vstars Chapter 471: Fainted? It was the Madam who did it
Chapter 471: Fainted? It was the Madam who did it
After Shi Liu left, she gave some of the sweet potatoes to Uncle You, and kept the rest for Lu Huaijin.
Wan Mei went back angrily, and the more she thought about it, the angrier she became. So she decided that she must find an opportunity to teach Yao Qingnian a lesson at night. Her eyes rolled around, and she soon came up with an idea in her mind.
In the evening, the housekeeper arranged dinner for her. One of the dishes was fresh stewed radish. Yao Qingnian was about to take a sip of the sweet radish soup when Lu Huaijin came in from outside. She couldn't help but joked, "Did you calculate the dinner time precisely? You came back just in time."
"What? Are you surprised to see me back?" He stared at her.
"What's there to be surprised about? It's not like I haven't seen this before. Come over and eat. I'm about to start eating!"
After washing my hands and sitting down, I saw the roasted sweet potato that had been on the table all afternoon and was already a little black. I asked in confusion, "What is this?"
"Try some roasted sweet potatoes. But they're cold now, so they're not that delicious. You have to eat them while they're hot. Shi Liu and I..." Yao Qingnian told him everything about how she and Shi Liu roasted sweet potatoes and picked persimmons on the farm today. Lu Huaijin listened quietly. The scene was simple and warm, just like a man who had been busy all day returning home, sitting with his wife, and chattering about family matters.
"It's delicious." Lu Huaijin didn't dislike it. He picked up one and started eating, then praised it.
"I picked these radishes today. Don't mention it. This farm has everything. Life is simple, which is pretty good. And the maid named Pomegranate is smart and lively. I like her." Yao Qingnian scooped a bowl of radish soup and placed it in front of him.
"Why don't you stay here for two more days?" Seeing his happy expression, Lu Huaijin's mood also improved.
"Forget it, I'll come back when I have the chance! I still have important things to deal with, and Shen Nianran is still waiting for me!"
"Well, eat quickly. We will leave early tomorrow morning."
After the two of them had dinner, Lu Huaijin left for his yard for something, while Yao Qingnian went back to the house and entered the space. She cleaned the persimmons picked today and soaked them in cooled boiled water. After she had done all this, she came out, stretched, and prepared to go to bed.
But just as she walked to the bed and wanted to lie down, she saw something moving under the quilt. She was so scared that she jumped up from the bed. When she opened the quilt, she saw several snakes and toads. It was so disgusting that they put these things on her bed. She knew without thinking too much that she had not offended anyone else since she came to this farm, so it must have been done by the maid named Wan Mei.
Yao Qingnian calmly packed up the snakes and toads, and when it was later in the evening, he quietly came out of the house and headed towards the direction where Wan Mei lived.
Wan Mei was gloating in her room. She was so happy whenever she thought of the scene of Yao Qingnian seeing those things. This time, the snake she released was non-venomous. If she dared to mess with her again, she would find a few poisonous snakes for her. She happily turned off the lights and lay on the bed, and fell asleep unknowingly.
In her dream, Wan Mei felt something crawling on her body. She grabbed it and threw it away. After a while, something else crawled onto her body and face. At first, she thought she was dreaming, but gradually, she found something wrong. She grabbed the thing on her face, opened her eyes, and looked at the toad in her hand. She was so scared that she quickly threw it away. When she got up and looked at it again, she screamed and wailed: "Ah!"
The snakes and toads that were supposed to appear on Yao Qingnian's bed were now all on her body and bed.
In the middle of the night, her wailing was particularly piercing in the manor. Everyone heard the screams and ran to her side. When they arrived outside Wan Mei's room, they saw her running out of the room in a panic with a pale face. When she saw someone coming in, she fainted. Everyone was confused. What was she doing in the middle of the night? When they ran in and saw the toad and snake on her bed, they were also shocked. They quickly cleaned it up for her and then asked the housekeeper to deal with the matter.
The housekeeper quickly sent someone to check and called a doctor. The doctor said that she was just too frightened and was not seriously injured. How could there suddenly be so many toads and snakes in his room in the middle of the night?
"Xuanfeng, what happened outside the yard? It's so noisy." After Lu Huaijin finished her work, she heard the noise outside late at night. She got up and came out, and asked softly towards the courtyard wall.
"It was Wanmei who fainted from fright." Xuanfeng came in from outside.
"Frightened?" Lu Huaijin was a little surprised.
"Someone threw snakes and toads into her house." Xuanfeng couldn't help but almost laughed out loud.
"What are you laughing at? Did you do it?" Looking at his expression, Lu Huaijin's face darkened.
"Master, I am innocent. How could I do such a childish thing? It was...it was Madam who did it."
"Madam? Tell me, what happened." When Lu Huaijin heard that it was Yao Qingnian who did it, he couldn't help but ask curiously.
"I heard from the housekeeper that today, Madam and the little girl Shi Liu went to the farm to pick some things. When they came back, they were seen by Wan Mei, so she asked her for two radishes to make soup for her. Shi Liu refused to say that Madam had picked them, so they had a conflict. Madam was there too, so she gave Shi Liu a lesson.
Wan Mei may have held a grudge, so she asked the farmhands to find some snakes and toads and secretly put them in the lady's bed. When the lady found out, she took advantage of the situation and sent all these things to Wan Mei's room while everyone was asleep.
Xuanfeng told him everything he had just investigated. After listening to it, Lu Huaijin smiled.
"Where's Madame?"
"I'm going back to my room to sleep."
"Well, go find the housekeeper and ask him to notify Wan Mei to pack up her things and get out of the manor starting tomorrow. From now on, she will no longer be a member of our Zi Ye Pavilion." Lu Huaijin ordered.
"But she is your savior. Will this cause gossip?" Xuanfeng hesitated, not because he sympathized with her, but because he was worried about causing criticism from others. However, his worry was a bit unnecessary. It was just a matter of punishment. Who would dare to say anything?
"I could have gotten away with it without her. Considering that she had blocked the knife for me, I wanted to let her live out her life in peace on the farm. But she had thoughts that she shouldn't have, and she repeatedly challenged my patience."
"Yes, master." Tornado took the order and went down.
Lu Huaijin flipped over to the next room, pushed the door open and entered Yao Qingnian's room, only to see her lying on the bed and snoring, as if everything outside had nothing to do with her. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, he took off his coat, lay down and hugged Yao Qingnian who was lying on her side. Yao Qingnian did not speak and continued to sleep.