Chapter 3: The Cold and Arrogant Master is Actually a Great Enemy

Chapter 3: The Cold and Arrogant Master is Actually a Great Enemy

"All of you stay away from the master!"

A fierce voice suddenly sounded beside her, frightening Shi Li.

When I turned around, I saw the gentle and lovely Xiaolu with her hands on her waist, looking like a fierce and jealous woman.

Shi Li opened her mouth even wider.

Sister, you have overturned my perception again...

Under Xiaolu's strong and aggressive behavior, the several slim girls went back and forth.

Shao Jing came back from a social event outside, looked at the quiet mansion, and smiled with satisfaction, his peach blossom eyes curved.

Shi Li suddenly realized.

This is probably one of the reasons why Shao Jing always brings a beautiful maid with him wherever he goes...?

Of course, Shao Jing did not forget why he came to Nanling.

In the evening, I asked someone to buy several large baskets of the freshest honey fruits.

She was very sharing-minded and gave each maid a large basin.

Xiaolu was given two large basins.

Shao Jing said that one of the pots was a reward for "cleaning" the mansion.

"Master, the second master has instructed us before that we can't eat too much honey fruit." Xiaolu accepted the reward and reminded with a smile.

Shao Jing was lazily leaning on the armchair, his brocade robe twisted in a distorted way. There was a pile of candied fruit cores on the table next to him, and it was obvious that he had eaten a lot.

"If you don't tell me and I don't tell you, Wen Yu won't know."

Xiaolu took a deep breath, and his eyes swept over Shili and Xiaohuang, and became gentle again.

"Be good, go and have a rest first."

She has followed Shao Jing the longest, and the others are usually happy to follow her arrangements.

Shi Li nodded obediently.

Anyway, she is just a spectator. She just needs to stay calm and count how many times Shao Jing is demoted before she can end this live broadcast.

Shao Jing smiled as he watched Xiaolu send the two maids away, then took a honey fruit and played with it in his hand.

"I'm going to go out for a while. Please help me cover up so that no one can find me." His voice was low, and there was less of a lazy smile in it.

Xiaolu nodded and silently pushed the basin of honey fruit away, "Master, be careful."

"It's okay. The assassination on the road was just a warning, not an attempt to kill me." Shao Jing sneered, "But this actually proves that there is something fishy between Qi Lie and Nanling."

Qi Lie is the current empress dowager's brother and a general personally appointed by the late emperor. He had made great military achievements in his early years. In addition, many of the Qi family's young nephews and nieces are also serving as officials in the court.

On the surface, the Qi family has always firmly supported Emperor Jin and the New Party.

But not long ago, Shao Quan found out that Qi Lie had frequent private contacts with officials in Nanling. Soon after he reported it to Emperor Jin, Shao Jing made this trip to Nanling.

How could the two famous stars of Wenqu, who went down in history, be mediocre people?

Shao Quan and Shao Jing, one bright and one secretive, guard the world in different ways.

After encountering an assassination attempt on the road, Shao Jing deliberately let one of the men in black go, and then sent his men to follow him all the way.

I didn’t expect that it would eventually follow to Nanling Mountains. This is very interesting.

In order not to alert the enemy, Shao Jing decisively withdrew his men and prepared to go to the black-clad man's whereabouts to find out for himself.

Shi Li knew nothing about all this and just wanted to go back to the house and rest.

The servants' rooms in Nanling were not as spacious as those in Shengdu, so Shili and Xiaohuang lived in the same room.

When entering the door, Shi Li saw Xiao Huang hurriedly hiding something in his sleeves, and he couldn't help but stop.

She has never liked Xiao Huang.

Xiao Huang is completely different from Xiao Lu who is as gentle as an older sister. He looks honest and introverted, but he actually has a lot of thoughts in his mind.

On the first day Shi Li came into this world, she was seen instigating a quarrel between two cooks, and then secretly hiding the freshly made snacks in the kitchen.

Another time, Shi Li forgot to take the soap nuts away when washing clothes. When she went back to look for them, she saw Xiao Huang put the soap nuts into his sleeve.

Although they are all small things, small things can reveal a person's character.

Shi Li didn't want to get too close to such a person, but as a fellow maid, she couldn't look too embarrassed.

"You, you're back?" Xiao Huang looked at Shi Li in panic.

"Would you like some honey fruit?" Shi Li smiled, and to ease the embarrassment, she took a honey fruit and handed it to her politely.

Xiao Huang clearly also got a bowl of honey fruit, but he still took it and held it in his hand.

"I, I was just making the bed." She explained in an attempt to cover up her mistake.

"Oh." Shi Li gave face and nodded, pretending to believe it.

Then he made his bed and went to sleep.

When Shao Jing first arrived in Nanling, he had a lot of official business to deal with.

Xiaolu followed him in and out every day, leaving Shili and Xiaohuang to guard the house.

Although she is said to be looking after the house, she is actually very idle at home all day long, and all the rough work is done by the former servants of the prefect's mansion.

After two days of this, the barrage of comments became unbearable.

[User Qingqing] launched a bounty mission worth 88 RMB, asking Shi Li to take them out of the house to see the world.

Faced with the double temptation of going out and money, Shi Li was shamefully tempted.

But you have to have a reason to go out.

She first found Xiao Huang and asked her if she had purple and smoky blue embroidery threads.

I was sure that even if she really had it, I would never lend it to her.

"I, I don't have any either."

Sure enough, Shi Li guessed right.

Xiao Huang didn't even look through his basket of thread and simply rejected her outright.

Shi Li then pretended to sigh and said, "Then I can only go out and buy it."

Unexpectedly, when I was about to go out, Xiao Huang followed me.

"I just happen to want to buy something too." She smiled shyly at Shi Li.

Shi Li wanted to refuse.

But can she?

She can't.

We see each other all day long. It would be so embarrassing to reject you.

So, the two of them walked out of the prefectural mansion together.

It was Shi Li’s first time walking through an ancient street, and everything she saw was new to her.

There was a group of people gathered not far away, and the barrage immediately prompted her to go over and watch the fun.

Shi Li hesitated for a moment and chose to follow the barrage.

When I got closer, I saw a teenager posting a missing person notice on the wall.

The portraits of that era were very abstract. Shi Li looked at them for a long time and only saw that the young man was looking for a very beautiful lady.

She wanted to take another closer look, but the barrage of comments reminded her to look at the boy who posted the missing person notice.

Shi Li looked over as she was told and happened to meet the young man's eyes.

The boy looked to be about fifteen or sixteen years old, with outstanding looks, a serious and stern expression, and his lips were pursed straight, making it seem like he was not approachable.

Shi Li laughed awkwardly and turned to leave.

As a result, the barrage of comments was just for fun.

System message: User [Qingqing] initiated a reward.

Reward request: Anchor! I like my younger brother! Confess for me~

Reward: One [Private Yacht] (worth 100 RMB)

Shi Li rolled her eyes.

"Whoever wants to go can go! I'm not going!"

User [Qingqing] offered rewards several times in a row, but Shi Li remained unmoved.

In the end, there was no choice but for Qingqing to settle for the second best.

[Forget it, forget it. As long as the anchor goes up and says a few words to my brother, I will give you the [private yacht].]

Is it that simple?

Shi Li couldn't resist the temptation of money and stopped.

Then he walked towards the stern boy.

The boy noticed Shi Li approaching and looked at her coldly.

Like an iceberg, it makes people subconsciously want to stay away from it.

Shi Li paused, feeling a little timid, but thinking of the bounty, she gritted her teeth and walked forward.

"Who is this lady in the portrait to you?" she asked the safest question.

Unfortunately, it still doesn't work.

The boy showed no sign of softening and replied coldly: "It has nothing to do with you."

Well, even though I only got four words, it still counts as a conversation.

Shi Li didn't force herself to continue chatting, but took two steps back and prepared to leave.

When I turned around, I found Xiao Huang standing there, staring blankly at the portrait on the wall.

"Let's go." Shi Li waved her hand in front of Xiao Huang.

Xiao Huang suddenly came back to his senses, forced a smile, and lowered his head to hide the surprise in his eyes.