Chapter 28 Cat and mouse (2)
“Lady Chen, you treated what I said last night as wind past your ears?” Li Youde sneered.
Chen Hui quickly said, “That is not it, lord. This Lady Chen planned to wake up early to watch the sunrise, but this Lady Chen came out too early and had fell asleep accidentally…” Anyway, he didn’t know when she came out. So, even if she talked nonsense, what could he do to her?!
Perhaps, because there was harm in comparison, at this time, Chen Hui thought about the Li Youde of last night. Although, his action was a bit repulsive, but when he spoke in a low voice without make-up, he seemed to have a different kind of gentleness…Could it be that after certain perverted needs of human beings were met, they would be more tolerant?
“Sunrise?” Li Youde raised his voice in disbelief. He wondered how this woman could have so many excuses that no one else could think of. What was there to see about this sun that rises every day from the east and set from the west?
“Yes, at the moment the sun rises from the east, it is so beautiful…Achoo!” Chen Hui quickly turned her face when she felt that her nose was itchy.
Li Youde abruptly took a step back and there was some sarcasm in his voice, “Have you caught a cold?”
Chen Hui clutched her nose and said, “No, no, it is just that my nose is itchy…”
She was like she faced a great enemy. Fortunately, her nose didn’t go against her and didn’t make her sneeze again to pull the rug from under her feet.
Li Youde didn’t know why he felt a bit irritable when he looked at Chen Hui’s appearance. Thinking about the complicated feeling of oppression he felt when he woke up this morning and found out that she was still sitting outside, his lips curled into a gloomy smile and said, “Why didn’t Lady Chen listen to me? It seems that you want to sleep at my place very much. Alright, come sleep tonight.”
After he finished speaking, he left without giving Chen Hui a chance to react.
Chen Hui rubbed her head blankly. Her…her skill of being the crow’s beak improved again?
Xiao Tiao sneakily poked her head out the door, looked at Chen Hui and whispered, “Lady Chen, I am sorry. It was too late to call you when I saw lord…”
Holding her heavy heart, Chen Hui tried her best to wave away the box of jade genitals from her mind and comforted Xiao Tiao, “It’s okay. Don’t worry. I’m fine.”
It was just unknown whether she was comforting Xiao Tiao or comforting herself. Chen Hui’s mood improved a bit. She got up and said to Xiao Tiao, “I’ll go sleep for a while. Watch out for me. Don’t, don’t let that get close to me…”
Anyway, it was daytime. Rats wouldn’t come out right? But she still had lingering fears and let Xiao Tiao keep watch for her. Only then could she truly feel at ease. She didn’t sleep well last night. She suffered from a sore waist and backache. She had to sleep well…As for the matter of tonight, she wouldn’t think about it for now! Maybe that exasperating eunuch just casually said that to scare her!
Under Xiao Tiao’s watch, Chen Hui moved around for a while and finally fell into the dark and sweet land of dreams.
It was noon when she woke up again. Chen Hui stretched out contentedly. She freshened up slowly and listened to Xiao Tiao talk about the matter of the cats for a while.
“Lady, when you were asleep, brother Xiao Wu brought a cat. It is a cat of three colors and looks really beautiful!” Xiao Tiao looked like she had the potential to become a cat slave. Her eyes shone when she mentioned the cat.
Chen Hui yawned and said to Xiao Tiao, “Let’s have lunch first. After lunch, let’s see if the cat can catch the rat.”
She was a pragmatist. If this cat could catch a mouse, it was a good cat. If it couldn’t catch a mouse…what use did she had for it?!
The thing that Chen Hui was most satisfied with after coming to Chrysanthemum Yard was the improvement of her diet. When the kitchen brought a table of hearty lunch, Chen Hui asked Xiao Tiao to close the door and got rid of her pretense that she deliberately put on for outsiders in front of food. She pulled Xiao Tiao over and ate happily.
When the meal was over, Chen Hui asked Xiao Wu to bring the cat over and put it in the room while she stared nervously from the outside.
Xiao Tiao’s eyes widened when she watched the beautiful three colored cat walk around gracefully and whispered, “Lady, should we give it a name?”
Chen Hui was looking at whether the cat was working seriously and said casually, “Name? Let’s call it Huan Xue Wei Qi Li Sancai Mali Huang.”
Xiao Wu and Xiao Tiao had a stunned face. This name was so long and hard to remember…
The cat that received a new name, turned its head to give them a disdainful look and continued to stroll the territory like a king. Suddenly, a black shadow flashed by. Xiao Tiao covered her mouth and exclaimed. And Chen Hui had already taken two steps back in fright.
However, Huan Xue Wei Qi Li Sancai Mali Huang that Chen Hui put great hopes on, arched its body in shock and jumped high. The big rat stood there staring at it. After the latter landed violently, it burst out of the door and rushed towards the yard like a flash of lightning.
Xiao Tiao shouted, “Huan Xue…Huan Xue Wei…ran away!”
Chen Hui patted her frightened little heart through a tuft of skin while Xiao Wu hurriedly chased after the cat.
Chen Hui didn’t want to stay in this yard with a big mouse, quickly pulled Xiao Tiao and ran out, “Let’s go catch Li Sancai!”
Xiao Wu chased tightly behind the cat. Chen Hui used him as a signpost, so, she didn’t have to rush. Soon, she realized that the cat led her in the direction of Plum Yard.
Chen Hui suddenly had a bad hunch and that hunch was verified shortly afterwards.
Xiao Wu stood at the entrance of Rely Bamboo Pavilion and looked at Chen Hui and Xiao Tiao who had caught up with him, with an expression that he was in a difficult position.
Chen Hui said understandingly, “Li Sancai went in?”
Xiao Wu ignored the weird name and nodded, “Yes, Lady Chen…look…”
“You brought the cat, you solve it yourself,” Chen Hui looked heartless.
Xiao Wu immediately scowled miserably and didn’t know what to do.
Chen Hui waved her hand and said, “Xiao Wu, figure it out yourself. I will go back first.”
Xiao Wu almost knelt to Chen Hui and hurriedly said, “Lady Chen, please do a charitable deed and help this little one! If this cat offended Lady Jiang, lord would beat this little one to death…”
Chen Hui glared at him, “What use does it have to tell me? If I take the blame for you, lord will beat me to death!”
Xiao Wu was dumbstruck. Seeing that Chen Hui was serious, he felt a sense of absurdity. Lady Chen actually thought that. How could lord beat her to death? Lord already let her come live at Chrysanthemum Yard!
“However, however, Lady Chen…lord, he…” Xiao Wu was anxious that he was stumped for words. It would be so great if Xiao Liu was here. Surely, Xiao Liu wouldn’t be as clumsy like him, to not even be able to speak clearly.
One person walked out of Rely Bamboo Pavilion. It was Qingshu. She didn’t seem to be surprised seeing the three outside of the door. She only said gently to Chen Hui, “Lady Chen, Lady Jiang invites you in.”
Chen Hui smiled composedly and said, “No need, I’m leaving now.”
Qingshu revealed a puzzled look and said, “But lady’s cat is inside.”
Chen Hui, “…” No way to reply to that…
Chapter 28 Cat and mouse (2)
“Lady Chen, you treated what I said last night as wind past your ears?” Li Youde sneered.
Chen Hui quickly said, “That is not it, lord. This Lady Chen planned to wake up early to watch the sunrise, but this Lady Chen came out too early and had fell asleep accidentally…” Anyway, he didn’t know when she came out. So, even if she talked nonsense, what could he do to her?!
Perhaps, because there was harm in comparison, at this time, Chen Hui thought about the Li Youde of last night. Although, his action was a bit repulsive, but when he spoke in a low voice without make-up, he seemed to have a different kind of gentleness…Could it be that after certain perverted needs of human beings were met, they would be more tolerant?
“Sunrise?” Li Youde raised his voice in disbelief. He wondered how this woman could have so many excuses that no one else could think of. What was there to see about this sun that rises every day from the east and set from the west?
“Yes, at the moment the sun rises from the east, it is so beautiful…Achoo!” Chen Hui quickly turned her face when she felt that her nose was itchy.
Li Youde abruptly took a step back and there was some sarcasm in his voice, “Have you caught a cold?”
Chen Hui clutched her nose and said, “No, no, it is just that my nose is itchy…”
She was like she faced a great enemy. Fortunately, her nose didn’t go against her and didn’t make her sneeze again to pull the rug from under her feet.
Li Youde didn’t know why he felt a bit irritable when he looked at Chen Hui’s appearance. Thinking about the complicated feeling of oppression he felt when he woke up this morning and found out that she was still sitting outside, his lips curled into a gloomy smile and said, “Why didn’t Lady Chen listen to me? It seems that you want to sleep at my place very much. Alright, come sleep tonight.”
After he finished speaking, he left without giving Chen Hui a chance to react.
Chen Hui rubbed her head blankly. Her…her skill of being the crow’s beak improved again?
Xiao Tiao sneakily poked her head out the door, looked at Chen Hui and whispered, “Lady Chen, I am sorry. It was too late to call you when I saw lord…”
Holding her heavy heart, Chen Hui tried her best to wave away the box of jade genitals from her mind and comforted Xiao Tiao, “It’s okay. Don’t worry. I’m fine.”
It was just unknown whether she was comforting Xiao Tiao or comforting herself. Chen Hui’s mood improved a bit. She got up and said to Xiao Tiao, “I’ll go sleep for a while. Watch out for me. Don’t, don’t let that get close to me…”
Anyway, it was daytime. Rats wouldn’t come out right? But she still had lingering fears and let Xiao Tiao keep watch for her. Only then could she truly feel at ease. She didn’t sleep well last night. She suffered from a sore waist and backache. She had to sleep well…As for the matter of tonight, she wouldn’t think about it for now! Maybe that exasperating eunuch just casually said that to scare her!
Under Xiao Tiao’s watch, Chen Hui moved around for a while and finally fell into the dark and sweet land of dreams.
It was noon when she woke up again. Chen Hui stretched out contentedly. She freshened up slowly and listened to Xiao Tiao talk about the matter of the cats for a while.
“Lady, when you were asleep, brother Xiao Wu brought a cat. It is a cat of three colors and looks really beautiful!” Xiao Tiao looked like she had the potential to become a cat slave. Her eyes shone when she mentioned the cat.
Chen Hui yawned and said to Xiao Tiao, “Let’s have lunch first. After lunch, let’s see if the cat can catch the rat.”
She was a pragmatist. If this cat could catch a mouse, it was a good cat. If it couldn’t catch a mouse…what use did she had for it?!
The thing that Chen Hui was most satisfied with after coming to Chrysanthemum Yard was the improvement of her diet. When the kitchen brought a table of hearty lunch, Chen Hui asked Xiao Tiao to close the door and got rid of her pretense that she deliberately put on for outsiders in front of food. She pulled Xiao Tiao over and ate happily.
When the meal was over, Chen Hui asked Xiao Wu to bring the cat over and put it in the room while she stared nervously from the outside.
Xiao Tiao’s eyes widened when she watched the beautiful three colored cat walk around gracefully and whispered, “Lady, should we give it a name?”
Chen Hui was looking at whether the cat was working seriously and said casually, “Name? Let’s call it Huan Xue Wei Qi Li Sancai Mali Huang.”
Xiao Wu and Xiao Tiao had a stunned face. This name was so long and hard to remember…
The cat that received a new name, turned its head to give them a disdainful look and continued to stroll the territory like a king. Suddenly, a black shadow flashed by. Xiao Tiao covered her mouth and exclaimed. And Chen Hui had already taken two steps back in fright.
However, Huan Xue Wei Qi Li Sancai Mali Huang that Chen Hui put great hopes on, arched its body in shock and jumped high. The big rat stood there staring at it. After the latter landed violently, it burst out of the door and rushed towards the yard like a flash of lightning.
Xiao Tiao shouted, “Huan Xue…Huan Xue Wei…ran away!”
Chen Hui patted her frightened little heart through a tuft of skin while Xiao Wu hurriedly chased after the cat.
Chen Hui didn’t want to stay in this yard with a big mouse, quickly pulled Xiao Tiao and ran out, “Let’s go catch Li Sancai!”
Xiao Wu chased tightly behind the cat. Chen Hui used him as a signpost, so, she didn’t have to rush. Soon, she realized that the cat led her in the direction of Plum Yard.
Chen Hui suddenly had a bad hunch and that hunch was verified shortly afterwards.
Xiao Wu stood at the entrance of Rely Bamboo Pavilion and looked at Chen Hui and Xiao Tiao who had caught up with him, with an expression that he was in a difficult position.
Chen Hui said understandingly, “Li Sancai went in?”
Xiao Wu ignored the weird name and nodded, “Yes, Lady Chen…look…”
“You brought the cat, you solve it yourself,” Chen Hui looked heartless.
Xiao Wu immediately scowled miserably and didn’t know what to do.
Chen Hui waved her hand and said, “Xiao Wu, figure it out yourself. I will go back first.”
Xiao Wu almost knelt to Chen Hui and hurriedly said, “Lady Chen, please do a charitable deed and help this little one! If this cat offended Lady Jiang, lord would beat this little one to death…”
Chen Hui glared at him, “What use does it have to tell me? If I take the blame for you, lord will beat me to death!”
Xiao Wu was dumbstruck. Seeing that Chen Hui was serious, he felt a sense of absurdity. Lady Chen actually thought that. How could lord beat her to death? Lord already let her come live at Chrysanthemum Yard!
“However, however, Lady Chen…lord, he…” Xiao Wu was anxious that he was stumped for words. It would be so great if Xiao Liu was here. Surely, Xiao Liu wouldn’t be as clumsy like him, to not even be able to speak clearly.
One person walked out of Rely Bamboo Pavilion. It was Qingshu. She didn’t seem to be surprised seeing the three outside of the door. She only said gently to Chen Hui, “Lady Chen, Lady Jiang invites you in.”
Chen Hui smiled composedly and said, “No need, I’m leaving now.”
Qingshu revealed a puzzled look and said, “But lady’s cat is inside.”
Chen Hui, “…” No way to reply to that…
