C208 Secret

Jiegeng opened her eyes in the morning and saw the person who had been staring at her. She immediately covered her face with a blanket in embarrassment.

"Why are you looking at me?! "Jiegeng's muffled voice came from under the blanket.

Duan Shuang gently pulled the blanket Jiegeng was tightly holding on to. "Don't stay on the bed anymore. It is almost noon. Aren't you hungry?

" What!? It's almost noon? " Jiegeng opened the blanket in disbelief. When she saw Duan Shuang's mischievous face, she quickly pulled the blanket up, leaving only a pair of eyes behind.

"You go out first, I will get up again." Jiegeng said Yiyi.

Duan Shuang smiled dotingly. After quickly changing his clothes, he followed Jiegeng's words and left first.

Jiegeng looked at her head. After making sure that Duan Shuang really went out, she got up.

Suddenly, the tightly shut door opened and Jiegeng immediately jumped back onto the bed.

"Miss..." The person who came in was Shao. In her hand was a basin of clear water. "His Royal Highness asked me to come in and wait on Miss Wang to get up."

Jiegeng patted her chest and ridiculed, "So it was you. You scared me to death!"

Shao put down the basin, "Otherwise, the Princess would think that it was His Royal Highness!"

Jiegeng glared at her, "You have grown capable. You already know how to make fun of me?" Jiegeng once again slowly got up and used her hands to support her waist.

"Miss, where do you feel uncomfortable?" Sensing that Jiegeng was different, Shao immediately asked.

"It's nothing. It's just that my waist is a little sore." After saying that, Jiegeng's face immediately turned a little red.

"Ah, then should we ask Young Master to come over and take a look?" Shao immediately became anxious.

"No need!" Jiegeng hurriedly stopped him. If Bai Ye knew about this, he might laugh at her for a few days because of this!

"When you get married in the future, you will know!" Jiegeng naturally did not want this awkwardness to be tolerated by her alone.

Shao now understood what was going on and also felt embarrassed along with Jiegeng. "Miss!"

Jiegeng specially soaked herself before going out. On the way, she heard the servants of the Imperial Residence greet her. Call her "Princess." Having truly married, Jiegeng felt much more comfortable listening to this kind of address.

When she saw Duan Shuang, Duan Shuang had been waiting for her for a long time, and the round table in front of him was already filled with all kinds of delicious food.

"Drink some porridge and water first to warm your stomach." Once Jiegeng sat down, Duan Shuang took a bowl of porridge and handed it to Jiegeng.

"Okay!" Jiegeng naturally took it.

"In a while, we still have to enter the Palace. We are not in a hurry to eat slowly."

When Jiegeng heard this, she immediately lowered her head to look at her dress and frowned.

Duan Shuang saw it and knew what Jiegeng was distressed about. "There's no need to change into those cumbersome palace clothing. This dress is very good."

"Really?" Jiegeng looked up in surprise, but after a while, she hesitated again. "But, will this make you lose face?"

"My woman, who dares to say anything?"

Jiegeng stuck out her tongue and started to eat in peace.

Duan Shuang brought Jiegeng to the Emperor and Empress. In order to eliminate Jiegeng's nervousness, Duan Shuang specially chose the location of the Imperial Garden in the Palace.

The Emperor looked at Duan Shuang with a gratified expression, "In the future, there will be someone who can manage you."

The Empress warmly waved her hand at Jiegeng, "Today when I enter the Palace, I am much more composed than before."

Jiegeng first took a look at Duan Shuang and then smiled shyly.

The four of them chatted for a while in the Imperial Garden before the Empress reminded, "Before you leave the Palace, remember to pay a visit to the Empress Dowager's Palace. "

"Yes" Jiegeng nodded obediently.

Jiegeng did not feel nervous when she went with Duan Shuang this time.

"The Empress Dowager should be brooding over the extermination of Jiang family, right?" On the way, Jiegeng still wanted to ask about the Empress Dowager's current mood to avoid being scolded by the Empress Dowager later.

"At first, when Imperial Concubine Jiang in the palace was beaten into the Cold Palace, the Empress was very angry. But after a long time, Mother gradually understood that arms could not be used to twist thighs. However, the mother's cold words would definitely come later. Don't take it to heart."

Jiegeng nodded and started to think about what to write in her heart.

"By the way, shouldn't you change the way you address me?"

Jiegeng immediately made a face and said, "I know. I won't say anything wrong in the future!"

Ciyu Palace.

"Greetings, Mother." After all, this was the first time Duan Shuang had paid his respects. Duan Shuang brought Jiegeng and respectfully knelt down.

The Empress Dowager sat on top of her head and closed her eyes to rest, as if she could not hear anything.

Jiegeng looked at Duan Shuang from the side and seemed to use her eyes to say, "How long more do I have to kneel for?"

Duan Shuang pulled Jiegeng's little hand, which made Jiegeng suddenly find it interesting.

"Kneel and behave." The Empress Dowager suddenly opened her eyes and scolded Jiegeng.

Jiegeng pulled her hand back and immediately lowered her head.

"Mother is right. This son will not dare to do it again." Duan Shuang immediately rushed to correct her.

"I am not talking about you!" The empress dowager hated Duan Shuang for always protecting Jiegeng, but Duan Shuang insisted on doing so, which made the empress dowager extremely angry.

"The fault lies with the son. If the mother is scolding Jiegeng, the son will naturally not be able to escape responsibility." Duan Shuang spoke righteously.

"Alright, get up." The empress dowager looked at Jiegeng impatiently.

Wet nurse Xi immediately passed a cup of tea to Jiegeng.

Jiegeng quickly waved her hand, "I am not thirsty."

Duan Shuang forcefully held back his smile by the side, while the Empress Dowager's face was like ink.

"Concubine Zhen'an King, this is not for you to drink." wet nurse Xi tugged the corner of her mouth and calmly explained to Jiegeng. "According to the rules, you should serve tea to the Empress Dowager now."

Jiegeng hurriedly reached out to receive the tea, "Yes, yes, yes!" Jiegeng had an embarrassed look. Did she really forget about this? The Empress Dowager must be annoyed to death!

"Mother, please have some tea." Jiegeng's attitude became more and more respectful, hoping that the Empress Dowager could calm her anger. Although the empress dowager did not really deal with Jiegeng, she was Duan Shuang's biological mother after all. If there was too much conflict between her and the empress dowager, the one who would be in a difficult position would be Duan Shuang.

After serving tea, the Empress Dowager didn't make things difficult for Jiegeng on account of Duan Shuang's face. This made Jiegeng heave a sigh of relief.

"Qu'er, although you are already married, the backyard of your mansion has always been empty. Aijia looks like there are a few good ones, why not..."

"Mother, it is late. Jiegeng and I will leave the Imperial Residence first." Duan Shuang did not give the Empress Dowager a chance to finish her sentence.

"Stop!" The empress dowager was still angry.

Duan Shuang pulled Jiegeng, his back facing the empress dowager.

"If you want to marry Jiegeng, I will do as you say. Now, you should listen to your mother, right?"

"Mother, your hand is reaching too far! Could it be that you have forgotten the pain after recovering from the scar? "

"How did you talk to my family!" The empress dowager immediately covered her chest, feeling that she was unable to catch her breath.

"Leave the backyard of the Imperial Residence to Jiegeng. Mother should be at ease."

"Bai Jiegeng!" The empress dowager immediately called out Jiegeng's name.

Jiegeng could not be like Duan Shuang, so she could only obediently turn around, "What business does mother have?" Jiegeng had a fake smile on her face, it was really stiff.

"Since Yun'er said so, when are you going to fill in a few suitable people for Yun'er?" The Empress Dowager supported the handle of the chair and asked condescendingly. It was a completely different expression from when she spoke to Duan Shuang previously.

"Mother, I don't intend to add more people to him." Jiegeng withdrew her smile. It was not something that could be tolerated!

When Duan Shuang heard this, he also secretly smiled.

"What do you mean by this?"

"Mother, what I mean is that as long as I am still Concubine Zhen'an King, I will not add anyone else to his list!" Jiegeng raised her head and said with confidence.

"It is the opposite! It's simply the opposite!"

"If Mother has nothing else to do, daughter-in-law will take her leave first." Finishing, Jiegeng immediately pulled Duan Shuang away from Ci Yu Palace, completely ignoring how the Empress Dowager shouted and shouted inside.

After leaving the Palace, Duan Shuang took the lead to give Jiegeng a thumbs up, "Your combat ability is growing!"

Jiegeng pitifully stared at Duan Shuang, "Don't you blame me for contradicting Mother? This looks very unfilial!"

"Being filial is not obedience. You did not do anything wrong this time. Why should I blame you?" Duan Shuang touched the back of Jiegeng's head.

Jiegeng raised her head and looked at Duan Shuang with slight dissatisfaction. "It's all your fault. You made me look like a little jealous woman."

"Aiya, such a cute little jealous woman. Other than my Jiegeng, how can I find another one?! I have to keep it well. I can't let others think about it."

Jiegeng smiled sweetly.

After returning to the residence, Jiegeng did not rest for long before Butler Duan brought his subordinates to specially look for Jiegeng. Those few subordinates were all carrying thick books in their arms.

"Uncle Duan, what do you mean by this?"

"Princess, this is all the accounts in the residence" Butler Duan nodded and let the servants push all the accounts in front of Jiegeng.

"So many!" Jiegeng was so scared that she shrank back.

"Princess, don't worry. I will slowly let you take care of it."

Jiegeng immediately looked at Duan Shuang who was at the side and shook her head.

Receiving the help of his little wife, Duan Shuang immediately came out to help Jiegeng. "Uncle Duan, you should take care of these things."

"Your Highness, this is against the rules."

Jiegeng looked at Butler Duan with anticipation. "Yes, Uncle Duan, you should continue to take care of them!"

"I have seen the situation of her Piao Yuan's Pharmacy. If there is no shopkeeper who keeps trying to deal with it, then... I'm afraid that her shop would have already been sent out to the left and right side long ago. If I don't want the people of Zhen'an King's Mansion to end up on the streets one day, Butler Duan better not give these things to her. "

Jiegeng was naturally unhappy when she heard Duan Shuang's sarcastic remarks. She immediately glared at Duan Shuang.

However, Duan Shuang's face showed that it was the truth. It made Jiegeng feel a little guilty.

"Uh..." Butler Duan looked left and right. "Since the Royal Highness and the Princess said so, then I will take back the account book."

Immediately, Butler Duan's followers carried the account book and left.

"Brother Yun, I want to make it clear to you that I am not such a stupid person!"

Duan Shuang grabbed Jiegeng's hand and gently pulled, letting Jiegeng sit in his arms.

"I naturally know that you are not thinking about this. That is all. The Imperial Residence doesn't lack people who are in charge of these matters. If you don't like these things... Just push them to do it!" Duan Shuang pinched Jiegeng's face, "You are marrying me to enjoy life, not to suffer!"

Jiegeng leaned on Duan Shuang's shoulder." Even though it was obviously sweet talk. "

Jiegeng smiled brightly. "But I like it!"

"I will be going back to the door in the future, even though I have prepared the gifts. However, you can go to the warehouse and pick what you like and bring it back with you!"

Jiegeng immediately bounced up, "You said it. You are not allowed to regret it!"

"Of course!" Facing Jiegeng, Duan Shuang's eyes, which had always been able to smile recently, immediately became a line.

He had long heard from his big brother that his big brother had gathered a lot of rare treasures in his early years, and there was no lack of rare medicinal herbs among them. If he could find those things and bring them back to his big brother and grandfather, they would definitely be very happy!

Thinking of this, Jiegeng was very happy.

Indeed, on the day that they returned to the door, what caught Bai Qing and Bai Ye's attention the most was the medicinal herbs that Jiegeng had gathered in the warehouse.

"It seems that sooner or later, my warehouse will be emptied by you!" Duan Shuang looked at many things that he did not have any memories of and doted on Jiegeng.

"What, you feel sorry for me now?" Jiegeng was dissatisfied and said, "The most precious people in Bai Mansion have been married by you. Taking such a small amount of things is letting you have it easy!"

Duan Shuang lowered his head again and again. "Yes, yes, yes. I was wrong!"

"The two of you, enough!" Bai Ye was really speechless towards the two of them.

"Take him to the back of the mansion for a walk, although I think he should be familiar with this place." Bai Ye said maliciously.

Jiegeng quickly pulled Duan Shuang away. "Let's go. We don't need to care about him! He's so annoying!"

Jiegeng first brought Duan Shuang to her original room. Actually, it was Duan Shuang himself who requested it.

"Do you need me to take care of this place?" Jiegeng looked here, but after leaving for a few days, she felt that it had been a long time since she last saw him.

"This is the first time that I have come here legally. How is this the same?"

Jiegeng understood this feeling. Perhaps it was the same feeling as when she stepped into Zhen'an King's Mansion on the day of her wedding? It was strange and familiar. It also had an indescribable excitement.

"Aiya, that's right. I still have something to do with grandpa! I almost forgot." Jiegeng patted her head, "Older brother Qu, you can wander around here first. I will come back to find you later."

"Go!" Duan Shuang waved his hand and smiled as he watched Jiegeng leave.

Jiegeng had just reached Bai Qing's door when she found Bai Qing and Bai Ye arguing about something inside. Curiosity suddenly sprang up. Jiegeng quietly lay beside the door and quietly listened.

"Grandfather, that Euphorbia antiquorum L can't be suppressed for many years." Bai Ye immediately handed over the secret report that he had just obtained.

Bai Qing quickly read through it and kneaded the paper into a ball. "I already expected this. After all, what happened in Yongan Town was a warning to us."

"But Jiegeng is almost seventeen. In three years, the cherry fruit in Jiegeng's body will mature. At that time..." Bai Ye wanted to say something but stopped himself.

"What are you guys talking about?" Jiegeng suddenly barged in.

"What is a Euphorbia antiquorum L? What is a cherry fruit? Also, what exactly is going on with those strange patients in Yongan Town? "

" Jiegeng, you heard everything? " Bai Ye's face was pale.

"That's right, I heard everything!" Jiegeng responded seriously to Bai Ye.

"It's nothing. It's not a big deal." Bai Ye immediately covered it up.

"You're lying!" Jiegeng's stubborn temper rose, and nothing could stop her.

"Chee-ker, step back." Bai Ye was behind her, and his voice was filled with vicissitudes of life.

"It's time to tell her the truth."