Chapter 5 (1/2)
Chapter 5: Home affairs
Sitting in e”, I finally return to theat the door to welco, who carefully assistsover a copper stove to warm my hands on Winter in this period sure is a lot chillier compared to winters in my time Not to mention there are no small, mobile heaters one can carry outside and conveniently warm your hands around
As I walk through thedraped a black fox fur cloak aroundXiao Lu for not taking proper care ofthe ride back A little i, what's the point of putting on a cloak now?”
”Although it has stopped snowing, the weather is still chilly Daren's body constitution is weak and the national affairs are a heavy burden It would not be a if you fall sick”
I a-winded wo in order for her to properly tie the cloak's belt together By accident,pair of eyes that are full of worshi+p, and couldn't help the softening of my heart I know his position is just that of a slave boy tasked with following the carriage everywhere and thus has a low status ast the mansion's servants Nevertheless, I feel that he is both clever and innocent, which : ”From today onwards, let Xiao Lu serve me in my study”
Once he hears this, Xiao Lu is unable to contain his joy, nearly ju servants cast repressed looks of jealousy and admiration towards him one after another
S faintly, I tell hihty”
Xiao Lu repeatedly agrees and nods his head, then kneels happily at ratitude Waving my hand to allow him to stand back up, I enter the inner courtyard
As for the still-following Hong Feng, if she is in any way astonished, nothing shows on her face,her brows in a slight frown Hesitantly, she said: ”Jin'er froive her forty strikes of the wooden rod and had her chased out of the mansion”
Startled, I yell, ”What?”
Hong Feng suddenly kneels down in front ofacted on ht about it That child is usually honest and sincere and did commit no mistakes If she offended Daren, it can only be her name that offended If you are unsatisfied, then let her repent If doing so is bothersome, then chase her out Either way, she does not deserve death”
Will I really kill someone just because a letter of their name is identical in pronunciation toher (HF) life to save her (Jin'er), Hong Feng ordered someone to hit a delicate woman forty tiht punishic?
I laughed in fury ”Do you always act on your own accord?”
Hong Feng lowers her head ”Asking Daren to please punish me”
I look at the wo before me, and suddenly realise that this woman doesn't fear me, doesn't hate me, and doesn't fawn overnot alar? In ancient time, she can be considered soft on the inside but hard inside[2] I can appreciate that
”Forget it Next ti or flogging, askof silver for her injuries then check her natural character If you feel this person is still of use, bring her back to the mansion”
Hong Feng raises her head to look at , before, I was too harsh on people Because of that, now I have to slowly correctThe reason I told her to get away fro as a footstool is not so a wohtly The next tie”
Hong Feng's constantly expressionless face finally undulate a little, a myriad of eood kind of surprise, eaze searches uarantee from my expression However, when she opens her e ”Yes, Daren”
Forflowers and applause left lian's usual deeds and conduct, I definitely cannot win people over easily, so siress will have to do
”Hong Feng, where is Yao Jinzi currently?”
She is taken back by the sudden change of topic and hesitated for a bit ”Yao…ah, gongzi[3] is currently chained as per usual in the third dungeons…”
Not waiting for her to finish speaking,lian treats his bed partner? What is he, a black ?!
Hardening my face, I suppress the fury into take me there?!”
Angrily stalking through the Zhang mansion, we eventually reach a place where the scenery is vastly different froeons
My eyes narrow as I look at the stout, ugly building, walking towards the third door and snappily tell the old servant serving as the jailer: ”Open the door quickly!”
The door opens, revealing the dih to allowwithin clearly, only to see the four bare walls and practically empty room At one corner is a pile of straw, probably used for sleeping Near the door is a tray with yet-to-be-washed plates and bowls The place can be considered fairly clean, as there are no foul or strange smells within
Yao Jinzi is wearing a simple white shi+rt that doesn't even cover down to his feet and I can guarantee he is not wearing anything else beneath In this wintry season, without his ht freeze to death? That's not all, for the silver chains on this body are fastened to an iron ring ee of movements
He has been watchingto describe It is the kind oftheir deaths, a disdain that is long carved deep into a person's bones, one that is unforgettable and not easy to reckon with