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Chapter 225 Even Better at Disguise
Zhu Ke showed no displeasure at this. Instead, he softened his voice and, as if coaxing a child, patted A-Zhu's head, saying:
"Qing'er, be good, I am your older sister."
After saying that, seeing that Azhu ignored her and didn't say anything, she shook her head and led the people forward.
After a long while, she vaguely heard a very soft voice say, "No."
Zhu Ke turned around upon hearing the sound and saw A Zhu pouting, then muttering softly, "You're a bad person, you're lying to A Zhu."
Zhu Ke froze, knowing full well what A-Zhu was referring to.
Previously, A-Zhu had shown that she knew the Pavilion Master of Wushuang Pavilion at the Grand Preceptor's birthday banquet, so Zhu Yao asked Zhu Ke to inquire about it from the side. A-Zhu was not wary of Zhu Ke and told him everything.
Unexpectedly, every word he said reached Zhu Yao's ears. A Zhu caused a huge scene and was even imprisoned by the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion for a while. The first thing she did after being released was to make a bet with him...
Zhu Ke looked somewhat embarrassed. She knew that her actions were inappropriate, but the clan chief said that he was afraid that A Zhu would be taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives, so he asked her to test the waters from the sidelines.
She rarely saw her cousin pay so much attention to a woman. His initial intention was genuinely for Azhu's sake, but she never expected it to end like this!
Therefore, when Ah Zhu was sober, he ignored her and often made sarcastic remarks to her!
“Qing’er, it’s true that my cousin was wrong, but…” Zhu Ke turned around, lowered her head, and apologized sincerely to A-Zhu with a guilty expression.
Suddenly, as if noticing something, she looked up sharply, staring incredulously at A-Zhu's mocking expression: "Qing'er, are you... pretending to be stupid?"
Zhu Yao didn't dare to say the last two words. As she spoke, she nervously looked around, and only relaxed when she saw that no one was paying attention. She looked disapproving.
Ah Zhu shrugged, spread her hands, and grinned innocently, saying, "Yeah! Ah Zhu was just pretending!"
Zhu Ke was terrified. He hurriedly pulled A-Zhu along and rushed into his own courtyard, slamming the door shut before sternly rebuking her:
"Qing'er, how dare you be so bold! Pretending to be stupid in front of the clan leader..."
"Ouch... Why are you squeezing so hard? Ah Zhu's hand is hurting."
While rubbing her slightly red wrist, A-Zhu muttered irritably, not responding to Zhu Ke's words at all, or rather, not taking Zhu Ke's words seriously.
After a while, it became clear that Zhu Ke's complexion was getting worse and worse.
However, A-Zhu rolled her eyes and went to the mahogany table, where she jumped up and sat down.
Immediately afterwards, he picked up the teapot on the table, shook it, and only when he heard the sound of water sloshing inside did he happily swing his short legs and tilt his head back to drink water from the teapot spout.
After he had drunk his fill, he let out a satisfied sigh and then replied confidently, "Who told you to always try to trick Ah Zhu into talking!"
Zhu Ke was taken aback, suddenly realizing that whenever Zhu Yao tried to get information out of A Zhu, he would "go into a trance," sometimes even verbally abusing her or scratching her!
"If the clan leader finds out..." Zhu Ke wanted to offer some advice to Azhu.
To everyone's surprise, A-Zhu tilted her head innocently and interrupted her with a nonchalant tone: "But she won't know! Will she?"
Zhu Ke pursed her lips and remained silent. She would never hide anything from the clan leader, but she also couldn't bring herself to expose her cousin. Therefore, she was caught in a dilemma.
Seeing Zhu Ke deep in thought, A-Zhu seemed somewhat displeased, so she held the teapot out in the air and then let go—
"Snapped……"
The white porcelain teapot that was in his hand just a second ago was now lying on the ground in pieces, with tea leaves and slightly yellow tea water spreading everywhere. Zhu Ke was startled and his thoughts were pulled back.
A-Zhu was quite satisfied with this, a faint smile playing on her lips, her eyes curving like crescent moons, but the words that came out of her mouth were cold and ruthless, completely different from her lovely face:
"My cousin hasn't answered Azhu yet! The clan leader won't know, right?"
"Hmm..." Zhu Ke nodded, looking at A Zhu's ever-present smile. In the past, whenever he smiled like that, someone was definitely going to be in trouble!
Ah Zhu happily jumped off the table, patted the wrinkles in her pants, walked over to Zhu Ke, took her hand, and said sweetly, "I knew it, my cousin is still on my side, just like before."
Zhu Ke: "..."
"Ah ha~~..." Azhu yawned, tears welling up in his eyes. He wiped them away casually with his fingers and said pitifully, "Azhu is sleepy and wants to go to sleep."
Zhu Ke was shocked by how quickly he changed his expression. He had thought that A Zhu's temper had improved after losing his memory, but it turned out that he was even better at pretending than before!
But since she was his only family member, Zhu Ke was only worried about whether this change would affect A-Zhu...
When Azhu opened the door, she came face to face with a woman who was sweeping the yard. Both of them were taken aback!
Finally, Zhu Ke was the first to react, stepped forward, and asked with a frown, "What are you doing at the door?"
"Miss Ke, I...I was thinking of bringing the young master some water." The woman was carrying a basin of water, her face flushed with embarrassment. Judging from her movements, she had probably just arrived at the door and hadn't had a chance to hear the conversation inside.
As she spoke, her narrow eyes would occasionally glance at Azhu, and seeing Azhu's bewildered expression, a hint of shyness would appear on her face.
Ah Zhu narrowed her eyes slightly; she knew without even thinking that this person's purpose was one of two possibilities—
Firstly, this person was sent by the clan chief to gather information;
Secondly, this person is unwilling to be ordinary and wants to take advantage of his 'foolish' state to ruin his reputation and rise to a higher position!
Or perhaps both!
I have to say, Ah Zhu is right.
This person was sent by Zhu Yao, and she did indeed want to seduce A Zhu. In the past, A Zhu's temperament was unpredictable, and no one in the manor dared to approach her, but now, it wasn't impossible to seduce her...
Seeing the other woman's lewd gaze, Azhu slightly flipped her hand, and an invisible stream of air shot out, causing the woman's basin of water to tilt, wetting Azhu's sleeves with the water inside.
Azhu pouted and turned to look at Zhu Ke, saying in a tearful voice, "She bullied Azhu."
Knowing he was feigning ignorance, Zhu Ke's lips twitched, but she didn't interrupt him. Instead, she asked softly, "Then what does Qing'er plan to do? Kill her?"
"Young master, Miss Ke, please spare me! I didn't mean to..." The woman quickly put the basin on the ground and kowtowed, begging for mercy.
"Get up quickly, A-Zhu won't kill you." A-Zhu's voice was soft, her eyes filled with laughter, but the laughter didn't reach her eyes. Before the other person could be happy, she sweetly continued:
"Because Ah-Zhu is going to turn you into a human pig!"
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