Something’s Not Right

Chapter 61: Cinder

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With the game experience data of many players, Shen Zhiwei quickly perfected the game and successfully applied for the game "The World" as a tourism game. The company has begun to develop this new tourism project.

After the core program is designed, Shen Zhiwei no longer needs to personally control the game with the new interstellar background, and he can rest peacefully.

So Yun Ruifeng and Shen Zhiwei quietly went to register for marriage without notifying anyone. They planned to hold a wedding after they had had enough time together.

Yun Ruifeng has long wanted to meet the young doctor these days, but he is busy with work. Yun Ruifeng couldn't bear to let Shen Zhiwei work too hard, so he kept enduring it. Now that they had a vacation, the two of them received their certificates. Yun Ruifeng was completely released that night and spent a very wonderful night.

… release it a little too much.

Shen Zhiwei was so tortured by him that he barely got out of bed the next afternoon. His waist and butt were in terrible pain. Yun Ruifeng, this madman, was like a perpetual motion machine with no energy limit, and there was no time to stop!

Seeing Shen Zhiwei's dark face, Yun Ruifeng brought over the porridge made in the morning and gently stuffed a soft cushion behind Shen Zhiwei so that he could lean on it comfortably.

"...I was careless..." Yun Ruifeng bowed his head and apologized.

He was indeed careless. In his memory, he and the little emperor had been together many times, so he completely forgot that he and Shen Zhiwei were in their first marriage, and they still had sex between husband and wife according to the standards of an old couple. Shen Zhiwei could bear it. That's weird.

"It's okay." Shen Zhiwei said solemnly, "Have you decided where to spend your honeymoon?"

"Just decide, I'll listen to you." Yun Ruifeng said.

"As a travel game, "The World" is looking for people for internal testing. Let's go there." Shen Zhiwei said.

Yun Ruifeng: "..."

It's really hard to find a partner for a workaholic who spends his honeymoon thinking about how to perfect his job.

Yun Ruifeng nodded a little frustrated: "...Okay."

He lowered his head and ignored the smile on Shen Zhiwei's lips.

Shen Zhiwei had already brought the gaming helmets home. The two gaming helmets in his hands were specially designed. They were different from ordinary helmets in two ways. First, they could shield game companies from monitoring players; second, when When the player encounters danger, the helmet can forcefully bring the player back to reality and protect the player's mental body.

Since they can block the monitoring of the game company, their honeymoon trip is actually not helpful for the internal testing of the game. Shen Zhiwei just wants to use this time to go back and take a look.

The world he had been thinking about.

Yun Ruifeng opened his eyes and found that he was wearing women's clothes again, not as good as fancy clothes, but dressed like a village girl, with his hair in a double-ring bun.

He touched his chest and lower body again. He was still a man, and he stood very tall.

There is very little information about the character in my mind. I only know that I am a flower, and I live in a small village near the imperial city. I am fourteen years old this year. My mother died young and I live with my father, a bad gambler.

Yun Chunhua: "..."

A fourteen-year-old girl, one meter nine tall...

While Yun Chunhua was thinking, everyone around him was pointing at a middle-aged man next to him. An old lady came up and said, "Lai San, you only have a daughter like Chunhua, so you should treat her well and recruit a son-in-law in the future." Come in so that I can take care of you in your old age.”

Chunhua's father, Lai San, took a sip of wine and said drunkenly: "We, Chunhua, will go to a wealthy family in the future."

When Lai San said this, everyone around him secretly "poofed" at him.

Why go to a wealthy family? Lai San simply has no money to pay off his gambling debts and has to sell his daughter. Fortunately, Chun Hua was born like this... too upright, and no low-class brothel would want Chun Hua. Otherwise, Lai San would have sold his daughter to a brothel long ago, because it was the best place to become a monk.

It’s not a disaster year, it’s not that they can’t survive. No one is willing to sell their children or daughters. During the more than ten years that the late emperor was in power, the weather was good every year, and every family lived a prosperous life. They could afford to raise several children, except for those who didn’t live up to their expectations. , where are the people selling their sons and daughters

Yun Chunhua: "..."

Fortunately he is tall...

Laisan didn't sell his daughter to that sleazy place, and there were no good prices in other places. He couldn't bear to give the naughty women a high commission, so he took Chunhua to the imperial city. I heard that all the big men in the city are rich, so it should be easier to sell.

It was also Laisan's good luck. As soon as he entered the city, he encountered that Mr. Chen's family was short of people and they needed to recruit a group of good family members, who were also strong enough to work. Their Chun Hua has always been very strong since he was a child, and they didn't give him anything to eat. He has grown so tall, so he definitely meets the requirements. So Lai San took Chunhua to the place where Chen Da Lao's house was recruiting workers, signed a life-long contract with Chun Hua, and sold it to Chen Da Lao's house.

After getting the money, Lai San happily said to Chunhua: "Mr. Chen is said to be a very important official in the imperial court. You will be blessed in the future!"

Taking the money from Chun Hua's prostitution, he went directly to the gambling house in the city without rushing back to pay back the money.

Yun Chunhua: "..."

Mr. Chen, his ancestors have earned a hereditary title due to good fortune. In recent years, there have been no outstanding people in the family, and there are also no dandy children. They are all conservative people. He behaves peacefully in front of his own marquis, and his family's descendants become minor officials of the fifth and sixth grades. Although he had no ability, but because he made no mistakes, the title was passed down steadily.

Officials are not very big, and their fiefdoms have almost all been taken back. In the imperial city, a place where even third-rank and first-rank officials cannot hold their heads up, they are also called high officials.

I remember when he...

"Chunhua, right? Although you seem to be quite strong, you are still a girl. It is not convenient for you to mix with the boys in the front yard, so go to the backyard kitchen to chop firewood first.

"Yes." Chunhua, who had not yet had time to remember her bravery in the past, agreed calmly and followed the housekeeper in the kitchen to chop firewood.

His identity must have been arranged for him by Shen Zhiwei. As for what will happen next, Shen Zhiwei will definitely have other preparations. He just needs to wait slowly.

So Yun Chunhua started chopping firewood in the Duke's mansion.

Chunhua is strong and strong, can chop firewood quickly and well, and often helps the housekeeper in the kitchen. She is deeply loved by the women in the kitchen. In this large and murderous house, there are always one or two innocent ghosts. It is said that since the spring flowers came to the backyard, the whistling wind has never been heard again. The spring flowers have the effect of warding off evil spirits!

Yun Chunhua: "..."

It seemed that everyone in the backyard regarded him as a woman. No matter how tall or muscular he was, no one would "mistaken" him as a man. But occasionally, a little maid with the same double-ring bun would give him something like a purse or a handkerchief and call her sister, which made him very embarrassed.

Yun Chunhua... is only fourteen years old this year. These maids who call him sister are all old people who have been in the house for several years. The youngest is fifteen years old, and they all call him sister...

With a long sigh, he resignedly sent water to the young lady.

She became the second-class maid next to the young lady. When the young lady almost fell down in the garden that day, Chunhua supported the young lady and saw from her pulse that she was pregnant, so she immediately sent the pregnant woman back to the bedroom to rest. , and also asked someone to notify the front yard doctor. The doctor said that the young lady's fetus was not stable. If she had fallen down before, the baby might be in danger. for

Thanks to Chunhua, but also to feel safe, the young lady brought the kitchen maid who was chopping firewood to her as a second-class maid, and asked him to keep vigil for her to quell some monsters and monsters.

Although she is only a second-class maid, the young lady trusts Chunhua very much, and the first-class maid beside her is also very kind to Chunhua and often gives him snacks and other things.

Yun Chunhua felt as if she had embarked on a different path. Although she was just an ugly maid, both men and women particularly liked her.

But there was one thing he didn't understand. According to the principle of opposite sex attraction, it was understandable that the young lady had a crush on him, but why on earth did Young Master Chen, the future Lord Chen, have a crush on him

According to custom, when the first wife becomes pregnant, she will arrange a concubine for her husband to look down on her husband on her behalf. The same is true for the Young Madam. Since she learned that she was pregnant, she favored the two dowry maids and gave them to Young Master Chen to be his maids. If Young Master Chen liked it, she would give them the title of concubine. The deeds of allegiance are all in the hands of the young lady, so you can't make a fuss even if you want to.

But who knew that Young Master Chen didn't want these two pretty maids as a dowry, but wanted Chunhua, the second-class maid in the Young Madam's room.

Yun Chunhua: "..."

No matter how he looked at it, he didn't think that the dandy Mr. Chen would be their little doctor. Moreover, this man looked straight at first glance. Why would he take a fancy to the tall and tall himself

What happened next was even more legendary. The young lady actually refused Young Master Chen's request very forcefully, saying that she was unwell during pregnancy and needed Chunhua to serve her closely. Chunhua was very strong and could hold her even if anything happened. Compared to other maids, It’s so useful that she can’t live without spring flowers.

Because Mr. Chen wanted to take Chunhua as his concubine, the couple had a fierce quarrel.

Young Master Chen also told Chunhua in private that he had obtained Chunhua's deed of sale from the housekeeper. As long as Chunhua followed him, he would return the deed of sale to Chunhua, go to the government, sell Chunhua's slave status, and let him do it. A good woman.

Yun Chunhua was very puzzled by this. He eagerly wanted to know what identity Shen Zhiwei had arranged for him, so he asked: "Young Master, Chunhua has no talent and appearance, and can only do so much with her strength. What do you think?" Where are the spring flowers?"

Young Master Chen blushed, looked at Chunhua with ambiguous eyes and said: "I, when I first saw you, I felt that you were very, very... different. You are different from those women outside. You are different." When I first saw you, you were still chopping firewood in the kitchen. I saw you standing in the small kitchen courtyard, chopping a large round piece of wood into four or five pieces, each of which was the same size. At that time, I thought, ah, it would be great if I could have such a unique woman. Moreover, I also know that you learn cooking skills from a chef, and I really want to eat your cooking. "

Chunhua's expression remained unchanged, and she said calmly: "Chunhua thanks the young master for his love, but Chunhua doesn't want to be a concubine. Chunhua would rather have a servant and be a housekeeper's wife. She would rather be a commoner's wife than a rich man's concubine."

"I would rather be a commoner's wife than a rich man's concubine..." Young Master Chen repeated these words in despair, his face turned pale, and he said with a look of despair, "I, I know that you are different from those women who climb high branches. Yes, you... are special. But I, I am already married to my first wife, and I am not worthy of marrying you. "

Young Master Chen raised his head and said hopefully, "Chunhua, what if I divorce the young lady and marry you as my wife?"

Although Chunhua's expression did not change, there was a hint of displeasure in her eyes when she looked at Young Master Chen: "Young Master, the Young Madam is deeply in love with you and is still pregnant with your child. She has not committed the 'seven outings'. You By divorcing the young lady, do you mean to end her life? "

Young Master Chen lowered his head and said in despair: "I understand, Chunhua, you... you must marry a man who treats you well in the future. If anyone dares to treat you badly, I will vent my anger on you!"

After that, he ran away. Every time he saw Mr. Chen again, he would always look at Chunhua with eyes that were affectionate, nostalgic and had to give up.

Chunhua didn't squint her eyes and still served the young lady seriously.

The peaceful days of the Chen Mansion were finally broken by the 80th birthday of Mr. Chen.

Many dignitaries came to the Chen Mansion that day, and the young lady had to go out to meet the guests even though she was pregnant with Liujia. Chunhua helped the maids serve the ladies in the backyard, but for some reason, when she was carrying fruits, she met someone else in the corridor. The lost son.

The handsome young master walked up to Chun Hua and touched his chin with his hand frivolously: "It's so good... Chic maid, come with me, I will ensure that you enjoy the hot food and drink spicy food without having to do such hard work. Look. Your hands have thickened knuckles from doing rough work.”

Chunhua took a step back, avoiding the handsome young master's fingers, and said solemnly: "My hands are naturally big, and they are so big without having to work."

"... This is the first time I've seen such an honest and unpretentious maid like you. I'm really excited. Tell me what your maid's name is."

"I will call you whatever name the master gives me." Chunhua responded calmly, "Sir, this plate of foreign fruits in my hand was given to the old marquis by your majesty, and he used it to entertain all the female guests. It would be disrespectful to His Majesty if the plate of fruit is even slightly damaged on the way."

"Oh?" The young master raised his eyebrows, "What a smart girl, you know how to use Your Majesty to suppress me. It's really different. I'll let you go this time, but next time... it will be different."

While he was talking, a voice came from the corridor opposite: "Xiao Hongjian, the opposite side is the residence of the female family members. What are you doing there?"

The sound was so pleasant that it made my ears tingle as soon as I heard it. Chunhua was sure that except for the person in his heart, no one's voice could make his heart move so much. He turned around to look, but only saw a man turning away.

Xiao Hongjian smiled and said: "Little girl, see you next time."

Although this was just an episode, Chunhua always thought about that voice. He hadn't seen the person in his heart for many days, and he couldn't help but feel a little crazy.

It's a pity that she is just a little maid, and she is not qualified to inquire about the masters' affairs. After asking for several days, she could not find out the identity of that person.

Just when Chunhua was trying every possible means to find that person, Young Master Chen came to Chunhua with a look of shock and anger: "Chunhua, at my grandfather's birthday banquet that day, did you meet His Highness Prince Jing?"

His Highness Prince Jing? Chunhua raised her eyebrows slightly and said calmly: "I met a young master named Xiao Hongjian on the way to get the fruit. Is he King Jing?"

Those who can claim the title of king are all descendants of the royal family, and it should not be Xiao Hongjian.

"Xiao Hongjian, a member of the Xiao family? The Xiao family is a royal relative, so it must be Xiao Hongjian! Chunhua, don't worry, I will definitely protect you!"

After Mr. Chen finished speaking, he hurried away, leaving Chunhua confused.

It's the Xiao family of the royal family... Probably only the Xiao family of Mobei, right? So he met his own junior, maybe a junior twice as far away

Chunhua vaguely felt that something was wrong about the fact that Mr. Chen came to see her angrily. Sure enough, on the second day, the young lady said to Chunhua with a bitter look on her face: "Chunhua, you are my savior and the person I trust most in this yard. I originally planned to wait until you were old enough to cancel your slave status. , I’ll choose a good family for you, marry in glory, and your children won’t have to be slaves in the future.”

"Thank you so much, Madam. Chunhua will always remember your kindness to Chunhua."

"But... my poor spring flower... why are you so special? I am fascinated by you, and so is my unlucky husband. Now even King Jing... King Jing wants you by name, and the Chen family is just a member of the family. Marquis, there is no way to refuse Prince Jing!" The young lady's face was filled with tears.

Chunhua was very frightened by the words "I'm fascinated by you". Fortunately, he had always been calm and didn't even blink. He said in a deep voice: "Thank you, Madam, for your love. Chunhua has her own life. Madam, you don't have to worry." ”

The young lady's tears fell on the sandalwood box in her hand. She put the valuable box in Chunhua's hand, wiped away her tears and said: "I can't help you with anything, I can only give you some belongings. Prince Jing's Mansion is a wealthy family, and it is inconvenient to have little money. You don't have to be embarrassed, just think of this money as my thanks for saving the child in my belly. The grace of saving my life is worth all the mundane things."

Seeing Chunhua nodding and taking the box, the young lady cried for a while, and finally tired, Chunhua helped her back to bed to sleep.

Opening the box, there were several thousand taels of silver notes and several precious jewelry. The young lady was really thoughtful about so many valuable things.

Chunhua put away the banknotes and jewelry and returned to her room to think deeply. With his appearance, it would be possible to charm one or two girls. But a tall maid with a double-ring bun captivated the young master and young lady, as well as the royal family member Xiao Hongjian and His Highness Prince Jing, unless these people were blind.

There must be something fascinating about him.

Young Master Chen's promise was completely meaningless. A few days later, Chunhua was taken to Prince Jing's Mansion. The person who led her back to Prince Jing's Mansion was a woman with a mean temperament. She looked Chunhua up and down, and snorted coldly: "I don't know how a person like you can get the attention of His Highness Prince Jing." When she arrived at Prince Jing's Mansion, But you have to accept your charming temperament. Although Prince Jing’s Mansion does not have a mistress, it is not something that a person of your status can expect. Prince Jing’s Mansion has rules. If you don’t understand the rules, you will be in trouble in a few days. I'm just afraid of being beaten to death."

"Mother-in-law," Chunhua was not frightened by her and said calmly, "What kind of person is King Jing? I am new here and I am afraid that I will offend the master's taboo."

While talking, he put a small silver ingot into the old woman's hand.

The old woman shook the weight of the silver ingot in her hand, then stuffed the silver into her sleeve. Her expression improved a little, and she began to tell Chunhua about King Jing.

Since the late emperor Jingren adopted the current majesty from the clan, the current emperor Ning'an also wants to follow the example of the late emperor and choose outstanding successors from the clan's children, no longer limited to his own heirs. And what Emperor Ning'an liked most was Prince Jing, who was exactly the same as the late Emperor.

King Jing is from the first bloodline. Over the past few hundred years, this first bloodline has become very depressed. However, since Emperor Ning'an expressed his intention to select heirs from the clans without discrimination, all the clan members have been taken seriously. This leading bloodline has also been discovered, and the young King Jing has been spotted by Emperor Ning'an at a glance.

When Emperor Ning'an saw Queen Jing, he burst into tears. That night, he let the six-year-old child stay in the palace that night, adopted him as his adopted son, and raised her under the Queen's knees. Ten years later, Emperor Ning'an made him a prince and named him "Jing". Originally, the late emperor's title was Emperor Jingren, and the word "Jingren" was taboo and should not be used again. But Emperor Ning'an liked King Jing, and the cabinet had no objections after seeing King Jing's appearance. Only a few officials made a fuss, but it didn't cause any big waves, so the title of King Jing was decided.

Emperor Ning'an chose an extremely wealthy place as a fiefdom for King Jing, but he did not let him join the vassal. Instead, he built a palace for King Jing in the capital and kept him by his side.

There was a rumor in the court that because of Emperor Ning'an's favor, King Jing was the most promising person to succeed him.

"His Royal Highness Prince Jing has not married a concubine so far. It is because His Majesty likes him too much and wants to choose the best woman for him, so he has been putting it off until now." The old woman told the story.

An imperceptible smile appeared at the corner of Chunhua's mouth.

It's probably King Jing. Once they enter the palace, they can meet.

Chunhua originally thought that he would rise to the top after entering the palace, but unexpectedly, he was assigned to the kitchen without even seeing Prince Jing.

Yes, it’s the kitchen again.

But this time Chunhua is not chopping firewood, but working for the chef as an apprentice.

The chef was originally the royal chef in the palace and was awarded to King Jing by Emperor Ning'an. His craftsmanship was passed down from family to family and he was unwilling to pass it on to a woman. However, after seeing Chunhua's tall body and neat vegetable cutting posture, she gradually changed her mind about him and felt that even a woman could cook well, so she began to teach Chunhua with all her heart.

Chunhua's life in the kitchen was very fulfilling. Not only did he eat well and sleep well, he also lived in a room of his own, and no one would disturb him at all.

But one day, when it was his turn to be on night duty, a thief came to the kitchen to steal food, and Chunhua caught him. The little thief was a little guilty at first, but after seeing the spring flowers, he immediately lit the oil lamp and said, "So you were hidden here by your cousin."

Chunhua took a closer look and found that the thief was Xiao Hongjian who she met in Chen's mansion that day.

Xiao Hongjian saw Chunhua with an angry look on his face and said, "I thought you were a different woman, and I wanted to bring you to my place so that you could live a comfortable life. Who would have thought that you, a woman like you, are so frivolous. I hooked up with cousin King Jing right away. I thought you were a vain woman, but it turns out you are dissatisfied with the Xiao family!"

For others, Chunhua had nothing to say, but for the children of the Xiao family, he loved them deeply and took responsibility for them.

"Are you a member of the Xiao family?" Chunhua asked with a frown, "As far as I know, the children of the Xiao family have been trained in the Mobei military camp since they were young. They have been on the battlefield at a young age. All of them are strong men. , but what about you?”

He took Xiao Hongjian's hand and said: "There are no calluses on your hands, your lower body is unstable, and your body has a soft aura. It's obvious that you have never practiced martial arts, been on the battlefield, and have never killed anyone. You have the aura of a noble son, so you are still embarrassed." Call yourself a descendant of the Xiao family? Everyone in the Xiao family is an outstanding person, how can there be a descendant like you who can only tease the maid?"

Xiao Hongjian's face turned red after being scolded by Chunhua, and he said angrily: "Do you think I don't want to go to the battlefield? But my grandfather said that I am the last child of the Xiao family, and the Xiao family wants to leave a male heir, so he will not let me go to the battlefield! Do you think I don’t envy my brothers who can kill enemies on the battlefield?”

"If I don't want you to write, you won't practice secretly?" Chunhua said, "Your grandfather Xiao Jinshu, even though his legs are broken, can still guide the country. Even if he can't go to the battlefield, no one can resist his tactics. If he can't do martial arts, can he? Can’t you practice essays?”

Xiao Hongjian was speechless after being scolded by him.

"Go back to Mobei," Chunhua said lightly. "The imperial city is prosperous, but you don't see the bitter cold in Mobei, and you don't know the sufferings of the world. Only those who have experienced the severe cold in Mobei and tempered their iron will in the wind and snow will not fall. The wisdom of the Xiao family.”

Xiao Hongjian said nothing, sitting on the ground and meditating. Chunhua also sat on the ground to accompany him.

It wasn't until the sky got brighter that Xiao Hongjian just clenched his fists and said firmly: "I'm going back to Mobei. Even if my grandfather doesn't agree, I still want to practice martial arts. Even if I can't go to the battlefield, even if I just work as a clerk, I still want to go back!"

Looking at the firm eyes, Chunhua finally showed an appreciative smile: "This is the Xiao family."

"Chunhua..." Xiao Hongjian said with a blush, "I, I wrongly blamed you. You are definitely not the kind of woman who can climb up to the dragon and follow the phoenix. You, will you come back to Mobei with me?"

"I am a servant of Prince Jing's Mansion." Chunhua said calmly.

"I'm going to beg my cousin!" Xiao Hongjian jumped up from the ground and ran out of the kitchen.

At noon the next day, someone came to summon Chunhua and said that King Jing wanted to see him.

Chunhua stayed up all night on duty last night. She was supposed to catch up on her sleep during the day, but instead of sleeping, she sat in the room and waited quietly. After hearing the news, he straightened his clothes, touched the double-ringed bun on his head, and checked whether he had any indecency.

After everything was ready, he followed the person who came to summon him to see King Jing.

King Jing's study was very quiet and no one was waiting on him. The man who brought him to see King Jing also left after bringing him there. He and King Jing were the only two people in the room.

Chunhua lowered her head and said, "Join His Highness Prince Jing."

Just as he was about to kneel down, he was supported by a familiar body.

"Chunhua," King Jing whispered in his ear, "Hongjian wants to take you to Mobei, what are your plans?"

Chunhua said calmly: "Chunhua is a servant of the prince's palace, and everything is at the discretion of the prince."