63 Chapter 63
◎The princess has been wronged.◎
Xu Qinghe clenched the hairpin in her hand, waiting for the opportunity.
However, he just reached in and tucked the quilt for her, then turned and left. His calmness made her feel that the hairpin in her hand, which was used to hurt people, had become a little hot.
"...Wei Che." Just as Wei Che was about to step out from behind the curtains surrounding the bed, Xu Qinghe suddenly spoke, "You...why don't you go into the inner room and sleep?"
The person outside the curtain only paused for a moment, but did not stop.
Xu Qinghe stood up, the quilt half covering her body, and she felt a chill on her shoulders. She watched him leave in the white light of lightning.
Wei Che left just like that. She couldn't tell whether she felt relieved or not, but she felt a little emotional.
But she herself couldn't explain what that fluctuation was.
There was a loud thunder outside. He didn't want to sleep, but Xu Qinghe still wanted to sleep, so he gathered the quilt and prepared to lie down.
Turning around, I saw Wei Che tuck the thin, soft summer quilt under his armpits. He then boldly opened the curtains and walked in. He asked with a raised lip, "Do you want to sleep on the inside or the outside?"
There was actually a bit of... spring in her face.
Xu Qinghe pursed his lips.
He didn't come in here intentionally to play the victim in order to make her soften her heart and speak up, did he?
However, no matter what, the words had already been spoken and she couldn't go back on them, so she silently moved to the inside of the bed, making her choice.
Wei Che immediately jumped onto the bed and lay down on the outside.
Fortunately, this step-out bed is large enough to accommodate three or four people lying down. Now she is pressed tightly against the inside, and there is still space between her and Wei Che for about two more people to lie down.
But lying in the same bed at the same time was still too close.
Xu Qinghe lay flat on his back, staring at the ceiling in the darkness.
What lingered in the nose was the spring message in the snow with a hint of plum fragrance from Wei Che, and what echoed in the ears was also the shallow breathing with his own frequency.
It made her a little upset.
She shouldn't have been so soft-hearted and said those words to him just now.
Xu Qinghe turned over and faced the inside of the bed, trying to put the faint voice behind him.
But this posture made her feel a little uncomfortable in her heart.
After a while, Wei Che behind him suddenly turned over. Xu Qinghe looked back and saw that he only left his back.
She moved and turned over to sleep on her back, finally feeling a little more comfortable.
The thunder outside the window gradually faded away, leaving only the sound of raindrops hitting the eaves and falling on the grass and trees, drowning out the breathing of the person beside me.
Xu Qinghe drifted off to sleep in this environment. Before falling asleep, he thought of the wisteria in the yard. It had been in full bloom for several days, and now it was suddenly hit by a heavy rain. He wondered if it could hold up...
After a long time, when her breathing finally stabilized, Wei Che carefully moved his body, lying on his side and looking at her.
The girl lay flat on the bed properly. Even in such a cold weather, she still folded her hands flatly on her abdomen. Her whole body was surprisingly straight, without any trace of the playful and jumpy behavior she had when she was younger.
Wei Che reached out, gently took her hand, and stuffed it tightly into the quilt.
This girl is still soft-hearted.
It suddenly rained heavily tonight, and he came in to check on her out of concern that she might not sleep well. Unexpectedly, he made the girl soften her heart and relax. It was truly a pleasant surprise.
He couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth and look at her long and thick eyelashes, delicate and straight nose, and plump and rosy lips in the dark night.
No matter what happened in the past five years, at least now, this girl is by his side.
He had to work harder and find out the truth as soon as possible so that he could be with her openly as Xie Qi.
**
The wisteria flowers were still all over the ground.
The flowering period of this flower is no more than twenty days, and it is about to wither now. After the thunderstorm last night, many petals fell down.
Fortunately, more than half of the cakes were still hanging on the shelf, and each one was covered with crystal raindrops. The purple and white background made Xu Qinghe happy, and reminded him of the delicious wisteria cakes he loved to ask the kitchen to make when he was young.
She was reluctant to touch those still hanging on the shelves, so she asked the maid to carefully pick up those that had fallen on the ground, wash them with water, and hand them over to the kitchen.
The maids outside the courtyard were picking flowers, and Nanzhi was tying the princess's hair into a simpler bun in front of the dressing mirror.
Since the princess returned to the Fuguogong Mansion, she would get up at noon every day, and she would wait at the door before noon, waiting for the princess to open the door and call her in.
Every time at this time, Prince Wei in the second room had not yet gotten up, she would realize that the princess had been sleeping in the inner room while the prince had been living in the second room for the past few days.
But when she stepped into the room today, she did not see the prince in the side room.
She went into the inner room to bring hot water to the princess. Just as she was about to help her wipe her face, she saw Prince Wei coming out of the bed rubbing his eyes.
Nanzhi's hands were so strong that they hurt the princess.
Before Xu Qinghe could say anything, tears welled up in her eyes.
Xu Qinghe was confused: "What's wrong? Did my hair hurt you?"
Nanzhi shook her head and said with a sad face: "The princess has been wronged."
Wei Che, who was wiping his face in front of the washstand, appeared in his peripheral vision, and then he looked at the bed with messy bedding. Xu Qinghe was not a dull person, so what was there that he didn't understand?
She didn't explain to Nanzhi, after all, this was a private matter between her and Wei Che.
Xu Qinghe glanced at the little maid who was still busy in the yard, then looked at Nanzhi who looked sad, and deliberately asked: "Are you greedy?"
In fact, when in the southern border, the one who liked to eat Tengluo Cake the most was Nanzhi.
She is also the best at making wisteria cakes. She mixes wisteria flowers and purple sweet potatoes together and mashes them into a paste, then wraps them with flour layer by layer. The steamed cakes are sweet but not greasy and extremely delicious.
Without waiting for Nanzhi to reply, Wei Che, who had already packed up, walked over and glanced at the beautiful face in the mirror. "Who's greedy? What do you want to eat? I'll buy it for you when I get off work later."
In front of Nanzhi, he spoke to her in such an intimate tone. Xu Qinghe was a little uncomfortable with it. She just said that he had misheard and urged him to leave quickly.
Wei Che had no doubts about it. He had indeed slept well that night. If he delayed any longer, he would really be late for work.
After Prince Wei left, Nanzhi deliberately changed the subject: "Since the princess wants to eat wisteria cakes, why don't you pick those that are still open on the shelf? Why bother picking up those that have fallen on the ground and are covered in mud?"
Even if those flowers were washed clean, most of their fragrance would have been washed away by the rain, and they were far inferior to those flowers that had been beaten by rain but still stood on the branches.
Xu Qinghe said, "Who said I was going to eat it? Wait until the kitchen is done and send it to Miss Wei. Tell her that the flowers in the yard are in full bloom. I'll order some wisteria cakes to thank her for the soup she gave me earlier."
Before lunch, Wei Fu actually received a plate of wisteria cakes.
"These are the wisteria flowers in full bloom in the courtyard. After last night's rain, many are still on the branches. The princess, grateful for the gift of soup given to her by the sick young lady, specially ordered someone to pick the flowers from the branches and make these wisteria cakes. She brought them to her while they were still warm."
Wei Fu sent a reward to the princess's personal maid, asking her to express her gratitude to the princess on her behalf.
After the others left, she called her personal maid and whispered a few words to her.
Half an hour later, the maid came hurriedly and said, "I heard that the princess had indeed ordered a group of maids to pick flowers in the yard early in the morning, and then immediately made cakes and brought them to the young lady."
Wei Fu picked up the wisteria cake and sniffed it. There was clearly some residual smell of soil in it. How could it be made from flowers picked from branches?
"I heard it. Who told you that?" She threw the cake into the plate without even looking at it again.
The maid said, "Yes...I heard it from the maid in Fengheyuan."
Wei Fu suddenly swept the snacks on the table to the ground.
Ever since the princess left the mansion, Wei Che first dismissed the servants in the yard and then replaced all the utensils in the yard.
When she came back, she eagerly led people to the pawnshop and bought several more maids for the courtyard. She also said something to her mother, but she got her mother to agree to let the indentures of those maids be kept in the hands of the princess.
Now, everyone in Fenghe Courtyard was her Xu Qinghe's man. She couldn't infiltrate them anymore! Even getting information was extremely difficult!
Today, she suddenly sent over a plate of wisteria cakes, saying it was a gift for the pear soup she had made earlier...
She had ordered people to put orange peel in the pear soup because she knew that this medicine would counteract the ointment prescribed by the court physician. The peanuts sent earlier failed to kill the princess, but the pear soup mixed with the ointment could completely ruin her face.
Wasn't it her face that he was attracted to? If she didn't have that face, she would see if he could still treat her without any grudges.
However, the princess didn't drink much after all, and she noticed something, which then involved the problematic sachet in the inner room, and finally she simply left the Prince's Mansion.
He came back only after Wei Che had taken care of everything.
She has only been back for a few days, and on the surface, the sister-in-law and her are getting along well. I thought she didn't suspect me of being her target, but I didn't expect that she would send this mud cake as a demonstration today!
"Why?! She used to be a powerful princess, so it's fine if you like her, but now she has no parents and no one to rely on, why do you still like her!"
Wei Fu's personal maid quickly knelt on the ground, holding her breath and not daring to say a word or speculate about what the young lady said.
A quarter of an hour later, Wei Fu had calmed down, so she asked her maid to dress her up again, casually ordered some return gifts, and planned to go to Fengheyuan to find out what was going on.
Since the princess already knew the truth of the matter, she didn't know whether Wei Che knew it, so she had to find out more.
Who would have thought that she hurried all the way to Fengheyuan, but found nothing.
"Just now, Princess Jing'an sent a letter inviting the princess to go boating on the lake, and the princess went to the main house to find the Duke's wife to report."
The maids in Fenghe Courtyard all lowered their heads, their actions and etiquette were impeccable. Although they were respectful to Wei Fu, they were not fawning. No wonder she couldn't bribe these people even after spending so much gold and silver.
Wei Fu calmly asked someone to hand over the return gift and said that she would come again later.
**
Xu Qinghe did not go boating, but disguised himself and went to meet Mr. Jiang.
After a few days, Mr. Jiang finally came to her again to ask her to paint him. This time, he painted a dirty little beggar.
She didn't know whether Mr. Jiang and the forces behind him were still investigating the matter of Young Master Wei Si, nor did she know whether this little beggar was related to Wei Si. She just instinctively didn't want to let go of such a clue. After all, Wei Che only had two men left, and they were really slow in moving.
From Xun Fang, they learned that Xu Ji's disappearance was indeed related to Wei Si, and perhaps they could get some other information from this little beggar.
It is easy to find a stunning courtesan, but it is a bit difficult to find such a dirty little beggar.
Do I have to ask Wei Che to distract him and look for it?
Xu Qinghe only hoped that he could have enough money to hire his own people soon, so that he would no longer have to be constrained by Wei Che.
Who knows if he will ask for some favors from her if she opens her mouth.
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