Chapter 413: Brother Xie (6)

Gaining Fu Xiuyi's attention required careful planning. Throughout the letter, Shen Miao didn't specify what Pei Lang should do, simply telling him the opportunity to approach Fu Xiuyi. How to gain Fu Xiuyi's trust depended entirely on Pei Lang's own actions.

This was also the greatest trust Shen Miao could give to Pei Lang.

In their previous life, Fu Xiuyi and Pei Lang were on the same boat. Now, she had become the first person to discover this talented horse, and she had even left a mark on him. This also allowed Fu Xiuyi to experience what it felt like to be betrayed by someone close to him.

She glanced at Pei Lang and suddenly felt a little gloomy. She had explained everything she wanted to say and didn't want to say any more to Pei Lang, so she turned around and was about to leave.

“Chen Miao!” It was Pei Lang who called her. After hesitating for a moment, he finally uttered two words: “Take care.”

Shen Miao was a little surprised, but she simply said, "Thank you," and left. Pei Lang was left standing there alone, staring at Shen Miao's back with a complicated look in his eyes.

When Shen Miao left Pei Lang's courtyard, she saw a soft, white ball standing in the garden outside the school. When it saw her, its eyes lit up and it ran over, shouting in surprise, "Sister Shen!"

Su Minglang rolled over like a dumpling.

Shen Miao: “…”

Actually, Su Minglang was already in his early teens. Perhaps it was because the Su family had raised him so well, but unlike his older brother, Su Mingfeng, who seemed mature beyond his years, Su Minglang looked even more childish than a five or six-year-old. He ran a few steps before becoming breathless. Shen Miao walked up to him, held onto his fat arm, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Sister Shen, are you leaving?" Su Minglang grunted for a while and said, "I'll wait here for you to come back, okay?"

Shen Miao was stunned. After everyone here knew that Shen Xin was going to Xiaochun City, the first thing they asked was: When will you come back? Or are you not coming back? Everyone always felt that if Shen Xin left like this, she might stay in Xiaochun City forever. Su Minglang's first sentence was to wait for her to come back, as if he was sure that Shen Miao would definitely return to Dingjing City. Shen Miao found it amusing and tapped his forehead, deliberately teasing him: "Who said I would definitely come back? Maybe I won't come back."

"No." Su Minglang raised his head and vowed, "Sister will definitely come back!"

Shen Miao tilted her head to look at him. When Su Minglang said this, his eyes were firm and there was no trace of doubt. She asked, "Why are you so sure?"

"Brother Xie said that you will definitely come back within two years!" Su Minglang said excitedly.

Xie family's elder brother? Shen Miao's mind raced, Xie Jingxing?

“Although Dad and Big Brother both feel that after my sister and her family left, it’s unknown when they will return. Dad also said that General Shen has angered His Majesty this time, and I’m afraid His Majesty will never recall General Shen in his lifetime.” Su Minglang was a child who spoke without restraint. He didn’t pay attention to whether his words would hurt Shen Miao. He just kept talking to himself: “But when Brother Xie came to see Big Brother, he told Big Brother that General Shen would definitely return to the capital within two years!”

Xie Jingxing…could he actually guess her thoughts so accurately? Shen Miao felt a little horrified.

"Although Brother Xie is a bad person, he bullies me, my elder brother, and my father...but everything he says is true!" Su Minglang spoke so fluently for the first time, as if to prove something, and continued: "He said you would come back, so you will definitely come back? Sister Shen, you will come back, right?" As he spoke, his eyes were full of eager hope.

Shen Miao immediately thought of Fu Ming, her heart softened, and she smiled, “He’s right, I will come back.”

"Great!" Su Minglang jumped up and counted each word with his short fingers, "Then I'll wait here for Sister to come back. When Sister comes back, I'll treat her to candied haws, small dough figurines, and steamed sugar cakes..."

Shen Miao couldn't help but laugh again. Being with Su Minglang, it seemed as if some of the gloomy mood was instantly swept away. It was as if time had become carefree. She said, "Just listen to your father. However...about my return, what you said to me today, you must never tell anyone else."

If other people heard these words and echoed them, and if they reached Emperor Wenhui's ears, they might not fail to notice the clues. It would be fine if only one person in this world could understand her thoughts, but if more people knew, it would be bad.

Su Minglang noticed Shen Miao's serious expression and immediately said obediently, "I understand. I only told my sister and won't tell anyone else." He then whispered to Shen Miao, "Sister Shen, but you can't tell Brother Xie about this either. I overheard it. If Brother Xie knew I eavesdropped, he would beat me up again."

In the eyes of the second young master of the Su family, the elegant and noble young marquis of the Xie family is nothing but a black-hearted bandit.

Shen Miao: “Okay, I won’t say it.”