Rebirth: Pampered by the Lord-Chapter 1706: Baby Fish
Ever since they arrived at the Mo Family Village, all the household chores at the Xie Residence have been snatched up by Long Yi and Zi Xia. Madam Xie sometimes secretly does a little bit herself when they’re not home, otherwise she really has no chance to do any housework!
The Young Mistress and the Prince returned, and they felt relaxed, carrying their things, ready to walk back.
Suddenly, from within the casually woven little bamboo cage came the sound of "waa waa," like a Little Kid crying, giving them both a start. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖
Long Yi’s hand slipped, and he almost dropped the little cage onto the ground.
Zi Xia was quite astonished and muttered to herself, "Did the Young Mistress bring back a Little Kid after going into the mountains?"
This little cage was made with bamboo strips and wrapped in thick lotus leaves to prevent water from leaking. They couldn’t see what was inside at all.
Long Yi turned around, looked at Long Rui, and asked, "Young Master, did you bring back a Little Kid?"
After leaving the Capital, they had agreed that Long Rui’s identity must not be exposed, so they could only address him as Young Master.
Long Rui glanced at him coldly, "I can barely afford to keep you, let alone a Little Kid. Do I look like I have nothing better to do?"
"Waa waa, waa waa." The crying from inside the cage continued.
"Young Master, if it’s not a Little Kid, what is it?"
"Take a good look before you speak."
Long Yi and Zi Xia were very curious. They clearly heard the cry of a Little Kid, but the Prince insisted it wasn’t, so the two of them cautiously put down the cage and lifted a lotus leaf to take a look inside, discovering a few Baby Fish! They were opening their mouths and making the "waa waa" cries!
"Oh my goodness! My mother! How come these fish cry in such a creepy way? Young Mistress, could these fish be reincarnated Ghosts? They look quite spooky," Zi Xia exclaimed, unable to resist asking.
What a ridiculous idea, Xuexue thought it was amusing. In her space, there was also a ghost, and really, ghosts aren’t scary; the scariest thing is the human heart.
Xuexue couldn’t help but chide, "What nonsense are you spouting? We even ate one in the mountains."
At this time, everyone from the Mo Family Ancestral Home had just died, so they couldn’t create rumors that would cause panic among the villagers.
Seeing Zi Xia’s reaction, Xuexue somewhat regretted bringing these Baby Fish back. The villagers of Mo Family Village were already ignorant, and if they found out, they would surely be terrified.
Long Rui obviously thought of this as well and gave Long Yi a look, signaling him to immediately kill a few Baby Fish so they wouldn’t make any more noise.
Having spent every day with the Prince for over ten years, Long Yi knew all his movements by heart. He understood immediately, reached into the cage, and killed a few Baby Fish in two or three moves.
Zi Xia, not knowing what had happened, was taken aback when she saw Long Yi silently kill the fish that cried like Little Kids, and cried out in surprise, "Hey! Long Yi, what are you doing?"
Long Yi didn’t say a word and just picked up the cage and left.
"You blockhead, I’m asking you, why did you kill them?" Zi Xia caught up and asked.
"Don’t ask, it’s the Master’s orders."
"Nonsense, how come I didn’t hear anything?"
"That’s because you’re too dull to read people’s expressions."
"Our Young Mistress is kind and never gives me looks to decipher."
"But you still need to know your place and remember your status as a servant."
"Who are you saying doesn’t know their place?"
"I’m talking about you." Long Yi suddenly stopped, and Zi Xia, chasing closely, didn’t notice and bumped right into him.
"What are you doing? You stopped without a word." Zi Xia rubbed her nose, looking resentful.
