Chapter 16 Skinny Horse
"I know you're taking revenge on me. You failed to frame me, and you've suffered the consequences. That's what you deserve. Don't even think about putting the blame on me and my sister."
She slapped Delphinium's hand away expressionlessly.
"Stay away from me and my sister from now on, otherwise..."
"What else?" Delphinium sneered, "You little blind man, you want to fight me? Be careful you get bitten to death by a dog when you go out."
There was a family living opposite the orphanage who had a big black dog that was taller than a human when standing up.
Delphinium probably heard from someone that she was often chased by the dog.
"You're the one who should be careful."
She said seriously.
"Dahei and I are very familiar with each other."
Delphinium naturally didn't believe it.
When she went to the gate of the courtyard to see her sister off to sell embroidery, Cuiqiao took advantage of the servant opposite who was out walking the dog and deliberately tripped him. The big black dog then ran towards her like a wild horse.
She heard the noise, sighed, and stood still.
The big black dog pounced in front of her, stopped suddenly, stretched out its long tongue, and licked her face with saliva.
——That's why she runs away every time she encounters it.
Who wants to have dog saliva all over their head and face?
Delphinium cursed from the opposite side: "Dead dog!"
She took off one of her shoes and threw it in the direction of the Delphinium's voice.
The big black dog immediately turned around and chased after it.
The shoe just hit Delphinium's arm. The big black dog opened its mouth wide and bit both the arm and the shoe.
"ah!--"
Delphinium's arm was nearly bitten off, and the servant opposite complained harshly: "She bumped into me on purpose, causing me to fall and the leash to slip out of my hand. She deserved to be bitten by the dog!"
The warden was already unhappy with her for stealing, and after hearing the whole story, he locked her up in a small dark room for two days and refused to treat her injuries.
After coming out of the small dark room, Delphinium looked much weaker and gentler.
But when Feng Qing went to bed at night, he always felt that there was a gloomy aura not far away, as if there was a poisonous snake lurking.
She went to the Warden of the Upper House and had Delphinium transferred to another room.
The next month was calm.
She and her sister adopted a kitten, which was born to a tabby cat outside. There were three kittens in total, two of which froze to death, and the remaining one was brought into their house by the tabby cat.
Perhaps because they had fed it several times, it felt that they were qualified to be servants of its children.
It may also be because this little kitten has white fur and it feels it will be difficult for it to survive in the wild.
Feng Qingsui loved this kitten very much and named it Xiaobai. He carried it with him wherever he went.
However, despite all the precautions, it still couldn't be prevented.
Xiaobai was bitten to death by a poisonous snake.
No one knew when the snake was put into their room. It must have been hibernating at first, and after waking up, it began to look for living things. Xiaobai was the first to discover it, and as soon as he made a meow, he was bitten.
The sister was so scared that she quickly pulled her away, then grabbed the stool next to her and smashed it over.
The snake was smashed to death.
Xiaobai was poisoned to death.
She was so angry that she was shaking, and went straight to find Delphinium to settle the score - except Delphinium, no one else would have such a vicious idea.
However, the director of the orphanage told her that Cuiqiao had just left the salesperson's home. She had been spotted by a family who came to adopt a child a few days earlier and had stayed for a few more days before leaving with the adoptive parents.
"What's the adoptive family's name and where does they live?"
She asked the warden.
The warden simply patted her head and said, "You know the rules."
Children in the orphanage are not allowed to inquire about the whereabouts of adopted children because there have been precedents of unadopted children deliberately going to the homes of adopted children to cause trouble.
She had to put her hatred aside for a moment.
I hope that when I grow up, I can find Delphinium and avenge Xiaobai.
At this moment, hearing Delphinium's voice again, her heart trembled, but soon calmed down.
A thought quickly flashed through my mind.
Is Xiaoyu’s death related to Delphinium?
Glancing sideways at Wei, he saw that she was clutching the handkerchief in her hand, looking gloomy and angry.
"Were those who just passed by outside the palace the prince and his concubine?"
She asked calmly.
Wei gnashed her teeth and said, "What noble concubine? She's just a shameless little bitch. She flirts with men in broad daylight and wanders around the mansion, afraid that the maids and servants won't know that she's a skinny horse from the south!"
A skinny horse from the south?
Feng Qingsui was slightly stunned. She had heard the warden and the maids discussing privately that Cuiqiao was adopted by a merchant in the capital who ran a silk shop and his business was very prosperous.
It is also said that although Delphinium is a bad person, it has a good life. The merchant originally wanted to adopt my sister, but my sister insisted on taking her as a burden, so he chose Delphinium as a second choice.
"That girl was so good at pretending. She told the merchant about Kui Que's life story—that her parents were both thieves and con men, that her mother was hacked to death by her father for cheating on her, and that her father was sentenced to death for hacking his wife to death—he was about to back out, but after that girl said a few nice words and shed a few tears, he didn't want to change anymore."
The warden was furious.
"I will definitely be tricked to death by that girl in the future."
The adopters of orphans in the Salesian Orphanage are strictly screened. They must not only have a clean background, but also have a stable source of income and no children or only one child.
After the adoption, the Salesian Home will continue to follow up and will make home visits at one month, three months, six months, and one year. After two years, the visits will be changed to irregular visits until the child reaches adulthood.
If Delphinium could easily control her adopters, why did she become a skinny horse?
"Madam, calm down," Feng Qingsui consoled her. "Anger damages the liver. It's not worth it to hurt yourself over a concubine."
Wei finished the tea in the bowl and said gloomily, "You are right. Let's keep going."
She seemed to have gained a thousand pounds of strength all of a sudden, and took another step, walking incredibly fast.
Feng Qingsui followed behind her and looked towards Yue Lake. In the distance, he saw a slender figure like a willow swaying in the wind being embraced by a man and carried onto a small boat.
That figure was probably only half the size of Wei.
Feng Qingsui smiled slightly and followed.
After accompanying Wei, she took Wuhua away from the Rongchang Marquis Mansion, found a pawnshop, selected two houses with large courtyards, and rented them.
It was about to snow, and she was preparing to make a batch of furs and down jackets to send to the Salesian Home.
Give the children there a visit and check who adopted Delphinium.
The broker asked politely, "Madam, do you need to rent furniture?"
"I don't need furniture," Feng Qingsui replied. "I want a housekeeper and a dozen women who are good at weaving."
"Female manager?" The broker frowned. "That's rare... Wait, a few days ago, the Ningguo Mansion sent a forty-year-old woman here. She used to manage the dowry shop for the previous wife, but the eldest daughter, who had just returned to Beijing, discovered she was involved in some illegal activities and sent her here. They said she wanted to sell the goods as far away as possible..."
Wuhua chuckled, "It's rare to find a broker as honest as you."
The dealer scratched his head and said with a silly smile, "Anyway, they asked me to sell it far away and they don't expect you to buy it, so I'll just say what I mean."
Feng Qingsui became somewhat interested.
"Can I meet you?"
As the former Duke's wife's chambermaid, and also the one in charge of affairs outside the capital, she might know more about the powerful and wealthy than Qi - Qi had just returned to the capital and was a homebody, so she knew less about the gossip in the capital than she did.
Although the broker was a little confused, he still led the person over.
When the woman saw Feng Qingsui, she was struck by lightning. She stood there motionless, her eyes not moving.
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