Chapter 53 Chapter 53 A peasant girl of lowly status.
At this moment, there were vague footsteps and voices of people talking outside the door.
"Hey, why is Madam Zhang's door closed? Did she go somewhere else?"
"Do you want to go and take a look? What if she escapes like before? The envoy will definitely punish you and me."
Xie Yun's thin lips caressed the skin on the side of her neck and behind her ears. Zhang Jingxian bit her lips tightly, waiting for the patrol to leave.
When she heard that they thought she would not give up and try to escape and were about to go over to check, her body shook again and she began to push desperately with her hands.
The kiss had happened in the mist, unseen by anyone, so she could still pretend nothing had happened. But now, if these people saw her hugging their Lord Xie, all her repeated insistence would be in vain!
No one will believe her anymore, and there is really nothing between her and Xie Yun.
She struggled silently and fiercely, and even thought of the same method as last time, stepping on his foot.
If he didn't let go of her, the next step would be to kick his injured leg. She was no longer the Zhang Jingxian in her previous life who loved him but was easy to deceive.
In response to this, the man who buried his head in her neck lowered his eyes in dissatisfaction, but still did not loosen his hold on her. He just moved his thin lips away and whispered into her ear.
"Don't worry, Xian. They won't really come to check."
"No, no! Besides us, there are Yu and the others guarding the other place. Madam Zhang can't escape from here. She's been traveling for a few days, so she's probably resting in her room. Let's be quiet and don't disturb her."
Wei hesitated for a moment and stopped his companions who wanted to check. Although Madam Zhang was a guest of the envoy, she was an unmarried girl after all, so she had to be cautious in some aspects.
It's so embarrassing to offend someone.
"Let's go ask Yu first."
"Indeed, Yuping is closest to Madam Zhang."
"Well, let's go."
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Several patrol troops came and went, and Zhang Jingxian was like a stretched bowstring, tightening and loosening, with beads of sweat on the tip of her nose.
"What does my dear husband need me to do about this matter?" She took a breath and took the opportunity to ask clearly.
"Give me an acupuncture treatment once a day," Xie Yun released her in the dim light, looked directly into her eyes, and replied lightly, "If anyone wants to trick Ah Xian into saying something, just answer truthfully."
"I see."
Zhang Jingxian nodded seriously and stopped asking questions.
Her silence gave Xie Yun a strange sense of anticipation. What did she understand? Did she really know what to do?
I hope so.
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After Xie Yun left, Zhang Jingxian relaxed all her strength, carefully took off the jade ornaments on her body, and put them away one by one.
She touched the red patch behind her ear and fell into deep thought. How long would she have to wait before he lost interest in her? Or was he doing all this on purpose, and was he still taking revenge for what she had said?
There was a sudden trembling knock on the door, and Zhang Jingxian hurriedly brushed her hair back to cover her ears.
Walking over and opening the door, she recognized that the person knocking was the girl who had hurried away not long ago.
"My dear guest, it's time for dinner. Would you like to go to the front hall or should I bring it to you?"
The girl came over to invite Zhang Jingxian to dinner.
"Don't bother, I'll go to the front hall to eat. By the way, what's your name? Call me Ah Xian. I'm not a distinguished guest."
Zhang Jingxian whispered to the frightened girl in front of her that she was actually a peasant girl from a remote mountain village. She didn't know the layout and rules here, so she wanted to ask her to lead the way.
"My name is... Xiao Chan." As if she felt Zhang Jingxian's kindness, the girl scratched her hair shyly and told her her name, but still didn't dare to call her Ah Xian.
They were talking as they walked towards the front hall.
"Is it a silkworm that can spin silk? Every household in our place grows mulberry trees, raises silkworms, spins silk and weaves cloth. Unfortunately, I am not very good at learning." Zhang Jingxian showed Xiao Chan her palms. There were some thin calluses on the fingertips and joints. Whenever she took silk, she would always make a mess of the silk.
So, she later gave up raising silkworms and instead exchanged things for woven cloth with Aunt Qin and other villagers.
"It's not that silkworm, it's the cicada that chirps at night and gives people headaches. There are a lot of them in the manor." Little Chan believed what she said a little, and the fear emanating from his body decreased a lot.
"I'm sorry, I haven't left home. Yayan's words were not good. I confused silkworms with cicadas."
"Puchi, it turns out, Ah Xian, you were really just a commoner before, but you really don't look like it." Xiao Chan was amused, covered her mouth, and looked at her curiously.
Zhang Jingxian also laughed, her eyes curved, and asked her to look at her clothes again. "The silk dress is very beautiful. If I change into coarse linen clothes, I'm afraid everyone here will laugh at me."
Hearing this, Xiao Chan paused and shook her head, wanting to say that it was not just because of the clothes, but she couldn't say the specific reason.
So he had to give up and asked Zhang Jingxian with envy how she became the guest of the nobleman.
She is a distinguished guest that her master can only serve respectfully. I heard that even the highest-ranking county magistrate is not as noble as a distinguished guest!
"Because I was lucky, I was just working in the fields, weeding as usual, when I didn't know that the injured envoy was lying in my field. At that time," Zhang Jingxian frowned and briefly described the incident to Xiaochan, still in shock, "he thought I was the one chasing him and wanted to kill me."
"When the envoy looked at people that day, he was very scary. I think he will not let any of those who harmed him go."
"Yeah, just listening to it makes me feel scared." Xiao Chan patted her chest, her face turned pale. She had been in the comfortable Cai family for a long time and had never experienced fighting and killing.
Zhang Jingxian smiled and told her not to worry. "The envoy is staying at your master's manor, just to recuperate. We will leave when he is fully recovered. Even if there is fighting, it will be somewhere else."
"Yes... Ah Xian, we're at the front hall." Xiao Chan breathed a sigh of relief and pointed to the front hall.
Only □□ steps away from them.
Zhang Jingxian thanked her and walked into the front hall where many people had already arrived. Coincidentally, Wei and Yi Yu were among them.
They were already eating at separate tables. When Yi Yu saw her, he was slightly startled, and Wei obviously relaxed.
"Madam Zhang, the evening meal prepared by the Cai family is delicious. Come quickly." Wei greeted her.
Zhang Jingxian nodded in good humor, picked up the wooden chopsticks and ceramic bowl, went to the ceramic jar containing evening snacks, and took out some meat soup, two wheat cakes, and snow-white fish ball soup.
There are several large lakes next to Wuling County City. The people here obviously eat more fish and are good at eating them.
"I live in a wing room over there. What about Wei and Yu? Where do you live?" Zhang Jingxian saw that they did not follow the rule of not talking while eating or sleeping, so after eating a wheat cake, she talked to them casually.
"I live in a room not far from here, and Yu and Xie live in the courtyard where the envoy is, to protect him." After giving a simple answer, Wei began to chew the wheat cake in big mouthfuls.
"Yu lives with the envoy, but he eats in the front hall. Does that mean the envoy also wants to enjoy his evening meal here?" Zhang Jingxian was stunned and looked at Yi Yu who was silent.
If that was the case, she had to finish her evening meal quickly. She really didn't want to see Xie Yun again, even though they had just separated not long ago.
"It's not what Madam Zhang thinks." Yi Yu finally spoke, whispering that the envoy's evening meal was cooked by a specific person, and three meals a day would be served according to the envoy's instructions.
"The same is true for Mr. Gongcheng. There is no need to dine here."
Zhang Jingxian calmed down a little, picked up the fish balls in the soup and ate them, with the corners of her lips slightly raised.
Tonight, and for the next few days, she could rest peacefully. The Cai family estate was vast, and as long as she hid cleverly, she might be able to avoid him during the day, except when he was giving her acupuncture.
"Yu, the fish balls here are indeed delicious. Eat more."
She smiled at Yi Yu, and in Yi Yu's eyes, her heartbeat slowed down for a moment, and then beat very quickly.
"Madam Zhang, if you have something to say, just say it. The envoy almost punished me today." Yi Yu was helpless. He also received a warning from Xie.
"Nothing, I just want to know if I can walk around Wuling City." Zhang Jingxian felt a little embarrassed. She always talked to Yi Yu because he had the kindest heart.
In her previous life, she had seen him feeding the animals in the Xie Mansion several times, including fine horses and birds that flew from nowhere.
"We must ask the envoy's opinion on this matter."
"Okay, I got it."
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Zhang Jingxian ate a satisfying evening meal, returned to her room, washed up, and had a good sleep.
The next day, she was awakened by the chirping of birds.
She opened the window in a daze, and a small yellow bird flew towards her with a berry in its beak.
It’s a yellow warbler!
Zhang Jingxian suddenly woke up and was so happy that she almost jumped up.
"How did you know I was here? Did you follow me all the way? No, you should go back to Yangshan. It's so dangerous here."
She was talking incoherently to the bird, which could not understand human language. When she noticed voices coming from outside, she quickly closed the window again.
The oriole landed on the table, tilted its head to look at its human friend, and placed the purple berries in front of her.
Zhang Jingxian hurriedly poured some water and broke off some rice cakes on the table. Seeing the yellow warbler pecking at the food tirelessly, her eyes gradually lit up.
"Knock knock knock." It was Xiao Chan knocking on the door again.
She hid the yellow oriole, opened the door, and asked the little cicada what was the matter.
"Ah Xian, it's like this. My second wife wants to invite you to have breakfast with her." Xiao Chan looked a little nervous. Her second wife was the daughter of the owner of the manor, the girl from the Cai family whom Zhang Jingxian had met yesterday.
"Madam Cai?" Zhang Jingxian hesitated for a moment and said that she should have accepted the invitation, "But I need to give acupuncture to the envoy's injured leg and cannot be late."
She didn't know why Cai Shu wanted to see her, but she could probably guess.
"This..." Xiao Chan felt a little at a loss.
"After I give you acupuncture, would you like me to have lunch with Madam Cai Er?"
Zhang Jingxian smiled gently, and Xiao Chan agreed foolishly.
However, just by turning around, both of their expressions changed.
After returning to Cai Hui, Cai Shu and Cai Xiang, father and daughter, Xiao Chan repeated everything Zhang Jingxian said word for word, and the three of them had different reactions.
Cai Hui asked his daughter Cai Shu to respect the person, "Although she is just a peasant girl, she is extremely lucky to have become the savior of Envoy Xie. You and I must not mess with her."
Cai Shu nodded in agreement. It was precisely because she was the only woman around Envoy Xie that she had to find a breakthrough from her.
Water flows downwards and people move upwards. There is no man in the entire county more noble than Envoy Xie. She cannot give up the opportunity to move upwards.
"She's just a peasant girl." Upon hearing this, Cai Xiang smiled ambiguously.
If you are of low status, that would be even better.
"Father, Shu'er, why don't you let me give it a try?" He was confident that he could make this female guest of Envoy Xie his own.
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