Chen Lijiao's life in the He family has been much better these days.
Firstly, Shen Wanghong had been promoted. Although Shen Wanghong had never thought of asking about his married daughter, Zhen's attitude towards her had softened a lot. Secondly, Zhen saw hope in Shen Wanghong and thought that Shen Lijiao's approach of hooking up with Xu Qier might be useful. So she also hoped that Shen Lijiao could talk to Xu Qier and ask her to help find a job for He Zhenye.
Chen Lijiao agreed readily in front of her mother-in-law. She enjoyed the feeling of being praised, but she did not mention He Zhen in front of Xu Qier in private.
Even if He Zhen got the job, the money would not fall into Shen Lijiao's pocket. She now hopes that He Zhen will die, maybe she can marry again.
Because Chen Lijiao would go out every two or three days under the pretext of going out with Xu Qier, Zhen Shi now gave her a lot more money in private. On this day, when Chen Lijiao was about to go out under the name of Xu Qier again, she was stopped by Zhen Shi.
Zhen's face was full of flattery, and she smiled and said to Chen Lijiao: "Jiao'er, wait a minute."
Chen Lijiao suddenly felt a little nervous. Could it be that Zhen Shi wanted to go out with her? Just as she was trying to find an excuse to get rid of her, she heard Zhen Shi say, "You're going out with Miss Xu again today, right? Now it seems that you and Miss Xu get along well. It's not good to just let Miss Xu spend money when you go out. You have to reciprocate."
Chen Lijiao felt a little relieved when she heard her say that. She reached out and touched the newly bought hairpin on her head and said, "I would like to spend it, but I don't have any money. What should I do?"
Zhen smiled awkwardly, and took out a few pieces of silver from her waist pouch and stuffed them into Shen Lijiao's hand.
"You can take these with you, but you have to use them sparingly. After all, we can't compare to the Shangshu Mansion's wealth and power," said Zhen.
Chen Lijiao looked down on it as just a few pieces of silver. She took it and put it in her purse. She didn't even bother to thank Zhen and turned around to walk out.
Zhen held her back, still with a flattering expression, and said, "How's the matter I asked you to ask Miss Xu to do? It's been so many days, and there's no progress."
Chen Lijiao said with an unhappy look on her face: "How can it be so easy to ask someone to do something for you? Miss Xu doesn't even look down on this little bit of money. I have no choice but to follow Miss Xu and be humble. If I don't make Miss Xu happy, how can I ask her for help?"
Zhen nodded repeatedly, "Yes, Jiao'er, you've worked hard. I'll make you some good supplements when I come back."
Shen Lijiao ignored her and turned away.
When Zhen saw Chen Lijiao leave, the flattering smile she had put on collapsed, and her face was full of sorrow.
"You said that Chen Lijiao has been with Xu Qier for many days, and has spent a lot of money, but why is there no good news?" Zhen turned her head and said to the personal nanny who followed her.
The nanny comforted her, "Don't worry, Madam. Perhaps there will be good news in a few days."
Zhen sighed, alas, it was all the fault of the man she married. Otherwise, he would have found a job for her son and she wouldn't have to worry about him.
Chen Lijiao took Zhen'er out of the house and carefully noticed that no one from the He family was following them, so she took a detour and went back to the alley they had been to before.
I walked to the familiar house deep in the alley, opened the door, and saw Master Zhou already waiting inside.
Master Zhou has been hooking up with Chen Lijiao again recently. Firstly, Chen Lijiao had a miscarriage, and Master Zhou is not afraid that Chen Lijiao will climb up and bite him. Secondly, he really can't let go of Chen Lijiao's plump and soft body.
As soon as Master Zhou saw Chen Lijiao, he came up to her and kissed and bit her. Chen Lijiao was teased by him and gasped continuously. After a while, a series of unbearable sounds, one louder than the other, came from the room. Zhen'er listened at the door and spat on the ground fiercely.
The two of them made love for quite a while before they stopped. Both Chen Lijiao and Master Zhou lay on the bed contentedly.
Shen Lijiao suddenly remembered something and asked Mr. Zhou, "How's the matter I asked you to find someone to do going?"
Master Zhou thought for a while before remembering what it was. He said bluntly, "Don't worry, I've asked my brothers to keep an eye on it. There hasn't been any movement in Prince Yi's Mansion recently. If there is any movement, someone will tell me."
Chen Lijiao nodded, "Keep asking people to keep an eye on it. I don't believe that Prince Yi's Mansion is as solid as an iron barrel and there's nothing wrong to be found."
Master Zhou raised an eyebrow and looked at her: "Do you hate Princess Yi so much?"
Shen Lijiao's eyes flashed, and a strong hatred appeared on her face as she said, "Of course."
Mr. Zhou did not comment. He did not care about the feud between Chen Lijiao and Chen Liyue. As long as he got the silver that was due to him, it was fine.
Then Master Zhou extended his hand and asked, "How much silver did your mother-in-law give you today?"
Chen Lijiao rolled her eyes at Mr. Zhou and said, "All you do is ask me for money." Then she reached into her coat, untied the purse, and poured out the small change inside.
Master Zhou laughed and said, "You asked my brothers to do something, you can't ask them not to pay them, right? We are all in the underworld, and we can only do things if we get money."
Chen Lijiao said: "I hope that this can really be done."
Mr. Zhou accepted the money and readily agreed, "No problem. My brothers are all very reliable."
Thinking of these brothers under his command, Master Zhou suddenly remembered the scene of his first time with Shen Lijiao.
His heroic spirit resurfaced, and Master Zhou turned over and pressed on again.
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Shenhong has been well-behaved in Prince Yi's Mansion for a few days. She has been very cautious during these days and dared not disobey anyone who asked her to do anything.
The servant who was emptying the night-scented incense bucket noticed her.
They were all the lowest class people in the palace. Achang saw Shenhong being excluded everywhere, and someone even asked her to carry manure to water the flowers.
That red face didn't look like the type to do such a thing. Achang felt a little bit of pity for her when he looked at her.
In addition, Shenhong was pretty, and Achang felt that for the first time in his life he felt pity for a woman.
Emptying the night-blooming incense barrel is usually a job done in the morning and evening. During the day, Achang is quite free because he is responsible for emptying it. The other servants think he is dirty and smelly and are too lazy to assign other tasks to him. So he is happy to have some quiet time and takes the initiative to help Shenhong sweep the courtyard during the day.
Shenhong was originally unwilling to pay attention to Achang. In her eyes, she was the prince's wife, so how could she possibly be interested in a night-scented barrel emptyer? But Achang offered to work for her, so she didn't refuse. She didn't want to work anyway, so it was just right.
As she gradually became familiar with Achang, Shenhong discovered that Achang was still somewhat useful. For example, he could go out of the house twice a day.
Once in the morning and once at night.
Shenhong couldn't go out at night. She lived with those maids. If she didn't come back in the middle of the night, she would definitely be discovered. They watched her every day, afraid that they couldn't find any fault with her. If they found that she was not there, they would definitely report it to Manager Jin or Nanny Song.
It is not impossible in the morning. After all, the palace treats the servants kindly, and even the maids who do rough work have two days off a month.
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