Xie Shizi's shameless daily life

Zhao Shu stayed behind Xie Jin without moving, and Duan Jingheng did not force her: "Shu'er, I just want to ask you, have you made the sachet you promised me?"

This time Zhao Shu spoke up: "I'll send it to you tomorrow."

Duan Jingheng couldn't see Zhao Shu's face. He looked at the hem of her skirt, then glanced at the person standing in front of her and said, "Okay."

After the people walked away, Zhao Shu pushed the person in front of her away and walked out of the yard. Xie Jin hurriedly called her: "Where are you going?"

Zhao Shu said without even turning her head: "Go back and make sachets!"

Xie Jin nodded: "Oh, why are you making that damn sachet? Just buy one on the street and you'll be fine!"

Zhao Shu walked straight out the door without saying a word.

Xie Jin asked anxiously: "Hey, did you hear what I said?"

The only answer he got was the rustling of leaves and the sound of receding footsteps.

While Zhao Shu was making sachets, there was a knock on the courtyard door and A Ling opened the door to welcome someone in.

Xie Jin came to Zhao Shu's room, glanced at the sachet in her hand, and then moved his gaze to her face: "It's a mess outside, don't come out, Xie Er is in your yard, he will protect you."

Zhao Shu nodded: "You, you should be careful."

Xie Jin's face was gentle: "I know," and then he looked at the sachet in her hand: "If you are tired, take a break. Don't rush to do it. It will hurt your eyes."

Zhao Shu didn't disagree with him at this time: "I know."

Xie Jin looked at her, with a lot of things he wanted to say to her, but the timing was not right, so he could only suppress his thoughts, smiled at her, and then turned and left.

Zhao Shu placed the sachet in her palm and looked at it again and again. She couldn't help but wonder, why did something go wrong when she made the sachet?

Then he laughed at himself, wondering why he had become superstitious.

Zhao Shu was making new sachets and occasionally chatting with Xie Er in the yard.

"Xie Er, is the situation outside serious?"

"Replying to the young lady, you don't have to worry. The prince is here and he will protect you."

Zhao Shu's men kept asking, "Does Cousin Jin have enough manpower?"

Xie Er stood like an old pine tree: "Reply to the girl, the prince has enough manpower."

Zhao Shu scooped up a small spoonful of the spices with a small silver spoon and put it to her nose to smell it: "Xie Er, there are layers of guards guarding the Duan Mansion, there is no danger, you go outside to help cousin Jin."

Xie Er's voice did not change at all: "To answer the young lady, I am following the order of the prince to protect you. If I pretend to obey but secretly disobey, the prince will not forgive me when he returns. I am sorry that I dare not obey your order!"

Zhao Shu: “.” That’s good, Xie Er is here to protect her, and Cousin Jin can rest assured too.

Zhao Shu promised Duan Jingheng that she would give him the sachets tomorrow, so she couldn't break her promise. When it was time for dinner, she ate a few bites in a hurry, and then continued to make sachets. At night, she went to bed, but woke up after an hour or two. She couldn't sleep and continued to make sachets.

After repeating this process over and over again, Zhao Shu finally finished making the sachet by the time the first cockcrowed.

There was urgent knocking on the courtyard door, and Xie Er walked towards it with the hilt of the sword in hand.

A voice came from outside the door: "Miss, Miss, something happened to the prince!" It was A Ling's voice.

Xie Er opened the door, and Ah Ling ran into the room. Zhao Shu stood up from the table, looked at her and asked, "Who did you say was in trouble?"

Ah Ling said breathlessly, "Thank you, thank you, Your Highness."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ah Ling saw a figure quickly passing by her.

"Miss, where are you going?"

Xie Er followed closely behind, and the courtyard door swayed back and forth, creaking.

Zhao Shu ran all the way to the gate of Duan's mansion. The gate was open and people were coming in and out. Zhao Shu raised her eyes and glanced at the crowd, but did not see Xie Jin.

Zhao Shu ran forward, and just as she stepped onto the stairs, someone grabbed her wrist. Zhao Shu turned to look at the person who came, and Duan Jingheng held her tightly, "Where are you going?"

Zhao Shu's eyes were calm and she said, "I'm going to find my cousin Jin."

Duan Jingheng looked at her expressionlessly: "I'm hurt."

Zhao Shu was startled, and then she realized that the sleeves of his arm that was holding her hand were stained with blood.

Zhao Shu retracted her gaze and asked with concern: "Are you okay, sir?"

Duan Jingheng looked at her steadily: "I feel a little dizzy."

Zhao Shu paused, then called the guard beside her: "Hurry up and help the master in to let the doctor treat him."

The guards came over quickly to help Duan Jingheng over, but Duan Jingheng held Zhao Shu's hand tightly and refused to let go.

"Help me go!" Duan Jingheng insisted.

Zhao Shu was very patient: "Let the guards help you in first, I will come to see you later."

Duan Jingheng pursed his lips tightly: "You said you would always be with me."

Zhao Shu's smile faded a little: "Yes, I did."

Duan Jingheng: "Since you said so, you must keep it. I'm going to see the doctor, you accompany me."

"Lord Duan, I thought everyone knew a lot of things, but now it seems that I am the only one who knows it." Zhao Shu looked at him with a smile.

After hearing what Zhao Shu said, Duan Jingheng's eyes flashed, but he still didn't let go of her hand.

Zhao Shu smiled and said, "I guess I didn't explain it clearly enough." Zhao Shu's expression was gentle, but every word she said was heart-wrenching. "When the plague first broke out, why were a group of people able to break into the Duan Mansion? Why were they able to find the courtyard where I live so accurately after breaking into the Duan Mansion? If they didn't have the order from the person in charge of the mansion, how could they break in? The reason they were able to come in was just because someone in the Duan Mansion gave them convenience."

Duan Jingheng's throat was slightly dry, and he said with difficulty: "I don't know about this, but don't worry, I will order someone to investigate it thoroughly."

Zhao Shu raised her lips and said, "How much power can a person in charge have in the Duan Mansion? After all, the family name of this mansion belongs to Duan. He only obeys the orders of his master."

Duan Jingheng's face turned pale and his body began to stagger. He didn't want to admit it, but what she said was indeed the truth.

When Zhao Shu told him that she would stay with him for the rest of his life, he was truly happy and excited, and he just hoped to be with her day by day until old age.

But later, Mi County was hit by an epidemic, and the whole county was saying that it was Zhao Shu who brought the epidemic to Mi County, and that Zhao Shu was the sinner of Mi County. He didn't take such absurd talk to heart at all, and only wanted to cover up the news so that it wouldn't reach Zhao Shu's ears and taint her.

But later, more and more people died, and the people became more and more panicked. As the official of Mi County, he could ignore those unreasonable and unfounded superstitious words, but he could not ignore the lives and deaths of the people of Mi County and let Mi County fall into such a bad situation.

He remembered that on the night he made the decision, he stayed up all night, watching the candles burn out until dawn.

He stood up with his stiff body that had not moved all night, called the head of the mansion in a hoarse voice, and arranged the series of things that Zhao Shu had just mentioned.

But he regretted it. He regretted it when Zhao Shu was sent to the altar. He was extremely panicked at that time, and asked the guards to go to the altar with him incoherently. On the way, he was afraid that he would be too late and would not be able to save Zhao Shu. He was also afraid that after saving Zhao Shu, Zhao Shu would know what he was planning and hate him.

But when he arrived at the altar and saw Xie Jin rescued Zhao Shu, he felt boundless gratitude in his heart. He was grateful that Xie Jin rescued Zhao Shu, grateful that Zhao Shu was still alive, and he could use the rest of his life to make it up to her.

From then on, he made up his mind to keep this matter secret for the rest of his life, and keep it buried in his heart, as if it had never happened. He would love, cherish and protect her for the rest of his life, and would never let himself or anyone else hurt her again!

(End of this chapter)