Chapter 85: Chapter 83: Miss, Can You Really Eat All These?

What feast? What did they see?

He couldn’t wait to drop the axe and quietly followed behind Ruan Mian.

Peering through the bushes, he saw Ruan Mian taking off her jacket and picking something from the tree, piling those things into her jacket.

While picking, she said, "These are all edible, delicious and tasty. Once we get back, we can indulge ourselves!"

Are these really some food?! How could their luck be so good!

Qi Nanfeng watched and, to prevent them from picking everything, he threw a few stones to attract the government officers and chase them to work!

Little did he know, Ruan Mian had already noticed his presence. She glanced at Cui Zhu, and the two exchanged a knowing smile, continuing their act as they walked.

"Miss, can these really be eaten?"

"Of course, whether boiled in soup or fried, they’re a top-tier delicacy! Especially the yellow ones, they’re the most delicious."

Listening to their distant conversation, Qi Nanfeng kept an eye on the government officers, and once they left, he immediately ran to the tree where Ruan Mian and others had been.

He saw many mushrooms, a patch had already been picked, leaving behind the yellow mushrooms that had yet to be gathered.

Qi Nanfeng secretly delighted, it seemed he attracted the officers just in time, otherwise they would have picked everything!

Who would’ve thought in this desolate place, with ice and snow, there would be mushrooms to eat.

He hurriedly brushed away the snow, picked all the mushrooms off the tree, and mimicked Ruan Mian by hiding them all in his jacket.

It wasn’t until dark that he returned joyfully carrying the mushrooms.

These mushrooms would be enough for him to eat for several days!!

While others could only gnaw on wheat biscuits, he finally could improve his meals, it had been a long time since he ate anything this delicious.

As soon as he got to the cell, he eagerly started a fire to cook mushrooms, seeing others with envious eyes, he snorted.

"Want to eat? If you want to eat, share some of my workload tomorrow, and I’ll share some with you."

The servants of the Qi Mansion were all stunned, each one already had heavy tasks, adding more might kill them!

For just one meal, it wasn’t worth the risk of exhaustion.

So they didn’t plan on eating, Qi Nanfeng snorted, raising his chin to scold them, "Alright, alright, don’t want to eat, huh? Then just watch me eat!"

As soon as the mushroom soup started boiling, he was eager to feast, but the taste was not the expected delicacy, rather it had an indescribable odd flavor.

But he didn’t care, intentionally showing off how enjoyable his eating was.

Li Mao, from the cell next door, noticed the smell and looked over, chuckling, "Mr. Qi, where did you get such a good meal? Mind if I try some too?"

Qi Nanfeng ignored him, but before finishing the bowl, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, his nose and eyebrows tensed up.

Li Mao let out an "oh dear," quickly moved forward to show concern, "Mr. Qi, what’s wrong with you?"

However, Qi Nanfeng only felt his world becoming distorted, he shook his head dazedly, and in the bizarre world, he seemed to see a magnificent face.

Like an exquisite lady dancing before him, enticing him.

Qi Nanfeng rarely felt such impulse, eager to prove himself, he hurriedly grabbed the "lady" in front of him and wouldn’t let go.

But to others, it appeared he was hugging Li Mao, even undoing his waistband!

Li Mao’s face changed dramatically, limping furiously, he punched him in the face, "Damn it, trying to make a move on me?! Disgusting!!"

Seeing Qi Nanfeng like this, the others laughed with astonishment.

"Mr. Qi really has a taste for men, even with Mr. Li? No wonder Miss Ruan wanted to divorce him earlier, even the Princess didn’t help him anymore, surely aware of his unusual inclinations."

"The Qi Family’s loyal ministers for generations, ruined by such a man’s hands, pitiful, pitiful indeed."

"Tch, tch, so shameless!"

Under the strange gazes of everyone, Liu Family’s reputation was all gone, she pulled a young maid quickly to leave, ignoring her son.

Complaining in anger while hiding, "Unfortunate home, unfortunate home! Raising such an unfilial son, from now on don’t say he’s part of the Qi Family, our Qi Mansion can’t bear such shame, the master can’t rest in his grave."

"Yuanxi, you’ve grown up under my watch since you were young. Although I’m strict with you usually, I hope you won’t be bullied by outsiders and can tell right from wrong."

"My children, one dead and one injured, I don’t hope for anything anymore; thinking of taking you as my goddaughter, would you be willing? We could depend on each other as mother and daughter in the future."

Yuanxi was the little maid who stayed by her side, usually quiet and finally managed to survive here.

She dared not resist, only nodded.

Liu Family realized she couldn’t rely on her son, so she had to plan ahead for herself.

She couldn’t end up with no one to take care of her.

Meanwhile, Qi Nanfeng wandered like he was losing his mind outside the cell, giggling foolishly while undressing, a disgraceful sight.

Ruan Jiao could hardly believe it, contemplating that she hadn’t seen anyone come to help Qi Nanfeng yet, maybe she had chosen the wrong person to bet on.

It seemed it was necessary to maintain some distance from him!

A useless person, with no value left to utilize.

Meanwhile, in the cellar, Ruan Mian was concentrating on cooking a pot of chicken and mushroom stew.

The mushroom’s aroma filled the entire cellar, completely overshadowing the strange smell inside.

Moreover, the cellar was warm, not cold at all.

This fresh chicken, she falsely claimed, was a wild chicken caught in the woods, without others doubting, coupled with the fresh mushrooms picked with Cui Zhu, a simple stew in a pot almost made one’s eyebrows fresh away.

Cui Zhu joyfully recounted Qi Nanfeng’s embarrassment to her, finding it thoroughly pleasant!

"Miss’s quick reaction, knowing he followed us with ill intentions, intentionally leaving some poisonous mushrooms for him to eat, now he is poisoned enough to hallucinate and nearly disgusted that Mr. Li."

"Miss, you didn’t see the scene just now, it was really a spectacle to behold! Who would have thought, the once spirited young master of the Qi Family has become like this now!"

Recalling the grievances Miss had suffered in the Qi Mansion, Cui Zhu’s eyes reddened, sighing emotionally.

"For once Heaven has eyes, Miss finally sees through their true faces! Now they’ve become like this, it’s their own fault! Serves them right!"

If not for the protection of the original story’s plot, Qi Nanfeng would have long been dead by her hand.

Who knows when she might be able to end his wretched life, to get thorough justice for the original owner.

During the stew cooking, she fetched some clean ice cubes from outside, placed them into a pottery mixing with crushed tomatoes.

Last night she took a few pears from the space, frozen under the ice cubes, and now brought them back to the cellar, these frozen pears had just the right texture.

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