Chapter 431 Selfishness
Hu Zi woke up and saw that everything around him was new. He waved his hands and cried "Yaya".
Zheng Tang also looked curious, his eyes gazing around.
Compared to the panicked adults, these children only felt happy and joyful about coming to a new and interesting place.
Perhaps influenced by the child, Qiao Yu felt a little better after breakfast.
"You're right. Instead of being scared, why not just come out and relax?"
"Sister-in-law, I hope you can figure it out."
Qiao Yu is a thoughtful person, and Zheng Ci is afraid that she might be too thoughtful and hurt her body.
Qiao Xianglan brought the cloth, and the few of them talked and did needlework together.
The two children were lying on the bed next to them and playing, with several wet nurses watching them.
As they chatted, they started talking about Zheng Lan.
"Come to think of it, it hasn't been long since you got married, and Lan'er went to such a faraway place. I'm sorry for you." Qiao Xianglan looked at Qiao Yu with pity.
She was a good person and extremely filial to Qiao Xianglan. She would go to accompany her mother-in-law when she had nothing to do.
The two of them are now in a relationship almost like mother and daughter.
Qiao Yu smiled and said, "What are you talking about, Mom? I have to do something important when I go out. It's also great for Tang'er and I to stay home with Mom."
Qiao Xianglan sighed and decided to treat Qiao Yu better in the future.
The three of them chatted and laughed, and time passed very quickly.
In the evening, the three of them decided to go to the hot springs.
Qiao Xianglan also looked curious. She had never soaked in this hot spring before, but she had heard the ladies who came and went mention it countless times.
"It is said that soaking in this hot spring can beautify your skin. Is it really that magical?" asked Qiao Xianglan.
"I heard that soaking in this water is very good for women and can dispel cold."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Yu became interested.
Every month when she has her period, she is often in so much pain that she cannot get out of bed. If there really was such a miraculous effect, she could be free from such suffering.
The three of them came to the hot spring excitedly and went in to soak in the water one after another.
The weather these days is neither too cold nor too hot, and soaking in the hot springs makes you feel relaxed both physically and mentally.
Zheng Ci also instructed the maids in the farm to bring three cups of fruit juice to the people. It was very comfortable to drink one cup after making tea.
Qiao Yu felt warm all over, and her voice was extremely lazy. "I heard from the old man that the place where he was appointed was extremely cold. If he knew that he was suffering there while we came here to soak in the hot springs, he would definitely envy us."
Even if she didn't say it, several people could hear from her few words that she missed Zheng Lan.
"When my brother comes back, I can take a bath with him."
Qiao Yu's eyes sparkled, "Then I won't be polite."
Zheng Ci nodded, "We are one family, so let's not talk about different things."
Seeing that they got along well, Qiao Xianglan was very happy and smiled from ear to ear.
After the soak, the three of them each took a glass of juice and drank it. The juice was sweet and sour, and with some ice cubes, it was cool and refreshing. After the three of them drank a glass of juice, they felt that there was nothing happier in the world than this.
"How did my younger sister come up with the idea of making juice from fruit?"
Zheng Ci mentioned, "The fruit we received as a reward was too much, and it spoiled before we could eat it. The cook suggested we make juice from it. But we can't drink too much, as it's too cold for a woman."
Qiao Yu licked his lips and withdrew his reluctant look.
Her body is cold, so it is impossible for her to drink it every day.
After taking a bath, Qiao Xianglan came back and muttered while applying something on her face.
"Lan'er has good taste. Qiao Yu is a good girl. She is filial to me and gets along well with Xiao Ci."
Zheng Huai put down the book and said, "Why are you feeling so emotional today?"
Qiao Xianglan packed up, stood up and glared at her, "With so many things happening in this family, you're the only one who's so leisurely. I was just thinking that our family is so happy after all this time, and suddenly..."
She couldn't continue speaking.
He blamed the imperial concubine and the prince for involving his family, as well as the emperor.
But she didn't dare to say it out loud. She could only complain in her heart.
Seeing her thoughts, Zheng Huai took her hand and said, "Didn't I tell you that nothing will happen to our family? At most, they want to keep us under guard to check Pei Ji. If they attack us, Pei Ji will completely turn against them. The imperial concubine and the prince don't want to see such a scene."
Qiao Xianglan, "That being said, I'm really nervous."
Zheng Huai coaxed her for a long time, and Qiao Xianglan finally felt much better.
Five days later.
The four of them lived a leisurely life on the farm. They drank tea and did needlework during the day, took walks in the afternoon to watch the sunset, and picked vegetables and fruits. In the evening, they occasionally went to the hot springs. The days passed by in the blink of an eye.
"Madam, there's news from Tian'er." Wanxiang pushed the door open and walked in, not caring about etiquette.
Qiao Yu looked nervous, "What on earth happened?"
Wanxiang: "Madam, it's good news."
"Tian'er captured them?"
"Yes, not only did we catch them." Wanxiang smiled, "Tian'er found the families of these people and used them to threaten them. Now they are obedient and working for us."
Zheng Ci breathed a sigh of relief, "Then I feel relieved."
She wanted to eliminate the danger around her but didn't want to alert the enemy, so the best way was to control these people.
In order to prevent these people from being driven away, the prince and the imperial concubine would try their best to send people from other places to monitor them.
"Where are they being held now?"
Wanxiang: "They are locked up in the demolition room. The manager has sent people to watch over them. They are only given some water and a bite of food every day to keep them from starving. They can't escape."
Zheng Ci: "You did a great job."
Wanxiang: "This was all done by Tian'er, it has nothing to do with me."
She was smiling.
"If you hadn't stayed at the house, letting them down and thinking I wasn't gone, who knows what would have happened." Zheng Ci continued, "You did a great job. I'll reward you each with ten taels of silver later."
Wanxiang agreed with a smile.
Very frank.
Pei Ji naturally knew what was happening at home. He went in and out of the palace all day long, and it was inevitable that he would meet the prince and the imperial concubine.
This day, after Pei Ji left.
The imperial concubine said suspiciously, "It seems those people did a great job. Pei Ji didn't seem to notice anything."
The prince nodded, "Yes, they were carefully selected by several of them, and they are capable of doing things."
The imperial concubine glanced at him and said unhappily, "I clearly ordered them to take Zheng Ci and her group under control, but you insisted on having Zheng Ci brought to the palace. What do you want to do?"
The prince raised his eyebrows, "Pei Ji cares about her. With her in hand, Pei Ji will have no choice but to listen to us."
The imperial concubine warned: "You must know that the most important thing is the important thing. Don't miss your best opportunity for a woman. When you succeed to the throne, you can get any woman you want. Don't make a mistake with Zheng Ci."
The prince's eyes were indifferent, "Mother, I will handle my own affairs myself."
The imperial concubine was furious, but she didn't want to conflict with her son, so she had to endure it.
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