The Princess's Deadly Daily Life

In the past, Li Xi had already eaten, and the leftovers were taken away and never seen again. Later, when she asked her grandmother about it, she said that the dishes that were not touched would be shared and heated up for her and the maids to eat.

So she would always take advantage of the fact that grandma was not around and let the maids sit together to finish the meal, so as to avoid leftovers. Over time, grandma could no longer do anything to them.

Others may knowingly break these rules, but grandma sets an example and never does so easily.

Li Xiying got down from the couch and pulled Grandma to sit at the table. "It's different now, why don't you sit down and eat together?"

Then she asked a few maids to sit down and eat together. Grandma didn't say anything else, but sat at the table with them, but tears were still in her eyes.

The same unusual sitting arrangement was also held during the last Lantern Festival.

Li Xiying then waved to Ah Wu at the door, and Ah Wu came in. She called him over and said, "After all, there are only a few of us left, so there's no need to be so messy. Let's sit down and eat together until we're full!"

"Okay!" Ah Wu agreed firmly and immediately found a seat to sit down. He stared at the dishes in front of him and completely put aside his previous fear.

Tortoiseshell looked frightened and absent-minded, Agate was frowning and looked worried, and grandma looked even more sad.

Amber sniffed and said to them, "Don't act like you're being executed. Learn from Ah Wu. It's so hard for our grandma not to scold us for being rude. Isn't it worth being happy?"

Grandma: “…”

On the contrary, it was the first time that Ah Wu was praised by Amber, so he laughed while eating his rice, swallowed a mouthful and said: "Ah Wu's life was also saved by the princess, so even if it is the last meal for execution, Ah Wu will eat it willingly. Thinking of this, he is naturally happy!"

Amber glanced at him, "You are such a good boy!"

After the master and servants finished their dinner, they looked at the dusk outside and were gathered together by Li Xiying, looking a little hesitant.

After Li Xiying expressed an idea, the others were either stunned or pale and remained silent for a long time.

After a while, grandma was the first to advise with a worried look on her face: "Princess, you can't do that. If you do that, in the future..."

Li Xiying put her finger between her lips, signaling her to be quiet, and whispered: "This is a serious matter now, let's not talk about that, the most important thing is to survive together."

Grandma knew that the princess had made her decision, so she said nothing more.

Agate was worried: "What if...it doesn't work?"

Amber, who was standing by, naturally supported the princess's decision. She looked at Agate's worried eyes, shook her head, and advised: "Now only the princess's method can kill two birds with one stone. We should choose to believe it instead of doubting it! Even if the purpose of doing this is just for us, isn't it a good opportunity for the princess to escape?"

Li Xi agreed with Amber's remarks and then said, "If you can think of a better way, that would be the best. If not, then you can only follow my arrangements. Don't put the cart before the horse."

Several maids shook their heads and nodded. Daimao said with a melancholy face, "It would be great if there was a better way. Now we can only listen to the princess and give it a try. At least this way everyone can survive!"

Amber and Pearl nodded in agreement.

Ah Wu also took up the conversation, saying in a sonorous and powerful voice: "I will do whatever the princess asks me to do, without hesitation!"

Li Xiying patted his shoulder to express her praise, and then promised: "When this period is over, I will find a good private school for you, and you can go back to school."

After hearing this, Ah Wu's blood boiled and he nodded vigorously.

"And you guys." She looked at Amber, Daimao and the other maids, "When the time comes, you can do whatever you want. The indenture I have here is just a piece of waste paper."

Several maids were moved to tears, and even in the face of uncertainty about the future, they all said they wanted to stay with the princess.

Once all the details were planned and agreed upon, everyone went about their business.

Li Xixiao stayed in the house and sorted out all her belongings. She wore the dagger given by her grandfather on her waist and inserted the hairpin for her coming-of-age ceremony firmly in her hair. She also picked up the land deeds and other things that were easy to carry and put them into a cowhide bag and hid them close to her body.

Afterwards, she acted as if everything was normal, walking around the yard to digest her food, from east to west, until the dusk deepened, and she didn't see any suspicious movements.

Unexpectedly, a faint smoke floated into her nostrils. She looked to the east belatedly and saw black smoke suddenly billowing out from under the kitchen.

The terrified screams of several maids suddenly rang out in the dusk. It was cold and dry at that time, with no rain, and only a gentle breeze fanning the smoke.

She rushed there immediately, but because the manor was large and there were only a few of them left, when she saw the fire was spreading rapidly, she had no more manpower to dispatch.

The maids had never seen such a scene and were at a loss as to what to do.

Grandma didn't give up and insisted on putting out the fire. She directed them to go to the nearby well or water tank to fetch water to put out the fire.

Li Xixiao did not dare to sit idle and follow suit, but in such a short time, the flames gradually became more intense and spread everywhere. Even if more water was brought to put out the fire, it was like a drop in the bucket.

As the smoke grew thicker and thicker and began to fill the entire yard, and the fire showed a tendency to spread gradually in all directions, the entire village was already shrouded in a pitch-black fog.

Li Xiwei covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief and could not help coughing due to the burning flames. Taking advantage of the thick smoke that obscured her vision, she had the opportunity to open the entrance to the cellar and secretly hide inside.

The cellar was safe for the time being, but they didn't have much time left.

Then the rest of the people went down to the cellar one after another, fastened the door and locked it from the inside.

Grandma inhaled a lot of smoke and was the last one to come in, so she was still coughing and gasping.

When Pearl saw this, she took out the water bag she had prepared earlier, opened the cork and fed it to her grandma.

Not many people go down to this cellar, it just stores some sealed wine, various seldom-used sundries, and some seldom-used farm tools.

Grandma slowly calmed down after drinking some water.

When everyone was still in shock, Li Xi saw that everyone was present, so he picked up a hoe and asked the dirty-faced Ah Wu to ease the atmosphere: "Do you remember what I said at dinner, that the pool of water is very close to this cellar?"

Ah Wu nodded, rolling his eyes and thinking back, "I remember you said that the pool was right next to the wall on the south side of our Muyan Manor. This cellar happens to be close to the wall, so we just need to use tools to dig up the top and dig out a passage to the outside, and we can get out!"

Agate then imagined: "What if... a villain finds us before we dig it out?"

Although the voice was small, it reached Li Xi's ears without any difference.

Li Xiying handed her a hoe and said, "Then we will be like fish on a chopping board. But first of all, no one will know we are in this cellar. Even if we want to find it, we have to put out the fire. Once the fire is out and we find the cellar, we will be out soon."

Amber patted Agate's shoulder and sighed, "So we can only be sure that there will be no such thing! Don't think too much. In this situation, we can only obey the princess's arrangements."

Agate looked at Hawksbill Turtle standing beside him. Hawksbill Turtle was usually very noisy, but now he was as quiet as a rabbit. He must be both scared and worried.

What they feared most was that the fire above would jump down and burn them all to ashes.

However, Li Xiying saw through their thoughts and forced a smile, saying, "Amber is right. After all, once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back!"

Grandma was familiar with all the terrain in the village, so she pointed to the half-wall of wine jars on the south side of the cellar and confirmed, "This is it!"

Li Xi looked up at the spot, stepped onto the wine jar, and climbed up step by step. The maid below followed her and shouted at her to be careful in fear.

After climbing to the top of the wine jar, she smashed the hoe into the cellar roof without hesitation.

Everyone who came up later, including Wu, had a hoe and a shovel in their hands, and they dug up the top part of the surface bit by bit.

Grandma was too old to climb up, let alone dig through the wall. She lay on the jar, panting, and said, "If I can't climb up, Princess, just leave. I'm content to live to this age, so don't worry about me."

Li Xiying didn't have time to respond to her. She didn't even have time to wipe the sweat that was dripping down to the corners of her eyes. She just wanted to escape as soon as possible and deal with everything else after she got out.

Only Amber, panting, replied to Grandma: "Don't worry, with the princess's personality, she will never abandon you, don't say such discouraging words!"

Finally, they dug a channel about half a meter deep, and water began to pour down.