eurekapd Chapter 122: Searching for the Crown Prince
Chapter 122: Searching for the Crown Prince
Zhou Wenjian said slowly.
"I learned about the Crown Prince from the streets."
"After he was being chased, he fled to Changle County. As long as I can find the Crown Prince, I will definitely be able to overturn my father's case."
Fang Xiaoxiao's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets when she heard this.
The Crown Prince is in Changle County!
This is incredibly exciting news.
Looking at Zhou Wenjian in front of her, she felt great sympathy for his plight. After thinking for a moment, she decided to help this pitiful man who had no relatives or friends.
"Wenjian, I'll help you find the Crown Prince."
Zhou Wenjian hadn't thought about these things before, but upon hearing his wife's words, he was inevitably shocked and very worried.
"This, this isn't appropriate."
"If this matter were to become known to those with ulterior motives, it would be a capital offense. I think it's better to avoid it!"
"I, Zhou Wenjian, am very grateful for my wife's recognition and support, but I am not willing to let her take any risks."
Fang Xiaoxiao couldn't bear to hear these words.
Her expression instantly turned serious, her eyes revealing a resolute determination, and she shouted loudly.
"Stop talking nonsense. I said I'd help you find the Crown Prince, and I will."
"If you dare to say another piece of nonsense, I'll punish you by making you sleep in this courtyard tonight!"
"!!"
Zhou Wenjian was startled by his wife's words and was about to explain when he saw her get up and walk towards the room.
Fang Xiaoxiao opened the door and gave her instructions again.
"And one more thing, even if you have to sleep in the courtyard, I will still help you find the Crown Prince!"
"boom!"
After she finished speaking, she immediately closed the door, leaving Zhou Wenjian, who was sitting at the stone table, to think whatever he wanted.
Little did she know that Pei Yan, who was standing silently on the roof watching the two of them, had already made a plan.
"Since I can't get Zhou Wenjian to find me, I'll just have to be nice to him and deal with it in the future..."
"Whoosh!"
Pei Yan leaped lightly and disappeared into the darkness.
The next morning.
Fang Xiaoxiao woke up very late; the sun was almost high in the sky when she finally woke up.
As soon as I opened the door, I found the courtyard eerily quiet.
What about people?
Looking around for a moment, I found that there was no one there.
Just as she was wondering, Li Renyi walked over with a bowl of noodles in his hand.
Today's breakfast was Murong Changqing's signature dish—plain noodles.
"Forehead!"
Upon seeing the plain noodles, Fang Xiaoxiao couldn't help but frown.
Noodles again, it's really driving me crazy.
She couldn't help but mutter to herself.
Li Renyi had already walked up to them.
"My wife, eat your noodles quickly. This was specially cooked for you by Brother Murong."
Fang Xiaoxiao hesitated for a moment, wanting to refuse the bowl of noodles.
She has absolutely no oil or water left in her stomach; she vomited up all the big meal she ate last night.
As the saying goes, apricot blossom wine is delicious, but one should not overindulge.
Last night, she was all alone, but she drank no less than eight ounces of alcohol, and the final price she paid was that she vomited until she was completely disoriented.
Fortunately, she drank too much apricot wine, so her head didn't hurt when she woke up the next day; otherwise, she probably wouldn't be able to get out of bed right now.
Li Renyi had a forced smile on his face, but he seemed to have ill intentions.
The bowl of noodles in his hand was actually given to him by Murong Changqing.
But he was cunning; he got up early, went straight to the kitchen, and secretly reheated all the leftovers from last night in one pot.
Then Xiao Cui and the others divided it up cleanly.
After eating and drinking his fill, he pretended to have just gotten up, his eyes still half-closed, and with a broom in his hand, he followed Xiao Cui and the others to clean the house.
When the group woke up, they found that all the leftovers from last night were gone, so Murong Changqing had no choice but to serve them plain noodles.
It's not that Murong Changqing's plain noodles are bad, but everyone had eaten much better dishes last night, and now everyone's palates have become picky. Naturally, these plain noodles with bland broth just don't taste as good.
When Li Renyi saw Murong Changqing cooking noodles, he was the first to clamor for a big bowl of wide noodles.
He kept praising Murong Changqing for making delicious noodles and for her excellent cooking skills, showering her with compliments.
Xiao Cui and the others, being from the countryside, naturally wanted to eat more, so they also agreed to have a large bowl of wide noodles.
But Li Renyi's reckless actions caused trouble for He Jinnian and the others. Even a cold-faced person like Pei Yan couldn't escape it and had to force himself to eat noodles with everyone.
Showing courtesy for nothing is either cheating or stealing.
Seeing his expression, Fang Xiaoxiao knew he couldn't eat, so she brought it to her.
"I'm not hungry yet, you guys eat first."
"Gah!"
Li Renyi seemed somewhat taken aback.
His mind raced, and after a moment's thought, he said...
"Hey, my dear wife, that's not right. Just because you're not hungry now doesn't mean you won't be hungry later. Eat your fill first, and you won't be hungry in a while!"
"Forehead!"
Fang Xiaoxiao was somewhat unwilling to talk to this guy.
“I said I’m not hungry, so I’m not hungry. What nonsense are you talking about? You might not be hungry now, but you will be later. If you say anything more, I’ll deduct your pay from your monthly allowance.”
Upon hearing this, Li Renyi immediately sensed something was wrong and had to quickly smooth things over.
"My wife, look at what you're saying. We're all family. If you're not hungry, you're not hungry."
He immediately picked up the bowl, turned around, and ran away happily.
"Ugh, this guy, if he doesn't want to eat, he just doesn't want to eat, but he still tries to be clever. Does he really think I'm stupid?!"
Fang Xiao watched him leave and muttered a few words to herself.
He turned around and prepared to leave through the small door.
She didn't want to eat Murong Changqing's plain noodles first thing in the morning.
Having finally managed to save up some food, it's only natural that we should go to a restaurant and try their dishes.
Having made up his mind, he pushed open the small door, ready to make a quick getaway.
To her surprise, as soon as she opened the door, a seemingly harmless, gentle, and handsome young man appeared before her, holding a bowl of plain noodles.
Zhou Wenjian looked at his wife with a smile and said softly.
"Good morning, my wife. This is breakfast I specially saved for you."
"!!"
Gan!
I may be able to dodge the first day of the month but not the fifteenth, right? I still can't escape eating Murong Changqing's plain noodles!
Fang Xiaoxiao was speechless for a moment, and even felt like cursing.
If it weren't for Zhou Wenjian staring at her with such a sincere expression, she would have been quite audacious.
"Phew, thank you for your kindness, Wenjian, but isn't this a bit too much? I'm a girl, I'm afraid I can't finish all of this."
"It's alright, my wife. I have some empty bowls with me; you can share some with me."
"..."
Fang Xiaoxiao was speechless for a moment, so she could only give him some noodles, then turned and walked towards the stone table with the noodles in her hand.
She felt as if she was carrying a heavy burden, not just a bowl of noodles, and every step she took was extremely difficult.
After finally reaching the stone table, another person approached.
Murong Changqing wore a pleasant smile, holding a large bowl in his hand, with wisps of steam rising from its surface.
He strode towards the two people in front of the stone table, his voice filled with excitement and joy as he spoke.
"My wife, Brother Wenjian, I was surprised to see you two here! I thought you two didn't want to eat the noodles I made and went to a restaurant for a big meal by yourselves!"