usatvline Chapter 1231: Fooled by Bai Zhi’er Again
Chapter 1231: Fooled by Bai Zhi’er Again
To get close to the pavilion, one had to go around an artificial hill.As Xie Yu walked, he said, "With such amazing tricks, I’m really curious how you can slip past these hundreds of eyes and come and go in the palace as you please."
However, when he rounded the rockery and looked closely—
The pavilion was empty again!
The Chief Eunuch beside him rubbed his eyes. "She... she’s gone again?!"
The surrounding Imperial Guard immediately launched a carpet search!
Not a soul to be found!
Even Xie Yu hadn’t expected this and was briefly stunned.
A moment later, he felt the anger of being toyed with.
"Search for her!"
Last time she’d been in the hall, at least there had been places to hide.
But this time, under so many watching eyes, she’d vanished in the mere instant it took to turn a corner.
Unless she jumped into the water, there was no way she’d just disappear.
Yet on that water’s surface, there wasn’t even a ripple!
Xie Yu felt she was treating him like an idiot, and he was furious!
At the same time.
Bai Zhi’er was forced awake.
That really wasn’t her fault.
Because she was startled awake by a low, sharp little scream from Qingmei.
In the heavy darkness shrouding Great Chu, Bai Zhi’er woke from her dream and heard Qingmei and two little palace Servants at the door speaking anxiously—
"Did you catch it? Don’t let it run into the room, the Princess is still resting!"
"Exactly! The Princess is most afraid of mice, hurry, search everywhere again."
"We’ve searched, it’s nowhere, I’m just afraid it’s already gone into the hall!"
The moment she heard the word "mouse," Bai Zhi’er’s drowsiness vanished without a trace.
She hugged the quilt tight and sat up, nervously looking around.
Suddenly, in the far corner by the wall, a black shadow flashed by.
Bai Zhi’er cried out, "Sister Qingmei, over there!"
Qingmei at the door was the first to push the door and rush in, but almost at the same time, a figure came in through the window.
Feng Fuce landed right in front of Bai Zhi’er, while Qingmei, with two little palace Servants holding candlesticks, burst in and hurriedly went after the mouse.
"Quick! There! Use the tongs to pin it down!"
The palace Servants chased after the mouse, but the frightened creature only became more agile.
In the end, it was Feng Fuce who secretly flicked his sleeve; the mouse suddenly froze on the spot and was grabbed by a palace Servant with the fire tongs!
"Whew..." Bai Zhi’er let out a breath.
Her taut nerves finally relaxed.
Qingmei was heartbroken. "It’s all this mouse’s fault, disturbing the Princess’s rest. I’ll withdraw at once..."
She took two steps, then suddenly realized—
"Eh? Marquis, did you just climb in from outside the window?"
Bai Zhi’er looked at Feng Fuce, only to see him hesitate slightly between his brows before nodding. "Mm. I was bored, patrolling tonight, so I wandered over."
"I heard her call out and thought there was danger, so I came in to take a look."
Qingmei nodded in understanding and said, "Then Marquis, come visit the Princess tomorrow. For now, let Your Highness rest."
She knew Marquis Wan liked the Princess, but men and women shouldn’t be alone together in a room, especially this late at night.
Bai Zhi’er saw that Feng Fuce didn’t seem inclined to leave just yet.
And she happened not to feel sleepy anymore.
So she said, "Sister Qingmei, go make a cup of tea first. I’ll talk with Brother Fu Ce for a bit."
Qingmei looked at the two of them and nodded. "All right."
After Qingmei left, Bai Zhi’er asked curiously, "Brother Fu Ce, how did you move so fast? I’d just woken up and you woke up too?"
Feng Fuce inclined his head. "Your aura vanished. I thought something had happened to you in the palace."
In his pale eyes there was still a heavy trace of worry.
Bai Zhi’er stuck out her tongue and pointed at the corner. "I really was scared awake by the mouse..."
Though it wasn’t exactly what she’d wanted.
But that Xie Yu must be hopping mad by now.