The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Shi Yao went down the mountain and climbed onto her family's open donkey cart with Banxia. The driver, Lao Wang, cracked his bamboo whip and the donkey ran happily.

Lao Wang asked, "Did the girl grab the first incense stick?"

"Ugh!"

Shi Yao sighed.

Banxia pulled Lao Wang and whispered, "Don't ask."

Lao Wang showed sympathy. The girl was beautiful and kind, but her luck was always bad.

Shi Yao was wrapped in thick clothes, revealing only a pair of watery eyes that were filled with dejection.

The heroine Shi Mingzhu is the only legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo, and the whole family pampers her. In her previous life, Shi Mingzhu fell in love with the fourth prince, so the Shi family deposed the crown prince and helped the fourth prince ascend the throne; in this life, Shi Mingzhu fell in love with the fifth prince, so the Shi family deposed the crown prince and the fourth prince and helped the fifth prince ascend the throne.

She was reincarnated as Shi Mingzhu's half cousin, and as soon as she was born, she and her mother were sent far away to their hometown Jinling.

It was not until this year, when she was fifteen years old and it was time to discuss marriage, that the lady wrote a letter saying that someone would be sent to pick her up to the capital before the New Year.

The contrast was so great that the reborn blackened heroine wanted to kill her, how could she not be uneasy? So, she prayed to the gods and Buddhas in the name of seeking marriage, asking for the guidance of the Buddha.

I got up early for three consecutive days, each day earlier than the last, but still failed to burn the first stick of incense.

Shi Yao, who was semi-feudal and semi-modern, felt that this was a bad omen.

The donkey cart was shaking and she had nothing to do, so she summoned the book of merits that had been in her mind since birth.

[merit value: 999]

Huh? The merit value didn't increase! Shi Yao felt that the omen was getting more ominous.

Could it be that the rich young man finally hanged himself?

After the donkey cart had gone two miles, Shi Yao gritted her teeth and shouted, "Old Wang, turn around and let's go back!"

Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. What if the young man is not dead yet, can he be rescued?

Old Wang let out a "whoosh", waved his bamboo whip, and commanded the donkey to run back.

Halfway through the journey, the convertible donkey cart met a BMW luxury car on a narrow road.

Shi Yao recognized at a glance that the coachman driving the carriage was the servant of the young man in red.

She waved her hands vigorously and opened her mouth to drink a mouthful of northwest wind: "Little brother, little brother! Do you still remember me?"

The boy pulled the reins, jumped off the carriage, and asked, "What can I do for you, young lady?"

"Where is your master?" Shi Yao jumped off the donkey cart and asked worriedly.

"My master is in the carriage." Gui Quan looked alert, fearing that he would be harassed by the girl.

Shi Yao didn't take it to heart and stood on tiptoe to look into the carriage.

Gui Quan also stood on tiptoe, blocking the way on both sides and standing in front of Shi Yao.

This girl really has ulterior motives towards his master!

At this moment, the strong north wind blew open the carriage curtains.

In a blink of an eye, Shi Yao caught a glimpse of the young man in red who was admiring a painting. His eyes were focused, and his fair face was slightly flushed. He didn't look outside, as if he didn't hear anyone talking outside at all, nor did he notice the carriage stopped.

Shi Yao's anxious heart sank back into her stomach, feeling strange.

Since the young man was alive and well, why didn't she get any merit?

She never does business at a disadvantage. Since the merit points have not increased, then -

Shi Yao pulled Gui Quan aside and said in a low voice, "I saved your son. Seeing that you are not short of money, shouldn't you reward me for my brave act so that I can set an example for others and encourage them to do more good deeds and fill the world with love?"

Guiquan: “…”

Gui Quan's face turned red, even redder than the young man in the carriage, and he looked extremely shocked.

Is that a heroic act?

His grandfather was just going to relieve himself, why did he hang himself?

This is easy to say but hard to explain.

Afraid that the woman would continue to pester him and then spread the news that the young master wanted to commit suicide, Gui Quan did not hesitate and gave Shi Yao a bag of silver with a friendly smile on his face.

"Please accept it, young lady."

Shi Yao weighed it and estimated it was about ten taels of silver.

Sure enough, the richer a person is, the stingier he is.

His young master's life is only worth ten taels of silver!

Never mind, it’s better to have something than nothing.

Shi Yao took the silver into her arms with a smile: "Young man, you are a straightforward person. Old Wang, please move our donkey cart and make way for the young master!"

The donkey driver let out a cry and drew a few arcs in the air with his bamboo whip.

When the little donkey heard the sound of the whip breaking the air, he hurried to make way for the two tall horses opposite.

When the carriage passed by, Shi Yao told Lao Wang: "Go back to the city and go to the grain store."

After entering the prosperous and bustling city of Jinling, she went to the Xie grain store she often visited, bought two bags of rice, delivered them to the city gate, borrowed the teahouse owner's pot, and served porridge on the spot.

The poor people who entered the city swarmed in.

Banxia covered herself with a ginger-colored cloth, knocked on the iron basin with an iron spoon, and shouted fiercely: "Don't push, don't push! Line up! No porridge for those who don't line up!"

The line immediately became orderly, with people calling their friends and bringing their families to line up for the porridge.

Shi Yaomeng was covered with a red cloth, her eyes curved like crescent moons, and she scooped porridge for the visitor one spoonful at a time.

Shi Yao was just cooking two pots of porridge when Wen Zhu, the maid who served A Niang, came hurriedly and pulled Shi Yao's sleeve joyfully, saying breathlessly:

"Miss, I finally found you, come back home quickly! The Madam has sent someone to bring you to the capital!"

The big spoon in Shi Yao's hand suddenly fell into the iron pot.

coming!

She would rather stay in her hometown of Jinling for the rest of her life and not go to the capital to follow the plot.

Thinking about the miserable end of the original owner, Shi Yao returned home, hardened her heart, gritted her teeth, and blew the cold wind in the middle of the night. She developed a high fever the next day.

After staying like this for half a month, she thought she could escape the disaster and not go to the capital.

Unexpectedly, before she recovered, the doctor said "you can travel far away", so the old maids packed her up and put her on the car and sent her to the capital.

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After a tiring journey, Shi Yao finally arrived in Beijing.

It happened to be a snowy day, with snowflakes flying everywhere. On the wide streets, there was not much cultural sight to see except for the high-rise buildings lined up one after another.

At the end of the evening, the beginning of the evening, the carriage stopped outside the gate of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.

Madam Tang asked someone to bring the dismounting stone, and she stood under the carriage respectfully and said, "Second Miss, please get off the carriage."

Shi Yao got out of the carriage and took a quick look.

The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion has been a place of great achievements for generations. The Shi family mansion occupies a full half of the street, and the main gate is located in the middle of the street.

There are three big doors at each end of the street and alley, which should be the other six households.

This is enough to show the power and wealth of the Duke's Mansion.

Aunt Tang closed her lips and coughed lightly.

Shi Yao lowered her gaze, gathered her cloak, took her hand, got out of the car, and got into a sedan chair.

Only when they reached the second gate did Shi Yao get down from the sedan chair and walk.

Although it was snowing in winter, the mansion was not deserted. Maids and servants were constantly coming and going, some sweeping snow, some picking plum blossoms, and some struggling to walk with food boxes in their hands.

When they met Shi Yao, they saw Aunt Tang, who served the lady Dowager, holding an umbrella for this good-looking young lady. They realized that it was the second young lady whom they had heard of for a long time but never seen. They all stopped to greet her, said "Hello, young lady", and hurried away.

After entering the main courtyard of Ganlu Hall, a round-faced maid opened the curtain for Shi Yao.