Queen's Development

Chapter 29 Conspiracy
Ah Chi, who was guarding the tea stove in the warm pavilion outside the porch, rushed in quickly.

While helping Lin Jia who had fainted to the brocade couch on the other side, he asked Yuzhi: "Yuzhi, what's going on?"

Yuzhi was very worried, her heart was pounding, she tried her best to calm down and said, "I... my hand... was bleeding, the young master fainted when he saw it..."

At this time, she had already guessed that her monthly letter had arrived, but she was still surprised that Lin Jia was so weak.

Hearing this, Ah Chi heaved a sigh of relief, and said, "It's okay, my son is dizzy with blood, just take a sniff of a special peppermint oil and you'll be fine!"

After that, he got up and took a small white jade box from Duobao Pavilion, unscrewed the box and put it on Lin Jia's nose.

Yuzhi smelled the tangy mint fragrance from the side, so she quietly inhaled it a few times.

At this moment, Lin Jia's long eyelashes moved, and Yuzhi knew that he was about to wake up, so she hurriedly said, "Ah Chi, I'm going to wash my hands!"

The back of her skirt was soaked in blood, and she had to change quickly, so as not to faint from her again when the young master woke up.

Achi let out a "hmm" and continued to let Lin Jiawen smell the peppermint oil.

Yuzhi put her hands behind her back and slowly backed out.

As soon as she got out of the Mingjian door, she carried her skirt and started running back to the west wing.

Qingcha was sitting on the armchair in the open room washing her feet, when she saw Yuzhi running in panting, she hurriedly asked, "Yuzhi, what's wrong?"

Yuzhi hurriedly ran into her bedroom in the dark room, took out the letter belt that she had made earlier, and took another set of inner and outer clothes to change into, before leaving the bedroom half a day later.

Qing Cha was worried, she had already poured the water to wash her feet, she was waiting for Yu Zhi in the morning, when she saw her come out, she hurriedly got up and said: "Yu Zhi, what happened?"

Because Yuexin came, Yuzhi felt relieved for a while, and said with a smile: "My Yuexin came suddenly!"

Hearing this, Qingcha laughed loudly: "Yuzhi, you...why did your monthly letter come so late!"

Yuzhi was a little embarrassed by the laughter, so she thumped the tea, and then said: "Qingcha, young master was not feeling well just now, you go and make the bed for young master, and show your face in front of young master!"

Qingcha stuck out her tongue and said, "I won't go, young master is so scary! I just listen to your arrangement and do chores!"

Yuzhi hurriedly pulled her, and said earnestly: "Young master is just not talkative, he is very kind, you can't be a rough servant girl for the rest of your life, can you?"

Qingcha blinked her black and white eyes: "You are so smart, hardworking, and worry-loving, why don't I just follow you?"

She doesn't like to worry, and now that she has identified Yuzhi, she is single-minded and unwilling to change easily.

"When did I worry about it?"

Yuzhi originally refused to admit that she was a worryer, but after thinking about it, she found that she was indeed more worried than Qingcha, so she said: "...Okay!"

Yuzhi had no choice but to take Qingcha, so she secretly made up her mind that if Qingcha followed her all the time, she would always take care of Qingcha.

Seeing that Yuzhi was thinking, Qingcha hurriedly said: "By the way, Yuexin is here and wants to drink hot honey ginger tea. I'll go to the kitchen and make it for you!"

Yuzhi couldn't help laughing: "Then I'll help you make the bed, and then I'll look for you in the kitchen!"

After Lin Jia woke up, she still felt lingering fear while sitting behind the desk. He was dizzy with blood since he was a child, and he didn't know the reason.

Yu Zhi walked in, holding a bisque teacup in her hand, and said with a smile: "Young master, this is honey ginger tea made from clear tea, try it and see how you like it!"

Lin Jia looked at Yuzhi's big crystal black eyes and bright red lips, her heart beat a little fast and her face was a little hot, so she lowered her eyes and looked tentatively at Yuzhi's waist.

Yuzhi changed her clothes again, she took off her original blue satin jacket and snow white long skirt, and changed into a white satin jacket with narrow sleeves, and wore a black satin skirt embroidered with big red roses, she looked quite pretty.

Lin Jia then breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the tea cup and took a sip.

After Lin Jia finished drinking the honey ginger tea, Yuzhi smiled and said, "My lord, the bed has been made, do you want to wash up and rest now?"

Lin Jia nodded, and left the inner study with Yu Zhi.

Qingcha was afraid that he would come back after Yuzhi settled down and the young master went to sleep. The honey ginger tea was already cold, so he filled it with a thermos and waited for Yuzhi in the open room.

As soon as Yuzhi came in, she poured a cup of ginger tea and handed it to Yuzhi, and said with a smile: "I've already drank it, you should drink it while it's hot!"

Yuzhi tasted it, and found it warm and sweet, with a strong fragrance of ginger, so she drank it down in one gulp.

Seeing Yuzhi finished drinking the ginger tea, Qingcha laughed and said, "My lord will wake up early tomorrow, let's go to sleep too!"

Yuzhi felt warm all over, she agreed with a smile, and went to wash without mentioning it.

A few days later, Yuzhi and Qingcha went out to buy vegetables and came back, passing by the entrance of the east hall of the county government, just in time to see the county captain, He Lianshan, talking with a young man in a black cloak, coming out of the small door of the east hall .

Yuzhi took a closer look, and found that the young man's face was so pale that it was almost blue, but his eyebrows and eyelashes were thick and beautiful, his eyes were dark and deep, and his lips were bright red. This kind of strong contrast made him appear to be extremely sick and weak. It was Yuzhi's last time The very good-looking man I met at the rouge gouache shop with Qingcha.

The beauty of this man flashed across Yuzhi's mind like lightning, until now - she had never seen such a beautiful man before!
Qingcha also saw it, and stood there blankly, only looking at this sickly handsome man.

He Lianshan is negotiating with the county magistrate Hu Yingzhi about inviting Master Lin of Xinzhi County to have a drink.

At this time, he noticed that Hu Yingzhi was looking at the front with a half smile but not a smile, so he followed Hu Yingzhi's line of sight and found that it was Master Lin's two little maids.

Yuzhi hurriedly took Qingcha's hand, and the two bowed their knees together to salute, and left with the vegetable basket.

Hu Yingzhi recognized Yuzhi, looked at the backs of the two little girls with a smile, and suddenly laughed.

He Lianshan looked over, only to find that the more ordinary of the two little maids was walking with the same hands and feet, and couldn't help but also laughed.

Hearing the laughter behind, a layer of sweat broke out on Yuzhi's back, looked at Qingcha, only to realize that Qingcha was walking with her hands and feet, she pulled Qingcha's sleeves, and said in a low voice: "Qingcha, Wrong way, take the left foot first!"

When Qingcha thought of that sickly handsome man looking at her back, she became extremely nervous, and when Yuzhi reminded her, she was so nervous that she would not even go on her way.

Yuzhi smiled and held her hand, leading Qingcha and walking forward.

Her hands were warm, soft and chubby, giving Qing Cha a backbone and boldness, and only then did he return to his normal walking posture.

At this moment, Yuzhi heard a coughing sound coming from behind her, the sound was muffled, as if she was about to cough up her lungs.

She turned her head and looked over, and found that the sick and handsome man was holding the poplar tree beside the east side avenue with one hand, and holding a piece of plain gauze veil over his mouth with the other, curled up into a ball, coughing violently.

The county captain, He Lianshan, stood aside, tapping his back lightly through his clothes.

Hearing the heart-piercing cough, Yuzhi's face turned pale, she didn't dare to look any more, and quickened her pace.

Hu Yingzhi's cough finally stopped.

He rolled up the plain gauze handkerchief in his hand and stuffed it into his sleeve pocket, gasped and looked up at He Lianshan, with a wry smile on his pale and beautiful face: "Master Helian came to Zhao County not long ago, so I don't know anything about it, When I was young... my family was in trouble, my parents were killed, I was hunted down by my enemies, and I was forced to jump into the sea for nine days, and then I swam back desperately by myself, and suffered a crime, and my lungs were crushed by the icy sea water It was broken, and I fell into the problem of coughing..."

His parents died and his family business withered, all because of his beauty...

He Lianshan couldn't figure out the details of Hu Yingzhi, so he said seriously: "Master Hu, you should take care of yourself..."

Seeing Hu Yingzhi's increasingly pale face, he couldn't continue.

After Hu Yingzhi recovered a bit, he and He Lianshan continued to walk towards the east side gate of the county government office.

As they walked, the two discussed the matter that the officials of the county government hosted a banquet for the magistrate Lin.

He Lianshan proposed to have a large private room at the Meixilou, the largest restaurant in Zhao County, and all the officials accompanied Mr. Lin to have a drink, so they got to know each other.

Hu Yingzhi said with a smile: "Lord Helian, leave this matter to Hu!"

He Lianshan knew that Hu Yingzhi had been operating in Zhao County for many years, had a lot of influence and made many friends, so he nodded and agreed: "Your Hu is so troublesome!"

Hu Yingzhi smiled, and said, "It's nothing to do with a little effort!"

Since he has received a generous reward from others, he should try his best to solve the other party's worries and problems, and prepare Lin Jia for an unforgettable coming-of-age ceremony!

Back in the back house, Yuzhi and Qingcha hurriedly changed their clothes and put on their aprons, and went to the kitchen to prepare lunch.

While the two of them were busy, Lin Jia came back.

Lin Jia took Ah Qing into the courtyard, saw that the courtyard was empty, and did not see Yu Zhi after scanning around, so she asked Ah Cheng who was on duty in the duty room today: "Where is Yu Zhi?"

Ah Cheng smiled and said, "My lord, Yuzhi and Qingcha are preparing lunch in the kitchen!"

He was worried that the young master would think that Yuzhi and Qingcha were being lazy, so he hurriedly said: "Young master, they both have a lot of work, washing, cooking, sewing, making tea... are all done by the two of them..."

Lin Jia listened and kept it in her heart.

After sitting down in Mingjian, Lin Jia took the teacup offered by A Chi, took a sip of the tea, looked up at A Chi, and said, "How's the folk customs here in Zhao County?"

Achi thought for a while, then smiled: "The folk customs here in Zhao County are simple and honest, the people are upright, and love is straightforward, and besides..."

Hearing that he hesitated to speak, Lin Jia frowned and said, "What else?"

A Chidao: "My lord, Zhao County has always produced beautiful men and women. Every year, no matter whether it is for the palace to buy beautiful women, or for high-ranking officials to buy concubines and prostitutes, they all come to Zhao County to choose!"

When Lin Jia heard this, her delicate eyebrows frowned slightly, and she thought to herself: Living in a remote village, but having a peerless appearance, it is equivalent to having a treasure but not being able to protect it. This is not necessarily a good thing...

He lowered his eyes, and continued to ask Ah Chi: "Are the women in Zhao County hardworking?"

A Chi smiled: "The girls on the beach, the husbands are not at home all year round, so they are naturally very diligent!"

Lin Jia knew it well, so she didn't say any more.

(End of this chapter)