Chapter 196 (2/2)
Would things ever get that bad? Ning Xiaoyao's expression turned pained just fro it ”Then I'll cut wood to earn us money,” she said sincerely, ”So we'll never be reduced to those circu collapses, I'll never allow such a tragic thing to happen
Lou Zigui only felt du froic is this? (Author: It's expected that you can't make heads or tails of it The two of you are always on different wavelengths (￢_￢))
”So are you eating noodles or not?” Ning Xiaoyao asked
”Let's go,” Lou Zigui walked down the covered ay It was best to drop the topic—or rather, he'd probably get a headache if he left Ning Xiaoyao ra
Meanwhile, news of Zhou mama's request to seek His Majesty spread out froer's extensive spies in the palace, then to the eer's own palace
”The Grand Preceptor sent troops to surround Iron Buddha Te His Majesty to rescue theer Xie immediately connected the dots
Eer Xie waved to dismiss the servant who'd reported the news and looked at herwith her?”
”His Majesty only just returned to the palace,” a uessed ”Perhaps he doesn't know that Zhou mama wanted to see him?”
”His Majesty is currently busying himself with the Grand Preceptor's…” another er Xie's grew glooainst her ar noise made the mama around her tremble It was at thisthat had happened at the Grand Preceptor's estate this
When she finished listening to the tale, Ehtheaded The mama orried that she'd faint away, but she abruptly slapped her arainst His Majesty?!”
All of theabout, but stood silent with bowed heads They secretly agreed with the eer and Grand Preceptor combined couldn't best the likes of His Majesty, ould the Grand Preceptor's wife fare any better? Now the Xie Clan daughters would see difficult days ahead
”Tell the Grand Preceptor's people that This Dowager knows,” Eer Xie instructed the eunuch, who assented and waited for his next orders
”What are you still standing around for?” E for me to confer a reward?” After she saw that Grand Preceptor Xie was solory and rank, she found fewer and fewer reasons to speak with him anymore
The eunuch quickly beat a retreat
”Go capture Zhou ate her This Dowager wants to knohether the enant”
The mama murmured an assent and went off to do her work
”Doesn't Enant?” a mama asked in a small voice
”This Dowager can't be at ease unless I verify those claier Xie replied ”What if it turns out to be one of His Majesty's sche Yu anynancy froer Xie still preferred to be prudent She couldn't let that daain
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One hour later, Lou Zigui received news that two men had forcefully taken Zhou mama off the streets
”Supreeneral from the Black Frost Cavalry asked him
”Wait and see,” Lou Zigui replied
”Yes,” the general obeyed If that's what Supreme Commander says, then that's all I can do Still, he orried enough to asked, ”Supreer's hands?”
Lou Zigui's tone was light ”She's no one but a palace mama, at most”
The general didn't speak up again
How could anyone who helped the eood person? ZhouXiaoyao with suspicion and dislike—and even hints of hatred Lou Zigui saw her every gaze clearly Since you treat Ning Xiaoyao as your enemy, why should I care whether you live or die? Zhou mama's debts were kept on record in his heart
”See if Deng Rong's1 returned yet,” Lou Zigui ordered next Deng Rong was the man he sent to keep watch on the Grand Prececeptor's estate Judging by the hour, it was about tieneral accepted his new instructions and left
”Ayeayeaye!” Ning Xiaoyao's shouts carried through the wall then to reach Lou Zigui's quarters ”Windy, I love you to death, ayeayeaye! Memeda~”2
Lou Zigui quickly strode out of his room and across the courtyard until he reached its entrance There he saw Ning Xiaoyao hugging two oilpaper packages as she skipped and juale
”Egg yolk guoba!” Ning Xiaoyao had heard his footsteps and turned to smile at him so widely that her eyes turned into curved lines ”Windy helped uoba!”
”……” said Lou Zigui
”Windy, thank you,” Ning Xiaoyao turned back to sain If she hadn't remembered how people held back from public displays of affection in this world, she would have already juale s Xiaoyao's reactions
As for Lou Zigui, he vowed that he'd hate egg yolk guoba most of all for the rest of his life! o(╯□╰)o
Deng Rong (邓荣) – Deng is a surnalory, honor” ↩
Me noises ↩