Chapter 73 Chapter 73 Is this the compensation that Uncle gave me? ...

Yuxiang and Chunya looked at each other, knowing that they couldn't hide it from Nanxu, but when they remembered Duan Wenpei's instructions before he left, they hesitated again.

"Madam and I had some disagreements earlier. Please don't tell Madam that I sent her back, lest she get angry."

"Oh, by the way, apply some medicine to Madam. She was very drunk last night and bumped into the corner of the bed. Don't tell Madam directly, or she'll lose face."

As soon as Duan Wenpei left, the two of them applied medicine to Nan Xu. They were shocked to see the shocking red marks on her body. After checking, they found that there were no wounds, not even a scratch on her skin, and they felt relieved.

After all, they had never experienced such things, so although they had some doubts, every word Duan Wenpei said made sense, and they didn't want Nan Xu to get angry and hurt herself.

Yuxiang had been scolded by Nanxu not long ago. She was not good at lying and was afraid that Nanxu would find out, so she had to push Chunya quietly.

Chunya took half a step forward and was about to open her mouth when she was interrupted by a voice.

"Is Madam awake yet? The rain is easing, and the eldest Madam and the fourth young lady are preparing to return. I persuaded them to stay for dinner before leaving, and came to ask if Madam has any instructions."

Nanny Jiang walked in with a smile, brushing off the raindrops that had fallen on her sleeves. When she looked up, her eyes met with Nan Xu who was half-sitting on the bed.

"Why does Madam look so unhappy? Did you have another quarrel with Uncle? Hey! Where's Uncle?"

Last night, she watched Duan Wenpei enter the main room, and only went downstairs to rest after seeing the lights go out. As she spoke, Nanny Jiang looked up and around to find Duan Wenpei, but she didn't notice the sudden drooping faces of the two maids in front of the bed.

After hearing what Nanny Jiang said, Nan Xu was completely confused. Her expression turned completely cold. She snorted at Yuxiang and Chunya, mocking them, "What are you talking about? There are two people pretending to be crazy and stupid. Didn't Nanny see that?"

After saying that, Nan Xu threw back the quilt and was about to get out of bed. Yuxiang and Chunya hurried forward to serve her, but Nan Xu brushed them away with her hand, "Come here, Madam. This lady can't afford you two!"

Nanny Jiang looked at Chunya and the other two with a puzzled look on her face, and hurried forward to support Nanxu. She wanted to ask something, but seeing Nanxu's unhappy look, she had to keep her mouth shut.

Nan Xu had a wooden face while washing and putting on makeup. The servants only knew that Nan Xu was in a bad mood. Only Nan Xu knew that her mind had long been wandering and fixed on the red marks on her body.

Those marks weren't caused by scratches, they were clearly... clearly...

How outrageous!

What a beast in human clothing!

Nan Xu stared blankly at the gradually clearing facial features in the bronze mirror, biting her lower lip and unconsciously clenching the pearl hairpin in her hand.

"Go, set the meal in the living room, then go to the study and invite Master to dine with you. Tell him that my eldest sister-in-law and fourth sister have come specially to visit Master, and Master must see them no matter what."

*

Nan Xu stretched her muscles and bones, and waited until her body and limbs were no longer sore before she walked leisurely towards the flower hall.

On the way, I met Duan Wenpei who was also heading to the flower hall.

As the saying goes, when enemies meet, they become particularly jealous of each other.

Nan Xu took the initiative and said, "Master, you really have a good time. Even with your arm injured like this, you still have time to think about those things. Master, you are not afraid of harming your health and never being able to do that again."

Duan Wenpei looked at Nanny Jiang who was serving her, and when he didn't see Chunya and the other two, he knew that he might not have been able to hide it from Nanxu. At first, he felt guilty and apologetic for doing something wrong, but then he thought that they were husband and wife, and he was just doing what a husband should do to his wife. Besides, he was just igniting her and didn't go beyond the line, so he straightened his back a little.

"Madam, don't worry." He said the most shameless words in his magnetic and deep voice, "I will do anything to help you solve your problems. Besides, didn't you throw yourself into my arms?"

What worries and problems does she need to resolve?

Nan Xu knew what she looked like when she was drunk. At worst, she would just cling to others and sing and dance. She would never do anything that would damage her dignity!

"I haven't seen you for a few days. How come you've become so confused about right and wrong?"

It was drizzling outside and the floor under the corridor was still slippery. When turning, Duan Wenpei looked at the place where he almost slipped yesterday and reached out to support Nan Xu's lower back. Nan Xu shook off his hand as if she was pricked by a needle.

Duan Wenpei looked at the beautiful figure in front of him, shook his head helplessly, and said jokingly, "It's been a day since we last met, and Madam's skills have improved."

She seemed to still feel the residual heat of his fingers on her waist, and the red marks on her body were faintly itchy. In a place where Duan Wenpei couldn't see, Nan Xu blushed, and the marks on her body reappeared in her mind.

When Nan Xu heard what he said just now, it seemed a bit inappropriate.

She stopped, turned around and looked up at him from half an arm's width away. "Do you think it's interesting, Uncle? Although we are husband and wife, when you do something like that, shouldn't you have informed me when I'm sober? Or does Uncle just like to use force and play with women at will?"

She raised her neck and looked over, her normally beautiful face filled with stubbornness and anger, as well as a little bit of determination that even Duan Wenpei couldn't understand.

Duan Wenpei actually took a half step back when she stared at him.

He opened his lips, but the sound seemed to be stuck in his throat.

"I didn't mean that." His Adam's apple rolled, and he slowly lowered his eyes, looking into Nan Xu's eyes, and said seriously, "I wouldn't do this to other women. It's just because it's you. From childhood to adulthood, I've only been close to you. Nan Xu, other than this method, I can't think of any other way to drive away the person in your heart."

"You, do you understand?"

Do you understand?

Nan Xu looked at him in confusion, feeling that she understood nothing.

"I don't know what you're talking about. The one in my heart? I don't have anyone in my heart. Even if I do, that's no reason for you to treat me like this."

"Duan Wenpei!" She said word by word, "Loving someone is not like this, you don't understand at all..."

"Uncle, Second Sister, what are you talking about?"

Nan Qi, who was feeling a little bored waiting in the flower hall, went along the corridor to look for Nan Xu. She happened to see the two people talking and heard Nan Xu calling Duan Wenpei by his full name. She thought the two were arguing and was afraid that Nan Xu would suffer a loss, so Nan Qi rushed out without thinking.

When their eyes met, her courage, which was already limited, was completely extinguished, and she hid behind Nan Xu like a frightened deer.

"No, no, you are allowed to bully me, Second Sister."

Nan Xu glared back at Duan Wenpei, whose expression had turned cold, and pulled Nan Qi out, comforting her softly.

Duan Wenpei had long discovered that Nan Qi was afraid of him. Seeing Nan Xu glaring at him for Nan Qi, he raised his eyebrows, looked at Nan Xu deeply, and took the lead to walk towards the flower hall.

The sleeve of her clothes brushed past, lifting two or three strands of black hair by her ears. When the two passed each other, Nan Xu hummed lightly.

He blurted out, "Ice face, just knows how to scare little girls."

Duan Wenpei, who had already walked a few steps away, said: ...

Nanqi: ...My second sister is so powerful that she even dares to call my brother-in-law Ice Face!

After breakfast, Yin Wu was about to take Nan Qi back. Nan Xu naturally wanted to keep them for half a day longer, but Yin Wu declined with a smile.

He said he should have gone back yesterday. If he hadn't been drunk and the road was difficult to travel on the rainy day, he wouldn't have stayed in the uncle's house for another day. If he hadn't gone back, the children at home would have made a fuss looking for their mother.

Then he said goodbye to Duan Wenpei. Yin Wu already knew Duan Wenpei's identity and felt a little awkward.

In addition, due to the differences between men and women, Yin Wu and Duan Wenpei had little to say. Thousands of words could only be summed up in one sentence, "Master, take care."

After saying this, he took Nanqi out of the Earl's Mansion and got in the car to go back to the Marquis' Mansion.

Looking at the suddenly empty flower hall, Nan Xu's eyes dimmed slightly, and she stared at the flowers and plants drooping in the drizzle in a daze.

Duan Wenpei turned around and saw this scene. A look of pity appeared on his face. He couldn't help but comfort her, "The Marquis' Mansion and the Marquis' Mansion are not far away. When the rain stops, you can invite your eldest sister-in-law and fourth sister to come over for a gathering. Or you can go back to the Marquis' Mansion. I won't stop you."

Nan Xu looked at the eaves without moving. Just when Duan Wenpei thought she would not speak, Nan Xu straightened her clothes and stood up, her eyes still fixed on the front. "You didn't stop me? What does that mean? Is this my compensation? Thank you so much for your kindness."

After saying that, she walked out of the hall without looking back.

Nanny Jiang had no idea what the two of them were talking about, so she quickly followed them out. The slight joy in her heart from having successfully kept Duan Wenpei in the main room yesterday had long since vanished.

When he could no longer see Nan Xu, the pity on his face began to crack. Duan Wenpei covered his chest with his hands and slowly bent down.

Oh! She actually said that was compensation!

What did you take him for? A scoundrel who only cared about women and thought with his lower body?

Duan Wenpei curled his lips in self-mockery and clenched the porcelain bowl on the table. In just a moment, the bowl shattered, and the flying porcelain chips scratched his palm. Drops of blood dripped onto the ground, and the scar on his arm that was almost scabbed also cracked due to the use of internal force.

Liu Hui was terrified and was about to step forward when Duan Wenpei stopped him. "Tell Yu Rong that if the murderer who buried the lady's maid alive cannot be found, withdraw the people from the Great Buddha Temple and investigate in Kyoto City. In particular, find out which high-ranking officials and nobles left the city and headed towards the Great Buddha Temple that day."

"Also, keep a close eye on the Zhao family's secret agents in the capital, as well as those who interact with them, especially Li Zhan."

He didn't know if it was Liu Hui's illusion, but when he mentioned Li Zhan, he always felt that his uncle seemed to want to eat him.

*

After coming out of the flower hall, Nan Xu felt a little regretful.

But words once spoken cannot be taken back. Since he could be so presumptuous, I would also be presumptuous for once, so I did not turn back to explain anything.

From that day on, the two of them ignored each other as if they had agreed. Even if they met occasionally, they pretended not to see each other.

The rain kept falling for three whole days without any sign of stopping.

Unable to go to the garden to practice archery, nor to visit relatives and friends, Nan Xu leaned on the couch bored and teased the golden ball, while checking the scriptures that the two maids had copied as punishment.

The scriptures were obscure and difficult to understand, and the handwriting was complicated. Chunya and Yuxiang could only read and write them roughly, and after they finished writing, they could not even lift their hands.

"Do you know you're wrong?"

They both admitted their mistake in unison.

Nan Xu stroked Jinqiu's hair and stared at the two people below without blinking.

"What's wrong?"

Yuxiang: "I shouldn't have lied to you, Madam."

Chunya: "I shouldn't have listened to Master Bo and concealed the truth from Madam Yuxiang."

After the two finished speaking, Nan Xu looked at the crooked handwriting on the manuscript, shook her head, and said disapprovingly: "It seems that you still don't understand what I mean. Go copy it again."

Of the two, Chunya was the one who suffered the most from copying. Upon hearing this, she couldn't help crying out loud, "Madam, wow, if this servant copies any more, my hand will be broken. How can I serve you after my hand is broken? Madam, please change the punishment, wow."

Nan Xu ignored her and turned to look at Chunya. Seeing her staring at the shoe surface without saying a word, neither pleading nor responding, Nan Xu waved her hand and made the final decision, "Go ahead, go ahead. Your crying is louder than the rain outside. If you cry again, you won't be allowed to eat lunch."

Yuxiang choked and stopped crying. She knew Nanxu was serious and quickly pulled Chunya, "Good Chunya, say something quickly, just say what you said before..."

Chunya was pulled to the ground by her. She glanced at Nanxu sitting above her, but saw that she seemed not to see anything. Chunya clenched her fists and pulled Yuxiang to kneel down.

"I know I was wrong. My fault was that I wasn't loyal enough to Madam and acted on my own initiative. I was also wrong for not having my own opinion and not admonishing Sister Yuxiang. I colluded with Sister Yuxiang to deceive Madam."

Yuxiang was already dazed when she pulled her to kneel down. When she heard that no one tried to persuade her, she was completely stunned.

This time, she actually relied on the fact that she had been with Madam for a long time and made the decision before Chunya hesitated...

The words my wife said that night when I was looking for medicine are still ringing in my ears.

"Please forgive me, Madam. We two servants will never do this again!"

Seeing the figure kneeling beside him, Yuxiang shuddered in his heart and quickly knelt down as well.

Maybe he didn’t understand it before, but now, Yuxiang seems to understand a little.

In addition to being the second lady of the Marquis's Mansion, the second lady is also the wife of the Earl of Yong'an's Mansion.

Yuxiang naturally can no longer be the Yuxiang of the past...