Divorced woman with child travels through time

Chapter 293 What a coincidence

Chen Wenfang remained silent, only shedding tears. Qian'er found it somewhat boring, while Ru'er said calmly, "Stop crying. When we enter the manor later, you'd better behave. If possible, I don't want to kill you."

Chen Wenfang didn't speak, but Qian'er couldn't help but shout, "My senior sister is doing this for your own good. She's being kind, so don't be ungrateful."

Chen Wenfang thought to herself, "Really? Should I thank you for kidnapping me?" But she didn't show it on her face and silently bowed, "Thank you, ladies."

After leaving the inn, perhaps heading towards the Prince's Mansion, Chen Wenfang had her maid buy her a pair of shoes to change into as they passed through the main street. She bought them whenever she had the chance, because Qian'er loved snacks, and bought a whole bunch from each stall.

Not long after, Chen Wenfang and her maid followed closely behind Ru'er, quietly entering the Prince De's mansion through the somewhat hidden back gate. After entering the mansion, they followed the winding path, passing through archways and around artificial hills, finally arriving at a quiet courtyard.

At that moment, a thin young servant was diligently sweeping the fallen yellow leaves in the courtyard. When he inadvertently looked up, he suddenly caught sight of Chen Wenfang and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Huh, how come this Madam Chen is here? What a coincidence! Perfect, I'll take revenge at the same time." Xiao Ding thought wickedly.

At the jade table in the center of the courtyard sat a woman in magnificent attire and exquisite makeup—Cao Ruyu. In her right hand, she gracefully held a crystal-clear white jade bowl filled with fragrant bird's nest soup, savoring it sip by sip. Beside her stood two maids, one gently massaging her shoulders, the other tenderly patting her legs with her fists. Her brocade robes further accentuated her regal bearing.

"Is she the widow?" Cao Ruyu asked, glancing at her from head to toe.

Ru'er bowed and said, "That's right."

Cao Ruyu rolled her eyes and said with disdain, "If someone like her can bewitch the general, it seems the general's taste isn't very good."

Chen Wenfang looked at her calmly without saying a word.

"Come here..." Cao Ruyu beckoned. They were a bit far apart, and she couldn't see his face clearly. She wanted to know exactly where she had lost.

Ru'er glanced at Chen Wenfang, who obediently stepped forward.

Cao Ruyu looked closely into her eyes and muttered to herself, "Her face is alright, but just average. As for her figure, she's too fat."

Chen Wenfang looked at her, without feeling humiliated or ashamed.

"Huh? You're not afraid of me?" Cao Ruyu chuckled. "Do you know you're like meat on a chopping board? You're not even begging for mercy?"

Chen Wenfang looked at her calmly, "If I beg for mercy, will you let me go?"

Cao Ruyu took a sip of bird's nest soup, put down the jade bowl, and said with interest, "I can consider letting you go."

Upon hearing this, Chen Wenfang immediately bowed and said, "Please, Madam, spare me. I don't know why you dislike me, and I don't know the General. Besides, I'm already married to someone else, so I certainly won't affect you."

Chen Wenfang thought to herself that she was probably referring to Zhao Lue, but so much time had passed, was this woman really that serious?

"You!" Completely unexpectedly, Cao Ruyu reprimanded him with a hint of leniency, "How can you be so spineless!"

Chen Wenfang said matter-of-factly, "I think what you said makes a lot of sense. I am just meat on your chopping block. If you can spare me, I will beg for mercy."

Cao Ruyu suddenly felt ridiculous. How could she have considered such a country bumpkin as an opponent? How could such a shameless person be worthy of being compared to her? She should focus on taking care of her health and having a child.

Having thought this through, she realized there was no need to waste time on this woman, so she said to Ru'er and Qian'er, "Thank you for your hard work. I will thank your master properly. You should deal with her directly and make sure she doesn't appear in front of me or let the prince find out."

"Yes!" Ru'er led the group away.

"You..." Chen Wenfang was about to scold her for lacking martial ethics when Ru'er silenced her and dragged her out. As for the maid, Cao Ruyu didn't even glance at her from beginning to end.

Once they were away from the courtyard, Qian'er whispered, "Senior sister, isn't it a bit of a waste to just kill her like that? She's a really good cook."

Ru'er said calmly, "Otherwise, you know the consequences if Master finds out we didn't do things right."

Qian'er bit her lip, looking quite troubled, and said, "Then I'll go and deal with her."

Ru'er looked at her thoughtfully, "Alright, be careful."

"Okay!" Seeing that her senior sister agreed, Qian'er happily dragged Chen Wenfang away, while the girl followed behind with great anxiety.

Qian'er led her entourage out of the Prince's mansion again, and Xiao Ding peeked cautiously from behind a tree. Qian'er moved with lightning speed, leading the two people through alleys, turning left and right, and after walking for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, they finally stopped in front of a small courtyard.

Qian'er released Chen Wenfang's speech-impairing pressure point and said, "From now on, you can live here and teach her all your skills."

Qian'er pointed to the maid.

Chen Wenfang said, speechless, "And then?"

"Then you can be gone."

"What if I don't teach?" Chen Wenfang really wanted to stand up for herself.

"If you don't teach me now, you'll lose it. Choose for yourself!" Qian'er didn't bother with any of that.

"I'll teach you!" Chen Wenfang reluctantly agreed.

"Haha, okay, here you go..." Qian'er was overjoyed and threw a bag of silver into her hand. "Tonight, you prepare a few of your signature dishes, and I'll come over to eat later?"

Chen Wenfang was stunned. "Can I go buy groceries?"

"You're overthinking it. Someone will deliver it to you. You pay for it, and you don't have to take it if it's not good. Also, don't even think about running away. This is our territory. Unless you escape Bianjing City within a day, we'll kill you in a heartbeat. And even if you do run away, your family is still here. I don't mind taking my anger out on them." Qian'er interrupted her fantasy, threatened her, and then left.

Chen Wenfang remained silent, nodded, and sighed. She led the maid around the courtyard. It was quite nice, with a small bridge and flowing water, and everything she needed. However, there was an empty space in the courtyard that was a bit of an eyesore; she could plant some vegetables there.

About an incense stick's time later, someone knocked on the door. Chen Wenfang opened the door and saw a large cart at the door, being supported by two young men.

"Madam, please choose whatever you like. Just tell me what you want." The young shop assistant smiled and introduced the items to her while holding a scale. Another person next to him held a pen and paper, ready to write down the bill.

"The service is so thoughtful! Even in ancient times, they had door-to-door delivery." Chen Wenfang exclaimed, and without hesitation, picked out a large pile of pork, mutton, several live chickens, fresh fish, rice, noodles, eggs, and so on. Since it wasn't her money, she figured she might as well spend it.