Chapter 498: Second Brother (1)
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Mingzhu teased Zhou Nushi as she leisurely ate, “You’re using your cleverness again. Do you think you can fool me? His Highness is not a petty person, nor does he believe that women should only be confined to the backyard to raise children and not meddle in outside affairs. If you’re truly smart and trustworthy, you wouldn’t have been confined to this backyard all this time, limited to just one small corner. Have you ever thought about why His Highness doesn’t trust you? Doesn’t give you a chance? Yes, I’m lucky, and His Highness trusts me, but why does His Highness trust me?”
Zhou Nushi remained silent.
Mingzhu’s body was emitting heat from walking, afraid to walk further, fearing she might break out in a sweat and catch a cold from the cold wind, “Because I’ve always only targeted those who deserve it, not like a rabid dog biting everyone. You fell into my hands this time, and the blemish on your reputation will never be washed clean in your lifetime. I can take your life with ease, and no one in the family will blame me, they’ll only say you deserved it. You must know this.”
Zhou Nushi whispered, “Yes, this servant was foolish and did something she shouldn’t have done. But this servant doesn’t want to die, I want to live, please give me a way out, Wangfei.”
Mingzhu chuckled lightly, “If I wanted you dead, could you still be alive now? Think carefully, do you want to follow me and help me, or do you want to be locked up in this backyard, rotting away and never seeing the light of day? Or perhaps, you want to get married, that’s also possible.”
Zhou Nushi whispered, “This servant will think it over carefully. May I ask, how will you deal with Ping Nushi?”
Mingzhu winked playfully, “Guess.”
Zhou Nushi said, “It would be best to kill her. Otherwise, Consort Xiao and her son will surely not let it go. If she dies, there’s no evidence, and His Highness and the Wangfei…”
“It looks like you’ve made your choice, you’re going to work with me now.” Mingzhu smiled and pointed to the door, “But remember, being ruthless isn’t the key factor in getting things done. Dead people are worthless. You have to stay alive to be useful. Fufu is so beautiful, I can’t bear to see her die. Maybe she’ll have other great uses in the future.”
Zhou Nushi looked up at the door, only to see Ping Nushi standing there dressed extravagantly, hands on hips, glaring at her angrily, “You, Zhou Fuyan, just now you dared to instigate the Wangfei to take my life! Are you really repentant? How could you be so malicious? Let me open your belly and see what’s inside?”
Without time to defend herself, Mingzhu had already stepped aside lazily, saying casually, “You made your own bed, now lie in it.” With that, she really left, letting Ping Nushi rush up and overturn Zhou Nushi, beating her to the ground with wails and screams.
Su Lan had never seen such a bizarre and chaotic scene before, it was quite an eye-opener. She pointed to the two women and asked, “Doesn’t the Wangfei care about them at all?”
Mingzhu strolled leisurely towards Yinghui Hall, “Why should I bother about them? Let them fight and curse as they like, as long as they don’t cause any big trouble. His Highness doesn’t want to deal with them, so I have to give them something to do. Idleness leads to mischief.”
From now on, if Ping Fufu and Zhou Fuyan didn’t want to remarry and were determined to stay in the mansion, then she would give them something to do. Let them fight all they want, as long as they didn’t provoke her. She couldn’t just kill them because they were Yuwen Chu’s concubines.
Su Lan and Donghui exchanged smiles, this was also a solution. After yesterday’s incident, Ping Nushi and Zhou Nushi had truly forged a deep enmity. From now on, their mutual watchfulness and biting at each other would be quite exciting, as long as they listened to Wangfei and didn’t provoke her, they could enjoy themselves, right?
Zheng Momo supported Mingzhu as they walked forward, smiling, “The Wangfei is really different from before.”
Mingzhu smiled back, “Is that a bad thing in your opinion?”
Zheng Momo shook her head, “Not at all, it’s a good thing. If the elders in the family knew, they’d be delighted.”
In Yinghui Hall, Yuwen Chu was already dressed neatly and ready for breakfast. When he saw Mingzhu coming, he waved for her to come over, “Have you eaten?”
Mingzhu happily sat beside him, “I nibbled a bit earlier because I was a little hungry, but I didn’t eat enough. I’ve already rewarded Su Lan and the others. I deliberately saved some appetite to eat with Your Highness.” There were only two people eating at home, and it wouldn’t be interesting if she left him alone.
Seeing her thoughtful gesture and cheerful smile, Yuwen Chu was in a good mood and ate an extra bowl.
Not long after they finished eating, there was a report from outside that the Second Young Master of the Fu Mansion had come to pick up His Highness and Wangfei to return to the mansion. Without waiting for Yuwen Chu to speak, Mingzhu had already smiled and walked out, she hadn’t seen her second brother for a long time, and she missed him.
Fu Mingzhao didn’t look like a military general at all, dressed in the festive red brocade robe commonly worn by noble young men in the capital during holidays, wearing a jade crown, tall and slender, fair-skinned, with a gentle and refined temperament. He had three strands of beard, habitually wearing a gentle smile on his face, giving the impression of being very approachable, but his actions and movements revealed a completely different, decisive and sharp demeanor from that of a scholar.
He smiled indulgently at Mingzhu, more like looking at a daughter than a little sister, even when he scolded her, his words were soft and lacking in force, “Take it slow, take it slow. You’re already married and a mother, but you’re still so impetuous. It’s only because His Highness tolerates you like this.”
“Second Brother.” Mingzhu went up and grabbed Fu Mingzhao’s sleeve and shook it. She couldn’t allow her good second brother to fall into such a miserable situation again.
“On such a big occasion, why are you glaring with red eyes? This is for you, take it!” Fu Mingzhao smiled charmingly and handed a box to Mingzhu like coaxing a child. Mingzhu hesitantly opened the box to find a thick red envelope on top. There was no need to ask; inside must be gold coins. Below were all sorts of snacks, mostly an array of candies.
He completely treated her like a child! Mingzhu pouted in dissatisfaction, “These are things I liked years ago, why would I need a piece of candy now? Don’t you have any interesting gadgets for me?”
“Give it back! Return it to me!” Fu Mingzhao immediately reached out his hand towards her.
“No, what’s mine is mine, and no one else’s. I won’t give it to anyone.” Mingzhu immediately hid the box behind her, but Yuwen Chu came from behind and took the box from her, forcing her to bow to Fu Mingzhao, “You didn’t even greet your elder brother, all you know is to ask for benefits.”
Mingzhu immediately pushed Yuwen Chu out like a treasure, “Second Brother, this is His Highness. How is he? Pretty good, right? A talented man, right?”
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