Chapter 508 - 499: Little Wife
After the eunuch left, the news that the Empress Dowager and the Empress had scolded Feng Miaohua soothed the Chus. However, upon seeing the forlorn young girl and the ointment on her hands, Chen Afu still felt frustrated, wishing she could beat up Feng Miaohua herself.
The young Miss Chu was frightened. As soon as she returned to the Bamboo Pavilion from An Royal Mansion, she went straight to bed, even sleeping in Chen Afu’s bed. In her sleep, she cried saying that someone was trying to beat her, and someone was trying to scald her, and she wouldn’t let go of Chen Afu’s hand. In the midst of resting, an eunuch arrived to convey orders.
Upon hearing that the formidable Empress Dowager and the Empress had reprimanded Feng Miaohua and that Feng Miaohua would not dare to scald her again in the future, the young lady felt somewhat better. Back at the Bamboo Pavilion, she continued sleeping, this time more soundly.
Fearing to disturb the young lady, Chen Alu took the little brothers and Animal House to play in the backyard. Chen Alu, who studied at the Imperial College, would stay at his sister’s house for a day every ten days when on holiday.
Nowadays, Animal House mainly stayed at the Chus and is only occasionally brought into palace to play on Shiyi’s days off. The reason for this is the imperial princes were too domineering, wanting to possess anything they liked. When a young prince failed to get something from Shiyi, he shockingly had a eunuch try to poison Qi Qi. While Qi Qi didn’t end up dying and the young prince was also punished, Shiyi did not want Animal House to go into the palace anymore.
Chen Afu went to console and praise Qi’er again, rewarding her with twenty taels of silver and a gold hairpin.
In the middle of the night, Chen Afu was sleeping soundly when she suddenly felt an itch in her left hand. She woke up and in the dim light, saw Jin Yanzi signalling her with her eyes.
Chen Afu silently got up and saw that the window was wide open. Below the window, on a dainty couch, lay a small box tied up with a wrap of rope. She glared at Jin Yanzi, the little creature had stolen too much. What if she was discovered?