newbobooks Chapter 121 The Cold-blooded Supervisor of the East Factory vs. the Vicious Aunt in the Deep Palace
Chapter 121 The Cold-blooded Supervisor of the East Factory vs. the Vicious Aunt in the Deep Palace
Yingsi pursed her lips and blinked her eyes, and finally opened her lips after a moment: "I am thinking that when I return to the palace in the future, I will still have to rely on you to protect me..."
He leaned forward slightly, squinting his eyes with some force and continued to approach.
"Oh? The Queen's power is much greater than this Governor's."
Yingsi looked back at him with a sharp gaze: "But the people in the palace are only afraid of you, my lord..."
Wei Xuanzhi seemed to see through her, a gleam flashed in his eyes and a sneer appeared on his face.
"Aren't you afraid... that I will regret it later and hand you over?"
Yingsi blinked at him and smiled coquettishly: "My Lord and I already have a little secret, my Lord will not hand me over!"
Wei Xuanzhi raised his eyebrows inadvertently, his gaze wandered over her for a moment, and he narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing his murderous intent as if he was deliberately trying to scare her.
"There are not many living people who know my secret..."
Yingsi lowered her eyes and smiled softly: "Then I am really lucky."
Does he not understand what people are saying, or is he pretending to be stupid?
Wei Xuanzhi raised his eyes slightly and looked away with an ambiguous expression.
In a blink of an eye, Yingsi had taken out a box of cakes and snacks, stepped past him into the room and shouted.
"I'm back. I bought a lot of delicious food. Come and try some!"
This inn is run by their own people, and they had already cleared the place in advance when they knew they were coming, so everyone was relatively relaxed.
Hearing the noise, a group of people curiously stuck their heads out, some were excited and some were curious, but they looked at each other and didn't dare to go forward.
Yingsi looked back with understanding, and saw Wei Xuanzhi still standing there with an unfathomable expression on his face.
It turns out that he was afraid of his leader.
Yingsi smiled secretly, quickly put down all her things, then took out Wei Xuanzhi's bag and handed it to the factory clerk standing next to her.
"This is for your master. Please help him take it up."
The man looked at Wei Xuanzhi without moving.
Wei Xuanzhi was silent for a moment, finally moved his feet, glanced at her, and went straight upstairs.
The factory clerks looked at each other for a moment, then gathered around cautiously.
"What delicious food did you buy...did you buy Lianzhou's specialty Yunpian Cake?"
"Yes, there are other things. I heard that there are many delicious foods in Lianzhou, so I bought some of them."
Yingsi opened a few brocade boxes with a smile, and immediately a delicate fragrance wafted in the air.
"Of course you can. You also bought some cheese, which is not cheap. Just for this little bit of food, I will protect you on the road!"
Yingsi tilted her head slightly, puzzled: "This yogurt can be found everywhere in the palace, doesn't the East Factory eat it often?"
Someone sighed and said self-deprecatingly, "What good things can the East Factory get? Even if the nobles think it's not tasty, they would rather throw it away and feed it to the dogs than give it to us. They think we are unlucky."
"Yes, our master is not a person who likes to amass wealth, and he doesn't accept hidden money. Who else in the court can be as clean-handed as our master? The emperor can even laugh out loud in the middle of the night."
Yingsi was stunned. Everyone in the palace was afraid of the East Depot's investigation. Who dared to say that they had not done anything wrong in secret? From her memory, she didn't know how much silver those concubines had stuffed into the East Depot.
Why didn't she believe that Wei Xuanzhi could actually sacrifice himself for the public good?
"It seems that with Aunt Yingsi here this time, we won't have to worry about food and drink."
The people around him immediately joked: "You are so ungrateful. You just said bad things about others."
"What bad words? They were just saying that Aunt Yingsi was amazing. Our adults even knew to go shopping with the girl. That was the first time that a girl got into a bridal sedan..."
"Hush, be careful or the master might hear you and stab you twice."
Yingsi smiled and divided the things among them.
"You guys eat, the adults said there will be a task later."
Then he took the clothes and went upstairs.
After tinkering in the room for more than an hour, someone called her downstairs.
"Aunt Yingsi, it's time to go out."
Yingsi put a final touch of rouge on herself, then lifted her skirt and pushed open the door.
"Coming!"
This clear and sweet female voice is out of tune with the dull voices of the group of men.
So everyone looked up curiously.
Wei Xuanzhi just walked out of the house and looked at her from a distance. Both of them were visibly stunned.
Yingsi walked out gracefully in a pink and white tube-top dress. A silk ribbon around her waist perfectly outlined her slender waist. A light lotus silk shawl was piled on her wrists. Her every frown and smile seemed to show her natural charm.
Seeing Wei Xuanzhi looking at her, she turned around on the spot with a smile on her face, revealing her graceful swan neck and a lively golden hairpin in her hair.
"Does it look good~"
Her voice was not as soft as that of a little girl, but rather melodious and pleasant. She was not as shy as other girls when meeting men, and she twirled her skirt to show off her figure and appearance generously.
Her black hair was tied into a high bun, decorated with red and jadeite. Although it was dressed like a prostitute, her inherent decency and dignity added a touch of the temperament of a wealthy family to the outfit.
"You look good! Aunt Yingsi, you look much better dressed than the concubines in the harem!"
"Yeah, you're not usually seen dressed like this. You'll be kidnapped if you go out!"
"Hahahahaha!!"
The inn suddenly became very lively.
Yingsi smiled and waved to Wei Xuanzhi, then raised her voice to the people below, "They were all chosen by your masters. Your masters have good vision."
The following immediately followed with compliments: "Yes, Your Excellency has a very good eye!"
Wei Xuanzhi changed into a red brocade robe with a black surface. The hem was faintly embroidered with auspicious clouds and wild cranes with silver thread. His waist-length black hair was half tied up with a jade crown. Without the sword and black iron wristband, his usually cold face seemed to have a little more warmth.
Today his features were exceptionally clear and gentle, almost making Yingsi think that he was a person with feelings.
So he said in a flattering way: "You are so beautiful~"
Hearing this, his expression immediately tightened a bit, and his gentle gaze suddenly became extremely indifferent, as if what he had just seen was just an illusion for her.
His eyes passed by her for a moment, and he walked down the steps one step at a time, still calmly, holding the folding fan in his hand.
No fun at all.
Yingsi curled her lips and followed him down, lifting her skirt.
Wei Xuanzhi refused to accept the joke, and the entire inn fell silent in an instant.
He took a few steps forward, stood with his hands behind his back, and glanced at everyone with a serious expression.
"Nothing can go wrong tonight, otherwise there is no need to go to Chuzhou, just go to the emperor and die."
Everyone cupped their hands together and said, “Yes!”
Someone outside the door came to report: "Sir, the carriage is ready."
Wei Xuanzhi nodded slightly, turned around and looked at Yingsi, who was sitting in the corner on the small stool with her name on it, holding her skirt.
She was staring blankly with her eyes wide open, but when she felt the gaze on her, she immediately came back to her senses, grinned and said, "Is it my turn?"
As she spoke, she walked over to him eagerly.
Wei Xuanzhi's eyes moved slightly and he walked towards the carriage parked at the door.
As if he had already determined in his heart that she would follow him, he took firm steps.