I became a cannon fodder villain. If I want to survive, I must take care of my baby first.

Recalling the scene of the castle collapsing not long ago, Manjushage suddenly understood why Korra was so calm.

I guess he's already used to this kind of thing.

It was too dangerous to place such a time bomb in the castle, and Manjushage almost subconsciously wanted to send Luo Shiqi out.

However, what is even more outrageous is that after waking up, Luo Shiqi regards the first person he sees, Manjushage, as his only support. He refuses to be separated from her even if he is beaten to death and just stays in the castle and refuses to leave!

During the tug of war, Luo Shiqi cried and made a fuss, almost blowing up the entire castle.

Manjushahua suddenly felt a pang of heartache. She was so young, only in her twenties, what was wrong with wanting to lie down? She hadn't even married yet, why did she suddenly become a mother without any pain!

What made Manjushage even more desperate was that if others knew that their great hero had only been lying in her house for two months and then turned into a big fool who cried and made a fuss all day long, then the anger of the people would surely turn into countless spit and drown her.

In other words, Manjushage couldn't just leave Luo Shiqi alone. As the only person he trusted, she had to take the time to teach him to be a gentleman.

In order to protect itself, Manjushage had to close the door tightly and refuse anyone to visit Luo Shiqi, which caused complaints and dissatisfaction.

But after all, he was the warrior who saved the Kingdom of Aslan, and he received a lot of attention.

In order to divert everyone's attention, Manjushage, who had stayed at home for more than ten years, went to the ball under pressure and dressed herself up in a funny and ugly way, allowing herself to be laughed at by others.

It’s a pity that Manjushage is usually too low-key. She only attended a formal occasion and not many people paid attention to her. What’s more, with the big trouble of Luo Shiqi around, she can’t leave for too long, otherwise God knows what will happen.

If one day I come home and find the castle razed to the ground, not to mention Lycoris radiata, even gods won’t be able to save it.

After finally figuring out the situation, Manjushage felt exhausted both physically and mentally, but Luo Shiqi kept pestering her.

She coaxed him patiently for a long time, and only then did Luo Shiqi contentedly let go of the hand that was tightly holding Manjushage.

After being tired for so long, I can finally soak in the bathtub and take a comfortable hot bath.

The amount of dirt washed off was beyond imagination, and Manjusaka even asked the servants to change the water halfway.

Roughly speaking, the dirt rubbed off the Lycoris radiata could be piled up into a small sand dune. No wonder I was so tired on the way back.

If you put on makeup like this, even a fairy would become a female ghost if she descended to the earth.

However, perhaps attracted by such strange behavior, Manjushage became curious about her own appearance. She came to the dressing mirror and looked at the face in the mirror carefully.

"Oh my God, this... is this me?" Compared to her previous appearance at the dance, after washing, Lycoris radiata seemed like a completely different person.

She sat in front of the mirror for a while before she came to her senses. She heard explosions coming one after another outside.

"It's only been a short time." Manjusaka hurried out to comfort Luo Shiqi. She found the housekeeper Cora and asked loudly, "Didn't I ask you to help look after him? How come this happened when I was away for a while?"

"Miss Manjusaka, didn't you ask Ruth Mary to tell me to go to the backyard to mow the lawn and leave Mr. Luo Shiqi to her care first..."

Cora also felt aggrieved. She was clearly doing what she was told, so why was she being scolded for no reason?

"When did I say such a thing?" Manjushage asked in confusion.

Cora looked at her, her wrinkled face revealing an expression of a boss who was unreasonable but helpless.

At this time, a pretty girl with heavy makeup and neat clothes came up to Luo Shiqi as if no one was around, and said to him in a charming tone: "Hey, Mr. Luo Shiqi, please don't cause trouble for Miss Manjusaka, okay?"

After saying this, she twisted her enchanting body.

Manjushage rolled her eyes calmly.

Before I could see what this person looked like, I could smell the pungent scent of powder on her.

The maids in the castle were all brought back from the countryside by Lycoris radiata. Most of them were not well fed and clothed at home, and were busy working from morning to night every day. When they grew up to their teens, they had to get married and have children early, and then continue to work like slaves for others.

Lycoris radiata felt sorry for the girls' plight, so after bringing them to the castle, she only assigned the maids some relatively easy chores, taught them how to put on makeup, and gave them the beautiful clothes she had worn.

If it were an ordinary person, he would have sworn lifelong loyalty.

But Ruth Mary didn't think so. She used to be a noble lady, but her family fell into poverty and she had no skills, so she had to go out to find a job.

However, even as a maid, Ruthmary still put on airs.

She always tries every possible way to push the responsibility onto others, while she herself puts on makeup, wears all kinds of beautiful clothes, and often boasts that she is superior to others.

The original owner had also warned her several times, but Ruth Mary was very scheming. She always pretended to be very weak and admitted her mistakes, which made Manjushage soft-hearted and unable to blame her. As a result, she became more and more presumptuous and became the third lady of the Xingchenhua family.

When other girls saw this, they all thought that as long as they were as selfish and unreasonable as Ruthmary, they would not have to work every day and could still dress up beautifully.

As time went on, all the maids in the castle lost interest in working, and it seemed like the servants were bullying their masters.

But the original owner had a very calm personality. As long as the maids in the castle didn't do anything too excessive, she rarely interfered.

But Manjusaka is different. As a rich lady, she has to take care of the baby every day. It is painful enough that she cannot live a comfortable and carefree life. In the end, she is bullied by the servants. Who can bear this?

"Ruthmary, is this how you work?" Manjushage looked at her coldly, the warning in her words was obvious.

She took the initiative to help these girls become prettier, but they were not allowed to dress too fancy during work. What if they got their makeup in their mouths while eating?

I don't know what's wrong with this guy. He didn't take his young lady's words seriously at all. He still moved closer to Luo Shiqi: "I'm sorry, Mr. Luo Shiqi, I didn't mean to scare you, please forgive me?"

While saying this, she held Luo Shiqi's hand and acted coquettishly.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that it was totally inappropriate for Ruthmary, a servant, to dress up so extravagantly and to strike up a conversation with the guest, Luo Shiqi, without permission.

But if she were to be punished now, Ruthmary and the other servants would probably think that Manjushage did this because she didn't want her to get close to Luo Shiqi.

After thinking for a while, Manjushage decided to change her mindset: "Seeing that you are so energetic, I guess you have finished all the work you need to do, right?"

"Ah? Well... I'm done." With Ruthmary's personality, it was impossible for her to work. She said this just to fool people.

But fortunately, she knew that this young lady was a kind-hearted person. Even if she knew that she was being lazy, she would only say a few words and would not really do anything.

Hearing this, Manjushage called the housekeeper Cora and asked, "I remember that you usually arrange the work for these people. How is Ruthmary doing recently?"

Cora was puzzled, wondering why her young lady suddenly cared about these things, and said casually: "Speaking of which, I have been busy helping to take care of Mr. Luo Shiqi recently, and I didn't notice that Miss Ruth Mary seemed to have not worked for a long time."

Lycoris radiata glanced at Ruthmary beside her:

"Is that right?"

"No...it's not like that, Miss Manjusawa. Please listen to my explanation!" Ruthmary glanced at Cora out of the corner of her eye. This housekeeper has been in the castle for decades, in charge of all matters of the Star Flower family. She is conscientious and responsible in her work. As long as it is what she says, there will be no problem.

Normally, if Manjushage hadn't deliberately indulged her, Korra would never have watched the maids slacking off one by one.

After all, her own young lady didn't take it to heart, so it was not appropriate for her to meddle in other people's business.

Now that Manjushage asked about this matter on her own initiative, Korra would of course report it truthfully.

"I... I just don't have the ability and the work is not going smoothly. I'm not lazy." Ruthmary immediately used her extraordinary acting talent and pretended to be weak and pitiful as before, trying to win Manjusaka's sympathy.

"Hmm?" However, somehow this time, Manjushage not only did not waver, but also said solemnly: "In this case, then let's test the results of your efforts. You have been busy all morning, and you can't let your efforts go to waste."

"What?!" This time, Ruthmary was completely panicked.

She usually doesn't have to do much work, and even if she does, she pushes it to other maids.

Each of the maids is a simple and kind-hearted girl. As long as you say a few nice words, there will be no problems.

But during this period, the Xingchenhua family was extremely busy because of Luo Shiqi's arrival, and no one had the time to help Ruth Mary with the work.