The system asked me to chase his wife

As Qiao Yuandong spoke, he looked up at Xia Mang, and when he saw the red envelope on her face, even the corners of his eyes curved.

Before Xia Mang could react, Qiao Yuandong took the ointment from her hand again.

"Forget it, squat down and I'll apply the medicine for you."

Even though Xia Mang was a thick-skinned person, he could tell from Qiao Yuandong's reaction how miserable he was when bitten by mosquitoes.

She squatted down and approached Qiao Yuandong, saying politely, "How can I trouble you to do it yourself, Madam?"

Qiao Yuandong didn't say much to her. He opened the lid, stretched out his index finger and gently poked inside. A ball of crystal clear ointment with a light yellow color hung on his fingertips.

Xia Mang watched Qiao Yuandong bend down slightly, pinch her chin with one hand and lift it up gently, and tap her face lightly several times with the other hand.

The slightly cool touch made Xia Mang squint his eyes comfortably.

Qiao Yuandong carefully spread the ointment on Xia Mang's face until it was completely absorbed by the skin.

Xia Mang gradually felt a little itchy. Qiao Yuandong's fingertips moved on her face like a dragonfly skimming the water, making her want to reach out and scratch her face.

Qiao Yuandong naturally noticed Xia Mang's impatience, so she warned: "Don't catch him, it's just for a while, it will be over in a while."

Xia Mang therefore endured it obediently. In order to divert her attention, she could only find ways to focus on other things.

In order to apply medicine to Xia Mang properly, Qiao Yuandong leaned forward slightly.

In order to make it easier for Qiao Yuandong to apply the medicine, Xia Mang straightened his back.

Her eyes naturally stopped at the collar of Qiao Yuandong's clothes.

The snow-white collar was slightly loosened, revealing Qiao Yuandong's delicate neck like porcelain, which exuded a jade-like luster under the firelight.

At the end of the collar opening, her full breasts were faintly visible.
'Ding! Warning to the host, do not look at anything indecent!'

Suddenly, a prompt sound rang in my mind, and it was not a task release.

Xia Mang resisted the urge to roll her eyes: "I'm a woman, what's the big deal about looking at her?"

'Ding! I warn the host again, do not look at anything indecent!'

Oh, she forgot.

The system living in her mind was once Qiao Yuandong’s biological husband!

Well, this is jealousy.

Cut, stingy!

Xia Mang took two more glances in revenge, and before the system issued the third warning, she closed her eyes.

After Qiao Yuandong applied the medicine, he found that Xia Mang had closed his eyes. He looked down suspiciously and his face turned red.

"All right."

Xia Mang heard that Qiao Yuandong's tone was no longer as cold as before, so she opened her eyes to look at her, but she only saw Qiao Yuandong's profile turned away.

And the faint redness on the neck.
At the beginning of the second day at the hour of Yin, Qiao Yuandong got up.

The master has already woken up, so there is no reason for the maid to fall asleep again.

Xia Mang went to Qiao Yuandong's room yawning continuously, and saw that she was pale and her eyes were dark.

I guess thanks to that bowl of tea, this guy didn't sleep all night.

He Lan and He Huan brought Qiao Yuandong's clothes. As soon as Xia Mang saw the style, he knew that Qiao Yuandong was going to enter the palace.

She usually hangs out with He Lan and the others, and she has seen Qiao Yuandong's attire for ladies of honor.

While Xia Mang was busy with everyone, he was thinking about things in his mind.

Qiao Yuandong just entered the palace yesterday and entered again today. I think it was about the matter of Marquis Zhongyong.

This was originally just a quarrel between children, but because both the old and the young in the Wu family were unreliable, they made the matter out of hand.

If I don't give the palace an explanation, it would be unacceptable.

Thinking of this, Xia Mang looked at Qiao Yuandong's haggard appearance again, and his heart suddenly became clear.

This is probably a trick of torturing oneself and going into the palace to gain sympathy?
Just as Xia Mang thought, Qiao Yuandong entered the palace for the matter of Marquis Zhongyong.

But she didn't go there to give the Dharma, she went there to ask for the Dharma.

Qiao Yuandong went to the palace gate to hand out a sign before dawn, and many ministers who came to attend the morning court saw the carriage of the Duke's Mansion.

Some who didn't know the inside story and some who did, all looked over with confusion. The former were wondering what the Duke's Mansion was doing in the palace, while the latter were wondering what the Duke's Mansion was going to do in the palace.

As soon as the queen woke up in the morning, she received news from the palace servants that the wife of Duke Qiao from the Duke's Mansion had handed in a sign and wanted to see her.

Normally, ladies of honor would submit their invitations in the morning and enter the palace in the afternoon, but the palace servants told the queen that Qiao Yuandong was already waiting at the palace gate.

The Queen was somewhat puzzled, knowing that her sister would never be so disorganized unless she encountered an emergency.

After thinking for a while, she ordered someone to bring the person in quickly, and she went to see the concubines who came to pay their respects.

Only after seeing off the concubines who came to pay their respects did the Queen have time to meet Qiao Yuandong.

Qiao Yuandong entered the queen's bedroom. The queen smiled and gave her a seat. Looking at Qiao Yuandong's haggard appearance, she gradually had some ideas in her mind.

After sending the servants away, before the Queen even opened her mouth, Qiao Yuandong stood up and knelt down before the Queen.

The queen raised her eyebrows in surprise, and saw two lines of tears falling on Qiao Yuandong's face.

"Cousin, please help me!"

Half an hour later, Qiao Yuandong walked out of the Queen's bedroom with red eyes.

The empress ordered the chief palace maid to escort the person out of the palace, and she went to the Emperor's Palace of Tranquil Longevity with a sullen face.

When Qiao Yuandong returned home, his eyes were still red and swollen.

Xia Mang knew that Qiao Yuandong came to the palace to settle yesterday's incident. After all, it was related to her, so she waited at the gate of the courtyard with a worried look on her face.

When she saw Qiao Yuandong go out with a pale face and come back with red eyes, she felt a little unfair to Qiao Yuandong.

If she had not been so reckless that day, things might not have gotten so serious and Qiao Yuandong wouldn't have had to go through so much trouble.

Seeing that Qiao Yuandong's steps were a little unsteady, Xia Mang hurried forward to support her.

"Madam, you are back. Do you want to eat something first?" Xia Mang asked attentively while helping Qiao Yuandong walk. Qiao Yuandong was too tired to talk, so he just shook his head.

After entering the house and removing the heavy clothes of a lady of honor, Qiao Yuandong rested for a long time before telling He Lan to wash up.

Xia Mang also went out with He Lan, and soon He Lan came in with hot water.

After Qiao Yuandong washed his face, Xia Mang brought in a bowl of porridge and a few side dishes.

"Madam, you haven't eaten anything this morning. Have some porridge."

In order to avoid misbehaving when entering the palace, Qiao Yuandong got up early and did not eat or drink anything. But perhaps because he was very tired, he did not feel hungry.

He wanted to shake his head to refuse, but when he met Xia Mang's sparkling eyes, he sat down at the table anyway.

After eating half a bowl of porridge with some refreshing side dishes, Qiao Yuandong put down his chopsticks and couldn't eat any more.

A maid came in and collected the dishes, and Qiao Yuandong leaned back on the couch to rest.

Xia Mang brought in a small round jar with two peeled boiled eggs soaked in ice water.

Qiao Yuandong glanced at the egg, then looked up at Xia Mang in confusion.

Xia Mang giggled and took out the two eggs and waved them towards Qiao Yuandong.

"Apply this to your eyes to reduce swelling and relieve fatigue."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Yuandong couldn't help but touch her eyes. She didn't need to look in the mirror to know that her eyes were probably swollen from all the crying.

Thinking about the sleepless night and the crying, I didn’t know how ugly and miserable I looked at this moment.

Being exposed by Xia Mang at this time, Qiao Yuandong felt a little embarrassed.

Seeing that Qiao Yuandong had no intention of refusing, Xia Mang took two eggs and gave her a cold compress.

Qiao Yuandong lay on his back on the couch with a soft pillow behind his head.

The egg had been soaked in ice water for a long time and was now gently rolled around the eyes, feeling soft and cool.

It is really refreshing and comfortable.

Qiao Yuandong gradually relaxed and let Xia Mang give her cold compress.

Xia Mang pinched the eggs and let them roll gently over Qiao Yuandong's skin. After a while, she found that her breathing became even.

Seems to be asleep?
Xia Mang withdrew his hand and moved closer to look at her.

Qiao Yuandong was completely unaware of all this.

Her eyelashes closed lightly, like a beautiful butterfly perched on her fair face.

Qiao Yuandong looked extremely peaceful while sleeping, not as distant and reserved as he was when he was awake.

It's because of this that she makes people feel closer.

A breeze blew in from the gap in the window frame, causing a strand of hair on Qiao Yuandong's forehead to fall down.

The ends of her hair seemed to make Qiao Yuandong feel a little uncomfortable, and she frowned slightly in her sleep.

Xia Mang couldn't help but reach out and brush away the hair for her.

There seems to be the scent of gardenia in the wind, making the moment leisurely and peaceful.

The Duke's Mansion was peaceful, but the capital was not.

When Qiao Yuandong entered the palace in the morning, memorials from the censors impeaching the Loyal and Brave Marquis Wu Hongyi had already been flying onto the emperor's desk like snowflakes.

When the Queen came to complain, the Emperor had not even finished reading the memorial.

However, at noon, Wu Hongyi, who was training troops in the parade ground, was urgently summoned to the palace.

Wu Hongyi was severely scolded by the emperor and his head was almost broken by a teacup.

His Majesty the Emperor scolded him for misusing public resources for personal gain, disrupting public order in the capital, and mistreating meritorious officials. Not only did he lose face for the Wu family, but he also threw dirty water on the Emperor.

Now people in the capital are saying that the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion is now deserted. How could the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery dare to lead his troops to attack the mansion without the emperor's instructions?
No matter how good Wu Hongyi was at dealing with things on weekdays, he didn't dare to face the angry king at this moment.

He lay on the floor and listened obediently to the emperor's reprimand.

Half an hour later, the emperor had finished venting his anger, but looking at Wu Hongyi who was being scolded obediently, he still felt it was not enough.

So the emperor issued an edict to drive Wu Hongyi out of the capital.

As for where Wu Hongyi went, only the emperor and he knew.

People in the capital only need to know one thing: the royal family will never disappoint their meritorious officials.

Even though the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion is small in number, it is not a target for casual bullying.

Otherwise, he will end up like the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery.

Wu Hongyi packed his bags early the next morning, went into the palace to bid farewell to the emperor, and then left the city gate wiping away tears.

The emperor and empress stood on the palace city wall to bid farewell to the old general, sighing deeply.

Looking at the emperor who was lost in thought, the queen spoke first.

"The gift to the Duke's Mansion has been delivered."

The gifts given previously were holiday rewards, and the gifts given now are considered compensation, intended to express an attitude.

The emperor came back to his senses and nodded slightly.

"The women of the Duke's Mansion asked the Queen to comfort them on my behalf. General Xiang was wronged by them."

Upon hearing this, the Queen gently held the Emperor's hand and comforted him softly, "This is not your Majesty's fault, so don't worry about it."

The emperor sighed softly, "The third brother has misled me."

After saying this, a stern look flashed across the brows of the Emperor of Jin, who was in his prime, and the Queen standing next to him saw it all.

The Jin Dynasty had few descendants throughout history. The legitimate prince Xiao Qi inherited the throne and became the current emperor. His half-brother, the third prince Xiao Yun, was granted the wealthy Jiaodong County and is now the King of Qi.

But it is obvious that King Qi is not satisfied with a small Jiaodong County, he wants to rule the world!
(End of this chapter)