In April, as early summer approaches, colorful butterflies flutter incessantly around the begonias of the western mansion. The gentle warm sun shines on the bright red petals of the begonias, casting a delicate and light shadow.

Xiao Jingcheng hid under the Hai Tang and shrank his body.

A pair of pale purple embroidered shoes approached.

He looked up and saw that the woman's face was hazy. Her ten tender fingers reached towards him.

This was the first time in his life that he had felt fear. A sense of powerlessness wrapped around him so tightly that he could not move.

The sense of urgency came from this woman, because she was holding him tightly with both hands.

The woman's facial features were calm, and her expression was gentle. There was a bright red beauty mole between her eyebrows, which made her somewhat lively.

He had seen her before.

When he was about to struggle, he heard a sharp scream. "First Miss, put it down. This cat is so dirty!"

"Its back is rotten, and it's about to burst. I don't know how many dirty things are hidden inside. First Miss, put them down quickly!"

"It's barking. Don't have a cat plague! Miss, be careful not to be infected!"

It was so noisy that Xiao Jingcheng's ears were ringing.

In fact, there was only one maid who caused this.

This maid was young. Her two thin lips were extremely agile, and her words were as fast as lightning. She kept talking.

The woman with a beautiful mole between her eyebrows looked at her maidservant and suddenly laughed out loud. She suspected that the maidservant was a bird with eight eyes.

"It's fine. Just take a shower. The stray cats are all a bit dirty. Moreover, even if there really is a cat plague, they won't succeed," the woman said.

Xiao Jingze recalled that this woman was called Xue Shi, the First Miss of the Yongning Duke's Manor. He had met her once before.

There was a mole between her brows. She scolded him, and then cried towards him. The mole became more and more red, as if it was a drop of blood, adding a bit of charm to her appearance.

He was deeply impressed. It had been almost a month since he had become a cat. This was the first time that he had felt goodwill.

It was also possible that he had a fever and was about to die. All the sense of crisis was gone from him. He had no strength to struggle and just let Xue Qingyan hold him.

In his own courtyard, Xue Qian found a spiritless stray cat.

The cat was dirty, and no one could tell its original color. However, its yellow and green eyes were still clean and clear. Xue Qian was a cat slave.

She used to be a military doctor in the era of outer space. A war destroyed her mech. She did not die, but became the daughter of the ancient feudal society.

This gold was also called Xue Qian, who looked exactly like her.

Military doctor Xue Qian liked cats very much, but her profession was so special that she couldn't stay on the planet for a long time. In her whole life, she spent most of her time on mechs with the soldiers, but couldn't raise cats on mechs. When Xue Qian was resting, he was sucking cats. There were a lot of pictures of cats in the photo bank. He always imagined that after he retired, he would buy a manor on a planet and raise two cute cats.

It was a pity that she did not realize her wish even at the cost of her life.

Seeing the stray cat, she was delighted and immediately picked it up.

The cat was too dirty. Her maid, Hong Luan, made a fuss and suspected that her mistress had gone mad.

The Eldest Lady originally loved to be clean and hated these dirty little things.

"Help me get a basin of hot water." Xue Qian ordered lightly.

Hongluan, "First Miss..."

"Hurry up and go." Xue Yan's calm and gentle voice suddenly carried a bit of sharpness, making it impossible for others to refuse.

Hong Luan was alarmed.

Her eldest daughter committed suicide last time. After she was rescued, she was a little different. She was still so gentle, but she was calm when she occasionally gave orders, which made people want to obey her for no reason.

"What time is it? We still have time to pick up a dirty cat. Our courtyard can't go on anymore." Hongluan felt wronged and a little worried. She was full of resentment and went to fetch hot water.

After bringing in the hot water, Xue Qian asked her to put it aside and said to her, "Go back."

"First Miss, Madam Dowager has sent word that she wants to cut off the money in our courtyard. Is it true?" Hongluan did not retreat, but hurriedly asked about her worries.

She was a maid who could not hide anything.

"Leave first." Xue Ao raised his eyes. His gaze was as cold as a cold sword.

The maidservant had never seen First Miss like this. She was a little shocked. She stopped nagging and left.

Xue Qian put the stray cat on thetable.

The cat's body temperature was very high. It was very likely to be a cat plague or a fever caused by lack of water.

There were large cat beaks on its ears and back. The cat beaks were very itchy, and they were scratched by it until they were dripping with blood and tangled with its fur.

He didn't look very familiar.

"You and I are destined. I'll raise you." Xue Qian gently stroked the cat's head. "Don't be afraid. I'll shave off your hair first, then wash it for you, and then apply medicine to your wound. In this way, you won't be infected again and again. Be obedient, don't move, okay?"

The cat blinked slightly, as if he could understand.

Xue Yunyun had raised cats and had seen countless cat-like cats, so she thought cats were smart and didn't make a fuss.

Seeing that it was so smart, she was overjoyed.

Xue Qian had a personal space that in explicably followed her soul over.

The space was the medical system that she was used to using. There were countless kinds of medicinal herbs in it, all of which were from the era of outer space. Some of them could be used against human beings. Every military doctor of the outer space army had such a space.

She took out a willow leaf-shaped scalpel from the space and carefully shaved the cat's hair.

She was afraid that the cat would struggle and cut his skin. She was wondering if she should give him an anesthetic. However, the cat was unexpectedly obedient and didn't move.

If it hadn't been for its weak eyes, Xue Qian would have suspected that it had fainted.

Because of its cooperation, Xue Qian soon shaved off all its dirty hair.

It had wounds on its body, as well as damage caused by cat beaks. There was not a single piece of good skin on its body.

"Poor little." Xue Qian feltdistressed when he saw this. He touched its head and said, "Mom will be good to you. Don't be afraid."

She took out a bottle of green water from the space and poured it into a hot basin. This kind of medicine was specially used to treat rash fungus. It could be used to take a bath after a person got a body scab or a hand or foot scab.

Cat beaks were also useful.

Xue Qian put the cat in it.

Perhaps because the medicine was a little painful, the cat's limbs twitched feebly. Soon, it became quiet again and lay in the basin. It seemed that all its strength was used to open its eyes and close them, but the wound was still alive.

"Your desire to survive is so strong." Xue Qian smiled, picked up the water and wiped its back. "From now on, you are my cat. I'll give you a name."

What was his name?

She was very lazy. Although she had long thought about raising a cat after retirement, she hadnever thought about the name of her cat. She probably wanted to think about it after retirement. Anyway, she was very free at that time.

"You're a boy. Would you like to be called Ah Chou? It's easy to support your bad reputation," said Xue Dong.

When she shaved the cat's hair, she found that it was a male cat, so she thought about killing it in a few days to prevent it from running around and peeing when it reached the QQ period.

"Ah Chou?" She tried to call out.The cat raised his eyes slightly.

She didn't know if it was Xue Qian's illusion, but she felt that the cat's eyes were a little helpless, which was full of disgust.

"How interesting. Even cats are Angels." Mr. Xue's heart was filled with joy.

It didn't matter if she traveled to ancient times. She had a cat.

To a cat slave, having a cat was enough!

The cat picked up by Xue Qian came alive.

It had a high fever because of the lack of water. Xue Qian gave it an infusion and gave it medicine for the wound. The fever subsided, and the wound was slowly healing.

When he was treating it, Xue Qian asked the maids and old maids to leave and not let anyone see it.

Ten days later, Ah Chou's wound came off again, revealing his bright red skin.Her skin was bright and clean.

Its cat beaks were healed, and its wounds were also healed very well.

Gradually, soft fur would appear on the smooth skin, and it would become a lively cat again.

Xue Qian loved it very much. He asked the maids to cook beef or mutton for it every day. He also made some milk for it.

Ah Chou did have a strong desire to survive. Even if it had no appetite, it was still eating desperately, trying to get better. Xue Qian also asked the maid to make a dress for it to cover its mottled body.

Ten days later, when Xue Qian asked a maid to get the cow milk again, the maid got angry.

The angry maid was Hong Luan. She first roared loudly, "Miss, what time is it? You only care about raising cats. Are we not as good as animals?"

After venting her anger, she didn't know whether she was afraid or aggrieved. She sobbed again.

The other two maids came to persuade her and apologized to Mr. Xue. "Miss, Hongluan was worried and offended you in a hurry."

Although the two of them said so, they did not look at Mr. Xue. Their words were full of complaints and disappointment.

The room was in a mess.

Xue Qian's hand gently stroked Ah Chou's back. He said nothing and looked at them quietly.

At this time, a woman in a navy blue gourd came in and scolded the maids in a low voice, "How dare you! What are you doing in front of Miss?"

The woman had a golden hairpin on her head and a jade bracelet on her wrist. She spoke slowly and calmly. She was about 40 years old, and it was obvious that she was the supervisor's mother.

She was Xue Qian's wet nurse, surnamed Dai. Everyone called her Mama Dai.

"Mom, Hongluan is in a hurry. If we can't pay the monthly payment, the little maids and old maids in our courtyard will leave. Even we are afraid that we willstarve to death. Since the monthly payment is broken, I'm afraid that the food will be broken if we go on," another slender maid said.

Nanny Dai said, "Don't panic. That's what Madam Dowager said. How can she really cut off the monthly payment in First Miss' courtyard? It's just a few days late. She just needs to warn First Miss. No, we still have a wife."

"Madam has long forgotten about it." Hongluan cried. "Madam only knows how to recite Buddhism. She hopes that Bodhisattva can bless the young master to get better soon. How can she care about Miss?"

Xue Qian listened quietly.

There was a rule in the Lord Protector's Manor, which was that the servants of each courtyard should be distributed to the masters of each courtyard. The gifts for the Spring Festival were also distributed by the masters and masters.

In this way, they could increase the prestige of their masters so as not to be deceived by the evil slaves.

And the public would give the monthly salary to the masters.

There were three personal maids, one wet nurse, two old maids who were in charge of cleaning, and two maids who were in charge of rough work in Binning Garden where First Miss Xue lived.

The monthly salary of these eight people was 14 taels of silver. The master usually ate in the main kitchen of the public. It would cost him a few taels of silver to make extra tonics.There were also human relationships and rewards everywhere.

Every month, Mangning Garden wouldn't be able to transfer 30 taels of silver.

Previously, there was a slight conflict between the First Miss and the Second Miss, Xue Yutan. The First Miss even committed suicide, which made the Second Miss very embarrassed, as if she had forced the First Miss to die.

The Old Madame also favored Xue Yutang and asked the First Miss to apologize. First Miss refused. Old Grandma was so angry that she threatened to cut off the monthly salary of Binning Garden.

Yesterday was the day of the monthly payment. As expected, every courtyard in the Lord Protector's Manor had money, except for Binning Garden.

When they got up early, the two rough little girls muttered and asked Hongluan what they were going to do.

Hongluan was not angry that she had no money, but that she was angry with her young lady's attitude.

First Miss had never had a conflict with Second Miss in the past, nor did she dare to talk back to Old Madam. She clearly knew that everyone in the mansion was partial to Second Miss.

Although the Second Miss was born of a concubine, she was the marquis' favorite. Besides, she was Old Grandma's favorite granddaughter. What would happen if she went against the Second Miss?

Everyone gave way to Second Miss.First Miss used to give in, but this time, she was crazy and insisted on competing with Second Miss.

What kind of result did they have to get into trouble with their servants?

"... You didn't give me the money, did you?" Xue Qian, who had been playing with the cat in silence, suddenly interrupted.

Everyone looked at her.

She had become a little unusual recently.

A month ago, the Eldest Young Lady embroidered a purse for her fiance, Wen Zhao. However, she found that the purse was being played by the dog of the Second Young Lady. In other words, the gift that the Eldest Young Lady gave to her fiance was given to the dog of the Second Young Lady by her fiance.

Second Miss had a snow-white puppy named Futou. It was bought by the marquis with a lot of money. It was very obedient and sensible.

First Miss was ashamed and angry. She went forward to grab the purse and hit Second Miss' dog.

Second Miss cried out in pain. The gentle and gracious marquis scolded First Miss loudly.

The Eldest Young Lady came back and hung herself. Fortunately, Nanny Dai found out and untied her, which saved her life.

After she woke up, she had changed a lot. She seemed to be in a desperate situation. She refused to please Madam Dowager or give in to Second Miss. In the past, she had not won Old Grandma's and the marquis' favor, but now she had lost the virtue of "be sensible", which was even more annoying.

The maids around her were all her mother's dowry. The contract of selling herself was in her hands. They couldn't leave and could only go with her and starve.

"First Miss, it should be a month's leave yesterday. The public has set up every courtyard except for us." Nanny Dai sighed in a low voice.

"How much is the monthly payment in our yard?" asked Mr. Xue.

"Thirty taels," said Matron Dai.

Xue Qian gently touched Ah Chou's head and said with a smile, "Thirty taels. It's not a big deal. It will come soon."

Nanny Dai said, "First Miss, are you going to ask Madam for it? Madam also needs to pay for it. If I give it to you, the mothers and maids in her courtyard will also complain."

"I'm not looking for Madam." Xue Yan's expression relaxed. Hisclear eyes moved slightly, as if they could create a ripple, causing the mole between her brows to become even redder.

The cat in her arms looked up at her.

Its eyes were deep. If someone noticed it, they would find that the cat's eyes were very similar to human's.

Unfortunately, all of them were worried, no one looking at him.

Xiao Jingcheng didn't expect that the First Miss of the Lord Protector's Manor would worry about 30 taels of silver.

He had heard that many meritorious families were very lonely and were so poor that they wanted to marry a female merchant to satisfy their hunger. He thought it was an exaggeration, but it turned out to be true.

He gently pulled Xue Qian's arm.

Xue Qian pinched his claws. Her palm was soft and warm, wrapping him in it.

Xiao Jingcheng was very discouraged. He could do nothing about her embarrassment. He was a cat now and could not speak. Even if there was a mountain of money in his mansion, he could not give it to her.

"Calm down. I'll think of a way to get the money. Well, go and do your work." After giving the order, Xue Dong waved his big hand, went back to the house, and closed the door.

Recently, Mr. Xue loved to be alone.

She had to close the door in the room, and the maids and old maids were not allowed to come in. Everyone had their own worries. Thinking about where they would stay for the next meal, they did not have time to pay attention to the abnormality of Mr. Xue.

Anyway, their First Miss used to be angry with her.

First Miss was the eldest daughter, so she should be very popular. However, she had a concubine's younger sister who was only two months younger than her.

That concubine's younger sister was the Second Miss, Xue Yuntan.

Xue Yuning was born with national beauty. He had been smart and obedient since he was a child. His grandmother and father regarded him as their treasure. As for the eldest daughter of almost the same age, she was a little dull when she wasa child. She only spoke when she was three years old. She was slow, slow, and from then on, she could never catch up with the step of a concubine's younger sister.

The First Miss worshipped her father. Her father did not care about her and treated her very perfunctorily. Her mother used to love her very much, but unfortunately, her elder brother had an accident at the age of sixteen and one of his legs had been cut off. Since then, her mother had been worried and no longer had time to pay attention to her.

She became more and more powerful and tried her best to perform in front of her grandmother, father, and mother. However, her ability was limited, so she did not make any achievements. Instead, she made countless jokes, which made Second Miss more extraordinary and lovely.

The maidservants had been disappointed in their mistress for too long. Now, they only hoped that she would behave herself and not offend the Old Madame and Second Miss. They wanted her to make it through this year.

I'm getting married.

When she reached her mother-in-law's house, there might be a turning point.

What Xue Qian wanted to marry was the royal Wen family.

Over the years, the emperor had deliberately suppressed the noble families and promoted the poor. Many generals were born in humble families and were more loyal to the emperor.The duke's family, which should have been high above others, would be embarrassed in terms of money if they were not good at camping and were not frugal. They would want to arrange a marriage with a big merchant.

They looked down on the merchants while coveting their wealth.

The old marquis of the Lord Protector's Manor, who had drunk, drank, played, and made a bet in his early years, had lost all his money. If he hadn't married the daughter of the Third Madam,who was a rich businessman, the Lord Protector's Manor would not have been able to hold on any longer.

Everyone's dignity was torn apart, and more and more nobles and merchants became relatives.

In this case, Xue Shi was engaged to the Wen family. She was 15 years old and was almost 18 years old this year. It was because not long after the engagement, her fiance's grandfather passed away. He was the eldest grandson of the family and had to observe mourning for three years.

Mr. Xue didn't pay much attention to this.

She returned to her room, put the cat on the table, and took out a pen and paper.

"Alas, the brush is so hard to use," she muttered and continued to draw on the paper with the brush.

Xue Qian was a very smart person. Even if it was very difficult to use a brush, she would be familiar with it after using it a few times.In her medical room, there were many things that she had used before. Of course, there were all kinds of paper and pen. But she couldn't take them out, lest she couldn't explain them clearly.

Unless he had no other choice, Xue Qian could make up for it.

She drew very seriously.

Her cat, Ah Chou, was watching from the side, staring at her painting.

Halfway through the painting, Xue Qian looked up and saw that the cat was particularly focused. He couldn't help but be amused. He rubbed its little nose with his finger and asked, "Do you understand?"

Ah Chou looked up at her.

Xue Qian said, "Your eyes are so beautiful, like two natural gems! I love you so much!"

Ah Chou: "..."

Somehow, Xue Qian felt that the cat's expression was particularly funny—a little shy and a little annoyed.

It was as if he was saying, "A frivolous woman!"

Xue Qian knew that it was impossible for a cat to have an expression. These were all her own imagination.

She continued to draw happily.

When the drawing was over, Xue Qian found two taels of silver from his drawer.

These two taels of silver were her last remaining cash.

She changed her clothes, picked up the cat, and was about to go out.When the maidservant, Hong Luan, saw this, she hurriedly walked over. "Miss, where are you going?"

"I'm going out."

"You can't go out without Old Madame's permission." Hongluan said anxiously, "Miss, don't provoke Old Madame at this time."

Xue Ao slightly curved his eyebrows and said cunningly, "Shh, if you don't let me out, I will sneak out. Don't make any noise."

Hongluan, "..."Seeing Xue Qian walk out of the courtyard, Hong Luan was worried and hurriedly followed him out.

Therefore, she watched the First Miss walk out of the gate in an open and aboveboard manner.

Didn't they agree to keep it a secret?

Hongluan had no other choice. She hurried to the carriage and asked the driver to drive the carriage out to pick up Mr. Xue. If Old Grandma knew that the First Miss went out like this, she would be even angrier. The Xue family could not do anything about it, but the more they behaved like this, the more the Old Madame cared about the rules and dignity.

First Miss didn't take a carriage with her maids when she went out, which was a slap in the face of the Lord Protector's Manor. If Madam Dowager knew it, she would die of anger.

"First Miss, please get in the car. Where are you going?" Hong Luan's carriage caught up with Xue Lin's.

Xue Qian really wanted to know when exactly he lived.

She tried and found that women could go out at will, which meant that this was not a crime. And they were all from the Central Plains, not the Yuan Dynasty.

Maybe it was in the Tang Dynasty, or before the Tang Dynasty.

It was more like a dynasty in a parallel space, not the history that Mr. Xue knew.

Xue Qian got on the carriage and said to Hong Luan, "Go to the street nearby and find a shop. "Hongluan was annoyed that she was disappointing, but when she heard her words at this moment, her heart ached as if it was being twisted by a knife.

"First Miss, you don't have to take it seriously. If you apologize to Old Madam, this matter will be over. Why do you have to do this? Old Madam doesn't like you to be so dirty. It's good for you to come and go, isn't it?" Hongluan tried to persuade her.

Hongluan was a hot-tempered girl. Sometimes, her words were unpleasant to hear, but in fact,she was very kind and soft-hearted.

"It's mainly because I can't apologize for others." Mr. Xue smiled helplessly. "The eldest daughter of your family is so angry that she committed suicide. I don't think she is willing to apologize."

Since she had taken his body, she could not let him continue to suffer.

Xue Qian had inherited all of the original owner's memories. She knew that she hated him.The hatred and jealousy in the original owner's heart were about to blow up.

If Xue Qian dared to apologize, the soul of the original owner would not be peaceful even if he died. Moreover, Xue Dong himself was not a pushover.

She had been an orphan since she was a child, so she had no idea about family affection. On the contrary, she had practiced cold-hearted martial arts in the orphanage.

There was no need to apologize helpless.

"Don't worry, you will have money. Don't cry." Xue Qian could only comfort her.

She really didn't know how to comfort her maid.