bookbashuk Chapter 498 Eating Monkey Brains
Chapter 498 Eating Monkey Brains
After Zhuo Yichen and Wen Xiao were welcomed to the hall by the housekeeper of the Zhao Mansion, they apologized, "Recently, because of the brides in the town who died tragically on their wedding night, my master is also worried. After all, my young lady is getting married soon. You say this! Alas! It's all a sin!"
While the housekeeper was complaining, he was also observing the expressions of Zhuo Yichen and Wen Xiao.
Wen Xiao looked at the butler who was acting so badly in front of her, and pretended not to notice it, and acted along with him, "Then has your master never thought about postponing the marriage? Or choosing another time to marry his daughter off?"
Zhuo Yichen did not say a word, because he knew very well that he was not as eloquent as Wen Xiao. He could only sit there obediently and drink tea and watch Wen Xiao perform. However, the tea in the Zhao residence was too unpalatable. Zhuo Yichen could only resist the urge to vomit and swallowed it desperately, then silently pushed the teacup away from himself.
Wen Xiao saw Zhuo Yichen's little action out of the corner of his eye and couldn't help but laugh secretly. It seemed that the tea in the Zhao Mansion was not to Xiao Zhuo's taste.
Seeing Wen Xiao being fooled so easily, the housekeeper couldn't help but secretly rejoice in his heart: "Haha, what kind of official is this? It's better for him to be fooled by a few words from me, Old Wang!"
The housekeeper pretended to be sad and sighed, "Alas! My master naturally hopes that the young lady can marry safely to the Yinan Marquis's Mansion, but who can blame him for being the Marquis? Our Zhao family is just a small merchant!"
As he spoke, he stood there dejectedly. His look was so sad that anyone who heard it would cry!
Seeing this, Wen Xiao raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a barely perceptible smile.
She said casually, "I see! I see! As the saying goes, people should not fight against officials. Although the Marquis of Yinan only got the title by relying on the influence of his ancestors, and it is also a title without real power, but no matter what, he is still a marquis after all!"
Wen Xiao's words seemed to be a casual chat, but in fact, they were intentionally or unintentionally revealing the embarrassing position of Yinan Hou in Tiandu. And all of this naturally did not escape the eyes of Butler Wang. The thoughtful look that flashed across his face was just caught by Wen Xiao.
Wen Xiao was secretly delighted when he saw this.
She pretended to be a little regretful and said, "Alas! Look at my mouth, how can I say anything! I am a small official of the fourth or fifth rank, how can I have the qualifications to discuss other people's marquis!"
Steward Wang echoed absentmindedly, "At least Lord Wen still holds an official position. For people like me whose indentures are in the hands of others, our life and death are really beyond our control!"
Butler Wang chatted with Wen Xiao for a few more words when they heard heavy footsteps outside. Turning back, they saw that it was the master of the Zhao family coming out.
Zhuo Yichen and Wen Xiao looked towards the door, only to see Master Zhao, who looked pale and needed the support of two maids. He said with a weak breath, "Commander Zhuo, Master Wen, please forgive me! I have been ill in bed for many days and was unable to come to see you two masters in time!"
Wen Xiao and Zhuo Yichen did not stand up, but accepted Master Zhao's apology. "Master Zhao, please stand up quickly! It seems that Master Zhao is also being persecuted by the man-eating water ghost outside!"
Mr. Zhao was helped by his maid to sit on a chair. His face was pale and his eyes were terrified. He stared outside the house, "That damn monster! What a heartless bastard! How can a monster like him covet my beautiful daughter!"
Wen Xiao and Zhuo Yichen looked at each other. This Mr. Zhao really revealed a lot of information. It was probably because the seven brides who died before were not the real target of the monster. It was Miss Zhao who was the target of the monster.
However, according to the information they investigated, Miss Zhao had been imprisoned at home by Mr. Zhao since she was born. She never left the house. How did she get to know such a monster?
Wen Xiao pretended to be puzzled and asked, "What does Master Zhao mean by that?"
Master Zhao looked up at Wen Xiao. It seemed that this action had consumed too much of his energy. His voice became weak and feeble. "I don't know how that monster broke into my daughter's boudoir when no one was around at night and placed a wedding invitation on my daughter's bed!"
Mr. Zhao asked the butler to pass the wedding invitation over. Zhuo Yichen took the invitation from Butler Wang and his face changed suddenly. Wen Xiao looked at Zhuo Yichen who suddenly changed his face and asked, "Xiao Zhuo, what's wrong?"
"I suddenly want to eat monkey brains!"
Wen Xiao looked at the suppressed anger on Zhuo Yichen's face, as well as his words about wanting to eat monkey brains, and guessed that the wedding invitation was most likely Zhao Yuanzhou's doing.
Master Zhao and Steward Wang looked at Zhuo, who suddenly wanted to eat monkey brains after receiving the wedding invitation, with confusion. "If you want to eat monkey brains, please wait a few days. I will ask people to catch the monkey in the mountains. Then I will invite all the masters of the Monster Collection Bureau to taste the monkey brains together!"
Zhuo Yichen just said it casually. If anyone was really so cruel as to want to eat monkey brains, he would refuse immediately, saying, "Don't bother! It's just a casual remark! Besides, I don't want to kill an innocent person just to satisfy my appetite!"
Upon seeing this, Mr. Zhao put his thoughts aside. After Zhuo Yichen and Wen Xiao talked for several times, Wen Xiao suggested that Butler Wang take them to the mansion to check it out.
"It's because I'm not feeling well, otherwise I should take you two to the mansion to check it out myself. Now, I can only ask my housekeeper to take you two adults to check it out!"
As Mr. Zhao spoke, he pounded his chest, implying that his body was not strong enough.
Wen Xiao watched Master Zhao and Steward Wang performing this good show of loyal servant and master, so he did not interrupt their performance. Zhuo Yichen had already stood up and stood at the door, quietly waiting for the show to end.
After Mr. Zhao was helped away by the maid, Butler Wang also took Wen Xiao and Zhuo Yichen to wander around the Zhao Mansion.
The three of them came to the garden of Zhao's mansion and saw a small courtyard in the southeast corner. There were many servants with sticks patrolling around.
Wen Xiao asked Butler Wang in time, "Butler Wang, is that Miss Zhao's courtyard? Why?"
Steward Wang followed Wen Xiao's finger and looked over there. "That is indeed my young lady's courtyard. Those people were sent by the Yinan Marquis's Mansion. They said they wanted to protect the future Crown Prince's Consort, so they sent some people over to maintain the safety of the mansion."
Zhuo Yichen wanted to step forward, but was blocked. Wen Xiao hurriedly stepped forward and scolded him harshly, "How dare you threaten King Yi with a stick! Who gave you the courage!"
Following Wen Xiao's questioning, the guards holding sticks immediately knelt down and begged for mercy from Zhuo Yichen. Butler Wang, who was standing by, had not expected that this small commander of the Demon Collection Bureau was actually a prince. He couldn't help but feel a little calculative in his heart, and thought of taking these two to check the affairs in the mansion and then report to the master.
"Please forgive me, Your Highness King Yi!"
"Get up! The Monster Collection Division has recently received a case that is related to Miss Zhao, who you are taking care of. We have a few questions for Miss Zhao!"
The guard kneeling in front of Zhuo Yichen seemed to be the leader of the group. He hesitated and said, "Your Highness Prince Yi, this is probably not appropriate! After all, Miss Zhao is the future Crown Prince's Consort of my Yinan Marquis's Mansion. If you barge in like this, it will probably damage the reputation of the Crown Prince's Consort!"
Zhuo Yichen frowned, "I have never heard anyone in Tiandu say that Marquis Yinan has a prince. Who is the prince you are talking about? Could it be that someone is pretending to be a royal relative?"
The leading guard's face changed drastically. He just stood up and knelt down again with a plop. "Your Highness Prince Yi, please forgive me! Even if I had eight hundred guts, I would not dare to pretend to be a royal relative! My master did submit a memorial to Your Majesty requesting the establishment of a crown prince, but I have not received a reply from Your Majesty yet!"
The guard looked at Zhuo Yichen with an aggrieved look on his face, "But my Marquis has only one son, and the Marquis's wife asked us to call Master Xu the Crown Prince, so..."
Zhuo Yichen naturally knew what the guard had not finished saying, "Get up! I will not go in, I will let the female official beside me go in and ask a few questions, there won't be anything wrong, right!"
Zhuo Yichen let Wen Xiao enter the courtyard, and he stood at the gate with his hands behind his back, waiting for Wen Xiao inside and intimidating the guards around him.