My Aloof Lord Ex-Husband Begs for Remarriage
Chapter 251 - 252: Seducing Ye Yunting

Chapter 251: Chapter 252: Seducing Ye Yunting

During these days, Dong Yue didn’t know why she was no longer favored and was replaced by Xiaoyun to serve closely by Lin Fuying’s side.

She deeply felt that Lin Fuying was truly difficult to serve.

Anything done slightly against her wishes would result in being hit or scolded.

In the past, she always wanted to compete with Dong Yue for favor, but now she wished nothing more than to have Dong Yue back.

"Your Highness, you’ve returned; the clothes are already prepared," Xiaoyun said timidly, her head bowed.

"Good, put them there; I’ll try them on in a bit."

Lin Fuying glanced at them and then sat down to drink tea.

Xiaoyun breathed a sigh of relief.

These past few days, Lin Fuying’s mood had been poor, but looking at her today, she seemed somewhat better.

"Has the palace maid who was sent to gather information returned?" Lin Fuying asked after sipping her tea.

"Replying to Your Highness, she has returned and is waiting for you in the back courtyard," Xiaoyun said, her head still lowered.

"Let her come here," Lin Fuying commanded, her tone grave as she set down her teacup.

It wasn’t long before the palace maid tasked with gathering intelligence hurried in.

Fearing that Lin Fuying would lose her temper for waiting, the maid began hurriedly upon entry, "Reporting to Your Highness, the Prince is somewhat better now."

"Mm," Lin Fuying glanced at her and asked, "Has Chu Nanli taken the opportunity to get close to the Prince?"

The palace maid hesitated, not daring to speak.

Seeing this, Lin Fuying knew that the slut Chu Nanli must have taken the chance to seduce Ye Yunting.

Angered, she grabbed a teacup and smashed it near the palace maid’s feet, "Speak up!"

The palace maid, terrified, shrieked and quickly dodged, only to see Lin Fuying’s fearsome gaze when she looked up.

Rapidly composing herself, the maid hastened to say, "Replying to Your Highness, these past two days, it was the Princess Consort who has been caring for the Prince."

"Yesterday afternoon, the Princess Consort was still attending to the Prince at his bedside."

Upon hearing this, Lin Fuying couldn’t help but clench her fingers, her nails digging into her palm, "How long did she stay in the Prince’s room?"

The palace maid dared not hesitate this time and quickly replied, "Replying to Your Highness, nearly an hour!"

"Nearly, an hour?" Lin Fuying enunciated each word with gritted teeth.

"Yes," the palace maid nodded hastily, not daring to say another word.

At this moment, Lin Fuying’s complexion was terrifyingly frightful, like a man-eating monster, causing the maid’s legs to tremble uncontrollably.

"Come here!" Lin Fuying commanded, her voice dark as she clenched her molars.

The palace maid was so scared that she immediately started crying.

She didn’t dare to resist and stepped forward slowly.

As soon as she got close, Lin Fuying yanked her by the hair.

Lin Fuying forcefully lifted the palace maid’s body by her hair, and with her other hand, directly squeezed the inside of the maid’s thigh, clawing hard, her nails digging into the flesh.

The palace maid dared not cry out loudly, only letting out muffled sobs.

"This whore, she knows nothing but to seduce Yunting with her body, how shameless!"

"An hour, isn’t that enough time for all things that should and shouldn’t be done?"

"You harlot, how can you be so debauched and shameless!"

She detested Chu Nanli so much that she exerted even more force.

As she pinched the palace maid’s thigh, she imagined it was Chu Nanli she was squeezing, pinching the maid’s thigh until it bled.

"Your Highness, I am at fault, please spare me!" the palace maid could no longer endure and pleaded pitifully.

Xiaoyun, witnessing this scene, turned pale with fear.

She shivered and stammered, "Your Highness, if you injure Xiaoru, who will be sent to run errands? Please, have mercy."

It took all of Xiaoyun’s courage just to utter these words of pleading.

For one thing, she simply couldn’t bear to watch.

For another, if this palace maid really were to fall ill, the tiresome and thankless job of running errands could very well become her own.

Lin Fuying began to calm down a bit after hearing Xiaoyun’s plea, the crimson fury slowly fading from her eyes.

She gradually let go of her grip.

Now, it was still useful to keep this little palace maid around.

The little palace maid collapsed on the ground as if relieved from a heavy burden, her eyes still filled with terror.

Lin Fuying looked at her and realized she had been too forceful just now.

If she truly frightened the young girl, what would she do if the girl was too scared to report the truth in the future?

Thinking of this, Lin Fuying spoke softly, "Alright, get up, the Princess Consort doesn’t blame you."

Xiaoru dared to rise tremblingly only after seeing Lin Fuying’s expression return to normal, but she still didn’t dare to stand fully, instead kneeling to one side, not daring to look directly into Lin Fuying’s eyes.

Lin Fuying naturally noticed her timidity; she lifted the chin of the little palace maid with one hand, gently caressing Xiaoru’s face.

"Were you resenting me just now?" Lin Fuying asked softly, her voice sweet but devoid of any genuine emotion.

Xiaoru hurriedly shook her head. She naturally didn’t dare to resent her.

"That’s good if you’re not resenting," Lin Fuying smiled with satisfaction. "The Princess Consort had no other choice, do you understand me?"

"Understand," Xiaoru quickly replied.

"Good, good servant, a reward of a hundred taels of silver!" Lin Fuying said.

Xiaoru’s face reflected shock—a hundred taels?

That was almost the lifetime salary of a palace maid!

Xiaoru’s mood immediately lifted, swiftly forgetting how Lin Fuying had treated her just moments ago.

Xiaoyun was even more stunned by this move.

Lin Fuying truly knew how to "slap one moment and offer a sweet date the next."

She was very good at buying people’s hearts.

"Additionally, keep a good watch on Princess Yang Shu’s side, especially pay attention to the Imperial Physician Qiu Bai..." Lin Fuying whispered further instructions into Xiaoru’s ear.

She wasn’t about to waste that hundred taels of silver.

Xiaoru was originally a palace maid from Princess Yang Shu’s residence; it would be more convenient for Xiaoru to keep an eye on her.

"Yes." Xiaoru dared not refuse, especially as she had accepted so much silver from Lin Fuying.

If she didn’t handle her tasks well, what if Lin Fuying took back the silver?

Xiaoyun, seeing Lin Fuying’s maneuvers, was yet again astonished.

Although Lin Fuying had whispered to Xiaoru’s ear, she had still caught some of the conversation.

She was actually asking Xiaoru to watch Princess Yang Shu—the mother-in-law—and it was very likely that Princess Yang Shu and Imperial Physician Qiu Bai...

"Alright, go pick out clothes for me," Lin Fuying instructed Xiaoyun.

Xiaoyun was the Senior Palace Maid she intended to groom closely. Hearing this affair was nothing out of the norm for her, so she didn’t deliberately avoid Xiaoyun.

"Yes," Xiaoyun left tremblingly.

It seemed she needed to be extremely careful when working under Lin Fuying.

Chu Nanli, accompanied by Zhuang Muyan, inspected the ward.

Since the smallpox outbreak, three to four days had passed, and most patients had almost fully recovered.

The isolation within the palace wasn’t as strict anymore.

In another day or two, everyone would probably be able to return home normally.

"Master, we’re really lucky to have you this time; otherwise, who knows what chaos would have ensued in the palace," Zhuang Muyan said, looking up to Chu Nanli with admiration.

He had never imagined that a lethal epidemic like smallpox, capable of decimating a city’s population, could be controlled so effortlessly by Chu Nanli.

Not only had nobody died, but everyone had also recovered.

"You also played a big part in this, Muyan," Chu Nanli said with relief.

It was certainly thanks to Zhuang Muyan’s help, and this time, Zhuang Muyan had indeed made swift progress.

Zhuang Muyan blushed with the compliment, and just as he was about to say something, he saw Ji Shen approaching slowly with a mask on.