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Chapter 158 You have become a solemn face, so cool!

Gu Yizhi left and didn't return home for two months.

The information Xia Zheng was able to obtain was limited. She only knew that Gu Yizi was appointed by the emperor to lead troops to Cangzhou Prefecture for disaster relief. The flood in Cangzhou Prefecture was particularly serious. The reported death toll alone was in the thousands, and the number of missing persons was uncountable in the tens of thousands.

The surrounding villages were almost completely destroyed, and seven or eight towns under Cangzhou Prefecture were mostly flooded. People were living in dire straits, and the heavy rain continued to fall.

Since then, it has been drizzling most of the time since I came to Kyoto.

And there seems to be blood and gore hidden in the wind and rain.

Even though Xia Zheng didn't know that much, according to the doorman's report, there were many more people hanging around the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion in recent times.

Gu Yizi and Tao Yurong are not at home, so she is in charge of the household alone, which is an opportunity.

After all, in the eyes of outsiders, she was just a fire-making maid who had gained power overnight.

Xia Zheng couldn't control what was happening outside, so she could only guard the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and not give others any chance to take advantage.

Therefore, after learning that Gu Yizi was sent abroad, Xia Zheng ordered the house to be sealed and no one was allowed to go out unless it was an emergency.

Even meat, vegetables and rice had to be sent to the back alley and inspected by three stewards before they could be brought into the mansion. She also sent Chef Yang to take charge of the kitchen, to work with Tao Yurong's Chef Zeng.

At this time, the survival of the entire Zhenguo Mansion is at stake, and Tao Yurong will not go against her.

But not everyone in the mansion can understand the current situation.

Such as everyone except Lin Rongrong and Xue Rui.

Originally, after what happened before, and Gu Yizi was not at home, they had given up the idea of ​​competing for favor, but since they stayed in this mansion every day, they had to find something to do to pass the time.

But tea is needed for tasting, jewelry needs to be purchased, clothes need to be tailored...all of these items need to be purchased outside the house.

Even if they cannot leave the house at will, they can ask the maids and old women to go out and buy things.

But now Xia Zheng has sealed the mansion and won't let them out, and the Internal Affairs Office keeps taking those things back and forth, not to mention that according to their status, they can't get anything good.

Jewelry and cloth were even more so. Xia Zheng had issued an order that these unnecessary items should not be added unless necessary.

As a result, they could only stare at each other all day long, and their resentment naturally grew deeper and deeper.

Even with the previous shock, Gu Yizi is not at home now, and he is frustrated and can't help but feel dissatisfied.

"Surong, Qiao Shenyuan made a fuss again today. She insisted that the Internal Affairs Office get her a piece of Xiangyunsha, saying that her small clothes were broken and she had to use Xiangyunsha." Nanny Chen came to report to Xia Zheng.

Xia Zheng looked at the account book and shook her head. "No, if she insists, let her come to me and talk to her."

Nanny Chen nodded, but after a moment's hesitation, she reminded him, "If you keep your composure for too long, it will eventually lead to tension. Should you relax a little?"

Xia Zheng understood what Nanny Chen meant. She had also thought about whether she should loosen up a bit.

But now there are many people in the mansion. If one person is let go, others will definitely come to ask for it. It is not the lack of it that is worrying, but the inequality of it.

If we let them go, human nature is greedy, once there is a second time, and next time they come, if we don't allow it, they will find it hard to accept and make a bigger fuss. If we allow it, then there will be no end and there will be no point in sealing the mansion.

Therefore, this loophole cannot be opened at all.

But it is indeed a troublesome thing now.

Even though these people are still too afraid to come to her and make trouble, they are still dissatisfied with her. Over time, she will not be able to suppress them, and it will become a troublesome matter if they make trouble.

After all, it is unknown how long the current situation will last.

Unless there is someone of high status who can suppress them with legitimate reasons.

Lin Rongrong is not okay. Now everyone knows that she has a little white rabbit temperament.

Looking at the entire Duke's Mansion, there is only one person who can do it.

Can……

"Surong! The prince has sent a letter!"

When Xia Zheng heard Shuangjiang shouting, she immediately got up and went out.

He took the letter from her hand, made sure the seal was intact, tore it open, and took out the letter from inside.

He wrote only one word in a vigorous and powerful manner: "可".

Only then did Xia Zheng feel relieved.

After all, this matter has to get through Gu Yizi.

After putting away the letter, Xia Zheng immediately carried Ruanruan out of the house and headed towards Huiyue Pavilion with Frost and Snow.

Ever since the yard was closed, the servants have been lazy and in just a few months, the weeds have grown half a person's height and the whole yard is desolate.

The door, which was originally tightly sealed, was half open, and sounds came from inside.

"Eat it if you want! I'm not willing to give it to her! It's already like this, why is she still showing off? She still thinks she is still the concubine she used to be. It's only because the prince is kind that he spared her life."

"That's right. There's no one else to torture, so they're using us as their torturer. If someone is really brave enough, they'd just hang themselves with a rope."

"Alright, alright, she's gone crazy. There's nothing you can do about her. Why bother with her? Let's go, let's go... Xia Surong!"

The older maid greeted the two people and turned around angrily. Before she could say the rest of the words, she saw Xia Zheng pushing the door open and walked in. She was so scared that she quickly knelt down.

The other two maids turned around and saw the same thing. They knelt down in panic and begged for mercy, "Surong, spare us! It was she who knocked over the food. We were so angry that we said a few words."

Behind the maids was an open door, but because the windows were closed, the sunlight could not get in. In the dim darkness, one could only see someone sitting on a chair. He was very thin, like a dead tree, and lifeless.

When he heard the maid calling Xia Surong, he seemed to move slightly.

Xia Zheng did not blame the maids, but just waved her hand and asked them to leave.

The three maids ran out from the side as if they had been pardoned.

Xia Zheng walked up the stairs and smelled a strong smell of decay before she even crossed the threshold.

The Huiyue Pavilion in the original Mingtang was like an old man who was about to die. It seemed that it would collapse with just a slight touch.

Wei Qingqing was also the same, hunched over in a large chair, looking thin, with eyes drooping limply, without a trace of light in her eyes.

There was food and rice scattered on the ground under her feet, but it did not stain the corners of her skirt. Just like her meticulously kept bun, it was a symbol of her dignity as the legitimate daughter of the Wei family.

"I haven't seen you for half a year, and you've become more serious. That's amazing." Wei Qingqing's low voice showed no emotion.

"You are still a concubine, the prince has not divorced you."

Wei Qingqing sneered, "Concubine, then I have to be grateful to him."

"Concubine, you should be grateful. The Crown Prince has never treated you unfairly, nor has he treated your child unfairly. That child has been included in the family tree and is the Crown Prince's unchanging eldest son."

Wei Qingqing's eyes flickered for a moment, but then returned to a gloomy expression. "It's gone, it's gone. Remember it or not, it's all the same. If you came here to laugh at me today, are you relieved now that you've seen it? If not, go and seduce the prince and beg him to kill me."

"I am not here to mock the concubine, nor will I ask for her death. I came here today to ask for her help."