Knowing that Madam Cheng would use this opportunity, Xu Zhuohua lowered her head and said, "Say whatever you want."

These words completely enraged Madam Cheng. "Is this how you talk to your elders! I'm going to set the rules for you right now. You'd better stand under the tree until Mu Yun returns!"

Madam Cheng sent Zhang Qi to find the person, and Xu Zhuohua obediently went to stand as punishment.

I was somewhat relieved that she could accept being punished by standing, since she was often punished by standing when she couldn't recite her lessons when she was little.

If it's a punishment of kneeling, she'll have to fight for it.

When Cheng Muyun was found by Zhang Qi, he was looking for someone inside the Paramount Ballroom. Upon hearing that Xu Zhuohua had already gone home, he rushed back without stopping.

As soon as you enter the mansion, you see Xu Zhuohua's small figure standing in front of a tree, her head against the trunk, hugging her body, shrinking and closing her eyes.

He had been searching for two hours and was both angry and anxious, but when he saw Xu Zhuohua with his head on a tree trunk, his anger immediately subsided.

He rushed over and discovered that Xu Zhuohua's clothes were missing.

He reached out and touched Xu Zhuohua's shoulder. Xu Zhuohua was startled and stood up straight, seeing Cheng Muyun's handsome face.

Where are your clothes?

Xu Zhuohua shivered from the cold. "It was given to a dancer, and her clothes were torn to shreds."

Cheng Muyun frowned. "Did Chen Hede bring you back?"

"Um."

"He didn't give you any trouble?"

"No."

Cheng Muyun gave a wry smile and asked, "Do you know what it means for a girl like you to wear underwear in front of a man?"

"I don't know, no one taught me."

Anyway, I can't say that I did it on purpose, otherwise it will reveal that I don't want to marry Cheng Muyun, and I might get retaliated against.

Cheng Muyun sighed. Xu Zhuohua's behavior was always very unexpected, and he thought it was caused by the lack of upbringing in the nunnery.

However... he really liked Xu Zhuohua's willfulness.

"Ignorance is no excuse. Let's go inside; it's too cold outside."

Xu Zhuohua smiled; Cheng Muyun truly was her savior.

Her smiling face looked beautiful in the moonlight, clear and natural, without any makeup, yet she could still outshine everyone else.

Xu Zhuohua suddenly went black and fell straight forward.

Cheng Muyun reacted quickly and caught him, placing his arm across Xu Zhuohua's chest. The soft touch made him panic for a moment.

When Xu Zhuohua woke up the next day, she was lying on a soft bed. When she opened her eyes, she saw Xinghua crying her eyes out next to her.

She's like a tap, she can't stop crying!

She asked helplessly, "What's wrong, Xinghua?"

Xinghua looked up and said, "Miss, the warlord's wife is going to punish you by confining you to your room and not letting you leave."

Xu Zhuohua suddenly felt a sharp, needle-like pain in her buttocks. She reached down and touched it, finding a piece of medical tape, which she tore off.

The cotton on top still had a hint of red. "What is this?"

Xinghua wiped away her tears. "Miss, you fainted from hunger when you were being punished to stand in the corner yesterday. The young marshal had someone give you an injection."

Xu Zhuohua only remembered that everything went black at that moment, and she never expected that she had fainted from hunger.

The original owner's body was really weak.

But you can't really blame them, after all, the scene last night was quite bloody.

Xu Zhuohua lay back down. "Since I'm grounded, I'll just sleep a little longer."

“No, Miss,” Xinghua said, pulling on Xu Zhuohua’s arm. “The Governor’s wife said that the Cheng Mansion will hold a ball in seven days. She also said that Miss has no manners and has hired a female tutor to teach Miss etiquette.”

Xu Zhuohua rolled over. "I just have no manners. All I want to do is sleep."

It was barely dawn outside, and she didn't want to get up so early. She used to have to work 8 a.m., and now they want her to work 8 a.m. again? No way!

"But, Miss, aren't you hungry? The young marshal specially instructed us to save some food for you this morning. It's on the table, and it'll get cold if you don't eat it soon."

Xu Zhuohua jumped up, saying, "Man is made of iron, food is made of steel; you'll get hungry if you skip a meal."

The dishes are diverse, including hot steamed buns, sweet tofu pudding, and Dongzhou's specialty breakfast fried sugar pancakes, served with crispy pickled vegetables and white porridge.

Xu Zhuohua pulled Xinghua to eat together.

As a northerner, Xu Zhuohua used to love the big meat buns in the cafeteria. She would eat two every morning, along with a bowl of spicy soup. The meal was fragrant and filling. This meal reminded her of the taste of the past.

When Xu Ma brought the female teacher in, Xu Zhuohua was standing with one foot on a chair, fighting with Xinghua over a bowl of sweet tofu pudding.

However, it wasn't that they were fighting over the food; rather, no one liked it. Xu Zhuohua held the bowl and insisted that Xinghua eat it, but Xinghua kept her mouth shut because she didn't like sweet tofu pudding.

"Open your mouth, have a taste of apricot blossoms, they're really delicious!" Xu Zhuohua coaxed patiently. She had just taken a bite and almost met her demise.

Xinghua remained unmoved. "I don't believe it. Miss looked like she was about to throw up just now."

Aunt Xu shouted, "Miss Xu! What are you doing! Come down here!"

The master and servant turned their heads and saw that the female teacher was obviously a nanny from the palace. She was dressed very elegantly, in a gown and with a hairpin in her hair. Her eyebrows and eyes had a fierce look, and she was not easy to get along with.

Xu Zhuohua put down her bowl and smiled, "Aunt Xu, who is this person?"

Xu Ma introduced, "This is Granny Su, the governess that Madam hired for Miss. She used to serve nobles in the Forbidden City, and settled in Xinhai City with her husband. She is very hard to hire."

Xu Zhuohua frowned. You call it difficult to invite someone if you only invited them for one night? I'm afraid they weren't invited in advance.

She lowered her legs and said, "Please come in, Granny Su."

Granny Su walked slowly, her skirt flowing as if it were floating in, her eyes scanning Xu Zhuohua up and down.

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