Published at 10th of January 2021 02:50:19 PM
While Chaoge was still feeling bewildered, Feng Wu rose to her feet and headed for the door .
“Xiao Wu?” Chaoge was confused .
Feng Wu said, “Wait here . I’ll be back when I’m done . ”
What did she mean by “when I’m done”? As curious as Chaoge was, she had always followed Feng Wu’s instructions unconditionally . She nodded and said, “Alright, I’ll wait for you here . But how are you going to get out? I’m sure that old man and Zuo Qingyu have someone watching us . ”
Feng Wu smiled . “I think it’s about time . ”
“What time?” Chaoge scratched her head .
They were facing the same problem, but Feng Wu’s words confused her once again, like they always did .
Knock, knock, knock .
There was a knock at the door .
Feng Wu opened it .
A young maid of 15 or 16 stood outside . There was a mean look on her face, and she stared at Feng Wu with eyes filled with animosity .
Thump!
She carelessly put down two bowls of water and two steamed buns as hard as rock on the ground .
The buns rolled over the ground and got covered in dust, and most of the water in the two bowls was spilt .
The maid had obviously been paid off by Zuo Qingyu . She threw a dirty look at Feng Wu and was ready to leave .
Feng Wu asked indifferently, “How much did Zuo Qingyu pay you? I’ll double it . ”
“Heh . ” The maid smirked . “Seriously? Are you trying to compete with Miss Zuo?”
Feng Wu opened her palm and showed the maid a shiny silver ingot . “Tell me your name, and this is yours . ”
The maid gave Feng Wu a suspicious look, but Feng Wu only smiled at her .
That ingot was worth a small fortune, and the maid was tempted . She didn’t think that giving her name was too big a deal .
“I’m Hongyue!” Snatching the silver out of Feng Wu’s hand, the maid turned to leave .
However, she then heard someone speaking quietly .
“So, Miss Hongyue, it’s time you got some rest . ”
Before Hongyue knew it, Feng Wu hit her in the neck with the side of her palm!
Thump!
Hongyue collapsed to the ground .
Chaoge looked at Feng Wu in bewilderment . “Xiao Wu, you —”
Feng Wu smiled, picked Hongyue up, and gave Chaoge a meaningful look . “I’ll dress up like her and walk out of here . ”
Chaoge immediately saw the light!
“Why didn’t I think of that?”
With Chaoge’s help, Feng Wu soon changed into Hongyue’s clothes and left the room with the tray .
In the courtyard where Zuo Qingyu was staying .
She should have gone back to town already, but since Feng Wu was here, she had decided to stay behind .
Ruyi, her chambermaid, quickly walked up to her and whispered in her ear, “Miss, I’ve had the water and steamed buns sent to them . ”
The Rong manor wasn’t some crude coal mine, and they would never mistreat visitors like this . Zuo Qingyu had sent the water and steamed buns just to humiliate Feng Wu .
“Did they eat them?” Zuo Qingyu was gloating .
Ruyi nodded with a smile . “They have to, if they don’t want to starve to death . Plus…”
She giggled . “I added something in both the water and the steamed buns . They’ll be busy running back and forth between that shed and the toilet tonight . ”
Zuo Qingyu looked very pleased . Since Feng Wu was challenging the Zuo family, she decided that Feng Wu had to disappear .
While she was thinking that Feng Wu had walked into her trap, Feng Wu was in fact running swiftly through the Rong manor!