The First Phoenix

Shi Anxia said, "Today I want to introduce someone to my brother Haosheng."

While they were talking, a man and a dog entered the house.

Ye Baoer ran in happily, his tail almost wagging.

Chen Yuan, dressed in black, walked into the house through the wind and snow, pursed his thin lips, and stood quietly in front of a few people.

Only then did Shi Anxia realize how frail her brother looked standing in front of Chen Yuan.

"Brother, his name is Chen Yuan. He will protect your safety from now on."

When Chen Yuan glanced at An Xia, his eyebrows lowered and his pupils opened with a hint of light color.

Shi Yunqi saw that this boy had the aura of a natural noble, a rare talent. Even if he was wearing ordinary clothes, it couldn't hide his noble temperament.

Even as a palace guard, when facing the master, he neither bowed nor greeted, but it did not make people feel presumptuous or embarrassed at all.

He understands, this is not a serious palace guard!

Shi Yunqi was not a coquettish person, so he condescended to take the initiative and bowed his hands, "I'm Shi Yunqi!"

Chen Yuan only raised his eyes slightly when he heard this, nodded slightly, turned around and went out.

Shi Anxia didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "You'll get used to it. He's just like that. His advantage is that he's good at fighting. He has no problem protecting his brother."

Tang Chujun asked his daughter, "Where did you find a boring gourd?"

Shi Anxia pursed her lips softly and said, "I picked it up." Then she told the whole story.

Tang Chujun hesitated, "Is it reliable?"

"I didn't ask him to sign the contract. He is free and can leave at any time." Shi Anxia explained, "Our place here is just his temporary foothold. In this windy and snowy environment, he can stay here if he wants to." Come on, take care of your brother’s safety.”

Shi Yunqi smiled and said, "Excellent, he suits my eyes."

But Tang Chujun frowned and kept thinking about the problem. He slammed the table and said, "Chen Yuan! Could it be that he is the son of General Chen's family?"

"Which General Chen?" Shi Anxia asked puzzledly.

"The one who participated in the rebellion more than ten years ago! Chen Yanhe!" Tang Chujun became more and more frightened the more he thought about it. "At that time, his whole family was exiled to Cangzhou, and later..."

At this time, a deep reply came from outside the door, "No!"

Tang Chujun, "..."

Shi Anxia and Shi Yunqi looked at each other and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Tang Chujun lowered his voice, "Oh, he's not a mute! If he says he's not, he's not! Why can't I believe him?"

There was no reply from outside.

Ye Baoer lay quietly at Shi Anxia's feet, stretched out, looked at this and that, as if to say, "Believe me, believe me."

In this way, Chen Yuan followed Shi Yunqi and lived in Dongqingyuan.

Shi Yunqi placed him in the room next to his own and ate with him.

Chen Yuan didn't refuse, but he didn't like to talk.

Shi Yunqi didn't talk much, and the two of them were happy and comfortable getting along.

Before each meal, Chen Yuan would check the food first. If he thought it was OK, he would look at Shi Yunqi to signal that it was ready to eat.

When he first did this, Chen Yuan seemed a little uncomfortable. It seemed that he was the one who was served.

However, he was very adaptable and quickly became qualified as a personal guard.

Shi Yunqi was not a spoiled nobleman who just sat there and waited for everything to be served to him.

He was very careful before eating or drinking. Carry a silver needle with you and test poison everywhere. It can be seen that he has developed such a life-saving habit after living on thin ice in the house earlier.

He didn't even need a valet to wait for him to change clothes and wash himself, he did everything himself.

The four servants had no work to do, and they rubbed their hands anxiously, fearing that they would be betrayed. Several people were new here and had no contact with anyone else in the Hou Mansion.

Ye Baoer also became a frequent visitor to Dongqingyuan and played with Shi Yunqi. I slept in Chen Yuan's room in the first half of the night, and in the second half of the night I ran over to Shi Yunqi's room to sleep, saying that one should not favor one over the other.

In this way, Dongqingyuan can be regarded as a fortress, and the only seemingly weak point is Sister Gui.

That day, Bei Hui went to Dongqingyuan to deliver writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone. Sister Gui quickly took the opportunity to hand over a packet of medicine powder.

She said with a grimace, "Miss Beihui, Mother Liu gave me a packet of medicinal powder and asked me to find an opportunity to eat it in Master Qi's food."

A trace of anger flashed in Bei Hui's eyes, he took the powder and reported it to Shi Anxia.

Shi Anxia continued to explain like this.

Sister-in-law Gui quietly went to Qiangweiyuan.

When Mother Liu saw her running over, she was shocked and yelled angrily, "What are you doing here? If I told you, I would come to Dongqingyuan to find you."

Sister-in-law Gui looked pitiful, "I'm so anxious! Mother Liu, you don't know that there is a great guard in Dongqing Courtyard, and he always eats at the same table with the young master. He always checks the food before meals, so I have no chance to take action. Oh, Yes, there is also that big black dog that always hangs around our Holly Courtyard. It..."

Mother Liu was angry and disgusted, "I can't do anything well! You go back first, and don't come to Qiangweiyuan if you have nothing to do in the future."

Sister-in-law Gui begged, "Yes, I know. But my family... please let my family go."

Mother Liu waved her hand, "Hurry up and do your errands for your aunt. My aunt will not touch your family. If you don't obey, your whole family will die."

Sister Gui nodded quickly, "I'll be obedient, obedient!" She took a few steps and turned back to plead, "My daughter's indenture is still in Miss An Xia's hands. Can you please find a way to get it back to me, Auntie?"

Mother Liu was startled for a moment and became very impatient, "I know, I know, just do your business properly and my aunt will take care of you and your daughter."

Sister-in-law Gui left with a grateful look on her face. As soon as he left the courtyard, his face dropped and he went straight back to Dongqing Courtyard.

She and her daughter don't know how happy their life is now. Who cares about the whole family of vampires?

Miss Anxia was a beautiful and kind-hearted person. She said that when her daughter turned 16, she would tear up the indenture and free her daughter from slavery.

With such a busy life, how could she still be in the mood to care about that family? Men will only influence her to move towards a better life.

Mother Liu turned around and returned to the house. Seeing Aunt Wen still lying on the bed humming, she lifted up the quilt and asked the maid to bring hot water to gently clean the blood stains around her wound.

"Auntie, please bear with me," Mother Liu said gently, for fear of hurting her master, "I will change the ointment for you."

Aunt Wen hissed several times, holding back tears and gritted her teeth, "Wait a minute, I have to make Tang Chujun look good! And that stinky girl! She should have been killed outside in the first place!"

Mother Liu was afraid that her master would say something else, so she quickly reminded her in a low voice, "Auntie, please keep your voice down. Madam is very cruel now."

Aunt Wen was depressed and everything was not going well. Not only did he not get the money, but he was also suppressed by Tang Chujun in every way.

If her butt hadn't blossomed, she would still have to go to Haitang Court every morning to ask An Li to follow the rules.

Aunt Wen became even more depressed when she heard that things were not going well with Sister Gui. She bit her lip and asked, "Are there any other people from us in Brother Qi's courtyard?"

"No more." Mother Liu sighed, "They're all new people in there. Especially that personal guard, the owner of the big black dog. I don't know where Miss An Xia found him. I heard he's very scary!"

Aunt Wen sneered, "Little slut! Who knows where he got this guy from? Let the word spread that the guard is a hoodlum that Miss An Xia met when she was wandering around, and that they have a special relationship."