novelden Chapter 217 Chamber Toilet
Chapter 217 Chamber Toilet
Not far away, Feng Xin listened to the two laughing and joking with a livid face, and left angrily.
Lin Shu did not leave the Regent's Palace until sunset, and her marriage to Xu Jingyun was already finalized.
However, due to Xu Jingyun's special status and the fact that he had disguised himself as a woman and stayed in Fengming for more than 20 years, if Lin Shu were to marry him in private, it might arouse the suspicion of the Empress of Fengming.
Therefore, Lin Shu discussed with Nangong Jin that Nangong Jin, in his capacity as the Regent of Nanli, would personally write to Feng Han, asking Feng Han to provide assistance as appropriate. They, Nanli, were willing to sign a century-long peace treaty with Feng Ming, so that the two countries would be of one mind and share resources from then on.
He also arranged for his only son to marry Fengming, but the bride must be chosen by the crown prince himself, and neither country could interfere!
Of course, the chosen one can refuse! However, this is a matter of great importance to both nations, and even if that person truly wanted to refuse, the Queen would not allow it. (However, Lin Shu, who had already been chosen, would certainly not refuse.)
That evening, Feng Xin stood still in Xu Jingyun's courtyard until the candles in the room went out. Xu Jingyun's servant stood guard at the door and even gave Feng Xin a disdainful look.
Most people in the courtyard knew that Feng Xin was a toad who only wanted to eat swans, and they usually looked down on her and despised her.
Feng Xin clenched her fists in humiliation, took a deep look at Xu Jingyun's door, and then turned and went to her own room...
Although she and Aru lived in servants' quarters, which were near the washroom, at least they shared a room, and Aru served them daily, so their lives weren't too bad.
Fortunately, Aru's occasional disappearances from the mansion over the past two days did not attract the attention of others.
At the same time, a burly woman slowly walked in through the side gate of the Prince's Mansion, pushing a cart. She stopped right in front of the secluded washroom. There were two wooden buckets, each about half a person's height, on the cart. Judging from the stench emanating from the buckets, it was easy to guess their purpose.
At the entrance of the washroom.
A servant boy, who was specifically tasked with attending to his master's night soiling, arrogantly pointed to the small wooden buckets filled with yellow and white substances on the ground and said to the burly woman pushing the cart:
"Why is it so late tonight? Hurry up, I'm still waiting to be washed, and I need to change the clothes for the master of the manor first thing tomorrow morning!"
The mansion's chamber pots were emptied twice a day, with the evening potty being particularly smelly and plentiful, so people would come to relieve themselves as soon as it got dark...
"Young master, please don't be offended. My sister is ill today, so I'm filling in for her. I'm not familiar with her yet, so I'm a little late!" The burly woman pulling the chamber pot smiled, her posture extremely humble.
Although the servant was at the very bottom of the royal household, he still had some airs in front of ordinary people, so he was extremely pleased to hear the other party call him "Young Master," and his tone softened considerably: "Alright, get back to work!"
As he spoke, he picked up a bucket of excrement...
"Yes! Yes!" the burly woman nodded and bowed in agreement, then kindly took the chamber pot full of excrement from the servant's hand, saying ingratiatingly:
"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, young master. You must be busy tonight. How about this, you go and rest for a while. I'll take care of all the night soil myself. You can come back to clean it in half an hour!"
"This...this isn't appropriate, is it?" The servant was quite tempted by the suggestion. He did indeed have to wash chamber pots all night, but he was afraid that if his master found out, he would be punished for it.
Seeing the servant's expression, the burly woman knew he was tempted, so she pressed her advantage: "Young master, don't worry, this is between you and me! And it's late now, nothing will happen."
"Alright then! I'll be back in half an hour." Seeing the other woman's sincerity and finding her words reasonable, the servant agreed. Before leaving, he even offered a few words of encouragement to the burly woman, taking advantage of her position:
"Do a good job, and I'll definitely put in a good word for you with the master when I get the chance."
After saying that, he left in a good mood, thinking that it didn't cost any money to say nice things, and as for good words, he himself didn't even have the chance to see his master!
After everyone left, the burly woman disgustedly threw down the chamber pot, splattering excrement all over the ground and making the stench even stronger.
"Ptooey... That's fucking filthy!" The burly woman spat, then gently tapped one of the wooden buckets and said, "Hey! Come out."
"Bang..."
With a muffled thud, the chamber pot lid was pushed open from the inside, and a woman dressed in black jumped out of the pot and squatted on the grass next to it, retching incessantly.
"Ugh... vomiting..."
To her surprise, she squatted right where the burly woman had just thrown away the chamber pot. Her foot landed on the sticky, smelly mess, and now, instead of gagging, she vomited immediately: "Ugh... waah waah..."
"Alright, stop being so dramatic. Hurry up and go pick up your master. We don't have much time!" the burly woman urged impatiently, though she was also unable to open her eyes due to the stench.
"I understand... Ugh..." The woman in black, Aru, wiped her mouth as she carefully made her way to the house next door. But when she saw the disgusting white excrement on her sleeve, she couldn't help but gag again.
"Keep your voice down!" the burly woman said, afraid of being overheard.
This time, Aru didn't answer, but her pace quickened even more.
Soon, Feng Xin, who had been waiting in the house, followed Aru over with a look of disgust.
Upon seeing the scene, his disgust intensified. He looked around, his gaze settling on the burly woman, and asked, "How do we get out of here?"
"Clang, clang..." The burly woman patted the large wooden barrel next to her to indicate something.
Feng Xin could smell the stench just by looking at it, and asked incredulously, "You mean you want me to hide inside?"
"Otherwise what?" The burly woman completely disregarded Feng Xin, suppressing her nausea as she picked up a bucket of excrement and poured it into another. The sound and smell were simply...
Seeing that Fengxin and Aru were still standing there, the burly woman was a little unhappy: "Aren't you going to help? We don't have much time!"
"Isn't the bucket for hiding people? Why are you pouring all that filth into it?" Aru asked, then turned to see the resistance on Feng Xin's face and continued, "Our master is noble, how can she touch such filthy things!"
"Noble? Then why are you begging our clan leader for cooperation?" The burly woman didn't tolerate her at all. Perhaps she was overwhelmed by the stench, and her tone became even more impatient: "Stop talking nonsense and hurry up!"
“You…” Aru was furious and was about to say something more, but Fengxin stopped her.
Using the darkness to conceal the ruthlessness in her eyes, Feng Xin trembled as she picked up a bucket of excrement—a symbol of humiliation—and said in a calm, chilling tone:
“This woman is right, Aru, let’s get to work!”
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