Chapter 669 - 207: Return_5
She should think of a way to confess to her father as soon as possible.
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In the Duke Residence, Jih Heng’s return seemed to attract less attention than Jiang Li’s. Naturally, he often left the city for work, sometimes not returning for ten days to half a month, and even Old General Jih had grown accustomed to it, so it was hardly noteworthy.
However, the myna bird hanging in the cage under the eaves, upon seeing Jih Heng return, enthusiastically welcomed him with, "Beauty! Beauty!"
This myna seemed like a lustful creature, and it was only due to Jih Heng’s extraordinary tolerance that it wasn’t killed on the spot. This further emboldened the bird, which behaved as if it had backing, pecking at all the servants in the courtyard. It had even snatched meat from Zhao Ke’s plate last time.
Yet no one dared to touch it.
The myna’s voice was loud, and everyone in the courtyard heard it, including Situ Jiuyue. It seemed that the bird was a bully that feared the tough; it didn’t dare act recklessly around Situ Jiuyue and wouldn’t even come close. It apparently knew that Situ Jiuyue was someone not to be trifled with; one puff of poisonous smoke from her, and it would be done for. Thus, the myna would act high and mighty around everyone else, fawn over Jih Heng, but kept its distance from Situ Jiuyue.
Situ Jiuyue was picking flowers in the garden. The flowers here grew quickly and needed tending. Situ Jiuyue would pick some plants every few days to perform alchemy, which was much simpler than seeking out materials herself.