Chapter 124 - Prolonging Their Lives
Chapter 124 – Prolonging Their Lives
The next day, Lin Xiaofei woke up with the incessant calling her maids were making outside her door. She tossed and turn in her bed and just wanted to cover her ears and ignore them.
She's had enough of noises from yesterday and had to deal with Qu Xing Xu occupying her mind, and won't appreciate being disturbed now.
Aside from the nightmare that irrupts in her dreams yesterday, last night's dreams were as uneventful as always except… Qu Xing Xu appeared and wore a diabolical smirk on his face.
Her eyes flew open and before she could realize it, she was already on her way to the door. Lin Xiaofei opened it and glared at the maids who sank their heads lower to their shoulders at the sight of her deadly glare.
"Yo-young Miss, please forgive us if we woke you up." Said Lu Yi beside the other two maids, Su Tang and Bai Lu.
"If you're so apologetic then, why not wait till I woke up by myself?" Lin Xiaofei said while gritting her teeth before sighing. What was wrong with her? Getting angry at her maids when the person whom she should direct her ire to was someone else.
But then, again. That person was also not here as he had already left towards who knows where yesterday.
"What is it?" Lin Xiaofei calmed down.
The young maid gulped down and looked at the two other maids beside her who encouraged her to open her mouth. "The thing is… A guard named Shen Mo is looking for you."
Lin Xiaofei looked at the maid and said, "Alright, let him come here then." She was about to turn when she saw the expression on Bai Lu's face. "What got your tongue?"
Licking her lips, Bai Lu said. "It is not proper to let a man enter Young Miss's room."
"That's alright. That already happened a minute after I got inside this room." Lin Xiaofei softly said but it only confused her maids. They were too busy unpacking their things yesterday and didn't notice that someone entered their rooms. Hence, they found her statement puzzling.
Lin Xiaofei didn't blame them as Qu Xing Xu might have sneaked in her room stealthily and his guards probably didn't even notice him entering her room anyway.
"Forget it." She sighed. "Tell him to wait in the garden next to this courtyard. I'll meet him there."
Lin Xiaofei turned after hearing the sigh of relief from them. She quickly erased the sleep from her face and put on a few more clothes to cover herself. She never let her maids come close to her or help her get changed or bathe as she didn't like being around others with her clothes off and without her dagger within reach.
She walked across the room and got her sachel from one of the cabinets and tied the ropes at her belt. Lin Xiaofei opened the door – her maids still standing outside and doing something to keep them entertained – then, without looking at them, she marched towards the garden.
At this time, Gu Yan, who had been tasked to look after his master's bride, was walking towards the courtyard where his master and mistress were living together. He had just gone back after instructing some of his men to do something and when he passed through the garden, he almost ignored the familiar figure of a person.
Thank God and he didn't just pass by, or else, he would be in a bigger problem. He stiffened to look again at the person to make sure he was seeing clearly.
Swallowing hard, Gu Yan felt his sweat coming and forming into sour liquid on his temples before dripping down his cheeks. Not only that, but his back was also starting to get soaked with sweat.
Darn it! He didn't expect this event to happen too soon! If Gu Yan had known that Shen Mo would come running directly to his mistress after they got lax around him, he would have made him took a detour to prolong his and his master's lifetime.
His master had just left to take care of some matters but forgot to think about this important and left this urgent matter to him!
And to make his situation worst, Gu Yan saw the slim figure of his master's bride wearing a black dress. She probably wore that kind of dress because she likes it or maybe, to prepare for their impending doom.
Working fast, Gu Yan swiftly used his feet to reach Lin Xiaofei before she could get to see the figure of Shen Mo, who seemed to be taken fascinated by the deadly flowers in the garden. Hopefully, he would touch one of it and die before he could open his mouth and tell Lin Xiaofei what happened in the Palace.
"Madam! There you are!"
"What's wrong?" Lin Xiaofei asked with a frown.
Gu Yan is the trusted steward or right-hand man of Qu Xing Xu and yet, it was surprising to see him not accompanying his master in his journey but stayed at home.
"Oh, nothing madam." He swallowed, "I was wondering if madam would allow me to take you out for a tour?"
"Again?" Lin Xiaofei sounded harsh. She suffered yesterday already. There's no way she would willingly experience touring around the residence once again. "Thank you for the thought but that isn't needed. I have to go and meet someone so, I will go ahead first."
Lin Xiaofei stepped to the side as he was standing in front of her. However, when she stepped her foot to the side, she found herself facing the old steward again. She veered to the other side but still, the face of the steward was still annoyingly in her sight.
"What is it do you want?" She patiently asked him. Surely, he wouldn't have blocked her without a reason right?
"Nothing, madam."
Lin Xiaofei glared at him. The looks in her eyes could make a king quake in his boots. "Then, why are you blocking my way?"
"Madam, I'm not sure if I follow what you mean by that." Gu Yan Innocently looked at her. He desperately held onto the little hope that his madam would storm back to her courtyard and forget about Shen Mo.