Fortunately I made it in time.

Ning Yu saw Butler Liu and asked, "Butler Liu, why are you here so suddenly?"

Butler Liu had already calmed down and smiled, "It's because the master feels sorry for the young lady that he said he would allow you to rest today, so you don't have to serve in the study."

Ning Yu's fair cheeks flushed slightly when she heard the previous sentence. "Don't talk nonsense. Thank you, Butler Liu, for mentioning this."

It just so happened that she was also tired from accompanying Xie Huai in choosing a birthday gift for the eldest princess.

study.

Fu Hengze sat on the mahogany chair, waiting for a while, and his eyes couldn't help but scan the interior of the study.

I vaguely noticed that the layout of the adults' study was a little different from before.

Next to the vermilion carved window lattice is a plain vase with precious flowers inside, which is elegant and unique, and a faint fresh scent floats in the air.

Fu Hengze thought of Ning Yu for some reason.

He remembered that Yu'er had placed a vase of gallbladder on the desk in order to prevent his study from looking too dull.

The flowers are replaced every other day, and the room is always filled with fragrance.

Crunch——

The door was pushed open.

It suddenly interrupted Fu Hengze's thoughts.

Xie Huai walked in the scattered light, his face still showing his usual coldness, his posture as firm as a pine tree, and he walked slowly towards him.

Fu Hengze quickly stood up and bowed to the man, saying, "Your humble servant Fu Hengze greets you, sir."

Xie Huai looked down at Fu Hengze, his aura growing increasingly fierce.

"I remember you mentioned in your letter that you were rescued by an orphan girl and that your leg injury hasn't fully healed yet. How are you doing now?"

Listening to Xie Huai's caring words, Fu Hengze was filled with gratitude.

"Thank you for your concern, my leg is almost healed."

Having said this, Fu Hengze paused for a moment and said, "I really miss my wife, and I'm afraid she'll worry, so I hurried back to the capital."

Fu Hengze planned to find a suitable time to ask Xie Huai for help.

Xie Huai's expression suddenly darkened for a moment, and he smiled, "Really? You and your wife seem to have a very good relationship."

Fu Hengze vaguely felt that the master was becoming increasingly cold and unpredictable, and he couldn't understand why the master was asking about him and his wife.

But in order to get the adults' help, I replied truthfully.

"Well, every time I go on a long journey, my wife will go to the temple to pray for a peace amulet for me, hoping that I can return safely."

Fu Hengze touched the worn sachet hanging around his waist, which contained the amulet that Ning Yu had asked for him.

"I think if I didn't have my wife's amulet, I probably wouldn't be able to come back."

Every time he couldn't hold on any longer, he would hold on to the sachet tightly to draw strength, but she was gone.

Xie Huai pursed his lips tightly, listening to Fu Hengze's affectionate words.

A dense mass of jealousy and bitterness surged in his chest, flowing into every part of his body, like an invisible knife, breaking every inch of his bones.