ebookland Chapter 206 Let Me Out
Chapter 206 Let Me Out
Quanshui Village is located at the foot of Yanshan Mountain. Unless it is for necessary shopping, the people of Quanshui Village may not leave the village even once a year.
That's why Quanshui Manor became Xie Jinghan's choice of a backup plan for Wen Shuyao.
The large group of people arrived at Quanshui Village in a grand procession. Upon seeing this, the village head knelt down before Wen Shuyao.
He looked at Wen Shuyao with a panicked expression and trembling eyes.
His intuition told him that Wen Shuyao's behavior was unusual. Could it be that she suddenly wanted to settle old scores with him?
Once this thought crossed his mind, the head of the village could no longer hide his panic.
However, Granny Qi's words dispelled his worries.
"The Princess and Old Madam Chu will be staying at the estate for the next few days. Have someone serve them well. Don't look at things you shouldn't see, and don't ask questions you shouldn't ask," Granny Qi advised the estate manager. "Especially keep a close eye on your subordinates."
Upon hearing this, the head steward felt as if he had been granted a pardon and quickly nodded, "Don't worry, I will make sure that the Princess and Madam Chu are well taken care of!"
Wen Shuyao's status in the Prince Jing's mansion is common knowledge. He must have lost his mind to provoke Wen Shuyao.
The head of the manor agreed with trepidation, but before he could speak, he saw Si Qing drag someone off the carriage.
Upon seeing the person's appearance, the head of the village was stunned for a moment, then remembered that this was the young mistress of the Chen family village next door—also the princess's younger sister!
Many thoughts flashed through Zhuang Tou's mind, but he ultimately suppressed them.
He, a mere servant, had no right to interfere in his master's affairs; this was probably the kind of thing that Granny Qi was referring to as something he shouldn't have seen.
The head of the estate was perceptive; upon noticing Wen Yitong, he immediately ordered all the tenant farmers who were watching to leave, leaving Wen Shuyao alone.
Even on the way to the courtyard, there were hardly any people.
Granny Qi was very pleased with the head steward's perceptiveness, nodding repeatedly and giving him a purse full of silver.
As soon as the village head weighed the purse in his hand, his eyes narrowed into slits with laughter.
Wen Yitong watched all this, her anger burning.
She had tried hard to forget the dream, but the scene in the dream was far removed from everything that happened in reality. All of this was simply because Wen Shuyao had become the Princess Consort of Jing!
Could it be that Wen Shuyao is better than her?
Once the thought arises, it's impossible to suppress it.
However, Wen Yitong, being proud and arrogant, would never admit that she was inferior to Wen Shuyao.
She always believed that, apart from her face, Wen Shuyao was inferior to her in every way.
Wen Shuyao's current good life is because she carelessly gave away this excellent opportunity to Wen Shuyao.
If she had to do it again, she would definitely do no worse than Wen Shuyao!
"Hurry up!" Si Qing said coldly. He never showed any tenderness towards women. His tone was very harsh as he shoved Wen Yitong forward.
Wen Yitong was now like a fish on a chopping board, completely at the mercy of others. She bit her lower lip, glared coldly at Si Qing, and reluctantly walked forward.
Even now, she was still thinking about how to escape.
Standing next to Si Qing, Magpie had been keeping a close eye on Wen Yitong's movements. Seeing this, she sneered without any politeness: "Don't even think about it! Now that you're at Quanshui Manor, you should just stay put. That way, Miss might spare your life!"
"Otherwise..." the magpie sneered, "your life might be in danger."
Magpie's hatred for Wen Yitong has a long history. Over the years, half of the torment Wen Shuyao suffered in the Wen State Duke's Mansion came from Madam Wen, and the other half came from Wen Yitong.
Wen Yitong was jealous of Wen Shuyao's beauty and made things difficult for her quite a bit.
As Wen Shuyao's personal maid who grew up with her since childhood, Xique hated Wen Yitong intensely.
Now that Wen Yitong is in her hands, she naturally doesn't treat Wen Yitong well.
Wen Yitong was scolded by the maid who never paid her any attention, and her face turned extremely ugly.
Today, she was confident of victory and believed she could take Wen Shuyao's head, but little did she know that she would end up getting herself involved.
The magpie's cold words deepened the hatred in her heart.
She gritted her teeth, her eyes bloodshot as she stared intently at the magpie.
"Did Wen Shuyao deliberately send you to humiliate me?" Wen Yitong asked angrily.
The magpie scoffed disdainfully, "My young lady is very busy, how could she possibly care about someone as insignificant as you?"
At this point, the magpie raised its chin and said arrogantly, "Besides, you've already fallen into the young lady's hands, and you can't escape even if you grow wings!"
Wen Yitong gritted her teeth, but before she could speak, she saw a dilapidated courtyard.
Her eyelids twitched, and a bad feeling crept into her heart.
The next moment, Si Qing pushed her forward forcefully, and she was pushed into a small, drafty room.
This house was the most dilapidated she had ever seen in her life. As soon as she saw the thatched roof inside, she felt a surge of unease, as if a million ants were crawling all over her.
Before she could speak, the door was closed.
"let me out!"
Wen Yitong pounded on the dilapidated wooden door and shouted loudly.
However, Si Qing ignored this and only instructed the people outside the door: "Keep an eye on her, don't let her escape."
Quanshui Manor is a large place, and there are quite a few dilapidated courtyards like this. Wen Yitong has a courtyard by herself, Ruyi has a courtyard by herself, and the remaining guards of the Prince Xin's Mansion who are still alive have a courtyard by themselves.
The guards at the door looked very serious. They all knew how important Wen Yitong was, and they readily agreed.
Inside the house, Wen Yitong's shouts went unheeded by anyone.
Finally, Wen Yitong was exhausted from shouting. She looked at the broken tiles above her head, with rays of sunlight filtering through. If the weather was sunny, she could barely stay there, but once the wind and rain started...
What difference was there between this drafty room and torture for her?
Wen Yitong hugged herself tightly, and the fear in her heart gradually welled up.
She began to ponder Wen Shuyao's intention in sparing her life.
Logically speaking, Wen Shuyao shouldn't have spared her life.
Wen Shuyao hated her as much as she hated Wen Shuyao.
If she could kill Wen Shuyao, she certainly wouldn't have let her live until the next day.
If that's the case, then Wen Shuyao must feel the same way about her.
Why did Wen Shuyao spare her life?
Her mind raced. Although she didn't know Wen Shuyao's intentions, she was certain of one thing—her life was useful to Wen Shuyao.
And so, she straightened her back at that moment.
She raised her chin, a hint of arrogance in her eyes.
The next moment, she started banging on the wooden door.
"Let me out! Get me a better room!" she ordered imperiously. "Otherwise, I'll die here! And I'll ruin Wen Shuyao's plans!"
However, she pounded on the wooden door and shouted for a long time, but no one paid any attention to her.
The guards at the gate were holding their swords, acting like they were deaf.