The system asked me to chase his wife

Then Xiang Xiukai began to reflect on himself. Ever since he had completely let go, his inner obsession had changed from growing old with Dong Niang to watching Dong Niang grow old with someone else.

Although he also started to think about finding a good man for Dong Niang, he couldn't be so shameless as to think that he and Dong Niang were a good match just because they were together, right?
Xia Mang had no idea about Xiang Xiukai's brainstorming, and she became even more panicked when she failed to get an answer from him.

Even though Qiao Yuandong controlled the strength, her fingers began to hurt after a long time. Xia Mang thought fearfully: Could it be that the Madam wanted to bite her fingers off before she would stop?
In order to save his fingers, Xia Mang immediately backed down. No matter why his wife was angry, the best thing to do was to give in first.

Qiao Yuandong was having a great time, like a child who had found a toy, when she saw Xia Mang looking at her with watery eyes.

"Madam, I was wrong. Please forgive me this time."

Qiao Yuandong: “???”

The sobering pill dissolved in his mouth, and a bitter taste spread out. Qiao Yuandong opened his mouth and let go of Xia Mang's hand.

Xia Mang took the opportunity to withdraw her fingers. Her wet fingertips were shining and had rows of reddish teeth marks on them.

She wiped her fingers on the hem of her clothes in silence, and the tips of her ears turned slightly red.

Qiao Yuandong took the water cup from Xia Mang's other hand and poured the medicine into it with the cold water in the cup.

After taking the medicine, Qiao Yuandong saw Xia Mang looking bullied and not looking at anyone. Thinking about what she had just said, he suddenly realized that this girl mistakenly thought he was torturing her.

The effect of alcohol amplified people's emotions. Qiao Yuandong looked at Xia Mang and felt both angry and amused.

What a clueless girl!
She deliberately asked mischievously: "You said you were wrong, what was wrong?"

Qiao Yuandong originally wanted to tease Xia Mang, but he didn't know that this girl was so talented.

Xia Mang said in a sheepish voice, "I, I stole my wife's crab meat dumplings yesterday."

Qiao Yuandong: ".Anything else?"

Xia Mang was shocked and thought to himself, oh no, this is not what the madam is asking about!

"Well, I had a quarrel with Mrs. Li from the third gate the other day." Xia Mang stammered and explained, and then he argued, "It was because she bullied Man'er!"

Qiao Yuandong: “.”

Xia Mang looked at Qiao Yuandong with his eyes closed and his hand on his forehead, and said awkwardly: "Ah? It's not about this, oh, I remember it now"

"That's enough." Qiao Yuandong interrupted Xia Mang's self-exposure with a helpless smile. She was too lazy to bring up old matters with this girl.

Xia Mang has always been bold, and Qiao Yuandong knows this very well. If he really wants to pull her tail, it will take three days to finish.

"I have a headache, come and rub it for me."

Seeing that Qiao Yuandong had no intention of pursuing the matter further, Xia Mang breathed a sigh of relief and obediently did as he was told.

She knelt on one leg on the seat and stood on the other leg, reaching out to gently massage Qiao Yuandong's forehead.

When the carriage drove out of the wide main street and turned into the branch road, the wheels rolled over pebbles. Xia Mang in the carriage lost his balance and fell sideways, sitting directly on Qiao Yuandong's legs.

When the carriage was shaking, Qiao Yuandong subconsciously reached out to hold Xia Mang's waist. When Xia Mang fell down, she held her hands tightly to prevent Xia Mang from falling.

"Are you okay?" Qiao Yuandong looked at Xia Mang to see if he was injured. He had no idea how intimate the two of them were in this posture.

Xia Mang shook her head repeatedly: "It's okay, it's okay."

In fact, she was not completely fine. When she fell just now, she bumped into Qiao Yuandong face to face, and now she still felt a dull pain somewhere in her chest.

Xia Mang blushed as she looked at Qiao Yuandong's chest and asked, "Husband, is Madam okay?"

I don’t know if Qiao Yuandong was too drunk and her nerves were dull, but she seemed to have no feeling. She shook her head and said, “Nothing.”

Xia Mang sat in Qiao Yuandong's arms. She was usually a head shorter than Qiao Yuandong, but at this moment she happened to look him in the eye.

She was completely trapped, and the distance between the two was very close, so close that she could even see her own reflection in Qiao Yuandong's beautiful eyes.

Xia Mang coughed dryly, trying to dispel the tense atmosphere at the moment. She put her hands on Qiao Yuandong's shoulders and tried to stand up.

It would be a sin if I crushed the lady.

But Qiao Yuandong didn't appreciate her kindness at all. When he realized that the person in his arms seemed to be leaving, he held her arms even tighter.

Xia Mang looked at Qiao Yuandong in surprise: "Madam?"

Qiao Yuandong rested his head on Xia Mang's shoulder: "I feel dizzy, let me lean on you."

Xia Mang then resigned herself to her fate and transformed into a human-shaped pillow.

The carriage moved forward slowly and there was silence inside for a while. When Xia Mang thought Qiao Yuandong had fallen asleep, her vague voice sounded in her ears.

"If you get into trouble or have any difficulties in the future, tell me. Since you are mine, I will protect you. Don't be afraid of causing trouble for me."

Don’t learn from Yu Qing.

Even though Qiao Yuandong was more unrestrained than usual after being drunk, he still spoke in a tactful and reserved manner. Xia Mang naturally could not understand the deeper meaning behind his words.

But this did not prevent her from understanding the meaning.

Ahaha! Madam is obviously trying to protect me!!

"I understand, Madam." Xia Mang, who had gained courage, began to climb up the pole: "There is one more thing I haven't told you, Madam."

"Well?"

"Well, Madam, I accidentally broke the Ruyao teacup, and I lied to her and said it was the wind that blew it."

Qiao Yuandong: “.”

Haha, she said, where does such a strong wind come from!
Seeing that Qiao Yuandong didn't speak, Xia Mang said anxiously, "Madam, you won't be angry with me, right?"

Qiao Yuandong rested her head on Xia Mang's shoulder. Her voice was muffled due to her drowsiness. "I am not such a stingy person as your wife."

"Oh." Xia Mang was relieved.

Qiao Yuandong turned his face towards her neck and rubbed it unconsciously in order to find a comfortable position.

Feeling the occasional soft touch, Xia Mang felt his skin getting hot where it was touched.

As Qiao Yuandong's breath blew over her neck, Xia Mang felt the heat slowly spreading.

She moved uncomfortably, which caused Qiao Yuandong to mutter in dissatisfaction: "Don't move, be careful not to fall."

Xia Mang then stayed still.

"Um, ma'am, I have a question."

Qiao Yuandong closed his eyes and agreed, "Hmm."

"Will Madam leave the Duke's Mansion?"

Qiao Yuandong opened his eyes slightly, thought for a while and said, "No."

When Xia Mang heard this answer, she couldn't help but think of what she had just said to Xiang Xiukai, so she asked again: "Why, is it because you still have feelings for the young master?"

It was quite rude for her to ask this question considering her status.

Although Xiang Xiukai was sure that Qiao Yuandong had let go of her feelings for him, she just wanted to hear Qiao Yuandong's answer with her own ears.

Even she herself didn't know where this stubbornness to get to the bottom of things came from.

Qiao Yuandong raised his head and looked at her, with scrutiny and a different kind of pleasure in his eyes.

Is this girl jealous?

This thought kept circling in her mind, making Qiao Yuandong smile. Facing the little girl's direct gaze, she felt some inappropriate impulses in her heart.

Xia Mang looked at Qiao Yuandong's long gaze and suddenly felt embarrassed. She opened her eyes subconsciously and asked, "Madam?"

Qiao Yuandong raised the corners of his lips, with a hint of mischief in his eyes: "Maybe I still have feelings for Xiu Kai."

"Ah?" Xia Mang's eyes widened suddenly, and she cursed Xiang Xiukai in her heart, this scumbag really didn't want to take responsibility, and he even dared to lie to her wife to let him go!
When Qiao Yuandong saw Xia Mang's reaction, she became more certain that she was jealous. At this moment, she was greatly pleased by the anger in Xia Mang's eyes.

She closed her eyes to hide her other emotions, and put her hands around Xia Mang's waist and squeezed the soft flesh soothingly.

"Xiu Kai and I are husband and wife and family. I am still staying in the Duke's Mansion to fulfill my duty. If I really have feelings for him, then it is family affection."

Xia Mang choked and took back the fine national treasure that he had prepared for Xiang Xiukai.

After getting Qiao Yuandong's personal admission, Xia Mang felt relieved. She was worried that one of the couple had already let it go, but the other was still obsessed with it. She couldn't stand this kind of abusive relationship.

Xia Mang, who couldn't hide her feelings, showed her ease on her face. In Qiao Yuandong's eyes, it seemed that the little girl was happy because of her words.

Xia Mang was happy, so she was naturally happy too. It seemed that what the princess said was true!

As they were talking, they arrived at the Duke's Mansion. Xia Mang quickly stood up and helped Qiao Yuandong get out of the car.

Qiao Yuandong drank too much. He was fine in the car just now, but now that he got out of the car, he felt that his feet were unsteady and his head was dizzy.

Seeing that she was not in good condition, Xia Mang quickly helped her back to the courtyard to rest. He thought that she would be fine after a nap, but the next day, Qiao Yuandong developed a fever!

Rongzhu blamed Xia Mang for not taking good care of the patient, while rushing to call a doctor.

Xia Mang knew that Qiao Yuandong was just blown away by the wind, and she didn't feel comfortable refutating Rong Zhu's complaints.

Looking at Qiao Yuandong sleeping in bed with his eyes closed, his cheeks flushed from the fever and his lips pale and dry from illness, Xia Mang felt a little regretful for no reason.

She couldn't help but complain to the system: "You were eavesdropping on the conversation between the Madam and the Princess. You didn't tell me when you saw her drinking so much yesterday. If I knew, I would have stopped her."

Xiang Xiukai didn't think about this, and couldn't help feeling a little guilty: "At that time, I saw that she and the princess were in high spirits, so I didn't think of asking you to stop them."

Xia Mang was too lazy to talk about it later, she said directly: "Okay, okay, you quickly figure out what tasks you can do to earn points, I will save some money to buy cold medicine for my wife."

It's really worrying. Now there are two patients, and Xia Mang has one more expense.

Although the decoction prescribed by the doctor could slowly cure the disease, the medical level in ancient times was backward after all, and even a small cold could not be a big deal for them. Many people died because of the cold!

Compared with the decoctions prescribed by doctors, Xia Mang still trusts the cold medicines sold in the mall more.

Xiang Xiukai cooked in a wok and immediately created a task.

'Ding, the system task has been released, the host is the target task Qiao Yuandong attends to the sick.'

Xia Mang accepted the task without hesitation. It was an easy task.

Qiao Yuandong had a fever, so Xia Mang wrung out a wet towel and used it to wipe her hands and face to cool her down. Her lips were dry due to the fever, so Xia Mang used a clean silk cloth dipped in water to moisten them.

After a while, the ding-dong sound of points being credited to the account was heard.

This time, Xia Mang did not run away without conscience after making money. Instead, he stayed by the bed obediently in case Qiao Yuandong woke up and asked for water or something.

While she was taking care of Qiao Yuandong, Rongzhu invited Doctor Wang from Baoshan Hall. After examining the patient, Doctor Wang prescribed a prescription.

Finally, Doctor Wang twisted his beard and said uncertainly: "Madam's illness came on suddenly and is quite dangerous. To be on the safe side, perhaps the mansion could invite an imperial physician to take another look."

This means that Qiao Yuandong’s cold is quite serious!
Rongzhu paid a generous consultation fee and sent the doctor away. A servant had already prepared the medicine according to the prescription, and Helan hurried to boil the medicine.

After the medicine was ready, Rongzhu woke Qiao Yuandong up and asked her to drink it. Her eyes were red from the fever and her mind was a little confused. She didn't even have the strength to hold the bowl, let alone sit up.

So Rongzhu had to prop up Qiao Yuandong's body, and the smaller Xia Mang took over the task of feeding him medicine.

While she was holding the medicine and waiting for it to cool down, she also tapped the system. Xiang Xiukai knew what she was thinking.

'Ding, the system task has been issued, please give medicine to the target person Qiao Yuandong.'

This is really the case of the wool coming from the sheep. In order to gain points, Xia Mang is also making full use of every bit of potential in Qiao Yuandong.

Although it's not very kind to do this, I still have to buy medicine for her in the end, so that can be considered as compensation.

Xia Mang comforted herself in this way, and then accepted the task with peace of mind.

After feeding the medicine, Qiao Yuandong fell asleep again.

Since the mistress was ill, someone had to take care of the affairs in the mansion, so Rongzhu was busy dealing with the old women who came to deal with matters.

The task of taking care of Qiao Yuandong naturally fell on Xia Mang, He Lan and He Huan.

Xia Mang secretly exchanged the right cold medicine from the mall. Compared with the medicine for the lady, the technology tax for the cold medicine was not high, so together with the powder and pills, it only cost her 500 points in total.

While Qiao Yuandong was ill, Xia Mang completed two tasks in a row and actually made a profit of fifteen hundred yuan!

But due to the presence of He Lan and He Huan, Xia Mang had no way of giving Qiao Yuandong the medicine.

She was also worried that the cold medicine would conflict with the Chinese medicine that Qiao Yuandong had taken, which would backfire, so she kept waiting for an opportunity.

Qiao Yuandong had to take medicine almost every two or three hours, and by the evening, she had drunk three bowls of medicine.

However, Xia Mang noticed that Qiao Yuandong did not look well. Not only did she look listless, she could only eat a little porridge. No matter who tried to persuade her, she just could not eat.

He Lan looked worried and said, "Madam's condition seems to be getting worse. Let's send a letter to the palace tomorrow and ask the imperial physician to come and take a look."

Qiao Yuandong was awake at the moment, leaning limply on the cushion. The hangover and high fever made her feel an indescribable tightness in her chest.

Hearing what He Lan said, she smiled and comforted him: "Illness comes like a mountain falling, and goes away like a thread being pulled out. How can you get well so quickly?"

The old lady had come to see her once, but Qiao Yuandong was afraid that the disease would be passed on to the old lady, so he only spoke a few words to her through the screen, comforted the old lady, and then quickly had her sent away.

Just dealing with the lady made Qiao Yuandong so tired that she had no strength left. She collapsed into the quilt, gasping for breath, and didn't want to say a word.

It was already dark at this time, and several maids decided to take turns to keep watch. After all, it was not good to have too many people crowded in the house.

Xia Mang's eyes lit up. This was her chance. She volunteered to take on the task of keeping watch all night.

Rongzhu was a little worried and asked, "The night is long, can you endure it alone?"

Xia Mang: Hey! You're talking like I'm a young wife living alone in an empty room.

She pretended to be heartbroken and said, "It's all my fault for being careless and causing Madam to fall ill. It was my job to watch over her at night. Don't worry, sisters."

Seeing Xia Mang's solemn promise, Rong Zhu and the others believed her, and Xia Mang successfully got the opportunity to spend a night alone with Qiao Yuandong.

Rongzhu gave several worried instructions before leaving with Helan and Hehuan.

After Xia Mang waited for them to leave, she moved a small stool and sat next to Qiao Yuandong.

Qiao Yuandong slept uneasily and woke up when she heard the noise. She saw Xia Mang sitting beside her, looking at her eagerly, and her heart couldn't help but feel warm.

"I'm fine. You don't have to stay with me. Go to sleep."

She looked at Xia Mang's furry head and wanted to reach out and touch it, but when she moved her fingers she didn't have the strength to lift them.

Xia Mang was just hoping that Qiao Yuandong would fall asleep quickly so that she could secretly feed her medicine, so she kept nagging: "Madam, please go to sleep quickly. If you are sick, you need to rest more, so that you can get better faster."

Qiao Yuandong had been lying down for a whole day, but now it was not so easy for her to fall asleep. She said, "I can't sleep."

Xia Mang scratched his head and said, "Then I'll read to you, Madam. I always feel sleepy when I read. If I read to you, you might even get sleepy while listening."

Qiao Yuandong couldn't help but laugh at Xia Mang's sincere suggestion.

Seeing Xia Mang was about to get the book, she hurriedly stopped him and said, "No need. I feel dizzy after listening to all that. Sit down and talk to me."

Seeing that Qiao Yuandong was indeed not sleepy at the moment, Xia Mang had no choice but to accept her fate and become her companion: "Madam, you talk, I'm listening."

Qiao Yuandong looked at Xia Mang for a while and said, "I have never heard you talk about your life experience. Do you still remember where you are from, who your parents are, and whether you have any brothers at home?"

Xia Mang didn't expect Qiao Yuandong to ask her this.

She thought about it and realized that this body left her with nothing except the identity of a maid. How could she know the memories of her original body?

Xia Mang couldn't answer any of Qiao Yuandong's questions. After hesitating for a long time, she could only vaguely say, "I was still a child when I was sold. I don't remember what my home was like."

Qiao Yuandong fell silent after hearing this, and felt a surge of heartache at Xia Mang's words.

Thinking of this girl's usual carefree and cheerful appearance, my heartache was compounded by a bit of pity.

She said, "You are a good person and never complain about anything. This is rare."

As she spoke, Qiao Yuandong even secretly thought in her heart that maybe she could ask a matchmaker to check Xia Mang's indenture record. If she could find her parents and family, she would be so happy.

Xia Mang was afraid that Qiao Yuandong would ask about her original life experience again, so she changed the subject and talked about her own interesting experiences.

Since she entered the Duke's Mansion, all she had seen and heard were the daily gossips with the maids.

Who had a quarrel with whom, who gave whom a hard time, who has some interest in a certain servant, and so on.

Qiao Yuandong listened to her patiently, and at the end suddenly asked: "Do you have someone you like?"

The master of the mansion can usually arrange marriages for the servants. When Xia Mang heard Qiao Yuandong ask this, she thought she was going to send her away.

"No, no, no! Madam, I'm still young and I don't want to get married." Xia Mang shook her head vigorously.

Qiao Yuandong measured her expression and then asked, "You are not young anymore. You can get married in two years. It is not wrong for you to look for someone now."

She talked about being magnanimous and acted as if she didn't care, but she had made up her mind in her heart that as long as the girl gave a name, she would arrange for that boy to be sent away tomorrow!

Xia Mang still shook his head firmly: "No, I'd rather follow Madam like this for the rest of my life."

After hearing this, Qiao Yuandong felt that her illness had improved a little. The corners of her lips couldn't help but rise up. She had to lower her head and pretend to straighten her sleeves.

A huge joy filled his heart. Qiao Yuandong's voice, which was a little hoarse due to illness, was filled with a hint of tenderness: "Have you thought it over? Do you regret it?"

Xia Mang nodded as a matter of course: "Of course, after getting married, you have to serve your husband and parents-in-law. How much trouble will you have to endure? Anyway, I have to serve others, so I might as well serve the lady."

She is not stupid. With her current status, the best she can do is to be a small manager. It would be better for her to be comfortable and at ease in Qiao Yuandong's yard.

Qiao Yuandong smiled and said nothing, so Xia Mang grabbed her arm and shook it, "Madam, please don't ask me to get married. Can you just let me follow you for the rest of my life?"

Qiao Yuandong's heart softened because of Xia Mang's disturbance. She held down the troublesome hand, smiled helplessly and gently, and there was even a bit of pampering in her voice.

"Okay, okay, I promise you, please let go, you're shaking me so hard that I'm dizzy."

Xia Mang then stood up and said: "I will rub it for Madam and she will not feel dizzy anymore."

Qiao Yuandong closed her eyes and let Xia Mang rub her. After saying so many things, she felt tired and slowly fell asleep.

Seeing that he had finally coaxed the person to sleep, Xia Mang quickly took out the exchanged medicine, poured some hot water from the kettle, crushed the pills and dissolved them in the powder with water.

In order to feed the medicine quickly, Xia Mang deliberately poured only a little water, and the layer of dissolved medicine at the bottom of the bowl showed a brown and sticky texture.

Before feeding the medicine, Xia Mang listened to the noise outside slyly, in case Rongzhu and the others came over to check while they were up at night.

Xiang Xiukai complained in her mind: "If you don't know, you would think you want to poison her."

Xia Mang was too lazy to pay attention to him.

She held the medicine bowl and used a small silver spoon to drop the medicine little by little onto Qiao Yuandong's lips.

While in a coma, Qiao Yuandong unconsciously opened his lips slightly, and the medicine flowed in through the gap.

A bowl of medicine was only the amount for one mouthful, but Xia Mang managed to feed him for a quarter of an hour, and by the end she was so tired that her back and waist ached.

It was already the early hours of the morning, and Xia Mang could no longer hold on, so she simply pulled the quilt over her body, wrapped it around her, and fell asleep beside Qiao Yuandong's bed.

There was a thick velvet blanket at the foot of the bed, so she was not afraid of being cold that night. Except for the fact that she could not lie flat, it did not affect her sound sleep at all.

(End of this chapter)