Counterattack of the Cannon Fodder Chambermaid

Untitled Part 51

The Jing Prince remained gone for around ten days before returning. During this time he had secretly taken care of several people. Those by his side naturally weren't aware of this.

Actually based on the Jing Prince's character, those culprits should have all been publicly beheaded for their crimes. However, he didn't want to further complicate the matter and could only handle it secretly.

The Heishan County's magistrate suddenly passed away in his house, and his position was assumed by his deputy. His steward as well as his household's servants all disappeared. Their fate was self-evident.

As for the survivors from Sangshan Village, the prince's domain was vast and there would definitely be somewhere to take them in. However, the mayor's teenage son wanted to have some control over his own fate and begged Vice Commander Lin to take him in and train him. This could be counted as a sort of opportunity for him.

The Jing Prince was very busy after returning to the estate. He had naturally sent people to guard Mt. Dahei, and was waiting for winter to pass before beginning excavations.

Because the snow was heavy the Jing Prince hadn't sent people to explore, but just based on the Heishan County magistrate's information, he knew that the mountain was actually a silver mine. As for what it was like on the inside, and how much silver can be mined from it, the Jing Prince wasn't able to estimate.

But just this was enough to let the usually apathetic Jing Prince feel abnormally excited in his heart.

No one would feel they had too much silver, especially he who was extremely lacking in silver. In his past life the Jing Prince used to be impoverished. But since he lived very simply he didn't feel the lack of silver. In this life, he felt that silver was extremely important if he wanted to survive.

As people said, there were many things one couldn't buy with silver. However, if you wanted to do anything, you cannot be lacking in silver.

The Jing Prince seemed to be very busy these days. What he was busy with, Xiao Hua didn't know. All she knew was that he left early and returned late, and hadn't come to her room in a long time.

Luckily Xiao Hua had a stable mentality, and didn't have any unnecessary, distracting thoughts. Whether he came or not, her days still passed the same way.

Xiao Hua spent these days very peacefully and was also very idle.

When she got bored, apart from practicing her embroidery she would at most go to the small kitchen to talk with Nana He, or find Chun Cao to chat. There was one additional thing. As the Jing Prince exhausted himself mentally busying himself, Xiao Hua unavoidably had to give him massages.

Xiao Hua could tell the prince was very weary. His expression was unperturbed as always but Xiao Hua could infer based on his tensed and stiff bones and muscles. The muscles in his shoulders and neck were especially stiff.

Xiao Hua was aware why her daily life was so easy and comfortable recently. She couldn't help but want to do her best to preserve it and thus made a proposal to Eunuch Fu. Every day after the Jing Prince returned, he would soak in the tub for half an hour before she would give him a round of massage.

Eunuch Fu organized things well. Apart from making the necessary preparations, he had also gotten some ointment from Doctor Hu for Xiao Hua to use during her massage.

This night, the Jing Prince finished soaking and settled down within the inner hall.

He sat on the edge of the bed, wearing a purple light silk gown and white underpants underneath. Having just soaked in the bath, his hair was slightly wet and draped over his back, winding down all the way to his waist. His robes were open wide, revealing the jade-like skin beneath it.