The beauty of the Hou family and the king's plan

At noon, Qingkong brought the little girl into the main room of Zhaoming Garden.

Bao Zhao was sitting at his desk, writing something with a pen in hand. When he saw the person coming, he put down his pen and leaned back in his chair.

The little girl's name was Xiangcao, and she had just entered the mansion two months ago. She was just a third-class maid, responsible for sweeping the Zhaoming Garden.

Qingkong saw that she was clever and sweet-talking, and the women liked her, so he wanted to cultivate her.

Except Qingkong and Bixiao, she didn't dare to trust anyone else in Baozhao's yard.

I also kept an eye on vanilla for a long time before trying it out. If it can be used, it can be an extra help.

She couldn't help but sigh that there were too few available people, and she still had a lot of things she wanted to do.

Bao Zhao looked at the maid standing straight in front of him, staring at her toes, and asked, "Tell me what you saw today."

Xiangcao knew that this was a good opportunity for her to catch the master's eye, so she told him everything that happened after the eldest lady left Rongde Hall.

"You said that the eldest lady was worried when she entered Yanran Pavilion, but looked relaxed when she came out?" Bao Zhao asked.

"To answer the fourth young lady, yes. The eldest lady came out of Rongde Hall in a hurry, and her face did not look very good. The maids did not dare to say much."

"We stayed there for about an hour in total, and during that time we asked the maids to bring in some things twice.

The first maid to enter was Nanny Wang, who was by the Madam’s side. The food box she brought was filled with soup medicine from the Madam’s small kitchen.”

"The second time was about half an hour later, when the elder sister beside the Madam sent in a blood swallow."

"When the Madam came out, her steps were not so hurried. She even said she was going to the front yard to meet the stewards."

After Chuncao finished speaking, she lowered her head and stared at her toes.

Bao Zhao then asked, "Didn't Madam say she was going to look for the Master? Nor did she go to the west wing to look for Aunt Lan?"

"No, it seems that Madam has no intention of looking for the eldest master. Oh, by the way, I heard the little maid say that Madam asked the servant to find the second young master."

Bao Zhao nodded and glanced at Qingkong. This vanilla is a capable one and can be trained more.

"Your name is Vanilla, is there anyone else at home?"

Xiangcao quickly raised her head and glanced at Baozhao, then replied, "There is no one left at home. My hometown was hit by a flood that year, and all my family members were killed.

Later, I went to live with my uncle, who was a merchant. His business suffered losses, so he sold me to pay off his debts.

"In that case, from now on you will be called Luoxia. For now, you will be in charge of sweeping and cleaning. If there are other things, Qingkong will tell you."

"Thank you, my lady, for giving me a name." After saying this, Luoxia kowtowed three times and left.

A fine copper magpie and peony-carved incense burner is nearby, which makes people feel calm.

After pondering for a long time, Shen Baozhao picked up the pen again and added a name under the name of Madam Wang.

The second young master, Shen Jiemin.

In the previous life, it was this brother from the next room who carried her on his back to the bridal sedan. It was also him who accompanied Shen Yan to search for Chen Ke for thousands of miles!

Bao Zhao would never believe that he had no involvement in this matter.

The first thing that Madam Wang asked her confidant Nanny Wang to bring in was not medicine for the illness. The second sister was not ill. Bao Zhao knew it clearly.

Then, the only option is abortion pills.

If the baby had been miscarried, there would be no way that Yanran Pavilion would not have made any noise. And the eldest lady would not have looked relaxed when she came out. Even in half an hour, Shen Yan could have eaten bird's nest?

So, this fetus fell.

She had already clearly expressed her refusal to marry in place of someone else, and Wang did not go to find the eldest master and concubine Lan, which meant that she did not intend to let the third mother Shen Jing marry in place of her.

It seems that the eldest wife is still pursuing her own goals like in her previous life.

But what despicable means will they use this time? Bao Zhao couldn't help but look forward to it.

"Miss, Bixiao is back." Qingkong reported from outside the bead curtain.

Shen Baozhao stood up and said, "Let her in quickly."

A tall maid wearing a duck-green bodice and a silver plum blossom hairpin on her head walked in.

Unlike Qingkong's stunning beauty, Bixiao's appearance is quite ordinary, but her whole body has the air of a maid that makes people feel refreshed.

In her previous life, before Baozhao was wrongly accused of having an affair, Bixiao was sent by Shen Yan to marry the lame son of Wang, the steward of the Duke of Lu's Mansion.

Steward Wang was the Duke of Lu's man, and his lame son was good at eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, so no one would marry their daughter to him. It was just that Shen Yan wanted to please Steward Wang and set her sights on Bi Xiao.

After Bixiao was forced to marry, she died within a few months. What was she doing at that time? She was busy trying to please Chen Ke so that he would look at her more.

In this life, Shen Baozhao has made up her mind. She wants both Bixiao and Qingkong to be well.

Bixiao stepped forward, bowed, and said, "The maid is back."

Bao Zhao was a little excited and asked her to sit on a small stool beside him.

"Has anyone gone to the second courtyard recently?" Bao Zhao asked.

Bixiao replied, "The day before yesterday, Hongling, who was with the Second Miss, went there. She only stayed there for a cup of tea."

"There was only one old maid in charge of the yard, and she left yesterday. It seems that no one goes to that yard anymore."

"Has the man you sent back a message about never been there again?"

Bixiao took out a piece of paper from her sleeve and handed it to Shen Baozhao. She then said, "I haven't been there, but before I came back, I told the painter about his appearance and asked him to draw a portrait for me."

"I think they look about 80% like each other."

Shen Baozhao opened the portrait and was shocked. He said, "It turned out to be him."

This is really interesting. I wonder if the master and mistress know about this.

She definitely didn't know, otherwise there was no way she would have given birth to the baby in Shen Yan's belly.

"By the way, young lady, on the way back, I saw the servant next to the second young master go to the pharmacy."

"I followed him quietly, and when he left, I paid money to ask the apprentice for a prescription. It turned out that he had bought a knockout drug." Bixiao said calmly.

Bao Zhao secretly admired his maid for being so steady.

It turned out that he wanted to use a knockout drug to deal with me, which might be useful for me who never left the house in my previous life.

But later, he had been learning from the poison doctor Luo Bucheng for five years. If he could be knocked out by the knockout drug, he would no longer be ashamed to call himself the master's apprentice.

I wonder what the master is doing at this time? I miss that old man. If possible, I still have to go to the Poison Star Valley.

After the maids left the main room, Shen Baozhao was left alone holding the portrait in his hand, the corners of his lips slightly raised.

It’s really interesting that the baby in Shen Yan’s belly is actually the prince’s.

I wonder what would happen if Chen Ke, the prince of Duke Lu, knew this news?

And if the noble Consort Shu knew that her good sister had an affair with the mortal enemy, the Crown Prince, she would be so angry that she would vomit blood.

Before the palace coup in the previous life, the prince had been imprisoned. The prince's mother was the queen, but unfortunately she died early, and the central palace was empty for many years without the emperor appointing a new queen.

Although Shufei was the most powerful concubine in the family, she was only the title of Shuguifei before her death.

The edict deposing the crown prince said that the crown prince behaved in an absurd way and was unfilial and unfilial.

Shen Baozhao knew that the prince was actually having an affair with the emperor's new favorite beauty and was discovered by the emperor. As for this beauty, she should be a pawn of Xiao Yuanhuai just like himself.

The Crown Prince probably didn't know that the one who framed him was his good uncle, Prince Huai.

So, Shen Baozhao, will you let Xiao Yuanhuai succeed?

Bao Zhao couldn't help but cover his heart, as if another arrow was piercing his heart.