Chapter 6: Shameless
There was a sudden silence inside the door.
Several subordinates looked at each other in bewilderment. Just as he said?
"What tricks is this girl from the Marquisate playing?"
Fu Yi wiped his lips: "No need to look at me, I don't know either."
The guard outside the door asked again at this time: "Master, do you want to invite the person in?"
Fu Yi met his subordinate's gaze and said slowly, "Say I'm asleep."
"Asleep?" The guard instinctively looked up, but the sun was high in the sky, and it would be difficult to get away with this lie.
But since the master has given an order, the subordinates naturally have no choice but to follow it.
The guard replied "yes" and walked away.
The people inside were still wondering what the Princess was like. Why did she come to see the Prince shortly after they had separated in the morning?
It would be nice if she could see him, but she was not allowed to enter the meeting place.
Cheng Nianying, whom they were thinking about, was standing at the gate of the courtyard, looking up at the spikes on the wall.
Such defensive measures were rarely used in the capital's mansions, as they were not aesthetically pleasing. The Prince's residence, however, was not particular about them, and most of them had spikes erected. Could it be that this Prince was always being assassinated?
But in her opinion, although these thorns were dense, they could not stop her.
Cheng Nianying analyzed the case from the killer's perspective with great interest.
Aunt Shi beside her said awkwardly, "I think the master is busy."
The newly married bride is very sensitive about her reputation, and she must be very upset to be ignored like this.
Cheng Nianying seemed sincere. She asked, "What are you busy with?"
Nanny Shi choked in her throat and met Cheng Nianying's eyes.
The distinct black and white of his eyes was filled with sincerity, as if it was simply out of pure curiosity.
Nanny Shi said vaguely, "Your Majesty relies heavily on the Prince, so he is often busy with official duties..."
"But he's sick. Why is he so busy even when he's sick?"
Nanny Shi choked again and couldn't help but wonder in her heart, is this really caring about the master?
Seeing that Nanny Shi didn't answer, Cheng Nianying whispered, "It's not easy for him either."
Nanny Shi was suddenly at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
Cheng Nianying really thought so. As a killer, no matter if he was sick or in pain, he still had to do his job.
How can you be a noble person but still have no control over your own affairs?
Suddenly, I felt a sense of mutual understanding with him.
At this time, the guard who was responsible for delivering the message came out, bowed and said with a stern face: "The master has fallen asleep, Princess, please go back."
Nanny Shi coughed awkwardly.
The master is such a wise and intelligent person, how could he make up such a heartless lie?
She quietly turned her head to look at Cheng Nianying's expression.
But Cheng Nianying nodded and said, "Well, I guess you didn't sleep well last night because you slept in the same bed with me." She didn't sleep well either. She wasn't used to sharing a bed with a stranger.
Thinking that the nobleman could be like this, I no longer felt that the prince was so high and mighty and intimidating.
"It's a good thing that I can fall asleep now." Otherwise, my body will be weakened and the daughter of the Marquis' Mansion will become a widow when I return it to the Marquis' Mansion in the future.
"Then I... will leave." Cheng Nianying said the last sentence calmly.
When he looked up, he was met with two dumbfounded faces.
Cheng Nianying couldn't help but pursed her lips.
What did she say wrong?
Nanny Shi came back to her senses from her shock and smiled again: "Okay, I will accompany the Princess back."
The guard also came back to his senses and said, "Your subordinate respectfully sends the Princess off."
Cheng Nianying turned around and took a step when Nanny Shi held her arm, and her behavior seemed to be more intimate.
Nanny Shi whispered, "The Princess didn't get enough rest last night, did she?"
Cheng Nianying was worried. She couldn't see anyone and didn't know what to do next, so she just nodded and said, "Yeah."
"Then I will take a nap after serving the Princess."
"good."
Back in the courtyard where the wedding took place last night, the maids were cleaning the place in an orderly manner. When they saw Cheng Nianying come in, they bowed to her in a perfunctory manner, which was not very respectful.
But Cheng Nianying didn't pay attention to such details. She was only thinking about her things. After entering the room, she didn't want anyone to serve her and said she just wanted to go to bed.
Nanny Shi hesitated for a moment, but did not disobey her and retreated with the others.
The big box from yesterday was still placed in a corner of the house. Cheng Nianying opened it with the key, took out the box, carefully checked the weapons, and put them back only after confirming that they were correct.
I always feel insecure when I don't have a weapon with me.
She was newly married and had no experience, but she knew the prince might want to be close to her. If she brought him with her, what would she do if he hugged her or touched her?
She sighed softly, touched the gold leaves in the box a few times reluctantly, and then locked it again.
Just endure it for now.
I waited until I couldn't find her in the organization and forgot about her.
She leaned back on the bed with her clothes still on.
The warm fragrance in the room had not yet dissipated, and I fell into a deep sleep.
The guard here repeated to Fu Yi word for word what Cheng Nianying said outside the courtyard gate.
After hearing this, the subordinates all turned pale and stammered, "She actually still cares about her master's health."
"He must be pretending!" the guard replied firmly.
The others couldn't help but look at Fu Yi. It didn't matter what they thought, it all depended on what their master thought.
Fu Yi coughed lightly and turned the page beside him. "How is County Magistrate Li in Weiyang?"
The subordinates' faces turned serious, realizing that their master had a heavy responsibility and had no time to care about such trivial matters. Of course, the big things were more important.
He immediately stopped discussing the princess and answered Fu Yi's question respectfully: "She survived, but she couldn't speak."
"Um?"
"He seems to have hysteria, talking nonsense all day long. I don't know if he's trying to protect himself or if he's really in a state of terror. He hasn't gotten better even after seeing a doctor..."
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Cheng Nianying was not the only one who was "thinking" about visiting the prince.
Mu He personally cooked a bowl of medicinal food. She raised her head and her eyes were red. She asked, "What time is it?" Only then did she know whether she could go to see her master at this time.
The little palace maid hurried in, but did not respond to her words. Instead, she said, "After the Princess of the County offered tea to Prince Kang and Princess Kang, she hurried to find the Prince of the County."
Mu He paused.
The young maid continued, "Then the guard came out and said the master had gone to bed, refusing to see her. But she went on to say, in front of so many people, that the master didn't sleep well last night after sleeping in the same bed with her... It's really a bit..."
She lowered her voice and swallowed the word "shameless" vaguely back into her throat.
There was no change in Mu He's expression, but he clenched his hands downwards, and hissed as the jar burned his handle.
"Sister Muhe! Sister Muhe, is your hand okay?" The little palace maid screamed and rushed over.
Mu He gritted his teeth and pushed her away: "It's okay, I'll go check it out in front."
When Mu He arrived, Cheng Nianying was naturally nowhere to be seen.
The prince was in a meeting, and she couldn't see him immediately.
The girl who was taking care of the flowers and plants outside the courtyard gate came over busily and repeated what Cheng Nianying had said before.
Mu He squinted his eyes and said, "How can you talk about your master behind his back?"
What kind of master is she? The words came to the little girl's lips, but she finally swallowed them back and said obediently: "Sister Muhe is right."
"The Princess Consort has just arrived at the mansion and there are many things she is not used to. Go pick some mint, osmanthus fragrans, scrophulariaceae, and nard... Then send the crabapple sleeve burner from the master's room over and prepare a dose of calming incense for the Princess Consort." Mu He instructed the little palace maid behind her.
The young palace maid was also quite dissatisfied after hearing this: "Why should Sister Mu He be bothered to worry about this?"
Mu He lowered his eyes and smiled, "Isn't it always me who takes care of these trivial matters around the master?"
After hearing this, the little palace maid suddenly realized: "Yes, yes."
If Sister Mu He doesn't hurry up and get hold of the women in the backyard, is she really going to hand them over to the daughter of the Marquis's mansion?
If the girl from the Marquis' Mansion had taken this step late, she would not be able to help in the future.
No wonder she was so busy looking for the prince right after getting married. I guess she was also eager to ask for the right to be the housekeeper.
A variety of thoughts flashed through the little palace maid's mind, and she prepared things according to Mu He's instructions.
By the time we finished cleaning up, it was already very late.
Mu He finally met the prince.
As she prepared the meal, she whispered, "I heard that the Princess of the County came specially to ask to see you. I'm afraid she was met with a cold reception from Prince Kang and Princess Kang."
Fu Yi didn't even raise his eyes, but asked with a smile, "Why? Are you going to teach her how to please Prince Kang's Mansion?"
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