vstars Chapter 159 My Aunt's Mansion: Working People 1
Chapter 159 My Aunt's Mansion: Working People 1
"My aunt is the princess's personal maid. She failed in her attempt to poison Consort Xi in the palace..."
The original owner, Yao Ruoping, was five years old this year. Including her grandparents and parents, the family of five made a living in the capital.
My aunt was abducted in her early years and moved from the capital to the south. She was lucky enough to end up in the Wu family instead of becoming a boatwoman, prostitute, or slut.
She was chosen by Wu Yisu, a concubine's daughter of the Wu family, and only then did she have a place to settle down and a new name, Zhe Dong.
After Wu Yisu's father was promoted, the whole family returned to the capital.
The old lady of the Wu family used her connections to enter the palace, sent silver notes to her distant relative, Consort De, to curry favor, and obtained approval for a marriage alliance.
However, the eldest daughter of the Wu family is said to have the destiny of a phoenix.
She publicly claimed to be engaged to a young general, but in reality, she intended to enter the Eastern Palace.
Finally, this good marriage fell to Wu Yisu, the illegitimate daughter of the Wu family.
Consort De was preoccupied with her youngest son, so the matter of the Wu family's daughter was actually managed to get away with in front of her.
In her previous life, Wu Yisu became a concubine in the residence of the Fourth Prince, Yin Zhen, while Zhe Dong fought on the front lines for her master.
The good days didn't last two years before the Fourth Prince's residence was plagued by constant turmoil.
Especially after the Crown Prince of Yongkang suffered a mental breakdown.
First, Consort Wu became pregnant;
Then, Consort Wu's elder sister, Wu Rouchun, fell in love at first sight with the fourth prince, Yin Zhen;
The fourth prince asked his father for a marriage decree, and Wu Rouchun got her wish and became the prince's consort.
The concubines of the Fourth Prince's household suffered miscarriages one after another;
Concubine Wu Yisu gave birth to a son and then lost him;
The Fourth Prince's residence yielded nothing.
Princess Consort Wu Rouchun suffered a stillbirth...
The Eighth Prince's residence next door got a good look at the spectacle.
After Wu Yisu lost her son, she ordered Zhe Dong to secretly release water, and with the Eighth Prince's residence spreading the word, the news of unrest in the Fourth Prince's household became a hot topic of gossip in the capital.
Yin Zhen and his eighth brother were scolded a lot by their father for this.
Afterwards, the two brothers were busy caring for the princess and pretended to have no interest in interfering in politics, so the thirteenth prince took over.
He surpassed his brothers and became Emperor Yongkang's beloved and filial son, eventually ascending to the throne.
Yin Zhen and the others have also been promoted to princes.
Princess Yin Rouchun died of resentment. Before she died, she was still indignant, wondering why this fat man hadn't become emperor, despite her being destined to be one.
Wu Yisu got her chance and performed diligently at her elder sister's funeral, finally earning a promotion.
He didn't care at all that Yin Zhen could only be a prince.
She has no chance to have children, so what if the prince ascends the throne? She has no son to inherit the throne.
All of these are matters concerning important figures in the capital.
Zhe Dong gained favor with his master and found an opportunity to leave the mansion to meet his relatives.
Having spent so much time fighting alongside his master in the Wu family and the prince's residence, Zhe Dong had someone observe the Yao family for quite some time before stepping forward.
The family reunion was conducted discreetly, but plenty of rice, flour, cloth, meat, and candy were given as gifts.
The Yao family knew what was important and never publicized it, quietly living a good life in the alley.
Even the occasional family reunion is never held at home.
The original owner originally planned to take care of her aunt after she left the manor, but she never got to see that day.
In her previous life, Zhe Dong shared the burdens of her master and had abortions for many years in the royal palace. Before poisoning the concubine, she did think about her family.
After all, she had served her master for so many years, so she must have some connections and methods.
Thus, the original owner's family obtained new identities and household registrations, understood Zhe Dong's hints, and pretended to be refugees, leaving the capital in anonymity.
The original owner's wish was for her aunt to be safe and for her family members not to be stranded in a foreign land.
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Outside the kitchen, a cold wind blew, carrying rain and snow.
The wind blowing on my face felt like being slapped hard; it numbed me after just a few slaps.
Yao Ruoping rolled the sweet potatoes around in front of the stove, and after receiving the memories, he asked Tongzi for a plot outline to read.
The original owner's aunt hasn't come to acknowledge her yet, but she has plenty of time.
"My little darling, please don't crawl into the stove!"
"I didn't! I didn't drill!"
The original owner's grandmother, Yang Yuhua, got up, used her large hand to forcefully lift her granddaughter to the side, and then continued her needlework.
He also had to glance at it every now and then, lest the little rascal cause trouble again.
Grandma, she, Yao Ruoping, is already five years old!
Not a three-year-old!
Her family's concern often caught her off guard...
The Yao family is small, but their small courtyard is quite spacious.
Grandpa Yao Wanhe has been making tofu for decades, and the neighbors all call him Yao Tofu.
The original owner's father, Yao Mengji, may need several more decades before he can inherit the name Yao Doufu.
Yao's tofu has a slightly different flavor from other places, and it does have a few regular big customers.
The original owner's mother, Tan Liu, usually helped her mother-in-law manage the household, do needlework, take care of chores, and also soak and sort beans.
Before Zhe Dong recognized his relatives, the Yao family lived a relatively comfortable life. However, during festivals and family reunions, the family would often shed tears.
The only sound was breathing. Grandma and Mother were sitting and working, not chatting at all.
Yao Ruoping felt he should take the initiative to liven up the atmosphere.
"Mommy, Grandma, I want to eat sweet potatoes, eat sweet potatoes, eat sweet potatoes!"
After being pulled away by her grandmother, it was not easy for her to reach the sweet potato again. She stretched out her short little hands and found that she could not reach it.
It can only buzz in an adult's ear~
She's a pro at being cute and charming!
Before her mother-in-law could make a move, Tan Liu grabbed her daughter and pulled her close, trapping her between her legs, leaving her no choice but to stay put.
Yao Ruoping could only stretch out both hands toward the stove, pretending that she was extremely hungry.
Hey ~
As for my aunt's place.
It's enough to awaken Zhe Dong's past life memories, given his formidable fighting prowess.
Or it could be a precognitive dream, which is also good.
Another pill that makes you immune to all poisons, a pill that makes you appear dead, a talisman to turn bad luck into good, and a space pouch the size of a block box.
If Zhe Dong wants to leave the manor, the fake death pill can come in handy.
It's fine if she doesn't want to leave the manor; the chief eunuch is monitoring her in real time, so her aunt won't be affected by the protagonist's halo as a concubine and end up dying.
Besides, since she's been given the spotlight of being just a passerby, the female lead's spotlight should at least give her some credit.
She's already completed so many missions; the world's consciousness certainly wouldn't deliberately go against her.
This concubine is so strange. She entered the Prince's mansion as a concubine but still wanted to be with him for life.
Did she really love the fat prince from Master Zhe Dong's family?
The taste is truly unique!
It's unclear whether the new emperor assigned all the imperial concubines to his brothers because of the empress or Consort Nian.
Among them, the most ambitious people were from the residence of the late emperor's legitimate crown prince.
...
Tan Liu looked down and saw that her daughter was practically drooling from the aroma of roasted sweet potatoes.
She covered her mouth and chuckled softly.
He laughed until the man's face turned red, then placed the peeled sweet potato in a bowl and pushed it to Yao Ruoping.
Distracted by the mother and daughter, Yang Yuhua stopped doing the eye-damaging work, got up, and shook her arms to loosen up.
He casually buried a few sweet potatoes and chestnuts in the fire, while heating up flatbreads with pickled vegetables in the pot.
She was too lazy to cook dinner, so she'd just have to make do with this.
Anyway, there's not much work to do at home lately, so we won't make anyone work on an empty stomach.
I don't know if the head of the household will be able to get back before dark.
Ugh, the sky looks kind of scary.