After Ji Yuyao came back from the imperial city, she hid the box that Xiao Heng gave her, and when she came to Su Ling's room to wait for her to bathe and change clothes, her face was full of emptiness.

When pouring water, it accidentally pours it out of the bucket, and when you heat the water, you will add more. Su Ling gradually noticed her abnormality, so he asked her, "Yu Yao, what's wrong with you?"

When Ji Yuyao was distracted, she suddenly heard Su Ling's voice, so she shuddered and said, "No...... Nothing."

"It's nothing, why are you always absent-minded?" Su Ling glanced at the ground and said, "Look, the water has been poured outside."

After Ji Yuyao glanced at the water on the ground, she hurriedly said, "I'm sorry madam, I was distracted."

"What are you thinking?" Su Ling looked at Ji Yuyao's sweaty appearance and asked worriedly.

"No, I'm just thinking about something inconsequential." Ji Yuyao said something casually and wanted to fool the past. Su Ling saw that she didn't want to say, so she didn't ask any more.

After changing clothes, Ji Yuyao went to the room to make Su Ling and Jiang Duanchen's beds, but when she looked at the bed, the scene of Jiang Duanchen lying here and hugging her suddenly appeared in front of her, and she was so frightened that she quickly turned around.

Su Ling looked at her abnormal behavior, then frowned and asked, "What's wrong with you today?"

"No lady, the bed is made, Yu Yao will retire first." As soon as the words fell, Ji Yuyao hurriedly fled the room.

Su Ling looked at her hurried steps and was full of puzzlement.

Jiang Duanchen had just sent off a group of ministers who had come to him in the hall, and then returned to the room exhausted.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw Su Ling sitting on the bed with a worried look.

"What's wrong, Ling'er?" Jiang Duanchen stepped forward and naturally hugged Su Ling and said.

Su Ling raised his eyes and glanced at Jiang Duanchen and lowered his eyes again, "I just saw Yu Yao's expression flustered, as if something was wrong. I can't even bathe and make my bed."

After hearing this, Jiang Duanchen also thought, "Could it be something on his mind?"

"I asked, but she wouldn't tell me." Su Ling said helplessly.

"Then leave him alone, let's think about how to serve your husband." After speaking, Jiang Duanchen overbearingly pressed on Su Ling's body, preparing for a cloud and rain.

At this time, Ji Yuyao secretly stood outside their door, listening to the constant wheezing in the room.

She clenched her fists tightly, imagining how good it would be if she could also be pampered by Jiang Duanchen.

She gradually became dissatisfied with her identity as just a servant, and remembering what Xiao Heng told her today, she always fantasized that she could share a bed with Jiang Duanchen.

"I'll get yours, my lord." She stood in the doorway and muttered to herself, and then reluctantly returned to the simple maid's room.

Vertical day

Xiao Heng sent Cao Fu to send another letter to Ji Yuyao, saying that he wanted to take her to meet his mother. Ji Yuyao immediately happily dressed up and went to the palace. She was seen by Xiao Cui when she was specially dressed, and Xiao Cui asked suspiciously, "Who are you trying to seduce by dressing up so well."

Ji Yuyao snorted coldly and said, "Do you want to take care of it?"

"Don't you want to seduce the young master, then you still have this heart, the young master only has Mrs. in his heart, not to mention that with a good character like you, what do you compare with Mrs.?" Xiao Cui's sentences were thorny, and little by little they stabbed into Ji Yuyao's heart.

Ji Yuyao had anger in her eyes, and her hands clenched her hairpin, if she didn't want to cause trouble, she wanted to keep this woman shut up forever at this moment. She stared at Xiao Cui for a while before she endured it, now she is indeed not worthy of Jiang Duanchen, and there is no way to get him.

But after today, it's hard to say.

Thinking of this, she gave some of her hand, slowly put the last hairpin on her head, stood up, and smiled proudly, "Sister is right."

After that, she turned to leave, she didn't want to sacrifice her future scenery for such a small thing.

Xiao Cui looked at her unclear and triumphant appearance, and became suspicious: what exactly does she want to do?

Ji Yu

Yao was taken by Xiao Heng to Concubine Yan's Nixia Palace.

As soon as she entered the main hall, Ji Yuyao saw a woman with a great demeanor leaning over the desk and sniffing the incense in the furnace. The whole hall is also surrounded by aromas. In this atmosphere, Concubine Yan is as elegant as a fairy outside the world, making people can't take their eyes off it, and only feel noble and elegant.

Concubine Yan sniffed for a long time before she raised her eyes to look at Ji Yuyao and said with a smile, "You are Yuyao?" The sound is crisp and pleasant, tactful and ethereal, especially the sound of nature.

Ji Yuyao's heart jumped, and she lowered her eyebrows and lowered her head and said, "Slaves and maids participate in Niangniang!"

"Flatten!" Concubine Yan said indifferently, she was wearing a peach-colored long skirt covered with a layer of tulle, and a belt with gold thread outlining the peony pattern was tied around her waist. Her long, supple black hair is combed into a bun with dazzling hairpins. Although she is over 40 years old, her face is still smooth and delicate when she is properly maintained, and her skin can be broken by blowing. The eyebrows and eyes are tender like water, and the skin is white and flour, which makes people feel pity. new

Ji Yuyao stood up straight, took a step back respectfully, and did not say anything more.

Concubine Yan picked up a stove of incense and walked to Ji Yuyao, gently took her hand, put the incense burner in her hand, looked at her eyes and said softly, "Yuyao, you come and ask, this is the newly made incense from the palace, how about it?"

Ji Yuyao was flattered and sniffed lightly, like a faint fragrance of moon flowers, and then smelled a little sweetness in the fragrance, which made people think of some good memories.

She couldn't help but praise: "The fragrance is sweet, it makes people feel happy, and it is tactful and long, and it makes people have an endless aftertaste. Niangniang is already as beautiful as a fairy, but I didn't expect the incense to be so fascinating, the slave is really envious."

Listening to Ji Yuyao's praise, Concubine Yan was obviously very satisfied.

"This child really likes this child, Heng'er, she will be your sister in the future, you have to treat her well." Concubine Yan looked at Ji Yuyao gently, Ji Yuyao was flattered, and quickly knelt down, "Thank you, Niangniang."

Xiao Heng reminded on the side, "Hey, Sister Yuyao, what should you call it?"

Ji Yuyao raised her eyes excitedly and said, "Thank you...... stepmother."