The system asked me to chase his wife

This winter is exceptionally cold. Even in the warm south of the Yangtze River, snowflakes have rarely fallen. The entire north is covered with heavy snow, with white snow covering thousands of miles.

As the twelfth lunar month approaches, every household begins to prepare New Year's goods to welcome the New Year.

But the atmosphere in the capital is not that good.

Under the emperor's high pressure, the prince's affair began to unfold, and the mastermind who was trying to poison the prince pointed directly to the Wang family.

The Wang family is a clan with a long history. They have been prominent since the previous dynasty. Now they are becoming more and more prosperous in the Jin Dynasty, and they even have ambitions to interfere in the court and the harem.

The prince's fate was caused by the Wang family. After the truth was revealed, His Majesty was furious and wanted to destroy the Wang family.

However, the Wang family would not sit idly by. The clan had a huge number of in-laws for generations, and almost all the noble families in the entire Jin Dynasty were related to the Wang family.

The emperor has to deal with not only the Wang family, but all the aristocratic families.

But this time Wang could not get what she wanted, because Xiao Qi, who sat on the throne, was never a young emperor who could be manipulated by others.

Since the Wang family dared to join forces with other families to put pressure on him, he might as well deal with them all at once.

In this twelfth month, the Wang family collapsed overnight. Those proud nobles were covered in blood, and their appearance after falling into poverty was no different from that of poor beggars.

The rest of the noble families were trembling with fear, and in order to protect themselves, they presented money and gifts to His Majesty. His Majesty once again showed his lenient side and let them go easily.

Heavy snow fell for several days in a row, and many poor beggars began to freeze to death under the white snow.

Some people's houses were even collapsed by the snow overnight, and many people died in their sleep.

Due to the heavy snow, many people were displaced in various parts of the Jin Dynasty. The emperor issued an edict to provide disaster relief.

The money that the noble families had handed over to the national treasury a few days ago was allocated again to provide relief to the victims. There was sufficient money and food, and the victims were well resettled.

Everyone praises Your Majesty for his wisdom.

His Majesty the Emperor's move of borrowing flowers to offer blessings has won the hearts of the people, killing two birds with one stone!
All that happened in the capital did not affect the Duke's Mansion at all.

When Laba Festival came, Qiao Yuandong and Xiang Xiu'an accompanied the lady to eat Laba porridge.

The old lady originally wanted to ask Xia Mang to come along, but Xia Mang refused, saying that his identity had to be kept secret, so the old lady had to agree.

Xia Mang was in her room, slurping a bowl of Laba porridge, with the system's chattering constantly in her head.

"I'm really just a few points away from upgrading. If I upgrade, I can unlock more features, which will be good for you, right?"

Xia Mang drank porridge while talking to the system: "No, I have finally accumulated so many points, and I can go back soon!"

In the past few days, Xia Mang relied on constantly earning points. Despite the expense from the Madam, he still managed to save up 80,000 through his diligence. If he worked harder, he would be able to get 100,000.

Xiang Xiukai: "You can earn more points."

Xia Mang said earnestly: "Xiao Xiang, you know that we have almost finished all the tasks we can think of now, and it is becoming increasingly difficult for us to earn points."

As she spoke, she complained to Xiang Xiukai: "It's all your fault. If you hadn't read the System Law and messed around, the host wouldn't have reduced my reward points. Otherwise, I would have gone back a long time ago."

Xiu Kai felt guilty when he mentioned this. He hesitated for a long time and said, "Now that things have come to this, I'm afraid it's impossible for you to collect enough points to go back. How about trying another way to go back?"

Xia Mang knew what Xiang Xiukai was talking about, which was to end his obsession and help him let go of the worries in his heart.

In this way, she would have achieved her ultimate goal of coming to this world and could still go back.

Xia Mang agreed with Xiang Xiukai's proposal: "It seems that we have no choice but to do as you say."

Xiang Xiukai: "In that case, then this score."

Xia Mang: "No way!"

Xiang Xiukai: '.'

Faced with Xiang Xiukai's silence, Xia Mang painted a big picture for him.

"This matter still has to fall on you. Think carefully about what you want me to do to help you fulfill your wish. When I return, won't these points be yours?"

Anyway, after returning to his own world, he couldn't take those points with him, so it was quite considerate of Xia Mangken to leave those points to Xiang Xiukai.

As for how much she will have left by then, it is unknown.

Xia Mang's pancakes obviously provided motivation for Xiang Xiukai, and he immediately said, "Let me think about it carefully."

In fact, ever since Xiang Xiukai became a system and was placed in this world, the host representing the Heavenly Dao has rarely given him any prompts.

At first, he had no idea what to do after returning to this world. As the host, Xia Mang had always received tasks based on his own ideas.

It was during this process that Xiang Xiukai understood the intention of heaven.

Coming back from the dead, returning to the world he originally lived in, and witnessing the safety and well-being of the people he cared about, this was probably all the compensation that Heaven had given him for becoming a system.

After thinking for a long time, Xiang Xiukai said slowly: "The current emperor is wise and powerful. I have no regrets to see the great Jin Dynasty peaceful and prosperous. It is also very good for me that my grandmother is still alive. Andi is working hard and has a good marriage. I have no other requests, except for Dong Niang."

He paused and continued, "Only Dong Niang I feel sorry for. She has sacrificed a lot for me and the Duke's Mansion. If possible, I want to see her find a good man and live a happy life."

Xia Mang stroked his chin and pondered for a while: "But based on the time I've spent with Madam, it seems that Madam is not keen on remarrying. Maybe she would rather be single like this?"

Xiang Xiukai hesitated for a moment, then said: "Don't you realize that Dong Niang might be able to..."

Xia Mang: "What?"

'Maybe I like you?' 'Huh? Huh? ! Huh? ! ! !'

There are many things in this world that cannot be explained clearly, such as misunderstandings, rumors, and heart-beating.

Xiang Xiukai is the system that resides in Xia Mang's brain. Since he let go of his feelings for Qiao Yuandong, he has become a bystander and can see things much more clearly than Xia Mang himself.

Xiang Xiukai was very aware of Qiao Yuandong's gradual change in attitude towards Xia Mang. The look in her eyes when she looked at Xia Mang had never appeared before, even to her past self.

He felt that if this matter was not made clear, Xia Mang would be kept in the dark for the rest of her life.

Xia Mang thought Xiang Xiukai was joking with her, so she said with a fierce face: "Don't make up rumors about the lady, or I won't give you any points!"

Xiang Xiukai: "Tsk! I don't understand why Dong Niang fell in love with a straightforward person like you!"

He felt very unhappy when he thought that he, a handsome and elegant young master, had lost to an unknown little maid!
He felt even more upset when he thought about how Qiao Yuandong had shown it so obviously, but his host was so stubborn that he just didn't think about it that way!

"If you don't believe me, go ask Dong Niang yourself. No matter what happens, at least you have to know how she feels about you!"

Xiang Xiukai's words were like a ton of bombs exploding in Xia Mang's mind. She scratched her head and recalled the time she had been with Qiao Yuandong. She really didn't feel that she liked her.

But after hearing Xiang Xiukai's confident tone, she became hesitant and doubtful again.

As the saying goes, a bystander sees more clearly. Could it be that she was really too straightforward that she didn't notice it?
"You dare to say such a thing to my face! If the lady admits it herself and I reject her, how sad she will be?"

Wouldn't that be so embarrassing that we can't even be friends?

Faced with Xia Mang's confusion, shock and helplessness, Xiang Xiukai was calm and composed instead.

"Oh, don't tell me that you really don't have any feelings for Dong Niang?"

"No! I, I treat my wife as a friend, don't say anything nonsense!" Xia Mang swore and unilaterally cut off contact with Xiang Xiukai.

Xiang Xiukai sneered.

As a system, he knows the host much better than the host himself. If she is really as sure as she said, he'd better stop his heartbeat from being so fast!
But at this time he was too lazy to argue with her, because reality would give her the loudest slap in the face!
Ever since Xiang Xiukai opened the door to a new world for Xia Mang, she has been in a daze, and her mind is full of Xiang Xiukai's words.

The lady may be pleased with you!
Whenever this thought came to his mind, Xia Mang's first thought was, this is impossible?
Qiao Yuandong is of noble status, and is dignified and pure. Most importantly, he is talented and beautiful. How could he fall for her?

However, the most puzzling thing for Xia Mang was that whenever she thought that Qiao Yuandong might be interested in her, she did not feel disgusted or annoyed at all!

Something is wrong! Something is wrong with this world, and even she herself is wrong!

Disturbed by a bunch of messy thoughts, Xia Mang was uneasy all day, but she has always been a decisive and bold person, and facing things directly is her life creed.

Does Qiao Yuandong really like her? Wouldn't you know if you try?
Of course, it was impossible to ask directly. Xia Mang felt that as a senior office worker, he had the ability to read people's expressions.

She planned to judge from Qiao Yuandong's detailed reactions. She didn't notice it before because she didn't think about it in that direction. Now that she was worried, she didn't believe that she couldn't see it.

As for the question of what to do after confirming the answer in your heart, never mind, just confirm it first!
Well, as for confirming this kind of thing, let's do it tomorrow.

The heavy snow did not stop until the next day. The morning sun shone on the white snow, dyeing the white a dazzling golden color. Looking around, it was so beautiful that it seemed like a fairyland on earth.

After Qiao Yuandong got up and washed up in the morning, he saw Xia Mang had already prepared breakfast.

"Madam, wake up and come and have dinner. The kitchen prepared bird's nest milk soup this morning. It is warm and nourishing. You will look good all day long after eating it!"

Qiao Yuandong nodded and sat down, watching Xia Mang serve her food. "Why didn't I see you yesterday?"

Xia Mang is calm minus one.

She smiled awkwardly and said, "Well, I felt a little unwell yesterday, so I stayed at home all day."

Qiao Yuandong frowned when she heard this. She carefully examined Xia Mang's face and asked, "Do you want to find a doctor to take a look?"

"No, no, I'm much better today."

Seeing her say this, Qiao Yuandong did not force her. After Qiao Yuandong finished her meal, He Lan came over and helped her clear the table.

He Lan praised Xia Mang casually: "It's amazing, every time it's your turn to serve Madam, she always eats more."

Xia Mang's calmness decreased by one.

It's a rare sunny day today, and it's a good time to enjoy the scenery. Xiang Xiukai took the opportunity to issue a points-earning task.

'Ding! System task released, host, please accompany the target person Qiao Yuandong to watch the snow.'

Xia Mang's calmness decreased by one.

She didn't know if she was overthinking it, but she always felt that Xiang Xiukai's task was deliberately teasing her.

Oh, who is still a coward?
Xia Mang accepted the task and went to find Qiao Yuandong in a heroic and high-spirited manner.

Qiao Yuandong had just returned from visiting the lady-in-waiting and was listening to what the maids were saying in the room. Xia Mang walked to the door and peered inside.

Mrs. Zhang in the garden was reporting to Qiao Yuandong how many trees had died due to the heavy snow, which places had seen the death of precious flowers and trees, and which ponds had seen the fish frozen.

As they were talking, the lady turned her head to look outside the door, and when Mrs. Zhang turned her head, she also saw a head with a bun.

"Come in, it's too cold outside." Qiao Yuandong said lightly, and then let Mrs. Zhang continue talking.

(End of this chapter)