Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 221 Second Update (1)
After listening to the report, Dugu Chen could probably guess why his little woman had done this, "You may go. Whenever the princess requires you, then you shall return."
"Yes, my lord." Among the two, Tian Yi was the happiest and responded the quickest. Seeing that their master did not voice any blame, he grabbed the dazed Di An and left.
Once outside, Tian Yi’s smile stretched from ear to ear with glee, while Di An squinted and chuckled, "Tian Yi, are you that happy because the master didn’t punish you?" 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞
Tian Yi gave Di An a look that said ’you’re silly’, as it was so obviously clear to see.
Di An, raising an eyebrow, stepped forward, looped an arm around Tian Yi’s shoulder, and said with a grin, "I’m really envious of you, truly."
Tian Yi blinked and asked, "What are you envious of me for?"
"Come on, I’ll tell you, but we really can’t let them find out about this." Hooking Tian Yi’s shoulder, he led him into a dark room. The sound of muffled groans could be heard from inside. Passing servants thought nothing of it, assuming it was an interrogation and continued on with their tasks.
When the door opened again, Di An emerged with a triumphant expression, shaking the sleeves on his arm, and strode towards the kitchen with radiant joy. Not much later, Tian Yi stumbled out leaning against the wall, with his right eye swollen like a panda’s and a notable bruise on the lower left corner, leaving half of his handsome face swollen, disrupting the symmetry of his face.
Tian Yi, gloomy, covered his face and stealthily returned to his bedroom. Looking into the Bronze Mirror, he sighed deeply and resignedly took out some medicinal oil, gently massaging himself, just hoping his face would heal quickly and avoid the ridicule that would undeniably follow.
Peony Garden
Feng Xuxu sat quietly on the Taishi Chair. After a stick of incense had burned down, she lifted her eyes to look at the several people standing before her. Seeing that they were neither arrogant nor restless and still stood straight, waiting for their master’s questions, she nodded to herself.
Feng Xuxu, after contemplating for a moment, finally spoke, "You said your names are Mei Lenglei, Lan Lengyun, Zhu Lengqing, and Ju Lengqiu?" "Yes, my lord," they replied in unison.
"Hmm, what did you do before?" According to Tian Yi, their martial skills were quite good, and it was favorable to have a few more martially adept people by her side.
"We were previously the Prince’s four maids, now the princess’s maids," the oldest, Mei Lenglei, lifted her head and answered.
"If you are willing to stay, then you may stay. But if you are not truly willing, you may leave. As for Dugu Chen, I will explain things to him. Once you decide, there will be no chance to change your mind," Feng Xuxu said, having evidently adopted some haughtiness from being around Dugu Chen for a while.
The four maids looked at each other, weighing their options. Then, from the edge, Ju Lengqiu stepped forward. After listening to Feng Xuxu, contempt filled her heart. Having served by the Prince’s side for over ten years, striving to earn an extra glance from him by training in martial arts from dawn to dusk, she finally became one of the four maids. She never competed with the daughters of officials for the princess’s position, content with being a concubine, and could not fathom the Prince marrying a peasant girl as princess. It was something she could not accept. However, the Prince’s command was absolute, and she had no choice but to come. Otherwise, who would willingly serve here?
Feng Xuxu observed the confronting Ju Lengqiu with a cold eye, noting this maid named Ju held a significant animosity towards her. Since it was their first encounter, it meant Ju Lengqiu either didn’t want to serve her or was secretly in love with Dugu Chen. Feng Xuxu, deducing this, curled her lip in mockery and told Ju Lengqiu, "Very well, you may return and continue as a maid."
