Soft and crispy waist

It’s the sound of frost!

Xia Zheng immediately stuffed the bloody clothes on the couch, the bloodstained handkerchief, the remaining cloth belts and medicine into the medicine box. She gritted her teeth and stuffed the medicine box back into the deepest part of the closet, covering it with her clothes.

"Aunt? Are you okay?" The words came at the same time as the door creaked open.

Xia Zheng hurriedly walked back to the couch and sat on it to cover up the bloodstains.

"Don't light the lamp!" Shuangjiang was about to light the lamp, but Xia Zheng shouted in a hurry, scaring her so much that the fire starter in her hand fell.

Vaguely seeing Xia Zheng sitting on the couch and looking out the window, Shuangjiang approached carefully and asked, "What's wrong, Auntie? Are you feeling unwell?"

"I couldn't help but feel scared when I woke up and saw this scene."

Looking out the window at the still rosy sky, Shuangjiang comforted her, "Don't worry, Auntie. We have soldiers here at home who will definitely protect your safety. If you're scared, I'll go find Sister Donglin. She must have gone to the toilet."

Originally, Donglin should have been on guard tonight, but Xia Zheng had never treated her as a servant during this period and indulged her in everything. Gradually, she lost her previous caution. In addition, Tao Yurong had no time to pay attention to her. As the maid with the highest status in the courtyard, she gradually became more powerful with the power in her hands.

Everything was asked to be done by Shuangjiang or the people below him. Even if they couldn't push it out, they would just be lazy and do it. He had sneaked away from the night watch several times. Seeing such a scene tonight, I was afraid that I was the first one to sneak away.

"No need." Xia Zheng shook her head and turned to look at Shuangjiang. "As I recall, you're not a servant of the mansion, right?"

"This slave girl sold herself into the mansion."

"Why sell yourself into slavery?"

Shuang lowered her head and choked up a little, "My parents died young, and my grandmother was seriously ill. I had no money to treat her, so I sold myself."

"My sister is also weak and sickly. She had a fever before I came to the Duke's Mansion and almost lost her life. It was all thanks to the kindness of the young lady that she was saved. I just don't know how she is doing now. Is she feeling better?" Xia Zheng's voice was melancholy, and it made people feel distressed.

People who share the same suffering can sympathize with each other even more. Shuangjiang looked up at the thin Xia Zheng under the moonlight and felt that it was not easy for her. Being a concubine was just a superficial glory. Today's favor might disappear tomorrow. She was trapped in this yard. Even now, she couldn't leave without reason even if she was afraid.

"It will be fine, it will."

Xia Zheng smiled faintly, took out a silver ingot from a box beside her and handed it to Shuangjiang. "Take it and use it to treat your grandmother's illness."

"I dare not." Shuangjiang immediately knelt down.

"I'm giving you this reward. Today is not sure what will happen tomorrow. This world is in chaos. If something happens, I won't be able to leave. But you can take the silver. If there is chaos, run out quickly and find your grandmother. If you have the chance, go to the Marquis' Mansion to see if my mother and sister are still alive and help them."

"Nothing will happen, don't think too much about it, Aunt." Although she said this, Shuangjiang was still scared in her heart. In fact, most of the people in the yard had already run away.

"If nothing happens, I'll just lend you this money. You can pay me back slowly after you get your monthly salary."

Shuangjiang hesitated. She shouldn't have taken the silver, but the weather was getting colder and her grandmother's illness would get worse. She needed silver to buy medicine. If things got out of control, she wouldn't be able to take her grandmother far even if she ran away without the silver.

In the end, Frost reached out and took it.

"Thank you, Auntie. I will go guard outside the door. Auntie, rest assured. If anything happens, I will take you away with me."

Xia Zheng smiled and didn't respond.

Shuangjiang walked out of the door with the silver in both hands. Xia Zheng breathed a sigh of relief only after the door was closed from the outside.

She didn't expect Frost to be there.

But on second thought, it was normal. Shuangjiang was different from Donglin. She sold herself into the mansion and had no background, so she was not given any important position. Although she was a second-class maid in Fanghua Courtyard, she only did low-level chores, which was similar to a rough maid.

Cook Yang learned from the maid in the kitchen that Shuangjiang came to Yinlin Courtyard purely to serve as a maid, and she couldn't send only one, but had to send an even number. No one in the superiors wanted to serve a concubine, and even if she was pregnant, it would not be as promising as working for the young lady. It was not easy to use a maid to do rough work, so Caiwei ordered Shuangjiang to make up the number.

Xia Zheng had known about her grandmother's affairs from the news from Chef Yang's nephew a long time ago. She had wanted to wait a little longer, but she happened to run into him today, so she decided to do it earlier. Anyway, Dong Lin had already grown fat.

Taking advantage of the night, after cleaning up the remaining bloodstains, Xia Zheng was so tired that she fell asleep on the bed.

Just like in the previous life, the chaos outside the mansion lasted for a day and a night before returning to peace. Three days later, the news reached the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.

Prince Heng faked his death in the royal hunting ground to escape, and gathered troops to launch a night attack on the palace. Gu Yizi discovered this and tracked them down secretly. After Prince Heng's troops entered the city, they surrounded and killed them. Half of Kyoto was dyed red with blood. All of Prince Heng's descendants were brought to justice, and those related to them were either beheaded, imprisoned, or exiled.

In just a few days, the entire Zhou Dynasty court underwent a major reshuffle.

Gu Yizi, who had the greatest contribution, was conferred the title of Crown Prince, appointed General Zuoling, and commanded 30,000 troops from the Sitong Camp.

Tao Yurong also became the Crown Prince's consort, and Wei Qingqing and Xue Wuyang became concubines.

The entire Zhenguo Mansion had gone from being calm and peaceful to being filled with joy. Red silk flowers were hung everywhere, and firecrackers were set off outside the gate all day long until Gu Yizi's carriage returned to the gate from the palace.

Tao Yurong and everyone in the backyard had been waiting at the gate. When they saw Gu Yiyi getting off the carriage in a purple official robe, Wei Qingqing was the first to rush out and hug him with her arms.

"Prince, you are finally back. I have been scared to death these past few days. I was afraid... afraid..." Before he could finish his words, he could only sob.

Wei Qingqing has lost a lot of weight in the past few days, and there is almost no flesh on her cheeks. She is indeed worried.

Therefore, Gu Yizi did not blame her, but just gently pushed her away and said, "It's nothing, don't cry."

Wei Qingqing wished she could be deaf and couldn't hear anything, so she just held on to him. But even though she was born in a military family, she had learned the rules and virtues of a woman, so she couldn't act like the shameless inferiors and act like a spoiled child, so she had to let go.

Tao Yurong took a step forward and bowed politely. "Welcome, Prince."

Gu Yizi reached out to help him up, and saw that the piano and the zither were in harmony.

As the people behind them saluted, the couple walked hand in hand into the mansion.

But when she walked past Xia Zheng, she stood up and looked up, just in time to meet Gu Yizi's smiling eyes.

'wait me back. '

The low and tender admonition and the feeling of light touch brought Xia Zheng back to that night, but looking at Gu Yizi's receding back, she felt that she might have thought too much.

Today is different from usual. Gu Yizi has to go to Tao Yurong's place first, and then visit Wei Qingqing. They have never slept together in the same room together with Xue Wuyang. Now that she has been promoted to concubine, this matter cannot be delayed any longer, so Gu Yizi must stay at her place.

Maids and concubines like her and Chunzhi should all stand aside at this time and have nothing to do with it.

Rather than...

Xia Zheng looked at the osmanthus tree full of flowers and gave Chunzhi a look.