A Foodie Transmigrated into the Palace

Chapter 1301 - 1299: Proper Resolution

The climate in Jiangnan is humid, unlike the Capital City.Just past May, the weather is already very hot and humid.

Today’s weather is quite nice, except the sunshine is a bit glaring.

Steam rises from the ground, sticking to one’s skin, very sticky.

In the dilapidated small courtyard, by the well.

A thin little figure is struggling to draw a bucket of water.

She desperately turns the wheel, attempting to lift the water bucket full to the brim.

But due to her lack of strength.

Every time she can’t hold it for long, the just-raised bucket rolls back down with a clatter along the rope.

She rubbed her already red little hands, stomped her foot in frustration, helplessly continuing.

Unfortunately, she is too weak.

Every time the bucket is halfway up, she runs out of strength.

The recent time she almost touched the bucket, but as soon as she let go of one hand, the bucket dropped back into the well.

Just as she was infinitely despondent and sad.

A tall figure stood behind her, extending a long arm to effortlessly take over the handle.

He gently turned it a few times and then reached out, pulling up the bucket full of water.

Tang Xun’s eyes first lit up, then her cheeks suddenly reddened.

"Why are you here?" Her voice was like a mosquito’s buzz.

The Prefectural Governor slightly curled his lips.

"Why shouldn’t I come? It’s not the first time!"

Although Tang Xun is stubborn, inherently aloof, she is after all a maiden yet to be married.

In front of someone she wholeheartedly likes, her reaction is identical to any other girl, full of shy embarrassment.

Seeing she didn’t speak, Xia Jingfeng spoke again.

"Don’t worry, I’ve already arranged everything, soon I’ll marry you!"

Tang Xun’s face blushed red.

"You are so strange, what is there for me to worry about!"

After saying that she paused, but couldn’t help asking concernedly.

"Are you okay, those people...didn’t trouble you, did they!"

Xia Jingfeng squinted his eyes and curled his lips.

"They wish!"

Not asking how her family was, he came up eager to show concern for himself first.

This shows how much those people have disappointed her.

And for someone as kind as her, what kind of sadness and heartbreak must she have experienced to be so disappointed?

Xia Jingfeng dared not think further, he glanced around.

No look was fine, but one look was enough...

In the depths of his inscrutable cold eyes instantly gathered a fierce storm, colder than glaciers.

"What are you doing?"

Tang Xun: "..."

She was somewhat puzzled, seeing Xia Jingfeng’s strange look, but the good-natured girl patiently answered.

"I’m drawing water! You saw it, didn’t you?"

Xia Jingfeng lightly tapped her forehead, sternly questioned.

"You are a young lady!"

"How can such rough work fall upon you?"

Such tasks, even a slightly higher-status maid wouldn’t have to do themselves, right?

Not to mention, she is a young lady!

Tang Xun nodded understandingly.

"So that’s it!"

She, long accustomed, indifferent replied.

"Xiao Chuan was called by my elder sister, the others...I don’t know where they went!"

Xiao Chuan is an orphan she picked from outside as a child, always kept by her side to live together.

However, Lady Tang does not acknowledge nor allow him, so Xiao Chuan’s food and uses all come from her meager allowance.

Although...her allowance is so pitifully small, it’s like having it or not makes almost no difference.

Still, she is a young lady, nothing blocks the legitimate mother.

So, Lady Tang always didn’t go too far to force her to death, hence she’s survived until now.

She and Xiao Chuan share the allowance, lack food and warm clothing, yet fortunately haven’t frozen or starved to death, the two of them depending on each other through these years.

Every time she thinks of this, she feels very grateful.

Of course she knows where all the others went.

But in her eyes was not resentment, only a feeling of surviving a disaster.

Xia Jingfeng felt something was amiss.

"How long have they been gone?"

Tang Xun thought for a moment then said.

"Out since morning, haven’t returned yet!"

She seemed to have sensed something was wrong as well, so she gave a bitter smile.

"This can’t be counted as anything!"

"Elder sister usually often calls her to serve, occasionally for several days showing no sign to let her back!"

"These days..."

Lately these days they are more outrageous.

Lady Tang madly tortured her (being snubbed at Hou Mansion what good can she do? Only able to reach this level of incapability).

Preventing the kitchen from providing her meals, driving away all her servants, not even letting water-fetching rough tasks be spared.

Isn’t it?

To eat, one must purchase with their own Silver.

To wash clothes, bathe, have tea, draw water oneself.

Tang Xun shook her head lightly.

"Forget it, let’s not talk about this!"

"In this heat, it’s not easy for you to come out, drink tea before you leave!"

After speaking, she entered the room, personally took boiling water from the tea stove, fetched tea leaves, then brewed tea.

The movements smooth and practiced, clearly a frequent task.

Xia Jingfeng was heartbroken!

The woman before him, he couldn’t bear to say a harsh word to, not even letting her suffer the slightest grievance.

He feared she might fall if held in hands, might melt if kept in mouth.

Yet those people keep thinking of ways to torment her.

Xia Jingfeng coldly stopped all her actions, holding her hands in his own.

Seriously observed the shallow calluses on them, and the red marks just left by the rope.

His heart ached terribly.

"Xunxun!"

Tang Xun hurriedly withdrew her hands, turning her back blushing.

"Don’t look, it’s terribly ugly!"

Xia Jingfeng suppressed the impulse to hold her, controlling himself to turn her around.

"The wedding is set for next month, rest assured, from now on, I will never let you suffer any grievances!"

Tang Xun blushed but remained silent.

Xia Jingfeng continued.

"Your father has already agreed to sever ties with you, so you needn’t worry they will cling to you!"

Tang Xun’s eyes moved slightly.

"Sever ties? What happened?"

In her eyes held no relation, only uncontrollable curiosity.

Xia Jingfeng explained the reasons truthfully.

"Your father was secretly trading while a member of the Imperial Court, violating the law, and there’s a record of endless affairs!"

"I collected the data and evidence, interrogated him then imprisoned him!"

"Your father is quite sensible, knows exactly what I want!"

"So..." his eyes squinted.

"I let him off lightly, although...I skinned him first"

He first had Old Master Tang resign his official position, indicating he was thoroughly just a merchant now, thus knew error and corrected.

Then he severely extorted a large sum of Silver Taels from him, distributing it to the families of victims according to the degree of harm.

This counted as compensating for his prior wrongs.

The sum was so large that even for a murder case it might not be this much.

Moreover Old Master Tang didn’t cause any deaths, so he’s not considered extremely guilty.

Resignation, placating families, the matter was thus properly resolved.