"What are you doing here?" Xiao Jingying frowned when he saw the blisters on Minghe's chest.
When Minghe saw that it was Xiao Jinying, she quickly hid the cakes in her bosom and said, "This servant will go and buy some cakes for Miss Zhang."
Xiao Jingying: "You want to burn your chest like this just to buy a pancake?"
Minghe smiled and said, "It won't taste good when it's cold."
It won't taste good when it's cold? Is that why this servant had to burn himself like this?
Xiao Jingying had no idea that he could be so dutiful when he was a servant.
Moreover, it was done to other people.
Xiao Jinying rode away, and Xiao Shan quickly followed, glaring at Minghe as he left.
Minghe followed behind, and as soon as they entered the mansion, she hurriedly grabbed the cakes and headed towards Miss Zhang's courtyard.
The pancakes were still warm, and Miss Zhang was very satisfied. She looked at the servant with new respect and said with a smile, "I don't understand. What makes you so inferior to Xiao Shan? Why does the master favor him so much and not you?"
Minghe thought to himself, not only does she not understand, but he himself does not understand either.
Even though he was much more of a sycophant than Xiao Shan, why couldn't he win Xiao Jingying's favor?
at this time.
Xiao Jingying lost all interest in approving official documents after thinking about Minghe's appearance on the street earlier.
He threw down his pen and asked Xiao Shan, "What is Minghe doing at the manor now?"
Xiao Shan rolled his eyes and said with his head down, "This servant really doesn't know, but this servant has heard that Minghe is frequently going to that Miss Zhang's courtyard."
Miss Zhang?
Xiao Jingying then remembered that the Miss Zhang was a concubine's daughter whom one of his colleagues had forced upon him.
He was not unaware of his colleague's thoughts.
When he marries his first wife, some of the women in his courtyard will be chosen to have their status elevated. After all, Miss Zhang comes from a good family, so she will definitely be included when that time comes.
So, Minghe knew this, which is why she went to curry favor with her in advance?
Xiao Shan laughed at Minghe: "It seems he couldn't get any favors from the adults, so he chose that Miss Zhang and went to be her servant."
"These past few days, I've heard that Minghe has been learning how to style his hair and how to adorn it with flowers. He's been serving Miss Zhang diligently and has already won her favor."
"So, today Miss Zhang was being silly and said she wanted to eat chestnut cakes, so Minghe rushed over. Those were freshly baked cakes, and he held them close to his chest, getting several blisters on his chest, just so Miss Zhang could have a hot bite..."
"..."
As Xiao Jingying listened, his eyes grew increasingly dangerous.
He remembered that when he was a child, Minghe had given him a pancake.
When he came out after the exam, he saw Minghe huddled in a small corner, waiting for him.
He was deeply moved at the time, and because of this incident, even after he went to the government office, he still thought about him for a long time.
But now, listening to what Xiao Shan is saying...
Minghe is good to him, but this kindness is not something that can only be given to him.
She's just any woman, yet she receives such treatment from Minghe.
Xiao Jingying couldn't describe his feelings; he didn't realize that he was going crazy with jealousy.
Xiao Jingying suddenly stood up.
Xiao Shan, who was talking non-stop, looked at Xiao Jingying's face and realized he had said something wrong. He was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.
When Xiao Jin finally saw the Miss Zhang, he saw Minghe kneeling obediently in front of her, massaging her legs.
When Zhang Qingqing saw Xiao Jingying approaching, she immediately stood up and greeted him with a smile, "My lord, what brings you here?"
Upon hearing this, Minghe immediately stood up.
Xiao Jingying kept staring at Minghe as he walked over.
Zhang Qingqing glanced between the two of them, and wisely refrained from saying anything.
Xiao Jingying sat down on the soft couch, pretending that no one else was there. His aura was extremely low, and he lowered his eyes, ordering Minghe: "Come and kneel down."
“…” Minghe went over and knelt down.
Xiao Jingying stopped looking at him and instead pulled Zhang Qingqing into his arms, asking her, "Was the servant's leg massage comfortable?"
Zhang Qingqing sensed something was wrong, and her body trembled with fear. "...Comfortable."
"Is that so?" Xiao Jingying let out a snort that sent chills down one's spine. "I haven't enjoyed it yet, but you have."
Minghe didn't understand what was wrong with Xiao Jingying. Hearing him say that, she quickly explained, "My lord, this servant just learned this."
Zhang Qingqing was completely like a puppet in Xiao Jinying's arms. "Minghe, why don't you hurry up and let the master try it out and see how good your skills are?"
Minghe listened to her and extended her hand.
Before he could even touch Xiao Jinying's leg, he was kicked to the ground by Xiao Jinying.
Startled, Zhang Qingqing quickly got up from his arms and knelt on the ground.
To this day, she still doesn't know what happened.
Minghe was in excruciating pain, but she didn't know what was wrong.
What's gotten into him this time?!
That evening, Zhang Qingqing was sent back to the Zhang residence.
Minghe had just managed to curry favor with a master, but he was suddenly gone, and was ordered to kneel in the courtyard of the study. He couldn't get up unless Xiao Jingying told him to.
That night, even Xiao Shan was ordered not to approach that courtyard.
Because of that kick, Minghe was already sweating profusely from the pain, but she still knelt there stubbornly until the middle of the night.
Just as Minghe was about to collapse to the ground and never get up again, the study door opened.
Minghe saw Xiao Jingying approach, then stepped closer, stood in front of him, squatted down, grabbed his neck, and asked him in a sinister tone, "Do you know who your master is?"
Minghe couldn't breathe, and tears welled up in her eyes. "Yes, it's you."
"So you did know that." Xiao Jingying's grip on his neck tightened even more.
"I know, I know," Minghe weakly pried his hand away, calling out, "Young Master..."
Xiao Jingying had once told him that he was not allowed to call him "Young Master" anymore.
But upon suddenly hearing the word "Young Master," Xiao Jingying's heart softened, and he released his grip, throwing Minghe to the ground.
Minghe coughed, clutching her neck, and got up, hugging Xiao Jingying's leg. "Young...Young Master, Minghe was wrong, Minghe was wrong, Young Master."
Minghe didn't know where she had gone wrong, but as a servant, she knew her master was never wrong, and showing weakness was never a mistake.
"Where did I go wrong?" Xiao Jingying gave him a chance to explain.
"Huh?" Minghe hugged his leg, raising her teary eyes, her face full of confusion. "The mistake, the mistake was..."
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