Chapter 68 Chapter 68 Let it go? Or is it just self-deception?

Seeing Nan Xu coming out, Nanny Jiang and others who were waiting in the corridor hurried to greet her.

"Madam, the wing rooms are ready. I've spread a fine quilt on the bed. It will be just as comfortable sleeping there as in the main room. I'm sure you won't suffer any injustice."

Before Nanny Jiang could say anything, Yuxiang patted his chest and made a promise.

Duan Wenpei suddenly fainted, which really scared Nan Xu.

The main room in Jingyuan where she rested was fully furnished, so she asked the servants to place Duan Wenpei in the main room.

She was in a hurry at the time and didn't think too much about it. Now after hearing what Yuxiang said, Nan Xu felt a little regretful.

The bed in the main room was so big and comfortable. She had lived there for so many days and decorated it bit by bit according to her own preferences. She felt reluctant to give it to Duan Wenpei.

"What nonsense are you talking about, girl!" Nanny Jiang reached out and poked Yuxiang's forehead, then stepped forward to support Nanxu.

"What's wrong with that? Now that the Lord is ill, Madam, as the mistress of the Lord's house, naturally has to personally take care of his daily needs. The wing rooms are only for resting during the day and sleeping at night, so Madam should return to the main room."

"Ma'am, don't you think so?"

Nanny Jiang could give in on anything, but she would not back down even a little when it came to the harmony between Nan Xu and Duan Wenpei.

But in this matter, Nan Xu couldn't blame her at all.

After all, the reason why her mother brought Nanny Jiang in as a dowry was to let her urge the couple to develop their relationship.

Husband and wife, husband and wife, Nan Xu chewed on these two words, and recalled Duan Wenpei's previous blushing and heart-pounding behavior.

She touched her hot cheeks and tried hard to hide her emotions so that no one would notice any flaws.

"Madam is right." Yuxiang wanted to say something, but Nanxu quickly signaled Chunya who was following behind to hold her back.

"But Mammy knows the uncle's temper. Whether I should take care of him personally and sleep on the same bed with him is not up to me, but up to the uncle's willingness."

Nanny Jiang choked, and the expression that had just been on her face that said "this is all for your own good" froze.

Seeing her like this, Nan Xu was ready to add fuel to the fire. "To be honest, Mammy, when I was applying the medicine to Master, I don't know what I said wrong, but it made Master fly into a rage." Thinking about what she was about to say next, Nan Xu found it funny, but she held it back and instead said wistfully, "Mammy, do you know why the doctor said Master's heart was in turmoil and his blood was boiling?"

Nanxu said half and kept half, which aroused people's endless imagination.

Why? Why? Why else?

Of course you are angry!

Nanny Jiang gritted her teeth secretly. She was also an old lady who had served for a long time and had seen many affairs between couples in wealthy families.

This was the first time she had seen a girl like her own second daughter who was neither impatient nor anxious and did not care about her husband's favor at all.

Take the matter of applying medicine for example. His newly married wife came in the middle of the night with medicine and applied it personally. No man would not be moved. Moreover, it was a young man like Wei Yangbo who was full of vigor and vitality. How could he be angry?

She looked Nan Xu up and down, and there was nothing wrong with her! She was a rare beauty in Kyoto!

Could it be...

Is it Uncle?

Does Uncle really not like women?

still…

Once the seeds of doubt are planted, they will take root and sprout with a little rain and dew.

Nanny Jiang was still lost in thought and didn't notice that Nan Xu had already walked away with the two maids.

*

In the west wing, Nan Xu was about to take a nap, but she tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. She simply sat up with the quilt and stared at the low-hanging eaves outside the window in a daze.

Chunya and Yuxiang came in with the rice porridge cooked in the kitchen and happened to see this scene.

"Madam, is there something on your mind?"

Seeing that it was the two of them, Nan Xu waved for them to come forward.

"I have something to ask you." Nan Xu took the rice porridge handed to her by Chunya, scooped two spoonfuls and put them into her mouth. It was her favorite taste, and she ate two more mouthfuls without realizing it.

"Yuxiang, do you remember when we went to the Yin residence? You said you saw the Li family's servant. Did you see him clearly at the time?"

Yuxiang was carrying a dish of small dishes with chopsticks, placing them in Nanxu's bowl. Upon hearing this, he puffed out his chest and said confidently, "I can't be mistaken. It's Jinhui, the messenger boy who served as the imperial concubine's attendant. He used to deliver letters to the madam on behalf of the imperial concubine, and I was the one who got them. Even if he turned into ashes, I would still recognize him."

Seeing her confident look, Nan Xu knew that it must be true.

However, Chunya, who was standing next to him, glanced outside the door and signaled Yuxiang to speak in a low voice. These were old stories about the relationship between the lady and the young master of the Li family. At this moment when the uncle was bedridden, if someone with ulterior motives heard them, it might cause trouble.

Nan Xu naturally saw her actions, and couldn't help showing some admiration in his eyes.

"Since he is a servant who is here to deliver letters, he should not come to the mansion to ask to see the Lord..." Nan Xu put down the bowl in his hand, took the towel handed to him by Chunya to wipe his hands, his voice full of satisfaction after the meal.

She didn't finish her words, intending to test the reactions of the two maids.

Yuxiang looked at Nanxu in bewilderment, muttering, "If you're not here to see Uncle, then what are you doing here? I should have stopped him and asked..."

Chunya listened to her, lowered his head and thought for a moment, then looked up at Nanxu, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.

"Just say whatever comes to mind, don't be shy."

Chunya understood and said slowly, "Since he is a messenger boy and a close associate of the Prince Consort, he suddenly came to the Earl's Mansion. Most likely he is here to deliver a letter, and this letter should be for the Madam."

Nan Xu raised an eyebrow, "Why do you say that?"

Chunya explained, "The Prince Consort is still recovering from his injuries at the Li Mansion. If the Li family really wanted to send someone to see the Earl, they wouldn't send a messenger boy. And if the Prince Consort wanted to see the Madam, they certainly wouldn't send someone who couldn't even hide his whereabouts to the Earl's Mansion."

"After much thought, this servant, Jin Hui, must be delivering a letter, and the writer must have wanted him to deliver it to Madam."

She didn't mention Li Zhan, but the person who wrote the letter.

Nan Xu curled her lips and showed a satisfied look.

She is a girl who is both smart and clever as well as steady and careful, very much like Yu Ming.

Thinking of Yu Ming, Nan Xu's smile paused and she lowered her eyes to hide the pain that flashed across her eyes.

"This letter was not delivered to me." Nan Xu leaned against the soft pillow behind him, his face returning to calm.

Yuxiang was still somewhat bewildered.

But Chunya quickly understood, "I'll go check. Jinhui's letter came so quickly, it must have left some traces."

This is exactly what Nan Xu wanted.

She waved her hand and said, "Go ahead. Remember, be careful and secretive. The uncle is recovering from his injuries. Don't alarm the people around him with these trivial matters."

Watching Chunya leave, Yuxiang finally figured out something. "Jinhui sent another letter to Madam. If I had known earlier, I would have stayed in the courtyard and asked Madam if the Prince Consort was feeling better... Ah, what's wrong, Madam?"

Seeing Yuxiang's dull look, Nan Xu couldn't help but throw the handkerchief at him.

When she was still waiting to be married, Yu Ming was still by her side, and Yu Xiang's temperament was quite lovable.

But now…

Nan Xu rubbed his forehead, which was swollen and painful from not sleeping well, and sighed helplessly.

Now she is the wife of Marquis Weiyang. Even though she and Duan Wenpei had an agreement beforehand, the fact that they are husband and wife is undeniable after all.

The Bo Mansion is not the Marquis Mansion, Jingyuan is not her Xiefangyuan, and she can no longer be the carefree second daughter of the Marquis Mansion.

Many things will still happen to her even if she has never thought about them or participated in them.

"From now on, think more about why you speak or act. If you have any questions, ask Chunya. Don't be rash like you were when you were looking for medicine last night."

"Yes, madam..." Yuxiang puffed out his cheeks, twisted his sleeves, and felt a little nervous.

Nan Xu lay down, facing the bed.

"I already have a Yuming beside me, and I don't want to fold another one."

*

Nan Xu slept until the sun set.

After finishing her meal with the help of maids and servants, Chunya lifted the curtain and walked in from outside.

Nan Xu dismissed everyone around her and asked her if she had found out the result.

Chunya nodded and told Nanxu everything she had found out.

"The doorman didn't know anything about it, so I had to ask a servant girl for twenty taels of silver to find out."

"The girl said she saw the gatekeeper carrying a letter towards Jingyuan. He met Liu Hui halfway and didn't know what he saw. Liu Hui intercepted the letter and gave it to the uncle, who then hurried out."

Going out?

What are you going out for?

Could it be that Li Zhan wants to see her?

That's not right. Li Zhan is not such a rash person. Besides, based on her understanding of Li Zhan, their identities are different now. If this letter was really written by Li Zhan, he would not have sent it with such fanfare.

So who wrote this letter?

She held her chin in her hand, staring at the golden crow sinking into the west, lost in thought, "Where has Master Cha gone?"

Since we can't find out anything from Duan Wenpei, we can only start with the person who wrote the letter.

Chunya was waiting for Nanxu to ask, so she quickly replied, "I asked the coachman who drove the car tonight, but he refused to say anything. Seeing I couldn't get any information, I went to the front yard for a walk. As I was walking, I heard two servants who used to work at Guangwen Pavilion talking in the corridor. They said that the steward Liu had bought a piece of seed material the size of a small mountain from somewhere and kept it in his study, and he wouldn't let anyone touch it."

"When the two saw me approaching, they immediately fell silent. I felt strange, so I secretly went to the study to take a look. It was a piece of dark green material. I couldn't see anything strange about it, but I felt that the color was strangely familiar. It looked very similar to the jade pendant that Madam wore around her waist before she got married. I remember that jade pendant had a few words on it..."

Chunya paused as she spoke, unable to remember what the words were for a moment.

"It's affectionate."

Facing Chunya's look of sudden realization, Nanxu repeated, "It's the jade pendant engraved with the words 'endless love'."

Chunya nodded, "Madam, that's it."

Nan Xu stared at her blankly. For a moment, she couldn't hear anything. She felt that time had stopped and everything around her seemed to be getting farther and farther away from her.

From afar, in the warm room of Xiefangyuan, the dark green wintersweet was only half a person's height.

"Girl, run slower. The road is slippery due to the snow. Be careful not to fall!"

The little girl, who had just turned eleven, was not listening at all. With her shoes on and her hair loose, she jumped into the arms of the person who came.

The little girl raised her still tender but already beautiful face and called out "Ah Zhan" sweetly, "Yu Ming said you have something for me, what is it?"

The man's gentle smile was reflected in her sparkling eyes. Li Zhan scratched her nose, took out an emerald green jade pendant from his arms, squatted down and tied it around the girl's waist with his own hands in the girl's surprised eyes.

"A Xu, look." He took her hand and copied those slightly rough words over and over again.

"Affectionate?"

"right."

"Ah Xu, I carved this with my own hands. Doesn't it look good? Ah Xu, my heart for you is like this jade, and also like these words."

"Madam, there's an imperial edict from the palace. Chief Steward Liu said that Master Bo hasn't woken up yet, and he wants you to go and receive it quickly...Madam, why are you crying..."

Nan Xu pulled herself out of her memories, touched the coldness on her cheek, and smiled self-deprecatingly.

She fixed her hair and makeup in front of the mirror, and put on a layer of light powder. After everything was ready, Nan Xu leisurely left Jingyuan.

Before leaving, she told Chunya not to investigate further.

What does it matter whether Duan Wenpei has met someone or heard anything?

Even if she found out, what could she do? Sometimes, even she herself couldn't tell whether she had let it go or was just deceiving herself.