Chapter 7: His Relationship is Extraordinary

Su Fu sat in the room, listening to the old maid's incessant chatter, but her mind was elsewhere.

"I wonder what the Fourth Prince is thinking..." the old maid muttered, then turned to appraise Su Fu. She was also quite tired from the journey, and her once exquisite looks were now only at seven or eight points. Could it be that the Fourth Prince has taken a liking to her flat-chested appearance?

"Impossible," the old maid quickly shook her head. Xiao Pei had seen all kinds of beauties, how could he be interested in the plain-looking Su Fu?

Xiao Chun came in from outside, carrying a set of clothes in her hands. "What's impossible that the old maid was talking about?"

The old maid glanced at her, her attitude becoming increasingly impatient. "Nothing. Since the Fourth Prince doesn't allow us to leave early, you should rest in the room. Don't go out to see the Fourth Prince privately. If any rumors spread, I won't be able to help. The capital is not like your small county town. It's not only wealthy and prosperous, but also full of scheming people." With that, she turned and left.

Xiao Chun watched her leave and became furious. "She's becoming more and more impolite to you. After all, you are the mistress."

"It doesn't matter how she behaves. What I'm worried about is the people behind her. Someone like her is used to changing her tune with the wind. The way she's treating me now, it's probably because the people behind her are also getting impatient," Su Fu said, taking out a small box the size of a palm. Opening it, she smelled the tea fragrance wafting out and smiled, "Send this box of tea to the Fourth Prince as a thank you for taking care of us along the way."

"Miss, you're too polite. If he hadn't insisted on making it like a military march, you wouldn't have had to stay up all night," Xiao Chun said, feeling aggrieved. At home, everything the miss used and ate was the best, but since they arrived in the capital, they had to endure such hardships.

"Alright, let's not talk about this in the future. In their eyes, it's best for us to appear poor and destitute, the daughter of a county magistrate from a small county town," Su Fu said with a faint smile. But the gift still had to be given. At the very least, it would appear to outsiders that her relationship with the Fourth Prince was indeed different. Then, when those people tried to harm her, they would have to think twice.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chun stopped talking and took the small box, smiling, "I wonder if the Fourth Prince can appreciate the quality of this 'Snow Red' tea."

Xiao Chun hurried out, and Su Fu looked at the clothes she had bought and had someone bring hot water before heading to the bathhouse.

The reason Xiao Pei didn't let Su Fu and her party leave first was to confirm whether she had remembered the events of that night, but he didn't expect her to send a gift first.

After the maid left, the attendant brought in the tea and left behind a lingering fragrance on his hands.

Xiao Pei glanced at the tea box, made of high-quality huanghuali wood, intricately carved on the outside, looking as if it had just been carved.

"She's quite clever," Xiao Pei saw through Su Fu's intentions and said, "The Marquis of Zhengguo's mansion, once a prominent family, has now resorted to deceiving a young girl for her dowry to maintain their dignity. It's really regressing."

"Master, in my opinion, this Miss Su has a beautiful appearance, they might just send her to that person as a plaything," the attendant said.

Xiao Pei gave him a cold glance. "If that's the case, it can only be said that her luck is too bad." With that, he turned to look out the window, where people were coming and going, and all kinds of life were in his eyes, making him feel numb. "Instruct them to depart for the capital half an hour later."

Before departing, Lin Yuesheng managed to catch up, at least.