Chapter 322: Wait for This Master to Return
As for himself, knowing that Chunyu Hanfeng would never release him, he was too lazy to beg Chunyu Hanfeng.
“After all these years, Prince Ming still has the same womanly kindness as when he was a child.”
Chunyu Hanfeng’s face was full of mockery.
Chunyu Mingyue smiled and said: “Doesn’t my womanly kindness suit your purposes perfectly?”
“That’s true. If you truly didn’t care about that old woman’s life or death, I really would have no way to deal with you.”
Chunyu Hanfeng paused in his speech, clapped his hands, and instructed outside the dungeon: “Bring the person in.”
Soon, Wei Jiang was escorted in by his guards.
After three days, Wei Jiang was extremely excited to see Chunyu Mingyue again.
“Young Master Mingyue, are you well? Has he made things difficult for you?”
“Wet nurse, I’m fine.”
Chunyu Mingyue urgently said to Chunyu Hanfeng: “Please honor our agreement and let Wet Nurse Wei Jiang return to Great Chu.”
But Wei Jiang excitedly spoke up: “Young Master Mingyue, this servant won’t return to Great Chu. This servant has no relatives left in this world, only you as my master. This servant must take the young lady’s place in caring for and serving you. Please don’t drive this servant away.”
Chunyu Hanfeng sneered: “Prince Ming, did you hear that? It’s not that I refuse to release her, but Lady Wei Jiang can’t bear to leave you and won’t go. Tsk tsk tsk, such deep master-servant affection. How could I have the heart to separate you two?”
“Open the cell next door and put Lady Wei Jiang inside.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
With Chunyu Hanfeng’s command, the guards opened the adjacent cell and pushed Wei Jiang inside.
“Lady Wei Jiang, I grant your wish.”
Chunyu Mingyue had agreed to save Dantai Yi precisely to let Wei Jiang return to Great Chu. Now watching helplessly as Wei Jiang was thrown into prison, his chest roiled with anger.
“Chunyu Hanfeng, you’re despicable and shameless, going back on your word.”
Chunyu Hanfeng was completely indifferent to his curses. He glanced at him and turned to stride away.
So what if he was despicable, shameless, and went back on his word? As long as he could imprison Chunyu Mingyue and those around him here, preventing anyone from threatening his throne.
After Chunyu Hanfeng left, the dungeon returned to deathly silence.
Chunyu Mingyue sighed heavily and looked helplessly at Wei Jiang.
“Wet nurse, why do you put yourself through this? Chunyu Hanfeng’s methods are vicious, and he monopolizes Rongdi’s power. We don’t know when we’ll be able to leave this place.”
But Wei Jiang’s face was full of smiles and satisfaction.
“Young Master Mingyue, since this servant is willing to stay and accompany you, this servant is not afraid.”
The next morning, at the Great Chu military camp across Yunluo River.
Due to her menstrual period, Yan Xiaosi had been holed up in Long Yu’s tent for three full days. Today, her period had finally taken its leave.
Early in the morning, when dawn was just breaking, taking advantage of Long Yu going out for morning exercises, Yan Xiaosi slipped into her Portable Space and efficiently took a hot shower, changed into clean clothes, and finally felt refreshed all over, with no aching waist or legs.
After eating breakfast with Long Yu, seeing that Long Yu was in quite a good mood, she quickly made her request: “Your Highness, I haven’t returned to Shaoyao Village for several days. I’d like to go back and have a look today.”
Last time she went back, the new house was almost ready for the roof beams. After all these additional days, according to the previous progress, they should be laying tiles by now.
Also, she wanted to go back and see how Ms. Zhong and the others were doing with mushroom cultivation alongside Tian Dazhuang.
And also, Long Yi had bought too many menstrual cloths. She wanted to take some back to give to her sisters.
Long Yu glanced at her and gave a light reminder: “You can go back, but you can’t get too close to Tian Dazhuang, and especially can’t put your arms around his shoulders.”
Even before knowing that Yan Xiaosi was a girl, he had been disgusted by Tian Dazhuang putting his arm around Yan Xiaosi’s shoulders and getting too close to her, let alone now that he knew Yan Xiaosi was a girl.
Yan Xiaosi knew His Highness was particular about this, so she nodded along with his instructions.
“Yes, yes, yes, I’ll definitely stay far away from Brother Dazhuang. I’m full.”
She put down her chopsticks and stood up eagerly: “Your Highness, I’ll go first. Take your time eating.”
Seeing her eager to return home with absolutely no reluctance to leave him, Long Yu frowned slightly.
This little heartless thing.
“Also, come back early.”
While reaching for the saddlebag hanging on the screen, Yan Xiaosi answered impatiently: “I know.”
Because the screen was too high and she was too short, she reached for a long time but couldn’t get the saddlebag hanging at the top of the screen. Feeling frustrated, her tone became somewhat impatient.
Long Yu walked over to take down the saddlebag and handed it to her.
“Since you’re taking the saddlebag, bring me back some pan-fried little potatoes.”
Yan Xiaosi took the saddlebag, went to the bed, pulled out the unused menstrual cloths, and stuffed them forcefully into the saddlebag until it was packed full.
“This saddlebag holds menstrual cloths. If Your Highness doesn’t mind, I’ll use this same saddlebag to bring you back pan-fried little potatoes.”
Long Yu: “…”
In all his years, he’d never seen a woman who could speak such nonsense.
“No need.”
“Hahaha, little cutie, wait for this master to return.”
Seeing his expression of complete disgust, Yan Xiaosi laughed heartily and walked out of the tent, mounted Red Cherry, humming a little tune as she leisurely headed toward Shaoyao Village.
Red Cherry carried her along while eating grass. By the time the horse and rider reached Shaoyao Village, an hour had passed.
She dismounted and went to knock on the Tian family’s door. Only Ms. Wang was home.
Ms. Wang was chopping pig feed in the courtyard. Seeing Yan Xiaosi return riding Red Cherry, she got some sweet potato vines for the horse to eat.
Red Cherry chewed with relish, being as much of a foodie as its master.
“Auntie Tian, why are you the only one home? Where is everyone else?”
Ms. Wang said: “Your mother and your three sisters, and Dazhuang, are all busy in the mushroom greenhouse.”
“Is Third Sister taking a day off today?”
“That’s right. Oh, and Young Master Liu from Xu Family Fur Store is also helping in the mushroom greenhouse. That Young Master Liu came early this morning and brought lots of things: meat, rice, vegetables. Xiaosi, you’re in for a treat coming back today.”
“Young Master Liu is so good to my Third Sister.”
“Of course! Young Master Liu is handsome and kind-hearted. You’d have trouble finding someone like him even with a lantern.”
After chatting with Ms. Wang for a few moments, Yan Xiaosi entrusted both Red Cherry and the saddlebag to her: “Auntie Tian, I’ll leave this horse and saddlebag with you. I’m going to check out the mushroom greenhouse.”
Ms. Wang took the saddlebag and saw it was full of menstrual cloths.
She looked puzzledly at Yan Xiaosi’s retreating figure as she ran off.
What was this boy doing bringing back so many women’s menstrual cloths?
As if she had eyes in the back of her head, Yan Xiaosi called back to Ms. Wang while running toward the mushroom greenhouse: “Auntie Tian, please put away the things in the saddlebag properly. They’re what I prepared for my sisters.”
Ms. Wang understood.
Yan Xiaosi ran breathlessly to the mushroom greenhouse and saw Ms. Zhong and the others evenly spreading mud containing wild mushroom spores in the greenhouse.
The mushroom cultivation base in the greenhouse was built up with cow dung, wheat bran, and straw, with the mud containing wild mushroom spores spread on top of the cultivation base.