In the courtyard, Nan Yi picked up a stone and threw it towards a corner of the house. Li Yi sighed and bowed to Nan Yi, "What are your orders, Master?"
Nan Yi rubbed his stomach, a pathetic smile on his face. "Li Yi, is there anything to eat?"
The Fourth Master was furious. Apart from Li Yi and Li Er, who were secretly monitoring her, he didn't assign her any servants. It was as if he had forgotten about her. The huge courtyard was like an abandoned garden, let alone providing her with meals.
She ate three roasted sweet potatoes when she got back yesterday. Today, she looked up at the sky and realized it was noon, and she hadn't even had breakfast.
To punish her, they cut off her cooking.
Aisin-Gioro Yinzhen, go to hell.
She looked at Li Yi expectantly. After spending so much time together, Nan Yi believed that even if the Fourth Master had given her an order to isolate herself from the world and smuggle some food for her, it would be a small matter.
Nan Yi had a good plan. Li Yi smiled bitterly and unconsciously moved his hand to his abdomen. He was angry with Master Tong and was Master Tong's secret guard. He and Li Er would also be punished equally.
They haven't even had water since yesterday, let alone food.
Seeing his silence and noticing the movements in his hands, Nan Yi was speechless. This Fourth Master was incredibly childish.
The two limp shrimp that hadn't eaten were just decorations; they could keep an eye on her.
If she were an ordinary woman, she would have just waited to be punished, but she wasn't.
Nan pursed her lips, waved to the two of them, and walked towards the courtyard wall.
Li Er jumped down from the tree and walked to Li Yi's side. "Is Master Tong about to leave the manor?"
Li nodded. "She won't obediently accept the punishment, but she's going to be disappointed."
The two of them had been with Master Tong for a while, and had somewhat offended Master Tong's temperament, but they weren't the type to stick to their principles.
The master was one step ahead. In addition to them, there were four other unfamiliar faces in the Orchid Courtyard. They were the people around the master, and they didn't recognize anyone except the master.
Hungry, Nan Yi didn't care about any punishment; she just wanted to eat.
Before he could leap onto the wall, he was forced back down by four gray figures that floated down from the top. They stood silently around Nan Yi, and judging from their posture, they would show no mercy if Nan Yi forced his way in.
The people in front of us are not Li Yi or Li Er.
Nan Yi rubbed her stomach; she was starving and felt weak all over. She shrank back and cowered.
Even their escape route has been cut off.
Is she really going to go hungry for a few days? She's the kind of person who gets really hungry if she doesn't eat, and if she doesn't eat for a day... "Gurgle~" The feeling of hunger spread to every nerve ending in her body.
People always have to succumb to reality; I wonder if the Fourth Master's anger has subsided.
Seeing this from afar, Li Er felt a pang of pity. For men, missing a few meals was nothing, but for Master Tong, a woman, to go hungry for a whole day... Sigh, really, why did Master have to choose to starve his mistress of all the punishments?
This is what I did.
"Boss, think of a way. Do you know anyone in the outer courtyard who could get the master a few steamed buns?"
"No, we only deal with the servants in Master Tong's courtyard, and then there's Master and Eunuch Su. Why don't we talk to him about it?"
“Okay, let’s find him.”
So, half an hour later, there were two steamed buns and a bowl of water in Nan Yi's bedroom. Nan Yi, who was starving, didn't care what he ate, as long as he had something to eat.
She had lived a life of plain steamed buns and water before.
However, if she only ate steamed buns and drank water every day, and wandered around the yard all day long without anyone to talk to, she would get so bored that she would go crazy.
Neither Lanyuan nor Wanyue Pavilion has ever been a place of desolation. Now, however, servants are taking detours, afraid of being tainted by the bad luck of Lanyuan.
Outside the Orchid Courtyard, the backyard of the Fourth Prince's mansion was bustling with activity. The Fourth Prince had resumed his practice of showering his favors on everyone, with Lady Nian being the most favored and almost unrivaled, followed by Lady Xiao Li Jia.
Nan Yi was unaware of all this, and no one gossiped about what was happening in the mansion with her; all the servants who attended to her were in the other courtyard.
In Weifang Courtyard, Nian's head maid, Yuexiang, led Su Peisheng in. "Master, Eunuch Su has arrived and brought the master's reward."
"Please come in quickly." Madam Nian stood up with a smile.
"Consort An." Su Peisheng bowed and waved to the person outside the door.
Several maids carried in trays. Madam Nian glanced at them and said with a smile, "Eunuch Su, has the master had his meal in the study?"
"Replying to Consort, the master is staying at Mistress Wen's place tonight. When I came, the master said that lunch would be served at Weifang Courtyard tomorrow."
Lady Nian's eyes darkened slightly. She was with Lady Wen again, just because she had given birth to that little girl, relying on her daughter to compete for favor.
She pursed her lips and gestured to the maid beside her, "Thank you for your trouble, Eunuch Su."
Yuexiang handed Su Peisheng a purse, saying, "I hope you will take good care of me in the future."
Su Peisheng glanced at the purse, reached out and took it. He bowed and said with a smile, "It is what this servant should do. Consort, you are too kind. This servant has other matters to attend to, so I will take my leave now."
He led his men out of Weifang Courtyard, his gaze shifting to another direction. He rubbed his dry face. The master hadn't slept well for several days, but when facing the ladies, he showed no sign of anything amiss. However, as soon as they entered the study, they glared at him with sharp eyes.
He would complain that the tea was too cold or too hot, that the tea was too strong when grinding it, and that it was too weak a moment later. He would even nitpick about the pen holder on his desk, saying it was ugly.
That pen holder was a gift from His Majesty, and he's had it for over ten years. He even wipes it clean himself every day.
It gets worse at night. She always complains that the blankets are uncomfortable, and after tossing and turning for ages, she finally falls asleep, only to complain that the pillow is digging into her neck.
No matter how many times I change them, I'm still not satisfied.
Those serving below were on the verge of tears, each one afraid of being glared at by the master, and dared not step forward to serve him.
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