Chapter 422 - Chapter 422 Chapter 422 Still Hungry
Chapter 422: Chapter 422: Still Hungry Chapter 422: Chapter 422: Still Hungry The Procuress was a shrewd woman and could certainly tell there was an undertone in his words. She couldn’t help but curse inwardly, “This arrest officer is a vampire. I just gave him so many silver notes, and he still wants me to pay for his subordinates’ breakfast. His skin is really thick.”
“Come, come, my dear brothers have worked hard! These silver notes are for you to have breakfast at the restaurant.” Although she cursed inwardly a thousand times, her face showed no sign of dissatisfaction. With a smile, she pulled another silver note from her bosom and handed it to the arrest officer, “Please, Sir Constable, take your brothers to the restaurant for some breakfast.”
“Hmm!”
Being such a people-pleaser, the arrest officer, his pockets now filled with silver notes, contentedly took his men and departed.
Watching their retreating figures, the Procuress breathed a sigh of relief. She needed to report today’s events to the Master urgently. That dwarf was way too bold; having killed so many people, he still dared to complain to the Yamen. She had no idea what kind of backing he had.
Hurrying, the Procuress closed the main gate, returned to her room, sat at the vanity, took out pen and ink, and wrote a note. After drying the ink, she rolled up the paper and stuffed it into a small bamboo tube, then sealed it with wax.
After finishing, she went to a pigeon room, caught a pigeon from a cage, and tied the bamboo tube to its leg.
“Xiao Bai, off you go. Go to Mo Family Village and deliver this message directly into the Master’s hands,” the Procuress said as she held the pigeon and moved to the window to release it.
“Coo coo…!”
The pigeon cooed a few times, circled a few times over her head, then flew up into the sky in a certain direction, soon disappearing to a mere dot.
Only then did the Procuress fully relax, dragging her weary body back to her room to rest.
Xuexue woke up and found it was already noon.
“Knock knock knock.”
Hearing a noise outside the window, Xuexue got out of bed and walked to the window. Opening it, she saw it was a pigeon from Nanny Sun. Knowing there wouldn’t be using a homing pigeon without serious reason, she quickly captured the pigeon and unwound the bamboo tube from its leg, pulling out the letter to check it.
She couldn’t help but feel a shock inside. This dwarf, being so bold as to approach the government openly, must have conspired with the Fourth Prince. In her previous life, at this time, the dwarf and the Fourth Prince hadn’t even met. It was only after he became Crown Prince that he had brought him into his service. She wondered if her rebirth had changed many things.
Lost in her thoughts,
Big Bull entered the room, his voice soothing, “My lady, did you rest well?”
“Hmm,” Xuexue responded, her hand holding the letter, but her mind elsewhere.
“My lady, did you attend a private school?”
“What?”
Xuexue seemed lost, staring at Big Bull, not immediately understanding why he would ask such a question.
Big Bull laughed and pointed to the letter in her hand, saying, “My lady, you are amazing; you even know how to read. I heard that no girls in our village can read. You must be the first one!”
Xuexue then came back to her senses, realizing she was still holding the letter. No wonder Big Bull had asked her that.