Joy of Life: Starting by clinging to the eldest princess's coattails!

Chapter 131 Regret for Approaching Wu Feng

On the other side, Chunmei found Meigu under the corridor in the front yard.

Mei Gu was taking stock of the items the maids had bought when she saw Chun Mei coming over, so she put down the list in her hand.

"Miss Chunmei, does His Highness have any orders?"

Chunmei approached and, in a low voice, relayed Li Yunrui's words.

Mei Gu's expression instantly turned serious.

She paused for a few moments before slowly speaking, "Speaking of this, there's something worth noting this morning."

Chunmei's eyes narrowed: "What is it?"

Mei Gu said seriously, "This morning, Yuhe went to the vegetable market in the west of the city to buy groceries. She found that the vegetable stall she usually buys from has a new owner."

"Moreover, the owner isn't familiar with the vegetables on the stall, and he has to think for a long time before answering when someone asks for a price."

"Yuhe became suspicious, so she didn't buy it there and went to the south of the city to buy it instead."

After hearing this, Chunmei's expression also became serious.

"There's probably something wrong with that vegetable stall," she said. "Have someone investigate. If there really is a problem, we have to find out who's behind it."

Anita Mui nodded earnestly: "I understand."

At this moment, in an alley near the West City Vegetable Market.

At Hu Sanniang's home.

The doors and windows of the main bedroom were tightly closed. Hu Sanniang and her four grandchildren were tied up in the inner room with rags stuffed in their mouths.

The four children, the youngest only four or five years old and the oldest no more than eight, had eyes full of fear but could not cry out.

In the outer room of the bedroom, a middle-aged woman with an ordinary appearance but a slightly sinister look in her eyes sat at the table.

She held a poisoned dagger in her hand, its tip gleaming with a ghostly blue light in the candlelight.

Opposite her stood a young woman dressed plainly.

The woman had a seductive figure and a touch of worldliness; she was Xie Cai, whom Wu Feng had met twice before.

The middle-aged woman looked up at her, her voice calm yet threatening: "Miss Xie, what's your decision?"

Xie Cai stood by the door, her hands gripping the hem of her clothes, her knuckles taut.

She was very flustered.

But after years of working in Kyoto's red-light districts, she is now able to speak to this middle-aged woman rationally.

Two days ago, this middle-aged woman suddenly broke into her home and drugged her entire family.

Then she pretended to be a distant relative of her mother and took her mother's place selling vegetables.

Her family was confined to their home until today, when this middle-aged woman finally returned.

"What good did it do you to let our family go?" Xie Cai tried to keep her voice calm.

"Don't tell me I only met Lord Wu once and had no chance of getting close to him. Even if I could get close and complete the task you assigned, my whole family would still die afterward."

The middle-aged woman smiled.

The smile looked sinister in the dim light.

"At least Wu Feng will be much less wary of you," she said. "With the skills you've learned in the brothels of Kyoto over the years, getting close to Wu Feng won't be difficult."

Xie Cai's face paled slightly.

Her affairs in Kyoto have been thoroughly investigated by this person.

"As for what happens afterward," the middle-aged woman continued, "I can help you leave Suzhou immediately. Whether you live or die after leaving Suzhou is none of my concern."

After saying that, she stood up and walked towards the door.

She stopped at the door and glanced back.

"By the way, I've poisoned your mother and those four children. Only my antidote can cure them. If you don't complete the mission within two days, they will die from the poison."

As soon as she finished speaking, she pushed open the door and disappeared into the night.

Xie Cai stood there, her body trembling slightly.

A few breaths later, she suddenly turned around and rushed into the inner room.

Inside the house, Hu Sanniang and her four children were tied up. When they saw her come in, their eyes showed urgency.

Xie Cai hurriedly untied the ropes and pulled out the rags stuffed in their mouths.

The four children immediately rushed over, hugged her, and started crying.

"Auntie—I'm scared—"

"aunt----"

Hu Sanniang, her face also filled with fear, grabbed Xie Cai's hand and hurriedly asked, "Cai'er, has that person left? And what about the brothel she just mentioned—what's going on?"

"Mother, please don't ask any more questions." Xie Cai didn't want to answer this question.

She knelt down, hugged the children, and gently patted their backs.

"That wicked woman poisoned you," she said. "I'm going to deal with this now. You stay home and take care of the children."

Hu Sanniang's face turned pale instantly.

"Okay, okay." Her voice trembled as she nodded quickly. "Cai'er, is it true that she poisoned us?"

What should we do now?

Xie Cai gradually calmed down.

She stood up, looking at her mother's terrified face and the children's red, tear-stained faces, and felt a pang of guilt in her heart.

"Mother, it's all my fault," she said softly. "Our family has been dragged into a huge mess."

"Just stay home for the next couple of days and wait for me to handle things. I'll make sure you're all fine."

She recalled the scene on that ship where she deliberately struck up a conversation with Wu Feng.

If I hadn't done that back then, I wouldn't be facing this situation now.

A deep sense of regret welled up in Xie Cai's heart.

"Cai'er, what do you want to do?" Hu Sanniang's face showed fear, concern, and urgency.

Xie Cai did not answer.

She glanced at her mother, then squatted down and patted the children's heads.

Then he turned around and left the inner room.

Evening at the lakeside cottage.

In the backyard room, candlelight flickered, casting soft shadows on the walls.

Wu Feng was changing Li Yunrui's clothes.

As for the female CEO's three-piece suit, it was already in terrible condition.

The blazer was ripped, the pencil skirt was crumpled, and the black stockings had several holes and tears.

Li Yunrui sat quietly on the edge of the bed, her cheeks flushed and glowing.

The morbid excitement from before still lingered in those alluring eyes.

"A bodyguard protecting a pregnant female CEO—" Her voice was incredibly soft and alluring, carrying an indescribable seduction, "This game is novel and exciting. I really like it."

Wu Feng squatted down in front of her, holding a clean pair of silk stockings in his hand, and was slowly putting them on her.

A delicate and warm touch came from my fingertips.

"Your Highness, what's wrong?" He looked up at her.

Li Yunrui remained silent.

She reached out, grabbed the torn black stocking next to her, and looked at it.

In the candlelight, the stockings were as thin as cicada wings, with a few threads still hanging from the tear.

"Ugh—" she let out a low moan.

Then she looked at Wu Feng, a smile spreading across her moist eyes.

"I really like this," she said. "I'll prepare more in the future."

Wu Feng nodded: "Your Highness, rest assured, I have already had it prepared."

Li Yunrui giggled happily.

Her voluptuous body trembled slightly.