Mei Kai Ye, oblivious to what she had said, continued enthusiastically, “There’s another sentence I remember quite well. Oh, I remember now, ‘Where three walk together, there must be sexual intrigue!'”
“Pfft…” The old Du Gu sprayed tea very ungracefully.
The maid beside them lowered her head, trying to suppress her laughter. Mei Kai Ye continued—
“This sentence, I think, makes perfect sense. Three people hanging out together, how can two of them not have something going on?” She paused, then added, “No wonder he’s the old master, seeing things so clearly!” Old master? She meant Confucius!
Good, good! Very good!” Grandfather Dugu was about to burst with anger, “What a great daughter-in-law he’s found! It seems I must talk to him!”
Burning with fever…
The next day, Grandfather Dugu came again, having someone set up a spot by the lake, sitting in a lounger, “I’ve thought about it for a long time and decided to give you another chance.”
Mei Kaiye sat with a pouted mouth on the side, saying nothing.
“Little Black girl, brew me a cup of tea.” Calm and composed.
Mei Kaiye was stunned, then remembered her current name was Liu YueheI. She recalled the tea incident when she first entered the palace with Mo Yi and couldn’t help but smile. This time, however, she didn’t cause trouble, carefully brewing a cup and handing it over.
The tea fragrance wafted…
“Not bad,” Grandfather Dugu praised, then added, “Drinkable.”
After finishing the tea, Mei Kaiye gave a sinister laugh, “That’s good. I added some croton seeds, and was afraid you wouldn’t be able to drink it.”
“You!”
“I’m just joking.”
“Your character is truly terrible!”
“Grandpa, you’re the one who’s ‘old but not respectable’!”
“Hmph.”
Grandfather Dugu was silent for a moment, then said, “Little Black girl, I heard you’ve been neglected by Ming for quite a while.”
Mei Kaiye sighed, “Ah, yes. Otherwise, why would I be living in such a place where even birds don’t shit.”
“Grandpa will help you,” Grandfather Dugu’s old eyes sparkled, “Give me your hand.”
Mei Kaiye suspiciously held out her hand, “What for?
Grandfather Dugu slapped something into her hand, white ash floating away. He chuckled, “This thing is called ‘Burning Bath’.”
