Chapter 23 Good days?
Grandmother Xu’s face paled. How could she answer Chen Hui’s question? She was just a helper in the kitchen. Even if she knew the private conversation between Chen Hui and Li Youde, no one would believe it!
Grandmother Xu glanced at Chen Pingzhi subconsciously, but saw that the latter was sweating like rain and was also at loss about what to do.
A problem occurred with the person who was originally confident at the success. He hadn’t prepared a backup plan, so naturally he was also dumbstruck at this moment.
Zheng Yong looked at grandmother Xu’s expression and knew that there was no need to count on her. That was even more not the case when looking at Chen Pingzhi. His gaze went to Li Youde. The original panic was long gone, but his expression was a bit weird. His eyes didn’t turn away from Lady Chen for a moment. In comparison, Lady Chen, this daughter of a merchant had become the most composed person. A strange thought suddenly emerged in his head: no wonder Li Youde treated her well. If she was a member of his courtyard, he was also willing to treat her well due to her outstanding bearing.
Zheng Yong didn’t want to think about the things that had nothing to do with him anymore. Since the matter was a foregone conclusion, he didn’t have to worry about anything anymore. After the event, he still has to go show Li Youde his concern and let him know who schemed against him. He was happy to see the eunuchs in a dogfight.
“Chen Pingzhi, is what Lady Chen said the truth?” Zheng Yong reprimanded.
Chen Pingzhi shivered and almost peed in his pants from being scared. He restrained his body and said tremblingly, “Ans, answering sir. This, this little one…” He couldn’t even say a complete sentence. That person clearly said that the chief of the Ministry of Justice would help him. What was going on now…?
“If you dare to lie again, you will be served with a big punishment,” Zheng Yong said sharply.
Chen Pingzhi revealed everything in a frenzy, “It, it is this little one who made false accusations against Lord Li. Sir, please forgive me! Forgive me!”
Zheng Yong humphed once coldly and said, “Really daring. You even dare to frame the people of the palace! Speak, who instigated you?”
Chen Pingzhi was taken aback and hurriedly said, “Answering sir, this little one doesn’t know. That person, that person seems to be someone of the palace, but this little one truly doesn’t know who the other party is!”
Chen Hui turned her head sideways to look at Li Youde. Seeing that he was looking at her with complicated eyes, she couldn’t help from smiling at him with a hint of triumph.
That charming smile tickled Li Youde’s heart. He was about to look away when Chen Hui asked him without sound, “Do you know who my father is talking about?”
Li Youde was taken aback. He quickly threw away those messy thoughts and grinned. Aside from Wang Youcai, who else could it be?
Chen Hui understood Li Youde’s meaning. Since he knew who it was, then, there was no need to ask Chen Pingzhi. She nodded. Seeing that Zheng Yong planned to impose torture on Chen Pingzhi, she quickly said, “Sir, if Lord Li doesn’t pursue this matter, can you spare my father this time?”
Zheng Yong faintly looked over. This time, he found that it was interesting.
“Lady Chen, this is the criminal who had framed Lord Li. How could Lord Li spare him?” While speaking, Zheng Yong looked at Li Youde. He had heard about Li Youde’s character. If someone showed him disrespect, he may get revenge on that person. What was more, Cheng Pingzhi was the one who deliberately framed him and almost placed him on the field of death.
Chen Hui looked at Li Youde. Her eyes seemed to be full of expectation, “Lord Li, you are so good to this Lady Chen, you will spare my father, right?”
Upon seeing this, Chen Pingzhi hurriedly cried and pleaded, “Lord Li, it is all this little one’s fault. It was this little one’s heaty who had been covered by lard. Lord Li, please spare this little one!”
Li Youde’s expression was very bad.
If it was in the past and he was framed like how Chen Pingzhi framed him, he wouldn’t let him die too easily. However now, Lady Chen’s previous speech had placed him in the position of ‘being good to her’. He was handcuffed and had to do what she said.
Li Youde gritted his teeth and squeezed out a smile on his face, “Since it is Lady Chen’s request…I will not pursue his death penalty, so, just beat him a few dozen times.”
The corner of Chen Hui’s mouth twitched. He was indeed a petty exasperating eunuch. He wouldn’t even spare people too easily.
Zheng Yong said, “Since Lord Li already says this…Chen Pingzhi, this officer will spare your death penalty and fine you twenty beatings! Quickly go thank Lord Li!”
Chen Pingzhi’s face paled when he heard twenty beatings. He kept looking at Chen Hui, but Chen Hui had already given him a way out. She was helpless towards these twenty beatings. So, she naturally didn’t look at him.
Zheng Yong seemed to have suddenly remembered something and said, “There is still Xu shi. Beat them together!”
Shi: clanGrandmother Xu complexion changed instantly. Her stirred up eyes turned and she passed out.
Chen Hui couldn’t bear to watch Chen Pingzhi and grandmother Xu be punished together. She looked down and played with her fingers. Li Youde and Zheng Yong exchanged a glance and then looked away. There was an invisible tacit understanding between the two on this matter. This matter must be reported if Chen Pingzhi was really convicted. Neither of them wanted to do so. After all, they both have secret motives. Thus, not only was Chen Pingzhi teached a lesson, they also didn’t have to write a dossier; hitting two birds with one stone.
At this point, Li Youde had already scolded Wang Youcai’s ancestors from the first to the eighteen generation. He wouldn’t let Wang Youcai be pleased with himself for too long. Sooner or later, he would kill that bitch.
After the execution of the punishment, Chen Pingzhi and grandmother Xu had already become people made of blood. After all, they didn’t want these two to die yet. Zhen Yong let his men show mercy. Now, these two were still alive.
Li Youde looked at the tragic state of the two and felt a bit relieved. He bid goodbye to Zheng Yong and looked once at Chen Hui.
Li Youde couldn’t help but feel confused. How could Lady Chen, this woman, be so changeable? He suddenly remembered a poem that was rare for him to remember, ‘Quiet like an elegant lady and brisk like a rabbit’. This sentence was as if it was talking about her.
“Let’s go.” He turned and walked forward. His heart felt inexplicably settled when he heard Chen Hui’s footsteps following him.
When Chen Hui came, she sat in Li residence’s carriage. It came in handy when she returned. The staff today who followed Li Youde were Ah Da and Ah Er. These two were detained during Li Youde’s trial. Now that Li Youde was acquitted, the two were freed. So, they drove back to the residence.
Chen Hui and Li Youde got into the carriage one after another. At this time, Chen Hui was in the mood to see the scenery outside.
It was still daytime now. The streets were very lively. The clothes of the people were naturally not as bright as those that Chen Hui had seen in TV series in the past. The vitality on their faces were something that the actors in the TV series didn’t have. It seemed that even in such an era of scarcity, human beings still have the courage and perseverance to live a serious life. She thought that this was great.
“Cough.”
Behind her, Li Youde suddenly coughed.
Chen Hui lowered the curtain and slowly turned to look at him. To be honest, she didn’t know how to face him. He had indeed promised to worship her like Buddha, but his character was too bad. She didn’t dare to truly order him by pointing at his chin. Otherwise, he might pinch her to death.
Order by pointing at his chin: being arrogant and bossyTherefore, she should exercise restrain when asking him to pay for her kindness…At least, she should probe first.
“Lady Chen, today you truly let me see you in a new light,” Li Youde said casually. “Not every woman can place righteousness before family.”
Chen Hui was slightly startled. He is mocking her, right? She knew that she had thought too highly of this exasperating eunuch! She had saved him and he actually mocked her! Does he still have any humanity left?!
This time, Chen Hui didn’t put herself in the position where she had put herself in before today which was lower than dust. After all, times had changed. She was also someone who had capital to negotiate.
“Lord Li, are you trying to renege on the debt?” Chen Hui smiled casually.
Li Youde glared at Chen Hui. At this moment, he finally realized that ever since Chen Hui mentioned the deal in the hall of the Ministry of Justice, she was no longer that person who would hold his thigh and say things like, “This Lady Chen is lord’s” anymore. Tsk, tsk, he truly made an error in judgement. Lady Chen was much more interesting than he thought.
“Heh, Lady Chen, don’t worry. I won’t renege on what I have promised you,” Li Youde sneered.
Chen Hui said, “Lord, have you forgotten about what had happened in your yard that day?”
Li Youde was taken aback.
Chen Hui looked once at him, “That time, lord said that I would not lack anything, but what had happened afterwards. What did you let me eat? It would even be shameful to feed that to pigs!”
Li Youde’s expression darkened. He hasn’t gotten used to Chen Hui being so arrogant in front of him.
Chen Hui stepped a back bit. She stuck her back against the wall of the carriage and slowly said, “…I mean, can I have better meals this time?”
Li Youde thought, if it wasn’t because she had helped him a bit today, he would’ve thrown her out of the carriage at this moment.
He grinned. That grin looked at bit scary, “Lady Chen, tell me, what do you want to eat?”
“…Ordinary home-cooked dishes would do,” Chen Hui said. She felt that she had become somewhat timid, but she couldn’t help it. There weren’t many things that she could rely on…Don’t care anymore. As long as she could eat delicious things, being a bit timid was also fine. From the beginning, she didn’t expect that her wish to be worshipped like Buddha would be realized. She was already satisfied with a discount.
This time, it was Chen Hui’s turn to be stunned. Maybe it was because she was defeated so many times by disappointments. Li Youde was so clear-cut this time, in turn, it was her who had a feeling that this was a dream. She didn’t want to be too pessimistic. Would she be able to truly eat meat this time?
Chapter 23 Good days?
Grandmother Xu’s face paled. How could she answer Chen Hui’s question? She was just a helper in the kitchen. Even if she knew the private conversation between Chen Hui and Li Youde, no one would believe it!
Grandmother Xu glanced at Chen Pingzhi subconsciously, but saw that the latter was sweating like rain and was also at loss about what to do.
A problem occurred with the person who was originally confident at the success. He hadn’t prepared a backup plan, so naturally he was also dumbstruck at this moment.
Zheng Yong looked at grandmother Xu’s expression and knew that there was no need to count on her. That was even more not the case when looking at Chen Pingzhi. His gaze went to Li Youde. The original panic was long gone, but his expression was a bit weird. His eyes didn’t turn away from Lady Chen for a moment. In comparison, Lady Chen, this daughter of a merchant had become the most composed person. A strange thought suddenly emerged in his head: no wonder Li Youde treated her well. If she was a member of his courtyard, he was also willing to treat her well due to her outstanding bearing.
Zheng Yong didn’t want to think about the things that had nothing to do with him anymore. Since the matter was a foregone conclusion, he didn’t have to worry about anything anymore. After the event, he still has to go show Li Youde his concern and let him know who schemed against him. He was happy to see the eunuchs in a dogfight.
“Chen Pingzhi, is what Lady Chen said the truth?” Zheng Yong reprimanded.
Chen Pingzhi shivered and almost peed in his pants from being scared. He restrained his body and said tremblingly, “Ans, answering sir. This, this little one…” He couldn’t even say a complete sentence. That person clearly said that the chief of the Ministry of Justice would help him. What was going on now…?
“If you dare to lie again, you will be served with a big punishment,” Zheng Yong said sharply.
Chen Pingzhi revealed everything in a frenzy, “It, it is this little one who made false accusations against Lord Li. Sir, please forgive me! Forgive me!”
Zheng Yong humphed once coldly and said, “Really daring. You even dare to frame the people of the palace! Speak, who instigated you?”
Chen Pingzhi was taken aback and hurriedly said, “Answering sir, this little one doesn’t know. That person, that person seems to be someone of the palace, but this little one truly doesn’t know who the other party is!”
Chen Hui turned her head sideways to look at Li Youde. Seeing that he was looking at her with complicated eyes, she couldn’t help from smiling at him with a hint of triumph.
That charming smile tickled Li Youde’s heart. He was about to look away when Chen Hui asked him without sound, “Do you know who my father is talking about?”
Li Youde was taken aback. He quickly threw away those messy thoughts and grinned. Aside from Wang Youcai, who else could it be?
Chen Hui understood Li Youde’s meaning. Since he knew who it was, then, there was no need to ask Chen Pingzhi. She nodded. Seeing that Zheng Yong planned to impose torture on Chen Pingzhi, she quickly said, “Sir, if Lord Li doesn’t pursue this matter, can you spare my father this time?”
Zheng Yong faintly looked over. This time, he found that it was interesting.
“Lady Chen, this is the criminal who had framed Lord Li. How could Lord Li spare him?” While speaking, Zheng Yong looked at Li Youde. He had heard about Li Youde’s character. If someone showed him disrespect, he may get revenge on that person. What was more, Cheng Pingzhi was the one who deliberately framed him and almost placed him on the field of death.
Chen Hui looked at Li Youde. Her eyes seemed to be full of expectation, “Lord Li, you are so good to this Lady Chen, you will spare my father, right?”
Upon seeing this, Chen Pingzhi hurriedly cried and pleaded, “Lord Li, it is all this little one’s fault. It was this little one’s heaty who had been covered by lard. Lord Li, please spare this little one!”
Li Youde’s expression was very bad.
If it was in the past and he was framed like how Chen Pingzhi framed him, he wouldn’t let him die too easily. However now, Lady Chen’s previous speech had placed him in the position of ‘being good to her’. He was handcuffed and had to do what she said.
Li Youde gritted his teeth and squeezed out a smile on his face, “Since it is Lady Chen’s request…I will not pursue his death penalty, so, just beat him a few dozen times.”
The corner of Chen Hui’s mouth twitched. He was indeed a petty exasperating eunuch. He wouldn’t even spare people too easily.
Zheng Yong said, “Since Lord Li already says this…Chen Pingzhi, this officer will spare your death penalty and fine you twenty beatings! Quickly go thank Lord Li!”
Chen Pingzhi’s face paled when he heard twenty beatings. He kept looking at Chen Hui, but Chen Hui had already given him a way out. She was helpless towards these twenty beatings. So, she naturally didn’t look at him.
Zheng Yong seemed to have suddenly remembered something and said, “There is still Xu shi. Beat them together!”
Shi: clanGrandmother Xu complexion changed instantly. Her stirred up eyes turned and she passed out.
Chen Hui couldn’t bear to watch Chen Pingzhi and grandmother Xu be punished together. She looked down and played with her fingers. Li Youde and Zheng Yong exchanged a glance and then looked away. There was an invisible tacit understanding between the two on this matter. This matter must be reported if Chen Pingzhi was really convicted. Neither of them wanted to do so. After all, they both have secret motives. Thus, not only was Chen Pingzhi teached a lesson, they also didn’t have to write a dossier; hitting two birds with one stone.
At this point, Li Youde had already scolded Wang Youcai’s ancestors from the first to the eighteen generation. He wouldn’t let Wang Youcai be pleased with himself for too long. Sooner or later, he would kill that bitch.
After the execution of the punishment, Chen Pingzhi and grandmother Xu had already become people made of blood. After all, they didn’t want these two to die yet. Zhen Yong let his men show mercy. Now, these two were still alive.
Li Youde looked at the tragic state of the two and felt a bit relieved. He bid goodbye to Zheng Yong and looked once at Chen Hui.
Li Youde couldn’t help but feel confused. How could Lady Chen, this woman, be so changeable? He suddenly remembered a poem that was rare for him to remember, ‘Quiet like an elegant lady and brisk like a rabbit’. This sentence was as if it was talking about her.
“Let’s go.” He turned and walked forward. His heart felt inexplicably settled when he heard Chen Hui’s footsteps following him.
When Chen Hui came, she sat in Li residence’s carriage. It came in handy when she returned. The staff today who followed Li Youde were Ah Da and Ah Er. These two were detained during Li Youde’s trial. Now that Li Youde was acquitted, the two were freed. So, they drove back to the residence.
Chen Hui and Li Youde got into the carriage one after another. At this time, Chen Hui was in the mood to see the scenery outside.
It was still daytime now. The streets were very lively. The clothes of the people were naturally not as bright as those that Chen Hui had seen in TV series in the past. The vitality on their faces were something that the actors in the TV series didn’t have. It seemed that even in such an era of scarcity, human beings still have the courage and perseverance to live a serious life. She thought that this was great.
“Cough.”
Behind her, Li Youde suddenly coughed.
Chen Hui lowered the curtain and slowly turned to look at him. To be honest, she didn’t know how to face him. He had indeed promised to worship her like Buddha, but his character was too bad. She didn’t dare to truly order him by pointing at his chin. Otherwise, he might pinch her to death.
Order by pointing at his chin: being arrogant and bossyTherefore, she should exercise restrain when asking him to pay for her kindness…At least, she should probe first.
“Lady Chen, today you truly let me see you in a new light,” Li Youde said casually. “Not every woman can place righteousness before family.”
Chen Hui was slightly startled. He is mocking her, right? She knew that she had thought too highly of this exasperating eunuch! She had saved him and he actually mocked her! Does he still have any humanity left?!
This time, Chen Hui didn’t put herself in the position where she had put herself in before today which was lower than dust. After all, times had changed. She was also someone who had capital to negotiate.
“Lord Li, are you trying to renege on the debt?” Chen Hui smiled casually.
Li Youde glared at Chen Hui. At this moment, he finally realized that ever since Chen Hui mentioned the deal in the hall of the Ministry of Justice, she was no longer that person who would hold his thigh and say things like, “This Lady Chen is lord’s” anymore. Tsk, tsk, he truly made an error in judgement. Lady Chen was much more interesting than he thought.
“Heh, Lady Chen, don’t worry. I won’t renege on what I have promised you,” Li Youde sneered.
Chen Hui said, “Lord, have you forgotten about what had happened in your yard that day?”
Li Youde was taken aback.
Chen Hui looked once at him, “That time, lord said that I would not lack anything, but what had happened afterwards. What did you let me eat? It would even be shameful to feed that to pigs!”
Li Youde’s expression darkened. He hasn’t gotten used to Chen Hui being so arrogant in front of him.
Chen Hui stepped a back bit. She stuck her back against the wall of the carriage and slowly said, “…I mean, can I have better meals this time?”
Li Youde thought, if it wasn’t because she had helped him a bit today, he would’ve thrown her out of the carriage at this moment.
He grinned. That grin looked at bit scary, “Lady Chen, tell me, what do you want to eat?”
“…Ordinary home-cooked dishes would do,” Chen Hui said. She felt that she had become somewhat timid, but she couldn’t help it. There weren’t many things that she could rely on…Don’t care anymore. As long as she could eat delicious things, being a bit timid was also fine. From the beginning, she didn’t expect that her wish to be worshipped like Buddha would be realized. She was already satisfied with a discount.
This time, it was Chen Hui’s turn to be stunned. Maybe it was because she was defeated so many times by disappointments. Li Youde was so clear-cut this time, in turn, it was her who had a feeling that this was a dream. She didn’t want to be too pessimistic. Would she be able to truly eat meat this time?
