The chief steward, Gu Zhiqiu, smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Let me tell you, the second lady is not as powerful as me! I can't help you, and the second lady can't even do that."
"Are you kidding?" Ma Xiaoyao snorted: "The wife of the dignified general soldier is not as powerful as you, a housekeeper?"
"What I'm telling you is the truth." Gu Zhiqiu explained: "The Second Madam usually only manages the female relatives in the palace, and has no right to interfere with other matters. If you don't believe it, you can go and investigate!"
"Are you serious?" Ma Xiaoyao frowned.
"It's absolutely true!" Gu Zhiqiu nodded: "You don't know something. Mr. Zongbing is a suspicious person and never trusts the people around him, so he firmly holds the power in his own hands. A slightly older man
Everything is decided by him, and only some trivial matters will be left to me."
"This commander-in-chief... isn't he afraid of exhausting himself to death?" Ma Xiaoyao pouted.
"You underestimate Commander-in-Chief too much. He is extremely energetic and can handle any number of things properly." Gu Zhiqiu said.
"So...it's impossible for me to rely on you to leave the General Military Mansion?" Ma Xiaoyao asked in a bad tone.
"...At least there is nothing I can do for the time being." Gu Zhiqiu said lightly: "But I will help you plan secretly. If you encounter the right opportunity, I will help you leave the General Military Mansion."
Ma Xiaoyao pondered for a moment: "Okay, I'll just wait... You just said, can you let me have a full meal? I can be lazy sometimes?"
"Yes." Gu Zhiqiu nodded: "The eldest lady and uncle can't keep an eye on you all day long. As long as they are not around, I can secretly help you."
"Okay, it's settled." Ma Xiaoyao stretched out his hand and touched his stomach: "I'm hungry now... To be precise, I've been hungry for several days..."
"You go to work first. Later, I will deliver the food to the woodshed where you live. Then you can find an excuse to return to the woodshed to eat." Gu Zhiqiu said.
"Okay." Ma Xiaoyao nodded, picked up the broom and started to sweep the floor.
"etc!"
Gu Zhiqiu shouted.
"Is there anything else?" Ma Xiaoyao stopped.
"How did you know that I had an affair with the second lady?" Gu Zhiqiu asked.
"Well... the ancients said: There is no airtight wall in the world! If you don't want others to know, you have to do it yourself! No matter how careful and cautious you are, you will still have flaws." Ma Xiaoyao said with a faint smile.
"Flaw? What kind of flaw?" Gu Zhiqiu asked hurriedly.
"I can't tell you this. Anyway, you should be careful in the future. I'm going to work. By the way, get me some meat, preferably a roasted chicken. It would be better if you can get some wine."
Without saying a word, Ma Xiaoyao strode away with the broom in his arms.
Looking at Ma Xiaoyao's leaving figure, Gu Zhiqiu fell into deep thought... How did this guy discover his secret... Gu Zhiqiu carefully recalled the details of his tryst with the second lady, and finally found no loopholes...
…
"Strange! How strange!"
"Is it true that the old saying goes: There is no airtight wall in the world?"
"It seems that my confidentiality measures are still not in place."
"If this guy takes control, life will definitely be difficult in the future."
"Before you know all the details about the other party, you must not act rashly... stabilize him first, and then slowly think of ways to deal with him."
"...This matter should be discussed with the Second Madam so that she can be mentally prepared."
…
After making up his mind, Gu Zhiqiu left in a hurry.
A few minutes later.
Gu Zhiqiu came to the second lady's residence.
"Why are you here?" The second lady Chen Wanrou frowned: "Didn't I tell you that as long as the master and Yuanyuan are in the house, we should not meet alone..."
"Don't worry!" Gu Zhiqiu's expression was a little solemn: "I came here under the pretext of discussing things with you...even if others saw it, they wouldn't be suspicious..." The second lady is in charge of the female relatives in the house, Gu Zhiqiu
As for the servants and guards in the house, there was some interaction between the two of them, so it was not too abrupt for Gu Zhiqiu to come to the second lady to discuss matters.
"Tell me, what do you want from me?" Chen Wanrou asked.
"What happened between us... was discovered..." Gu Zhiqiu said something that shocked Chen Wanrou.
"What did you say!" Chen Wanrou's face changed drastically: "You... you are not kidding, are you?"
"Do you think I'm joking?" Gu Zhiqiu smiled bitterly: "If it weren't for this matter, I wouldn't have risked my life to see you."
"This...this...how is it possible...we are usually very careful...how could we be discovered..." Chen Wanrou was a little panicked: "Who discovered it?"
"Ma Xiaoyao." Gu Zhiqiu said a name.
"Ma Xiaoyao?" Chen Wanrou was stunned: "This name is so strange..."
"Ma Xiaoyao was brought into the house by the eldest lady..." Gu Zhiqiu briefly told Ma Xiaoyao's origin. Seeing that Chen Wanrou was a little panicked, Gu Zhiqiu comforted her: "Don't be too anxious, things won't happen without you.
It’s as bad as imagined.”
"Isn't it bad?" Chen Wanrou said with a pale face: "If Han Mingguang knew about what happened between us... neither of us would be able to survive..."
"I have secured that Ma Xiaoyao, and he promised not to leak the secret," Gu Zhiqiu said.
"Even if Ma Xiaoyao doesn't leak the secret now, what about in the future? Can you guarantee that he won't leak the secret for the rest of his life?" Chen Wanrou looked a little excited.
"...It's all my fault." Gu Zhiqiu sighed: "If I hadn't pursued you...you wouldn't have followed me..."
"It has nothing to do with you." Chen Wanrou shook her head: "I brought all this on myself... Han Mingguang ignored me... made me feel lonely... Forget it, it's useless to talk about it now, let's discuss it quickly
How should I save myself?"
"The key point still lies in Ma Xiaoyao. As long as Ma Xiaoyao doesn't leak the secret, we will be fine," Gu Zhiqiu said.
"Then kill Ma Xiaoyao!" A murderous look flashed in Chen Wanrou's eyes: "As long as Ma Xiaoyao is dead, we don't have to worry about him leaking the secret!"
Gu Zhiqiu shook his head: "I also want to kill Ma Xiaoyao... but I'm worried that Ma Xiaoyao will leave behind some tricks... so I don't dare to act rashly."
"This won't work, that won't work, then tell me what to do." Chen Wanrou was really anxious. At this time, she regretted having an affair with Gu Zhiqiu... It's a pity that there is no regret medicine in the world...
Gu Zhiqiu pondered for a moment: "In this current situation... we can only take one step at a time. I will comfort Ma Xiaoyao and won't let him talk nonsense... When the right time comes, I will kill him."
Fall off your horse and get rid of future troubles." At this point, Gu Zhiqiu glanced at Chen Wanrou, whose face turned pale: "We won't meet each other during this period..."
Chen Wanrou closed her eyes and took a deep breath: "I'm very confused right now, and I can't come up with any ideas... Besides, Ma Xiaoyao is not under my control... In a word, this matter is related to the life and death of both of us.
, you must comfort Ma Xiaoyao! You must not let him talk nonsense!"
Gu Zhiqiu nodded: "Don't worry, I know what to do."
After a few more discussions, Gu Zhiqiu stood up and left. He did not dare to stay here for too long for fear of being suspected.
After bidding farewell to Gu Zhiqiu, Chen Wanrou began to feel a little confused... The thing she was most worried about happened! The road ahead will definitely be full of dangers! Alas... I regret it! I regret it!
…
Ma Xiaoyao secretly returned to the woodshed when no one was paying attention. As soon as he entered the woodshed, Ma Xiaoyao saw a large plate placed on the ground. There were five steamed buns, three kinds of meat dishes, and a large plate on the plate.
Roast chicken and a pot of wine.
"This butler is quite reliable!" Ma Xiaoyao threw away the broom, walked over quickly, grabbed the roast chicken and started to chew it. After eating a few bites of the chicken, Ma Xiaoyao grabbed a few more sips from the wine bottle.
, the spicy wine flowed down the throat into the body, and the hot feeling was so refreshing.
In life, what we pursue is nothing more than food, clothing, housing and transportation, eating meat and drinking wine. This is the greatest pleasure in life.
Five steamed buns, two meat dishes, a roast chicken and a pot of wine were all put into Ma Xiaoyao's belly in a matter of seconds.
"Well……"
Ma Xiaoyao burped. He reached out and touched his round belly, with a look of satisfaction on his face: "It feels good when you are full and full! It seems that you are on the right track by threatening the butler." At this time.
, Ma Xiaoyao was a little grateful to the person who threw the paper ball. If that person hadn't tipped him off, he wouldn't have been able to catch the butler, and the butler wouldn't have gotten him so many delicious meals.
Ma Xiaoyao secretly made up his mind that if there is a chance to find the person who threw the paper ball in the future, Ma Xiaoyao must thank him profusely.
However, Ma Xiaoyao was still a little worried. He had always guessed... that the person who threw the paper ball reported to him simply because he wanted to use his mouth to expose the matter. However, Ma Xiaoyao did not do this. Instead, he used this
Threatening the butler about something... If the person who threw the paper ball knew about it... he would probably be dissatisfied, and he might cause some trouble by then.
Ma Xiaoyao finally had the opportunity to eat and drink. He didn't want another accident to happen. Unfortunately, he didn't know who the person who threw the paper ball was, so he couldn't stop it. He could only observe in secret and slowly look for the mysterious person.
After drinking and eating, Ma Xiaoyao left the woodshed with a broom and continued to clean the yard. While cleaning the yard, Ma Xiaoyao discovered something. There were far fewer guards monitoring him, and the remaining guards also
They all stayed far away and ignored Ma Xiaoyao. Even if Ma Xiaoyao was lazy, the guards pretended not to see him.
Seeing this scene, Ma Xiaoyao immediately became happy. No need to ask, this must be the credit of the big housekeeper.
