SWDnovel Chapter 1241: Not Falling? Pretty Steady?
Chapter 1241: Not Falling? Pretty Steady?
Chu Ping stared in shock at Feng Fuce’s movements."Marquis, did you just lose your footing?"
It was the first time he had seen Feng Fuce sprawled on a table in such a sorry state.
Even after Feng Fuce got up and patted the dust off his clothes, Chu Ping still couldn’t hold back a snort of laughter.
Feng Fuce’s cold gaze slid over to him. "What, you never trip when you walk?"
Chu Ping finally couldn’t help it and burst out laughing. "This lowly one only fell when I was a child. After growing up, I hardly ever fall anymore."
As he spoke, he started to walk toward Qingmei. He had only taken two steps when he was tripped by a bulge in the carpet underfoot.
With no image to speak of, he went "splat" and fell onto a yellow pearwood wardrobe to the side.
Feng Fuce let out a cold laugh. "Don’t fall? Very steady, are you?"
Bai Zhi’er and Qingmei couldn’t help but burst into peals of laughter.
Chu Ping grimaced in pain. "This lowly one was wrong."
In the end, when Feng Fuce left, he did not forget to give Bai Zhi’er a deep look.
That look seemed to say that he was letting her off for now; when he returned, he would "settle the score" with her.
Bai Zhi’er gave a light cough and shifted her gaze away.
That very night.
She started dreaming again.
This time, she was back at the Yuan Residence.
When Yuan Ruxin saw her return, she let out a sigh of relief.
"Master! If you hadn’t shown up again, my brother would probably have gone into the palace to look for you. I was really afraid the Emperor had imprisoned you!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a tall, handsome man stepped out from the study.
Only his features looked slightly haggard under the lamplight.
"Junior Sister!" Yuan Zhen strode over.
Bai Zhi’er gave him a sweet smile. "Senior Brother, long time no see."
Yuan Zhen stood before her, his excitement written all over his face.
"When Xinxin told me you were here, I didn’t dare believe it. Only when you actually appeared did I realize she hadn’t been lying."
"Did you come alone? It’s such a long way, in this bitter cold, all the way from Great Chu. You must have had a hard time."
Bai Zhi’er replied lightly, "Brother Fu Ce came with me. The two of us found an inn in the city to stay at."
Yuan Zhen was taken aback. "Why not stay at home? It would be more convenient."
After he said that, he suddenly shook his head. "No... that’s not right. You’d better stay outside. Right now the Emperor sees the Yuan Family as a thorn in his side. If you move in, I’m afraid it will be bad for you."
"Junior Sister, let’s go inside and talk!"
Bai Zhi’er followed them in.
Yuan Zhen first expressed his gratitude. With Bai Zhi’er’s help, they had found the Second Master of Yuan Mansion’s own flesh and blood.
"We’ll pick an auspicious day and enter Xixi’s name into the family genealogy," Yuan Zhen said.
Bai Zhi’er nodded. "That’s good. Xixi is a clever and sensible child; she won’t cause Senior Brother extra trouble."
As they spoke, she did not forget to carefully examine the siblings’ faces.
They were indeed shrouded in gloom, dark clouds pressing down over their heads.
It foretold that they were about to encounter a great and deadly calamity.
It should be the fulfillment of Feng Fuce’s words—that the entire Yuan Family was about to be raided and executed.
Bai Zhi’er was slightly lost in thought when she heard Yuan Zhen ask, "Junior Sister, when the Emperor confined you in the palace, did he say anything to you?"
Bai Zhi’er said mildly, "The Emperor didn’t have time to ask much before an old ailment flared up."
"An old ailment?" Yuan Zhen frowned. "Could it be the old injury on his ankle from years ago? But the Emperor has always claimed to the outside world that he has fully recovered."
Bai Zhi’er nodded. "He probably says that because he doesn’t want the ministers to think he’s a crippled Emperor."
"However..."
She hadn’t finished speaking when Yuan Zhen suddenly stood up. "That’s great!"
On his thin cheeks, his eyes shone bright, as if something had just come to him.
It made Bai Zhi’er pause in surprise.