Chapter 332 - 168: Should Have Checked the Calendar Before Going Out (Part 2)

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Chapter 332: Chapter 168: Should Have Checked the Calendar Before Going Out (Part 2) Mrs. Gui was overjoyed, thanked repeatedly, then said with a smile: "Since that’s the case, this old servant won’t disturb the young master and the lady any longer, I will wait in the kitchen!" "All right! Take care, Mrs. Gui!" Sang Wan smiled and nodded her head. "The same goes for Third Aunt, everything needed is already in the house, there’s no need to rush packing things!" Shi Fengju said with a smile. However, Sang Wan said understandingly: "This is like finally having a home of your own, naturally, one would be eager to personally decorate it! You men wouldn’t understand this feeling!" Shi Fengju laughed: "Is that so? But I’ve never seen you decorate our house?" He couldn’t help looking around once again, and it seemed indeed true that apart from the removal of the big red wedding characters and colored silk, nothing else had changed since they got married. Sang Wan rolled her eyes at him without responding, thinking to herself that she would rather pack up even herself to avoid leaving any traces, how dare she touch anything in his house? If later he deliberately picks on this or that, she would only end up being scolded! "Miss Wan!" Shi Fengju saw her subtle sullen and charming look, also recalling past events, couldn’t help but to embrace her again, and while hugging her closely, he kissed her cheeks repeatedly, rubbing his face against hers with a smile, saying: "Decorate it any way you like, how about we go to the warehouse tomorrow to pick some decorations you fancy? Right, there are also many good items in the small warehouse behind my study, I’ll take you to see them tomorrow!" Sang Wan felt a bit guilty seeing him like this, and with a "chii" laugh, she leaned into his embrace and said: "Actually, our house is pretty good as it is now, I really like it, truly! There’s no need to change things around! Besides, it’s almost New Year’s, there’s so much to do, why mess with it now!" Shi Fengju, upon hearing her say "our house," also broke into a smile, "Well then, all as you wish! You’ll be in charge of the household matters from now on, however you’re happy, so it shall be!" The more they talked, the more off-track it got, Sang Wan didn’t take his words to heart at all, smiling without a word. Soon, Liu Ya came to report: Noodles had been cooked and were taken away by Mrs. Gui. "It’s also not early, let’s wash up and sleep!" Shi Fengju then said with a laugh. His laughter carried a different implication, making Sang Wan’s face heat up as she didn’t dare look at him. "This slave will prepare hot water for the lady’s bath!" Liu Ya hurriedly said. Sang Wan nodded her head, then asked: "Did Mrs. Gui take it herself or did she ask someone to deliver it for her?" Liu Ya said with a smile: "Mrs. Gui really, this slave originally called two maids to walk her back, but she refused no matter what, this slave had no choice but to let it go!" Sang Wan frowned: "How can you just let it be? Even just sending someone to carry a lantern would have been good, it’s so dark and cold, how can you let her go back alone?" Liu Ya smiled helplessly: "That’s true! But Mrs. Gui was adamant, and it wouldn’t be good of this slave to force her!" "Since it’s her own request, don’t dwell on it!" Shi Fengju gently patted her shoulder, instructing Liu Ya to prepare the hot water. Liu Ya, who noticed the young master’s audacious behavior towards the lady, had her gossip-loving heart wiggle with anticipation throughout the day, briskly agreed and looked forward to asking more questions after serving Madam’s bath later. Mrs. Gui, who had been treated with warmth and respect in Ningyuan, was finally in a much better mood. It wasn’t that she really didn’t want someone to walk her back, but she knew all too well that she was bound to be scolded upon returning, and she didn’t want outsiders to see or hear, better to go back on her own. This part of the walk mainly involved navigating corridors, practically eliminating the chance of slipping and falling, so Mrs. Gui hurried along swiftly. As she walked, she calculated in her mind how to explain herself well when she saw the Master later and not to anger him! Unexpectedly, from some corner, a maid darted out abruptly. The maid, not looking where she was going, collided fiercely with Mrs. Gui. Mrs. Gui exclaimed, "Aiyo!" almost twisting her old back as she fell to the ground with a "thud," and the food box once again paid the price of honor! "Which department do you serve in? Stop right there! Are you walking without eyes?!" Mrs. Gui, sitting on the ground clutching her waist, shouted at the maid. But it was so dark at night that even distinguishing between someone’s height, build, or age was impossible, not to mention their facial features. Would that maid be so foolish as to obediently stop and wait to be apprehended? On the contrary, she darted away and vanished in the blink of an eye! "Aiyo! Damn it, which scoundrel did this! When I find out tomorrow, you’re in for it!" Mrs. Gui’s waist ached severely as she gritted her teeth in pain, struggling for a while before managing to stand up. "Oh! Mrs. Gui!" Just then, Yingxia appeared with a young maid carrying a lantern, and seeing her there, hurried over, anxiously saying: "Why did it take so long for you to return, ma’am? The lady and the young ladies are all getting anxious! The Fourth Miss keeps saying she’s starving! Eh, where’s the noodles? Could it be you didn’t go to the kitchen?" "I did! Look at this!" Mrs. Gui, full of frustration, recounted the incident, "How unlucky can I be! Just my luck, should have checked the calendar before leaving the house, what a mess this has turned into!" "How could this happen!" Yingxia was taken aback, glanced at the food box on the ground and sighed: "Never mind, I better help you get back first! We’ll explain to the Master and the lady, then see what to do!" Mrs. Gui thought that indeed they had been waiting too long, if they did not return first to report, the Master and the lady would still be waiting, definitely enraging the lady. Not to mention the lady, she herself was about to burst in anger! Yingxia assisted Mrs. Gui while the young maid carried the food box and lit the lantern; the three made their way back to Jicui Pavilion together. Just not far behind them, in the shadow, a figure emerged silently, it was Lan Xiang who had collided with Mrs. Gui. Lan Xiang curled her lips in a mocking smile, then turned and headed towards the peony garden. "What’s going on here!" Third Madam Shi, seeing Mrs. Gui leave in good health and return with a sprained back without bringing back any food, asked sternly with a dark expression.

Chapter 332 - 168: Should Have Checked the Calendar Before Going Out (Part 2)

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