Chapter 64: Poor Woman
[Ding, the Love-Hate Bracelet received an advanced love, from Hawthorn.]
[Ding, a love bracelet received a hateful heart from a competitor.]
[Ding, after testing, you will receive an advanced top-grade heart and a Rebirth Flower seed as a reward.]
As Wen Jiu walked in, several more reminders popped up in his mind.
Normally, Wenjiu would be happy when someone showed her love, but when this little girl Shanzha showed her love at this time, Wenjiu felt a lump in her throat.
"Master, I never thought that a cannon fodder like Hawthorn could actually advance to Love. I've never seen anything like this before. We've essentially picked up a Rebirth Flower seed for nothing!"
Xiao Jin sat on Wenjiu's shoulder, holding the heart-shaped hawthorn fruit that had turned from pink to crimson, and was amazed.
[And Li, who originally had no hatred, has now turned dark.] It rubbed its hands eagerly: [Master, Li's hatred is still relatively light now. Let's quickly take back Emperor Star. Perhaps her hatred will also increase, and perhaps we can even reap additional rewards.]
Wenjiu took a deep breath, clenched his fists, and walked into the house.
She has 51 days left to live. If Li comes into close contact with the Fourth Master five more times, her life will be over.
Outside, in the icy snow, someone was waiting for her to return. Inside the Qingliang Pavilion, there was a warm bed where she had slept for days, and a large crab fresh from the pot. She hadn't even had time to plant vegetables in her space yet, and she didn't want to die.
[Ding Dong~ The host's desire to survive is detected at 99%, automatically binding to a limited-time mandatory mission. Mission requirements: Remove the Emperor Star from the competitor within half an hour. Success will reward ten Rebirth Flower Seeds. Failure will result in a full loss of health points.]
After hearing this, Wenjiu staggered and almost fell.
What a crap mission! Success isn't necessarily a blessing, but failure is fatal!
[Master... well, if the Fourth Master had stayed overnight, you would have died anyway. It's like an unexpected bonus, not a loss.]
Wenjiu: Can I refuse?
[It's not impossible, but refusing a mandatory mission requires life points...]
Warming wine: How much?
【...50% of total health】
Wenjiu: “…” I really want to curse!
"You don't even watch when you walk. You can even fall on such a small threshold." The Fourth Master frowned as he looked at Wen Jiu, his voice full of disgust.
Hearing the Fourth Master's words, Wen Jiu subconsciously looked up.
The first thing that caught my eye was Li's gorgeous attire that could not be ignored. Well, Li, who said she was not feeling well, now had a face full of exquisite makeup, her hair was combed in a very laborious bun, with eight-treasure bead tassels on it, and a large golden hairpin with kingfisher feathers and rubies inlaid with dragons and phoenixes. She was wearing a crimson cheongsam embroidered with peonies and rolled with gold thread sleeves. She was extremely gorgeous.
With this appearance, it wouldn't be wrong to say that she is about to go on stage to perform. Does anyone really believe that such a person is sick?
Wenjiu glanced at the Fourth Master inconspicuously, and saw that he didn't seem to notice anything unusual.
"My Lord, please don't say anything to me. When I saw you, I was so happy that I couldn't even say anything. I even forgot to bow."
Wenjiu was looking at Li, and Li was naturally looking at her as well. She was wearing a goose yellow dress and a simple little hairpin on her head, with only a cinnabar-colored pearl flower with a pearl as the core, nothing else.
This outfit is not as good as Dong Chan's, but it makes people pay more attention to her appearance.
Somehow, Li suddenly felt tired of the gorgeous clothes she was wearing, and the look in her eyes as she looked at Wen Jiu became even colder.
"Wenjiu greets the prince, may the prince be blessed. I greet the concubine, may the concubine be blessed." Wenjiu immediately saluted.
The Fourth Master waved his hand: "Get up, why are you here at this hour?"
Before Wen Jiu could say anything, Li Shi interrupted him and said, "Your Highness is really bad. Why do you ask questions when you know the answer?"
The fourth master frowned slightly and looked at Li in surprise.
Li laughed and said, "Sister Wen must think that I have abducted Lord Beile, so she has come to your house to ask for an explanation."
Then, he glanced at Wen Jiu again and said, "Look how anxious Sister Wen is. She didn't even have time to change her clothes, and her skirt is all dirty. Yet she still rushed over here. Aren't you afraid that Lord Beile will punish you for disrespect?"
Hearing this, Wen Jiu had no choice but to kneel down. Before he could say anything, Li, the superior, immediately hugged the Fourth Master's arm and said, "My Lord Beile, I am very unhappy. In order to see you, I dressed carefully for an hour even though I was sick.
Sister Wen came out wearing only such a simple outfit. I don’t care, but I will punish Sister Wen.”
She said coquettishly, "But Lord Beile cannot punish me severely. According to the law, I should be beaten with thirty sticks and sent out of the palace. But my sister has served me for a long time. Even if I have no merit, I have worked hard. Lord Beile, please be lenient."
[Ding~ The system detects skin contact between Emperor and competitor, Life -10, 41 days remaining.]
[Master...Master, Li is still holding the Fourth Master's arm. If you wait another ten minutes, your life will be deducted again. You must think of a solution quickly.
I don't know what happened today, but it's like Mrs. Li has become a completely different person. I can't quite understand what she's saying, but for some reason, I find her terrifying...]
Wen Jiu was naturally shocked. Sure enough, Li's outspoken appearance before was all fake. With her eloquence, she put several hats on her head in just a few words. She also explained the reason why she was dressed up at this time and took the opportunity to punish him. She was really a powerful person.
Seeing the Fourth Master's frown, Wen Jiu nodded immediately: "Lord Beile, Concubine Consort is right. I really deserve to be punished. I was so busy preparing food for Lord Beile that I forgot to change my clothes before coming here."
Without waiting for the two people above to speak, Wenjiu stood up and squeezed in between the Fourth Master and Li: "Then Wenjiu will serve the prince's meal. Is that okay?"
As he said this, he took out a bowl of fruit from the food box and placed it in front of the Fourth Master: "This is the food that I developed. Would you like to try it, Prince?"
As he spoke, he placed the food box right between the Fourth Master and the other man, separating them.
Li was originally furious, but when she saw the warm wine and food being served, she sat down steadily.
Everyone in the mansion knew that the Fourth Master disliked milk. He'd been waiting for this warm wine in the front yard for ten years, yet he'd actually forgotten about it? He really wasn't thinking straight.
The Fourth Master frowned and glanced at the wine, then glanced at Li: "Since you are ill and don't want to dress up, just dress like her."
This one sentence completely stunned both Li and Wen Jiu.
Wenjiu glanced at Li, whose mouth looked as big as if it could swallow an egg, and felt a sense of inexplicable sympathy.
What a poor woman.
With this figure, this appearance, this wit, this eloquence, if put in any palace drama, it would be enough to make people drink a pot, but she happened to meet a man like the Fourth Master, wow... really...
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