Chapter 36 (2/2)

”You all are good men who will not show any expression on their face. These metal hooks must not pose a difficulty to you.” The secret room was slightly humid and hot. Even the smell was not very good. The subordinates behind Yan Jin Qiu lit up some incense and put out ice as though this was not an interrogation room but Yan Jin Qiu's study.

”You fake gentleman, just do as you will, do not waste words.” The oldest person spat out blood and spittle in Yan Jin Qiu's direction. His voice was both discontent and full of hate. ”I wonder how many people in Jing know the honored Xian Junw.a.n.g is so vicious and ambitious. Does your beautiful Xian Junw.a.n.g Fei know of your other face?”

”You don't have a say in matters about ben w.a.n.g's woman” Yan Jin Qiu smiled thinly at these people and did not show any fury. He walked forward and pulled at the metal hook. The face of the person who had spoken twisted up in pain. Yan Jin Qiu's smile grew. ”You do not need to say if ben w.a.n.g is fake or not. Can you spies really call other people fake?”

Maybe it was because the wounds were too painful that the older spy did not speak. The other spies seemed to become timid and did not speak.

”What, are you all dumb?” Yan Jin Qiu used the fan in his hand to tap the metal hook holding onto the bone. Then he disdainfully threw the fan to the side and started to use a handkerchief to wipe his hands. ”Since you are all hard to crack and are not willing to confess, then you can all hang here. Ben w.a.n.g just loves to admire you loyal dogs.”

As the blood of these people dripped onto the ground, the smile on his face increased as though he was looking at a beautiful picture scroll. ”Take good care of these good dogs.”

After admiring the pained states of these people, Yan Jin Qiu walked out of the secret room in a good mood. When he  returned to the study, he bent his head and saw a bit of dirty water on his shoe. He frowned in disdain. ”Someone, come. Ben w.a.n.g needs to bathe.”

Hua Xi Wan's wound slowly recovered as she rested on the bed for a few days. She could finally get out of bed to move. She first looked around her own yard and teased the myna bird in the cage hanging in the corridor. ”Where did the servant responsible for the myna go? This water is slightly dirty.”

”Zhang Le's family came to pay for his contract. I heard that he went back home to get married.” The steward came forward and said, ”Because he left yesterday, there was no time to find a servant who knew birds to take his position.”

Hua Xi Wan turned to look at this steward who seemed extremely honest. Then she continued to tease the myna. ”Really?”

”Really, really, really?” The myna flapped its wings and copied the words.

A thin layer of sweat appeared on the steward's back.

”Since the person has left, then try to arrange for a new one to come as soon as possible.” After playing for a while, Hua Xi Wan did not have any more interest. ”I think that this bird is interesting. Take care of it. It would be pretty good to play with it to while away the time on some days.”

”This small one will remember.” The steward instantly retreated in order to arrange this. When he had gone quite a distance, he turned back and saw Junw.a.n.g Fei was still standing in the corridor. Her face was expressionless, and one could not see what her mood was like.

Bai Xia frowned. A few days ago, this servant called Zhang Le had talked about his family of several generations to them. He had said there weren't many people left in his family. His only sister had died. Who had come to pay his contract?

Returning to the room, Bai Xia said this to Hua Xi Wan and saw her mistress' expression s.h.i.+ft slightly.

”Since someone has come to pay his contract, only relatives would be willing to do such a thing.” Hua Xi Wan quickly recovered. ”He is just a rough labor servant. Do not spend much attention on him. Let's just hope that he will have good days in the future.”

Bai Xia complied and did not speak further about this. On the second day, she asked around about the servants in the inner and outer compound who were gone, and appeared much more composed. She had obtained the names of these people and what they had done. After reporting to her mistress, she saw her mistress' expression become even stranger.

Ever since Hua Xi Wan married in, she knew that Xian Junw.a.n.g Fu was not as simple as she  had imagined. But ever since she married into this Xian Junw.a.n.g Fu, there was no way she could go back. She had to pretend to not know what she did. Only people like this could live more easily.

Hong Ying saw Bai Xia's and Mistress' expressions were not good and did not understand what happened. However, when she moved around, she became even more careful.

When it was night, a servant came to report that Junw.a.n.g Ye was coming later to have the evening meal. Hua Xi Wan did not ask anything else but had the people from the Food Room prepare some dishes like Yan Jin Qiu liked.

If she meddled in too much, what could she do if she activated this junw.a.n.g ye's berserker mode?

Translator Ramblings: Oh Hua Xi Wan, you think that your husband might be on the edge of a cliff … … he’s stepped off a long time ago.