The system asked me to chase his wife

Early in the morning, Xia Mang was serving breakfast to Qiao Yuandong, and soon she would go to the main house to see the lady.

The voice that suddenly rang in her mind scared Xia Mang so much that she almost threw away the chopsticks she was using to serve the food.

"What's wrong?" Qiao Yuandong asked in confusion when he saw Xia Mang suddenly tremble.

"The weather is a bit cold, madam, please wear more clothes." Xia Mang smiled and made up an excuse to get away with it.

He turned around and angrily said to the system in his head: "I'm going to die, you're so startled!"

Xiang Xiukai ignored Xia Mang's bad temper and said directly: "I understand where the problem lies!"

Xia Mang had been tricked by Xiang Xiukai once before, so she was a little suspicious: "Is this true?"

'I read through the System Law and found that the tasks issued that day were illegal because they had nothing to do with my obsession, so they violated the provisions of the System Law.'

Xia Mang didn't quite understand: "Aren't all the tasks you post irrelevant? What's the difference?"

The contents of those tasks are all over the place, and they can even go back on their words!

Xiang Xiukai: "That's different. The task I asked you to pick flowers that day was against the rules, but I asked you to pick flowers once before, so why didn't you get warned for violating the rules?"

"That's because." Xia Mang suddenly realized: "You asked me to pick flowers to give to my wife before!"

"That's right!" Xiang Xiukai said firmly, "The heavens let me be reborn back to my original world, just to give me a chance to fulfill my long-cherished wish. So as a system, the tasks I issue must also be related to my obsession!"

Xia Mang was a little troubled: "But you want the Madam to live a long life, to grow old together with the Madam, and to go into battle and kill the enemy. I can't do these tasks even if you kill me!"

Xiang Xiukai choked up and explained: "It doesn't have to be this serious. To put it another way, as long as the people I care about are doing well, that's enough. Besides, my authority has been downgraded again and again by the host, and many requests are not allowed."

Having said that, Xia Mang still had something she didn't understand. She thought to herself, "That is to say?"

Xiang Xiukai understood the elegant meaning of the music and instantly issued a new task.

'Ding! The system task has been issued. Host, please serve the target character Qiao Yuandong.'

Xia Mang looked at the task and was a little hesitant to accept it. She asked hesitantly: "Is your task legal? I think it's outrageous too."

Xiang Xiukai said: "Just take it with confidence. I am being monitored by the host in real time. All tasks posted will be reviewed by the host in advance. There is no problem."

After hearing what he said, Xia Mang accepted it with confidence and began to serve food to Qiao Yuandong diligently according to the task requirements.

After a while, there was a ding-dong sound and the system prompted that the points had arrived.

Xia Mang clicked it open with joy.

Huh? One thousand points? ! !
'Tell me! Did you secretly deduct my points again?'

Xiang Xiukai explained awkwardly: "Because the act of stealing points is jointly participated by the host and the machine, the host adopts the principle of equal punishment and reduces the host's task reward."

Xia Mang: '.'

Okay, okay, I’m not angry!

Looking at things from a bright side, at least now I know a quick and legal way to earn points.

She has finally figured out the core of this system task.

The starting point of the mission must be to fulfill Xiang Xiukai's long-cherished wish, and Xiang Xiukai has just expressed his wish.

As long as the people he cares about are doing well!

This concept is very broad. What does it mean to live a good life?
Does providing food for Qiao Yuandong and letting her eat well count as making her live a good life?

Apparently the host thinks it counts!

In this case, it would be easy to earn back more points. Even if the current task reward is downgraded to one thousand, it is just a matter of completing a few more tasks!
Xia Mang, who discovered the bright spot, looked at Qiao Yuandong with sparkling eyes.

In her eyes, Qiao Yuandong was no longer the leader who needed flattery.

That's a super fat sheep that can continuously explode points!
Qiao Yuandong, who was having a meal, suddenly felt something strange. He turned around and saw Xia Mang staring at him without blinking, with rays of light shooting out of his pupils.

She touched the goose bumps on the back of her hand inexplicably and asked, "What's wrong?"

Xia Mang smiled with her big white teeth, and she was more attentive and enthusiastic than ever before: "Madam, have you finished your meal?"

Qiao Yuandong put down his bowl and chopsticks, indicating that he didn't want to eat anymore.

Xia Mang immediately took the copper basin from the maid and brought it to Qiao Yuandong: "Madam, please wash your hands."

Qiao Yuandong washed his hands, and Xia Mang quickly brought some tea: "Madam, please rinse your mouth."

"Ma'am, please change your clothes."

"I'll comb Madam's hair."

Qiao Yuandong looked at Xia Mang with some curiosity. This girl usually would be lazy whenever she could, so why was she suddenly so diligent today?

Did he get into some trouble?

Xia Mang didn't care what Qiao Yuandong thought. Her mind was now filled with "Points have been credited!"

Through her sincere cooperation with Xiang Xiukai, she has gained back 5,000 points so far!
Now she looked at Qiao Yuandong and felt that he was kind and lovely no matter how she looked at him.

When Qiao Yuandong was going to the main courtyard to visit the lady, Xia Mang volunteered to go with him.

Are you kidding? The Madam is also a ready-made treasure trove of points. How could she miss it?

To Xia Mang's surprise, Xiang Xiu'an was also serving in the lady's room. Now all three points babies were gathered!
Okay, okay, three-pronged approach!

'Ding! System task released, host, please pour a cup of tea for the target person Qiao Yuandong.'

'Ding! System task released, host, please pour a cup of tea for the target person Xiang Xiu'an.'

'Ding! System task released, host, please help the target character Pangzi to change the hot water.'

Ji Tong brought out a copper basin from the inner room and was about to get some hot water when Xia Mang jumped up in one step.

"Sister Ji Tong has worked hard, please let me do it."

Xia Mang was busy running around like a butterfly flying among flowers, having a lot of fun.

Qiao Yuandong held the tea that Xia Mang brought him and drank it absent-mindedly.

What trouble did this girl get into?

The Pang family hasn't visited the Duke's Mansion since they left yesterday. I don't know whether they have simply given up on the Duke's Mansion or are waiting for it to surrender.

None of this was within Qiao Yuandong's consideration, because there was a new guest at the Duke's Mansion today.

Strictly speaking, they are relatives of the Xiang clan.

The lineage of the Zhenguo Duke was dwindling, but the Xiang family was not. The Zhenguo Duke was a lineage that split off from the Xiang family at the beginning of the founding of the Jin Dynasty.

The ancestor of this lineage chose to follow Emperor Taizu of the Jin Dynasty to build an empire. In order to maintain stability, the Xiang family separated the lineage of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.

They don't care about life or death as long as it doesn't bring trouble to the clan.

The lineage of the Zhenguogong Mansion was prosperous, and the ancestor had even achieved the status of a first-class duke, so the Xiang clan immediately came to ask for kinship. The Duke's Mansion was concerned about the clan, so it was naturally willing to protect the Xiang clan, so it was merged back into the Xiang clan.

However, the Zhenguo Mansion had never had many descendants, and by Xiang Xiu'an's generation, there was only one male left.

Seeing that the lineage of the Duke's Mansion was about to be cut off, the Xiang clan members began to have other ideas.

adopt!

Males were selected from the clan and adopted into the Duke's Mansion to prepare as heirs.

When Xiang Xiukai was still alive, the Xiang clan had made this suggestion, but at that time because there were still male descendants in the Duke's Mansion, the matter was eventually shelved.

It was not until Xiang Xiukai died in battle that the Xiang clan could no longer sit still. Xiang Xiu'an was still young at that time and it was uncertain whether he could live to adulthood, so it was better to adopt a male heir.

We are all family anyway, so who gets the title doesn’t matter.
At that time, the head of the Xiang clan even brought the men selected from the clan to the gate of the Duke's Mansion and wanted to force the boy's name to be recorded in the family tree of the Duke's Mansion.

As long as the male was registered in the Duke's Mansion, he, as the only adult male in the Duke's Mansion, could directly inherit the title.

This was completely in line with the royal family rules, and even the emperor could not say anything wrong with it.

At that time, Qiao Yuandong was just a new bride and was directly excluded by the Xiang clan leader and was not allowed to enter the ancestral hall of the Duke's Mansion.

It was the old lady who stepped forward despite her illness to stabilize the situation. She forced all the people in the family to leave on the grounds that the bloodline of the Duke was still the legitimate heir and that it could not be encroached upon.

Although the Xiang clan coveted the title of Duke, they were also afraid that things would get out of hand and end badly, so they reluctantly withdrew.

But ambition is a raging fire that spreads all over the prairie. Once you set your mind to it, how can you ever rest?

Last year, Qiao Yuandong discovered that a maid in the mansion dared to give Xiang Xiu'an drugs. Although the drug was not fatal, it would destroy his ability to have children.

This matter was done in secret and insidiously, and the spearhead was pointed directly at Xiang Xiu'an. It is self-evident who is behind the scenes.

It was at that time that Qiao Yuandong and the Madame Dowager joined forces to eliminate those with ulterior motives in the Duke's Mansion, and Xia Mang was able to fill the vacancy and be bought into the Duke's Mansion.

Now that the lady has suffered a stroke and fallen ill, members of the Xiang family have come to visit again. Perhaps because they have suffered losses a few times before, the Xiang family members have obviously restrained themselves this time.

The person who came to visit the patient was Guo, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Xiang clan leader. Guo's family was only the head of a local county, so she could barely be considered a lady from an official family.

In terms of rank, Guo is lower than her, but in terms of seniority, Guo is higher than her, so when Qiao Yuandong sees her, he has to call her "aunt".

Outside the clan, imperial power is the greatest; within the clan, filial piety and respect for elders are the greatest.

If it weren't for Xiang's previous actions, it would have been the right thing for Qiao Yuandong to go to the second gate to greet Guo when she came to visit today.

But she could roughly guess the purpose of Guo's visit, so she didn't need to go through all those unnecessary formalities.

Guo was led into the courtyard by a maid. As soon as she entered the main courtyard, she saw Qiao Yuandong sitting leisurely in the main room drinking tea. She snorted coldly.

"What do you mean a daughter from a rich family is just like this? Is this her upbringing? She doesn't even go out to greet her elders. If I had a daughter-in-law like this, I would have chased her away long ago!"

Guo deliberately spoke loudly, hoping that others would hear her.

However, the Duke's Mansion was a large mansion with deep courtyards, and the servants in the mansion were all under the strict discipline of Qiao Yuandong, so Guo's words were bound to never spread outside the mansion.

Qiao Yuandong looked at Guo and said calmly, "Grandma is ill and needs to rest. Please keep your voice down, Auntie."

Guo was used to a life of luxury at home, and she felt very unhappy to be taught like this by a junior.

She snorted, turned around and saw Xiang Xiu'an coming out of the house, and immediately raised her eyebrows: "Why, you don't even know how to show respect to your elders?"

After all, Qiao Yuandong is a first-rank lady, so Guo can't really pick a fight with her. However, Xiang Xiu'an is Xiang's son, so she is a real elder, so she can naturally vent her anger on him.

It was precisely because of Xiang Xiu'an's existence that her son could not be adopted into the Duke's Mansion. Guo couldn't help feeling jealous when she saw Xiang Xiu'an dressed in gorgeous clothes.

This little beast is really lucky, otherwise, her son would have become a Duke long ago, and now it would be her, Guo, who is sitting in the hall enjoying the good life!
Xiang Xiu'an just glanced at Guo indifferently and didn't pay much attention to her. He knew what Xiang had done to him and was extremely disappointed with the clan.

But he couldn't break off relations with the clan, otherwise the clan leader would accuse him of being unfilial and unfraternal, which could be enough to crush him to death.

The imperial power is not inferior to that of the clan, and even the emperor cannot interfere in such matters.

The Duke's Mansion now has orphans and a widow, as well as an old grandmother who is sick in bed. It is a standard configuration of a family with no descendants, so Guo dares to be so arrogant.

If it were any other noble family, only the relatives and branches would have to curry favor with them.

Seeing that she was ignored, Guo was so angry that her nose was about to be crooked. She put her hands on her hips, pointed at Xiang Xiu'an and started cursing.

"I say you"

Suddenly, a little maid reached out and grabbed Guo, causing her to stagger.

"It's too sunny in this yard. Madam, you should rest under the eaves. It's cooler here!"

Xia Mang said this as she pulled her away attentively. Guo didn't know where this little girl got so much brute strength from, and she was dragged to stand under the eaves.

It was a clear and cool autumn day, and it was actually more comfortable to feel the sun shining on one's body. Guo was pulled to the corridor, and she couldn't help shivering when the draft blew through the hallway.

When she turned around and met Xia Mang's sparkling eyes, Guo was furious: "You rude little hooves, is this how you entertain guests?!"

Xia Mang blinked and said nonsense: "Madam, you don't know, we invited a Feng Shui master to our house the other day. He said that there is evil in this yard. If you stand here for a long time, you will be affected by the evil. That's why you got a stroke!"

Seeing Xia Mang's serious words, Guo never thought that this maid had the guts to lie to her. She believed it and stood in the wind with her arms folded, feeling a chill on her back.

"Ah! Am I, am I in trouble?" Guo was over fifty years old and was very worried that she might have a stroke. When she thought of this, she felt her hands and feet going numb.

Xia Mang pointed at the ground under Guo's feet and said, "Don't be afraid, the Feng Shui master said that this piece of land has excellent Feng Shui. Standing here and feeling the wind can ward off evil spirits."

Qiao Yuandong sat in the main room and watched silently as Xia Mang tricked Guo into becoming lame. At the end, he considerately asked Ji Tong to move a stool for Guo to sit on.

Xia Mang returned to Qiao Yuandong and served him. Facing Qiao Yuandong's scrutiny, she responded with a thank you smile.

Having been in the Duke's Mansion for so long, Xia Mang naturally knew the composition of the Xiang clan.

However, Qiao Yuandong and Xiang Xiu'an could not do anything to Guo due to their junior status. On the contrary, it was just right for someone like her to deal with Guo.

By the way, I earned some points, it’s a win-win situation!

Guo stood in the corridor blowing the cold air for a whole cup of tea, feeling completely chilled. Then she went into the main room trembling.

Ji Tong brought Guo a cup of hot tea, and Guo held it for a long time before she spoke.

"Madam, you are seriously ill. You are all young people and don't know the severity of the disease."

At this point, Guo regained her momentum. She raised her chin and said to Qiao Yuandong and Xiang Xiu'an, "Let me ask you, have you prepared for the old lady's funeral?"

This is a certainty that the Madam will not survive!
(End of this chapter)