Peasant Woman is in Her Prime - C207

In the tranquil night, the clouds blocked out the moonlight. In the gloomy garden, the flowers and trees were quiet. A black figure quickly flew through the air like a low-flying swallow, leaving no trace behind.

However, what this “Yu Yan” did not know was that she had long been targeted.

Not far behind Fu Niang, two people closely followed. They were Lv Yun and Nan Yang.

Lv Yun just happened to pass by, tonight she was on duty, and only passed through the entrance of the Moon Cave in the middle of the night, and that person had already covered her mouth and dragged her to the side, upon closer inspection, it was Nan Yang.

Although Fu Niang was brought by his wife and seemed to have a deep relationship with her, still felt that this Fu Niang was not as innocent and harmless as it looked on the surface.

As a result, although Nan Yang looked as if she had never paid attention to the existence of the Fu Niang on the surface, she had been secretly observing every single movement of the Fu Niang.

Very quickly, Nan Yang discovered Fu Niang’s first move. And on the day that Chang An brought Seventh Elder’s letter back, Fu Niang was originally helping in the kitchen, but when she heard that Nan Yang had ordered people to prepare some good dishes, saying that Chang An had returned, Fu Niang immediately took the chance to slip out.

Nan Yang followed along. Her martial arts were not bad, and she did not let the Fu Niang in front of her discover her at all. Very quickly, she saw the Fu Niang carrying a new set of clothes into the Madam’s room, and after a while, she carried the Madam’s robes and walked out.

Nan Yang hid behind the fake mountain in the garden and personally watched as Fu Niang took out a letter from her wife’s robes. Without even thinking about it, she knew that it was the letter that Chang An had just brought back.

Fu Niang walked away and read the letter. After hearing her wife’s shout, she hurriedly stuffed the letter back into her sleeves and turned around calmly …

However, she had never seen the Fu Niang deliver the news outside the garden before, so she couldn’t understand how the Prince Xian found out that Seventh Elder had already returned to the capital. Thus, she quickly arranged for the refugees outside the city to start her next course of action.

But even if the Prince Xian failed to seize control, Nan Yang continued to watch the Fu Niang closely, all the way until tonight, when the news of the Prince Xian being locked up had spread like wildfire, the Fu Niang finally took action while the moon was still dim.

Nan Yang made a “hiss” gesture towards Lv Yun, then pulled her behind a banana leaf. She pointed at the figure that was sneakily lurking in front, and Lv Yun immediately understood.

Although that person was dressed in black, Lv Yun could not be more familiar with her body. Lv Yun’s heart was beating erratically. Although she did not know what Gui Zhi was trying to do, but in the middle of the night, wearing a set of night clothes and looking so sneaky, it did not seem like a good thing.

This did not seem to be something that Lv Yun was familiar with.

“Do you want to… Tell the shopkeeper? ” Lv Yun looked in the direction of Bi Wu Hall. Although it was already dark inside the pavilion, when she was guarding the door, she heard the shopkeeper sigh, so it was likely that the shopkeeper had not fallen asleep yet.

“Madam and Fu Niang have a deep relationship.” Nan Yang shook her head, “Let’s follow her and see what happens.”

Lv Yun hesitated for a moment before she nodded. The two of them followed Fu Niang to the corner of the Rainbow Garden’s gate. Two Attendant s were guarding the gate with bright lanterns in front of the gate.

The peony was now open, with huge flowers and repeated petals so heavy that the thin paper was dropped to the ground.

Nan Yang circled around the corner of the gate and headed deeper into the Paojiao Garden. Outside of the light from the flames, the darkness was becoming even more dense, and Fu Niang’s figure was completely hidden in the shadows of the flowers. Attendant who was guarding the gate did not even raise his eyes, he had already stepped on the stones and climbed up the high wall, flipping out of the garden.

Nan Yang was afraid that she would lose someone, she did not care about Lv Yun anymore, and immediately chased after him. With a flip, she ran up the wall, and in the blink of an eye, she leaped over the wall and disappeared.

Lv Yun didn’t have such good skills. After climbing for a long time, the rustling sounds made when she climbed up the wall had already attracted the Attendant near the corner of the gate to shout as they surrounded him.

When Lv Yun talked with the two Attendant s for a while and went out of the garden, the two of them were already gone.

Nan Yang followed the Fu Niang all the way to the outside of the Supreme Court. Fu Niang took out her veil, took out a few silver and stuffed it into the guard’s hands. Only then did she get a chance to talk to the person inside. Nan Yang watched as the guard led the Fu Niang in.

Most of the guards in the capital had already been replaced by Gao Lang’s men. Nan Yang only took out the Prince Yao’s medallion and easily obtained a passage.

He followed behind the guard and the Fu Niang and entered the dungeon inside the heavy iron gates.

The guards were guarding a long, windowless corridor, locking the iron gate outside tightly. Inside the corridor, there was also an even tighter and harder iron gate, and the one locked inside was Prince Xian.

Nan Yang dismissed the guards at the side of the hall, leaned against the wall, and listened attentively for any movements inside.

Prince Xian, dressed in brocade, leaned against a dark gray soft cushion and looked calm. Hearing the footsteps that gradually approached, he did not even turn his head around and slowly opened his mouth: “You’ve come.”

Fu Niang stood outside the prison and looked at the back of the person inside.

He did not seem like he was in a dungeon, but rather seemed like he was cozily resting on the bed in the study, just like he had done many nights before.

“Yes, I’m here.” Fu Niang answered, “It’s time for me to take action.”

Seeing that the Prince Xian did not answer, the Fu Niang continued: “Jin Xiaolou has a deep affection for Gui Qi, I am sure that she will do everything in her power to save me.”

“The most inconceivable thing is the human heart.” Zhao Jin opened his mouth, “You know, as long as it’s a plan, there’s a possibility of failure.

“I know.” Fu Niang did not hesitate at all. “Fifth Master, I’m willing to gamble my life for you.”

After she finished speaking, as if something wasn’t right, Fu Niang opened her mouth once more: “I am willing to give you my life.”

It was only now that Zhao Jin slowly turned around, looked at the Fu Niang, and said word by word. “You are only one of my chess pieces, you have been doing this from the beginning.”

“I know.” The Fu Niang answered straightforwardly.

“Your past with Jin Xiaolou is also real. You are her best friend, a close relative of both of you.”

“I know that too.” Fu Niang did not blink, “Fifth Master, you told me about this from the beginning.”

“But I didn’t go.” Fu Niang’s eyes flickered, “My past is dark, all my memories started from that hellish cave. Those few men humiliated me in every possible way, and it was you, Fifth Master, who appeared and saved me from the darkness.”

After she finished speaking, Fu Niang looked back at him deeply once more. Perhaps it had been too painful in the past, but she had chosen to forget the past because she could not live through such excruciating pain.

To the current Fu Niang, Gui Qi was long dead. She also liked the name that the Fifth Master gave her, Fu Niang.

On the day that she was saved, when she was riding a horse at dawn, Fu Niang felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity from the embrace she carried behind him. At that time, she said, “You used to be called Gui Zhi, but I don’t like the sound of it.

“Fu Niang.” The Fu Niang nodded, facing the new sun, welcoming her new students.

Fu Niang and Nan Yang returned to their Rainbow Garden before daybreak.

Before Lv Yun could explain this matter to the shopkeeper, when he just got up and sat in front of the bronze mirror to fix his makeup, he heard the maid report in panic that something had happened to Fu Niang.

Jin Xiaolou was so shocked that she messed up Zhu Chai, and asked Lv Yun to call the doctor. She himself rushed to Fu Niang’s residence, and just as she walked over, she saw that Nan Yang was already there.

Fu Niang laid on the bed quietly. On the table, there was a piece of paper with the word “Mo” written on it.

The words on the paper were very simple. Fu Niang had swallowed the poison herself, and only Prince Xian had the antidote.

Jin Xiaolou had long predicted that Fu Niang was Zhao Jin’s man, but she didn’t think that she would sacrifice her life for Zhao Jin.

Without even thinking, Jin Xiaolou wanted to call Gao Lang to help Gui Qi change the antidote, and before she could step out of the door, Nan Yang had already stopped him.

“Madam, this is all part of their plan. The friendship between Fu Niang and you is completely fake and she has already forgotten the past. Right now, she is working for Prince Xian at all costs.”

“Even if it’s a scheme, even if she’s only close to me because of Zhao Jin, Gui Zhi is real, and even if she’s going to die, it’s also real. I can’t just watch Gui Zhi die.” Jin Xiaolou was not stupid, it was a real trap, but Gui Zhi forced her to do it, and wanted to jump in.

It was Gui Zhi, and even though Gui Zhi had completely forgotten his past, she still remembered the first bowl of sugar water Gui Qi brought her. She also remembered her initial smile and warmth. She was no longer Gui Qi’s relative, but Gui Qi was.

“Madam, if you release Prince Xian right now, Prince Xian will definitely not let Seventh Elder go in the future.” Nan Yang said coldly.

“Right now, I can do everything I can to save Gui Qi. In the future, I can also do everything I can to protect Gao Lang.”