I married an exasperating eunuch Chapter 51 part 2

Chapter 51 The true treasure (2)

“Lady Jiang, this slave knows that it is your cat who took out this thing!” Ziyu smiled faintly, “This maid’s wish is also very simple. This slave only wishes to serve Lady Jiang.”

In fact, when she first got the brocade pouch, she hesitated whether to go find Lady Jiang or Lady Chen. To find Lady Jiang was to eliminate a disaster for Lady Jiang and to find Lady Chen was to give Lady Chen a chance to attack Lady Jiang. She had suffered a humiliation before at both places, but Lady Jiang only didn’t want to have one more maid to serve her. As for Lady Chen, she felt that she (CH) wasn’t easy to come close to and fool. So, it was better for her to be on Lady Jiang’s side.

Originally, she wanted to make some money and leave, but now she changed her mind. Lord Li is very good to Lady Jiang. If she could grasp the information that could be used against Lady Jiang, then, wouldn’t Lady Jiang have to listen to her in the future? Wasn’t that equivalent to Lord Li listening to her? Lord Li is now the eunuch Binbi of the Department of Rites. That was someone who many wouldn’t be able to fawn upon.

Ziyu’s ambition expanded gradually.

Jiang Bihan looked at Qingshu. Qingshu nodded and said, “Alright, from tomorrow onwards, come to Rely Bamboo Pavilion. But before that, take advantage of the time to deliver dinner and throw this thing in the main room of Chrysanthemum Yard.”

Qingshu also accepted Ziyu’s threat due to having no other choice. This thing was obviously picked up by the cat from the study. She originally thought that Lady Chen lied to her today, but now it seemed that Lady Chen hasn’t lied. This way, when Lord Li pursued this matter, Rely Bamboo Pavilion wouldn’t be able to say that they have nothing to do with it. Lady Chen wouldn’t hide it for Rely Bamboo Pavilion. So, the cat couldn’t come back and this thing must be returned to Lord Li…Otherwise, Lord Li wouldn’t leave the matter at that and there would be no peace for them anymore. Just take it as if this cat had been lost and before it was lost, it picked up this thing and arrived with it at Chrysanthemum Yard. This thing could never be returned to Lord Li through their hands. He probably wouldn’t be happy that they have seen this thing.

Qingshu quickly thought of a countermeasure to deal with the situation and she also thought about letting Ziyu help on something. Only Ziyu who was originally from the kitchen wouldn’t be that eye-catching when going to Chrysanthemum Yard.

Ziyu didn’t know that Chen Hui had already seen the three-striped cat go into the study. Since they had agreed to her request, she naturally didn’t bother about superfluous matters. Now that she has information that could be used against them, would she still be worried about not having a good life in the future?

Ziyu said, “Lady Jiang, sister Qingshu, don’t worry. I will throw this pouch to Chrysanthemum Yard in a moment.”

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Chen Hui spent the morning sketching. The people of the kitchen brought food at noon. She took a glance and realized that the person who brought the food was Ziyu. She didn’t take it too seriously.

Ziyu looked like she wanted to fawn upon her (CH). Unfortunately, Chen Hui let Xiao Tiao stand in her way and she had no choice but to leave.

As soon as she left Chrysanthemum Yard, Ziyu showed a vicious expression. She was supposed to put the thing in the main room, but seeing Chen Hui’s cold and indifferent expression, she changed her mind and threw the thing in an open box next to them while they were not paying attention. She wondered when Lord Li would find out. She also didn’t know how furious Lord Li would be when he found that thing in Lady Chen’s room.

She smiled triumphantly. Even her footsteps seemed a lot lighter.

After Chen Hui and Xiao Tiao had their lunch, the more she thought about it, the more worried she became. So, she told Xiao Tiao to go inform the kitchen that her food was not allowed to be delivered by Ziyu in the future. Ziyu wouldn’t have the guts to poison her. She was also not afraid of this. She was afraid that Ziyu would spit in her food! As the saying goes, you can offend anyone, but don’t offend the waiter. She had already provoked Ziyu. Naturally, she had to defend herself against that the other party would disgust her (CH).

After lunch, Chen Hui went back into the room after digesting the food in the yard. Prompted by an impulse, she learned embroidery from Xiao Tiao. Xiao Tiao taught Chen Hui for a while. Seeing that Chen Hui slowly mastered it, she minded her own business and began to tidy up the things.

Suddenly, Xiao Tiao exclaimed, causing Chen Hui to prick her fingertip from the fright. She hurriedly put down her things and walked over, only to see Xiao Tiao point at the brocade pouch on the ground, “Lady, ins, inside…something strange is inside!”

Chen Hui intuitively took a step back, “Poisonous…snake, poisonous spider or poisonous insect?”

That brocade pouch was obviously not something from her room. It looked so gorgeous. There was definitely not a good thing inside.

Xiao Tiao shook her head, “It, it doesn’t look like a living thing…it looked like a dried sausage…”

Dried sausage?

Chen Hui approached, carefully picked up the pouch and looked inside it. The opening of the pouch was very small. She could only see some faint shadows. She felt through the pouch. There seemed to be several pieces inside of it.

She let Xiao Tiao put a rag on the ground first. She pinched the bottom of the pouch and poured out the content. Since the tailors often came here, things like needles, threads and fabrics would not be absent. Sometimes, she would even make some underwear for herself.

Chen Hui was still a bit confused at the first sight of the three things that had been poured out. She didn’t know how long these things had been left inside the pouch. They have become wrinkled. The three things were small and really looked like broken dried meat. If you smell it carefully, there was a strange smell like medicine on it.

“Is this…something used in a voodoo spell?” Chen Hui narrowed her eyes and looked deeply at it. These strange pieces of meat have been soaked in a medicinal concoction? It looked like a method that metaphysics TV series would use. But how did it come to be here? Who wanted to put a curse on her? What was the use? It is all superstition!

Chen Hui picked up a piece of something that looked like a stick. One end was flat and the other part has slowly becoming smaller. There seemed to be a small hole on the top. It looked a bit like a cut-off finger, but it looked more like…Chen Hui suddenly realized something and threw the thing on the rag. She hurriedly went to the basin to get soap. After washing her hands vigorously, she walked back with a green face.

Glaring at the three things on the ground, Chen Hui hated how stupid she was. Why did she pick it up without knowing what they were? Now, it’s great. She would always remember the soft touch in her hand!

“Lady, what is it?” Xiao Tiao was also a girl with a strong curiosity after all. Seeing that Chen Hui’s reaction was so fierce, she also planned to take a look, but heard Chen Hui suddenly shout, “Stop!”

Xiao Tiao hurriedly retracted her hand in fright and looked at Chen Hui in panic.

Chen Hui said solemnly, “Children shouldn’t touch things of unknown origins.”

She walked over and squatted down in front of those things and was bewildered by where they came from. These things seemed to have been cured for more than a decade. They have a historical taste. In fact, their own medicinal smell was not too strong. When they were put in a bag, they almost smelled nothing.

Based on Chen Hui’s more than ten years of experience in the modern internet, she was eighty percent confident that this is the thing from the legends that was preserved after a eunuch cut off that thing. The ancestors believed that the body, skin and hair belonged to the parents. Harming the body was equal to being unfilial. To compensate for such unfilial piety, when a eunuch dies, he also hoped to be buried with a complete him. When they were castrated that thing would be preserved by the castration-smith. In the future, they would redeem their thing when they were in high positions or when their age were declining.

The question was, who do these things belong to?

Chen Hui knew that aside from the biggest boss Li Youde, Ah Da and Ah Er are also eunuchs in Li residence. It was absolutely impossible for the one of the two small ones to be redeemed right now. So, the only owner of this thing was Li Youde…Unless, this is something from someone outside the residence or not from a human. However, these two possibilities could be excluded. How could an outsider bring in this thing quietly? There was also no one so perverse to save the stuff of animals for decades, right?

But, how did Li Youde’s thing come to her room? Did they grow legs? Or someone wants to harm her?

Could it be Ziyu who came to deliver food? But for what motive? And how did she get this thing?

Although, she couldn’t figure it out at the moment, Chen Hui immediately acted and put everything back into the pouch through the rags and fastened the slits. She should quickly go put this thing in the main room!

As soon as Chen Hui opened the door, she saw Li Youde rush in with an ashen face. Before he saw Chen Hui, he said sharply, “Search here too!”

Chen Hui subconsciously hid the pouch behind her. Her heart tightened. This is terrible!

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