Quickly wear a child, the villain is more favored, who wants the male protagonist?

"Pearl, disguise yourself and go to the Treasure Pavilion to buy a high-quality dark green jade pendant. Then sneak back to the Xia Mansion through the side door and put the jade pendant in the jewelry box in my boudoir. It's best not to be discovered. If anyone sees you, tell them you're getting something for me."

"Miss, what are you doing..."

Pearl's eyes lit up. "Are you going to give Miss a fake jade pendant? Miss, you are so smart!"

But the next second, I feel pain again.

"Miss, a jade pendant of good quality would cost at least 40 or 50 taels of silver, which is our monthly allowance for several months..."

"You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child. It's just a few dozen taels of silver. I have plenty of ways to earn it back. Besides, this time, my mother and elder sister gave me 300 taels as a dowry to let me be your concubine. We won't starve.

Go get your work done."

Xia Xizhi said with a smile.

Pearl nodded and quickly crawled out of the dog hole in the yard.

......

After Bilan and Liulu came over, Xia Xizhi pretended to take a nap so that they didn't need to serve her. The two of them didn't want to serve her in the first place, and when they saw that she was indeed sleeping, they looked at each other.

Bilan curled her lips, and turned around and pulled Liulu back to their room to rest.

When Pearl came back, she looked very proud.

"Miss! It's done! No one even noticed me. Hehe, am I awesome, Miss?"

"Amazing, awesome. By the way, let me tell you something. Xia Jingshu definitely has bad intentions by arranging Bilan and Liulu here. Be careful with your words."

Pearl's eyes were suddenly filled with alertness, and she nodded seriously.

......

It was gradually getting dark, and the maids and servants went downstairs to rest after finishing their work.

Xia Xizhi, who was supposed to be sleeping, did not sleep. He lit a small candle, lay on the small couch and read the storybook with relish. The more he read, the redder his face became.

Holy crap...

She originally wanted to study the storybooks of this world because she was thinking about whether she could make some money by writing storybooks.

Who knew that a random book I picked up would turn out to be a pornographic book...

You know what, people in ancient times were more open-minded than modern people...

The writing was so explosive that she felt guilty reading it. She would look around quickly after reading it for a few seconds... for fear that someone would come in and find out.

The storybook she is reading now is called "The Beautiful Widow's Pharmacy"

It tells the story of a beautiful young widow with great medical skills, especially in men's health. So many men with problems in that area come to her, including poor scholars, generals, princes, carpenters...

Her treatment method...ahem, she always wants to verify for herself whether the treatment is effective or not.

Just as Xia Xizhi was flipping through the pages like a guilty thief, there was a sudden bang, and she flung the notebook in her hand out in shock...

Before she could react, a gust of sword wind extinguished the candlelight, and the room suddenly became dark.

As soon as Xia Xizhi turned around, she felt a chill on her neck. A sword was placed on her neck...

"Don't move, otherwise, I will kill you."

The man's hoarse voice, as cold as ice, rang in her ears. He spoke in a suppressed voice, and his true tone could not be heard.

Xia Xizhi broke out in a cold sweat. Swords and knives have no mercy. If the man used a little force, she would be cut.

At this moment, Pearl's voice came from outside the door.

"Miss, what's wrong? I think I heard a noise."

Feeling the assassin's sword getting closer, Xia Xizhi hurriedly shouted outside,

"It's okay. I accidentally fell down while sleeping. It's nothing serious. No need to come in."

"Oh, okay." After the rustling sound outside, there was no movement.

Xia Xizhi breathed a sigh of relief.

If Zhenzhu came in with a lantern, they would both be dead...

It was pitch black now, and she couldn't see the assassin's face, so maybe he could still survive.

"You are quite clever." The assassin still lowered his voice.

"Haha, it's a matter of life and death. I'm not stupid."

"Well, big brother, I smell blood on you. Are you seriously injured? Look, I know a little bit about medicine. If you trust me, I can treat you. We have no grudges against each other, and I can't see your face. If I heal you, will you let me go?"

Xia Xizhi smiled flatteringly and gently pushed the sword handle a little further away with his fingertips.

The assassin remained silent, but Xia Xizhi could feel his body trembling with pain, which he had been suppressing.

"Brother, there's no reason for a weak woman like me to lie to you. You're shaking, so you must be seriously injured. If you don't get treatment and delay the best treatment time, at best you'll develop a chronic illness, and at worst... you know what I mean."

The assassin endured for a moment, gritted his teeth and said,

"Do you really know medical skills? If you dare to lie to me..."

"If I dare to lie to you, you will kill me!" Xia Xizhi answered quickly.

After the assassin grunted, Xia Xizhi tentatively pushed the sword away. Seeing that the assassin did not resist, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Turning around, although I couldn't see his face clearly in the dark night, I could vaguely see the man's figure.

The man was tall, with broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and long legs. He was dressed in black and exuded a cold and murderous aura. Xia Xizhi couldn't help but shiver.

"Brother, lie down first."

The assassin was silent for a second, put down the sword in his hand, and lay directly on the ground, with a sinister tone.

"You'd better not have any bad thoughts."

......

The lights in the entire general's mansion were turned off and everyone was resting, except for one courtyard which was still brightly lit.

Mu Dong looked speechlessly at Huo Jin, who was dressed in a black brocade suit, imitating Huo Jin's entrance attire.

"Second Master, your temperament is completely different from that of the First Master. You can't pretend to be like him."

Huo Jin snorted coldly.

"What nonsense."

"Xizhi has never met Huo Jin, so how could he know what my eldest brother's temperament is like?"

Mu Dong sighed, "Second Master, if you hadn't teased that Second Young Lady today, you might have been able to get away with it, but you just teased her today. Do you think she's a fool?"

"What do you know?" Huo Jin glanced at him.

"What if she believes it? Then I'll be lucky."

"Even if she doesn't trust me, I won't suffer any loss, so why should I be afraid? I can communicate with her and improve our relationship. First time is first time, second time is second time. She's afraid of me because she's not familiar with me."

Mu Dong muttered, "Second Master, there's no way to communicate feelings late at night..."

"Nonsense, if we can communicate during the day, why would I need to do it at night?" Huo Jin looked at Mu Dong as if he was a fool.

"Won't people gossip about me if I go there during the day?"

Mu Dong: .....

You know people will gossip about you?

"Alright, stop minding your master's business. I must marry the beautiful Xizhi!"

After saying that, Huo Jin put all the women's jewelry he had looted from the room into a big cloth bag, picked it up and headed straight to Limoyuan.

Mu Dong had no choice but to follow.

It's quiet at night.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the side window of Li Moyuan's bedroom, followed by a light cough outside.

"Open the window. I'm Huo Jin. I'm here to consummate our marriage today."

Xia Xizhi: ...