The Slender Waist-Chapter 315 - 222 Long-line Fishing

Andu Villa.

The room was carpeted with thick, soft rugs, and the fireplace burned warmly, making the cold outside completely unnoticeable.

Li Sangruo had started bathing and changing clothes from an hour ago, attended to by six palace maids who were busy fussing over her, not even missing a single hair or nail...

Though she considered herself a beauty, everyone said that Feng Yun’s beauty was unmatched and heaven-sent. She often compared herself, wondering just how beautiful Feng Shi Er Niang could be to have Pei Jue so utterly bewitched...

It was nothing but the loneliness of being out on a campaign for too long, right?

Wait until he comes.

Wait until he gets close...

He will also see her beauty.

Li Sangruo’s fingers gently brushed over her fair skin beneath the light, sheer silk, imagining a scene of intimacy in her mind, her eyes narrowing slightly, and the corners of her lips unconsciously lifted...

Ajue.

She had craved him for too long.

Waited until her whole being was scorched with anticipation.

Since her youth, she had waited...

Desiring to marry him, to be his woman.

If fate hadn’t been so cruel, by now they might have had several children. Ajue’s side wouldn’t have been sullied by any Feng Twelve, nor would any other woman possess him, the man who was hers alone...

Li Sangruo’s gaze suddenly fixed on her chest.

The black mole stood out sharply against her snow-white skin.

She had never cared about that mole before, but since the rumors in Andu had begun, every glance at it filled her with annoyance, wishing she could cut it off...

If Ajue sees it, will he suspect all those rumors about Andu are true?

This is all Feng Shi Er Niang’s doing.

She must tear that wretched woman’s mouth to shreds.

"Your Highness!"

Fang Fucai’s voice trembled, and from behind the curtain, his plump body seemed to sway unsteadily.

"The Great General has sent someone."

Li Sangruo’s expression froze for a moment, and she sat upright.

"The Great General didn’t come?"

If possible, Fang Fucai wished it was Wei Zheng standing in front of her right now, not himself.

Because the words that followed were sure to incite the Empress Dowager’s thunderous rage, and whoever was in front of her would suffer the consequences.

"The Great General did intend to come. The horse was ready, and the soldiers were assembled, but at the last moment, he was entangled by an envoy from Qi Country and couldn’t get away."

Fang Fucai looked up, "According to the treaty’s schedule, today he was supposed to go to Mingquan Town to inspect the council hall..."

"Nonsense!" Li Sangruo abruptly interrupted him, an Empress Dowager swearing coarsely, her face white with rage, even ignoring that her light, sheer silk dress was indecent as she strode out of the curtains to stand in front of Fang Fucai. Her expression was filled with anger, anxiety, and frustration... teetering on the edge of losing control.

"Which envoy from Qi Country?" 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Fang Fucai stole glances at her complexion, "Feng, Feng Jingteng."

"Just as I thought." Li Sangruo’s fierce eyes seemed to spit fire, she jerked a curtain forcefully, failing to pull it down. Unable to vent her rage, she walked to one side and kicked a palace maid who was kneeling on the ground.

"All of you, against me!"

"Deliberately against me!"

"Completely disregarding my dignity!"

"Go to hell, all of you go to hell!"

As she cursed through gritted teeth, Fang Fucai had already fallen to his knees.

"Your Highness, please calm your anger!"

The young palace maid, biting her lip fiercely, scared trembling by her fury, curled up, crying and hugging her head, but not daring to make a sound of pain, because she knew that would only further infuriate the Empress Dowager, and perhaps result in a quicker death...

Li Sangruo kicked the palace maid in her agitation, releasing her pent-up emotions.

The room fell deathly silent.

Fang Fucai’s legs turned soft at the sight.

He had known Li Sangruo for many years.

Her appearance had changed greatly, and her temper had become increasingly irritable. When she first entered the palace, she had been a young woman of fresh beauty and apparent innocence. However, from a certain point on, her character started to become sharp and fierce, and ever since Pei Jue had married Feng Shi Er Niang, she had been erratic, punishing the palace attendants at the slightest provocation, each time with greater cruelty than before.

At the age of a little over twenty, her eyes seemed to have weathered life’s hardships, having long lost their luster...

Finally, Li Sangruo grew tired of kicking, heaved with breath, and turned around.

"Fang Fucai, you tell me, the Great General was really planning to come, wasn’t he?"

Fang Fucai responded softly, "Indeed, the General was planning to come."

"In his heart, I am of utmost importance, aren’t I?"

"Your Majesty is the mother of the nation, naturally, the General holds you in the highest regard."

Li Sangruo scoffed coldly.

"Am I that easy to deceive?"

She stared at Fang Fucai, a flame of madness seemingly burning at the core of her being.

"Send someone on a fast horse to Xinzhou, tell Pei Jue to come see me immediately. If he doesn’t come, I won’t go either. Let whoever wants the treaty go negotiate, I am tired..."