The system asked me to chase his wife

After a thrilling polo match, the sun was already setting.

The three of them left the polo field and walked back together.

The two of them sent Liu Wuniang home first.

Wu Wendong touched his empty purse with a look of regret on his face, while Liu Wuniang was still thinking about the excitement that had just occurred.

Xiang Xiu'an followed behind with a calm face, but his mood was not as calm as he looked.

The sight of the young men running and galloping on the polo field made him feel a little envious.

It’s not that I long to play polo, but I long to go to the battlefield to kill the enemies.

How great would it be if one day he could put on armor and fight on the battlefield?
Liu Wuniang chattered about coming again next time, but then she saw Xiang Xiu'an was silent.

"What are you thinking?"

Seeing that the two of them were looking at him curiously at the same time, Xiang Xiu'an spoke out what was in his mind.

Everyone has a dream, and there is nothing to hide.

When Wu Wendong heard what Xiang Xiu'an said, he immediately patted his chest and promised generously: "That's not difficult. If you want to be a soldier, I will ask my grandfather to assign you a young general to play with."

Before Xiang Xiu'an could speak, Liu Wuniang spoke first: "Me! I want to be a soldier too!"

Just as he finished speaking, a sound of gnashing teeth came from the side.

"You are still a soldier, I think you should be a god!"

Hearing the voice, Liu Wuniang was so frightened that her whole body trembled and she immediately hid behind Wu Wendong and Xiang Xiu'an.

A lady with a high bun and rich clothes came out from the alley. Her face, which still had charm, was now frosty.

The key is that he is holding a feather duster in his hand!
"You little bitch, how dare you hide?" When the woman saw Liu Wuniang hiding behind the two young men, her eyebrows immediately raised and her eyes flashed with ferocity.

"Mom~" Liu Wu Niang called the woman coquettishly.

Oh, it turns out this is Mrs. Liu from the commander’s family.

Liu Silang was taken away by his father for training, leaving only a naughty girl at home.

Mrs. Liu was feeling relieved to see her daughter staying at home peacefully for the day, but suddenly, the maid came to report that the young lady had sneaked out.

Mrs. Liu sent people out to look for him for half the afternoon but couldn't find him. In the end, they met him at the entrance of the alley in front of her own house.

That would have been fine, but I didn’t expect that the bad girl would come back with the two boys.

This made Mrs. Liu so angry that her teeth ached. She was saying that the man was so old, yet he was still so unruly!
It’s all Old Liu’s fault!

When Wu Wendong saw Mrs. Liu's behavior, he inexplicably thought of his own mother.

He was a little scared all of a sudden, and he immediately jumped back a long way: "Husband, Madam, we have sent Miss Liu back, and we are leaving now, bye!"

As Wu Wendong was about to leave, he saw Xiang Xiu'an still standing there like a piece of wood, so he pulled him back in annoyance.

"Go quickly, or I'll beat you up too!"

Liu Wuniang, who was hiding behind Xiang Xiu'an, glared at Wu Wendong fiercely.

"Come out now!" Mrs. Liu shouted coldly, and Liu Wuniang's neck shrank.

Xiang Xiu'an did not leave immediately after listening to Wu Wendong. Instead, he bowed to Madam Liu.

"I am Xiang Xiu'an from the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion. I am honored to meet the Madam. Today, I met Miss Liu on the road alone. I was worried about her safety, so I traveled with her."

When Mrs. Liu heard Xiang Xiu'an's self-introduction, her expression changed.

She remembered that the last time she came back from the Qiao Mansion, the maid Shang Lian mentioned the young master of the Zhenguo Mansion. She thought it was the one in front of her.

Mrs. Liu took one look at him and thought he was a handsome man. When she listened to his conversation, she felt that he had the temperament of a gentleman.

My daughter is a little bully who is most likely to cause trouble. Why should I worry about her safety when I walk on the road?
The young master of the Xiang family said this just to cover up for his daughter and to express his feelings.

"Prince Xiang is truly a talented young man. He is much better than my useless sons." Madam Liu liked Xiang Xiu'an very much.

Seeing that my mother’s attitude had softened, Liu Wuniang immediately plucked up the courage to come up to me, put her arm around me and act coquettishly.

"Mom, let me tell you, I went to watch polo today. It was so much fun. Next time I'll take you to watch it too. Those guys are all so handsome and heroic."

Madam Liu covered her daughter's mouth with her hand and said to Xiang Wu and the others with a fake smile, "Come to our house when you have time."

Watching Madam Liu dragging Liu Wuniang away, Wu Wendong said to Xiang Xiu'an with lingering fear: "I was scared to death."

Xiang Xiu'an frowned and glanced at the boastful Wu Wendong: "Is it that serious?"

Wu Wendong snorted, "When I see Madam Liu like that, I remember the time when my mother beat me. Of course, you, who have never been beaten, can't understand."

After saying this, Wu Wendong regretted it. Xiang Xiu'an lost his parents at a very young age, so of course he had never been beaten.

Seeing Xiang Xiu'an's dejected expression, Wu Wendong tried to make amends: "I mean, you are the kind of obedient person. Even if your parents were still alive, they wouldn't beat you."

Tsk, this seems to be wrong?
Wu Wendong slapped him on the forehead.

My God! His mouth has always offended people. When has he ever comforted people?
After saying goodbye to Xiang Xiu'an, Wu Wendong returned home happily. Mrs. Wu asked him with a smile whether he had had fun with the young master of the Xiang family today.

Wu Wendong thought of Xiang Xiu'an's face, which was as black as the bottom of a pot, and said against his conscience that he and the young master of the Xiang family were close friends.
After August, Qiao Yuandong returned to the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion before the Mid-Autumn Festival. During the days when she was away, everything in the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion was in good order as usual.

Qiao Yuandong went to pay his respects to the lady-in-waiting, presented some holiday gifts brought back from her parents' home, and then returned to his own courtyard to take a rest.

Yunxiu came to see her, intending to report to her some trivial matters in the mansion in the past few days.

Qiao Yuandong was a bit lazy, so he handed the matter over to Rongzhu, while Xia Mang was responsible for taking care of Qiao Yuandong's washing and rest.

He Lan went to the tea room and brought a cup of fragrant fruit tea, but Qiao Yuandong did not take it.

"Mangxia." She wiped her hands with a warm, wet towel, turned around and called Xia Mang.

Xia Mang understood and took out a jar of osmanthus honey from the box she brought back, scooped it twice with a jade spoon and stirred it into the fruit tea.

After the tea was stirred evenly, Xia Mang handed the fruit tea to Qiao Yuandong.

Helan looked at the osmanthus honey curiously, and Xia Mang explained it to her.

"The doctor said that Madam can eat some honey after autumn. This kind of honey is sweet but not greasy, which suits Madam's appetite very well."

He Lan nodded and took note of it.

Yunxiu coldly watched Xia Mang busying around and acting in a proper manner, knowing that this girl must have been trying to curry favor with the lady during this period.

She pulled Rongzhu outside to the corridor and whispered to Rongzhu, "I'm afraid that we will be squeezed out by Mangxia."

Rong Zhu looked at her in surprise: "Where did you get this from?"

Yunxiu then repeated to Rongzhu what she had just heard.

After that, he continued, "Tell me, during the time when Madam was back at the Qiao Mansion, did she only ask Mang Xia to serve her?"

Rongzhu couldn't help but twitch her lips: "What's the connection? She just saw me do it so many times that she remembered it."

Haha, can you believe that I, your sister, was serving two people alone at that time?
Rong Zhu did not mention the fact that Xia Mang bumped into his master and injured his leg, and that his business trip turned into recuperation.

Yunxiu felt that Rongzhu's words were pale and powerless. In her opinion, Rongzhu's words were just a forced excuse to save face.

"Hey, you and I have worked together for so many years, and I treat you as one of my own. I advise you to make more plans, and don't regret it when someone takes over your position."

Yunxiu sighed and shook his head, then left, leaving Rongzhu confused.

Yunxiu is a servant girl in the mansion. Her father and mother both work as housekeepers in the mansion. She used to serve the old lady and was later assigned to work for Qiao Yuandong.

A maid like her is considered to be the most respected in the mansion.

Yunxiu believes that he has the ability and status, so he has high aspirations. He has a clear idea about his career plan.

There are only a few masters in the mansion now. Although the lady is in charge of the household affairs, the title must be inherited by the prince.

By the time the prince gets married, will the lady be able to manage the Duke's Mansion for the rest of her life?

Thinking in this way, the hope still lies with the prince.

The prince is young and ambitious. After she serves the lady for a few years, the prince will also be married.

Considering the small population of the Duke's Mansion now, the Madam Dowager and the Madam must arrange a concubine for the Crown Prince.

Naturally, this concubine has to be found among the several senior maids who are popular.

Yunxiu is not inferior in terms of ability and appearance, so she must seize this opportunity to climb up!
Now that Mang Xia has arrived, she has been promoted from a menial maid to a first-class maid in a short period of time. Yunxiu can't help but be wary of her tactics and intentions.

Yunxiu tossed and turned on the couch at night, thinking about all these things, and secretly made up her mind.

The next day, Yunxiu got up early, packed up, and saw Xia Mang getting ready with sleepy eyes.

She smiled and said to Xia Mang, "You must be very tired from accompanying Madam to Qiao's residence. I will take your place today. You should take a good rest."

When Xia Mang heard this good news, she collapsed into the bed again. She closed her eyes and said gratefully, "Excuse me, I'll treat you to some snacks later!"

During the days of recuperation in the Qiao Mansion, Xia Mang ate and slept every day. Sometimes she would not wake up even when Qiao Yuandong woke up.

Don’t mention how comfortable my life is.

He had just let his whole body become lazy and had difficulty getting up this morning. After Yunxiu said this, Xia Mang gave up resisting on the spot.

Yunxiu despised Xia Mang's laziness.

For such an unmotivated girl to be able to serve the lady personally, it must be all because of her flattery, right?
Who doesn't know how to please the master?
Yun Xiu went to the main house in a high-spirited manner. At this time, Qiao Yuandong had just woken up.

While He Huan and He Lan were combing Qiao Yuandong's hair and putting on makeup, she went to the inner room to fold the quilt and make the bed.

After Qiao Yuandong had packed up, he went to the side hall to have breakfast, and Yunxiu took the initiative to serve him.

"Why didn't Mangxia come?" Qiao Yuandong asked casually as he took the bowl of shredded chicken and lily porridge handed to him by Yunxiu.

"She hasn't gotten up yet. I saw that she really couldn't get up, so I came for her." Yunxiu replied casually.

Qiao Yuandong was indifferent to this. He took a sip of the meat porridge and said, "She is lazy."

(End of this chapter)