Cowardly Stepmother Dressed As the Hero

The girl seemed to have just woken up and found her mother not there, and cried in panic.

Hearing this voice, Mrs. Zhang, who had always been very calm, suddenly stood up in a panic, made a hasty confession to Cao Mi, and went straight to the house.

Although he knew it was a bit rude, Cao Mi still followed her and entered the back room together.

She really wanted to know what secrets this girl was hiding and tucked away by the Zhang family, or maybe she just guessed wrong. She simply rejected outsiders by not letting the servants into the house.

Inside the house, Mrs. Zhang had already picked up the child and comforted her in her arms. The girl is very sensible. After seeing her mother, her voice changed from crying to choking and gradually calmed down.

She was just over a year old, and it was just right to be nestled in the petite Zhang's arms. Soon, she noticed Cao Mi standing at the door and looked in her direction.

Cao Mi and the girl looked at each other, and he probably knew what was going on in his heart.

The girl's eye sockets are deep, and her eyes are light amber, which is very different from people from the Central Plains like Cao Mi.

This difference is somewhat similar to that of the modern Han and Uyghurs. Combining the memory of the original body, Cao Mi can probably guess that this girl should be a descendant of the northern Rong tribe.

The Northern Rong tribe and the Sheng Dynasty, where Cao Mi lives now, are hostile!

Maybe this is the reason why Zhang has been afraid to expose girls in front of others.

Soon, Mrs Zhang, who had appeased the girl well, noticed Cao Mi's gaze, and a look of despair appeared on her face.

Cao Mi thought for a while, then stepped forward to comfort him: "Your Highness has never told me that you should be well hidden in the mansion so that outsiders cannot see it."

Hearing this, Mrs Zhang understood what Cao Mi meant, and gradually calmed down, but her face was still sad, "Your Highness is a kind master."

"Based on what I know about the lord, since he has already decided to keep you guys, he has nothing to worry about." Cao Mi tried to get close to her, and seeing that she didn't evade, he became bolder, "You don't have to put yourself and yourself together. The kids are locked in the room."

Zhang Shi sighed, "Although the lord is kind, we can't cause trouble to the lord."

Cao Mi smiled.

She ignored Zhang's words and made eye contact with the girl in her arms.

The girl was nestled in her mother's arms, staring at her blankly, the amber one was a little scared and shy, but more curious to see strangers.

Cao Mi can feel that although she has been locked in the house by her mother, because she has been well protected, she is full of pure curiosity about the outside world.

Before being severely hurt by the outside world, she will always retain this desire for innocence and exploration.

With the comparison of the three bad children in front, such a lovely girl really looks like a little angel in Cao Mi's eyes.

She raised her head and looked at Mrs. Zhang again, "I know what you're worried about. After all, the prince is a man, and he didn't notice your inconvenience. But today I saw it, so I couldn't ignore it, otherwise, it would be our Bei'an. The palace is not well received."

Zhang opened his mouth and seemed to want to say something, but in the end he didn't speak.

Cao Mi arranged for himself: "Well, I will choose a few more trustworthy maids and bring them to you in two days. You are still weak, and you can't take care of her by yourself."

Zhang Shi pursed his lips and said nothing.

The little girl found that Cao Mi was talking with her mother in a warm voice, which seemed to confirm that Cao Mi was harmless.

She leaned over and stretched out her hand in the direction of Cao Mi.

Cao Mi carefully stretched out his index finger, and the little girl held it tightly. Then she looked up at her mother and giggled.

"Look." Cao Mi looked at the girl, but said to Mrs. Zhang, "She doesn't want to be locked in the house all the time, right? Although she may not be able to leave the palace now, at least let her see the courtyard. Let her know that there are not only the charcoal stove in the house, but also the flying snow in the sky."

The girl had already grabbed Cao Mi's index finger and wanted to stuff it in her mouth, but Zhang shi hugged her awkwardly and took a few steps back.

She hesitated for a while, then nodded slightly.

Cao Mi smiled.

In her heart, she actually liked Mrs. Zhang. After she came to this world, the women she met were either those with little scheming like Taozi, or those with plans like Chunlin and Xialin. Only Mrs. Zhang had the strength of being a mother, but also the motherly and tenderness of a woman.

When you get along with such a person, you don't have to be afraid that she will drag you down, let alone that she will suddenly stab you in the opposite direction.

Therefore, if there is a chance, Cao Mi is very willing to befriend her.

Seeing that Mr. Zhang had been appeased, Cao Mi directly found an excuse to leave and let Mrs. Zhang think calmly.

Hey, don't look at how lightly she promised to give it just now, if she really wanted her to give a few tight-lipped and trustworthy maids, she really couldn't find it for a while.

In the winter, the daylight is short, and it was not long after leaving Zhang's side, and it was almost dinner time. Cao Mi didn't go back to his yard, and went straight to Jingming Courtyard.

When we arrived at Jingmingyuan, it was not yet dinner time. Cao Mi saw Qi Rui sitting in the room, staring at a game of Go in a daze.

Busy maids come and go, but no one can enter his world.

Cao Mi didn't care about this, she stepped forward and sat down in front of Qi Rui.

The mature child, who was less than four years old, gave him a light look, and then put his eyes on the chessboard.

"Rui'er, do you know how to play Go?" Cao Mi was the first to speak to break the silence.

Qi Rui didn't want to say a word, just nodded lightly, "En."

Cao Mi asked with some doubts, "Who do you usually play against?"

Several young sons in the palace are young, and their father has been running around, and has not yet invited Mr. Enlightenment for them.

Qi Rui paused and replied, "Father will come occasionally."

"So you usually play by yourself?" Cao Mi asked with interest.

Qi Rui looked up at her again with a questioning expression on her face, as well as an invitation.

Cao Mi shook his head, "This is too difficult, my mother wouldn't."

Qi Rui looked back, "It's not difficult..."

"However, I know another kind of chess piece." Cao Mi smiled and asked, "Would you like to play Gobang with me?"

"Gobang?" Qi Rui asked.

Cao Mi, while observing his reaction, introduced to him the rules of Gobang. Qi Rui did not resist, which also made Cao Mi relieved.

She has probably determined that the child is simply anorexia, and has not yet developed more difficult problems such as autism.

The rules of Gobang are simple and the playability is very high. Soon, the two of them will fall one white and one black.

After Cao Mi easily won two sets, the battle situation became anxious.

Although Cao Mi let the other party be a four-year-old child, he wanted to relax, but being forced into a deadlock by Qi Rui so quickly was something Cao Mi did not expect.

It seems that the person who can become the protagonist is really extraordinary since childhood.

The two went back and forth, immersed in the battle, until Chen brought the twins over to put out the war temporarily.

The lights were already turned on in the house, and it was already dark outside, so Chen Shi, who was late for a long time, either intentionally or unintentionally, leaned in front of Cao Mi and said, "Madam forgive me, it's cold, and the two young masters don't want to go out, so this is the delay. up to now."

Cao Mi smiled, looked at the two little ones each holding a small wooden sword, and said lightly, "It's okay, let's start eating."

Chen Shi went down to clean up, but Cao Mi turned his head first and said to Qi Rui: "Rui Er, you eat less, every time you finish eating, you leave first. My mother is alone at the dinner table, and I always feel a little lonely. "

She pondered the temperament of the future protagonist, and said weakly: "Later, you can accompany your mother to finish eating, and then leave, okay?"

Qi Rui thought seriously for a while, and finally nodded slightly.

Cao Mi breathed a sigh of relief.

Soon, the meal was brought, and Cao Mi and three children came to the dining room to eat.

This dining experience reminded Cao Mi of going to a Chinese restaurant with ordinary friends in modern times.

Qi Rui, who ate little, was sitting next to her, playing with her mobile phone, making sure that she had no communication with her from beginning to end.

The two brothers, Qi An and Qi Ran, were the bear children brought by an unknown parent in the restaurant.

The two were so energetic that Cao Mi was unbelievable. They were restricted from going out to the dining room, so they each held a small wooden sword and fought in a circle around the dining table.

And Chen Shi, and another little maid, chased after them with rice bowls and spoons, always waiting for the gap between the two to stop fighting, rushing up and shoveling food into their mouths with lightning speed.

It was in such an atmosphere that Cao Mi filled himself up while reciting in his heart "the original, the original, the original."

At this time, only half of the rice bowl in Chen's hands has gone down.

Cao Mi took the warm wet handkerchief from Taozi, wiped his mouth gracefully, suddenly raised the volume, and asked Qi Rui, who had been silent next to him, "Rui'er, have you ever seen a real sword?"

Qi Rui looked at her for unknown reasons.

"Real knives and spears are made of fine iron, with a cold light shining on the blade, which can frighten the enemy as soon as it is unsheathed." Cao Mi continued: "The way to test whether a knives and spears are good weapons is to take a piece of hair and put it on the Gently blow on the blade. A good gun can cut off this strand of hair directly by the wind."

The twins, who were in full swing, stopped fighting at some point and looked at her curiously.

As if Cao Mi didn't notice it, he said to Qi Rui, "Such a weapon, let alone a wooden beam hugged by one person in the hall, even the stone lion at the gate of the palace can be easily shattered.

"But even so, these weapons can't be called 'magic weapons'. There is only one magic weapon in this world. In front of it, all the weapons are like wooden swords in the hands of children, which is a joke."

The third child, who was already approaching Cao Mi with his eyes wide open, couldn't help it. He asked excitedly, "What magic weapon?"

Cao Mi smiled softly at the hooked fish, "It's called..."

"Ruyi Golden Hoop."