Chapter 307
Chapter 307
"It is nothing, perhaps that brat Xu Qingshi is cursing me!" Xu Heming thought of Xu Qingshi, who had now gone to the Zhou family, and wondered how he was doing.
He still felt a bit uneasy in his heart.
"Qingchuan, go to the Zhou residence in a while and see how the Heir is doing," Xu Heming instructed after some thought.
"Yes!" Upon hearing this, Qingchuan vanished in a flash and withdrew.
The Zhou Residence
Xu Qingshi, along with Moyu and two young guards, cleaned the courtyard for a long time before finally clearing out all the weeds.
The hidden guard had originally intended to hide and watch from the sidelines, but seeing that even Xu Qingshi was doing manual labor, he felt it was inappropriate for a servant like him to just stand by, so he joined them directly.
As night fell, surprisingly, no one came to deliver their meals.
Xu Qingshi had never suffered such grievances before. At this moment, he was both exhausted and famished.
"I am so hungry!" Xu Qingshi said, rubbing his stomach which was rumbling with hunger.
"Heir, this servant will go and see if there is any food in the kitchen." Although Moyu was also tired and hungry, he hurried off to find food for Xu Qingshi.
The two young servants did not dare to delay either. Looking at the dust-filled room, they began to tidy it up.
However, not only had this room been uninhabited for a long time, but it was also in a state of severe disrepair.
As soon as the young servant walked in, a roof beam fell from above!
Fortunately, Qingyuan, who was nearby, had quick reflexes and pulled him out.
The young servant, named Rufeng, was still trembling with fear.
"Is this room not far too old?" Rusong said from the side, still holding lingering fears from what he just saw.
Looking at the room, Qingyuan felt extremely indignant. Did they actually expect his Heir to live in such a place?
"Let us just clean it up first!" Xu Qingshi loosely clenched his small fists, feeling deeply wronged in his heart.
But thinking that his royal father no longer wanted him, he felt that the Zhou family taking him in was already a great mercy.
In the end, they only managed to clean up one room that was barely habitable.
"Why has Moyu not returned yet?" Xu Qingshi complained, clutching his stomach with some dissatisfaction.
"Perhaps this servant should go look for him?" Rufeng suggested softly.
After all, they were unfamiliar with the Zhou residence. Rufeng thought that perhaps Moyu had gone to the wrong place and gotten lost.
Qingyuan did not dare to leave Xu Qingshi's side, worried that someone might mean him harm.
Xu Qingshi waited on the side. For the first time, he experienced what it truly meant to be exhausted and starving. In the end, before Moyu could return, he fell asleep from sheer exhaustion.
Rusong quickly held Xu Qingshi in his arms.
"There are no blankets or anything. How is the Heir supposed to sleep?" Rusong also felt aggrieved. Back in Prince An's Mansion, even those who were not by Xu Qingshi's side enjoyed excellent food and lodging.
"You stay here with the Heir and do not leave. I will go see why they have not returned yet." Seeing that Moyu and Rufeng had been gone for quite a while, Qingyuan was also a little worried.
"I will not go anywhere. I will stay right here and guard the Heir," Rusong said.
With a flash, Qingyuan departed to search for Moyu.
The Zhou Family Kitchen
"Where did this beggar come from? Coming all the way to our Zhou family for food?" Chef Zhang from the kitchen looked at Moyu with a face full of displeasure.
Because Moyu had been cleaning the courtyard today, he had not had time to change his clothes before coming to fetch food for Xu Qingshi. He never expected that a servant of the Zhou family would actually mistake him for a beggar.
"I am the servant of the Zhou family's Cousin Young Master. I am here to get food for my Heir." Moyu took a deep breath and reiterated.
"Haha, he says he is our Cousin Young Master's servant? You do not even think before you lie! Our Cousin Young Master is the Heir of Prince An's Mansion. Would we not know if he had come to the estate? Get lost immediately!" The cook directly ordered people to drive Moyu away.
"I truly am your Heir's servant. If you do not believe me, you can ask Eldest Master Zhou!" Moyu said with dissatisfaction.
"Do you think I am that easy to fool? Scram!" Chef Zhang angrily ordered people to chase Moyu away with sticks.
When had Moyu ever suffered such humiliation?
However, considering this was the Zhou residence, Moyu did not dare to clash with them head-on.
When Rufeng found his way there, he saw them brawling in a chaotic mess.
"What are you doing?" Rufeng rushed forward to protect Moyu.
By this time, the people from the Zhou family kitchen were already engaged in a scuffle with Moyu and Rufeng.
Someone went to invite Lady Qin over.
"What is going on?" Lady Qin walked in with an unhappy expression, frowning deeply at the chaotic scene.
"First Madam, this person actually impersonated the Cousin Young Master's servant to trick us out of food and drinks in the kitchen. I am having him driven out of the estate right now!" The cook claimed credit before Lady Qin.
"You have done very well!" Lady Qin was taken aback at first. Today, she had intentionally arranged for Xu Qingshi to stay in the Tingyun Courtyard.
Originally, she thought he would have the sense to leave by now. She did not expect him to actually stay.
And he even had the nerve to send someone to the kitchen for food.
Realizing that these two were Xu Qingshi's servants.
How could she possibly be so considerate as to let him keep his servants in the estate and live the life of a pampered young master?
"First Madam Zhou, this subordinate was sent by Prince An's Mansion to take care of my Heir!" Moyu did not expect that this First Madam Zhou would actually want to drive him away.
If they treated him like this while he was here, how would they treat the Heir?
The thought that they might treat the Heir the same way made Moyu panic internally.
"Sent by Prince An? Should your Heir not be at Prince An's Mansion? Right now, the only one in my Zhou family is a destitute Cousin Young Master. Our Zhou family cannot afford to feed so many servants. Men, throw them out!" Lady Qin ordered Moyu and Rufeng to be thrown out without a second thought.
"First Madam Zhou, you have no right to do this!" Moyu glared angrily at Lady Qin, thinking to himself that she was simply a venomous woman. He could not let the Heir stay near such a wicked person.
"Then this Madam will show you whether I have the right to do so or not! Men, give this insubordinate and unruly servant thirty heavy blows with a board and send him to the authorities. Tell them he stole my jewelry!" Lady Qin said, purposefully pulling a hairpin from her own head and stuffing it into Moyu's sleeve.
"You speak nonsense! This is blatant slander!" Moyu shouted in fury.
However, by this time, Moyu's hands had already been bound by the Zhou family's men.
At this moment, Moyu felt deep remorse. He should not have been soft-hearted and refrained from fighting back earlier. Now look at the mess he was in.
The Zhou family definitely had no sincere intention of raising the Heir.
Thinking of this, Moyu's heart grew even more chaotic. He absolutely had to report all of this to the Prince!
Otherwise, who knew how the Heir would be tormented by the Zhou family.
"Moyu, what do we do now?" Seeing the situation, Rufeng also became anxious. Unlike Moyu, he was just an ordinary servant and knew no martial arts.
Now that the Zhou family had grabbed him, he had absolutely no ability to fight back.
Moyu, however, was concerned about Xu Qingshi and momentarily did not know what to do either.
"Treating my Heir like this, are you not afraid that my Prince will tear your Zhou family apart?" Left with no other choice, Moyu attempted to bring up Xu Heming to intimidate Lady Qin.
"Tear the Zhou family apart? Would he dare?" Lady Qin paid it no mind; she even believed that Xu Heming was finished!