“Nannan, Nannan? How is Miss Fu doing?” When Liu Zhixia’s inquiry sounded outside the door, Liu Yusheng had just dressed Fu Yuzheng and tied a cloth belt around her.
“It was my brother who found you last night and brought you back.” Carried you back, Liu Yusheng did not say.
It was detrimental to a girl. Although the situation demanded it, her brother touched her all the same.
Fu Yuzheng’s eyelashes trembled. “Let him in.”
Liu Yusheng then raised her voice to the man outside the door, “Brother, come in.”
Upon entering the door, Liu zhixia’s eyes first fell on the woman who was partly sitting up on the bed. “Miss Fu, are you alright? Does your wound still hurt?”
“…Much better. Miss Liu is a superb healer,” Fu Yuzheng’s face was a little red.
Liu Zhixia, a big man, asked her directly about the wound on her back. He was too direct.
Seeing the woman’s unnatural demeanor, Liu Zhixia also realized that he had spoken recklessly, and quickly said, “Don’t misunderstand, Miss Fu. I haven’t seen your wounds. It’s just that you were covered in blood yesterday and fell at the entrance of the king’s residence. I thought that your injuries should be very serious.”
“Thanks a lot for last night, Young Master Liu.”
“It’s no big deal. I just happened to see you last night. If I hadn’t, with you collapsing there like that, I’m afraid the consequences would be dire.
Forgive me for saying this, but since you were able to make it back to the entrance of the royal residence, why didn’t you call for help so that you could get treatment early?
You are a woman. You should know better than to cherish yourself. There is no need to be too stubborn at times.
Of course it’s admirable that you can hold on your own when things go wrong, but if you won’t call for help in such a serious situation, you’re being overly defensive.
Not everyone in this world will calculate you. There are always people you can trust.”
After such a long speech, he found the woman sitting on the bed staring at him blankly, as if she was frightened.
Her reaction was quite slower than usual.
Liu Zhixia also knows that he said too much, giving sincere advice to someone of shallow friendship. But, he had been worried all night. He was also really angry with her for trampling on herself like this.
“I’ll be blunt for a moment. If Miss can listen, just listen. Don’t take it to heart if you think I’ve offended you. It’s late, so I’ll be leaving now.” Then he nodded to Liu Yusheng, “Nannan, I’ll go first and come back in the evening.”
“Okay.” Liu Yusheng blinked, looking at her elder brother strangely.
Liu Zhixia pretended not to see, turned around and walked away.
In the past, he was already in the academy at this hour, but today, he specially delayed the time just to come and check.
He had trouble sleeping last night. Whenever he closed his eyes, a vast alarming red would appear before his eyes.
It really upset him.
When the man left, Liu Yusheng withdrew her gaze and sighed with a smile. “I never imagined hearing my elder brother preaching to someone in a serious manner. Back when he used to take me to play with my second brother at home, he would only keep digging a pit for my second brother to jump into.”
“Is that so? I can’t tell,” Fu Yuzheng returned to her senses and replied lowly.
“Not to mention you, I don’t know how many pits in total my second brother jumped into to this day. Every time he sees my elder brother, he will still be following his ass as an ass-kisser.”
Fu Yuzheng pictured that scene and laughed despite herself, making the wound on her back ache.
But other than that, everything was fine.
Really fine.
There was none of the loneliness and sorrow that she felt after waking up every time she got injured. There was no need to force herself to be strong when she was secretly weak.
With just one or two more people and a few rounds of gossip, everything became very different.
A girl told her she was great and liked her a lot.
A man taught her that she should know how to love and cherish herself, and that there was always someone worthy of her trust.
Hence, her heart that had been cold and lonely for so many years became warm.
Fu Yuzheng could walk a bit, so she went back to her own courtyard and refused to stay in the Shengxiao Courtyard.
Last night, she occupied Liu Yusheng’s bed and made her take care of her as an injured person. That girl probably hasn’t had a sound sleep all night.
As for her meals, just have someone bring them over for now.
At lunchtime, Feng Qingbai returned on time, and when the meal started, Xue Qinglian came out.
It was rare that he didn’t shut himself inside all the time, but also brought up the gossip he heard.
“Lucky Nannan, what exactly happened on your trip to the osmanthus grove yesterday? Rumors are now buzzing outside.”
With his mouth full, Xue Qinglian slurred, “That simpleton, who had slighted the granddaughter of the prime minister, died a violent death in prison.
It is rumored everywhere that it was the prime minister’s house who did it, saying that the prime minister’s granddaughter had spoken at the time and said that she would kill that man and exterminate his entire clan. Is that true?
Tsk, it’s estimated that the dirty water that the prime minister’s house exposed this time is not so easy to clean. The rumors in the capital are vividly detailed.”
Liu Yusheng froze and looked at Feng Qingbai. She hadn’t been out since she came back yesterday and didn’t know the buzz outside. She didn’t expect it to spread so quickly.
At that time, they were the only group with the drunk men beside the waterfall there, and there was no third party.
It must be Feng Qingbai who spread Zuo Xuan’s remarks quickly.
The shadow guards he arranged around her knew everything to the detail.
Feng Qingbai did not react to it. “Even if Zuo Xuan did not utter those remarks, the people in prison also couldn’t live.”
The prime minister wouldn’t allow a threat to live.
He was the same.
Liu Yusheng fell silent.
In this time and space, if the higher-ups wanted to kill a person, it was akin to crushing a mole.
Xue Qinglian continued chattering, “I was doing research yesterday and heard a servant talking outside the window. I was curious for a moment, so I went to the cell just in time to see the jailer collect the corpse.
That tragic state, tsk tsk; eyes bulging, tongue stretched out long, expression frozen in fear, the most disgusting is that his hand was chopped off…”
Bang! Xue Qinglian was also kicked off.
“Feng Qingbai! I’m eating!” After crashing to the ground, Xue Qinglian rubbed his butt and looked at the calm man. He was so angry that his nose was crooked.
How did he offend him today?!
“Say these things again while eating, and don’t come to the table in the future.”
“…” Xue Qinglian instantly understood. He dared to claim that what he said was too disgusting. He was just afraid of disgusting Lucky Nannan.
Second Master, you worry too much!
Look at your woman, she doesn’t look disgusted!
You’ve never seen her dance with a scalpel!
Damn it, I’m dying from the injustice!
When he took a glance at Lucky Nannan, she bowed her head and ate obediently. She didn’t even spare him a glance!
Pretending to be lovable!
He would shoulder this blame!
He stood up, silently crawled back to the table, and picked up his chopsticks.
Filling his belly was most important.
Seeing him acting honestly, Liu Yusheng only opened her mouth and talked about Fu Yuzheng’s matter.
“Both you and Consort Liu understand where Miss Fu stands. I am afraid that Consort Liu will no longer trust her, so do you want her to continue?”
Xue Qinglian immediately perked his ears up. He’d turn around and wait for Liu Zhixia to return and go to gossip with him.
Peek-Aboo 
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