Feng Muting felt a headache coming on: "These things can be done by the maids. Your duty is simply to follow me and serve me, understand?"
"yes……"
"Let's go, we'll wait for the maid to clean up here." Feng Muting glanced at him and left first.
Su Fuliu pursed her lips, then followed.
Back in the room, Feng Muting looked at the disheveled Su Fuliu and said, "Don't take on a job you're not qualified for! Look at you, anyone would think you were being chased by a dog!"
"..." Su Fuliu had nothing to say and dared not say anything.
"With your meager strength, what are you going to wash? I was worried you wouldn't have the strength and would end up in the well with that bucket of water!"
"..." Su Fuliu also felt helpless. He clearly wanted to coax Feng Muting, but instead, Feng Muting disliked him even more.
Feng Muting scolded Su Fuliu for a long time, but seeing that Su Fuliu remained silent and that he was moving his right shoulder, he figured it must have hurt from the bump earlier.
So Feng Muting sent a servant to fetch some medicinal wine from the family physician.
Su Fuliu looked at him and asked, "Your Highness, are you feeling unwell? Would you like me to rub it for you?"
He was eager to make a good impression whenever he had the chance, so that Feng Muting wouldn't always look down on him.
But Feng Muting still rolled his eyes at him, looking at him like he was an idiot: "Take off your clothes."
Su Fuliu's eyes widened immediately, and she took two steps back in fright: "Your Highness, I am not that kind of person!"
Chapter 58 scared me to tears
Feng Muting was speechless upon hearing Su Fuliu's words.
"I wanted you to take off your clothes so I could massage your shoulder. Didn't you bump your shoulder earlier?"
Su Fuliu was taken aback: "So Your Highness was going to massage my shoulders? I thought..."
"What kind of nonsense are you putting in your head all day long?"
"Isn't that because His Highness speaks in a way that's too... too easy for people to misunderstand..." Su Fuliu muttered softly.
Feng Muting frowned: "From what you're saying, you're blaming me?"
"No, no, no, I wouldn't dare..." Su Fuliu waved his hands repeatedly.
"You don't dare? I think you're quite bold. Last night, I just let you wander around freely, but you went and drank with Xiao Nian? And you got completely drunk!" Feng Muting was furious when he thought about what happened last night.
If he hadn't arrived in time, who knows what Xiao Nian would have done to Su Fuliu. If something had really happened, Su Fuliu's tears would have been useless!
Su Fuliu knew it was unavoidable; Feng Muting would definitely talk about it.
"Little one..."
Before he could explain, Feng Muting asked again, "Why are you drinking with Xiao Nian?"
After saying that, Feng Muting seemed to remember something and then said, "No wonder you suddenly mentioned wanting to go out for a walk when we were drinking fish soup. Did you make plans with him beforehand?"
Su Fuliu didn't know whether to nod or deny it.
"Speak!" Feng Muting roared again.
Startled, Su Fuliu trembled, staring at Feng Muting with a terrified expression. Her lips were tightly pursed, and her bright eyes were already misty with tears. She was clearly on the verge of crying from being frightened by Feng Muting.
Seeing his expression, Feng Muting immediately regretted it. He knew that Su Fuliu was afraid of him and that he was fierce towards him, yet he had yelled at him like that just now.
He coughed lightly, then softened his tone and said, "I just want to ask you, why were you drinking with Xiao Nian?"
"Yesterday when I went to buy fish, someone snatched my purse. It was the young master who helped me get it back. I wanted to thank him, so he asked me to have a meal and some drinks with him..."
Although it was Su Fuliu who brought up the drinking, he dared not say it. Feng Muting was already fierce enough. If he knew that Su Fuliu was eager to drink with others, Feng Muting would beat him up.
"You call that just having a little wine? You didn't even know to go back to the Prince's residence! You ran off to another mansion. If I hadn't personally gone to bring you back, you..."
At this point, Feng Muting stopped.
Su Fuliu was taken aback: "What about me?"
"You're so afraid I'll eat you up when you're with me, but when you're with other people, aren't you afraid they'll eat you up too?!" Feng Muting retorted irritably.
This Su Fuliu is really infuriating! She's still asking what's wrong? What else could she be asking?
When I was with him, I was always so wary of him, afraid that he would do something bad to me.
Why didn't she take precautions when she was with other men? She even drank so much with other men and didn't even know to go back to the Prince's mansion.
Su Fuliu pouted: "How can that be the same? The young master isn't..."
"What is it? You, I don't want to be a gossip, but if I don't explain it to you clearly, you'll still be foolish, that Xiao Nian..."
Su Fuliu blinked at Feng Muting, wondering what he wanted to say about Xiao Nian and why he was so hesitant...
Chapter 59 I won't dare again
"What exactly does Your Highness want to say?" Su Fuliu asked.
"Did you see a man in red next to him?" Feng Muting asked in return.
Su Fuliu thought for a moment, then nodded: "Mm."
Although he didn't understand why Feng Muting had suddenly brought up the man in red.
“That person’s name is Wen Hongye, and she has been following Xiao Nian for three years,” Feng Muting said.
"Oh," Su Fuliu responded, still not understanding why Feng Muting brought up Wen Hongye.
Looking at him, Feng Muting knew he still didn't understand. He really wanted to go over and grab his ear, asking him what was wrong with his brain.
"Don't you understand yet? A man has been following Xiao Nian for three years, and you still don't understand?" Feng Muting asked again.
Su Fuliu paused for a moment, carefully considering the meaning behind Feng Muting's words.
A man followed Xiao Nian for three years...
This sounds... I didn't think there was anything wrong with it the first time I heard it, but now the more I think about it, the more wrong it seems?
Suddenly, his eyes widened in surprise as he looked at Feng Muting: "Your Highness means... yes, he... the young master..."
He was so excited that he could hardly speak.
He must have understood correctly; Feng Muting meant that Xiao Nian was the one with homosexual tendencies.
"When I went to the Duke of Huguo's mansion to find you, you were so drunk you were unconscious. He... he was about to untie your belt..." Feng Muting was very uncomfortable with this kind of behavior of talking about people behind their backs.
But if he doesn't make things clear and let Su Fuliu see Xiao Nian's true colors, what if Xiao Nian takes advantage of him again and he doesn't get there in time?
This idiot won't understand anything unless it's explained clearly and explicitly.
Therefore, he could only play the villain who talks behind people's backs this once.
Su Fuliu subconsciously touched the belt around her waist, still feeling lingering fear.
He never imagined that Xiao Nian was actually after him.
He even suspected that Xiao Nian made him drink the Hundred Flowers Intoxication only to get him drunk.
Because with Baihuazui (a type of herbal drink), it's easy to drink too much without realizing it.
The "Hundred Flowers Intoxication" drink easily gives people the illusion that they haven't drunk much, making them think they haven't drunk much. But in reality, once they realize what's happening and the alcohol kicks in, they can easily get completely drunk.
Just like he did last night.
Seeing the lingering fear on his face, Feng Muting finally breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that from now on, Su Fuliu would definitely stay away from Xiao Nian.
"Alright, come here and take off your clothes," Feng Muting said.
Su Fuliu snapped out of her shock and walked over somewhat blankly.
"Sit down," Feng Muting said.
Su Fuliu obediently sat on the stool in front of him.
“Take it off,” Feng Muting said again.
"How could I trouble Your Highness to apply the medicinal wine for me? Please have someone else do it," Su Fuliu said.
"Why are you being so long-winded? Just take it off when I tell you to." Feng Muting's tone turned unfriendly again.
Fearing he would get angry, Su Fuliu quickly and deliberately took off her clothes.
Sitting behind him, Feng Muting noticed a large bruise on the back of his right shoulder. He shook his head, poured some medicinal wine into his palm, and then pressed it onto the injured area, starting to massage it.
"I've never seen anyone as clumsy as you. You even managed to mess yourself up like this while washing something."
"Ouch...it hurts, Your Highness, could you be gentler..."
"Shut up, so you know it hurts? If you dare to sneak off to drink with others again, I'll break your legs!" Feng Muting threatened.
Su Fuliu pouted: "I won't drink anymore... I won't dare to do it again."
He almost sold himself after drinking a little alcohol; he wouldn't dare drink with anyone again.
Although Feng Muting was scolding him, he lightened his grip considerably: "Your strength is worrisome. You struggle even to carry a bucket of water. The nannies in my manor who do rough work are stronger than you."
"..."
"You look weak, like you'd break at the slightest touch. Looks like you need some training, otherwise, if a fat woman were to fall on top of you, you wouldn't be able to push her away without help."
Su Fuliu was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "How did Your Highness know about this..."
Chapter 60 Annoying
Feng Muting was taken aback, then coughed lightly: "I was here when this happened that day, so of course I know."
“Oh…that’s true.” Su Fuliu didn’t think much of it.
But he figured that Qin Shi, who took the money but didn't do anything, probably just wanted to slack off. He tricked him into returning to the Ting Prince's Mansion so he wouldn't have to protect him anymore.
"Alright," Feng Muting said, stopping his hand.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Su Fuliu stood up and put on her clothes.
"Go back and rest. You don't need to serve me these next couple of days," Feng Muting said again.
Su Fuliu was taken aback, not expecting Feng Muting to be so considerate. He smiled and said, "Your Highness is so kind."