71, Secret (1 more)
Xie Zhinuan smiled faintly.
The night sky twinkled with stars, the air was clean and clear, just like her heart at this moment, tranquil with a serenity that bore a spark of starlight.
Although she had thought of a peaceful and comfortable life, she understood the principle of being cautious even in safety. Even though she possessed the Exotic Treasure Space, she dared not carelessly take out and use the things within it.
“An innocent man is guilty of the possession of a jade,” she understood that well.
If people knew she had such a treasure, she wouldn’t even know how she might be killed.
A secret is only a secret when few know about it; once many people are aware, it’s no longer a secret.
Yawning,
Xie Zhinuan got up to go back inside to sleep and soon fell asleep.
In another room, Silly Girl whispered, “Mother, why do you think the miss doesn’t sleep in the middle of the night?”
Chen Auntie pursed her lips, turned over to look at the elderly person sleeping soundly on the brick bed, and instructed, “Don’t concern yourself, don’t ask, remember our status. There are things that aren’t for us to know, and we must learn to turn a deaf ear and a blind eye. It’s not easy to find such a good master as the miss!”
One who acted methodically, did not overreach in her work, who was of a mild temperament, who would do everything herself if she could, who didn’t look down on them and treated them with normalcy-the rarity of it all.
“Mother, what if, one day, if, if…”
Chen Auntie was silent for a long time and only spoke when Silly Girl was almost asleep, “When there’s no choice, one can always choose to die!”
Even though there was no guarantee of a whole corpse after death, in life, one must have some principles.
For people like them, controlled by others their whole life, not determining their own fate, being able to do something for someone at the end is a joy in life.
Having someone who truly cares about them is already a blessing.
“…”
Hearing this, Silly Girl was silent for a long time.
Then she softly “Hmm,” turned over, and went to sleep.
Although she had only been here for two nights, she found it easy to fall asleep and slept very soundly.
There was no need to live in fear or be constantly on edge; work was tiring, but it was a willing fatigue.
In the morning, Xie Zhinuan started preparing breakfast for the noble young master opposite her.
Thinking that he could eat meat porridge, she chopped up a big bone full of meat, threw it in the pot to cook, and perhaps because she had added Spiritual Spring water to the well, the bone stewed wonderfully fragrant. Routuan circled around her, constantly rubbing against her leg.
“Alright, alright, I’ll give you a big bone soon!”
She nudged Routuan with her foot, telling it to go away and not to cause trouble. But it thought Xie Zhinuan was playing with it and rolled over on the ground to expose its belly.
“Off you go!” Xie Zhinuan said gently.
Routuan, with its watery eyes looking at Xie Zhinuan, knew she wasn’t playing with it and ran out to watch Silly Girl carry water to water the vegetables in the backyard.
“Miss, the vegetables in the backyard have sprouted, they look so tender!” Silly Girl said excitedly.
She had never grown vegetables and didn’t know how long it usually took for them to germinate and sprout, but seeing the lush green seedlings made her very happy.
“…” Xie Zhinuan was momentarily stunned, then smiled, “Then we will have vegetables to eat in a few days!”
She then found some cucumbers, smashed one for a cucumber salad, prepared a big pot of bone broth porridge, and finally scooped some into a clay pot, adding a bit of chopped green vegetables. Yuanbao came over.
Xie Zhinuan put the porridge and cucumber into a basket.
“Miss Xie, when can my master start eating?” Yuanbao couldn’t help but ask.
“…” Xie Zhinuan thought for a moment, “Wait a few more days. How about I stew a fish soup for nourishment, so he can first nurture his stomach!”
Yuanbao nodded, “Thank you, Miss Xie!”
“It’s what I should do!”
To take a man’s money is to rid him of disasters.
Chapter 73