Chapter 660: Once bitten, twice shy
Not a fool?
Sui 'er stared at Wei Yi's clear and cold eyes and shook her head twice.
She pondered, "You … aren't a fool, are you?"
Wei Yi looked at the little lass, the corners of his lips curling up imperceptibly. "Everyone says I'm a fool, and I'm indeed a fool. Just pretend that I'm the real deal."
"Why?" Sui 'er was surprised. "Look at you. You speak so fluently. How are you a fool? They must be talking nonsense and bullying you because you're easy to bully. "
"Is that so?"
He didn't care!
Sui 'er had always been a talkative girl. Now that she was also curious, she couldn't restrain herself.
She squatted down and asked, "Let me ask you. Why did Concubine Xiao lock you up here?"
He shook his head.
"You don't know? Why wouldn't you know? Don't you know why you were captured? There's no reason for you not to know. What did you do to make Her Ladyship unhappy? "
She was like a repeater!
She kept asking 'I don't know'.
Sui 'er was also the pot calling the kettle black. When Concubine Xiao asked her what she did wrong, she still couldn't answer.
Although Wei Yi was also a chatterbox, he couldn't withstand Sui 'er's barrage of questions.
"I really don't know," he said.
"Strange. Who doesn't know when they've been captured?"
Wei Yi sighed softly. His bright silver eyes glanced outside and sank slightly. His gaze landed on Sui 'er's perplexed expression. He said, "Sui' er, can you help me with something?"
"What is it?"
"Can you find me some thin bamboo and white paper? Also, bring me some brush, ink, and paper. "
"What do you need these for?"
"I want to make a lamp." Wei Yi's brows relaxed and he smiled.
He looked extremely good.
His deep eyes shone with a starry luster.
Sui 'er was a little dazed as she looked at him. Her small eyes shone with shyness. She thought to herself,' This man is really good looking. '
Wei Yi didn't get a response for a long time. "Can you?"
Returning to her senses, Sui 'er immediately nodded. "Yes, of course I can." But after thinking for a while, he said, "If you want to make a lamp, why don't I add another one for your room? You don't have to make one, it'll save you the trouble."
He shook his head lightly and insisted, "I want to do it myself."
Sui 'er didn't say anything more. She turned back to glance at the courtyard and said, "Then I'll be going out first. You stay here. I'll bring them to you when I've gathered everything."
"Yes."
Before Sui 'er left, Wei Yi thanked her.
Needless to say, the little lass was very happy. When she returned to her room, she was still smiling faintly.
When the palace maids in her room saw this, they asked her a few questions.
"Sui 'er, what's wrong?"
"I'm fine."
"Looking at you, could it be that some master rewarded you again?"
Sui 'er panicked the moment she heard that. She hurriedly said, "Don't talk nonsense." She covered her injured face. "How would I dare to ask for a reward from my master? After the lesson last time, I'm not afraid anymore! "
Once bitten, twice shy.
The palace maid asked, "Then what's wrong with you?"
She lowered her head, got up and closed the door. She tugged at the maids and asked, "Didn't you say that the person who was locked up is an idiot?"
The maids nodded. "Yes, of course he's an idiot. Is there a need to ask? Last time, the Princess even brought him into the palace. That fool was very amusing. We gave him pastries, but he didn't want it. He didn't even want to drink water. He just sat in the courtyard and waited for us. At that time, we were all amused.
She giggled.
"Then why did the princess bring him into the palace?"
"I don't know. I think it's because of Teacher Ji."
"Teacher Ji? Who's Teacher Ji? "Sui 'er was curious.
The maids looked at each other. "You don't even know this? That Teacher Ji is a formidable character. The last time the princess brought that idiot into the palace, I don't know what Teacher Ji said, but the princess let him go. At that time, the princess was still depressed for several days."
"Isn't that so? I think that Teacher Ji looks so fair and clean. Perhaps the princess is … "
"Shh!" Someone quickly nudged her. "Don't talk nonsense. If the princess hears you, she'll kill you."
The little maid was scared out of her wits and quickly covered her mouth.
Sui 'er had just entered the palace and came from the countryside. Naturally, she had never heard of this Teacher Ji. She thought for a moment, then turned her attention to Wei Yi.
She tugged at the maids, "Sisters, why do you think Her Highness Concubine Xiao locked him up and didn't let us out to talk?"
"How would we know? In any case, we'll just do as Her Ladyship says and don't speak out of turn. You just need to obediently take care of that fool and don't cause any more trouble. Otherwise, when the time comes, your other face will also be ruined and you'll be crying. "
Ah!
She wasn't trying to scare her.
Everyone knew Concubine Xiao's temper. She would slap people for no reason. The eunuchs and palace maids in Zhangzhi Hall lived in fear every day, afraid that their heads would fall to the ground the moment they opened their eyes.
Sui 'er was indeed afraid.
Her little head shrank back and she covered her face with both hands. If half of her face was ruined, she wouldn't be able to live for the rest of her life.
Just as everyone was still trembling in fear, there was a knock on the door.
Panic!
"Why did you lock the door? Hurry and open the door. "
It turned out to be one of the maids in the same room. Everyone thought that they had been gossiping behind their backs and were almost scared to death.
They hurriedly opened the door.
It turned out to be the princess's personal palace maid, Duan 'er. Her face was a mess. She had one hand on the door frame and the other on her aching abdomen. "Who has time to help me bring food to the princess? My stomach hurts and I can't take it anymore."
Ah!
Everyone took a few steps back and declined. "We won't go. The princess's condition hasn't been good recently. We don't dare to go. If something happens and Her Highness blames us, we'll lose our lives."
"We'll just bring the food over. It won't take much time. I have to hurry to the Imperial Pharmacy to see Imperial Physician Hu."
With that, she left.
Everyone began to push and shove each other.
You go!
You go!
No one was willing to go.
Finally —
Their gazes fell on Sui 'er and they pulled her up from the bed.
"Sui 'er, you go."
"You're the most obedient and sensible one."
"That's right. You go."
They pushed her out of the door.
Sui 'er didn't even have time to refuse before she was forced to live.
Who asked her to be a newcomer!
"But I …"
"No buts."
"Her Highness ordered me to watch that fool."
"A fool won't run away. The door is locked. Hurry and go. Big Sister Duan 'er is usually the best to you. She's not feeling well now. You can't just leave her be."
"I …"
"Go, go."
Without waiting for her to say anything else.
With a bang, everyone shut the door.
She was stunned for a good while, then sighed.
Everyone knew that the princess was not in a good state recently. Ever since the last attempt to hang herself, she seemed to have changed into a different person. She was always absent-minded, which made people worried. Who knew when she would do something stupid.
Hang herself!
Slit her wrist!
Just the thought of it made people break out in cold sweat.
Thus, the accompanying palace maids were very careful. They kept away the sharper objects in the room to prevent anything from happening to the princess and implicating them.
But now, this hot potato had been thrown into Sui 'er's hands.
She had no choice but to accept it.
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