Being favored by the paranoid master, the whole imperial capital kneels down

Chu Xinli's lips moved, he knew what his mother meant.

His mother was of humble origin, and his maternal grandfather was a family of opera singers.

Like the Zhou family, the Chu family also relied on the Zhaoyong Marquis Mansion and lived a good life.

And because the Cao family was favored by the Marquis of Chu, the Cao family received more benefits from the Marquis of Zhaoyong's Mansion than the Zhou family over the years.

But the foundation is too shallow.

The Zhou family is a scholarly family after all. Although they are from a poor family, they are at the top of the social ladder, including scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans.

The Cao family belongs to the lowest class. Even if they are protected by the Zhaoyong Marquis Mansion, they can never be in the spotlight no matter how much they jump around.

The Cao family has not been satisfied with the status quo since a long time ago.

They initially set their sights on Chu Jingyue.

The Cao family thought that if they could marry Chu Jingyue, they would be able to easily cross the social class barrier.

However, Chu Jingyue was too arrogant and had developed feelings for the tenth prince Qin Lang very early on, so the Cao family was simply out of reach.

Now that Chu Jingyue is going to enter the Eastern Palace to become the Crown Princess, the Cao family has no more thoughts about Chu Jingyue.

Later, Nan Chuzheng returned to the Chu family.

Originally, the Cao family looked down on Nan Chuzheng.

But now it’s different. As long as Chu Xinli and Nan Chuzheng are good friends, he can get the position of crown prince.

If the son of the Cao family marries Nan Chuzheng, won’t the Cao family soar to new heights?

Cao was happily dreaming a sweet dream.

Originally, Chu Xinli wanted to say that given Cao's cousin's bad character, it would be a waste of talent if he married Nan Chuzheng.

Nan Chuzheng is good-looking, has the medical skills of setting bones and limbs, and is also knowledgeable, interesting, and elegant.

I guess Nan Chuzheng looks down on her cousin from the Cao family.

However, looking at A Niang's face full of anticipation.

Chu Xinli thought again, why not give it a try.

For the first time, he realized that power was so useful.

It seemed that as long as Nan Chuzheng moved her fingers, the position of the crown prince of Zhaoyong Marquis's Mansion would fall on his head.

Being on good terms with and cooperating with Nan Chuzheng would bring such great benefits to Chu Xinli.

Then if Nan Chuzheng became a member of the Cao family, wouldn’t Chu Xinli get more?

The invitation post was quickly sent to the next door.

Nan Chuzheng lay on the bed, looking at the post in her hand, then looked at the maid serving outside the bed curtains.

She didn't look at the post in her hand, but asked the girl,

"What's your name?"

"Your servant Chilian."

The girl knelt down with her back straight, and it was obvious that she was a martial artist.

In the green tent, Nan Chenrao turned over and pressed on Nan Chuzheng's back.

Daylight filtered through the intricate carvings on the window lattice. Nan Chuzheng dropped the post in her hand and struggled but couldn't get rid of the man on her back.

I can only ask Chilian again,

"Where's my old girl?"

When she decided to return to the Chu family, she wanted to prevent the maidservants serving her from reporting her every move to Nan Chenrao.

He didn't even bring a personal maid to the Chu family.

Now this Chi Lian was obviously sent by the head of the family to serve her.

Since she wanted a maid to serve her, why couldn't it be her former maid? Why did she send a strange maid?

Chi Lian knelt in front of the bed, eyes downcast, ignoring the movements behind the curtains.

"This slave doesn't know."

Nan Chuzheng turned back and asked the man lying behind her,

"Tell me! Where's my old girl?"

"died."

Nan Chenrao was vague.

He did not explain the cause of death of those girls.

Nan Chuzheng slapped Nan Chenrao's hand away, turned around, and looked at Nan Chenrao with a pair of accusatory eyes.

When she was in the Nan family's old house, there were a lot of people serving her.

But they were all spies placed by Nanchen Rao around her.

She was used to using those people, and if it happened again in this life, Nan Chuzheng had no intention of severing her relationship with Nan Chenrao.

It doesn't matter if you continue to use the previous ones.

Nan Chenrao didn't say anything.

She raised her hand and slapped Nan Chenrao's unruly back of the hand with a "slap" sound, and said coldly:

"My hands itch! Go chop them off."

Nan Chenrao exerted force suddenly and turned Nan Chuzheng over.

"Okay, stop making trouble."

Nan Chenrao's sharp eyebrows and eyes were filled with the desire of waking up in the morning.

If he doesn't get enough exercise in the morning, he will have a bad day today.

"Let me kiss you."

"Just a moment."

He bent down with a soft pleading tone, not caring at all that Chi Lian was kneeling outside the tent.

Nan Chuzheng turned her head away, her cheeks flushed, and a thin layer of sweat broke out on her forehead as she struggled.

Nanchen Rao's lips chased after her, but she dodged again, trying not to cooperate.

"If you return my people to me, they won't die. I know that."

No matter how bad-tempered Nan Chenrao is, he will not touch anything related to Nan Chuzheng.

At the beginning, Nan Chuzheng was determined to return to the Chu family. She didn't even want the people that Nan Chenrao had worked so hard to gather for her, and she didn't want to take any of them with her.

Nan Chenrao was furious.

He told others that those people failed to serve the eldest lady well and that they should all be killed.

The bodies were chopped up and fed to the dogs.

But no, among this group of people, there are many who have served Nan Chuzheng since childhood, and they have feelings for Nan Chuzheng.

If one of them dies, Nan Chuzheng will never forgive Nan Chenrao.

Nan Chenrao snorted somewhat guiltily.

His head bowed.

Nan Chuzheng screamed, and then remembered that there was someone kneeling outside the curtain.

She hurriedly pushed Nanchenrao's head, then turned her head and instructed Chilian,

"Go find out who will be attending the banquet that the Cao family has invited me to... Nan Chenrao, are you born in the Year of the Dog?"

His teeth bit her so hard that it hurt.

Chi Lian stood up and was about to leave when Nan Chenrao let go of Nan Chuzheng and told her in a hoarse voice,

"Go to the dungeon and release the young lady's men."

Nan Chuzheng, who was shackled and felt pain in her chest, looked at Nan Chenrao in disbelief.

"You put my people in the water dungeon?"

"You kept them locked up for two years?"

Nanchen Rao is such a lunatic!

The man lying on top of Nan Chuzheng had bitten enough, so he stood up and put on his clothes, with a look of satisfaction on his stern face.

"It's a good thing I didn't soak them for a lifetime."

"If they fail to serve their master well and make you feel alienated, it is their dereliction of duty."