Chapter 14: Say! Who is that man?
Chu Zhen was quite thoughtful. After marrying Cheng Nianying, she moved her daughter to another courtyard to recuperate.
That courtyard was more secluded and was looked after by her trusted maid.
Therefore, there is no trace of anything else left here, and everything seems to have stopped at the day of the wedding...
Cheng Nianying and the other person walked into the bedroom together.
Fu Yi said, "The flowers in the vase have withered."
Cheng Nianying turned her head and looked over. There was a plum blossom stuck there. The petals had all withered and even the stem had changed color.
"How come you even forgot to change this?" Fu Yi asked.
"Lazy?" Cheng Nianying threw the question back.
Fu Yi: "..." "The servants in the Marquis' Mansion are indeed very lazy."
He walked forward and stopped beside the embroidery frame: "Madam, when can you embroider a purse for me?"
It's not a question, it's a statement.
Cheng Nianying doesn't know how to do that.
But obviously, the daughter of the marquis can do it.
I had learned how to wield a sword before, but I never thought I would have to learn this today. Cheng Nianying steeled her heart and nodded, "Some other day."
Fu Yi smiled and said, "Why postpone it? Let's do it in the next two days. In a few days it will be His Majesty's Thousand Years' Day. I can't refuse that day and I must go. I will wear the purse you made with your own hands."
Cheng Nianying hesitated for a moment.
She dared to do it, but she was afraid he wouldn't dare to wear it.
"Let's go and take a look at something else." Fu Yi lost interest in this bedroom.
The decoration here is simple, mainly blue and purple, and many details reveal the little ingenuity of a girl's home.
...It doesn't quite fit in with the person standing next to him.
When they reached the door, Fu Yi suddenly turned around and asked, "What kind of yarn is used for the curtain? Hangzhou yarn or Xiang yarn?"
Cheng Nianying pursed her lips: "I don't remember."
Fu Yi hooked his fingers around her sleeves and said, "It's somewhat similar to the veil you're wearing."
Cheng Nianying also touched the veil on her body: "Well, it is somewhat similar."
Fu Yi lowered his head and smiled.
How could a bed curtain and a gauze dress be made of similar materials? Any family with a bit of attention to detail would not make such a mistake.
So when you hear this, you should just feel surprised.
Fu Yi suddenly grabbed Cheng Nianying's fingers and carefully touched her fingertips.
Cheng Nianying quickly curled her hands.
Fu Yi asked knowingly, "What?"
Cheng Nianying: "It's itchy when I touch it."
Fu Yi met her eyes, which were filled with sincerity and innocence.
Fu Yi was speechless.
She exudes an air of being untouched by worldly affairs and having never had the slightest touch of wealth.
But her skin is delicate and smooth, and she doesn't look like she came from a poor background.
Fu Yi let go of his hand and looked towards another room: "What is that used for?"
Cheng Nianying answered with a resounding voice: "The study."
She didn't know it, but she caught a glimpse of the bookshelf through the scattered window shadows.
Fu Yi walked towards the study and saw the writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone on the table beside him.
Most of the ink stick has been used up.
Next to it were several small square porcelain boxes, their outer surfaces meticulously painted with patterns. They were certainly not boxes for rouge or powder, but rather for minerals like cinnabar, ochre, and mica, which had strong pigments and were used in painting.
"Where are the paintings you drew?" Fu Yi casually opened a porcelain box.
Cheng Nianying turned her gaze and caught a glimpse of a locked cabinet door.
She was about to point.
"Yurong!" Chu Zhen's voice rang out outside.
She walked in a hurry, her tone unsteady. "Before you got married, didn't you say you'd let you know if your cat maid gave birth? Just now, the servants came to tell you that she'd given birth. It's a tiny, palm-sized ball, very cute. Do you want to go with the prince to see it?"
Fu Yi's eyes swept across Chu Zhen's face lightly, which made Chu Zhen feel a little scared.
He smiled and said, "Let's go and take a look."
Cheng Nianying couldn't stay any longer, so she happily helped Fu Yi out.
Chu Zhen and his wife soon came over, and even Qin Yurong's brother Qin Yuling came.
Standing there, he called out stiffly, "Sister, brother-in-law."
Marquis Wuning rebuked her, "You should call them Prince of the County or Princess of the County."
Fu Yi waved his hand, now appearing tolerant and easy to talk to: "We are family, it's better to call each other more intimately."
Qin Yuling happily responded: "Yes!"
After hearing this, Cheng Nianying glanced at him. Unlike that day when he was covered with a veil and only a pair of boots could be seen, today she saw his complete appearance.
He was wearing a blue shirt, with broad eyebrows and eyes, and looked very youthful.
He is her younger brother, right?
…
Led by the servants, they came to another yard and indeed heard the faint meow of a cat.
A woman standing by said nervously to the nobleman, "Only one child survived."
Cheng Nianying thought that since he had been a killer for too long, he should be a very cold and hard person.
She watched the kittens lying on the mother cat's chest, sucking hard, while the mother cat raised her head, staring around vigilantly and fiercely.
She couldn't help but think that it was really good to have a mother.
"Like?" Fu Yi's voice sounded beside him.
Cheng Nianying squatted down and touched the kitten's paw.
When he suddenly withdrew, Fu Yi's body shook. Fortunately, Wu Xun was quick-witted and quickly helped him up.
Fu Yi: “…”
Fu Yi: "If you like it, take it home and raise it."
Cheng Nianying sympathetically said, "It's so small, it would have a hard time living without its mother."
Fu Yi: "Then take the mother and son away together."
How could Chu Zhen be reluctant to part with a pair of cats? It was just an excuse to divert attention. She immediately smiled and said, "Okay, take them all with you. They'll keep you company, so you won't feel bored every day."
Cheng Nianying still hesitated: "But I don't know how to raise it..."
I clearly want it but I don’t dare to ask for it.
Fu Yi observed her silently, then moved his lips: "In such a large county prince's mansion, is it possible that there is no one who is good at raising raccoon slaves?"
yes.
It was her fault for not being used to it, because she was actually in a position of honor. Nothing was impossible.
Cheng Nianying relaxed: "Okay, that's good." A smile appeared on her face, and her eyes were shining.
She doesn't look like a daughter of a marquis.
Such a small thing also makes me happy.
Fu Yi pinched his fingertips.
Qin Yuling, who was standing by, couldn't help but happily interject, "Sister, your brother-in-law treats you very well!"
He was deeply distressed on the day of his sister's wedding, fearing she would be wronged. Who knew the rumored Prince Danshuo was such a kind person? He wasn't dying as everyone said.
Qin Yuling was happy for her "sister".
When his words fell into the ears of Wuning Hou and Chu Zhen, their expressions changed secretly.
Yes, that’s good.
But it was against an imposter!
This is naturally not very good.
"I'm tired." Fu Yi said.
Cheng Nianying rarely received gifts, and at this moment, she felt very excited, so she stood up and voluntarily supported him: "Then let's go back."
Fu Yi sat back on the sedan chair.
Cheng Nianying actually had a lot more to say to Chu Zhen.
How was she lost in the Marquis' Mansion in the first place? Who else was in her family? What should she do if she wanted to get her back in the future... There were so many things to say.
But when she looked at Chu Zhen, Chu Zhen turned away slightly and whispered, "I dare not burden the prince with any trouble. Yurong, you should go back too."
Cheng Nianying had no choice but to nod.
The journey back home ends here.
After respectfully sending the person away and closing the gate to the Marquis' Mansion, Chu Zhen's expression immediately changed. "Break all the locks on the place where the young lady used to live and take out the things inside so I can see them! Tie up Yuan'er, the young lady's maid from the front yard!"
Followed by a continuous "crackling" sound.
The cabinet that Cheng Nianying had intended to point to was also smashed open.
There are really a lot of paintings inside.
Chu Zhen's hand trembled and he unfolded the scroll.
The paintings all depict the same man... except his face is unclear. This shows her daughter isn't completely clueless and still knows how to cover up.
But right now, what she wants is not a result that is covered up.
She took the whip from the old woman and said, "Tell me! Who is that man?"
*
The man in purple left early.
His men were a little surprised to see him come back: "Master, why are you back so early?"
The man had a sullen face and said nothing.
The subordinate then noticed something wrong: "Your hem... why is your hem so dirty?"
How can it not be dirty?
Climb over the wall.
Afraid of being a step slower.
But he still couldn't figure it out...
He looked up at his men and said in a stern tone, "Perhaps she has really changed her mind. But how could it happen so quickly? When I saw her today, she was already holding a kitchen knife."
His subordinates were also confused.
Vegetables and kitchen knife?
"Master! Are you not hurt?"
"roll!"
*
The servants in the Prince's Mansion heard the noise from afar: "The Prince and Princess are back!"
"Why did the prince come back with the princess?" Someone keenly discovered the wrongness in this sentence.
Mu He heard the sound and went out to greet them first.
Indeed, in front was the Prince’s sedan chair, and behind was the Princess’ sedan chair… Mu He suddenly heard a faint cry: “What is that?”
Mother Zou, who was carrying the basket, wiped her sweat and replied, "I brought it back for the princess to raise."
"What did you say?"
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