"Come and eat." Ye Wuxia called out gently. When Fang Ruotang did not respond, she casually turned around and saw that half of her body was almost leaning out of the window.
Ye Wuxia's heart skipped a beat. He stepped forward, grabbed Fang Ruotang's slender waist, and pulled her into his arms. Only after they were away from the window did his heart settle down.
"What are you looking at?"
Ye Wuxia glanced out the window but didn't find anything particularly appealing.
"Watching young couples argue."
"Um?"
Fang Ruotang pointed to two men, one tall and one short.
A slight look of surprise flashed in Ye Wuxia's eyes. He had seen this kind of thing a few times. After all, the role of a pageboy was not singular, but most of them were just an object of venting. Those who dared to pull and shove in the street like this were a minority.
"Isn't this...the second young master of the Marquis of Pingxi's mansion?"
"The Marquis of Pingxi's mansion? Wenren Ya's brother?"
Ye Wuxia glanced at it and said with certainty, "Yes, I have met Wenren Heng several times, I can't be mistaken."
Is this Wenren Ya's brother?
【Yes. 】
"It's a pity Xiaoya isn't here for this fun. We should invite her to come and see; it'll definitely be a lot of fun." Fang Ruotang watched with great interest.
Unbeknownst to her, her brief conversation with the little mirror had caught the attention of two people downstairs, but after looking around, they saw no one.
Wenren Heng's handsome face was cold. "Don't follow me anymore. Let's not see each other again. That's it."
After saying that, Wenren Heng hurriedly ran away, while the other protagonist subconsciously took two steps to chase after him before stopping. He stared at Wenren Heng's back for a long while before dejectedly turning away and walking in another direction.
Has Wenren Heng changed his mind and wants to abandon someone else?
No, they didn't even confess their feelings. Wenren Heng realized his own thoughts and ran out, while the other person chased after him.
[He fled, he chased, but he couldn't escape even with wings?]
No, not at all!
【It's been a few days since I scolded you, and you're acting up again? Talking to me like this again?】
[Hey, what are you saying! My lord, this kind of question-and-answer format is what makes things interactive. You just have no patience at all.]
The little mirror is both mischievous and cowardly.
The short woman was named Zhang Yiwen, from the Wenshou Earl's mansion. She was the only legitimate son of the Wenshou Earl, but she was disguised as a man. This was because she had three older sisters, and her mother made her appear as a boy to consolidate her position as the principal wife.
The title of Earl of Wenshou had just passed down to her father. As a commoner, she couldn't support the family, so her mother constantly pressured her to study and learn to read, even demanding she participate in the special imperial examination in September. But she dared not! She was a woman, not exceptionally talented, and had been under immense pressure since childhood; even participating in the special examination under these circumstances wouldn't guarantee her success.
[Actually, she's already ill. She'll try to commit suicide when she goes back. She has severe depressive tendencies, and the only light in her heart is Wenren Heng. But Wenren Heng doesn't know she's a woman. After discovering his feelings for her, he's afraid to face it and chooses to avoid it, wanting to sever all ties between them.]
[Zhang Yiwen was completely unaware of Wenren Heng's struggles, believing even he had abandoned her. She attempted suicide just days after returning home. In the end, Wenren Heng couldn't recover either, becoming deeply consumed by self-blame and regret. In the original timeline, his family, seeing his condition, secured him a post in a remote area, but unfortunately, in his distracted state, he died during a peasant riot.]
Fang Ruotang opened her mouth slightly after hearing this.
After a long pause, I finally replied in my mind.
What a tragic story for this loving couple.
Zhang Yiwen's feelings for Wenren Heng were quite complicated. It wasn't love; she saw him as a savior. After all, the Marquis's family was weak, and she was small and thin, so she was often bullied. Only after becoming Wenren Heng's follower and receiving his protection did her life gradually improve.
It doesn't have to be love! We don't necessarily have to be together. I think someone who can be considered a source of redemption is more profound than a simple romantic entanglement!
【Then tell Wenren Ya about this! Both of them were good people, and it's truly a pity they died like this, especially Zhang Yiwen, who had hardly had a single peaceful day from childhood to adulthood.】
Fang Ruotang smacked her lips, unaware that while she was talking to the little mirror, Ye Wuxia had already helped her sit down and fed her a few bites of food.
“Let me tell you, that Wenren Heng…”
Fang Ruotang quickly told Ye Wuxia what the little mirror had told her, and then immediately asked, "Quickly send someone to call those two over. Don't let them miss this opportunity and die like that. It would be such a pity. Oh, right, it's Wenren Ya. Call her to come and watch the show."
"Alright, I'll send someone to take care of it. You should eat first, otherwise you won't have time to eat when they arrive." As Ye Wuxia spoke, she got up and asked a guard to go find the people.
The two traveled with not only guards, but also people from the Tianyi Sect. However, Li Mingyu and the others did not come along; it was the people the Crown Prince had sent to the Tianyi Sect who came.
Fang Ruotang ate her meal while whispering to Xiao Jingzi in her heart.
Wenren Heng is just too timid. He only thought he liked a man, but he was scared away. If he liked someone, he should just go for it! If he were braver, the ending for the two of them in the original timeline might have been different.
Are you saying you would support your younger brother if he liked a man?
It's not about supporting someone! Liking something is a very subjective thing! There's nothing shameful about it, and running away won't solve anything.
[Wenren Heng couldn't exactly say he was running away; he just wanted to downplay his feelings for Zhang Yiwen. After all, given his family background, he couldn't possibly marry a male wife, and Zhang Yiwen couldn't possibly marry him. Young masters from noble families like theirs could play around with pageboys, but they absolutely couldn't develop real feelings. Speaking of which, there really is someone who's into pure love.]
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