The Queen, the Second Prince, and Xia Miaoyuan all looked outside the door when they heard the sound.
I saw a pretty figure standing at the door.
[Wow! Such a beautiful lady!]
[When did my third uncle's family become so wealthy? They actually bought such a stunning young lady to serve as their maid!]
Xia Miaoyuan looked at the maid's face and couldn't help but complain.
The Queen and the Second Prince were also very surprised.
Although the maid was wearing the most ordinary dress, her face was extremely pretty.
"Why are you standing there like an idiot? Are you rude to guests?" Xiao Licheng hurriedly ordered when he saw the maid standing motionless at the door.
After hearing this, the maid hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to everyone.
"Get up quickly." The queen said in a gentle tone.
"Just do what you need to do, don't be so formal. Don't delay your master from taking medicine."
Seeing that the queen was kind, the maid stood up and brought the medicine into the house.
"Madam, please drink this medicine while it's hot. I've also prepared some candied fruit. You can have one after you finish the medicine to take away the bitterness."
After the maid finished speaking, she quietly retreated.
Perhaps she had caught a glimpse of the Empress's expression as she looked at the maid, so Jiang Yuru introduced her: "This is the new maid in the mansion, her name is Zhang Xiaoya."
"I've been feeling really good lately thanks to Xiaoya. After I got sick, I felt really bad and had trouble falling asleep. Fortunately, Xiaoya knows some massage skills and she often gives me massages." Jiang Yuru said as she sat up slightly and started to take medicine.
The Queen curled her lips and said, "Ru'er is praising a maid so much, so she must be very outstanding."
"Speaking of which, Zhang Xiaoya does have a close connection with our family." Jiang Yuru seemed to become interested instantly when she mentioned Zhang Xiaoya.
"Yes, Ru'er is right." Xiao Licheng agreed.
[Zhang Xiaoya? This name sounds so familiar!]
Xia Miaoyuan tried hard to recall.
The queen listened attentively to her daughter's inner thoughts and deliberately asked, "Why do you say that?" and led Xiao Licheng and his wife to continue talking.
"This Zhang Xiaoya was rescued by Li Cheng." Jiang Yuru said with pride in her tone.
"Oh? There is such a thing?" The queen turned her head and glanced at Xiao Licheng.
Xiao Licheng smiled embarrassedly: "Ru'er is right."
"More than two months ago, I went out to run some errands. On my way back, I suddenly encountered bandits chasing a man and a woman."
"I saw that the bandits were really despicable, so I led people to drive them away and rescued them."
[So it's a hero saving a beautiful girl! Weird, why does this plot sound so familiar?]
"Is that woman Zhang Xiaoya? Is that man her husband?" asked the queen.
Xiao Licheng nodded: "Yes, the woman is Zhang Xiaoya, but the man is her brother, Zhang Dashan."
[What? Brother and sister? The sister's name is Zhang Xiaoya, and the brother's name is Zhang Dashan! I remember these two! But why are they at my uncle's house?!]
Xia Miaoyuan opened her eyes wide in shock.
The Queen, the Second Prince, and Xiao Licheng were all slightly startled when they heard this.
"When I asked, I found out that these two siblings were from Tongcheng. They said that their parents had passed away, and the local landlords were bullying them and wanted to take Zhang Xiaoya as a concubine." Xiao Licheng paused and continued.
"They couldn't afford to offend the landlord, and they didn't want Zhang Xiaoya to get into trouble, so they wanted to go to Beijing to work and make a living."
"When I rescued them, Zhang Dashan had already been hacked by the bandits and his injuries were serious. Although Zhang Xiaoya was not injured, she was also seriously frightened."
"So I decided to be a good person and brought them to the mansion."
Xia Miaoyuan rubbed her little hands excitedly.
Brother and sister, brother Zhang Dashan and sister Zhang Xiaoya, were from Tongcheng. Their parents had passed away, and they were bullied by bullies. On their way to Beijing, they encountered bandits... They faced off, all of them.
[Aren't these the spy brother and sister that Grand Tutor Jiang encountered in the book?]
What? Spy brother and sister?
The queen and the other two were all shocked, but they tried their best to remain calm.
"So, Licheng, you really are their savior." The queen pretended to admire and glanced at Xiao Licheng.
Jiang Yuru smiled sincerely and said, "So, good deeds are rewarded. Li Cheng saved them, and now I am receiving Zhang Xiaoya's meticulous care."
While listening to the adults' conversation, Xia Miaoyuan quickly searched in his mind for details about Zhang Xiaoya and her siblings.
[I remember that in the book, it was definitely Master Jiang who was the hero who saved the beauty.]
After Grand Tutor Jiang attempted to usurp the throne, he was on a secret tour and encountered Zhang Xiaoya and her brother who were being hunted by bandits. He rescued them.
【Afterwards, Zhang Xiaoya entered the palace and became a maid.】
Because she was so beautiful, Old Man Jiang took her into his harem.
Zhang Xiaoya quickly captured Old Man Jiang's heart and became his favorite concubine.
[Later, Zhang Xiaoya poisoned Old Man Jiang's wife and killed her.]
[Without the Queen in the harem, the favorite concubine became the one with the highest status in the harem.]
[Later, Zhang Xiaoya bewitched Old Man Jiang, prompting him to do many things that were costly and inconsiderate.]
Because he was so favored, Zhang Dashan was also made a marquis. Later, Zhang Dashan also took advantage of his status to commit evil.
[In short, Zhang Xiaoya is like a demon concubine.]
[Their true identities were actually spies sent by the Liang State, specifically to disrupt the government and undermine the nation's strength.]
What? Liang State spies!
Upon hearing these words, the Queen and the other two froze.
[Strange, why did the plot collapse like this? ]
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