Snatching Food from a Dog's Mouth

"Madam, how did you know? It's garlic."

"Don't call me 'Madam' anymore. We're divorced. I have nothing to do with your Marquis's Marquis's Residence anymore," Gu Wanning snorted.

"Yes, it's alright. You've escaped this sea of suffering yourself, it's really unfair of you not to take us with you." Zhou Yaya said plaintively, "Then should I call you 'sister' from now on?"

"Anything is fine, even a name."

"Sister, sister," Fourth Concubine called out twice, looking around at the furnishings in the room, "You're living a very comfortable life!"

Chapter 144 Snatching Food from a Dog's Mouth

"I'm living comfortably without you."

Fourth Concubine curled her lip, "Cold-blooded."

Without needing Gu Wanning to offer her anything, she drank tea and ate snacks on her own, lounging on the couch as if she had no bones. "I'm shameless anyway, I come here every day to freeload."

"Did the Marquis ask you to come out?"

I'll take that as a yes.

"What do you mean by 'just consider it'?" Gu Wanning's lips twitched. "Zhou Yaya, don't blame me for not warning you, the Marquis doesn't have a good temper. If you get caught in the crossfire and punished, don't blame me."

"What can he do to me? Even when beating a dog, you have to consider its owner! For my senior brother's sake, he can't kill me."

"I'm just asking you, did you come here secretly today, or did he give you permission?"

"I came by myself," Zhou Yaya said. "Alright, alright, let's not talk about that. Sister, when does the feast begin?"

She came to attend the banquet.

Gu Wanning: "You only remember the good times, not the bad ones."

"Since we're already here, let's eat well first. Besides, climbing walls is second nature to me, the Marquis won't notice. He won't bother checking if I'm in the manor. You know the Marquis, when has he ever cared about us?" Zhou Yaya said dismissively.

"Wait a minute, I'll have Er Ya serve the food, and we'll eat here."

What would it look like if outsiders saw her with Xu Weibei's concubine?

"That's fine then. Sister, these past few days while you were gone, the Marquis's Residence has been so boring. Eldest sister is always daydreaming, second sister is probably hiding in her room counting money and won't come out, and third sister too, I don't know what she's busy with... Sigh, so boring."

I miss the days when we all got together to play mahjong.

Winter should be about playing mahjong, having hot pot when you're hungry, and having a lively time, so that the days just pass by.

"I'll come find you to play whenever I'm bored, oh no, I mean help you with chores. Sister, when will you be rich? Then you can buy a big house and bring us out, just like when we lived in the Marquis's Marquis's Residence, all lively and bustling, wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Gu Wanning rolled her eyes, thinking to herself that Xu Weibei was keeping you all because you were his concubines.

What am I doing supporting you?

I can't afford to raise them, I really can't afford it.

"You are the Marquis's men, how can I take you out?"

"The Marquis said he would release us if we found somewhere to go. But we didn't..."

Fourth Concubine looked at Gu Wanning with expectant eyes.

--Please, sister, get rich quickly! I need a sugar daddy/sugar baby! I'm starving! I need food!

Gu Wanning: "..."

Fourth Concubine started rambling on about Xu Weibei again. "... He was already acting strangely, and now he's become even more gloomy, as if someone owes him eight hundred taels of silver."

Gu Wanning remained silent.

Divorce always leaves you feeling uncomfortable for a few days.

Xu Weibei, in particular, must be wondering why, even after doing everything within his understanding that was best for him, he still couldn't change the outcome of the divorce.

Fourth Concubine stayed here for a meal, having both lunch and dinner.

If Gu Wanning hadn't told her to leave, she would have lingered there, unwilling to go.

"... It's alright, I can sleep here, the Marquis won't know."

"I know. Don't cause me any trouble, and get out of here."

Gu Wanning certainly didn't want Xu Weibei to come and demand her away.

It's not that they'll never see each other again in this life, but now that they've met again, awkwardness is inevitable.

"These dumplings are so delicious." Fourth Concubine let out a satisfied burp, but she couldn't bear to leave the other untouched plate of dumplings on the table.

Three-ingredient dumplings with chives, shrimp, and eggs are Gu Wanning's specialty and also Fourth Concubine's favorite.

"If you can't finish it, you'll have to take it with you, okay!" Gu Wanning said irritably, "Get out of here."

She asked Er Ya to find a food box and put the dumplings and fried chicken inside.

"Have your older sister fry the dumplings for you tomorrow, and refry the fried chicken..."

"Okay, thank you, sister. I'll come again tomorrow." Fourth Concubine

"Get lost," Gu Wanning said with a laugh. "Be careful, take the lantern... Be careful on your way back to the manor, don't let anyone mistake you for an assassin."

"Don't worry, I know this place like the back of my hand."

Whom do you look down on?

She's been jumping over the wall for quite some time now.

Fourth Concubine, carrying a food box and a lantern, happily returned to the Marquis's Residence.

Upon reaching the outer wall of the Marquis's Residence, she first listened intently to the sounds inside, making sure there were no patrolling guards before leaping onto the wall and landing silently.

She was indeed highly skilled and daring, and having walked the night so many times, she wasn't afraid of ghosts anymore. But unexpectedly, her luck ran out.

Xu Weibei was working on official business until midnight. He was exhausted, but he couldn't sleep, so he went out for some fresh air.

He actually knew Zhou Yaya's nature, and even if he found out, he planned to turn a blind eye and pretend he didn't see it, so as not to get angry with a fool.

But the problem was that the fried chicken that Fourth Concubine brought was just too delicious.

As she carried the food box and lurked around with the dog, the guards didn't notice her, but the dogs in the Marquis's Residence came drawn by the aroma.

Xu Weibei kept several dogs, but since they were all small dogs and not fierce breeds, they were usually allowed to roam freely.

As a result, the "catching the thief" incident came to the rescue.

Woof woof!

Woof woof!

Fourth Concubine was being pestered by three dogs.