made a string for her to string together so that she could hang it around her waist as an accessory.

But Cuihua also had good intentions, she nodded, got up and went outside.

She had reserved a small courtyard in Yin Ge Garden for her office. The accounting office was also here, and Qin Ning was in another room. This courtyard didn't have many flowers or plants, so Xia Chu had chosen a red maple tree. It was the perfect time of year; standing beneath the tree, one could admire the red maple leaves, filtered through by sunlight, as clear as crystal.

It would be beautiful if made into a bookmark.

Bookmark?

Xia Chu's eyes lit up, "Cuihua, pick some maple leaves! Let's make them into bookmarks and give them to our guests as souvenirs!"

Cuihua looked up and saw that the leaves were indeed beautiful. She immediately went to get a basket, but the maple tree was quite tall, so she also brought a ladder.

Xia Chu was about to climb the ladder with the basket, but the terrified Cuihua grabbed her hand and said, "Miss, no! Let this servant do it!"

"What's the matter?" Xia Chu was getting interested and asked in confusion.

"Climbing trees is risky. Let me do it. If anything happens to the young lady, even if I die, I can't atone for my sin." Cuihua knew Xia Chu's personality. She was afraid that she would do it herself, so she made up an excuse. "When I was young, I was naughty. There was no tree in the village that I hadn't climbed. Let me do it. I haven't climbed a tree in a long time. I really want to play."

"How could you possibly be so seriously injured? You're talking nonsense." Xia Chu wrinkled his nose, but seeing Cuihua's anxious expression, he soothed her, "I'm quite skilled, there's no way I'll fall. If you want to play, wait for me to go up and pick a few petals, and then it'll be your turn."

After saying that, Xia Chu broke free and climbed up. Cuihua didn't dare to pull her hard, for fear that she would fall. She was so anxious that tears were about to fall. "Miss, please come down. Let the fifteenth and sixteenth sisters go up to pick them later. I'm scared."

"I told you not to talk about me as a servant. It's okay. This ladder is stable. Hold on tight. I won't fall." Xia Chu was very confident, but she forgot one thing. If you set a flag, you will definitely get slapped in the face.

Qin Ning heard the noise and came out to see Xia Chu climbing high up in the tree, even sitting on a branch cutting maple leaves. She was so scared that she almost screamed, but she was afraid that her screams would alarm someone and make them fall. She covered her mouth and tried to suppress her voice, "Cuihua! Why did you let the young lady climb up the tree!"

"I tried to persuade and stop her, but she wouldn't listen!" Cuihua's neck was sore from stretching up, and her eyes were red. "Aunt Qin, go call Fifteen and Sixteen!"

Qin Ning reacted and hurried over.

Xia Chu looked down and saw Qin Ning hurriedly leaving. "What's wrong? Why is Aunt Qin so flustered?"

"It's time to call Fifteen and Sixteen. Miss, please don't move." Cuihua regretted not stopping her just now. She watched the young lady climbing higher and higher, and no amount of persuasion could stop her.

"Oh, why did I bother so many people? I'll get down now." Xia Chu finally got off the tree after a while of climbing up high. She was confident in her skills, but she had overestimated her shoes, which were not slip-resistant.

"Come on, you! How old are you? Climbing a tree?! Qiuyu doesn't even climb trees anymore!" Dong Xiaohuan was so angry she didn't know what to say. She was heartbroken and paced around the room. "If this gets out, you're just a girl, and you broke your arm climbing a tree! How's that going to sound good?!"

"What happened?! Sister Dong! Xiaochu!" Jia Qingwu was so scared when she heard Xia Chu fall from the tree that she harnessed the horse and rushed over without delay.

Xia Chu's arms were tied tightly and hung around her neck, and she was drooping under Dong Xiaohuan's scolding. Now another mother had come, so she simply lay down on the bed and pulled the quilt over her face to hide.

Unexpectedly, Jia Qingwu saw that she was covered with the quilt with only one leg exposed. She almost cried out. Tears fell on the spot, and she rushed over in two steps, "Xiaochu! Xiaochu!"

"Oh, this unlucky child!" Dong Xiaohuan knew what Jia Qingwu was thinking at a glance and hurried to help her, "Qingwu, Qingwu, she's fine, don't panic, she just broke her hand." After saying that, she lifted Xia Chu's quilt.

Xia Chu heard that Jia Qingwu's voice was not right, and showed a flattering smile, "Mom, you are here."

Even though Jia Qingwu had a gentle personality, she was still upset. She punched her twice in anger, "What are you doing with the quilt over your head? You scared me to death!"

"I, I..." Xia Chu didn't want to scare her. Seeing her face turn pale, she said angrily, "It's my fault. Don't worry, mother."

"What happened?" Jia Qingwu clutched her chest, which was still pounding. "How did my hand get injured? The girl who brought the news didn't explain clearly. She said I fell from a tree. How did I get up there when I was fine?"

Dong Xiaohuan was still furious and wanted to poke the girl with her finger, but she looked pale and sweaty. She couldn't bring herself to do it again and said angrily, "She said she wanted to make some bookmarks, so she climbed up that maple tree to pick some leaves, and she slipped on her way down."

"The one in Yin Ge Garden?" Jia Qingwu's face paled even more. Xia Chu had gone to the mountain near Dong's house to pick that tree. It was about ten feet tall and had taken a lot of effort to get back. She frowned. "Anyone can pick leaves? You're only fifteen or sixteen years old, so why do you have to climb it yourself?"

Xia Chu pulled the quilt over and hid inside with her chin tucked in, revealing a pair of bright black eyes, which looked pitifully at her two mothers.