Happy Ending with the Second Male Lead

Chapter 84

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Since the arrival of the little dog, Jiang Yuchao's yard has indeed become much more lively. The servants who were previously worried because of the sudden change in their master's personality are now smiling like flowers, playing with the dog happily every day. It may also be that they found that although the master is not as gentle as before, he does not like to criticize the servants, so they finally put their minds at ease.

In short, the clear laughter of little girls and the barking of puppies can be heard in this yard every day. Even the nuns in Mingyue Temple who occasionally come to deliver some gifts like to tease the happy puppy.

Jiang Yuchao thought it was a bit noisy, but he was too lazy to say anything to them. They were all a group of girls in their teens or early twenties, and there was even a twelve-year-old, who was barely old enough.

As the real owner of the little dog, Jiang Yuchao rarely played with the dog, but the little dog was really smart, as if it could recognize its master, and loved to follow Jiang Yuchao most of the time. When Jiang Yuchao was reading, the dog would circle around his feet, enjoying itself. Several little maids looked at him eagerly, feeling that the little dog was too pitiful, and could not help but whisper to Jiang Yuchao: "Master, you see that the little baby likes you so much, you should also pay attention to it."

Jiang Yuchao: “…” “Little baby? What a disgusting name.”

She had completely forgotten the time when she chased after her idol Xi Shaoyuan and called him "baby". Not only baby, but also brother, younger brother, husband, father... she had called him everything.

"Master, the puppy has been here for so many days, but you haven't given it a name yet." Lan Qiao said bravely.

It's too troublesome to name it. Jiang Yuchao glanced at the plate of osmanthus cake that Guiying had just brought to the table and said casually, "Let's call it osmanthus cake."

Lan Qiao immediately looked at Gui Ying jealously, "Why did the little darling take your last name? If I had known, I would have served a plate of orchid slices to the master."

Guiying covered her lips with her hands and laughed, then glared at her.

The little dog Guihuagao didn't even know he had a name. He raised his strong front legs and lay on Jiang Yuchao's embroidered shoes, kicking his calves. Jiang Yuchao felt that he could step on it with just one foot, and waved the book in his hand, "Go, take Guihuagao out to play."

The world without the Internet is boring, but after two months, it is not so bad. Jiang Yuchao is not only good at fighting, but also has strong adaptability. She has gotten used to the diet and work and rest of this world. The only thing she can't get used to is that there is no Xi Shaoyuan here.

She had a dream at night. She dreamed that she was still in modern times, browsing Weibo, and suddenly saw her idol posted a Weibo, announcing that he would get married and retire. The woman's face in the photo was blank and could not be seen clearly.

It's the biggest nightmare.

Jiang Yuchao opened her eyes in a cold sweat, still a little frightened, and suddenly heard two barks from the bedside. She opened the bed curtain and saw the sweet-scented osmanthus cake lying on her shoes. The little dog had black eyes and a slightly upturned mouth, as if smiling. It looked innocent and cute, and its voice was tender.

Jiang Yuchao stretched out his hand in front of the osmanthus cake and asked, "How did you sneak in?"

The puppy wagged its tail and played with her fingers, licking them foolishly with its tongue.

"Master, are you awake?" Lan Qiao's voice came from outside the door. Jiang Yuchao instantly retracted his hand that was playing with the dog into the bed curtain and responded.

Lan Qiao came in with hot water and saw the puppy running on the pedals. "Haha, how did Osmanthus Cake sneak in? It came to see its master as soon as it woke up."

Jiang Yuchao washed up and had breakfast, then started to read a book as usual. He read orthodox books, and also read some books about local customs and the market. There was a door in their courtyard that led directly to the outside of the temple. They only had to go through an alley. Basically, they lived their lives here. The nuns in the temple occasionally came over. On this day, another nun came with a basket.

They would regularly send some homemade incense sticks to believers and lay Buddhists, as well as some small items that were said to have been used in rituals and blessed.

"This time I came to bring some food to Mr. Xiao, all grown by the temple's people in the back mountain." The nun exchanged a few pleasantries and then got down to business. "There will be several rituals in the temple these days, and there may be some outsiders. If Mr. Xiao doesn't like the hustle and bustle, just close the small door in front to avoid being disturbed. It will only be for these few days."

"I understand. Thank you for telling me, Immortal." Jiang Yuchao had the nun sent away, and then told Lan Qiao, "There will be a ritual in the temple in the next few days, so don't run around in the temple."

After all, it is the largest female Taoist temple in Luodu, and it is still very popular. The temple is also very large. There are ancient trees in the temple and the sound of bells and chimes. A few bored servants would occasionally go to the front to pay their respects.

"But Master, we can go to the Earth God Emperor's birthday ceremony in two days. Because there are many people coming to watch, the True People are worried that you will be disturbed." Lan Qiao counted on his fingers, "After the Zhongyuan ceremony is over, there will be the Queen Mother's birthday. Many ladies in the city will come, and the True People will perform rituals to pray for them. This is the kind of ceremony that many people are not allowed to watch."

Jiang Yuchao: “…” What Dharma Assembly

She felt the cultural difference and showed a rare interest. The servants in the courtyard came over to explain to her. For women of this era, there were not many interesting days to relax. They remembered all kinds of festivals clearly. Jiang Yuchao had gained a lot of knowledge and wanted to see this Dharma Assembly that she had never seen before.

"Go ahead, it's not far anyway. We can just open the gate and walk through an alley and go straight there. Now that we live here, no one will care about us, so you can do whatever you want. We are all inside the temple anyway, nothing will happen." Lan Qiao instigated.

Now these slaves have tasted the benefits of living here. If nothing else, at least they are free. No matter whether they were in the Prime Minister's Mansion or later in the Prince's Palace, they had never had such freedom.

Jiang Yuchao decided to go to the Dharma Assembly, but she didn't go that day because someone from the Xiangguo Mansion came early in the morning and told her to go home to worship her ancestors. Jiang Yuchao knew about the custom of worshipping ancestors on the Zhongyuan Festival, but she had never experienced this in her previous life. Her own father almost worshipped her, so how could he dare to let her go to worship the ancestors. Lanqiao Guiying and the others had forgotten about it because she didn't have to go back to the Xiao family to worship her ancestors last year when she was in Prince Yu's Mansion. Now it's different. She has been divorced and is still considered a member of the Xiao family, so of course she has to go back.

When she returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, everyone was busy and no one paid any attention to her. When Jiang Yuchao saw Xiao Jinxiang, she thought she was here to deliver food again, but this time she had learned her lesson and was just asking for trouble.

In fact, Xiao Jinxiang also wanted to seize the opportunity to quarrel with Xiao Jinyue, but Madam Xiao did not allow her to go. Last time the old lady's birthday banquet was over, there were rumors among the women of each family that Xiao Jinxiang was in love with Prince Yu. This is unacceptable. How can my daughter meet him in the future! Madam Xiao cursed Xiao Jinyue in her heart, and was afraid of this crazy person. She kept Xiao Jinxiang by her side to prevent her from going crazy again and ruining her reputation.

If Xiao Jinxiang didn't come, the other half-brothers and sisters didn't dare to approach her. They just pointed at her from a distance. Jiang Yuchao smiled at them, and they walked away uncomfortably, as if they disdained to be associated with her.

Today was the day for the ancestor worship. Prime Minister Xiao and the eldest son Xiao Yunqi were both very busy. Jiang Yuchao was isolated again and felt extremely bored.

"Hey, ugly bastard! Why are you here again?" A little boy who looked about seven or eight years old suddenly ran over and stood in front of her, saying arrogantly, "They all said that you cheated on me. You are so shameful that the whole Luodu knows about it. Our Xiao family has lost all its face. Why don't you just die?"

This little boy is Madam Xiao's son, Xiao Yunduan, the youngest son of Prime Minister Xiao. He is very favored and has been spoiled like a devil at a young age. He was a guest at his grandparents' house before, and this is the first time Jiang Yuchao has seen him. In the original novel, Jiang Yuchao has also seen the arrogance of this little guy. Now when they meet, he is indeed a little dog who needs to be educated, and his little mouth is chattering.

Jiang Yuchao sat on the chair, stretched out her hands and tightly grasped the naughty kid's hands, then showed him a sinister grin, "Little thing, do you know why I steal people? I steal them to eat. I eat human flesh raw. First, I chop off the head with a knife and suck out the blood. Then I cut open the chest and dig out the heart. Do you know what the heart looks like? It's a piece of bright red bleeding meat..." She stretched out her slender fingers and scratched the child's heart. Her tone was floating, and her eyes were fixed on his eyes. "The fresh heart is the most delicious. Then I have to chop off the hands and feet. The fingers are crunchy when you bite them, so delicious. My favorite thing to eat is children."

"Yunduan, look how tender your little hands are. Sister likes you so much. Will you come back with sister?" Jiang Yuchao pulled the naughty boy's hand, and under his horrified gaze, she showed her snow-white teeth, pretending to bite his hand.

"Ah—" When he opened his mouth to cry, Jiang Yuchao stuffed a cake into his mouth and said sinisterly and gently: "Yun Duan, now let's play a game. You run and I chase you. If I catch you, I will eat one of your hands."

As soon as she let go, the naughty child was so scared that he drew back his hand and ran away. He couldn't cry out loud with a mouthful of cake, tears and snot on his face. He ran out and bumped into his nanny, rolled on the ground, and turned into a monkey.

Lan Qiao, who was waiting on the side, swallowed his saliva and said, "Master, what are you talking about? Those words are too scary. The young master is still young. What if he gets scared and something bad happens..."

Jiang Yuchao took a sip of tea to moisten his throat. "If you don't teach the little beast well when he's young, he'll become a big beast when he grows up. Should I let him go just because he's still young? That's impossible."

Lan Qiao shrank his neck and looked at his vindictive master in awe.

Xiao Yunduan had never been frightened like this before. He was so scared that he hugged Madam Xiao and cried when he got home. He dared not say anything when asked. He also had nightmares and cried all night. It really tormented him for quite some time.

Jiang Yuchao certainly didn't care about this. She just went through the motions that day and returned to Mingyue Temple.

The master and his servants walked through the alley and heard the sound of chanting coming from the main hall. Lan Qiao listened carefully and said, "Master, the ritual is not over yet. Shall we go take a look?"

Jiang Yuchao shook his head. Just as he entered the courtyard, he saw several servants searching everywhere with red eyes, whispering "osmanthus cake".

"what happened?"

“Master, the osmanthus cake is lost… It was there in the afternoon, but disappeared in the blink of an eye. We thought it had hidden itself, but, but now we have searched the entire yard and still can’t find it…” The servants began to cry, fearing that something might have happened to the puppy and that they would be punished by their master.

Jiang Yuchao frowned, but didn't scold him. He just said, "Maybe he ran away. Let's go out and look for him."

They passed through an archway and entered the place where Mingyue Temple pilgrims burned incense. Jiang Yuchao held up a lantern and said, "Separate and look for it. It won't go too far. It's probably nearby."

Everyone agreed and went to look for it separately. Jiang Yuchao walked down the stairs with a lantern in her hand, and suddenly saw a fire under a low staircase in front of her. She walked forward and vaguely heard a dog barking, so she raised her voice and shouted, "Osmanthus cake?"

"Woof!" A crisp dog bark came from the other side. Jiang Yuchao walked forward quickly and saw clearly that there was a person squatting there, throwing colored paper into the burning brazier. He also heard her voice, and stood up holding the little dog in his arms, and turned to look at Jiang Yuchao.

In the flickering flames of the brazier, Jiang Yuchao saw the man's face clearly. He was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but yelled, "Shao Yuan's husband?!"

The man holding the dog was also stunned. When he heard clearly what she shouted, his eyes widened slightly, his foot twisted, and he fell down the low steps.

"ah!"

"Woof!"

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