Chapter 1: The Sleeping Flower Pavilion

  But considering she was just a little maid now, Xiao Cao didn't dare to say much and simply wandered around the yard with her skirt in hand.

  Aunt Xǔ drew a boundary for her that was the entire wife's courtyard, as long as she didn't go to the west wing, she could do whatever she wanted in other places, and even flipping and doing somersaults out of boredom were allowed.

  The little maid didn't dare to trifle with her, she firmly remembered the eleventh's instructions and quickly pulled a servant girl aside to ask: "Sister, I heard that our young master is particularly handsome?"

  The maid who was pulled by her was washing clothes in the backyard, and when she heard this, she was stunned for a moment, looked at Xiaocao from head to toe, and frowned: "Are you new here?"

  Little Grass nodded: "Yes, I am Aunt Xu's niece."

  The maid in front of her was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing: "I said so, why would you come and ask this directly... has your task been assigned yet?"

  Little Grass shook her head: "Auntie Xu told me to take a stroll around here."

  "The yard is just this big, what's there to stroll around? The maid smiled and said: "If you have nothing to do, sit down and help me wash clothes. Whatever you want to know, I'll tell you."

  The words were spoken in a gentle and intimate tone, and the little grass immediately felt that she was a good person. She moved a small stool over and sat down: "Sister, what do you know?"

  "My name is Yuzhi, don't call me sister." Yuzhi said while rubbing the soft silk in her hand: "Having been in Chen's house for three years, there's nothing I don't know. Looking at your charming appearance, you must have a crush on the young master?"

  "Ah ah." Little Grass nodded, then furrowed his brow and shook his head: "I'm also quite interested in having a chicken leg every day."

  Yu Zhi paused for a moment, and chuckled: "The Chen family doesn't lack chicken legs, our master is also considered a reputable figure in Chang'an, as long as you do well, there's nothing you can't get in this courtyard."

  Although I didn't quite understand, it seemed very impressive. Little Grass looked at her with a face full of admiration: "Then what do I need to do to have two chicken legs every day?"

  Yu Zhi burst out laughing and shook her head: "Silly girl, if you really make the young master take a liking to you, twenty chicken legs every day are no problem. But let me remind you, there's a pair of eyes in this courtyard that sees everything clearly. If you have any ulterior motives, one day you might suddenly disappear."

  The smile on her face had a somewhat sinister meaning, but it was only for an instant before returning to normal.

  The little servant girl giggled and said: "Alright then, I won't have any crooked thoughts, I'll think of a proper way. How can I get to see that young master?"

  Yu Zhi shook his head: "Something has happened on the side of the young master, and recently he may not have any leisurely mood."

  "What's wrong?"

  She gently stroked the silk in her hand and said faintly, "One of the slaves serving by his side heard that his wife, who had not yet entered the door, died of illness. He suddenly went mad and almost injured the young master. Now he is locked up in the young master's courtyard and no one is allowed to enter recently."

  The bride who didn't cross the threshold is dead? Isn't that what they call a snowfall? Xiaocao furrowed her brow, how could it be possible for the bride to go crazy and get locked up after dying? If she really went crazy, shouldn't she have been sent to the hospital instead?

  "Has the young master been staying in the yard and not coming out?" asked Xiaocao.

  Yu Zhi glanced at her: "Also want to see if anyone has the ability, what method can be used to lure him out. I heard that Young Master has been very thin lately."

  "My goodness, is this young master a snake? Still wants to lure it out?"

  There's still a way to attract snakes, but what can be used to attract men?

  The little grass thought for a long time until Auntie Xu came to call her.

  "Chen Guanjia said, 'Your home is not far from here, you need to go back every evening.' Xu Yi smiled and said, 'This is tonight's dinner, I brought it for you, take it back first, come earlier tomorrow, and I'll teach you the rules.'"

  She took over the oil paper package, and Xiao Cao's eyes lit up. Hey, Duan Shi Yi finally didn't cheat her this time, there really was a chicken leg! And it seemed like there was more than one after weighing it.

  This is underdeveloped!

  "Thank you, Aunt Xǔ!" The mouth immediately smeared with honey on the spot, Little Cao hugged a chicken leg and bowed to Aunt Xǔ in a flurry before taking off running.

  Her task today is so simple, just walk around, listen to people talk, and bring back a pack of chicken legs!

  If I had known there was such an easy job in the world, why would she still be a catcher? She should have come to work as a temporary worker earlier!

  Ran out of the mansion all the way, hopping and jumping, planning to return to Liu Shuimen, walked halfway and felt a chill on his back, the small grass raised an eyebrow, decisively continued walking, passed Liu Shuimen, went to Tianlao Gate.

  "Officer, be kind, I've come to see an old friend." Little Cao made a series of suggestive facial expressions and eye movements towards the guard Wang Er Zhang Wu at the entrance.

  Wang Er's long spear almost slipped from his grasp, he furrowed his brow and stared at Xiao Cao for a while before his mouth twitched as he said: "You go in..."

  "Thanks." Little Grass threw him a flirtatious glance, satisfied to see the latter's face as if he had eaten a big turd, and lifted her skirt to enter the Heavenly Prison.

  Always feel like someone is following behind, directly going back to the six-panel door is definitely not possible. The black shadow in the prison said that after remembering to bring chicken legs to see him, it just so happens that she has many chicken legs now and can spare one for him. It's also a good opportunity to shake off the person who has been following her outside, but I don't know what his background is.

  The black shadow's cell was still in the innermost part, still very dark and without a single sound.

  "Hey, chicken leg." Xia Cao squatted in front of his cell: "I came to ask you something."

  The sound of chains echoed, and the black shadow's voice was a bit hoarse: "I'm not called Chicken Leg."

  "Mind your own business, eat quickly and listen to me." Xia Cao handed him a chicken leg, looked at the oil paper package, there was one more, and took it up himself: "If a man hides in a place and doesn't come out, what method would you use to lure him out? It should be quiet but effective."

  He took a chicken leg with his dark hands and said slowly: "A little movement, a big effect, that's very simple."

  "What?" The little grass's eyes sparkled.

  "Find a rope and hang yourself quietly at his doorstep in the middle of the night, and he'll come out to take care of it the next day."

  Little Grass: "......"

  Can't you speak properly for once?!

  "The old lady just wanted him to come out and not die himself!"

  "Oh." The black shadow said: "You should have said it earlier."

  "......" Isn't this common sense? Who would hang themselves just to attract a man?

  "What attracts men is nothing but women." Hei Ying said elegantly while chewing, "There are many ways for women to attract men, dancing, singing, playing the piano, blowing a flute... If all else fails, having a gentle voice can also work. When you can't see the person in front of you, you can only use your voice."

  Sound? Xiaocao fell silent for a moment. Her rough voice wasn't scary anymore, but playing the piano seemed somewhat possible.

  There was a qin named "Miao Yin" in Chapter Eleven, which is a famous qin in the world. It is said that even if someone who doesn't know how to play it randomly plucks two strings, they will still produce very pleasant sounds.

  It's time to borrow it for use!