Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 842 - 844: Striking It Rich (2)

Chapter 842: Chapter 844: Striking It Rich (2)

"Ah——"

A cry erupted, tearing through the air, heart-wrenching and desperate, as if the sky had collapsed!

She threw herself onto the couch, sobbing uncontrollably. Oh God, it was over; everything was completely over...

In the courtyard, Mo Ziqi, who had just returned from sword practice, heard the cry and his face darkened. He strode forward, and upon seeing the maiden crying as if life and death hinged on each tear, he spoke with an indifferent tone.

"What are you crying for?"

The emotionless voice made Fei’er’s body stiffen. Even though she was on the verge of breaking down, she did not turn her head. And yet, that familiar voice, the one she had longed for in her dreams, the same one she had heard countless times, gradually allowed her to regain her composure. With reddened, panicked eyes, she turned her body and saw a man in a sky-blue sleeve with a pattern of butterflies buzzing among flowers, wearing pale-pink boots with blue satin edging, walk in with hands behind his back.

The man’s stature was tall and straight, his aura imposing. He emanated a cool detachment, exuding an intelligent grace. His face was striking, features sharp and clear as if carved from stone. Beneath his sword-like eyebrows were a pair of deep, narrow eyes, indifferent yet able to ensnare the unwary. His lips were well-defined, but they gave nothing away regarding his joy and anger.

The moment she saw him, Fei’er heaved a sigh of relief. The heart that had reached her throat now sank back into place.

Even though her clothes were changed and she found herself in a completely unfamiliar environment, the presence of him brought an inexplicable comfort to her heart. She wasn’t afraid anymore. In fact, she felt a spark of excitement, almost eager to try.

"Where...is this? How did I end up here?"

She stood up, retreating to a corner and frantically wiping the tear beads from her cheeks. Her voice, thick with tears, sounded soft and whiny, as if she were cooing to someone.

Mo Ziqi glanced at her tear-streaked little face and turned his head away, saying dispassionately, "This is our home. A servant found you by Lotus Flower Lake early in the day and brought you back..."

Cai Fei recalled the previous night. When she had been pursued to a dead end, she indeed jumped into the lake. She never imagined that the lake water of Guangling Prince’s Mansion was connected with that of Duke Li Guo’s Mansion, washing her ashore here, and she had unexpectedly met him. Could this be... destiny!

Last night, she was confined in the warm pavilion of Feixue Courtyard. Unwilling to wait for her fate, she pretended to collapse onto the couch with a stomachache. When the maid came to check on her, she knocked her out with the Jade Ruyi hidden in a pillow, changed back into her own clothes, and dressed the unconscious maid in her own gauzy garments, making her take her place on the couch.

Meanwhile, two maids by the courtyard were chatting endlessly under the corridor. She couldn’t simply walk out the door, so she extinguished the candle in the warm pavilion and patiently waited. When the chatting maids grew tired and let down their guard, she swiftly leaped through the window to make her escape!

The main door of Feixue Courtyard was always guarded; escaping through the door was absolutely impossible. Therefore, she made her way to the back of the house, planning to scale the rear wall and flee. The courtyard wall was as tall as a grown man; even an adult male would struggle to climb over without help, let alone a young and tender girl like herself. In her desperation, she climbed a large pear tree a step away from the wall. From the top of the tree, she leaped with all her might, aiming to land on the high courtyard wall, then to tumble over to the other side.

However, because she couldn’t pinpoint her location in the dark, coupled with her nervousness, she fell onto the wall during her leap, leaving her half-in and half-out, the hard green bricks almost breaking her bones, and one of her shoes flying off. Fortunately, she clung to the wall-top and, with great determination, flipped over to the outside of Feixue Courtyard.