Everyone is looking at Xiugu.

Tingni flashed her little tiger teeth, "Aunt Xiu, the young general has already acknowledged that the young mistress is the one, and the madam has also acknowledged it. What does anything else matter?"

Their general's mansion didn't have many rules to begin with, otherwise the general wouldn't have had only his wife and no concubines for so many years.

It's laughable that Jin She thought that once the madam arrived, she wouldn't acknowledge the young mistress.

I really don't know what's going on in this woman's head all day long.

Xiugu didn't speak, but in her heart she felt that the country girl was not good enough for the young general.

However, after Lin gave the lady some kind of soup, the lady actually felt much better. Based on this alone, she would no longer make things difficult for Lin.

However, the powerful families in Shengjing had strict rules, and the young general's word was not always law.

If the young general regains his identity, then the Lin family will likely have a hard time.

Those ladies and young women of high status alone would be enough to give her a hard time.

Xiugu turned her head and said, "Shuangjiang, did you send a message to Jingzhe? The madam has been found. Tell her not to rush to tell the Guan family."

The old lady is getting on in years; if she finds out about this, she will definitely be shocked.

It seems they will be staying in Wuyun County for the time being.

"The message has already been sent; Jingzhe should have received it by now," Shuangjiang said.

At noon, there were hardly any people on the official road.

A slender man rode his horse and found a place with a water source to rest temporarily.

As the horse was drinking water, the golden snake looked up and saw a pigeon also drinking water, and instantly shot out a pebble.

The pigeon fluttered for a moment and then died.

When the golden snake went over to pick it up, it turned out to be a carrier pigeon.

"The lady is well."

The golden snake, its eyes gleaming as it blocked the carrier pigeon's path, finally mounted its horse and sped towards the capital.

The young general must not be deceived by evil spirits.

Not long after the golden snake left, another group of people arrived.

Zhang Xiucheng, who was in the lead, almost fell off his horse, but fortunately his subordinates caught him in time.

"Sir, are you okay?"

Sensing that the adult had a fever and was scratching himself, the subordinate immediately lifted Zhang Xiucheng's clothes.

His body was covered in a dense rash, which made the people next to him gasp instantly.

"What's wrong with me?" Zhang Xiucheng suddenly felt itchy, hot and painful all over his body.

I was perfectly fine before, but I suddenly started feeling unwell today.

“Sir, your symptoms resemble snakes coiling around the waist. I’ve seen it once or twice. When it flares up, it causes intense discomfort, fever, and pain all over the body. We need to find a doctor to take a look at you right away,” one of the subordinates said.

Zhang Xiucheng's face was grim. "You stay here to find the person. I'll say it again: we need to find them dead or alive. The rest of you, come with me."

Most of the people stayed behind, with only a small number following Zhang Xiucheng.

Zhang Xiucheng originally wanted to go straight back, but he was feeling so unwell that he went to see a doctor in the town.

The doctor in the small town recognized the symptoms as shingles and immediately prescribed topical ointment and oral medication.

Unfortunately, the ointment didn't work at all, and drinking some medicine didn't help either.

Zhang Xiucheng grimaced in pain, but gritted his teeth and hurried back; he couldn't stay away from Shengjing for too long.

……

……

"Open the door! Open the door! Don't hide inside and stay silent, I know you're home!"

Back in her small courtyard in the county, Qin Niangzi pounded on the gate loudly.

"I said... close..."

Guan Suying opened the door. Qin Niangzi was about to speak when she suddenly saw someone coming and immediately changed her mind.

"Grandma Jiang, why are you taking so long to open the door?"

Guan Suying: ? ? ?

Jiang Pozi?

she?

"Madam Qin, it's been a while since I've seen you. Who is this?" a woman asked.

It's in the alley ahead. I often pass by here, and Qin Niangzi even chatted with them before, so we know each other.

"She's gone back to her hometown in the countryside. This is our family's new cook," Qin Niangzi said, pointing to Guan Suyi.

The woman had a rather loud voice, "Oh, you even have a cook? Your niece is such a good cook, her cooking smells amazing every day. Why not just let her cook? Hiring someone else would cost extra money."

"What are you saying? My nephew is a scholar now. Do you know what a scholar is? He's a potential prime minister, a protégé of the emperor! A scholar's wife is naturally precious too. She's a future noblewoman. How could she possibly be someone who washes her hands and cooks soup!"

The woman's face darkened for a moment upon hearing this, and she immediately turned and left.

The group of people hiding in the back listened with twitching lips.

They praised a scholar to the skies, making him sound like the most amazing person in the world. Even Lin Shuyun couldn't stand it, so she quickly went into the courtyard when no one was paying attention.

Guan Suyi closed the door, her lips moved several times before she finally spoke, "You've changed so much."

The dignified and virtuous empress has been transformed into a country bumpkin, a loud-mouthed woman with her hands on her hips, which is really hard to accept.

Qin Niangzi took out a handful of melon seeds from her pocket and started cracking them open while talking.

"What's wrong with that? Being as obedient as you is good enough? I used to be like this too. I suppressed my true nature before and was unhappy! Now this is what life is all about!"

Guan Suying couldn't respond, but Xiaoqing changed the subject, "Is this His Highness Heng?"

I saw him twice when I was a child. The child has changed a lot, but you can still vaguely see the emperor's eyebrows and eyes.

I didn't expect His Highness Heng to be here too.

Xiaoqing said with a sour face, "What 'Her Highness'? You've got the wrong person. My name is Xiaoqing."

After saying that, Xiaoqing turned and left.

Guan Suyi was stunned for a moment.

Qin Niangzi waved her hand, "Don't look at me, this boy thinks I abandoned my husband and children, so he resents me."

"What exactly happened back then?" Guan Suyi only knew that the Empress was found to have poisoned the concubines, but she didn't know the specifics.

Old Xu stood at the kitchen door and called out, "Little Qin, hurry up and cook! It's almost noon! Aren't we going to eat or not?"

Qin Niangzi's originally gloomy expression suddenly turned sour, and she spat out a melon seed shell with a "pui" sound, "Are you my ancestor? I serve you every day!"

"What's wrong with asking you to cook? I'm older than you. In terms of relationship, I'm Yun'er's godfather, and you're just a distant aunt. As for cooking skills, you're alright, but are you sure you want to eat what I make?"

Old Xu stuck out his neck and said, "Why are you glaring at me? Do you expect Ah Yun to cook for you? Is she your maid, serving you three meals a day?"

"Have you served me or not? You shameless old woman, you're the only one in the family who freeloads!"

Qin Niangzi, hands on her hips, confronted Old Man Xu.

Old Xu: "You're the one who freeloads! You freeload every single day!"

Xiaoqing found it very noisy and opened the door. "I said..."

Old Xu and Madam Qin turned around together: "What are you saying? Hurry up and start the fire!"

Xiaoqing:......

He simply told them to be quiet, or to go outside and make noise; these people were just too annoying.

Why is it always him who gets hurt?

Guan Suying looked at the group of people, feeling somewhat overwhelmed, and was speechless for a moment.

While Qin Niangzi and Xu Laotou were arguing in the courtyard, Lin Shuyun had already slipped into the study.

As soon as I opened the door, I was embraced tightly.

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