Xia Luotong quietly watched Manager Zhang and his party disappear at the end of the path, and then turned back to look at his next residence.
Ting Yuxuan, this name is really appropriate!
I'm afraid you can not only hear the rain in this room, but also watch it, right? !
The dilapidated courtyard walls are full of cracks, and even some of the walls have peeled off in many places, exposing the bricks inside.
The tiles on the top of the courtyard gate are incomplete, and the plaque has been exposed to wind and sun, making it difficult to read the writing on it. If Manager Zhang hadn't taken the initiative to talk about it, Xia Luotong would not have been able to read what was written on it.
Stepping into the courtyard, the first thing you see is dead trees, dead grass, and dead leaves everywhere. It can be seen that this courtyard has indeed not been used or taken care of for a long time. At this time, it is even more casually piled with boxes and cages. Apparently, the servants left immediately after putting them in. , not even organized.
The evening breeze blows, and the rustling of the leaves, combined with the desolate scene, makes it feel like filming a ghost movie...
This Tingyuxuan is not big. It has a front yard, a main house with east and west rooms, a small kitchen, and boxes and cages piled all over the yard. The rest is nothing.
Stepping into the dark main room and lighting up the candlesticks, a dusty and simple scene came into view. Apart from a few scattered tables, chairs, beds and other furniture, there was nothing else.
After looking around carefully, Xia Luotong nodded with satisfaction. The house was in good condition. Although the utensils were old but still usable, and the items were all complete, this was enough. Compared with the cold and damp house in the family in the previous life, , this place can even be considered a paradise.
However, looking at the situation in the room in front of her, she could only greet the only maid assigned to her, change out of this cumbersome wedding dress, roll up her sleeves and support herself.
It's already dark now, and the first priority is to clean the bed, otherwise you'll have to sleep with the dust here tonight!
While Xia Luotong was leading the maids to stay up late cleaning, in the Shaoguang Pavilion of the Xi Fang she had just left not long ago, the busy servants had already finished tidying up the house.
All the objects related to the marriage have been removed, and there is no bright red festive color, as if everything just now was all an illusion.
When Wu Zechen came out of the bath and saw this, the low pressure that had been suppressed all day finally eased, allowing Manager Zhang who came to reply to relax a little.
"how."
Wu Zechen's cold voice sounded, and Manager Zhang immediately stepped forward to reply.
"The princess has been settled properly. I just sent someone back to check it out. Now I am taking the maid to clean up the house."
"She doesn't deserve this title."
Wu Zechen's cold gaze swept over, and Manager Zhang immediately changed his words.
"Is she making any noise?"
"No, Miss Xia didn't say anything else. She just asked me if there was anything I needed to pay attention to." Manager Zhang answered truthfully.
A cold sneer appeared at the corner of Wu Zechen's lips, but it quickly dissipated. He warned without any warmth: "There is no need to restrict her movements. Let people keep an eye on her secretly to see what tasks those people have arranged for her." .”
"Yes." Manager Zhang agreed quickly, but he did not leave immediately. Instead, he stood there with hesitation on his face.
"What else?"
"Miss Liu just sent someone to deliver a letter..." Manager Zhang took out a letter from his sleeve. The hairpin on the envelope was graceful and elegant.
On this bridal night, a letter was specially sent here, and one can imagine the intention.
Wu Zechen looked at the letter, his cold eyes unwavering, and after a while he said, "Put it down."
Manager Zhang didn't say much. He put down the letter and then left. Wu Zechen was left alone sitting at the desk, looking at the letter with faint eyes. He didn't know what he was thinking. After a while, he checked the contents of the letter.
Three days later, in Tingyuxuan, Zhuxuan, who had brought lunch, had just opened the food box, and her face couldn't help but change.
"Bring it out." Seeing that Zhuxuan looked wrong, Xia Luotong said calmly without any surprise on her face.
Zhuxuan glanced at her, and besides being angry, she felt more distressed in her heart: "Master, servants are used to watching others order food. This should not be the prince's order."
Zhuxuan carefully comforted her while taking out the contents of the food box.
Two bowls of clear porridge that could be used as mirrors, and a plate of plain green vegetables that didn't look very fresh. This was all the master and servant had for lunch today.
"Whether it's the servants' own decisions or the prince's orders, I don't care about any of this. You should know that, right?" She chuckled and pulled Zhuxuan to sit down. "Don't worry, I won't care about this little thing. It’s so sad.”
The current Prince An, Wu Zechen, has been in the northwest border for more than ten years. He was not recalled to the capital by the emperor more than a month ago. Before that, the old concubine had been taking care of the palace.
After Wu Zechen returned to the palace, he took over all the affairs of the palace. At the same time, he hired Yazi to buy many servants, and Zhuxuan was one of them.
After learning the rules for more than a month, she was assigned to Xia Luotong's side on her wedding day and became her personal maid. She was also the only maid in Tingyuxuan.
Zhuxuan's parents died of illness when she was seven years old. Her brother and sister-in-law thought she opened her mouth too much to eat, so they sold her to Ren Yazi. She was moved to the capital and sent to an official family to work as a maid for eight years. .
As Zhuxuan grew older, she became more and more beautiful, which aroused the suspicion of the mistress of that family. Having served in that house for many years, she knew her mistress' ruthless temper. In order to save her life, she could only deliberately commit a minor crime. It was delivered to the mistress by mistake, and she was sold out of the house early, and then entered the Prince An's house.
After Xia Luotong learned about Zhuxuan's life experience, his first reaction was that this maid was smart, could see the situation clearly, and was also very fond of her. After getting along with her for the past few days, it became more and more clear that her vision was not good. Wrong. At the same time, I am very glad that I was assigned the maid Zhuxuan.
"Master, I'm worried that the servants will try harder on you in the future." Zhuxuan said with a worried face, "The marriage between you and the prince was personally gifted by the emperor. On the second day of the wedding, you should have Enter the palace with the prince to express gratitude, and at the same time thank the Queen Mother. After all, the queen mother is the prince's direct royal grandmother, but for some reason the prince did not take you there. My servant quietly inquired that the prince entered the palace alone that day."
"Wouldn't it be better not to go? It saves me trouble." Xia Luotong said with a smile.
In this dynasty where imperial power was paramount, she had no interest in entering the palace.
"I know you don't care, but the servants in the palace are watching you all the time. That's why I have been so slack on your meals in the past two days." Zhuxuan continued, "And today was supposed to be It's the day you come back, but the prince has made no move, so this lunch..."
On the second day after marrying into the prince's palace, Ting Yuxuan's meal was comparable to that of a maidservant, but she was still full. Today, all she had was rice soup. I'm afraid that after one bowl, she would be gone in less than an hour. Hungry again.
And now, it was only the third day after entering the palace.
