Chapter 355 Encountering an Awkward Situation
But Yuan Hongqu stopped them, and no one dared to let the Second Madam eat anymore.
Seeing her pitiful eyes, Yuan Hongqu simply pulled her into the courtyard, and the two of them took a slow walk to digest their food.
The afterglow of the setting sun slowly bathed the entire courtyard in a light orange hue, and a gentle breeze rippled across the water, bringing a touch of coolness.
Apart from Yuan Hongqu, there was no one else around. Wang Xifeng wanted to stretch comfortably, but as soon as she raised her arm, she noticed her pregnant belly, silently lowered her arm, and sighed softly.
"Sister Yuan, I suspect that Jia Zhen wants to kill me to silence me."
Yuan Hongqu frowned slightly. "You're not new to knowing about his despicable deeds, so why would you harbor murderous intent towards you at this time?"
Wang Xifeng strolled into the pavilion, supporting her back as she slowly sat down.
“A few days ago, their eldest madam Zhen celebrated her birthday and invited us to watch a play. I didn’t want to go at first, but the eldest madam said that since I became pregnant, I have become increasingly lazy. It’s one thing to not visit my old friends outside, but if I don’t go to my own family’s birthday party, it will cause gossip. So I went.”
Wang Xifeng recalled the events of the past few days and recounted them in detail to Yuan Hongqu.
After lunch, she felt sleepy and was about to say goodbye and go home for a nap. Madam You said she knew she was pregnant and had specially prepared a room for her to rest. There was also a wonderful acrobatic performance in the afternoon and a magic show in the evening. She suggested that she rest here for the time being and go back after watching the performance.
Wang Xifeng wasn't interested in acrobatics, but she was eager to see this illusion.
Therefore, under Ms. You's arrangement, they went to their room to rest.
Perhaps because they were all on high alert and extra careful after arriving here, they all became sleepy around noon and were leaning against the corridor, dozing off.
The room where Wang Xifeng rested was separated by a screen. Inside was a bed, and outside was a chaise lounge.
She was a bit clumsy and didn't like the narrow chaise lounge at all; she needed to sleep in bed to get a good night's rest.
Wang Xifeng fell asleep shortly after lying down.
She didn't know how much time had passed when she heard rustling sounds outside. She thought it was probably getting late and the maids were coming in to wake her up.
But after a while, the commotion outside grew louder and louder, but no maidservant came in.
Wang Xifeng got up and went to the outer room. Before she could even see what was happening outside, she started shouting.
"What are you little hussies doing? You can't even let me sleep in peace." She was woken up and no one came in, so she was really grumpy.
When she looked closely, she realized that they weren't maids at all, but a couple having an affair.
Upon seeing Wang Xifeng suddenly emerge from inside, the two were startled, but there was nothing to cover themselves on the chaise longue, making the situation extremely awkward.
Both of them were thinking:
How come there's someone in here? And it's that formidable Feng the shrew!
They were in the garden all day, a quiet place with few people around, so they sneaked here while everyone else was watching the show...
Wang Xifeng was no less terrified than they were, and for a moment, she didn't know what expression to use to show her embarrassment.
She had always heard that Jia Zhen and Rong'er's wife had an improper relationship, and today she actually saw them alive!
This Jia Zhen is even worse than Xue Pan. Let's leave before they realize what's happening!
"I didn't see anything!" she blurted out hastily, then ran off at a speed that shouldn't be expected of a pregnant woman.
After Wang Xifeng left, she found a maid and asked her to tell You Shi before returning home.
Faced with such an embarrassing situation, she couldn't stay in Ningguo Mansion for even half a minute longer. She needed to hurry home to wash her eyes and calm her nerves!
For the past few days, she has been making excuses, saying that she caught a chill in the Ningguo Mansion courtyard that day and felt unwell, so she stayed in Rongyue Courtyard and didn't go out.
Unexpectedly, her lack of action only made Jia Zhen even more uneasy.
Given Wang Xifeng's current status and position, if she were to file a complaint with the palace, the Ningguo Mansion's nameplate would likely be taken down.
From that day on, Jia Zhen waited for Wang Xifeng to come and make trouble for them. Unexpectedly, not only did Wang Xifeng not come, but when he went to pay his respects to the old lady, her attitude towards him remained unchanged as usual.
Jia Zhen's heart pounded even louder.
Little did he know that Wang Xifeng was only embarrassed for a short while, and would not think about it again afterward. Thinking too much about unimportant things would affect her performance.
This is one of the basic skills of an actor.
Wang Xifeng had these ideas ingrained in her very being; it was hard to say which one would save her life.
The awkward situation between Jia Zhen and the other person was considered taboo in ancient times. However, after the initial surprise, the worldly-wise Wang Xifeng took it as nothing more than a normal occurrence.
She never imagined that because of this incident, Jia Zhen would bewitch the eldest and second masters, causing them to lock her in the ancestral hall, claiming that she was a monster who would soon be burned to death so that he could inherit her property.
Pooh!
“Sister, when they locked me in the ancestral hall that day, I wondered if we had really been exposed. Later, when Ping’er brought me food, she told me that they were all looking for my big key, trying to open the storeroom door. I knew then that things weren’t that simple, and that my role as the housekeeper had been getting in their way these past few years.”
Wang Xifeng was munching on a green apricot. Yuan Hongqu watched as she chewed it with great relish, and her own mouth watered. However, she didn't dare to try it, as the juice alone smelled sour.
"So they took your big key?"
"Hmph, my key to the main storeroom is the four head managers of the warehouse! The main storeroom needs all four managers to be present when it's opened. I doubt they can even gather all four of them together." Wang Xifeng said with some pride.
Her storeroom wasn't locked, but these four head managers were her best guardians.
As darkness fell, the lanterns around us lit up one by one.
After listening to Wang Xifeng's words, Yuan Hongqu escorted her back to her room and went to the small study in Rongyue Courtyard to write and draw.
What great material this is! We can start a new lesson at the academy to cure love-struck individuals!
After dinner, Wang Xifeng became drowsy again. Ignoring everything else, she lay down fully clothed and fell asleep soon after.
On the other side, Yuan Hongqu had just finished her work and was also extremely tired. After all, she had traveled all night and her physical strength was not up to par.
However, when no one was paying attention, she quietly went to sleep in her spatial dimension. Two hours inside was equivalent to one hour outside, so since she was going to sleep anyway, she might as well sleep a little longer in her spatial dimension.
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