Inside the Marquis's residence.
Linglong was brewing medicine when a maid carrying a vegetable basket walked into the kitchen. She was a maid named Qingkui who had been recruited by Mu Chenshuang.
“These vegetables are exceptionally fresh today, and this hen is quite plump; it can be used to make braised chicken for the princess,” Qingkui said.
Linglong held the fan in her hand, fanning the stove, and answered Qingkui's question, "Stewing it is fine, Miss doesn't like braised chicken."
"so!"
Qingkui put down her vegetable basket, walked to Linglong's side, and asked in confusion, "Linglong, has the princess been unwell lately?"
Linglong picked up a rag from the side, lifted the lid, and said, "Miss is fine. Just do your own thing. We servants shouldn't ask too many questions about our mistress's affairs."
Qingkui responded with an "oh".
"Go ahead and do your thing," Linglong said.
"yes."
Aoi turned and left the kitchen.
Linglong wrapped the stove in a rag, poured the medicine into a bowl, and then carried the medicine out of the kitchen.
In the past, after decocting the medicine, she would immediately collect the dregs and handle them with extra care to avoid the lady's people finding out.
Now that the Marquis's mansion is completely in the young lady's hands, she no longer needs to be as cautious as before.
Qingkui was arranging dried vegetables outside the kitchen. After watching Linglong leave, her gaze fell towards the kitchen, a dark light flashing in her eyes.
Linglong brought the medicine to Mu Chenshuang's study.
After drinking the medicine, Mu Chenshuang asked, "Have you disposed of the dregs?"
Linglong was taken aback for a moment, then replied, "It hasn't been cleaned up yet. I brought the medicine over directly. Now that you've taken care of the spies of the Lady in the Marquis's mansion, Miss, you probably don't need to be so careful anymore!"
"We still need to handle this carefully and not be careless."
Linglong said "Oh," and then said, "I'll go take care of it now."
Mu Chenshuang hummed in agreement, "Go ahead!"
Linglong took the medicine bowl, turned and left the study, walking quickly towards the kitchen. When she returned, she saw Qingkui chopping wood, but didn't pay much attention. She then went into the kitchen, put the dregs of the medicine into a basket, and left the kitchen, intending to take it to the riverbank to throw it away.
After watching Linglong leave, Qingkui put down the axe in her hand and quickly walked into the kitchen, turned on the stove, and saw that the dregs of medicine inside had been cleaned up.
My doubts grew stronger.
Just as she was frowning in thought, Honghua's voice suddenly came from behind her, "Qingkui, what are you doing?"
Qingkui panicked and hurriedly put down the lid, trying to calm herself down. She turned around and looked at Honghua who came in, forcing a smile on her lips, and said, "Oh, I saw that Linglong just brewed the medicine, so I thought I'd help clean it up."
Honghua stepped forward, looked at her, and reminded her, "This is none of your business. Just go and do your own thing."
"Okay, I understand."
Qingkui quickly lowered her eyes, concealing the panic in them, and hurried towards the door.
After dinner.
Linglong was helping her wash up.
"Linglong, you don't need to do anything anymore, you can go now!"
Linglong had some doubts, but she didn't ask any further questions.
"yes."
Mu Chenshuang sat under the candlelight, holding a brush and writing on rice paper.
Time passed second by second, but there was no sound from outside.
After writing the entire sheet of paper, Mu Chenshuang subconsciously looked up at the door. The only sound in the quiet, still atmosphere was the night wind.
Mu Chenshuang's grip on the pen tightened slightly.
She then put down her calligraphy brush and picked up a book to read.
However, for some reason, she couldn't concentrate on reading a single word. She kept glancing at the door, but there was still no movement until after 7 PM.
Suddenly, a loud snap echoed in the quiet room.
Mu Chenshuang abruptly put down the book in her hand, lowered her eyes, and her expression became increasingly unpleasant, revealing a hint of anger in them.
Suddenly.
Mu Chenshuang realized her lapse in composure, lowered her eyes, took a deep breath, and calmed herself down.
However, there was still no movement outside.
With a sullen face, Mu Chenshuang got up and walked towards the inner room.
Suddenly, a low-pressure, cold wind blew by, and the candlelight in the room went out instantly.
All night long, Mu Chenshuang tossed and turned, unable to sleep, feeling inexplicably irritable and angry.
The next day.
As Linglong was helping Mu Chenshuang wash up, she clearly sensed something unusual about the atmosphere around them. A pang of guilt shot through her heart, and she cautiously asked, "Miss, did something happen last night?"
Last night, Miss was in a good mood during dinner, her face was radiant, but how come her complexion has turned so ugly overnight? I wondered to myself, who made Miss angry.
As Linglong thought about this, something suddenly occurred to her: Could it be that the man had come to harass her again last night?
Mu Chenshuang's face was somber, and she didn't answer further. "It's nothing."
Although Linglong was worried, she didn't dare to ask any more questions.
"Then, Miss, please have breakfast first!"
"No, Linglong, go and prepare. We'll go for a walk outside the city today, and bring plenty of clothes. We won't be going back to the manor tonight."
Linglong glanced at her with a puzzled look, then replied, "Yes."
Miss is in a bad mood, it would be good for her to go out for a walk to cheer herself up.
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