Yun Shu shot Ruan Xi a cold glance.
"It seems you're still more suited to being poisoned."
As soon as he regained strength after controlling the poison, his mind began to conjure all sorts of inappropriate thoughts.
He completely lost control of his tongue.
Ruan Xi, as if resurrected from the dead, retreated several paces with a whoosh. "Alright, alright, I'll shut up, okay?"
Then he walked to the door.
He winked and flirted with Yun Shu, wanting to unleash all the charm in his captivating eyes, trying to keep his mouth shut, but failing. A thousand words accumulated, and finally, as he pushed the door open, he said, "Night King is just a little better looking than me, other than that, he's just so-so! Listen to me, please don't like him anymore. Like me instead! I deserve it."
With that, he bolted out.
And then firmly shut the door.
He was afraid Yun Shu would send a poisoned needle flying his way.
Yun Shu's lips twitched. She then simply took off her outer robe and returned to bed to sleep.
Who liked whom, or who didn't like whom, had nothing to do with her.
Sleep was paramount.
Meanwhile, Ruan Xi, having escaped from Yun Shu's room, was stopped by Jing Heng as he was about to leave.
"Why are you blocking my way for no reason? Scram, I'm in a hurry to get home. Several beauties are waiting for me to appease them!" Ruan Xi said provocatively.
Jing Heng knew very well what kind of person he was, so there was no need for pretense in front of him.
Jing Heng crossed his arms and looked at the seemingly decent Ruan Xi. "I heard everything you said at the door. When you speak, don't you ever pee and check your own reflection? Even if the Mistress likes Night King, she will never like you. Don't harbor any inappropriate thoughts about the Mistress."
Ruan Xi rolled his eyes. "It's none of your business what I say! I just like Yun Shu, I just want to marry Yun Shu. What right do you have to interfere?"
"Dream on!" Jing Heng spat out two cold words from between his teeth.
Ruan Xi's mouth twitched fiercely. He knew it was a dream, but he loved to dream. Did Jing Heng have the right to interfere? He gnashed his teeth in anger. "Move aside, I need to pee. Be careful I don't pee on you!"
The next moment.
Jing Heng, with a look of disgust, did indeed step aside.
Ruan Xi snorted and immediately scurried away.
He truly didn't want to confront Jing Heng head-on. He had just been poisoned, and although Yun Shu had controlled it, he was still very weak. He was in a state where he needed beauties to carefully attend to and soothe him, and had no desire to waste time here with Jing Heng.
Jing Heng watched Ruan Xi's fleeing figure with his usual icy expression.
As he was about to vanish into the darkness, he noticed that A'Cha's room was still lit.
It was so late, and the Mistress didn't require service. Why was A'Cha, who usually rested by now, still up?
Jing Heng's expression flickered.
After a moment's hesitation, he walked over.
The room was silent.
A'Cha was either asleep or resting.
Suddenly, he heard the sound of pages turning.
So A'Cha was reading.
She had been reading and practicing calligraphy whenever she had time recently.
He remembered her mentioning to Yu Le that before she came to the capital, her favorite thing to do as a child was to read. She was skilled in everything, from chess, chess, calligraphy, and painting. It was a pity that her wicked biological father had ruined her, trapping her youthful years in a sunless prison.
He had killed many people, many of whom deserved to die, all of whom were irredeemable villains. But he felt nothing when he killed them. Now, however, he felt that A'Cha's father and his family deserved to die.
He touched the sword at his side.
He suppressed the murderous intent.
Meanwhile, in the room, A'Cha's brows were furrowed as she looked at the book in her hands.
There were some characters in the book that she didn't recognize. She would ask the young lady tomorrow.
She was eager to read all these books and understand every single character in them.
Unconsciously, she lost track of time.
She wrote down the characters she didn't recognize.
She knew that only by becoming truly strong could she be fearless and truly repay the young lady in the future.
She yawned and closed the book.
She pushed open the door to go relieve herself.
As soon as she opened the door, she bumped into Yu Le, who was rubbing her eyes and also heading out to relieve herself.
Yu Le blinked in surprise. "You're going too?"
"Yes," A'Cha nodded.
Yu Le, still half-asleep, yawned. "Okay, let's go together."
The two walked towards the outhouse.
On the way, Yu Le suddenly became more alert.
She quietly asked A'Cha, "After you went out today and came back, you've been rather down. Did you... encounter your enemies?"
A'Cha hummed, her eyes lowered, her lips pursed. She said in a deep voice, "I did encounter them. They, mother and daughter, were shopping at a jewelry store."
"They will get their retribution!" Yu Le gritted her teeth.
How wicked!
She thought A'Cha's father was worse than pigs and dogs, to allow his new wife to treat A'Cha like this and make her suffer so much in prison! How hateful!
A'Cha's expression seemed unchanged, she wasn't even as indignant as Yu Le. She merely nodded slightly. "Their whole family of three will get their retribution."
They chatted as they walked.
They didn't notice Jing Heng's presence on the rooftop nearby.
This was A'Cha's matter, and he shouldn't interfere.
But...
He still leaped up.
And sped off into the darkness.
...
The next day.
As dawn broke.
A'Cha got up, ready to go out to purchase some things.
The young lady wanted to cook today, and Little Li and the others were coming. She needed to buy some fresh pastries from the bakery.
She had just left the manor and hadn't gone far.
Suddenly, she overheard two people passing by talking about her heartless father.
"Minister Liu and his family are now the laughingstock of the capital! Everyone was originally discussing Young Lady Yun and the Regent, and the Qu siblings. Who knew the Minister's mansion would have such a scandal!"
"Haven't you noticed? The more prominent the family, the more messy things happen?"
"Hahahaha! Indeed!"
A'Cha walked over and asked the two, "What happened at the Minister's mansion?"
"You don't know?"
A'Cha looked at the two and nodded. "Yes, I'm not clear."
"It's like this. Early this morning, a major incident occurred at the largest pig farm in the southern part of our capital. The owner discovered that the Minister's wife was lying in a pile of dung, sleeping with a little pig! We never heard that the Minister's wife had such a peculiar hobby! Everyone is saying that perhaps the Minister's wife has a problem with her mind, choosing to sleep in a pigsty instead of her comfortable bed! The Minister made a huge commotion before dawn, searching everywhere for his wife, and now the entire capital knows about this!"
Even though A'Cha was usually very calm, she was shocked at this moment.
A pig farm?
...
A moment later, Yun Shu woke up. After washing up, she heard Yu Le recount the incident at the Minister's mansion.
After a moment's thought.
She looked at Jing Heng, who stood at the door with an unapproachable demeanor.