After Cuizhu agreed to marry her daughter off, she helped Xia Qingran to prepare. Then on the day they were secretly sent to the Meng family's backyard, the two of them exchanged identities. Anyway, except for Xia's father, no one knew who the real Xia Qingran was.
Just like that, ten days later, the wedding procession arrived at the border. The original body became Meng Lianyi. She bid farewell to General Meng and his wife and his family, got on the bridal sedan, and under the escort of the border generals, she rushed all the way to the imperial city.
The first half of the journey was relatively safe because of the escort of the Meng family army. After the Meng family army escorted the original body to the next checkpoint, they had to return. The remaining half of the journey was a bit dangerous because they encountered a robbery.
She didn't know who the robber was. Anyway, the day before they were about to enter the imperial city, they were attacked again. However, this time the enemy did not succeed, and she was brought back to the palace by the prince and his troops.
The next thing was the prince's marriage. Unfortunately, on the wedding night, when the prince lifted the veil, the original body suddenly vomited blood and died. After death, her face was pale and her lips were purple, which was obviously caused by poisoning.
It was very unlucky that the Crown Princess died on her wedding night.
The prince was also very angry. Without any investigation, he said that the original woman committed suicide by taking poison because she did not want to marry him. This must be General Meng's intention, so he immediately took his anger out on General Meng at the border.
This also gave the old emperor an excuse to recall General Meng to the imperial city, take back his military power, and appoint a new general to guard the border.
Although Deputy General Xia was not implicated, his daughter died. He swore to General Meng that his daughter would not take poison. In order to prevent future troubles, he even dealt with his concubine Langhuan.
General Meng also knew that Lieutenant General Xia would definitely not do this. After all, they would prosper and suffer together. If he was not well, Lieutenant General Xia would not be well either. He did not doubt Lieutenant General Xia.
However, General Meng lost his military power, and his two sons were trapped in the imperial city, with no place to use their talents. After the crown prince ascended the throne, neither of them was used.
After the death of his original body, he was a little worried about General Meng, so he became a ghost for a while. After learning that General Meng was implicated because of his death, he became resentful and took on this mission.
After receiving the memories of the original body, Lianyi stood up, groped her way back to the servants' room, lay flat on the kang without taking off her clothes, and then began to communicate with Shijiu.
"Shijiu, what is the original body's wish?"
"She must marry the prince in a proper way. Even if she dies, she must not bring trouble to General Meng after marrying him. She must also strive to gain benefits for General Meng."
"Sure, it's not that difficult. Anything else?"
"If possible, she hopes that the tasker will stay alive and serve as a backup for General Meng."
"no problem."
"Also, your original body has already been reincarnated. For this mission, you must stay in this plane until your original body dies of old age before you can leave."
"She is not good at palace fighting, so she chose to reincarnate."
Lian Yi replied affirmatively.
"Yes, she is an orphan from the border who can barely read. She was poisoned on the first night she married into the East Palace. Even if you solve all her problems for her, she will not live to fight for the greatest benefit for General Meng."
Shijiu admitted it straightforwardly.
"The original body's wish is not difficult to achieve. Why did you give me this task? I am now a high-level tasker after all."
Ripple asked suddenly.
"This task is definitely not easy, but currently we can only find the Cuizhu as an entry point."
"Why?"
"Because of the struggle for the throne, the Wei Kingdom was plunged into years of war. After the old emperor died, the three princes fought fiercely for the supreme position.
Eventually, the Qiang Wolf State outside the Great Wall took advantage of the situation and broke through the border defenses, going deep into the border of the Wei State, burning, killing and looting, and for a time the people were living in misery. "
Shijiu looked at the world plot and shook his head helplessly.
"So miserable?"
"What do you think? Do you know how many people died in the past ten years? More than half of the young and strong people in Wei State died. The birth rate in the past ten years is almost zero. Do you know what this means?"
".I understand! I will do my best to prevent this from happening."
Lian Yi said in a deep voice.
"When prosperity comes, the people suffer; when destruction comes, the people suffer! Do your best. I will remind you when you trigger the relevant events. The first thing you have to do is to marry into the East Palace smoothly and prevent the emperor from having the opportunity to take back General Meng's military power."
"I see."
Lianyi answered very straightforwardly.
After a sleepless night, Lianyi got up and did what a personal maid should do.
Xia Qingran did not sleep well that night. It was the first time for her to experience such a thing. A few days ago, she was still happily thinking about marrying the prince, but now she had to find ways to escape.
"Miss, don't think too much, everything will be fine."
Lianyi pretended to comfort her.
"Cuizhu, I am really scared. Now you are the only one I can trust."
Xia Qingran said in a low voice.
"Don't worry, young lady. You have been kind to me. If you hadn't bought me back to be a maid, I don't know if I would have survived. I am the only one alive in our entire village."
Ripple said immediately.
This is indeed true. Cuizhu was only ten years old at that time and an orphan. Even if she was rescued, she would not have the ability to support herself. Fortunately, Xia Qingran valued her and she was able to enter the Xia family.
Although life is ordinary, at least I'm not hungry. I just need to take good care of Xia Qingran and don't have to worry about anything else.
In fact, the original body was prepared by Lang Huan for her own daughter, with the purpose of accompanying her daughter as a dowry maid when she got married.
Xia Qingran had never thought that she would encounter such a thing, and coupled with Langhuan's instructions, she had been very nice to Cuizhu these two days, just wanting the other party to help her willingly. Now with Cuizhu's words, she felt half relieved.
Three days later, Deputy General Xia came to see his daughter in person:
"Ran Ran, get ready. Someone will pick you up tonight."
"Father, can I take Cuizhu with me? She is my usual maid, and I will not feel at ease without her."
Deputy General Xia looked at Cuizhu outside the door, frowned, and finally shook his head. He knew Cuizhu. Although the indenture was in their hands, this matter was too important. The fewer people who knew about it, the better, so that the secret would not be leaked.
"No, you can only go there alone, and you can't bring anyone else."
"Father, Cuizhu has been with me since she was a child. If I suddenly disappear, she will definitely be worried. Why don't I find a reason to let her go before I leave, so that we can fulfill our master-servant relationship."
Xia Qingran said with red eyes on purpose.
"It's up to you to handle this matter. It's best to finish it before you leave and don't leave any trouble for your family."
"Yes, father."
After General Xia left, Xia Qingran sat down on the stool. Her original plan was to take Cuizhu to the Meng Mansion, exchange identities there, and then leave.
Now her father doesn't allow her to take Cuizhu away, what should she do?
"Miss, what's wrong?"
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