Chapter 75: Coaxing and Feeding
The next day, when Wen Wan got up, she smelled the sweet fragrance of food.
There were clean clothes beside the bed, and after she changed, she went to the kitchen.
The mute woman was busy at the stove, cooking Wen Wan's favorite mushroom and lean meat porridge in the pot.
"This is an authentic smell. I knew you were here the moment I smelled it."
Wen Wan stood at the door with a smile on her face.
The mute woman sucked her apron, wiped her hands, took out a boiled egg, walked to the door and put it in Wen Wan's palm.
One is mute and the other is blind, so they communicate based on feeling.
Wenwan peeled the eggshell, ate the egg white, and handed the yolk over.
She didn't eat egg yolks, but the mute woman was used to it. She shook her head and laughed, but didn't dislike it and took the egg yolk and ate it.
After a while, Chen Zhou came in with a bucket of water. With him around, Wen Wan and the mute woman were finally able to communicate normally.
Chen Zhou: "Early this morning, Brother Chai asked me to bring Mute Po here. Brother Chai said that Mute Po should make you some delicious food for a few days to nourish you."
Wen Wan chuckled, "So, can this be considered a blessing in disguise?"
After a pause, she asked again, "By the way, where is the Achai people?"
Before Chen Zhou could answer, footsteps were heard behind her.
Shen Yu handed the fish in his hand to Shen Zhou and said softly, "I went to buy some crucian carp and will make soup for you later."
Wen Wan turned around following the voice, raised her hand, and Shen Yu held hers.
The mute woman filled a bowl of porridge and handed it over. Shen Yu held Wen Wan's hand with one hand and held the porridge with the other.
Return to the room.
Wen Wan took a mouthful of the porridge he fed her and couldn't help laughing.
"Oh, I never thought that I would live a happy life with everything provided for me."
"You are so heartless." Shen Yu blew on the porridge and fed it to her mouth again, "You were frightened yesterday, but you can jump and run today."
Wen Wan curled her lips, "What do you want me to do? Cry, make a fuss, and even threaten to hang myself? It's not my fault, why should I be depressed?"
Shen Yu was startled, and there was a hint of approval in his eyes when he looked at her.
"That's right. A reward, come on, ah..."
Wen Wan obediently opened her mouth for him to feed her, "What a pity you can't see. I used to dream of being served by a handsome guy, but now I have one, and I can't even see your cute expression!"
cute?
The corner of Shen Yu's mouth twitched.
Wen Wan tugged at his sleeve and said, "A Chai, to be honest, if I were not blind, would I be able to enjoy the treatment of being coaxed into eating by you?"
"Heh," Shen Yu said in a calm voice, "What do you think?"
It's definitely impossible.
Besides, he is a straight man, how can he let her see his gentle and coaxing side? Doesn’t he have any face?
Wen Wan: "By the way, who were those people running wild in the yard yesterday?"
Shen Yuyuan had no intention of hiding this matter from her.
"Have you heard of the Wei family?" Shen Yu asked.
Wenwan nodded.
Shen Yu said slowly: "The Wei family is a century-old family and is also the current empress dowager's family. The one who came yesterday was Wei Changjia, the leader of the Phoenix Guard."
Wen Wan blinked her eyes, trying hard to recall the relationships between these people.
She used to live in the rear quarters of the general's mansion. Although they were both in the imperial capital, she had always been oblivious to what was happening outside. She knew very little about the affairs of these important figures.
Shen Yu: "The Queen Mother's brother, who is from the same mother, is the current Prime Minister. Wei Changjia is Prime Minister Wei's only son."
Wen Wan sighed, "My aunt is the Queen Mother, my father is the Prime Minister, and I am the commander of the Phoenix Guard. No wonder Wei Changjia is so arrogant and does things without any regard for the law."
Shen Yu hummed, "He came here to hunt down Chen Yuanshi, saying that Chen Yuanshi poisoned a palace maid in the palace."
"Did Doctor Chen kill someone?" Wen Wan shook her head. "Impossible? I think it's a fabricated accusation. I don't believe he killed someone. It's more likely that he discovered a secret of an important figure and was silenced."
Hearing this, Shen Yu looked at Wen Wan in surprise.
"You...you are very smart."
Wen Wan waved her hand, "I've just read a lot of novels. Isn't that how it's written in those palace fighting novels?"
In palace fighting dramas, the profession of imperial physician is extremely important. It can kill people when advancing or save people when retreating. Anyone who wants to get to the top must have a reliable imperial physician ally.
"By the way," Wen Wan asked, "Doctor Chen is actually an imperial physician. How did you manage to invite a doctor of this rank to the border town?"
"..." Chen Yu coughed dryly and said calmly, "Didn't I tell you last time that my father and Chen Yuanshi were old friends? He came here to escape, perhaps hoping I could help him find a way out. I didn't expect him to drown before he could even ask me."
This reason is reasonable and logical because of the connection between cause and effect.
Wen Wan had no doubts, but only lamented that Chen Yuanshi did not survive to see the day of release.
"Since Wei Changjia has such a strong background, let's not provoke him anymore."
Wen Wan is not a fool who thinks that she can get justice by relying on small people like them.
She said to Shen Yu solemnly: "A Chai, promise me that you won't seek revenge, okay?"
Shen Yu said nothing.
Wen Wan advised again: "Although people like Wei Changjia are social trash and their death is not a pity, we should not act impulsively when we are under someone's roof."
"I'm not saying we should just let this go. Things change over time. We can wait for an opportunity. If there's a chance we can take care of him while still protecting ourselves, then we can take action."
Impulse is the devil, if you can't defeat it, you have to endure it.
Patience is the price paid for maturity and rationality.
Wen Wan didn't hear his response and said anxiously, "A Chai? Are you going to agree or not?"
Shen Yu's face was gloomy. He stepped forward and held her hand, his tone a little pitying.
"I'll listen to you."
Wen Wan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
*
The atmosphere in the border town has been very tense these past two days.
The soldiers from the imperial capital were catching thieves in the streets and alleys, causing panic among the people in the border town.
The Fengwei people failed to find Wei Changjia, so they had no choice but to shamelessly go to Shen Yu for help.
Shen Yu took a nap in the study and made the Fengwei people stand outside the door for two hours before letting them in.
When the deputy commander of the Phoenix Guard saw Shen Yu kneeling on one knee, he clasped his fists and said, "General Shen, please send someone to help us find Commander Wei."
Shen Yu yawned boredly and raised an eyebrow to ask, "Commander Wei? Which Commander Wei? Wei Changjia? When did he come to the border town? Why didn't anyone tell me?"
When the deputy commander of Fengwei heard this, his heart skipped a beat, knowing that it would be difficult to get the person this time.
He bravely replied, "General, we arrived at the border town three days ago, following the Empress Dowager's order. Because our actions were confidential, we didn't come to contact you to avoid leaks."
Now that the Empress Dowager is mentioned, the General can’t say anything else.
Unexpectedly, Shen Yu snorted coldly and laughed mockingly.
"Oh. Since this is a secret, then by coming to me now, aren't you disobeying the Queen Mother's order?"
Shen Yu used his words to fight him back, without giving him any face.
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