Chapter 17: Just a maidservant daring to kill the Duchess

the core remains unharmed. You will still be able to carry on the family line."He was astonished.Did she not look down on himHis only movable head twitched slightly.Looking at the woman with bright ey...Qingxuan pretended not to see through his deliberate feigned sleep, giving him enough dignity.

After carefully wiping his body, she was changing the sheets.

Even as he moved his head, Nangong Ye still chose to feign sleep.

What a good fellow, he's going all the way with this.

Qing Xuan silently finished everything, her forehead covered in beads of sweat.

In the teapot on the table, there was ginseng tea she had brewed with ginseng root.

Qingxuan drank a cup of ginseng water.

I have to say, this thousand-year ginseng is a good thing.

It's just some water that ginseng was soaked in, which is just what her frail body needs right now.

After a cup of ginseng water, she quickly regained her strength and felt much lighter.

To maintain the illusion of Nangong Ye's continued foul odor and prevent maids from entering the courtyard, she tossed the recently removed soiled bedsheets back out to the entrance.

Back in the yard, she washed her hands with water. The autumn water was so cold that her fingers turned red.

She cupped her hands and blew on them several times to warm them, then hurried back into the room and lay down again on the low couch, pulling a cloak over herself.

At that moment, a voice suddenly broke the silence of the room. It was Nangong Ye: “Thank you.”

This time, Qingxuan pretended to sleep in her new outfit. She didn't respond to him, giving him the utmost respect and dignity.

The next morning, there was no sound of yellow warblers singing. Qingxuan slept until she woke up naturally.

When Qingxuan woke up, she found the sun was already high in the sky.

Oh no, the breakfast I left by the door must have gotten cold!

Qingxuan rushed to the gate of the courtyard without combing her hair. When she arrived, Chun Tao was just bringing lunch. Knowing that Nan Gong Ye's current situation made it impossible for him to eat lunch, Chun Tao only brought her a portion every day for both lunch and dinner.

At the front gate of the courtyard, Chun Tao was disheveled, her hair flying everywhere. She looked like she had seen a ghost, startling Xiao Yu at first. But she quickly regained her composure.

Chun Tao dropped the lunchbox and ran to the guard watching nearby, snatching a sword from his hand.

Chun Tao pointed her long sword at her, "Your Highness, are you trying to run away"

The sharp blade pointed at her. Qingxuan paused, looking at Chun Tao. Her eyes no longer held the panic she had felt before.

This made Chun Tao actually have the illusion of just having looked at flowers.

Qingxuan glared at Chun Tao with cold eyes: "Presumptuous! You lowly maidservant, dare you point your sword at this princess"

Once Ginger Concubine left, Chun Tao, that vile wretch, began to run rampant in the manor, completely disregarding me, the Duchess.

Chun Tao was startled by Qing Xuan's cold aura, but when she thought of what Ginger Fei had instructed her to do, Chun Tao regained her confidence.

Though merely a lowly servant, Chun Tao was now looking down at Qing Xuan with her chin held high.

"The imperial concubine has instructed that if the princess insists on leaving this courtyard, she will be treated as a poisonous woman who abandoned her husband and betrayed her loyalty!"

A cold smile flashed across Qingxuan's eyes. It seemed that this Jiang Fei had found out that even if she married Nangong Ye as a substitute bride, Nangong Ye would inevitably die. She didn't intend to pretend anymore and revealed her vicious face.

Qingxuan's gaze swept over the faces of the two guards from afar. These two guards would become witnesses to her killing Chun Tao in the future.

Immediately, she shifted her gaze back to Chun Tao: “Are you sure this is what Empress Jiang said”

Chun Tao, brandishing a feather like an arrow, wore a smug expression: "Of course! Your Highness, though you're destined for death, I'll spare your life considering how you spared me before Empress Jiang. Just obediently take the food box back and serve the King. Otherwise, you'll have to go to the underworld first and pave the way for him."

Ching Xuan glared furiously at Chun Tao: "Chun Tao, you dare to be so presumptuous! Not only do you want to kill me, but you even curse the King! You lowly maid, do you know that what you said today is enough for you to die hundreds of times over"

Chun Tao held her sword, unafraid, and instead laughed loudly: "To be honest with you, neither you nor the King will live for many days. Empress Jiang won't come to this unlucky prince's mansion again. You, a dying princess, are even worse than me, a maidservant who can freely enter and leave the mansion. You still want to act tough in front of me Go die next life!"

"You!"

Qingxuan deliberately put on a look of indignation and helplessness, when it came to acting, she was top-notch.

When Chun Tao saw her in such disheveled state, she became even more pleased and said: “Your Highness, I advise you to take the food box back and eat your meal in your room. You'll have more energy to continue serving Your Lord properly. Otherwise, a knife can be blind.”

Qingxuan bit her lip tightly, afraid to pick up the lunchbox on the ground. As she turned, the pitiful emotion in her eyes vanished, replaced by a fox-like, alluring and calculating smirk.

Since Chun Tao pointed her finger at her, the usual three meals a day were back to their original state. Now there were only two leftover steamed buns on the floor each day.

Even the soiled sheets were left uncollected by Chun Tao.uest to the siblings. But in his mind, their master was capable of anything!His master was no ordinary man.Thinking this through, Yun Sheng's eyes dimmed once more.He shook his head. "Master, Yunseng...