Chapter 129 Xuanfeng Fishing, Su Yuyao as the Fish
"Who!" A bloodshot white eye suddenly rushed in front of Su Yuyao.
"Ah!" Su Yuyao was so frightened that she took a few steps back.
She stared at the white, reddish-white eyeball peeking through the crack in the door, but without any pupils. A cold sweat broke out on her back, and she was speechless for a moment.
He rolled his eyes and looked Su Yuyao up and down before slowly retreating.
Seeing that Yanzhu was gone, Su Yuyao quickly turned and ran, disappearing into her stone house without looking back.
"Oh dear! Miss Yao'er! What's wrong?" Hu Lingli looked at the flustered Su Yuyao in surprise. "Are you scared?"
"Aunt Hu, who exactly is this Luo Fengyue?!" Su Yuyao asked, still feeling uneasy.
Hu Lingli laughed and said, "Miss Yao'er, how would I know Luo Fengyue?! I just heard from them that this Luo Fengyue is aloof and difficult to get along with!"
She rolled her eyes again and lowered her voice, saying, "I also heard that he really is Lord Qinggan's spy, helping Lord Qinggan to collect the secrets of the Immortal Mountain!"
"What a traitor..." Su Yuyao thought for a moment, then realized something was wrong! This was too strange! Perhaps things weren't as they seemed at all!
Bai Er, seeing Su Yuyao's expression, knew that Su Yuyao was overthinking things again. "Miss! Don't forget what you promised the master!"
"What?" Su Yuyao asked absentmindedly.
Bai Er grabbed Su Yuyao by the ear and shouted, "Don't cause trouble!"
"Ugh! I know!" Su Yuyao covered her ears impatiently, then wondered if she should go check on Luo Fengyue again.
She glanced at Yuqing, who was busy cooking in the yard, and then at Hu Lingli, who was tidying up the yard, before swaying and walking to the side road.
This doesn't make sense! If Luo Fengyue is really a spy, why didn't he allow the plank road to be built? If he makes a scene like this, it will attract people to investigate him, and he will be exposed.
Su Yuyao didn't dare to pry open the door crack rashly. Instead, she sat on a rock not far from the stone house and carefully went through the whole matter...
Luo Fengyue was arrested because Qinggan erected a memorial tablet for him; and the reason why it was discovered that Qinggan had violated regulations by erecting a memorial tablet was because I blew up Yuqing's memorial tablet!
My blowing up the tombstone of Yuqing was a coincidence, igniting the Qi hole of Jiujiao Mountain was also a coincidence, and burning down the plank road was even more of a coincidence!
Discovering Qinggan's irregularities in re-erecting the monument for Yuqing was an inevitable outcome; rebuilding the plank road after it burned down was also an inevitable outcome; however, Luo Fengyue's obstruction of the plank road's reconstruction... was not inevitable...
What reason would he have to stop the construction of the plank road? The consequence of his obstruction would be that it would attract attention, and even if there were no monuments involved, people would investigate him!
As a spy, doing this would be too easy to be discovered!
Unless… he wants us to find out! What would he want us to find out?
Unfortunately, I blew up Luo Fengyue's courtyard...
Hmm? Didn't I find two stone tablets? The black one?
Does he want us to discover that stone tablet? What is that stone tablet? What is its purpose?
Uh... I wanted to sort out the whole thing, but the more I tried, the more complicated it became!
Ugh... this is like trying to unravel a spider's web! No matter how you try, you just can't figure it out!
Ah... I really should have learned how to dismantle spider webs from Grandpa back then!
Huh? A spider silk ball? Right! Spider silk should be a ball! Then this Luo Fengyue should just be a spider silk ball, so where is the ball...?
Behind the green tangerine lies lapis lazuli, and behind lapis lazuli lies... the Goddess Yi Mu?!
Could it be that Lady Yimu made him expose himself? Impossible! Then he exposed himself for Lady Yimu's sake?! Why?
"Miss Yao'er—! Come back and eat! The fish stew is ready!" Yu Qing's gentle voice interrupted Su Yuyao's thoughts.
"Hmm?" Su Yuyao snapped out of her reverie, only then noticing the aroma of fish soup wafting from afar. Never mind! If she couldn't figure it out, she wouldn't think about it anymore! Eating was the priority!
"Coming! Coming!" Su Yuyao ran back excitedly.
Bai Er carefully picked out the fish bones, fed the tender white fish meat into Su Yuyao's mouth, and then held a piece of green vegetable to Su Yuyao's mouth.
Yu Qing ladled out the milky white fish soup and gently placed it in front of Su Yuyao, then turned around and cleaned up the stove with Hu Lingli.
As Su Yuyao watched the two busy figures, a sense of guilt welled up inside her again.
"Yuqing! Aunt Hu!" Su Yuyao called softly, "Don't bother with the cooking, let's eat together!"
Yu Qing smiled and looked at Su Yuyao, "What's wrong with Miss Yao'er today? You've actually become so sensible?"
"Yuqing, actually... you could have gone home a long time ago, right?" Su Yuyao asked shyly.
Yu Qing was taken aback, then lowered her head and continued with her work without answering.
"You stayed because I told you Grandpa Langzhi would come, right?" Su Yuyao said with great remorse. "But... I don't know why, so many days have passed and Grandpa Langzhi still hasn't come... I'm sorry..."
Yu Qing paused for a moment, then continued working.
Hu Lingli looked at Yu Qing with pity, then turned to Su Yuyao and said, "Miss Yao'er, you don't need to think too much. We'll be staying wherever we are. We can even gain some cultivation here!"
After saying that, he nudged Yuqing with his arm, seemingly casually, and asked, "Isn't that right, Miss Yuqing?"
Yu Qing silently finished her work without responding.
For Yu Qing, cultivation level is unimportant; she just wants someone who cares for her. However, the person she likes is wholeheartedly devoted to someone else, so she can only try to win that person's heart through other means...
Looking at Yu Qing's forlorn yet resolute figure, Su Yuyao said, "Yu Qing... Auntie, perhaps... Grandpa doesn't know you're taking care of me, which is why he didn't come..."
Yu Qing paused for a moment, then turned to look at Su Yuyao. "Miss Yao'er, you are the person Brother Langzhi loves most, and I am willing to take good care of you for him! I only hope that he will be happy when he sees you again... And there is no need for Brother Langzhi to know what I have done..."
“Aunt Yuqing…” Su Yuyao admired Yuqing’s deep affection for Langzhi, but she could never accept that Yuqing was involved in Langzhi and Qingyue’s relationship.
Is Yuqing really that great? Is she content to silently protect me, the one Grandpa loves most?
Hmm? Silently protecting...protecting?!
Su Yuyao stood up and looked at Luo Fengyue's stone house. Was Luo Fengyue protecting someone?
Protecting Qinggan? Impossible! His actions would implicate Qinggan first! Protecting Qingjin? That doesn't seem likely either; if Qinggan is involved, Qingjin will inevitably suffer the same fate! Could it be Xuanfeng? If he were protecting Xuanfeng, how could he be planted here? It doesn't make sense…
I have to go ask! Su Yuyao stood up abruptly, but... who should I ask?
She gazed at the distant main hall. Would Xuanfeng know...? Xuanfeng... it's been so long since he's come...
"You bastard! He told me to wait, but he hasn't come looking for me all this time!" Su Yuyao pursed her lips, then suddenly raised an eyebrow. "If he won't come looking for me, I can go looking for him!"
"White Ear! I'm going out for a bit!"
"Miss! Where are you going again?!" Bai Er called out helplessly, watching Su Yuyao's retreating figure. "Then come back soon! And whatever you do, don't cause trouble!"
Xuanfeng sat in the main hall, frowning as he listened to reports on various matters.
"My lord! All the unreasonable and non-compliant sects on the gentle slope have been cleared out! Although there are still some follow-up tasks to be completed for some sects, all the sect spirits have been merged into one sect according to the established plan!" Qi Men said, stroking his beard.
"Good," Xuanfeng's brows finally relaxed. "I didn't expect it to go so smoothly?"
Qi Men chuckled twice, "It was a bit bumpy at first, but then I said if they weren't satisfied, let Yao'er take over, and they didn't object anymore!"
Xuanfeng covered his nose and chuckled indulgently before asking, "Leiming, how's the renovation work on Jiujiao Mountain going?"
Lei Ming stepped forward, clasped his hands in a fist and bowed, saying, "My lord! The repair work is all finished! The plank road has been built, and the destroyed areas have been repaired! Lord Langzhi has also cleaned up the manure drying area these past two days..."
Oh! No wonder Grandpa didn't come to see me, he went to clean the manure drying ground! Su Yuyao eavesdropped by peeking through the palace door.
Xuanfeng calmly raised his eyes and looked towards the palace gate, where he saw a furtive pink figure behind the door pillar.
"Guan Yue!" Xuan Feng stared at the pink figure and continued to ask, "Has the branch been cleaned up?"
"Reporting to Your Excellency! The cleanup is complete!"
"Alright! Release Tang Xian'er and have them quickly adjust and restore the immortal hall to its original state. I won't hold the previous matter against them, but if something like this happens again, I won't let it go so easily!"
"Yes, sir! I have already warned them!"
"Let's give some land to those who have lost their temples, so they can make a living!"
"Yes, sir!"
A plot of land? That's wonderful! Aunt Yuqing will finally have her own place! Su Yuyao became more and more excited as she listened.
Xuanfeng glanced again at the furtive, slightly excited little figure.
"Lei Ming, now that things are over here, take your men back. Once you're back, investigate the Empty Valley, but don't act rashly!"
"Yes!" Lei Ming replied, "Then... this subordinate will take his leave first!"
Xuanfeng stood up and bowed slightly. "Thank you for your great help, Lord Leiming. Take care!"
Lei Ming lowered his head and slowly withdrew from the main hall.
“Eh? Miss Yao’er…” Lei Ming saw Su Yuyao hiding behind the doorpost.
"Shh!" Su Yuyao put her finger to her lips.
Lei Ming hurriedly covered his mouth, looked inside the hall, then at Su Yuyao, smiled, and gave a slight bow.
Su Yuyao also smiled and curtsied to say goodbye.
Xuanfeng looked at the playful figure who thought he was hiding well, but whose every move was being observed, and continued to ask, "Guan Yue! How's the vegetation?"
"My lord! Lord Xianming has finished checking the soil condition and is now planting the seeds with Lady Qingyue!"
"good."
Oh! So Her Majesty is busy too. No wonder she hasn't come to settle accounts with me! Su Yuyao suddenly felt a little disappointed. Could it be... that I'm the only one who's completely useless?
Xuanfeng frowned slightly. "Is there anything else?"
"My lord!" Qi Men said, "They have replied!"
Xuanfeng turned to Qimen, "Them?"
Qi Men stroked his beard and nodded. "They said..."
"Shh!" Xuanfeng put his finger to his lips and looked towards the palace gate.
Qi Men smiled and looked over. The figure trying to eavesdrop was clumsily tiptoeing, pressing his ear against the door frame.
Xuanfeng's lips curled up, and he stretched out his palm, releasing a little bit of Qi.
Su Yuyao had just pressed her ear to the door frame when she heard a loud "bang!"
"Ah!" Su Yuyao cried out, startled. She rubbed her ears and looked back at the tightly closed palace doors. What was this?! If they didn't want her to hear, they should have just said so! The sudden door slamming shut was deafening!
"My lord!" Qi Men asked with a smile, "Why not let Yao'er participate?"
"Let the girl handle things one step at a time. The toughest challenges she's facing right now are the real problems for us," Xuanfeng said thoughtfully. "I wonder how long that will take..."
"My lord! Isn't it dangerous to send Su Yuyao to contact Luo Fengyue?" Guan Yue asked with some concern. "That Luo Fengyue even dared to lay a hand on you!"
Xuanfeng smiled slightly and said, "In just a few days, the mountain has been blasted twice. Who could be in more danger than the girl?"
“But… after all, Luo Fengyue…” Guan Yue was still worried.
“Guan Yue,” Xuan Feng said with a smile, “have you ever seen Lady Qing Yue lose her temper?”
"Huh? No..."
“I have it!” Xuanfeng said with some pride. “Turning people’s temperaments completely is what the girl is best at! To get Luo Fengyue to speak, we must change his personality!”
"Then why not just tell Su Yuyao directly?"
Xuanfeng said with a wicked smile, "Only by letting everything take its natural course can you obtain the most authentic things!"
Su Yuyao was turned away and extremely displeased. "You bastard! I thought about you every day! I even came to see you! You really don't miss me at all! Since you don't miss me, I won't miss you either!"
She looked up at the hillside and saw that, just as Guan Yue had said, there were far fewer people. Most of the stone houses had their doors tightly closed, and only a few stone houses were still guarded.
Bored, Su Yuyao kicked at the pebbles on the stone steps and reluctantly walked back to her stone house.
"Miss! You've come back just in time! The water's just been boiled, come inside quickly!" Bai Er said as she scooped hot water into the bucket.
"Wash yourself again? I'm not dirty! Why do I have to wash myself every day!" Su Yuyao was already in a bad mood, and being assigned to do something she didn't like by Bai Er made her furious. "I'm not washing myself!"
"Miss! What's wrong?" Bai Er noticed Su Yuyao's unusual mood and counted on her fingers, "You're not menstruating yet, why are you so angry?"
Su Yuyao pouted and walked into the house, kicked off her shoes, and sat cross-legged on the kang (a heated brick bed). "I went to the main hall to find Xuanfeng. But he was very busy and didn't have time to pay attention to me. I waited for him at the door, but he suddenly slammed the door shut!"
Upon hearing this, Bai Er chuckled and asked, "You went to eavesdrop?"
"I...I didn't?!" Su Yuyao retorted, "But...I did hear a little bit!"
She glanced at Yuqing, who was making the bed, and moved closer with a grin. "Aunt Yuqing, I heard from Brother Yue'er that Grandpa has been cleaning up the manure drying yard these past few days! I guess he's been too busy to come see me!"
Yu Qing's lips curled up slightly as she said softly, "I knew it! Brother Langzhi said he would come to see me when he had time, so he must be very busy since he didn't come!"
Looking at Yu Qing's soft figure and listening to her gentle words, Su Yuyao suddenly understood why Lang Zhi had fallen for Yu Qing.
The Empress has such a bad temper, how can she compare to Yu Qing?
"Miss!" Bai Er walked into the room carrying hot water. "Come and wash yourself quickly!"
"Wipe again! Don't you ever get tired of this?" Although Su Yuyao protested verbally, she still obediently took off her clothes and let Bai Er wipe her body carefully.
As Yuqing tidied up Su Yuyao's clothes, she couldn't help but laugh and say, "Bai'er, other young ladies' bodices are either embroidered with mandarin ducks or lotus flowers, why did you embroider a bell on Miss Yao'er's bodice?"
"It was my fault for accidentally breaking the Joyful Bell that the master gave to the young lady, so..." Bai Er still felt very guilty when she mentioned it.
"Oh dear! It's alright! It's broken, so be it! I think the longevity lock looks good even without the bells!" Su Yuyao stretched the longevity lock around her neck and said, "Besides, it's just two bells, I can just ask Xuanfeng for more!"
"Lord Xuanfeng's Heart-Pleasing Bell?" Yu Qing smiled and said, "That's something you cherish dearly! It seems you really keep a close eye on you!"
"The tighter he watches me, the more bored I get!" Su Yuyao muttered as she finished wiping herself down, put on her casual clothes, and sprawled out in bed.
“If Miss Yao’er feels bored, she can meditate and practice Qi like she did a few days ago. Look at your Qi circulation now, it has improved a lot!” Hu Lingli said with a smile.
"I'm not practicing! I've been practicing for days in a row, and I've been going to bed too early! It's such a waste of my playtime!" Su Yuyao thought for a moment, swinging her toes, and said, "How about we bring Feihua over too..."
"Miss Yao'er!"
"Miss!"
"Okay, okay!" Su Yuyao covered her ears and said, "I know! I'm not answering her!"
Bai Er tucked Su Yuyao into bed and said, "If you're not going to practice Qi anymore, you should rest early. I see you've recovered. Tomorrow I'll report to the master so we can go home! We won't waste Aunt Hu and Miss Yuqing's time here!"
"That won't do! I'm going with Xuanfeng!" Mentioning Xuanfeng reminded Su Yuyao of the cold shoulder she'd received earlier that day, and she said angrily, "He deliberately ignored me today! If he doesn't come begging and apologize, I won't go with him!"
Bai Er was already used to Su Yuyao's temper tantrums and didn't find it strange, so she ignored it.
Hu Lingli was quite old and had a very clear understanding of love between men and women. When she saw Su Yuyao throwing a tantrum, she just thought it was childish and ridiculous.
Yu Qing sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), gently patting Su Yuyao's back, and said softly, "Miss Yao'er, you need to control your temper! Although Lord Xuanfeng dotes on you now, if you continue with this temper, how long can Lord Xuanfeng continue to spoil you?"
“He just likes me this way! Why should I restrain myself?” Su Yuyao said defiantly.
"Men all like gentle and charming women. I heard that a while ago, Granny Guiyue sent over an extremely beautiful and gentle woman! If you hadn't stepped in and chased her away, who knows, the master might have kept her?!"
"Huh?! You think so too?!" Su Yuyao suddenly perked up, sat up, and said angrily with her little belly puffed out, "I knew it! All men are the same! Even though Grandpa waited for the Empress for so long, didn't he still fall for you?!"
"What?" Yu Qing asked excitedly, seemingly encouraged by Su Yuyao's words. "Brother Langzhi... is he really interested?"
"She must be interested! Otherwise, Her Majesty wouldn't be angry!" Su Yuyao pouted and thought for a moment, "Aunt Yuqing, how should I control my temper? I just can't control myself!"
“If you can’t control your temper, at least be gentle, right? Speak softly, move gently!” Yu Qing said, showing off her figure to Su Yuyao. “If you were alluring, would the adults still have room for anyone else?”
Seeing Yu Qing's tender and charming appearance, Su Yuyao also twisted her body a few times, which made Bai Er and Hu Lingli burst into laughter.
Su Yuyao blushed, "I just can't learn it..."
Yu Qing couldn't help but laugh at Su Yuyao's clumsy appearance.
She thought for a moment, then leaned close to Su Yuyao's ear and whispered, "How about... you learn more about sex?"
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