Chapter 35 (1/2)

Chapter 35

Translator: NovelMultiverse | Editor: NovelMultiverse

Tian Feng was stunned for a while, only to realize that the old woman Yu Linglong mentioned was Mu s.h.i.+. She didn’t know how to answer for a while. If she said her intention directly, she would have admitted that Mu s.h.i.+ was the old woman Yu Linglong was talking about. If she didn’t say it, she could not afford to offend the Fourth Lady.

After thinking about it quickly, Tian Feng decided she would rather offend Mu s.h.i.+ than Yu Linglong.

She hurriedly and respectfully offered the rosewood snail jewelry box in her hand, and said: “The lady asked me to send something to the Fourth Lady.”

Yu Linglong’s eyes narrowed slightly. Was this Mu s.h.i.+ putting the punishment before the reward? She provoked her and then thought it would be okay to send something?

Seeing that Yu Linglong was silent, Xuan Cao reached out and took the jewelry box, opened it, and showed it to Yu Linglong.

She saw a complete set of palace adornments, gold-plated head ornaments with peony petals, forehead ornaments, charms, hairpins, hairbands, headpieces, etc. in the box, bathed in golden light. The workmans.h.i.+p was exquisite. They were covered in elaborate peony petals and layers of gold leaf, and they were trembling slightly. It was so lifelike and so dazzling that they almost couldn’t look at it.

Although Yu Linglong didn’t know much about ancient jewelry, she could see that this set of headpieces was very valuable.

Tian Feng glanced at Yu Linglong and said boldly: “The lady ordered me to come and tell the Fourth Lady that she was listening to the sorceress and misunderstood the Fourth Lady, and the Fourth Lady was wronged. She asked the Fourth Lady to be generous and forgive her.”

As the mistress of the house, it is rare enough to even be able to whisper to a concubine like this.

It was the only way. If she didn’t comfort Yu Linglong, Mu s.h.i.+’s small body would suffer again. Compared with the wounds of the flesh, this set of pure gold head ornaments was nothing.

After a long while, Yu Linglong nodded: “Xuan Cao, put it away.”

Tian Feng was overjoyed. The Fourth Lady accepted these things, did this mean she would forgive the lady?

In the next moment, she heard Yu Linglong sneer and say: “I have accepted these things, but it is not enough!”

Hearing Yu Linglong’s cold voice, Tian Feng couldn’t help but shrink, and her head fell lower: “Then…what does the Fourth Lady mean…?”

A slender finger tapped the jewelry box, and Yu Linglong leisurely picked up her teacup: “I need ten sets, of pretty much the same.”

It seemed that the monthly bill of one thousand taels of silver last time was still too small, and Mu s.h.i.+ didn’t learn any lessons at all!

Tian Feng was so scared that she almost fell to the ground. This one set of head ornaments was sc.r.a.ping the bottom of Mu s.h.i.+’s barrel, let alone ten sets! Just one such set is very rare. Fourth Lady was like a lion opening its mouth wide. She wanted ten sets!?

How can she explain this to Mu s.h.i.+ if she went back!

Anyways, Tian Feng looked at her with a meaningful glance. She knew that Yu Linglong must not be rejected at this time, otherwise, if the task ordered by Mu s.h.i.+ cannot be completed, even she had to explain.

“This… the maid will report to the lady…” Her voice was as thin as a mosquito, showing helplessness and no confidence.

Yu Linglong smiled and sipped her tea. She was in a good mood and chatted with Tian Feng: “How has your lady been these days? Is her injury better?”

The gentle sound of the warm spring breeze made Tian Feng’s hair stand up on her head. She seemed to see a tiger full of food and drink, showing her sharp fangs.

The injury on Mu s.h.i.+’s body was clearly caused by Yu Linglong. At this moment, she could still greet Mu s.h.i.+ with seemingly caring attention, but she was really speechless and helpless.

“The lady…the lady is better.” Tian Feng replied tremblingly.

Yu Linglong blew on the tea and said with a smile, “It seems that she has recovered from the wound and forgotten the pain. It looks like her body is almost healed.”

If it weren’t for this, how could she dare to ask Sorceress Bai to exorcise her? Mu s.h.i.+ has remembered the food but forgotten the beating.

Cold sweat was dripping off of Tian Feng, but she didn’t even dare wipe it: “Yes…no…”

Seeing that Tian Feng was so scared that she couldn’t speak clearly, Yu Linglong changed the subject: “I heard that Yu Peng is coming back home?”