The system asked me to chase his wife

Xiang Xiu'an carefully took the silk handkerchief from Xia Mang's hand, and even dared not breathe too heavily, for fear of accidentally blowing the medicine away.

"I, my brother, does he have any instructions?" Xiang Xiu'an held the medicine in one hand and looked at Xia Mang with hope on his face.

Xia Mang said immediately, "Nothing was said. Just find a way to feed the medicine to Madam Tai."

"Oh." Xiang Xiu'an nodded obediently.

After watching Xiang Xiu'an enter the lady's room, Xia Mang turned around and went back to sleep.

Xia Mang slept until mid-afternoon and woke up hungry. It was just time for snack.

The kitchen of the Duke's Mansion prepares snacks every day in case the master wants to eat after waking up from his nap.

Qiao Yuandong had a small appetite and didn't eat much snacks. Most of the leftovers went into the stomachs of the maids.

Xia Mang touched his rumbling belly and ran straight to Qiao Yuandong's room to get some snacks.

As a result, when she turned out of the corner door, she saw Rongzhu, Helan and Hehuan sitting at the stone table in the courtyard eating snacks.

Rongzhu saw Xia Mang and waved for her to come over: "I left it for you, come quickly."

Xia Mang gave Rong Zhu a hug in her heart and ran over happily: "Yesterday we had meat puffs, what are you eating today?"

"Today's dish is osmanthus jelly and Poria cocos cake." Rongzhu pushed the plate of snacks to Xia Mang.

There were still two pieces left on the plate. Xia Mang picked up the crystal clear osmanthus jelly and took a bite. It melted in his mouth and his mouth was full of fragrance.

After finishing the osmanthus jelly in a few mouthfuls, Xia Mang's hunger was relieved a little. He thought of Qiao Yuandong and said, "You are all outside, who will take care of the lady?"

He Lan said, "My wife has just gone to bed, don't bother her."

The one who went out with Qiao Yuandong today was He Lan.

Qiao Yuandong went to the palace early in the morning to ask for the Empress's handwritten order, and brought the director of the Imperial Hospital to see the patient. He sent the doctor away and only went to bed now.

When Xia Mang heard that the director of the hospital had come to see the patient in person, she asked about the lady's condition.

He Lan said: "Master Yuanzheng means that the Madam is not in good condition."

In fact, what she said was quite cryptic.

The original words of the hospital administrator at that time were that the Madam had suffered a second stroke, plus a cerebral hemorrhage. Although the blood clots were not much, it would be difficult for her to recover as before, and she might even risk her life.

Xia Mang couldn't help but frown when she heard He Lan say that. Could it be that the medicine had no effect?

She turned to ask Xiang Xiukai: "Did Xiang Xiu'an give the medicine to the lady?"

The system has a scanning function, and Xiang Xiukai must be keeping an eye on the lady's situation at all times.

Sure enough, when Xia Mang asked, Xiang Xiukai said, "She ate it. He fed it to my grandmother while everyone was leaving the hospital."

'Oh. '

"Host, is your medicine really effective?" Although Xiang Xiukai saw his brother feeding the medicine to his grandmother, he was still worried.

Xia Mang could only assure him: "Don't worry, technology will be very advanced in the future, and the medicine will definitely work!"

While Xia Mang was talking to Xiang Xiukai, He Lan excitedly shared gossip with her friends.

"Guess who I met today when I was waiting for my wife outside the Imperial City?"

As soon as Xia Mang heard this opening, he knew there was some explosive news, so he immediately cut off contact with Xiang Xiukai and asked with great interest, "Who did you meet?"

He Lan leaned forward, looking at them with sparkling eyes, and whispered, "Princess!"

Xia Mang's high spirits were extinguished in an instant, and when she looked at He Lan, her eyes were full of "inexperienced".

"Who hasn't met the princess yet?"

He Lan didn't mind Xia Mang's disdain at all and instead revealed a piece of information.

"The princess's lover is missing!"

"what?!"

"Are you talking about that Master Xiao Yu?" Xia Mang suddenly became interested. "Tell me about it!"

The story of the eldest princess beating a female general, Prince Ma, to death is no longer news in Beijing.

At that time, in order to support his own sister, the emperor directly deprived Prince Ma of the qualification to inherit the title, which caused a round of battle for succession in the Zhaocheng Marquis Mansion.

How long has it been since then and there is news again?
He Lan originally wanted to share gossip with her friends, so she just told them what she saw and heard when she went out today.

Because of the eldest princess's fuss, Prince Ma lost all face in the capital. Not only could he not inherit the title, but he was still ill and the arranged marriage was also canceled.

Prince Ma was deeply shocked and his illness worsened. As his time was running out, imperial physicians came to see him one after another.

Everyone has a unanimous opinion: it will only take a day or two.

Marquis Zhaocheng and his wife have always loved this prince, otherwise they would not have indulged him into such a ridiculous state.

But now he has to bear the consequences and end up seeing his loved ones die.

However, how could Marquis Zhaocheng be willing to accept this?

The eldest princess was of noble status and he couldn't touch her, so he took out his anger on the female concubine.

So the unconvinced Marquis Zhaocheng directly submitted a memorial, accusing the female lover of deceiving the emperor and disrespecting the royal family, and asked the emperor to thoroughly investigate this person with ulterior motives.

Although the emperor favored the eldest princess, he also felt that it was inappropriate for her to favor a woman.

So after receiving the memorial from Marquis Zhaocheng, the emperor actually ordered someone to investigate the background of the female concubine.

This investigation actually revealed the problem.

The female lover named Yu Qing was actually a maid from the mansion of Marquis Cheng Yi!
The emperor could not sit still at that time. What was Marquis Cheng Yi's intention in sending the maid in his mansion to the eldest princess?
When Xiang Xiukai led the army to war, the prince of Chengyi Marquis's mansion went with him. In the end, the prince of Chengyi Marquis's mansion escaped back alone, saying that Xiang Xiukai neglected his duties, resulting in the tragic deaths of tens of thousands of soldiers on the front line.

The emperor had investigated the matter thoroughly, but the prince of Chengyi had done a very clean job and he found nothing.

It was precisely because nothing was found that the emperor suspected that there was something wrong with Cheng Yihou’s Mansion.

That battle was just to intimidate the barbarians on the border. Even if a fool was sent to lead the troops, they could still win. Xiang Xiukai is not a stupid idiot, how could he possibly kill tens of thousands of soldiers?

It was also at this time that the emperor began to suspect the relationship between Marquis Cheng Yi and Prince Qi. Under the subtle clues, he finally caught Marquis Cheng Yi's tail.

But the time was not right, so Marquis Cheng Yi could not do anything, and the emperor could only turn a blind eye to Marquis Cheng Yi's actions.

But that woman is a nuisance, we can't let her stay!
The emperor ordered people to go to the princess's mansion to arrest the female lover, but the princess was unwilling to do so and immediately beat back the imperial guards who came to arrest her. In order to save Yu Qing, the princess went to the palace to see the emperor that day and testified for Yu Qing's innocence.

The eldest princess was not unaware of the entanglement between the emperor and Prince Qi, and she also knew very well why the emperor had always been wary of Cheng Yihou's Mansion.

But she firmly believed that Yu Qing had nothing to do with Marquis Cheng Yi and Prince Qi.

Yu Qing was indeed from Cheng Yi Marquis’ Mansion, but she did not have a very good life there.

Because of her good looks, the prince of Chengyi wanted to take her into his chambers. However, the prince's wife, who was jealous of Yu Qing, sold her to a brothel.

Yu Qing didn't want to be humiliated, so she tried her best to escape, but was nearly beaten to death by the turtle man who chased her out. It was the eldest princess who passed by and saved her life.

This rescue brought back the one I love.

After meeting the emperor, the princess even used her own life and property to guarantee Yu Qing.

There is nothing wrong with this girl, Your Majesty, please believe me, right?

The emperor was well aware of Prince Qi's cunning tactics. He always felt that Yu Qing's appearance was too coincidental. He would rather wrongly convict such a person than let him go!

My sister must not be misled by beauty. A man like this must have ulterior motives by being around me!

The eldest princess said that she would protect Yu Qing to the end.

The emperor said what if Yu Qing was a spy and was going to harm the royal bloodline.

The eldest princess said that she would never let Yu Qing come into contact with members of the royal family.

Emperor: Aren't you a member of the royal family?

The eldest princess: Even if she really wants to harm me, then it’s my bad luck.

emperor:.
Hopeless!
Neither side could convince the other, and the eldest princess almost had a quarrel with the emperor. In the end, the two parted unhappily, and the emperor temporarily gave up the plan to arrest Yu Qing.

However, after the princess returned home, she found that Yu Qing had left a letter and disappeared without saying goodbye.

The letter said that she knew she was of low status and that it was her fault that the princess and His Majesty had been unhappy because of her, and that she could only atone for her sin by leaving.

The princess was now very upset and immediately sent people to look for him everywhere.

It was just that Yu Qing was deliberately avoiding her, and the princess couldn't find him.

Because of this matter, the eldest princess went to the palace again, crying and making a fuss, asking His Majesty the Emperor to compensate her lover.

This is what happened to the eldest princess that Helan met outside the palace today.

Xia Mang ate a full meal of melon, and at the end he said with a sense of unfulfilled desire: "That lover is really good at hiding. The princess hasn't found him yet?"

"I heard from the brothers guarding the city gate that this is the third time the princess has come to the palace. In order to find her lover, His Majesty even lent her a troop of soldiers!"

He Lan took a sip of tea and continued, "They suspected that someone had captured the concubine. It was probably Huazi, or maybe a gangster, who wanted to blackmail the princess."

What He Lan didn't say was that there were also rumors that the female favorite was actually a liar who cheated the princess of her money and sex and ran away after getting the benefits.

She personally thought this was unbelievable.

Rong Zhu was stunned by what she heard, and finally sighed: "The eldest princess is of noble status, and she is willing to do this for a woman. It's really admirable!"

He Huan couldn't help but add: "That female concubine is also sensible. In order to preserve the friendship between His Majesty and the princess, she is willing to give up this wealth and honor."

While they were sitting and talking, it was already getting dark. He Lan went into the room to light the light, and Qiao Yuandong also woke up at this time.

She sat on the couch in a trance and woke up for a while. She wanted to go see the lady, so she asked He Lan to do her makeup.

Xia Mang felt refreshed after a nap. Although she had eaten some snacks, she still felt hungry, so she volunteered to go to the kitchen to serve the meal.

Qiao Yuandong's dinner was relatively light but very exquisite, with a variety of soups, side dishes, seasonal vegetable stews, and desserts filling the table.

The plump cook Jiang put the dishes into the food box one by one, and Xia Mang squatted beside her, slurping a bowl of noodles with meat sauce.

After Chef Jiang had served the food, Xia Mang drank up all the soup in the bowl.

"Mother Jiang's cooking skills are excellent. The meat sauce is getting more and more delicious!" As usual, Xia Mang took out ten coins and gave them to Chef Jiang, not forgetting to praise her.

Mrs. Jiang smiled so much that her face was puffed with fat. "I made this meat sauce by frying minced beef. It's my own special dish, but Miss Mangxia got it today."

Whenever there are leftover ingredients from cooking in the kitchen, they will be swept into the cooks' pockets and occasionally used to cook for themselves.

This is how Chef Jiang’s meat sauce came about.

Firstly, it won't be a waste, and secondly, it won't be excessive. Qiao Yuandong has always acquiesced to this.

Xia Mang burped contentedly, picked up the two food boxes and left. Before leaving, she remembered something: "Mother Jiang, remember to save my dinner for me!"

Mrs. Jiang said unhappily, "Aren't you afraid of indigestion after eating so much?"

Xia Mang straightened her small body and said, "I'm still growing!"

Mrs. Jiang the chef: “.”

After dinner, Qiao Yuandong went straight to see the lady. Xia Mang was not on duty today, so he didn't need to serve her.

The little maid in the yard brought the meals of the older maids, and Xia Mang ate her own portion.

Her belly was so round from the two meals that she couldn't sleep anyway, so Xia Mang supported herself and walked around the yard to digest the food.

At this moment, a shadowy figure peeked out from the gate. The gatekeeper recognized the person and called out, "Oh my Lord, why are you here so late at night?"

When Xia Mang heard that it was Xiang Xiu'an, and saw him hesitating for a long time, his eyes kept glancing towards the yard.

I see. He's probably here to see me.

She lit the light and walked over to invite Xiang Xiu'an in to talk. When Xiang Xiu'an saw Xia Mang, his eyes lit up like a weasel, and Xia Mang was frightened.

She was afraid that Xiang Xiu'an would talk about the medicine directly, so she started the conversation first: "But if there is anything missing in the room, just send the servant to get it. Why do you have to come here yourself?"

Xiang Xiu'an responded with some nods and followed him into the house obediently.

After Xia Mang closed the door, Xiang Xiu'an could no longer hold it in.

He acted like an undercover agent contacting an organization, and said cryptically and tactfully: "It's done!"

Xia Mang: "Oh."

(End of this chapter)