Cowardly Stepmother Dressed As the Hero

This album belongs to the 21st century, why is it here?

Cao Mi was surprised, but he didn't move slowly. He grabbed the album before Taozi and said calmly, "I've picked up a new book recently. I'll clean it up myself."

Yuan herself also likes to read books, so her explanation is not surprising.

Sure enough, Taozi nodded and continued to turn back and make up the bed.

Cao Mi stared nervously at her movements, for fear that she would pull out some strange objects from the quilt.

Fortunately, nothing unexpected happened until Peaches remade the bed.

Cao Mi was relieved a little, turned around and came to the Duobao shelf in the room, trying to find a temporary shelter for the album, but hesitantly——

Do you really want to put this photo album here? The original body does not have enough prestige in the palace. If someone accidentally opens this album and sees the real photos in it, then she has a thousand mouths and can't explain it!

If the most appropriate method is to destroy the album directly. But if this album didn't come with her, it would be fine. Now that she has regained this album, which is of great significance to her, she is not willing to destroy it in vain no matter what.

If you can have a proper place that only belongs to you, you can hide this photo album well!

This thought was very strong, Cao Mi stared at the photo album in his hand, and for a while there was no other thought.

At this moment, this photo album disappeared into Cao Mi's palms silently, just like when it first appeared.

Cao Mi stared blankly at the palm of his hand.

Although everything in front of her was a bit miraculous, what was even more bizarre was that she could faintly feel that the photo album did not really disappear, but went to a space that only she could perceive.

Taozi asked behind her if she was going to go out, but Cao Mi suddenly turned her head and smiled at her, "I'm a little tired, lord, wait..."

She had a guess in her heart that she needed to confirm first.

Unfortunately, before she could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by a maid who suddenly ran in from outside the courtyard.

The servant girl ran out of breath, but she was still panting and told her word by word: "Husband, madam, something happened to the mother and daughter of the Zhang family! Wang, the lord is angry, please come to the front yard. Study, go for a visit!"

"Zhang's mother and daughter?" Cao Mi searched through the memory fragments of the original body according to the keywords in the maid's mouth.

Because this mother and daughter were the source of Yuan Shi's recent worries, she quickly found the answer.

Last year, there was a rebellion in Yuzhou, and the King of Bei'an was ordered to go to revolt, and it took more than a year to go.

Two months ago, the King of Bei'an finally returned to Beijing, but he brought back a mother and daughter.

He explained to Cao Mi, who was still the original body at the time, that the two were his wife and daughter who had died in battle and had nowhere to go for the time being, so he wanted to settle them in the mansion first.

The original body naturally agreed on the surface, but in his heart, he was disgusted with the mother and daughter after all—

The widowed mother looked lovely, while her daughter was still in her infancy. Rumors spread faintly in the capital, saying that the mother and daughter were not at all the wife and daughter of the prince, but a romantic affair of the King of Bei'an among the people.

So Cao Mi placed them in a remote courtyard in the palace, and deliberately ignored the situation there, not wanting to trouble himself.

Originally thought it was a situation where nothing happened to the hatchback, but I didn't expect something to happen at this time.

It seemed that the temporary tranquility could not be avoided. Cao Mi now put aside his speculations and decided to go to King Bei'an first according to the original plan.

On the way, she asked the maid who reported the letter, "What can happen to Zhang's mother and daughter?"

The maid was out of breath. At this moment, she was following behind Cao Mi. Hearing the words, she replied, "She, it seems that they almost froze to death in the Yilan courtyard."

"Frozen to death? Didn't the winter charcoal in the house arrive in time?" Cao Mi asked in surprise.

She deliberately learned the appearance of the original body in her memory, kept her tone soft, and made a delicate and harmless appearance, but her own resolute attitude was indeed a little different from the original body.

The maid only felt that even if the princess spoke softly today, her aura was different, but if she really wanted to say it, she couldn't say why she came.

After being stunned for a moment, she calmed down, put aside those distracting thoughts, and concentrated on answering Cao Mi's question: "This, this maid doesn't know, but it seems that the lord also took care of the purchasing maid and a few stewards in the backyard. called."

Cao Mi nodded, and then grabbed the key point and asked, "I've always been in charge of things in the backyard. Why did something happen to Zhang's side, and this time it actually went to the prince's side first?"

The maid replied again: "It was Steward Chen who reported directly to the prince... He said that the princess didn't want to pay attention to the situation of Zhang's mother and daughter. He saw that Zhang's mother and daughter were dying, so he had no choice but to report to the prince. "

Hearing this, Cao Mi frowned.

In Yuanshen's memory, Mrs. Zhang did ask to see her several times.

However, Yuan Sheng had doubts about the relationship between Mrs. Zhang and King Beian, and Mrs. Zhang had never said what the reason was for seeking to see her. Yuan Sheng thought she was here for friendship, and kept refusing to see her.

After a few times, that Mr. Zhang really stopped coming.

Although the original body did not intend to harm the Zhang family, in this case, the original body was indeed negligent.

After getting the information he wanted to know, Cao Mi asked about the current situation of Zhang's mother and daughter. The maid only said that the palace had hired a doctor, but she was in a hurry to report, and she didn't know the details.

Cao Mi simply closed his mouth and concentrated on his journey.

After a while, they came to the front yard.

King Bei'an seemed to have brought back a lot of things when he returned to the mansion this time. There were many people in the front yard busy, many of whom were servants and maids who were serving as messengers in Cao Mi's courtyard.

When they saw Cao Mi, they bowed nervously, but when they saw Cao Mi's expression was the same as before, without any anger, they walked away with confidence and boldness.

Originally, there were not many masters in the Bei'an Palace, and there were fewer servants than other powerful families. If something major happened in the mansion, it was normal to send people from various courtyards to help. They just omitted to inform the master.

Cao Mi nodded to them while observing the expressions on their faces.

After all, the original body died in a "charcoal-burning accident" an hour ago. She wanted to take this opportunity to find a few people who might know about the "accident".

Looking all the way down, Cao Mi really found a few people with different faces.

They were a steward in the backyard in charge of purchasing, two maids in her courtyard waiting for dispatch, and... two maids Chunlin and Xialin who were in front of her.

Among the five people, Chun Lin and Xia Lin were the best at covering up. The moment the two saw her appearing, the strong surprise and guilt were all for a moment. Cao Mi almost thought it was because he was suspicious and misunderstood. .

When Chun Lin and Xia Lin saw Cao Mi coming, they both respectfully put things in their hands, and saluted her, "Madam."

Cao Mi nodded and said warmly, "What are you doing with so much ceremony, get up quickly."

When the King of Bei'an was a child, he was surrounded by four personal maids named Chunlin, Xialin, Autumn and Winter. After marrying his wife, he left his maid to the princess.

Qiu Lin and Dong Lin were getting older. As early as when their original sister was still there, they were married off by the virtuous princess at that time, but probably because Chun Lin and Xia Lin were not yet old, they were left behind.

When the original body passed the door, the two maids waited by the original body, and later helped the original body to deal with the size of the backyard. Among the nearly 100 servants in the Bei'an Prince's Mansion, these two have the highest status except for the chief butler.

Xia Lin was older than Chun Lin, but she was more lively. After she finished the ceremony, she took the initiative to warn Cao Mi in a low voice: "Madam, the lord is angry because of Zhang's mother and daughter. When a steward who is watching the dishes makes trouble, if the prince asks questions, the madam will push them on top of them!"

She has a familiar tone, and it seems that she often gives her ideas for the original body.

Cao Mi reconciled his tone and said sadly: "After all, I am not strict in discipline. If the lord has any dissatisfaction, I will accept it. Speaking of which, what happened to Zhang's mother and daughter?"

Xia Lin replied: "The doctor is still in the diagnosis and treatment, but I heard the doctor talking to the prince, saying that the lives of Zhang's mother and daughter can be saved, so don't worry ma'am."

Cao Mi asked again, "Which steward deducted Zhang's mother and daughter's food allowance?"

Hearing this question, Chun Lin, who had been silent since just now, shook his head and replied, "Mrs Hui, this matter is not yet clear. Several of the involved stewards are blaming each other, saying that it is not their fault. "

"Okay, I see." Cao Mi nodded, "I'll go to see the lord first, if you are tired, take a rest first, things are always unfinished."

Her remarks were very consistent with the original style, and the two maids who were familiar with her had no doubts, they bowed and went to work on their own.

Cao Mi took a deep breath and resolutely walked towards the study room.

Next, is probably the first tough battle to cross over.

Passing through the side hall of the front yard, Cao Mi quickly came to the study behind the main house. This is the area belonging to the King of Bei'an, and the atmosphere is obviously different. The courtyard where the study is located is guarded by guards inside and out. These guards are all tall and strong, and their imposing manners are by no means comparable to ordinary householders.

Fortunately, as the concubine of the palace, no one dared to stop her along the way. She came to the study room smoothly all the way, and was led into the room by the big housekeeper who was waiting outside the door.

When Cao Mi was led to the study where the King of Bei'an was, the steward also saluted and left immediately.

Cao Mi looked at the man in front of him who was at the desk, and saluted, "Your Highness."

Bei'an Wang Qiyou seemed to finally realize that there were more people in the room, looked up at her, "Don't be too polite."

On the way just now, Cao Mi revisited the memory fragment about King Bei'an in his original memory. King Bei'an was only twenty-one years old, but he was young and promising. Even though his parents died prematurely, he still kept the throne by his own military exploits.

Therefore, in the original body's memory, King Bei'an has always been a cold-faced killing god-like existence, cold and powerful, but also completely scary. She suffered hardships since she was a child, and yearned for a gentle and considerate husband who could talk with her. In fact, he was unwilling to marry the imposing King of Bei'an.

But she was accustomed to obeying her sister's arrangements and yielding to fate, so she obeyed silently.

But the King of Bei'an that Cao Mi saw for the first time was different from what the original body remembered.

Ling Li, a teenager who was just over 20 in front of her eyes, had a bit of baby fat on her cheeks, which neutralized the chilling look on her face. Although the lips were tightly pursed, they were not the thin lips common to cold-faced cool brothers.

In Cao Mi's eyes, King Bei'an's appearance with milk is exactly like the little wolf dog that just left the nest in her mind.

But before Cao Mi's mind was shaken by the beauty, "Little Wolfdog" Qi You sighed lightly and asked, "This king heard that Madam has contracted the cold recently, Madam is already weak, and the affairs in the house are complicated, and she still has to work hard. It’s really inappropriate for the madam to bother. This king wants to set up a backyard chief steward to share the worries for the madam, but I don’t know what the madam thinks?”