She still couldn't figure out how her father had discovered the things she had done, even now.
Rong Feifei began to suspect the people around her, becoming paranoid just like that...
On the Third Prince's side, having not seen Rong Feifei for a few days, he felt an unbearable itch in his heart. He sent a dark guard to make inquiries, only to learn that Rong Feifei had been sent away to an estate, and the guard reported everything he had found out truthfully to the Third Prince.
When the Third Prince heard the whole story, his face turned completely gloomy. Daring to drug him like that-was she trying to cripple him?
Thinking of the scenario where he might have kicked the bucket because of this, he was so angry that he smashed the teacup in his hand onto the ground!
This Rong Feifei deserved to die a thousand deaths. Daring to plot against him like this, she really didn't want to live anymore!
Now the Third Prince actually felt that Assistant Minister Rong hadn't killed Rong Feifei outright, and his hand had still been too soft.
The person had already been sent away, and upon learning that several fierce matrons were accompanying her, the Third Prince didn't make a move after all!
Making Rong Feifei live a life worse than death was more satisfying than killing her directly!
Over here, when Song Yaoyao returned to her courtyard, she couldn't help but yawn, so she said to Bi Tao:
"Bi Tao, your young mistress is sleepy and wants to sleep a bit longer!"
"Young Mistress, didn't you already sleep a morning-rebound nap when you came back from morning court?"
"Yes!"
"Then you went out for a trip, and now you want to sleep again as soon as you are back?"
While changing her clothes, Song Yaoyao replied:
"Mn, I'm sleepy again!
Bi Tao, don't you know?
Spring sleepiness, autumn fatigue, and summer dozing!"
Bi Tao couldn't help but curl her lips; the Second Young Mistress was clearly just being lazy, so she asked:
"Young Mistress, but you are like this in winter too!"
"Bi Tao, you wouldn't know about this, would you?
In winter, that's called hibernation.
Alright, you can go out now. Don't disturb me; your young mistress is going to rest."
"Yes."
Bi Tao was already used to the Second Young Mistress's crooked logic and absurd theories. She had only ever heard that bears and snakes hibernated, never that humans needed to hibernate too!
Forget it, she might as well just go out!
Song Yaoyao drifted off to sleep just like that.
Not knowing how much time had passed, Bi Tao's voice came from beside her ear:
"Young Mistress, hurry up and get up. We have a guest at home, and the master wants you to go to the front hall."
Amidst her grogginess, Song Yaoyao heard these words,
"If a guest comes to the house, let them come. It's not like nobody has ever come before. My dad is right here, so why call me to go?
I'm not going!"
Song Yaoyao flipped over, pulled the quilt over her head, and prepared to continue sleeping!
"Young Mistress, you had better get up quickly!
The pageboy who brought the message said the master commanded that if you don't go, the accounting room will dock your monthly allowance."
Upon hearing that her pocket money was going to be docked, Song Yaoyao sat straight up in an instant!
Docking her pocket money-that was absolutely unacceptable!
Song Yaoyao said to Bi Tao beside her:
"Alright, go fetch a basin of water. I want to wash up and then go meet the guest!"
Bi Tao walked away happily.
How could she not be happy? Every time she went to wake the young mistress up, it would take no less than half an hour to actually get her up. Getting up this nimbly today was a first!
The master was still the formidable one, using the monthly allowance to hold the young mistress firmly in the palm of his hand!
After Bi Tao left, Song Yaoyao asked Guagua:
Guagua, who has come to the estate?
Host, it's that old toad Yan Kuan!
Song Yaoyao asked with puzzlement:
Oh, why has he come?
Didn't this guy vomit blood and pass out?
How did he wake up so fast?
Host, maybe when the old toad vomited blood, the bleeding volume wasn't that high, which is why he woke up so fast!
Song Yaoyao said with some regret:
Then that is truly too bad!
I thought he was going to kick the bucket!
How did he get better?
Host, you might as well stop thinking about it. The man is living quite well!
Doesn't this just fit a certain saying: the good don't live long, while scourges last for a millennium!
Song Yaoyao had already slapped the label of "scourge" onto Yan Kuan.
At this moment, Bi Tao brought in the basin of water. While washing up, Song Yaoyao asked Guagua:
Right, Guagua, what has the old toad come to the house for?
Could it be because of the blood-vomiting business? Is he looking for me and my dad to say he was angered by us at the palace gates, and trying to extort us?
That won't do; I don't have any money to compensate him!
Host, you're overthinking it. This time the old toad is here to make an apology!
Song Yaoyao asked incredulously:
What? To apologize?
Did my dad do something I don't know about?
To make that old toad come to the house and apologize?
It seems your dad didn't do anything at all!
How can this be?
Could it be that the old toad found a sudden glimmer of conscience, thinking it immoral to bully a little child like me, and came over to offer an apology?
Knowing the old toad's character, why do I find this so hard to believe?
Host, whether you believe it or not, you can go see for yourself and you'll know!
Although she had some doubts, Song Yaoyao still accelerated her washing-up movements.
By the time Song Yaoyao arrived, she indeed saw Yan Kuan, with two large wooden chests placed right beside him.
When Yan Kuan saw Song Yaoyao, he immediately stood up:
"Little Lord Song is here."
No matter what, Yan Kuan's official rank was higher than hers, and his attitude of standing up to greet Song Yaoyao actually startled her quite a bit. She quickly asked Guagua:
Guagua, this guy vomited a mouthful of blood-did it scramble his brains?
He's an official of the Principal Fourth Rank, anyway. Why is he being so enthusiastically welcoming to a leisurely minor official of the Subordinate Sixth Rank?
I always have the feeling of being targeted by the Big Bad Wolf!
Is this guy plotting some huge ultimate move?
Hearing this inner voice, Assistant Minister Song and Yan Kuan both broke into coughs.
Although they didn't know what the Big Bad Wolf meant, they knew wolves as a species-fierce, cruel, bloody, and extremely brutal animals.
Based on the context, it wasn't hard to guess that Song Yaoyao was saying Yan Kuan was being a bit too enthusiastic, feeling that he harbored ill intentions and that she was being targeted by a wolf!
Fearing that Song Yaoyao would misunderstand, Yan Kuan hurriedly explained:
"Coming here today, Yan has come to offer his apologies to Assistant Minister Song and Little Lord Song.
It was all my fault this morning; I shouldn't have been spouting nonsense.
I specially brought some gifts, hoping you can forgive me!"
After Yan Kuan was sent back to his estate and woke up, his very first action had been to rush the steward to the treasury to sort out two chests of things young girls liked. He needed to go make an apology!
If he were late, wouldn't his disgraceful deeds be written into a storybook by that lass to earn silver, spreading until everyone knew about them?
Earlier, Yan Kuan had already intentionally or unintentionally communicated with Assistant Minister Song to test the waters: taking these two chests of gifts as an apology, he hoped Little Lord Song wouldn't use those affairs of his to write any more storybooks!
Assistant Minister Song had indicated that Song Yaoyao's inner voice was simply beyond their control to speak out about; in this matter, he could only try his best to stop her!
Yan Kuan also knew that the inner voice couldn't be voiced aloud, and since Assistant Minister Song could help, he was already quite satisfied.
What Yan Kuan needed to do right now was leave a good impression on Song Yaoyao and dispel any notion she had of writing a storybook!
Otherwise, let alone establishing a foothold in the imperial court in the future, he estimated that the moment he stepped outside, he would be pelted with rotten eggs and vegetable leaves by people!