The Princess's Deadly Daily Life

Chapter 22: Ink-dyed hair, icy skin and jade-like bones

The carriage happened to be not far from the Prime Minister's residence. Soon, several maids and servants came to the carriage and chattered about the scene, imagining the thrilling scene of their master just now.

"Luckily, I have my husband by my side today, otherwise it would be unimaginable..."

"yes……"

"But where did that woman come from that made our adopted husband follow her so closely?" A maid thought about how she secretly looked back on the road and saw her adopted husband and a woman, and it seemed like there was a reason.

Several servants saw it at that time. They saw Long Qi following behind a woman in white. The former walked neither hurriedly nor slowly, while the latter's clothes fluttered and her steps were graceful.

A few moments ago, the servants passed by this woman with brisk steps. Her whole body seemed to be filled with the medicinal properties of opium, attracting people around her. Her hair was as black as ink, her skin was as white as ice, and her bones were as beautiful as jade. One glance at her was enough to captivate people.

They had clearly just experienced an accident together. The coachman's legs were trembling all the way, as if he had just escaped death. But she, as a woman, did not look embarrassed at all. As a servant, where had she seen such a calm woman in the face of danger?

I couldn't bear the urge to peek but had to pass by in a hurry. Anyway, since we haven't seen the world, it would be good to just take a few more glances at the back.

Who would have thought that there was a lover following behind her. It was obvious that the two knew each other, and everyone immediately started to imagine things!

"I don't know who she is?" a little maid muttered.

Another maid heard the sourness in her tone and said sarcastically, "She is nobody's choice, you are the nephew of the prime minister's wife, you are so inferior that you may not even be able to get a chance to carry shoes."

The maid was ridiculed like this, and all the maids looked at her as if she was laughing at a joke. She was immediately embarrassed and burst into tears. "I'm just curious, why are you saying that to me?"

"Haha, Yueji, don't think that no one knows your little thoughts. It's like others don't know even if I don't tell them!" The maid became more and more excited, but few people paid attention to her.

"Looking back now, I feel like it looks a little familiar..."

Everyone looked at the man who looked familiar - Qilangjun's personal servant.

A sturdy servant interrupted the boy as he tried to recall, "Could it be that your husband is in love with someone out there?"

The servant rolled his eyes at him and said, "No!"

She actually dared to tease her own husband. He had followed her husband since he was a child. Her husband had never had any contact with or chance to meet any woman from aristocratic family, let alone a lover. He didn't even have a maid by his side!

He suddenly realized something and slapped his thigh, as if he had been enlightened. "I remember now! She... isn't she the woman who sold herself to bury her father? I remember it was her. A few hours ago, she was still wearing the same fluttering white clothes, kneeling beside Qi Langjun and begging for her to be taken in."

"Selling oneself to bury one's father?" Everyone was curious.

What people were curious about was not her background, but the fact that this woman looked blessed and did not seem like someone with a miserable life or a tragic fate.

From the looks of it, she was spotlessly white from her hair to her toes, not like a rough person. The most amazing thing was her outstanding temperament. It seemed that she was born with a sense of oppression on the people around her. She had a slender back, and her every frown and smile made her look more approachable.

She is such a contradictory person, but if you say she is the emperor's daughter, they will believe it.

So a tragedy played out in their minds.

Someone described the tragedy this way: "It clearly looks like the daughter of a noble family suddenly encountered misfortune and her family fell into poverty. Her parents died suddenly, unable to bear the grief. She was in tears all day long, and because her family was penniless and could not bury her father, she had to sell herself to bury her father."

The person who described the tragedy was the new deputy accountant in the mansion. He originally came to check the damage to the carriage, but seemed to be touched by this story and his eyes became sore.

The servant satisfied everyone's curiosity and said, "I still remember that there was a fat-headed barbarian who wanted to take her as his wife, and even planned to sweep her father away and throw him into the ravine to feed the wild dogs!"

Everyone gasped: "What happened next?"

"Later, I followed my husband's wishes and gave her some money to bury her grandfather."

Seeing that everyone was getting more and more excited, the servant added, "That fat-headed barbarian probably won't bother us anymore."

"So, now that she has received the favor from Mr. Qilang, she is here to repay him?" Yueji asked.

"This..." The servant scratched his head. He didn't understand anything. After all, she had rejected him with the young master's usual attitude before. He didn't know why she followed him again.

Is it true that heroes are always tempted by beautiful women?

After all, my young master has passed the age of 20, but he still has no wife. He must... want to get married.

The servant was thinking this, but he saw that everyone was working as if they were facing a great enemy, dealing with the dead horses and counting the losses of the carriages... He suddenly felt a headache and turned around to see that it was the manager who came, so he did not dare to slack off and got busy.

The autumn sun shone obliquely on the gate of the prime minister's residence, and the tiny space under the eaves was slightly shaded and cool.

The prime minister's wife was beaming with joy as usual as she waited for her husband to leave the court. However, she became anxious after hearing the coachman's story about the dangerous journey. When she saw the prime minister return safely, she immediately stepped forward to support him and asked with red eyes, "My husband, are you hurt?"

"It's all right," the prime minister patted his wife's hand and consoled her. "Fortunately, Aqi is here today and has the situation under control. Otherwise, I don't know if we can be safe today."

Although Madam Xiang was still afraid, she felt relieved because he mentioned Aqi, "You are his uncle, this is certainly what Aqi should do, but..." As she spoke, she couldn't help but tears welled up in her eyes.

The prime minister said distressedly: "Don't worry, Madam, I will send someone to investigate this matter."

The wife of the prime minister wiped the tears from her eyes with a handkerchief and said, "Who is doing this behind your back? Next time you go out, you must ask the servants to serve you carefully. What if something happens to your prime minister?"

The prime minister continued slowly, "The bad guy was not caught, but a woman risked her life to warn him. Her courage is commendable."

"Oh?" The lady wiped away the tears that were falling, "Whose daughter is it?"

"I don't know, but I asked Archie to bring her back. You can interrogate her. She is the key to identifying the perpetrator... but she is not important. She is dispensable. It's just that Archie is more concerned about it. I don't have any other intentions."

After the prime minister finished speaking, he looked at his wife's expression, not daring to miss any detail.

"You mean, Aqi is interested in that woman?" The lady thought about it and realized that she was old enough to get married. Suddenly she remembered the prime minister's last words and said angrily, "Besides, who said you were interested in her!" The prime minister's wife looked as if she was being teased and let go of his hand.

The prime minister hurriedly calmed his wife down, "No, no, isn't this an explanation for you?"

Many maids and old women gathered around the prime minister, but they did not dare to speak out of turn. They listened to the prime minister patiently answering the lady's questions and then went into the mansion.

By the time Li Xi arrived at the Prime Minister's residence, the door was empty and the maids and servants had all gone away busying about.

Xi Xuan saw the three large gold-plated characters on the plaque, which were strikingly eye-catching. It seemed that it was just as he had imagined. The minister in purple was a third-rank official and turned out to be the prime minister.

The current political chaos is probably known to the world. I don't know the character of this prime minister. I only know that there have been many loyal and treacherous ministers in every dynasty. I just hope that you can solve the disputes in the court, and most importantly, forget about your daughter's marriage... It would be great if you can use both loyal and treacherous ministers.

Li Xiying prayed silently in his heart and walked into the vermilion lacquered door.

Long Qi followed closely behind, with no other thoughts in his mind, but he took in her eager look as she entered the mansion.

She looked around the mansion like a new visitor.

The coming and going of maids and servants was quite busy, but it suddenly felt like the maids outnumbered the servants by twice as much. They could not see much of the work in their hands, but I noticed that their eyes were intentionally or unintentionally focused on Long Qi behind them, and they were vaguely covering their eyes as they came and went.

She is full of the shyness of a daughter.

Li Xixiao turned and glanced at Long Qi behind her, just in time to see a pair of sharp eyes under his drooping eyelashes. It was a miracle that this did not scare away those young maids who were in love.

She suddenly felt bored and looked away.

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