Soft and crispy waist

After the old emperor recovered, everything in the Great Zhou Dynasty resumed normal operation, and the wars outside the Great Wall were won one after another. The people no longer paid attention to the affairs on the front line and happily prepared to celebrate a lively New Year.

Each government office also began to make intensive preparations, and the interactions between the female members of the family became more common.

Then it was the day to worship the Virgin Mary.

It is the biggest festival for women in the Great Zhou Dynasty besides the Qiqiao Festival. All women must go to the Holy Mother Temple to worship the Holy Mother and pray for a happy marriage, smooth childbirth, and healthy children.

Regardless of social status, everyone can enter the temple to worship today.

But most of them traveled together. This time, Princess Yi took the lead, and all the wives of the families responded and took their own female relatives with them.

As there were more people, each with their own circle, as time went on, it became the ladies of the major families, headed by Princess Yi, walking in front, those with lower official positions following behind, followed by concubines and noble wives, while maids and concubines like Xia Zheng and Chunzhi naturally fell behind.

In the front teams, Xia Zheng was an unsightly person, but in the back teams, she became the object of everyone's flattery. Almost everyone surrounded her, their eyes looking at her round belly with envy, and they kept asking about her well-being, hoping to build a good relationship with her so that in the future, Xia Zheng would be able to take care of them when she became rich because of her son.

Xia Zheng had never been so admired before, and she was really overwhelmed. She could only speak less, answer with a smile, and let them talk on their own.

Of course, it was also because her attention had never been on this, but on the opposite hill.

Opposite is Qingya Girls' School.

The girls from the school will also come to worship the Virgin Mary today. She has asked and they will be out after school in a moment. She might be able to see Tuan'er from afar.

She had heard from Luo Qing that Tuan'er was sick, and even though there was a doctor from the girls' school to treat her, she was still worried.

Tuan'er is good in every way except that she only likes to report good news and not bad news, especially to her. If Luo Qing hadn't said that she was sick, Xia Zheng would never have known about it.

Tuan'er didn't go back during the last ten-day holiday, saying that he wanted to discuss his studies with his wife, but Xia Zheng always felt that there was something wrong.

"Why are these men coming this way? Could it be that they are also here to worship the Virgin Mary?"

"No way, he looks so aggressive, maybe he's some hooligan."

"How is that possible? There are patrols guarding the foot of the mountain today. It's in the wilderness, and there are so many noble ladies here. Which blind scoundrel dares to come and die?"

"He didn't come this way, he went that way. He was going to the girls' school, wasn't he?"

When she heard the word "female school", Xia Zheng turned her head and looked out through the gap between the other people.

A group of people were indeed running quickly towards the top of the hill where the girls' school was located. Xia Zheng looked very familiar with their attire. She took two steps forward to take a closer look. Even though she couldn't see the person in the lead clearly, she could still recognize him from his clothes, body shape, and walking posture.

It’s Xia Gang.

And who else could the thin and short person he was pulling be but his mother, Madam Tian!

"That girls' school is full of girls, what are they going to do there?"

"The girls' school also has security guards. Maybe he's looking for someone."

"Auntie, I recognize that man. He's Butcher Zhang, the one who delivers meat to our house. He sent me wedding candy two days ago, saying he'd arranged a marriage for his son and that the new bride was studying at a girls' school. Maybe he went to pick her up today."

"Butcher Zhang? The one with the idiot son?"

"Yes, his son is stupid and likes to beat people. He even beat two child brides to death."

"What kind of parents would send their daughter to a girls' school and then marry her off to a family like this? It's really strange."

Everyone was talking excitedly, but Xia Zheng could no longer hear a word they said. She felt cold all over.

Marriage, stupidity, and love of beating people.

These three words made Xia Zheng feel cold all over.

Xia Gang was so cruel as to arrange such a marriage for Tuan'er.

She is only eight years old!

wrong!

How did Xia Gang know that Tuan'er was in a girls' school?

The only ones who know are myself, the Yang family, and... Tao Yurong!

Xia Zheng looked towards the mountain and could only see Tao Yurong's back from a distance, but she seemed to be able to see the viciousness behind her smiling eyes.

She originally thought that Tao Yurong had already believed her and her attention was on Wei Qingqing and Xue Wuyang, so she would not keep such a close eye on her.

result……

No, it wasn't that Tao Yurong didn't believe her, but she was vicious by nature and couldn't bear to see Tuan'er escape from the devil's den.

She didn't want Tuan'er to stay in the Marquis' Mansion and cause trouble in the future that would affect her, nor did she want her to be free.

I guess those children who left the Marquis' Mansion didn't have a good ending.

Blame her for underestimating Tao Yurong's viciousness.

She doesn't have the ability to care about others, but she can't just watch Tuan'er go to hell.

"Marrying a fool like this who beats people is like giving up your life. Is that girl willing to do that?"

"It's up to her whether she agrees or not. It's decided by her parents and the matchmaker. You and I are both like this, we are both unfortunate people."

As soon as these words were spoken, the discussions died down, leaving only sighs in each other's eyes.

Yes, parents’ orders should not be disobeyed.

Even if Tuan'er was in the girls' school, the girls' school had no choice but to let her go when Xia Gang came with the marriage certificate. Moreover, Xia Zheng knew Xia Gang well and this was definitely not his first time here. This was probably the reason why Tuan'er didn't go back during the ten-day holiday. He was afraid that the Yang family would know, and even more afraid that she would know.

But this kind of thing is not something she can handle, and it would be useless even if she showed up now.

Xia Gang has always been ruthless for money. If we want to eliminate future troubles, we have to...

Caressing her belly, Xia Zheng made up her mind and grabbed Chunzhi, who was still craning her neck to look outside, and said, "Chunzhi, do me a favor. Go upstairs and find the Crown Prince's wife and tell her that I suddenly ran towards the women's school."

After she finished speaking, without waiting for Chunzhi's response, Xia Zheng reached out and pushed the person in front of her away, then lifted her skirt and ran down the mountain.

"Xia..." Chunzhi didn't have time to shout. The man had already rushed several feet away, and the people in front immediately gathered together to block the road. Chunzhi had no chance to catch up at all.

Seeing her running with her big belly, Chunzhi was terrified. Without time to think about anything else, she just ran up quickly as Xia Zheng said.

Although the two hilltops can see each other from a distance, there is still a certain distance to run from one hilltop to the other. Xia Zheng naturally cannot take the mountain road to take a shortcut, so she can only take a small path with few people walking on it.

The road was covered with tall grass and thorns, as well as unmelted snow. I walked with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and I almost fell several times.

But she didn't dare to stay for a moment.

The cloak was in the way, so I threw it away.

The hem of her skirt was scratching against the thorns, so she tied it around her waist, held her stomach with both hands, gritted her teeth, and ran forward with all her might.

Frost and Snow followed behind her, saying nothing, but saw everything she did.

After being in a mess, she finally climbed to the mountainside where the girls' school was located. Looking back, she saw a group of people following her.

While feeling relieved, Xia Zheng looked at Shuangxue and suddenly knelt down. "I beg you a favor."