Chapter 20 Pilfer food (1)
Outside of Plum Yard, Li Youde who didn’t know that Chen Hui was very pleased with herself right now, was walking hurriedly. However, he suddenly stopped before leaving Plum Yard. He turned his head to look at Rely Bamboo Pavilion and asked, “How did Xiao Tiao broke Lady Jiang’s hairpin?”
Xiao Liu who had been with Chen Hui before, stood out automatically and said, “This little one is not sure. This little one had been with Lady Chen the whole time and when we got to Rely Bamboo Pavilion, Xiao Tiao was already kneeling.”
Li Youde didn’t say a word. His eyes narrowed slightly. His gaze swayed back and forth between Plum Yard and Rely Bamboo pavilion. He asked, “This Xiao Tiao…who arranged her to go to Plum Yard?”
Xiao Liu said, “I heard that it was Ziyu of the kitchen who served at Plum Yard before. Later, it changed to Xiao Tiao. It was Ziyu who mentioned it to the housekeeper.”
Li Youde said, “Get the housekeeper for me. I have something to ask him.” He paused, looked in the direction of Rely Bamboo pavilion and said, “Forget it, no need to go.”
He turned and walked slowly in the direction of Chrysanthemum Yard. He had a conjecture in his heart. He grew up in the palace which was a place of hiding the dirt and concealing the corruption. What kind of method to strive for favor and framing had he not seen before? It was because of the simplicity of the staff in his residence and Lady Chen has been here for less than a month, that he didn’t came to realization for the time being. Thinking about it now, Xiao Tiao wasn’t a servant of Rely Bamboo Pavilion, how could she had destroyed Lady Jiang’s most precious hairpin?
For a moment, several thoughts rolled through his mind. One moment was the new feeling of Lady Jiang using tricks to rival for his affections. The next moment, he felt that Lady Chen was usually quick-witted and even dared to offend him. How could she be so stupid to really kneel for the whole afternoon? Really stupid. If those legs were destroyed, let’s see how she would bounce around in the future?!
The more Li Youde thought about it, the more inexplicably angry he felt and ordered, “Ah Da, find Lady Chen a doctor tomorrow to look at her legs. Can’t let her be lazy because of this reason!”
Ah Da blanked for a moment before he answered immediately, “Yes, lord.”
Li Youde exhaled a deep breath. He didn’t have the time to take care of the affairs of the two courtyards. He didn’t know what was wrong with that bitch Wang Youcai recently and had to always make life difficult for him (LY). He couldn’t let the other party suppress and beat him. Humph, he will let him see how powerful he is!
- Wang Youcai was the one who sent him the boxes of jade dildos.
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The next day, in addiction to Xiao Wu who Chen Hui was waiting for early in the morning, a middle-aged man with an elegant face adorned in a blue robe also came.
Xiao Wu smiled and introduced to Chen Hui who was lying on the bed, “Lady Chen, this is doctor Zhou. Lord let him come take a look at your legs.”
There were no bruises on Chen Hui’s legs. The moment he takes a look, it would be exposed. She didn’t panic. With a surprised look, she said, “Lord treats this Lady Chen so well! But…no need to look at the injury. Why don’t doctor Zhou leave some ointment for the trauma.”
Xiao Wu said with a difficult expression, “This is what lord means…”
Chen Hui lowered her head and said embarrassed, “But this Lady Chen doesn’t want others to look…”
Originally, Xiao Wu hadn’t immediately understood what Chen Hui meant. Seeing her shy expression, he suddenly understood and also remembered that at the time she hugged lord and said the universally shocking words “only letting lord touch”. He also couldn’t help but blush.
“Thanking doctor Zhou for specially coming here,” Chen Hui smiled reservedly at doctor Zhou. The latter’s expression was a bit awkward.
Xiao Wu was sullen and could only tell doctor Zhou to listen to Chen Hui first. He already made up his mind. He would pass Chen Hui’s literal words to lord and would leave what happens afterwards to lord. He doesn’t care anymore.
Doctor Zhou really left the ointment as Chen Hui had asked and left with Xiao Wu.
Chen Hui got out of bed and went to next door to call Xiao Tiao who was also pretending to have hurt her legs. She had to put ointment for her (XT). Xiao Tiao had been kneeling for a while before Chen Hui came. There were real bruises on her knees. Xiao Tiao refused to let Chen Hui help her no matter what. She wanted to do it herself. Chen Hui could only let her be.
“Xiao Tiao, do you think we can eat meat today?” Chen Hui asked expectantly. Look, that exasperating eunuch even look for a doctor for her. Wouldn’t next be providing them with good food and good drinks?
Xiao Tiao already understood Chen Hui’s obsession with this. Naturally, she had to say good things to make Chen Hui happy, “Of course!”
Chen Hui laughed. She hasn’t eaten meat for a month already. If she still doesn’t get to eat meat, she might go fight that exasperating eunuch as if her life depended on it! The days without grease, she felt that she was dry like the thirsty fishes and already half dead.
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On the other side, at Rely Bamboo Pavilion.
Hearing that lord let people find a doctor for Plum Yard, Jiang Bihan almost smashed the teacup beside her. Yesterday, Qingshu heard that there was chaos in Plum Yard and there were faint cries. She immediately felt relieved and had a good night’s sleep. Who knew that she would got such a news today?…Did Lord Li truly put that Lady Chen in his heart?
Seeing her master’s gloomy expression, Qingshu quickly persuaded, “Lady, don’t take it to heart. No matter what, that Lady Chen wouldn’t be able to get surpass your place in lord’s heart anyway.”
Jiang Bihan didn’t speak nor was relieved by Qingshu’s encouragement. Qingshu didn’t understand, didn’t understand her panic and fear. She felt indistinctively that Lady Chen would let this steady phase become different. She couldn’t not do anything. She had to do something…But to let her bow down to Lord Li, she couldn’t do it.
“Lady…,” Qingshu said worriedly when she saw that the expression of her master wasn’t quite right.
Jiang Bihan shook her head lightly. That meant to let Qingshu stop talking. Qingshu had to shut up, turned and left, leaving her alone.
“I feel like I should do something.”
Chen Hui said with a gloom expression.
Xiao Tiao opened her mouth, but not knowing what to say, she could only close her mouth again.
Chen Hui raised her chin and snorted coldly, “Just because a tiger doesn’t display power, he really took me as a sick cat?”
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