Unexpectedly, Xiao Zhen's silent look turned out to be quite helpless in the eyes of the concubine. He suddenly felt pity in his heart and said, "How about this? You can stay in the house first and wait until I find you."

Please leave again with your relatives."

Xiao Zhen was slightly surprised. She didn't expect Miss Lu's family to leave her behind.

Grandma Chen on the side heard what the lady said and said lightly: "Miss, I know that the lady is a kind-hearted person, but have you forgotten how the woman you took in a year ago repaid kindness with hatred? Besides, the origin of this Xiao Zhen is unknown.

, it’s not right to stay.”

"I don't think she looks like that kind of person."

"Miss, you know people but don't know their hearts. Wasn't that woman from before looking pitiable at all times?" Xiao Zhen agreed with what Granny Chen said to this girl. Naturally, she is not the kind of person who repays kindness with enmity.

Just as she was saying that she was fine and about to leave, she heard the direct daughter of the Lu family say: "I don't feel at ease letting her leave like this. Although I know people and don't know their hearts, but if

If I don't help her now, I will definitely feel unbearable when I think about it in the future. Instead of being unbearable and feeling uncomfortable in the future, I would rather do what I want in my heart right now."

Grandma Chen and the girl didn't know what to say for a moment.

This remark made Xiao Zhen look at this young daughter-in-law of Lu with admiration. It was such a good thing to say.

Xiao Zhen wanted to refuse, but then he thought about it. He would find a place to stay when he went out to see if the Han family would send someone to kill her if she disappeared for a few months. Now, if she could really stay

Lu Mansion is definitely safer than outside. Think about it this way

, Xiao Zhen did not refuse again. When she raised her head to thank her, she saw that Aunt Chen and the girl, who were kind to her at first, were staring at him coldly, and said: "Xiao Zhen thanked the young lady for taking her in, but she can't live like this."

I feel uneasy all the time, so I asked the lady to let me do things with Grandma Chen.

, which can be regarded as repaying the lady’s life-saving grace.”

Grandma Chen was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that Xiao Zhen would want to do things with her, so she thought about it and put this woman under her nose.

What Aunt Chen was thinking was what Xiao Zhen meant when he said this. Since he was going to stay here for a few days, it was natural to make them feel at ease. Otherwise, it would be a stumbling block.

Lu Qingyu thought for a while and nodded in agreement.

Therefore, Xiao Zhen settled down peacefully in the Duke's Mansion of the State of Lu.

In the blink of an eye, ten days passed. In these ten days, Xiao Zhen's biggest gain was to understand why Aunt Chen changed her kindness on the day they first met and looked at her coldly every day. This was because a year ago, the seven-year-old daughter-in-law

He also rescued an injured woman. Similarly, the concubine also asked the woman to stay as a servant girl. She didn't want to

Within half a year, the girl stole the jewelry of the concubine and ran away. When she escaped, she was found to have kidnapped the seven-year-old concubine. The concubine was injured because of this, leaving a shallow scratch on her neck.

Injury scars.

Just when Xiao Zhen was wondering why Duke Lu and his wife could let their daughter keep her since such a thing had happened, Grandma Chen coldly replied to her: "The only way to save you is for Miss Lu to keep her."

How many people know about it? If not, do you think the Duke will let you stay?"

Xiao Zhen suddenly understood, then smiled and said: "Don't worry, Grandma Chen, I will do a good job."

Aunt Chen snorted coldly, but her expression was no longer as cold as the last few days. After all, people who have lived for half a life still have some discernment. These days, Xiao Zhen is still relatively practical in his work. Since Xiao Zhen told

Grandma Chen herself

After being from Wu Yue, a few days later, Grandma Chen actually called someone from Wu Yue to come over and compete with her. Xiao Zhen was very happy that although she had lost her memory, when the man spoke his hometown dialect, she

This brain actually matched it subconsciously, plus Cheng

On the day of the wedding, her uncle and aunt told her a lot of little things, including some place names, and she could tell most of them, so Grandma Chen felt more at ease with her.

At night, there was thunder. The thunder that was about to enter the summer was frightening. The sound was like it was going to shatter the world. Xiao Zhen opened the window and looked at the thunder rolling through the sky behind the dark clouds. He couldn't help but think, she

It has been several days since I left the Han family. I wonder if Han Ziran is still looking for her? What about Grandma Cui now?

Where is it?

Close the window and go to bed.

The next day, Xiao Zhen got up early. It must have rained last night. There were potholes everywhere in the yard. The maids who had gotten up early with her around were jumping on their feet to avoid the potholes.

Xiao Zhen finished washing and left the house. As usual, the first thing she did was to go to the woodshed to get firewood. This was what she had to do every morning. It was very easy, as long as she piled up the dry firewood in the kitchen.

That's it. Just when Xiao Zhen entered the small courtyard of the woodshed

, I saw a young man chopping firewood with an axe. The man bent down, took out the wood with one hand, and quickly took out the ax to chop it with the other hand. He did it in one go, which showed that he was used to it. Xiao Zhen didn't

See his face, just look at it

The man only wore thin clothes on his upper body. He must have been hacked for a long time. The thin clothes were soaked with sweat and stuck to his body, revealing his strong and burly figure.

What a good labor force they would need to start farming, Xiao Zhen thought in her heart, if she went back to Wuyue to live with her uncle and aunt, she would definitely get married. Xiao Zhen was startled, she was thinking wildly.

What? Maybe Xiao Zhen’s gaze is too

He was too focused, and the man was vaguely aware of it. When he raised his head, he saw a woman looking at his upper body with scorching eyes and smiling stupidly. The man blushed, quickly put down the ax and picked up the coat that he had thrown aside.

Shan Shan put it on. After putting it on, he looked for

He was thinking about what he was wearing. Normally, he only wore light clothes to chop firewood, but usually no woman looked at him with such eyes.

Thinking of this, the man became even more uncomfortable. Seeing that the woman was still looking at him, he said in a tight voice: "Is the girl new here? I don't think I have seen her before."

"Yes, I'm new here." Xiao Zhen quickly shook off the incomprehensible thoughts that had just appeared, and asked with a hearty smile: "Are you new here too? I've been here for half a month to get firewood.

, I haven’t seen you either.”

Although the woman's eyes still made him feel uncomfortable, the hearty and generous smile made the man feel a little better: "I am a guard in the mansion. I come here every half month to help Grandma Chen chop firewood for a day."

Xiao Zhen nodded, quite fond of the man's dark but upright face. When he heard that he was a guard, for some reason, his favorability increased a lot: "What's your name?"

"My name is Geng Zhong."

"How old are you?"

Geng Zhong scratched his head. A girl asked him what he meant by how old he was, but he still answered truthfully: "Twenty."

"One year younger than me."

Geng Zhong was stunned for a moment. This girl was actually older than him. He really couldn't tell: "The girl looks only seventeen or eighteen years old."

Xiao Zhen liked this: "You chop the firewood, and I'll get the firewood."

"Okay." He picked up the ax and started to chop firewood. Xiao Zhen, Yu Guangfeng, didn't take dozens of firewoods at once, but only three or four. He couldn't help but said: "How long will it take you to hold the firewood like this? Wait until I finish chopping the firewood."

I'll get it for you."

It wasn't that Xiao Zhen couldn't hold the firewood, but the wounds on her body hadn't healed yet. She was afraid that the wounds would recover slowly if she took too many firewood. But after hearing what Geng Zhong said, she didn't refuse and responded readily: "Okay. But I still have to do it first.

Take the firewood to the kitchen. When you finish chopping it, you can help me get it together."

Seeing the woman carrying three or four pieces of firewood and leaving, without the scorching gaze just now, Geng Zhong was relieved. Looking at Xiao Zhen's disappearing back, Geng Zhong felt that this girl was quite special, not like other women from ordinary families.

So naughty, generous and natural.

When Xiao Zhen was slowly running for the tenth time, Geng Zhong had already chopped the firewood, and there were dozens of firewood in his arms to help Xiao Zhen carry it to the kitchen.

The two of them did not speak while doing their work. When they met on the street, they gave each other a smile as a greeting. In the blink of an eye, the two of them took all the firewood they had just chopped.

When Geng Zhong sat down to rest, Xiao Zhen handed him a steamed bun just taken from the kitchen.

"Thank you." Geng Zhong took it and started eating.

"How many years have you been a guard?"

"Almost five years."

"Have you always been in the Duke's Mansion of the State of Lu?"

Geng Zhong shook his head: "I was originally in the Changqing Army, but later I was injured on the battlefield, so I retired and became a guard in the Lu Mansion."

"What's the injury?"

"My leg is injured and it's almost disabled. I can't use it now."

Xiao Zhen looked pityful, although she didn't know what she was pitying about: "Can you tell me what the battlefield is like?" "Okay." Geng Zhong said, summarizing every bit of his experience in the past five years.
Chapter completed!