Chapter 253 Errand]
Qu Wan'er said angrily, "Mother, how can you expect me to stay calm? My maid just came to tell me that the courtesan from Wanhua Tower was sent to Brother Cong's room! Who is she? Why did she get to enter Brother Cong's room? I... I don't want to! I have to rush in right now and chase her away!"
Zhao scolded in a deep voice, "Wan'er! It's fine for you to act so willfully and domineeringly in front of your parents and others, because your parents will protect you. But who is Prince Rui? He's the current Second Prince. If he inherits the throne in the future, he'll be the Emperor! Even though I'm his aunt, I have to show him respect. How could you be so willful and offend him like this?"
"But...!" Qu Wan'er was still unconvinced, her eyes red.
She wanted to marry Xiao Yuncong and become the queen in the future.
But she happened to be right next to him at this moment. The Second Prince first flirted with Chen Fenghe, and now he disregarded his status and favored a prostitute. Where could she, a princess, put her face?
Zhao sighed and said, "Please be patient. You will be the Empress one day. The Emperor has three harems and six courtyards with three thousand concubines, all for the purpose of producing offspring and ensuring the prosperity of the country. As Empress, remember not to be jealous. Otherwise, if the Emperor deposes you, you will be accused of being a jealous woman. Even your father and I won't be able to protect you!"
"But I'm unwilling to give in! If Brother Cong wants... me... can't I do it? I'm a princess, how can I be inferior to that courtesan?" Qu Wan'er stomped her feet in anger.
Zhao grabbed her and scolded her, "Wan'er! You must never say such words again! Who are you? How can you lower yourself by saying such frivolous words and compare yourself to that prostitute? It's normal for men to be fickle, and you can't stop it. It's better to let him have his way and put his obsession to rest. You can deal with that vixen later."
After hearing this, Qu Wan'er couldn't help but ask, "Mother, how should we prepare it?"
Zhao glanced at the building where Qin Mengyue was imprisoned, and smiled, "Once the man has let go of his obsession, he won't be so concerned about that vixen. By then, there won't be many ways to deal with her. There are also rumors about the vixen in the inner courtyard, the vixen who came from a brothel, seducing other men and getting pregnant, or accidentally falling into a river or well and drowning."
After hearing this, Qu Wan'er calmed down a bit, but she was still angry: "But mother, I just can't get over it! I should have been Brother Cong's first woman!"
"Silly girl, why bother to rush for the first place in this matter? The most important thing is to have a noble status. When you marry the Second Prince and become the Queen, won't all the other women bow down to you?"
Zhao tried to persuade Qu Wan'er a few more times before she was able to persuade her.
At the banquet, Xiao Yuncong was a little drunk and felt that the table was a bit noisy, so he stood up and left the table and walked towards his room.
Just as Chen Fenghe was about to go upstairs to rescue Qin Mengyue, she was caught by the housekeeper: "You little bastard, you're always lazy! How come the charcoal fire in the Second Prince's room is out? You can't even do anything properly! You and Ah Shun, hurry up and add more charcoal! Once you're done, get out right away. If you stay too long, you'll anger the Second Prince, and no one will be able to save you!"
Chen Fenghe complained bitterly and wished he had changed his servant's clothes earlier.
The main reason was that Ah Shun was following them, so she couldn't just run away. She had to follow Ah Shun to get some charcoal from the charcoal room. She planned to knock Ah Shun unconscious when they got to a secluded place and then go to rescue him.
Ah Shun saw that she looked unfamiliar and asked, "Which hospital are you from? You're quite pretty, but I don't know you."
Chen Fenghe laughed dryly and said, "I'm just a kitchen helper, chopping wood and making fire. I've only been here these past two days. They asked me to come and help because they're short of manpower."
Ah Shun nodded when he heard this and said, "I see."
After thinking about it, he felt something was wrong and questioned, "That's not right! You've only been here for a few days, so you can only report to the outermost room at most. How did you come to the innermost room? Even I had to work for five years before I was qualified..."
Chen Fenghe quickly said, "It was my third uncle who got me in through the back door. He's the butler's subordinate and said I'm pretty and that if I show my face in front of the master tonight, I might be able to work for him in the future. So he asked the butler for permission to let me in..."
Ah Shun was finally convinced after hearing this: "You told me earlier that your Third Uncle was in charge of the housekeeper. How could I dare assign you the job of delivering charcoal to the Second Prince..."
Before he could finish his words, Shen Fenghe had knocked him unconscious with a palm and dragged him behind a rockery.
After hiding the person, she was about to run away, but unexpectedly a shout rang out behind her: "Who is it!"
Before the scolding ended, Chen Fenghe felt a figure appear beside her like a ghost, and the man's fingers were firmly grasping her throat.
Chen Fenghe raised her eyes and took a look, her heart skipping a beat.
If the person in front of me is not Xiao Yuncong, who else could it be?
Why is she so unlucky?
Fortunately, she managed not to fight back, and fortunately, she had changed her appearance to some extent, so ordinary people would not be able to recognize her.
Chen Fenghe pretended to be trembling with fear, lowered her eyes in fear, and said with difficulty: "I... I came to add... more charcoal to His Royal Highness Prince Rui's room..."
Xiao Yuncong narrowed his fox eyes. Somehow, he felt that the boy in front of him looked familiar...
"Tian Tan? Why did Tian Tan go to such a remote place?"
Chen Fenghe blushed and said, "It's...it's because I was in a hurry, that's why...Sir, I've only been in your house for a few days and don't know the rules. Please spare my life!"
Seeing that she was trembling with fear and didn't look like she was lying, Xiao Yuncong let her go.
Chen Fenghe coughed twice, quickly picked up the basket of charcoal and was about to run.
"Wait!" Xiao Yuncong called her from behind.
Chen Fenghe: “…”
I just hope that Xiao Yunshuo, who is hiding in the dark, won’t jump out on impulse.
Otherwise, if he met his second brother directly, wouldn't that be a direct declaration that he was still alive?
If she had known that she was in Wanhua Tower, she would not have told Xiao Yunshuo about this plan. She should have acted alone and used the space to rescue people directly, which would have been much more efficient.
Now, in order to conceal the matter of the space, she has to deal with all these people. It's exhausting...
"Sir...anything else...anything else you want to ask?"
Xiao Yuncong looked at her and said, "Aren't you going to add more coal to Prince Rui? Where are you going? Prince Rui's courtyard is over here."
Chen Fenghe: “…”
She had no choice but to turn around and said with a smile, "I was frightened for a moment and made a mistake..."
Xiao Yuncong glanced at him sideways, then said calmly: "Let's go, I'm going back, just follow me."
Chen Fenghe had no choice but to follow him into the courtyard where Xiao Yuncong lived.
Xiao Yuncong's men had already come forward to report, "Your Highness, Miss Ruyan, the most beautiful courtesan in Wanhua Tower, is in the room..."
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