Chapter 149: Want to Eat It!
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Jing Feng stood in the courtyard, nodding vigorously. “Young Master is absolutely right, Master, your health is important. If you find it unpleasant, shall I go find some fragrant mushrooms for you?”
“No need!” Feng Tianlan replied with a stern face and turned back into the house.
With a loud thud, the door closed heavily.
However, the stench couldn’t be sealed away.
Feng Yuanxi lowered his hand and immediately caught a whiff of the foul odor, quickly covering his nose and mouth. “Jing Feng, please go and fetch some incense burners, and ask someone to bring a few large fans to disperse the smell here.”
“Very well, Young Master,” Jing Feng promptly complied and went to arrange it.
Shortly after, several servants arrived carrying incense burners.
Unfortunately, the strong odor overwhelmed the fragrance emitted from the burners. The two scents combined, making it even more unbearable.
In the end, they had to remove the incense burners and only use the fans to disperse the smell.
Two hours later, the door opened.
Feng Yuanxi and Jing Feng simultaneously looked over.
Feng Tianlan walked out expressionlessly.
“Father, is the poison cured?” Feng Yuanxi asked, his eyes filled with concern.
“Yes.” Feng Tianlan glanced at the courtyard.
The row of servants holding fans had pained expressions on their faces, enduring the discomfort.
“That’s great!” Feng Yuanxi cheered, “Father, please rest well. I won’t disturb you anymore!”
Before he could finish his words, he turned and hurriedly ran off.
Jing Feng watched his departing figure and his eyes filled with envy.
Shouldn’t he find an opportunity to slip away too?
Before he could speak, a cold gaze fell upon him.
Jing Feng froze in place, quickly suppressing the look of envy on his face and respectfully lowered his head, waiting for his master’s instructions.
“I will enter seclusion for a few days. Take good care of Yuanxi,” Feng Tianlan said.
Jing Feng thought that his master’s condition hadn’t fully recovered and his eyes showed concern. “Please rest assured, Master. I will take good care of Young Master.”
Once Feng Tianlan left, the servants immediately used the fans to disperse the smell. They complained in hushed voices, “Heavens, this smell is too strong. What kind of odor is this?”
Jing Feng glanced at them and said in a solemn voice, “Don’t speak ill of others behind their back! Anyone who spreads rumors will be severely punished!”
The servants nodded to indicate their understanding. One of them, holding his nose, asked, “Captain Jing Feng, can we come a little later? We can’t bear this smell.”
“If the master detects even the slightest odor upon his return, can any of you bear the consequences?”
No one could.
The servants exchanged glances and could only continue to fan, wearing forced smiles.
Jing Feng glanced at the room and casually pointed at two of them, “You two, go inside and remove the wooden bucket!”
The two reluctantly entered the room and nearly fainted on the spot.
Gu Qingluan had no knowledge of the commotion in the palace.
She simply wanted to tease that despicable man.
Who told him to always look down on her with that lofty attitude? Did he think she would be interested in him? He was so conceited!
The mother and son duo returned home in a carriage.
As soon as they entered the gate, a white figure dashed out.
Gu Qingluan quickly grabbed hold of it.
“Squeak squeak squeak!” Xiaobai innocently squeaked at her.
“Betrayer Bai, when did you sneak back?” Gu Qingluan asked.
“Squeak squeak?”
Xiaobai blinked in confusion.
“Mother, why do you call Xiaobai a ‘Betrayer Bai’?” Gu Xiaonan stepped forward and rescued Xiaobai from Gu Qingluan’s hands.
Gu Xiaonan stepped forward and rescued Xiaobai from Gu Qingluan’s grasp.
Xiaobai nestled in his arms, trembling with caution as he glanced at Gu Qingluan. The master’s gaze was terrifying! It seemed as though he wanted to skin and strip Xiaobai alive!
Earlier in the morning, Gu Xiaonan had brought Xiaobai back, and Gu Qingluan hadn’t noticed. She nervously looked at her son, thinking that Xiaobai had returned on his own.
But to her surprise, Xiaonan treated Xiaobai no differently than before, displaying the same affectionate demeanor without any hint of resentment.
Gu Qingluan cast a disappointed glance at her son, feeling frustrated. How could he easily forgive this ungrateful Betrayer Bai?
“A fox that runs away from its owner can be abandoned, but since it has returned, we can’t neglect it completely, Xiaonan. Do you want it braised or stewed?”
Braised or stewed?
Xiaobai’s body trembled like a sieve.
The master’s deep-seated resentment was overwhelming! It felt as though she harbored intentions of devouring Xiaobai, even going so far as to strip it of its very skin!
“Young master, please save me!” Xiaobai trembled while desperately trying to burrow into Gu Xiaonan’s embrace..