Her voice carried a touch of petulant coquettishness, and her deanor was uncharacteristically shy, not matching her usual aloof personality. Such expressions and tones were unprecedented for her. As soone who had been through it all, Cai Wei naturally understood what was happening.
The girl before her was evidently smitten with spring love, otherwise, she wouldn’t display such expressions and behaviors. It was just that she was still guarding her last line of defense, not yet breached. However, judging from her expressions, it seed she wouldn’t be able to hold on much longer!
After entering the room, Xiang Yun brought in the account books from the past few months for Cai Wei to review, while she personally went to prepare breakfast for Cai Wei.
Cai Wei peeled off her heavy outer clothes layer by layer and began to check the accounts from the past few months. The accounts showed that apart from the pharmacy and the hot pot restaurant, business on the comrcial street had not been booming these past months, possibly due to the frigid weather discouraging people from going out. However, even if business was slow, the inco was still thirty to forty thousand taels.
After going over the accounts, the breakfast prepared by Zhao Yun was ready: one bowl of milk poria cocoa, a basket of small stead buns, four dishes of light small dishes, and a cold roasted lamb leg. Though the al was simple, it was nutritionally rich, and had it all—color, aroma, and taste.
Cai Wei was hungry, and upon seeing these nutritious and appetizing foods and drinks, she quickly ca over, sat down, and was just about to eat when she heard the sound of the door opening from outside.
Then a young man’s voice followed: "It slls so good, what delicious food have you made today?"
Before he could finish speaking, the person had already entered.
Cai Wei teased with a smile, "Young Prince, it’s been a while. After all this ti, are you still mooching food and drink over at Zhao Yun’s?"
Tuoba Liang was startled to see Cai Wei, then smiled naturally and said, "Empress Mu may not know, but a few days ago The Emperor sent a letter saying you were missing. Zhao Yun was so anxious, frowning and crying every day. If the Young Prince hadn’t kept an eye on her daily als, she probably would have withered away by now."
Without waiting for Cai Wei to reply, he turned to Zhao Yun and said, "See, Empress Mu is here safe and sound, right? Look how thin you’ve gotten worrying these days."
As he spoke, he sat down opposite Cai Wei, relaxed and at ease, as if he were in his own ho.
Cai Wei, witnessing Zhao Yun’s face flushed red, laughed and said, "Co over and join us. Otherwise, if you starve and get thin, soone’s going to feel sorry!"
Zhao Yun shot Tuoba Liang a glare and walked over with a bashful face, joining them at the table.
Tuoba Liang quite enjoyed the petulance from his beloved. During the al, he ntioned offhandedly, "I won’t co over for lunch today. Last night Helana Nayan passed away, and I will likely be busy with the funeral arrangents."
Helana Nayan, wasn’t she the daughter of Queen Jia of the Xianbei Empire, the princess who had coveted Nangong Yi for many years? Cai Wei lifted her head, puzzled, and asked, "How did she die all of a sudden?"
Tuoba Liang explained, "Recently Great Kahn has favored a woman from Great Jin; Helana Nayan was very resentful. She had sought trouble with that woman several tis, but each ti Great Kahn shielded her. Last night during Great Kahn’s birthday banquet, Helana Nayan unexpectedly tried to poison that woman amidst the chaos. But her own maid took the wrong cup by mistake, and as a result, Nayan ended up crushing her own feet with the stone—she poisoned herself. It’s sad that the unborn child in her womb also perished along with her."
"It really is a case of doing harm to others, only to harm oneself!"
With a sigh, Cai Wei suddenly thought of Xia Jingui from "Dream of the Red Chamber", who also aid to poison Xiangling but ended up killing herself instead. Now it appears, the sinister ans of these won must have been sothing even the Heavens couldn’t bear to watch, and so they were given their retribution in the mysterious ways of destiny – truly, justice will out, and retribution will not fail!
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