In the past few days, due to the impending arrival of Lady Consort Yuan, the Hou Manor was undergoing a large scale construction. However, under the strict management, everything seemed to be in order. The osmanthus room that Hong Yi lived in was used to entertain guests. It was separated by several courtyards, and with the osmanthus forest as a barrier, even if the Hou Manor was in chaos, it would still be very peaceful.
However, Hong Yi did not feel the slightest bit of peace, and the reason was because of the four servant girls.
The four servant girls were Purple Jade, Red Jade, Yellow Jade, and Blue Jade.
Madam Zhao had originally assigned these four servant girls to serve Hong Yi, wash his face and feet, wash his clothes, and do all sorts of miscellaneous chores. However, now they had become the four most powerful flies monitoring Hong Yi.
Hong Yi suspected that even if he woke up at night to pee, the four servant girls would know and report to the First Madam.
Moreover, the attentive Hong Yi discovered that some of his clothes and books often had traces of being flipped. Fortunately, he was prepared. The Amitabha Sutra had long been kept close to his body, and dozens of Martial Scriptures had been memorized and burned. He did not leave anything suspicious behind.
However, after these few days of secret observation, he also saw the strength of these servant girls.
The four servant girls by Madam Zhao's side were quite skilled. Their hands and feet were light, and they were as agile as a cat. Unexpectedly, each of them had trained their muscles to be flexible and tough. According to Hong Yi's estimation, although these servant girls were slender, if they really fought, it would not be a problem to casually overturn two or three strong men.
Hong Yi knew that even if he practiced the Demon Ox's Fist of Great Strength to the Martial Disciple realm, if they fought, he could at most defeat two or three of them. If four of them fought together, he would undoubtedly lose.
When he figured this out, he was secretly shocked.
"These servant girls were all bought from the southern purchasing office. They know martial arts, so it's not surprising that their bodies are tough. However, that Granny Zeng by Madam Zhao's side, not only is her martial arts extraordinary, but her body is also strong. This is strange. What is Madam Zhao's background? I only know that her family is a prestigious family in the south, with three generations of scholars in the imperial court, but now it seems that it is not an ordinary big family … "
Hong Yi also knew a thing or two about Madam Zhao's background, but he didn't know the details. He only knew that she came from a prestigious family in the south, and three generations of her family were scholars in the imperial court. But now, looking at all the clues, he was afraid that it wasn't that simple.
Hong Yi was not surprised that the maidservant knew martial arts and had a tough body.
In the south, there was a purchasing bureau that specialized in buying little girls from poor families from a young age. Then, they would train them to be clever, delicate, and proficient in the four arts of zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Then, they would be sold to various wealthy families or brothels.
Hong Yi knew a little about the origin of the purple, red, yellow, and blue jades. They were sent by Madam Zhao's second son, Hong Kang.
Hong Kang was an official in the south, so it was normal for him to send a few well-trained maids to serve Lady Zhao.
These things were normal, but the matter with Nanny Zeng was not normal.
"There are many illegal human traffickers in the southern purchasing bureau. In order to amass money, they are completely heartless. Madam Zhao's family is a prestigious family in the south, I wonder if there is any connection …"
Hong Yi guessed the worst in his mind. Suddenly, he had an idea and called out to the outside.
"Purple Jade, pour me a cup of tea. Also, Yellow Jade, I have run out of paper. Go to Songzhu Pavilion and buy three sheets of fragrant bamboo paper for one tael. Also, buy some wine and Styrax Pills from the medicine shop, as well as dried ginseng, angelica, golden cicada … these medicines. "
Hong Yi sat in front of the wide desk, his eyes twinkling as he casually gave out orders, giving off a feeling of bossiness.
"Okay." Two fifteen or sixteen year old maidservants swiftly ran in and stared at Hong Yi. They answered with a smile on their faces.
The smiles of the two maidservants did not seem sincere to Hong Yi, but he could not find any fault with them. It was obvious that they had undergone strict training.
"Hmm, Purple Jade, you have served me well these few days. This is your reward."
Hong Yi looked at the two maidservants and was moved. He said to the obviously older maidservant, Purple Jade, and then took out a red coin from the money pouch at his waist. He placed it on the table and waited for Purple Jade to come over to take it.
This was the pure gold coin that Consort Yuan had given him that day, and it was used in the palace.
Hong Yi could be considered to have some money on him now. Ten pure gold coins would be two hundred taels of silver. Hong Xuanji had given him a hundred taels of silver from the accountant's office, and Madam Zhao had given him another three hundred taels of silver. After calculating it, he had more than five hundred taels of silver on him after deducting his expenses for the past few days.
"Pure gold coin …"
Seeing the money on the table, a trace of surprise flashed in the eyes of the two maidservants, but they did not come forward to take it. Purple Jade said, "Madam has instructed us to serve Young Master Yi. How dare you ask for a reward? Young Master Yi should put it away. "
With that said, the two maidservants bowed. One went out to buy things, and the other went to pour tea.
"These lowly people are like flies. They are so annoying. But I can see that they are not simple. "
Hong Yi knew that the scene just now would definitely reach Madam Zhao's ears in less than two hours.
But that was the effect he had created. He wanted Madam Zhao to feel that he had someone supporting him, so that she would not dare to do anything to him.
As long as he could drag this one month and participate in the imperial examination, he would be like a dragon swimming in the sea and a bird flying in the sky.
"It's not easy to practice martial arts with these annoying flies watching me." In the past few days, Hong Yi did not practice martial arts. At most, he only secretly tried to figure it out and sometimes moved his body.
His martial arts had already reached the level of a Martial Disciple, and there was still a layer of skin training. After training, his muscles and skin would be complete, and then he could train his bones.
The Tiger Demon Bone Training Fist had already been memorized in his heart, and he understood every move as if it was engraved by a knife.
Yawning, thinking of the Tiger Demon Bone Training Fist, Hong Yi stretched his back. Unconsciously, he thought of the image on the fist manual, and his body immediately matched the posture of the Tiger Demon Stretching Waist.
Ouch!
A sharp pain came from his waist, as if he had sprained his waist, twisted his tendons, and cracked his skin. It was an extremely uncomfortable feeling.
"This Tiger Demon Bone Training Fist cannot be forcefully practiced without training the muscles and skin to the stage of completion." Hong Yi finally understood why the fist technique had to be done step by step. Training the bones involved the skin and muscles. If the skin and flesh were not trained to the level of toughness, forcefully training the bones would cause severe damage to the body.
"Let's see if the breathing technique can be used."
As Hong Yi thought, the image of the first move of the Spirit Turtle's Breathing Technique, the Spirit Turtle Exposes the Sun, as well as some important points, flashed through his mind. As a result, he arched his back, put his hands behind his head, and breathed out two short breaths and three long breaths, focusing his mind on his heart and lungs.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Whoosh! As he breathed, Hong Yi felt his blood and Qi surge, and he almost fainted.
"My body is not strong enough, and I can't just randomly practice the breathing technique." Hong Yi was shocked.
Breathing in and out would cause large amounts of Qi to roll, driving the circulation of Qi and blood. If the body's exterior was not tough enough, and the circulation of Qi and blood could not be reached, the internal and external could not be connected and coordinated. Practicing like this would only bring harm and no benefit.
"Martial arts have to be done step by step. I can't be impatient, so I'll try the soul." Hong Yi sat down and thought. Suddenly, his soul leaped out of his body.
Everything before his eyes was white, and his body felt like it was being stabbed by needles! It was like he was in a sea of fire! He could not see anything at all. His soul was about to scatter.
Oh no!
Hong Yi hurriedly returned to his shell.
Only then did he realize that the sun was high in the sky.
After visualizing the Amitabha Buddha several times and comprehending the concept of being unshakable for thousands of lifetimes, Hong Yi finally recovered his damaged soul.
He knew that his martial arts and Daoist techniques had reached a bottleneck. It would be very difficult for him to improve further.
At this moment, a servant girl walked in. It was Lan Yu, and at the same time, a tall and sturdy warrior came in.
Hong Yi recognized this warrior as one of Luo Yun's followers.
"Young Master Yi, the guard of Princess Zhennan has come to invite you. He said that the princess has a meeting at Flower Scattering House, and the number one talented girl of Jade Capital, Su Mu, has been invited. She invites you to discuss poetry."
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