The Duke's Daughter is Reborn

Xiaoyu Manor is a little colder than Duke Song's Mansion, so the bedding prepared by He's mother is thicker than what Yang Qi usually uses in the Duke's Mansion.

"Chirp."

"Chirp chirp chirp."

As soon as Yang Qi opened his eyes, he heard many birds chirping around his ears. When he was at the Duke's Mansion, birds would come to the back lake from time to time, but there were more birds in Xiaoyu Manor and their calls were louder.

Awakened by the sound of birds, Yang Qi was not annoyed. He stretched and opened the window.

Perhaps it was because the sound of opening the window was a little loud, and the birds that were singing happily on the branches all flew away with a "swish".

Seeing these little birds flapping their wings, Yang Qi couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.

He's mother heard the noise in the room and came in with hot water: "Miss, you got up earlier today than before."

Yang Qi took the towel and said, "It's much more lively here than in the mansion." The "lively" here of course refers to the birds outside the house.

Putting the towel back in the basin, Yang Qi suddenly said, "Mother He, we can grow some vegetables ourselves!"

Hearing Yang Qi's words, Mother He stopped making the bed, turned around and looked at Yang Qi, and said seriously: "Miss, then we have to ask Steward Zhong to get some soil in advance."

Yang Qi nodded: "Let someone do it, but I will do the sowing myself when the time comes."

Seeing Yang Qi's excitement, Mother He thought that the young lady was thinking about growing some herbs again: "Okay, I'll go find someone later."

At first, when Yang Qi said she wanted to build a herbal garden in Houhu Lake, He's mother was skeptical, but she never thought that the young lady would actually do it.

But it's true, over the years, as long as the lady wants to do something well, every task can be completed perfectly.

After breakfast, Yang Qi walked around Xiaoyuzhuang and then went back to his room to read.

In the following days, Yang Qi's daily routine was roughly the same as that of the Duke's Mansion, except that he had less time to pay his respects to the Old Madam and Mrs. An. This gave Yang Qi more time to read books and practice calligraphy.

As the days passed, the weather began to warm up, and the farmers in Xiaoyu Village became busy. They would frequently appear in the fields and orchards as soon as the sun rose every day.

During this period, apart from Xu who frequently sent some things to Yang Qi, only Yang Lan had sent people to deliver books a few times. These books were Yang Qi's spiritual food!

Early in the morning, Yang Qi woke up to the sound of "drip drip" of rain. Curled up in bed, Yang Qi blinked. He had read a book a little late last night, so now he slept comfortably.

The weather has been cloudy these past few days. Yang Qi felt that it was going to rain five days ago, but Manager Zhong said that it would not rain for three to five days.

The actual situation was just as Manager Zhong said. There were just a few gusts of wind in the past few days, and the rain only came today.

It was raining heavily outside. After opening the window, Yang Qi watched the raindrops as big as beans hitting the ground, splashing up a lot of rain flowers.

Yang Qi had the experience from his previous life, so he adapted to life on the farm very quickly. Mother He and Nanny Zhu were both able to endure hardships, so they naturally would not be unaccustomed to the life on the farm.

In the past few days, Xin Che did not show any discomfort. Instead, he was cheerful every day and thought about how to enrich Yang Qi's diet.

Although it is not convenient to buy things in this village, fortunately most things can be self-sufficient. In addition to crops and fruit trees, farmers in Xiaoyu Village also raise chickens and cattle.

These foods are much fresher than those in the capital. Therefore, although Yang Qi is on the farm, the food standards have not been lowered.

The three servants including Song Hao are not within the scope of Yang Qi's worries. Even if these young men are not used to it, they can overcome it by themselves.

As for Adu, Yang Qi rarely sees him on weekdays.

Far away from the capital, and without the supervision of Song Hongwen and An Shi, Yang Qi just needs to keep a low profile these days and live a very comfortable life every day.

Compared with Yang Qi's daily leisure, the situation in Beijing is tense.

The Fifth Prince's actions were very secretive. Not only did he use Lingshan Temple to give the "Five Stones Powder" a gorgeous coat, he also used places like Caoshi to secretly sell the "Five Stones Powder", calling it "Linshan Tea" to the outside world. For a time, it was highly praised and loved by the aristocratic families in the capital.

The price of one ounce of tea is comparable to that of gold!

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was also making significant moves. With Lu Xiaojun in the open and Huo Xuan in the dark, the two generals advanced hand in hand and pressed forward step by step on the sales den arranged by the Fifth Prince.

With the Fifth Prince as their backer, these people posed considerable obstacles to Lu Xiaojun and Huo Xuan's investigation of the case.

At night, Yang Qi lit a candle and was reading a book under the lamp, when she suddenly heard a knock on the door.

After taking the bookmark and marking it, Yang Qi put down the book and said, "What's the matter?"

It was the voice of Steward Zhong that rang out from outside: "Miss, it is really presumptuous to disturb you at night. There is a group of people outside who want to stay overnight at Xiaoyu Manor. These people say they are a caravan, but I see that they all carry weapons with them. It seems that they are good at martial arts.

When it rains heavily, Xiaoyu Village is far away from the neighboring villages, and it may take climbing over two or three hills to get there.

It has been raining all day today. If we go out on the road now, we might encounter landslides and mudslides.

This old servant dare not act on his own, so I come to ask for your instructions, young lady."

Yang Qi looked up at the window. It had been raining all day, but the rain was heavier than in the morning. "How many people are there in the group?"

Zhong Hai just counted them carefully: "There are thirteen people in the open."

Yang Qi was not in a hurry to make a decision. He tapped the table intermittently, thought for a while, and then said, "How much luggage did they bring?"

After thinking for a while, Zhong Hai replied: "There are a total of six carriages in the group, and each carriage is loaded with several large boxes, but it is really hard to tell what is in the boxes."

Yang Qi nodded: "Go and tell them to come in. Remember, put them in a yard far away."

Zhong Hai nodded and went down to deal with the matter.

After smiling, Yang Qi whispered in the room: "Adu."

As soon as Yang Qi finished speaking, Adu, dressed in black, suddenly appeared in the room.

After spending the past few days with Adu, Yang Qi has long been accustomed to Adu's unique way of appearing. Although he was startled a few times at first, he has now completely adapted to it.

He took out two sets of clothes from the box and threw one to Ah Du. Yang Qi said, "Put on the clothes and let's go see who these people are. Remember to disguise your face."

Disguise is a basic skill for secret guards. Even if Yang Qi didn't say it, Adu would dress up as someone else.

As for Yang Qi, he had already made preparations in advance, just in case there would be some uninvited guests coming to Xiaoyu Manor.