Granny Wang continued, "The man who married into our household must treat our mistress well, because our mistress has money, and all his younger siblings live off her money."

"However, he is also a pragmatic person. He has never caused trouble and even gets along quite well with the men in his wife's backyard."

"By the way, Mr. Niu and our master get along particularly well because their names both contain the character 'Niu' (牛, meaning ox).

Du Mingxian grinned and laughed mockingly.

"Isn't it amazing how fate works? Our household may look chaotic, but it's actually very harmonious. Madam is kind-hearted and generous to the men in the inner quarters, so they get along quite well and there's nothing to worry about."

Who would be a good person to get into Sun Xiangxiang's bed if they used money to pave the way?

but……

Sun Xiangxiang is the Third Prince's person. After the Emperor enters the city, the Third Prince will definitely be purged. How come Sun Xiangxiang is still fine and nothing has happened to her household?

"I...I've been in your residence for several days?"

Granny Wang counted on her fingers, "You came in on the 27th of last month, and today is the 4th."

She went to the capital to find Ling Silang on the night of the 26th, but something happened at the Crown Prince's residence, so she has been missing for nine days.

Ling Silang must be frantic with worry.

The more she thought about it, the more anxious she became. But being anxious was useless, so she could only force herself to calm down.

Suddenly she thought of Granny Dong. She had put Granny Dong in the Sun family to keep an eye on Wu Daniu, but later, due to too many things, she had to let Granny Dong continue to lie low.

This is exactly the kind of product that comes in handy now.

As long as I can see Granny Dong, I won't be completely alone. At least I can move around, unlike now when I can't do anything.

"Are all the old women in the manor as comfortable as you?" Du Mingxian began to inquire about the situation.

Granny Wang waved her hand, "There aren't many old women in this mansion, but there are many in the madam's courtyard. The madam doesn't want to use young women, so apart from a few maids who serve her personally, everyone else in the courtyard is an old woman."

"The master's courtyard is full of servants, and the other people's courtyards are also filled with servants. In the back courtyard, there are only a few old women in the kitchen. There are only four old women who do menial work, and I am one of them."

"But when they were looking for someone outside to serve you, the person in charge sent me over. Everyone else was so envious back then."

Upon hearing this, Du Mingxian felt a bit troublesome. If they were all rough-working old women, it would be fine, but what if Granny Dong was in Sun Xiangxiang's courtyard?

The servants in the master's courtyard, who rarely ventured out, held a superior position within the entire mansion.

After Wang Pozi finished speaking, she noticed what Du Mingxian was thinking and immediately became displeased. "Why are you asking about these things? Let me tell you, you shouldn't be asking about things in the mansion, or you'll get into trouble."

"I... I was just asking casually."

"You can't even ask casually, who knows what you're up to."

Du Mingxian felt exhausted, sensing that Granny Wang's mood was unpredictable.

"It was so chaotic on the night of the 26th. When we ran out, someone shot arrows at us, and then... I was accidentally injured. What exactly happened outside?"

This time, Granny Wang was truly caught off guard, mainly because these things were already common knowledge and there was no need to deliberately hide them.

"Oh dear, let me tell you, our Emperor is not dead at all. Those despicable old hags, the Third Prince colluded with them and actually poisoned the Emperor."

"The Emperor's men cleverly took the person out and even treated him. The Crown Prince was unaware of this and thought the Emperor was being controlled by the Tavas, so he dealt with them."

"The Emperor also thought that the Crown Prince was being controlled by someone. The Crown Prince and the Emperor were considering each other's interests, and this back and forth delayed the process."

"Oh dear, that night the Tapa people were killed by the people the Emperor sent in. That was the night you mentioned. The next day, after the Emperor returned to the palace, he killed quite a few people."

"All the Tadpa people who were captured died, the Third Prince was also beheaded, and the Third Prince's own mother, his maternal uncles, and everyone else were killed."

"I heard from them that at the beheading scene, blood flowed like a river, and the scene was particularly terrifying." Granny Wang said with some regret, "Alas, it's only us servants in the mansion who can't easily go out."

"If I could get out, I would definitely go and see what that spectacular murder scene looked like from all angles. I really want to see it."

Du Mingxian originally wanted to say, "If you want to go, I'll help you, but you help me stand up." She didn't say it because she was afraid that Granny Wang was a scoundrel and would complain to the man surnamed Niu again.

Now that she can't move and has no ability to protect herself, if she angers the other party and they kill her with a single blow, it will be even more troublesome.

"The scene is terrifying to even think about, what's so interesting about it?"

"What do you know? Those are all evil people. They are too wicked. They want to kill people as soon as they come up. I used to..." Granny Wang wanted to boast that even when she did bad things back then, she never thought of killing anyone.

At most, it's forcing a good person into prostitution, which isn't a big deal, since the person is still alive.

When Du Mingxian saw that she stopped halfway through her sentence, she was quite curious and asked, "Have you done bad things before?"

Just as Granny Wang was about to start criticizing, she heard Du Mingxian say, "You look very kind; you're the kind of person who does good deeds."

"Of course." Granny Wang immediately beamed with joy, her face crinkling with even more wrinkles, and she found Du Mingxian much more pleasing to the eye.

"You have a good eye. Let me tell you, I used to do good deeds. I met a girl who was being bullied by her family, and I found her a good job."

"That landlord was also kind-hearted. He took in many girls and treated them very well, providing them with good clothes and food. When he learned that the girl I introduced was struggling financially, he immediately gave her family a sum of money and then let the girl follow him."

"Later, that girl really lived a very good life. She had servants to serve her whenever she went out. Her life was so enviable."

The more Du Mingxian listened, the more she felt... This was like selling girls to brothels, where the madams would indeed provide the girls with good food and clothes.

If they were money trees, the girls would even have a maid to serve them.

But were those people there voluntarily?

Hard to say.

"You are indeed very kind-hearted."

"Of course."

So Du Mingxian launched into a comprehensive praise of Granny Wang, using her kindness as a theme. In the end, she flattered Granny Wang so much that Granny Wang was so dizzy that she was practically floating on air when she went to eat.

When they returned, Granny Wang brought back half a bowl of chicken noodle soup.

The way he helped Du Mingxian up was much gentler than before.

"Noodles, you're really something! Do you get along well with the people in the kitchen?"

"Of course, I get along very well with everyone in this mansion. I just went over and specifically asked the old woman in the kitchen to make you some chicken noodle soup."

"Thank you so much."

Granny Wang wouldn't say that she had to plead with the other party for a long time before they agreed to make it. But as long as it was made, that was fine. Anyway, she would talk to Mr. Niu when she saw him tomorrow, and let Mr. Niu take care of things in the kitchen.

Du Mingxian was half-leaning, her neck unable to support her head. It was only thanks to Wang Pozi's conscience that she brought an extra pillow to cushion her head, which made her feel less uncomfortable.

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