Chapter 73 Targeting

"What do you mean by meddling? This is the rule of the exile group. I'm an official, and you're exiles. Officials govern the people; that's only natural! Stop talking to me and go to your own room!"

Chen Er leaned against the door with his arms folded across his chest, and began to drive people away with a righteous look on his face. He simply couldn't stand the comfortable life in the Qingping Palace. Wen Liyu's luck was really good, she could even meet a doctor in such a desolate place...

Cheng Weiyao frowned slightly and was about to open her mouth to refute when she felt a warm palm wrapping her hand under her sleeve. She raised her eyes to look at Wen Liyu beside her, somewhat puzzled.

This sister-in-law usually has an even more irritable temper than me, so why does she restrain herself when it comes to me?

"Forget it. It's a blessing in disguise that I can meet a doctor. I can take care of myself at night. Sister-in-law, go home with peace of mind!"

Feeling Cheng Weiyao's gaze, Wen Liyu's cheeks flushed slightly with embarrassment. Because of her foot injury, Cheng Weiyao had many conflicts with the officials, and today she even lost money. After all, she would just rest alone for a night, what big deal could it be?

It was the middle of the night, the moonlight outside the window was dim, upstairs in the inn, in the side rooms.

Cheng Weiyao lay on the bed with her eyes closed, tossing and turning. Under the bed was the mat made by Wen Chengyun. In order to prevent any accidents in the middle of the night, the mat was naturally made closer.

Wen Chengyun slept soundly and didn't snore. In the quiet night, the only sound left was his even and long breathing, but Cheng Weiyao's eyes were bright and sharp.

After much thought, Cheng Wei Yao decided to sleep in Wen Liyu's room. She changed her clothes quietly and listened to the sounds outside before opening the door. Then she stood at Wen Liyu's door, hesitated for a moment, and finally knocked on the door gently.

Wen Liyu had trouble sleeping because of her leg injury. When she heard a knock on the door in a daze, she quietly asked the identity of the person who came. After confirming that it was Cheng Weiyao, she slowly got out of bed and opened the door.

"Sister-in-law, why are you here? Come in and talk, or the officials will see you and start gossiping..."

Wen Liyu yawned lazily. She wanted to sleep, but when she turned over, her feet bumped against each other and she would easily wake herself up from the pain.

"I can't sleep, and I'm worried about you, so I decided to stay in your room for one night. Just in case anything happens, I can take care of you in time. I'll sleep on the floor so I don't disturb your rest..."

Cheng Weiyao pursed her lips, feeling a little embarrassed. She couldn't tell Wen Liyu that she was worried about sharing a room with her brother, so she came to stay for one night...

As she spoke, she walked to the wardrobe, intending to take out another mat and quilt.

"Sister-in-law, you're welcome. Don't sleep on the floor. We shouldn't be so polite to each other. Sharing a bed is just right so we can chat. The last time I slept with someone was when I was a child, with my mother..."

When Wen Liyu heard this, she was so moved that she pulled Cheng Weiyao to sleep on the same bed. Knowing that the officials would not allow it, she still secretly came to take care of her. She really treated her like her own family!

Unable to resist Wen Liyu's enthusiasm, Cheng Weiyao finally gave up the idea of ​​sleeping on the floor. Wen Liyu kept muttering about some trivial things in the palace when she was a child. Her voice gradually became lower and the room became quiet, with only the sound of breathing.

At the same time, the officials in the inn were drinking heavily downstairs.

"Hello, brothers. Three stars shine, four fortunes, five first place, six good luck..."

"Seven, seven tricks, eight horses, long, long..."

Chen Er and Li Kui stretched out a hand at the same time, but Li Kui's words got stuck in his throat. According to the rules, he had to drink a glass of wine as a punishment, so a group of officials started to clamor for punishment.

"What's the point of drinking as punishment? How about we do something exciting? Princess Mingcheng is sleeping alone tonight... Hehehe!"

Li Kui grinned, and even though he had to drink as punishment, he still seemed to be in high spirits, and the words he said were even more thought-provoking.

When Wang Gang heard this, he was stunned and his brows were furrowed into a shape of a "川" (river). He really hated the Qingping Palace and Wen Chengming, but he still understood the principle of not letting women and children suffer.

The officers froze for a moment when they heard Li Kui's bold words. They subconsciously glanced in Wang Gang's direction. Wang Gang's prestige in the officer team was undeniable. If I remembered correctly, Big Brother didn't seem to like these things...

Li Kui's smiling face faltered for a moment, sensing the inexplicably tense atmosphere. He slapped his forehead and added, "Oh, look at what we're thinking. I meant to give that delicate little princess a gift..."

Wang Gang's brows relaxed a little, and he drank a few more glasses with his brothers. Then he went back to his room to rest on the pretext of having a headache. Chen Er, Li Kui and a bunch of other men were left playing drinking games.

As soon as his elder brother left, Li Kui immediately started to act. In the middle of the night in the wilderness, the most common thing was mice. Before he got a job, he was a carpenter, shaving wood chips every day, and he was an expert at catching mice.

"Li Kui, is this possible? Can a rat in a warehouse be the same as a rat in a toilet?"

The officers were already drunk and standing outside the wooden toilet door. When the cool breeze blew on their heads, they could not bear it anymore and urged softly.

"Just be patient...see how this works!"

Li Kui quickly caught a small mouse, about the length of his middle finger, and pinched its neck by its tail to prevent it from turning over and biting him. The panicked squeaking sounded a bit creepy in the silent night, but the officials smiled particularly brightly...

"Squeak~"

Cheng Weiyao opened her eyes again, startled by the slight noise. She was a light sleeper and noticed the moment the mouse entered the house and fell to the ground.

There was no light in the room. She subconsciously looked towards the place where the sound came from, and the first thing she noticed was an inconspicuous little hole in the paper-pasted window of the wing room.

The mouse that was forcibly brought in and fell to the ground began to run around the room. The rustling sound made people's scalp tingle in the middle of the night. Wen Liyu rubbed her eyes and then sat up.

"Sister-in-law, you heard it too... What's that noise? I thought I misheard it."

Wen Liyu looked around the room, obviously trying to find the object that made the sound.

There were palace servants cleaning the palace every day, and even palace maids standing guard outside at night to prevent little things like mice from scaring the precious masters.

Suddenly, Wen Liyu's eyes met those of the small eyes in the darkness. She shuddered and her breathing became slightly rapid: "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law... something seems to be wrong over there..."