Is it? Huaiyu swallowed a few red beans, which should have been the most turbulent time, but here it was calm and peaceful, even Qingxuan's daily reports of trivial matters in the city had decreased.

  "It's not bad to just muddle along every day like this." she muttered under her breath.

  The person beside her bed reached out and gently stroked her hair, with an unusually soft expression in his eyes.

  She has been exhausted for eight years, and he didn't know anything about it during these eight years, so he didn't help her at all, but instead opposed her many times. Now that he is standing by her side, he should make up for something.

  A bowl of red bean porridge was finished, Jiang Xuanjin put down the bowl. Let Qi Jin come to take her pulse, and then accompanied her to walk around the courtyard, the two people were leisurely as if they had retreated to a mountain forest.

  "Master." After a while, taking advantage of the emptiness, he whispered two sentences in his ear.

  Jiang Xuanjin listened calmly and said to Li Huaiyu: "Lv Qing has brought the documents, I'll go to the study to take a look. You go find Madam Xu and chat with her for a bit."

  "Good." The person's expression was too calm, and Yuexi didn't suspect anything at all, following Qingxi to Xu Chuyan.

  Jiang Xuanjin watched her leave through the moon gate before his expression turned gloomy. He turned around and asked, "Where did you get to?"

  "Twenty miles outside the East City Gate."

  Yu Weng's men and the Pingling relief troops met in the eastern valley, originally intending to persuade the relief troops to retreat, after all, Li Fangwu had also agreed to just go through the motions, but unexpectedly something unexpected happened. Both sides opened fire, with many casualties on both sides.

  Later on, there will be a big stir, and the crime of rebelling against the imperial city will likely be confirmed.

  Jiang Xuanjin fell silent, repeatedly twisting his sleeve hem, with no light shining through his dark eyes.

  As soon as Yu entered Xu's room, she saw a large pile of silk threads on a square table, and Xu was lowering her head to weave a complex patterned lace. Hearing the sound, she raised her head and smiled: "Your Highness, why have you come?"

  "Come and see." Huai Yu picked up a few strands of silk thread in surprise: "What is this for?"

  "Make something." Xu Chuyi said with his head down, "The style is quite novel, I haven't seen this kind of lace before."

  Mesh bags are generally used for carrying things, with a single flower pattern. However, the picture taken from that store is extremely intricate, and a pair of dragon and phoenix patterns are forcibly pieced together on the mesh bag, with a large layout, which may not be suitable for personal use.

  Chu Nian estimated for a while and felt that it would take about a month to brew.

  "She took her pattern and looked at it, and whispered, 'I feel like I've seen this somewhere before?'"

  Chu Nian hadn't heard clearly and asked her instead: "Where did Zi Yang Jun go?"

  "In the study." Can't remember where I've seen this thing before, Huai Yu doesn't think about it either, holding her belly and sitting beside her watching her fingers fly, sighing. "You're really clever with your hands."

  Chu Nian smiled: "I don't have anything else to do, so I'll just play with these."

  "I almost forgot, Zi Yang Jun said that Jiang Er Gongzi left a message when he was leaving, asking him to pass it on. He didn't have time to come over, so he asked me to tell you."

  Xu Zuo's hand paused, and he lowered his eyes: "What?"

  "It seems like he just said a sentence." Huai Yu thought back carefully to Jiang Xuanjin's words, and repeated them: "Where is the horizon without fragrant grass?"

  She paused for a moment and then smiled lightly: "That makes sense."

  I thought he would say something, but it turned out to be just this sentence. It's true, a carefree person like Jiang Er Gongzi can have any kind of woman he wants, and for her, he only feels regret.

  Originally still having some knots in his heart, upon hearing this, Xu Chuyan thoroughly relaxed.

  She and Jiang Shen were destined to be together, but they missed their chance. Since he has let go, she shouldn't think about it too much either. It's not easy for a woman to remarry, so she won't think about it anymore. After finishing her business in Yicheng, she will return to the main city of Danyang to spend the rest of her life with her elders.

  The new maid came in and poured tea, listened to them say two sentences, pouted and went out again.

  Several maidservants gathered together, whispering: "Everyone says Xu Shi is good, but I don't see what's so good about her. Her appearance is ordinary, and she's also a divorced woman who was abandoned by her husband. What does Duke Chi see in her?"

  "It's just that I can't stand her weak and feeble appearance, pretending to be pitiful to get people's attention. That master is also blind, wasting resources on such a person."

  "Don't mention it, this master of our house isn't a good person either."

  "What's the point of saying anything?"

  She glanced around. A maid whispered, "Look at how many men are around her? It's tolerable that Prince Zi Yang is here, since he's the father of her child, but I've heard rumors about her relationship with Master Lu too. And those officials, aren't they all flattering her? A woman can only marry one man, and she's already married, yet she still has so many indecent relationships; it's fortunate that Prince Zi Yang is easy-going."

  Rumors and hearsay were pieced together to create a narrative that seemed like fact, the young girls spoke with conviction, and with just a few words, they condemned the two individuals, each of their faces filled with disdain, as if afraid that if they didn't despise them enough, they would become just like them.

  Someone whispered: "What did our great master do wrong?"

  The person next to her immediately glared at her: "Such big shots, even if they did something wrong, can we know? Not to mention others. Just look at how many people are scolding her outside! Being scolded like that must be a problem, everyone can't be framing her!"

  There's some truth in this, when many people think something is right, it must be just; if everyone thinks someone is bad, then they must be a bad person!

  The higher-ranking maidservants in front of Xu Chuyan were not so respectful, occasionally even talking back to her and refusing to serve.

  A maid in front of her rolled her eyes, the remaining maids on the side secretly looked at each other and quietly praised. Xu Chuyi had a good temper and wouldn't punish anyone, so the maids in her courtyard became bolder and more arrogant, after being rude to her they would return to their rooms and receive flattery from the other maids, which made them even more presumptuous.

  The maid in the main courtyard also wanted to learn, so when serving dinner, a bowl of soup was not held properly and spilled directly onto the table, splashing half of Huaiyu's body.

  Li Huaiyu looked up at her.

  "You're going to die." The maid said, "Your hands are shaking."

  Admitting mistakes is admitting mistakes. The attitude may not be very good, and the expression on his face is still quite proud, as if he had done a great deed for the people.

  She pulled up her mouth and got up from the jade, took off her wet clothes and asked her: "When did you enter the mansion?"

  The maid stole a glance at her and pursed her lips: "Three days ago."

  It's been three days, no wonder. A blind man is not afraid of a high cliff anyway. Huaiyu smiled: "Nothing happened, just an accident."

  The maid was delighted and was just thinking of leaving to show off, when she heard her next sentence: "Wash this dress clean and return it within an hour."

  It's freezing outside, the well is almost frozen, and they're asking her to do laundry? The maid was shocked, thought for a moment, and said: "I'll send it out to be washed by someone else."

  Anyway, outside the prefecture, there are also rural women who are willing to wash clothes in winter just to make a living.

  "That won't do." Leaning on the table with a smile, Li Huaiyu moved his fingers, and Qing Si came forward to stand in front of him with an expressionless face.

  "The soup you spilled, how can it be used for others to wash? Qing Si sister will accompany you, she'll help you fetch water. You go wash."

  The maid's face turned blue with anger, thinking that this master was really petty and narrow-minded, just a bowl of soup, yet he deliberately made things difficult for her.

  No choice, under someone's roof. Can't help but listen. She hugged her clothes, bit her lip, and reluctantly went out.

  "Madam," Qi Jin said in a low voice beside her, "there have been many rumors and gossip in the mansion lately, be careful."

  Li Huaiyu sneered, "My old nest? I'm talking about my mansion. Never has such a thing happened before, and yet there are rumors flying around? I think they've had it too easy for too long."

  At the most difficult time, no traitor has ever appeared in Fei Yun Palace. These little maids may not have inquired clearly and do not know why.

  Indeed, I don't know, the maid who was forced to wash clothes had her hands frozen and blistered, went back to the servant's room and cried, everyone was still indignant, thinking that the master was stingy. They were instigating each other, trying to pretend to be sick and strike work. The maid in Xu Chuyi's courtyard was still pouring cold water for the master to wash his face, thinking of secretly venting her anger.

  However, that night at midnight, all the maids in the mansion were pulled out of their quilts and directly expelled from the princess's mansion.

  "What's going on?" someone cried out in surprise, hugging their quilt, "What have we done wrong?"

  Qing Si stood at the door and said coldly, "You're too full of yourself."

  "What evidence is there?" The most prestigious maid stepped forward and said, "We haven't said anything!"

  "It's just that, for no reason at all, they're driving us away. It's not enough to drive us out during the day, but they have to do it in the middle of the night, when it's freezing cold, where are we supposed to go?"

  Chirping and chattering, resentment filled the air, Qing Si listened calmly, waiting for them to calm down before saying: "The master has ordered that if anyone can reveal who is secretly manipulating things, they will be allowed to return home, with their monthly allowance doubled."

  As soon as this was said, someone immediately said: "The people who spoke ill of the master and Miss Xu a few days ago were all Sister Qiongtai, what does it have to do with me?"

  The named Qiongtai coldly said: "You didn't say anything? Scolding and not doing anything, are you trying to provoke me?"

  "That's also what Xun Mei and Qiu Shui scolded the most!"

  "Moreover, there is also Wang Mei!"

  They were just united in their hatred for a common enemy, but now they have fallen out with each other and are loudly quarreling at the entrance.

  Li Huaiyu said with a sigh, "See? You can't be too kind to someone who is not upright. If you are good to her, she will take advantage of you. It's better to reserve your kindness for others."

  Xu Chuchan sighed: "What they said is also right, my reputation is not very good, after all, I took the divorce papers and didn't go home, being scolded a few times is normal."

  "What's wrong with you?" Hua Yu glared at her, "You didn't steal, didn't rob, and didn't do anything wrong. You're unlucky enough to meet such people, but you still have to put up with their vicious tongues? I'm telling you, if you don't fight back, others will really think you're in the wrong. This world is inherently cruel, since you can't save everyone, at least save yourself."

  Silence is never a good thing. Compared to the revelation of a century-old miscarriage of justice, she prefers to see good people stand up for themselves on the spot, which is the right way of human society.