The Daily Life Of Mei Furen Doting On Her Husband - Chapter 149

Wu Zhen waited until dinner time, and when she didn’t see them anymore, she realized that they had sneaked out and hadn’t returned yet.

“It was Xie Daopu and the two brothers Wang Xian and Wang Jian. Wei Xi was worried, so he followed them. He originally said he was just going to wander around and would be back soon…”

The more Wu Zhen listened, the more she frowned. The young man who was talking didn’t dare to say a word. Putting down her bowl and chopsticks, Wu Zhen stood up and said, “You guys eat. I’ll take someone to look for them.”

Although these guys liked to play, they were not stupid, especially Wei Xi, who was more stable and sensible than the others. He must have encountered something since he hadn’t come back so late.

“Sister Zhen, I’m going too!” Seeing Wu Zhen was about to leave, several young men stood up.

Wu Zhen glared and said, “Everyone, stay still!”

The young men sat back reluctantly.

Mei Zhuyu came in at that time. After hearing what happened, he looked at the dark sky outside and said to Wu Zhen, “Wait here. I’ll bring them back.”

Wu Zhen: “I’ll go…”

Mei Zhuyu: “No, you wait.”

Wu Zhen: “…”

Wu Zhen, whose majesty had just shocked her younger brothers, was successfully retained by Mei Zhuyu and had dinner with the rest of the young men.

The young men looked at Sister Zhen eating as if nothing had happened and couldn’t help but admire her in their hearts. She was worthy of being Sister Zhen, who was not surprised by fame or disgrace.

“Well, Sister Zhen, Minister Mei… Brother-in-law doesn’t look like he’s good at martial arts. Will it be okay if we let him go?” A young man couldn’t help but ask.

Wu Zhen quickly poured a glass of wine from Mr. Zhao’s table next to her. Taking advantage of Mei Zhuyu’s absence, she savored the long-lost wine and said casually, “Even if you put all your strength together, you may not be able to beat him.”

The boys looked incredulous, thinking she must be kidding.

Mr. Zhao, the only person who knew the truth, thought, I know, but I won’t tell you.

It was already dark, and there was not a single ray of light in the forest shrouded by trees. Only the two torches held by the strong servants illuminated the narrow space around them.

“What the hell?! We’ve been to this place before, so why can’t we get out this time?” A young man in brocade clothes couldn’t help but curse.

Another boy, who looked somewhat similar to him, nodded and said, “I also feel that something is not right. Although we have walked a little far, we have not gone beyond the range of the previous autumn hunts. It’s impossible that we have not been able to get out for so long. We must have encountered a ghost.”

Leading the horse and walking in front to find the way, the boy who was two years older turned around with a dark face and cursed, “What the hell?! Wang Xian and Wang Jian, you two shut up!”

After being scolded in such an angry tone, the two teenagers were not happy. They were already annoyed enough after being trapped in the forest for so long and unable to get out. Now, with someone wanting to quarrel, their anger rose all of a sudden. They put their hands on their waists and glared at the older boy. “Xie Daopu, why are you venting your anger on us? You’ve been leading the way the whole time, but I think you just can’t find the way! How dare you get angry?!”

Xie Daopu threw the reins in his hand and walked toward the two teenagers, cursing, “Which bastard has the guts to chase a fox so far and refused to stop no matter how much I shouted? It’s not like I didn’t say I wanted to go back early, but now we’re stuck here, and you two brothers are blaming me?”

The two brothers, who were determined to chase a fox, felt guilty. Their anger faded, and they muttered, “We didn’t expect to get lost with so many people… Besides, we didn’t run very far…”

Trapped in the forest were four young noblemen and a dozen strong servants with them. They were all leading horses and carrying bows and arrows. Some of the horses had freshly shot prey on their backs, including a few wild rabbits, gazelles, and a gray fox.

The atmosphere among the three boys was tense, except for a handsome boy who remained silent, looking around and occasionally walking to the side of the road to take a look. At that moment, as the three boys had a conflict, the boy spoke at the right time, “Stop arguing; something is really wrong.”

The three of them looked at him. Xie Daopu asked, “Wei Xi, what did you see?”

Wei Xi replied, “It’s too dark, and no one paid attention to the surrounding scenery before. But I found a tree that looked familiar, so I dropped something on it as a mark. Now I see the things I dropped before, which means we are circling in this forest.”

“How could that be?” Wang Xian said immediately. “We are walking along the woods; it’s impossible for us to go around in circles. Besides, we’re bringing old horses and hunting dogs with us; they can’t go around in circles in the woods either.”

Xie Daopu nodded. “Yes, Wei Xi, do you have any guesses?”

Wei Xi nodded and said calmly, “This is not a deep mountain. We shouldn’t get lost, but now we are indeed lost. So, I think we are trapped by something.”

Hearing the hidden meaning in his words, the other three young men felt a cold sweat on their backs. People at that time believed in ghosts. Even if they were young and fearless, they would still feel afraid when facing such mysterious things. Wang Xian and the other two had just guessed this in their minds, and finding that even the most stable Wei Xi said so made them even more afraid. They couldn’t help but get closer to Wei Xi and asked the servants around them to get closer and light the torches.

Wei Xi said, “We are just trapped; nothing should happen for the time being. Now we might as well clear a place here to rest for the night. When day breaks, we will definitely be able to get out.”

Several people listened to his advice, and the servants immediately cleared an open space around them, lit a small bonfire, surrounded the horses, and a group of people sat on the ground.

Wei Xi and the other four boys were starving, so they grilled the prey. Smelling the aroma of the meat, the two boys surnamed Wang swallowed their saliva and asked hesitantly, “We won’t be back all night. Will Sister Zhen teach us a lesson when we go back?”

Wei Xi sighed. “Of course, but there’s no need to think too much about it now. Just take a good rest first and find a way back tomorrow.

The group of people sat by the fire for a long time and gradually felt tired. Many servants could not help but fall asleep. Xie Daopu and Wei Xi were talking together and also felt sleepy. Xie Daopu rubbed his eyes and muttered, “Why am I so sleepy?”