Chapter 321 - Was She Not Good Enough?

Feeling Baili Junyi’s gaze fall on her, Zhou Jingshu was a little nervous and shy. She thought that she had finally gotten Baili Junyi’s attention, but things had developed in a completely different direction.

“Thank you for your concern, Miss Zhou. My wife is taking care of the matters, so you may leave.”

Zhou Jingshu’s face turned pale. She bit her lips slightly and explained, “Your Highness, I have no other intentions. I just hope that I can do something for the victims.”

Baili Junyi revealed a cold and faint smile. “You can go ahead and help my wife. She works the hardest as she put in all her efforts on the victims.”

Zhou Jingshu’s lips turned fair and she nodded. “Yes, I got it.”

Shen Ninghua happened to walk over, holding a stack of papers in her hand.

“Junyi, these are the types and amounts of the medicinal herbs. I have already listed the ones that are lacking. Zhou City has released news to accept the disaster victims. Soon, a large number of disaster victims will rush over. No matter how much effort it takes, it must be handled properly. Otherwise, once they lose confidence in the imperial court, it will cost us a certain price to regain their trust.”

“Alright, I understand.” Baili Junyi nodded, took the papers, and looked at them carefully. Then, he went to discuss with his subordinates with a serious face.

Seeing that Shen Ninghua was thinking about the situation of the disaster victims and was about to leave, Zhou Jingshu suddenly called out, “Princess Zhaohua.”

Hearing this, Shen Ninghua turned her head. “Miss Zhou… what’s the matter?”

“N-Nothing, I just feel that your relationship with Your Highness is really good.”

Indifferent at first, Shen Ninghua suddenly smiled when she heard this. “When you can find someone who lives up to his marriage vows and be there for you all the time, your relationship will naturally be so good that there will be no place for a third-wheeler to poke their nose in.” After that, she turned and left.

Time was precious now, and she had no time to care about the young girl’s relationship problem.

Zhou Jingshu tightly held the silk handkerchief in her hand. For some reason, she suddenly felt a little oppressed and could not breathe. She originally thought that her beauty was peerless, but after seeing Shen Ninghua, her beauty lost its advantages… Her proudest feature was being suppressed, and her other features were obviously dull in comparison.

Was Shen Ninghua really so perfect? The more Zhou Jingshu thought about it, the more resented she was. She refused to accept it!

A day passed quickly. Seeing that the sky had darkened, Shen Ninghua stood up from the table and asked Qing Que to put away the organized booklet. Just then, she saw Hong Ling walking over quickly.

“Miss, you should go back quickly. The two Little Masters have been crying since afternoon, and they didn’t stop no matter how we comforted them. They’re feeling not well now.”

Shen Ninghua’s heart trembled in fear. “What’s going on?”

“I don’t know either. Right now, Sister Bai Ruo is taking care of them.”

Shen Ninghua didn’t have the mood to care about anything else. She hurriedly instructed, “Qing Que, pack the things. I’ll go back with Hong Ling first.”

“Yes, Miss.”

Zhou Jingshu, who had been absent-minded the whole time, relaxed when she saw Shen Ninghua leave.

She had been busy with Shen Ninghua for the whole day. The more she saw the latter handling the complicated things calmly, the stronger the distaste in her heart became. She should have left after checking the herbs, but she forced herself to stay in this dirty and chaotic environment.

At first, she could endure it, but later on, she just sat in the chair in a daze. Even so, she couldn’t help but want to cry.

Was Shen Ninghua not a woman? Did she not feel disgusted when she looked at the rotten wounds on the victims’ bodies? Did she not feel irritated when she smelled the unpleasant stench around?

She clearly had a noble status that others could not reach. She did not need to do it herself, but why did she insist on staying here? Was her elder brother wrong? Did she not save these victims for the sake of a good reputation?

No way! Absolutely impossible!

Seeing that her expression was getting increasingly uglier, the maid beside her quickly walked up. “Miss, let’s go back and rest.”

Zhou Jingshu was helped to stand up. After getting into the carriage, she came back to her senses. “Where is the princess? She just left in a hurry. Is there something wrong?”

“I heard that something happened to the two Little Masters, so she left in a hurry.”

Zhou Jingshu’s eyes moved, and she immediately asked the driver to stop. “Stop. I want to go down.”

“Miss?” The maid asked in surprise, “Why do you want to go down now?”

“Just stop the carriage!”

Seeing Zhou Jingshu’s firm attitude, the driver had no choice but to stop the carriage. Without the support of the maid, Zhou Jingshu quickly got off the carriage and ran towards Baili Junyi.

She figured that Baili Junyi cared a lot about the twins. So, she had to go over and inform him to give a good impression.

Perhaps, he might be a little dissatisfied because Shen Ninghua did not inform him in time. This tiny thought made her heart beat very fast. She quickly put the dark thoughts to the bottom of her heart.

Baili Junyi had just finished assigning the work when he heard Ye Yi say that Zhou Jingshu had come over. A strong sense of displeasure rose in his heart. Did she have nothing better to do but to mess around?

“Let her in.” Now that the Zhou Family was extremely important, they naturally could not fall out at this time.

Zhou Jingshu jogged all the way over. After entering, she panted slightly, and pinkish blush painted her face, which was quite a moving sight. “Greetings, Your Highness.”

“Why do you come here in a hurry?”

Baili Junyi was annoyed. Although he did not show it on his face, he didn’t restrain the aura around him, causing Zhou Jingshu’s heart to involuntarily shrink in fear.

“Your Highness, I just saw the Princess leave in a hurry. It seems that there are some problems relating to little Prefectural Princess and Bei Zi. I thought that you still did not know, so I specially came to inform you…”

Baili Junyi frowned tightly and looked at her coldly. “How did you know?”

“I-I was standing not far away from the Princess. I saw the Princess’ personal maid come over and then the Princess left with her. So I asked out of concern. I saw that the Princess did not come to inform you. I assumed that you must be worried, so I came over…”

She explained briefly, but she illustrated the whole story.

Baili Junyi finally showed some impatience, “Ye Yi, send Miss Zhou back, and then you go to receive your punishment. This is the place for men’s meetings. When can idle people come over as they please?”

Ye Yi respectfully replied, “Yes, Master.”

Zhou Jingshu’s expression changed, and she hurriedly explained, “Your Highness, I was just afraid that you would be worried, so I rushed in. It was my fault. Please don’t punish others.”

“Miss Zhou, you don’t need to care about how I manage my subordinates. Ye Yi, send her away.”

Zhou Jingshu was stunned on the spot. She had never thought that her actions would anger Baili Junyi. She was just being kind, but how could he misunderstand her?

After sending Zhou Jingshu away, Ye Yi wiped the sweat on his forehead and went to receive the punishment. This time, he was careless. Fortunately, Master did not see through the meaning of Miss Zhou. Otherwise, the punishment he would receive would be even more terrifying.

Back then, because of the matter with Sang Zhi, he went to the Hall of Punishment twice because he didn’t warn his master in time and let the person with evil intentions approach him. However, it was not his fault to not find out that Sang Zhi was trying to seduce him because she didn’t show it at all.

Speaking of which, it was good for Master to be a little dimwitted in this regard. Otherwise, as his subordinate, he would suffer so much more.

When Zhou Jingshu got on the carriage, she saw that the curtains on the temporary tent were closed. Baili Junyi had no intention of going back. Was he not worried about his children? Or was the rumor false? Did he not care so much about the twins?

After receiving the punishment, Ye Yi saw that Baili Junyi had not left and could not help but be surprised. “Master, aren’t you going back to take a look?”

“Ninghua went back already.” After Baili Junyi finished speaking, he continued to deal with the letters that were sent from all over the Zhou City without raising his head. However, his speed was much faster than before, and he was much stricter with some misdeeds.

He believed in Ninghua. She was not an ordinary woman. Back then, she was surrounded by enemies, yet she was able to struggle out of the misery. She was even more devoted to taking care of her own children. They had even secretly made careful arrangements, and nothing would happen to the two children.

When Shen Ninghua went back, she heard the cries of the two children. The sound was particularly loud, and Shen Ninghua felt much more relieved. She directly pushed open the door and went in, “Bai Ruo, how long have they been crying?”

“Miss, they have been crying for more than two hours. But I can’t stop them, so I asked Hong Ling to see you.” The matter of the disaster victims was paramount. it was a dereliction of their duty to not be able to take care of the two Little Masters.

Instead of approaching them, Shen Ninghua asked Hong Ling to take some clean clothes. “Big Boy, Baby Girl, what’s wrong? Why don’t you be good when mommy is away?”

Hearing their mother’s voice, the two children gradually stopped crying and extended their tiny hands in Shen Ninghua’s direction. Their puffy faces were extremely red, and their expressions were a little dispirited.

Looking at the two little buns with tears all over their faces and red eyes, Shen Ninghua felt a pain in her heart. “Don’t cry. Be good. I’ll hug you after I change into clean clothes.”

After their request of being hugged was not fulfilled, they immediately pouted and held back their tears. Their appearances looked even more pitiful.

After quickly changing clothes, Shen Ninghua hurriedly walked over. “Did anyone else come into contact with them today?”

Bai Ruo quickly shook her head. “There are no outsiders. Only I, Hong Ling, and four other wet nurses have come into contact with them.”

Shen Ninghua carried the two children to her room and asked Bai Ruo to remove all the things on the bed. Then, she took off the children’s clothes and checked them carefully. She did not find anything unusual. However, she was certain that they would not cry for no reason when she saw the appearance of the two children.

Bai Ruo was a little uneasy. “Miss, is there a problem?”

Shen Ninghua shook her head. “I trust you and Hong Ling. You two have done your best to take care of the two Little Masters. If there are no problems with their clothes, then the problem is on the people. Go and call the four wet nurses over!”

Bai Ruo’s heart trembled. “Yes, I will go now.” It seemed that there was really a problem, but she did not know who was so daring to harm the Little Masters!