Chapter 16 He's Dead
Fu Yi slept very well that night.
He discovered that his newlywed wife had a "lover", and even the fact that the Marquis's family was so bold as to suspect that they had replaced the bride did not annoy him so much.
Just watch these two plays to relieve your boredom.
In the morning, the assistant official Hou Fu came to pay his respects.
"The master seems to be in better spirits today." Hou Fu was surprised.
Fu Yi replied calmly, "If you had two funny things, you would look better."
Hou Fu's eyes lit up: "Could it be that Magistrate Li has come to his senses?"
Fu Yi: "How can such a good thing happen?"
The light in Hou Fu's eyes dimmed. "What good news is that? Master, please tell us so that we can share in the joy."
Fu Yi lowered his eyes: "Some things, if more people know about them, will not be so interesting."
Hou Fu shut up immediately. An absurd thought came to his mind - could this be the joy of the boudoir?
At this moment, a guard came to report: "Master, the princess sent something."
Fu Yi: "What is it? Bring it up?"
A lacquer tray holding a bamboo tube and a set of lacquered gold bowls and plates was brought to Fu Yi.
Fu Yi couldn't help but laugh.
Hou Fu was puzzled: "This is..."
Fu Yi: "Have you ever eaten bamboo tube rice?"
Hou Fu: "I've seen it in the farms, but I haven't tasted it. I heard it has a smoky smell, which is not good. How did you make such food in the mansion?"
Fu Yi washed his hands and picked up the spoon: "The Princess made it herself."
Hou Fu felt something stuck in his throat, and then he spat out a long string of words like a machine gun: "This is probably poisonous! Why would she think of making such a peasant food? How strange! You'd better not use it..."
At this time, Wu Xun also came in. Seeing the bamboo tube rice, he was also confused. Then he squeezed out a complicated sentence: "This princess really remembered what the master said. She didn't make it yesterday, but sent it here early this morning."
Fu Yi: "Well, she's not here."
Wu Xun suddenly remembered what his master said yesterday, that she would taste the first bite.
Now...
Wu Xun: "Can I have the first bite?"
After listening to the conversation, Hou Fu thought that his master must eat, so he immediately stretched out his hand: "Your subordinate is here, your subordinate is here!"
Wu Xun rushed to swallow it first.
Fu Yi leaned back in his chair and asked lazily, "How is it?"
Wu Xun: "I swallowed it too quickly and didn't taste it." He paused and said, "I think it's non-toxic."
Then someone else came forward, replaced the bowls and plates with new ones, and handed them to Fu Yi.
He actually tasted it twice, then put down his chopsticks, looked at Hou Fu and said, "You heard wrong, there is no smoky taste."
Hou Fu moved his lips but didn't speak.
Fu Yi added, "You must taste it yourself to know whether what others say is true or not." He ordered the silent maidservant, "Go and serve some to Lord Hou as well."
Hou Fu was deeply moved: "Thank you, Master."
Wu Xun also seemed to understand. Is the Marquis's daughter real or fake? Is the master also "tasting" her personally?
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Cheng Nianying also slept well, so she was able to make the bamboo tube rice early.
Mother Zou took it upon herself to take on the responsibility of transporting and caring for the raccoon, and now she came to Cheng Nianying with a basket.
"He's full and asleep." Mother Zou lifted the cloth to show Cheng Nianying.
Cheng Nianying sat there, and a palace maid was holding her hand and applying medicine.
Her fingers were spread out, looking very beautiful under the candlelight in the room.
Mother Zou took a quick glance and thought to herself that this hand was well-developed and was not inferior to that of a real daughter of a marquis.
Thinking of this, her thoughts froze. Was the person before her really a maid?
This doesn't look like it.
"The prince really cares about you. He has given special instructions. You must keep an eye on the application of the medicine until it heals, right?" Mother Zou smiled.
Only the Marquis' Mansion knows that this person is a fake. No matter what her past background is, she is the one who can influence others now!
It seems like she really has won the favor of Prince Danshuo!
Cheng Nianying responded softly: "Yeah."
She was actually not used to being treated so delicately.
Apply the medicine for this long.
So can applying a balm before bed.
Now you can learn a set of knife and sword techniques.
"That's it, you guys go out." Cheng Nianying had something to say to Zou's mother.
The palace maids packed up their things and left. Once the door was closed, Mother Zou felt a surge of excitement. She vaguely felt that it was time to take sides... From now on, she would have to truly serve this man as her master.
"Do you know how to embroider?"
“…Ah?” Mother Zou was stunned.
"You also heard yesterday that the prince asked me to make him a purse."
"You don't even know how to..." Mother Zou swallowed the last word.
"Don't be afraid, I will teach the princess." Mother Zou expressed her opinion.
Cheng Nianying nodded with relief, thinking that now she had something to do.
This is the first time I've been away from the world of fighting and killing.
She was a little excited.
"Knock knock knock——" There was a knock on the door.
Mother Zou hunched her body, feeling guilty.
Turning to look at Cheng Nianying again, she asked calmly, "What's the matter?"
She is indeed extraordinary! Mother Zou thought again.
At this time, someone outside the door said, "The prince liked the bamboo tube rice you sent very much, so he also sent some food to you."
Cheng Nianying is looking forward to it.
Is it something as expensive as that Xiangyunsha? If she takes all of this, it will be hers, right?
She immediately got up and opened the door.
Mother Zou couldn't keep up with the pace and secretly held her forehead in her hand. Oh, how could the master open the door by himself?
The people outside were also surprised to see Cheng Nianying come to open the door in person. But they didn't think much of it. They just thought to themselves, the princess really values the gift sent by the prince! She's so impatient!
"Look, these, these,...all of them." The palace maid pointed sideways to Cheng Nianying.
I saw several servants carrying boxes coming in one after another.
Cheng Nianying took a closer look and saw that the last one to fall was... the servant who had handed him the hand warmer earlier.
When the servant saw her looking at him, he met her gaze and winked at her secretly.
The man in Wanxiangyuan was not killed.
There's no getting away from this.
Cheng Nianying walked closer slowly: "Let me see what you are holding?"
The servant had a smile on his face and an expression as if he was walking towards me.
He opened the box in his arms and leaned forward to show it to Cheng Nianying: "Look."
At first glance, Cheng Nianying saw only a bunch of colorful beads, and she couldn't tell their value.
At this time, the servant picked one out and gave it to her.
Cheng Nianying rolled the bead in her palm and felt the unnatural bulge again.
Cheng Nianying said calmly, "I've finished looking at it. Take it all to the bedroom."
The maid was surprised: "Bedroom?"
Cheng Nianying: "...Is it not possible?"
How could the palace maid say no? Now everyone in the palace felt that the prince treated the princess in a unique way, but they didn't dare to offend him in person.
After a while, Cheng Nianying waved everyone away and once again saw the note brought by the servant:
At three quarters past noon, we arrived at the Diyue Pavilion.
She burned the paper in the same way, and then secretly learned embroidery from Mother Zou, which made her dizzy.
Then he called Nanny Shi and asked what Diyue Pavilion was.
"You ask what's going on there? It's been abandoned for a long time."
"I heard my servant mention it casually, and I thought it was a place with beautiful scenery."
Madam Shi laughed. "No, they're not. They must be those little girls secretly telling ghost stories again."
"Still haunted?"
"Whichever there was trouble, they were restless and made up stories to tell."
Cheng Nianying felt a little guilty. There might be trouble in the future.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Cheng Nianying took Zou's mother out.
"Just wait here for me." Cheng Nianying said lightly, "I'll go take care of something for your girl."
Mother Zou was bewildered and vaguely uneasy: "What's going on?"
Cheng Nianying looked young, but when she spoke, there was a tone that made people dare not move rashly.
She said, "Wait, I'll come back and tell you."
Cheng Nianying walked towards the Diyue Pavilion.
After passing through two doors, she saw the servant.
The servant turned around, but his previous smile was gone. Instead, he raised his eyebrows and said in a pretentious tone, "Master, I want to ask you, what happened yesterday? In two days, the young lady from the Wei family invites you out of the house to play. Just agree, and then the master will tell you in detail."
Cheng Nianying tilted her head: "Who is your master?"
The servant's face changed: "Why are you asking when you already know the answer? You..."
Cheng Nianying knew that she couldn't get any information out of him, so she didn't hesitate, raised her hand to grab his throat, and then slammed him hard against the wall.
The back of his head hit the wall first, and then his hyoid bone was broken.
He didn't even have time to scream.
He is dead.
Cheng Nianying shook her hands and saw that her palms were even more red and swollen. She sighed secretly.
…
Mother Zou was getting extremely impatient and just as she was getting anxious, she finally saw Cheng Nianying coming back: "W-So soon?"
Fortunately, I replied quickly.
Cheng Nianying took Mother Zou back and met Wu Xun in the yard.
She was stunned: "The prince is here?"
Wu Xun nodded weakly: "Yes." It seemed that the master liked coming here.
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