Su Wanyan pouted: "That's hard to say. Right now you feel hopeless about life, so you're listless all the time. But when I've saved up enough money, you might suddenly feel hopeful again and beg me to take you away."
Yu Nanqing pursed her lips and ignored her.
Su Wanyan was also tired. She sat on the edge of the bed and yawned: "Why isn't that crazy guy from the kitchen here yet? I'm getting sleepy waiting."
"What?" Yu Nanqing lowered his gaze and looked back at Su Wanyan.
"I went to the kitchen to get some food today, and the people there tried to arrest me, so I burned the kitchen down. I took those buns in the chaos. Now that so much time has passed, the fire is probably out by now, but..."
Su Wanyan craned her neck towards the outside of the courtyard: "I didn't see anyone come to arrest me."
Yu Nanqing's fist clenched slightly under his fist: "Even so, you're not leaving?"
"Why do you keep bringing this up? The most important thing right now is to solve our food and clothing problems. We're in the same boat now, so don't worry. Now that we're on board, I won't abandon you."
She paused, then added, "As long as you don't choke me all the time, I'm actually very afraid of dying."
"..." Yu Nanqing's heart stirred slightly, unable to describe the feeling. He pursed his lips and remained silent for a long time before correcting himself: "We're all in the same boat."
"It means the same thing, as long as you understand it."
"They're not coming," Yu Nanqing said weakly.
Su Wanyan asked curiously, "Why?"
"If the Prince's mansion catches fire, it will surely arouse the curiosity of the people in the city. The one in the palace secretly instructed me to make things difficult for him, but on the surface I have to maintain the brotherly harmony. All the things that happen in this mansion... must not be known to outsiders."
Upon hearing Yu Nanqing's words, Su Wanyan understood: "They're afraid that things will escalate and the news will leak out of the manor?"
In this way, the emperor would be branded as oppressing meritorious officials and being incompetent and foolish.
"Cough cough..." Yu Nanqing started coughing again.
Su Wanyan patted his shoulder lightly: "You cough when you talk too much. Go to sleep, go to sleep, I'll help you clear your throat."
"..." Yu Nanqing was indeed powerless, and after being gently patted a few times by Su Wanyan, he really fell asleep.
Su Wanyan was also tired, but she couldn't rest yet. She urgently needed to solve two things: one was the problem of food in the future, and the other was the bedsores on Yu Nanqing's back.
If bedsores are not treated in time, they can develop into skin cancer.
Sigh, what can I do? She's born with a compassionate heart; it's driving her crazy.
Su Wanyan tucked the blanket around Yu Nanqing and quietly left the room.
She went to the kitchen first, then crouched not far away, watching as the kitchen was burned out and the maids and servants of the mansion, their faces blackened by soot from fighting the fire, were cleaning up the mess.
Su Wanyan immediately spotted Xu Si's obese figure. His clothes were burned in large patches, his arms were a bloody mess, and he was grimacing and cursing in pain.
The doctor arrived shortly afterward, and judging from his actions and demeanor, he wanted to invite Xu Si to the room for treatment.
Su Wanyan narrowed her eyes and quietly followed. Not far ahead, Xu Si and the doctor entered a room.
Xu Si was in charge of the kitchen and lived in a separate room.
Su Wanyan secretly made a mental note of it and then quietly left.
That night, after Yu Nanqing went to sleep, Su Wanyan took out the hemp rope she had found that day from under the bed, tore a piece of cloth from her clothes, went outside to collect many stones, wrapped the stones in the cloth, and tied them tightly.
She slipped into Xu Si's room, listened to what was happening inside, and heard loud snoring coming from inside.
This is the most obvious characteristic of obese people: they snore loudly when they sleep, and they sleep very soundly.
She carefully pushed the door open and went inside. It was pitch black. She first felt her way to the candlestick and lit the candle.
The room was suddenly filled with light. Su Wanyan turned around and saw Xu Si sitting half-upright on the bed, sleeping against the headboard.
Su Wanyan laughed; this pose was even better.
She tied a slipknot with the hemp rope and put it directly around Xu Si's neck.
Then he hung the other end of the rope on the beam above the bed and pulled hard: "You despicable scoundrel! Get up!"
"Ah... ah ah..." Xu Si cried out the first time, but the second and third cries were cut off because his neck was being tightened.
He instinctively reached for the rope around his neck, but Su Wanyan tightened it further, glaring at him fiercely: "Look carefully! Who am I?"
Xu Si stared wide-eyed at Su Wanyan angrily, struggling to speak, but couldn't utter a single word.
Because Xu Si was large, Su Wanyan was afraid he would resist, so she almost hung her whole body on the rope. It wasn't until she saw Xu Si's face turn black that she realized she had used too much force.
As he loosened his grip slightly, Xu Si finally shouted, "You...you have quite the nerve! You're just an unfavored illegitimate daughter of the Marquis of Yuanning! I...I'm acting on the Emperor's orders...I'm telling you...after today, you...you're dead..."
"Fine! Then I'll make sure you don't live past today!" Su Wanyan sneered, tying the other end of the rope to the foot of the bed, and took out a cloth bag filled with gravel: "See what I'm holding in my hand? Do you know what this is?"
Before Xu Si could reply, she slammed the cloth bag hard against his calf.
"Ahhh..." Xu Si writhed in pain on the bed, but as soon as he writhed, his neck was strangled so badly that he could hardly breathe, and even his screams were muffled and hoarse.
His head was completely suspended in the air; with his obese body, if he were to collapse into a deep sleep, he would surely die within a second.
Su Wanyan didn't care about his miserable state. She picked up the cloth bag and swung it down again: "I'll teach you to arrest me! I'll teach you to not give me food! I'll teach you to yell at me! Let's see if you still dare to be so arrogant! Today I'll let you know who the master of this palace is!"
With each word he spoke, he swung his sword, striking Xu Si until he screamed in pain, but he couldn't make a sound. He was also afraid that he might be strangled to death if he wasn't careful, and he was completely powerless to fight back.
Su Wanyan lived in modern times and was beautiful and kind. But when she came here, she was insulted and oppressed. If she didn't fight back, she would probably die without even a scrap of flesh left!
She didn't know anything else, but there was one thing she knew: to survive in this era, she had to be ruthless!
Xu Si was already burned, and finally, unable to bear the torment any longer, he began to beg for mercy repeatedly: "Grandma...Grandma, spare me...Grandma, I know I was wrong, please spare me, Grandma..."
The bag filled with stones was like an iron hammer. Su Wanyan showed no mercy and struck Xu Si's hand as he tried to block it. He cried out "Ah—" and his finger twisted.
Xu Si cried out in pain, tears streaming down his face: "Grandma... I know I was wrong, I really won't dare to do it again. If you're willing to spare my life, I'll do anything for you..."
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