Liu Huan slept until noon the next day. When she woke up, her arm was in pain, which made her groan.
When she opened her eyes, she saw a furry head on her feet. She had seen the person before she fainted yesterday and reunited with the person she remembered.
"Stone~"
A soft call rang out, and the sleeping man raised his head, revealing well-defined features and deep eyes, bloodshot from lack of sleep.
Seeing her happy expression after waking up made Liu Huan very happy.
She smiled and said, "Stone, I've finally waited for you."
Although it was five years late.
Su Yi took her hand and placed it on his face, asking cautiously, "Is anything bothering you?"
Liu Huan shook her head, her voice a little hoarse: "It's alright, you should go and rest for a while, I'm fine now."
Su Yi shook his head; he didn't want to leave, he didn't want to be gone for even a moment longer.
He changed the subject, asking, "Would you like something to eat?"
Liu Huan nodded. She was indeed hungry from yesterday until now. "I want to eat chicken and minced meat porridge."
"Okay, you rest for a while, I'll go make it for you."
Su Yi gently tucked her hand under the blanket, stroked her hair, and turned to leave.
Liu Huan lay there with a sigh of relief. She had a dream last night in which the wolf from her old home in Maocao Village spoke.
He asked her if she liked the five years of playing the maid game. How could a time traveler not have an amnesia trope? Liu Huan was so angry she wanted to curse him. Did she need this amnesia trope? She went from a free person to a maid. She really had to thank him.
The wolf said very seriously, "No need to thank me. Also, your life is back on track."
Liu Huan sighed. What kind of wolves are these? They can even talk.
She couldn't help but frown when she recalled the scene at the Prince's mansion yesterday. How could she not know that Li Laosan liked her?
Where does she get such great charm? Is she taking the blame for someone else?
Thinking of that sleazy man from yesterday, she couldn't help but get goosebumps. Luckily, Stone arrived just in time.
When Su Yi brought the porridge in, she was still frowning. Su Yi thought she was in pain, so he quickly put the porridge down and asked, "Where are you feeling unwell?"
Liu Huan snapped out of her reverie. "No, don't worry, I was just thinking about something."
Su Yi didn't say anything. He helped her sit up halfway, picked up a spoonful of porridge, blew on it, and brought it to her lips, saying, "See if it's hot."
Liu Huan took a bite, swallowed it, and replied, "It's not hot, it's delicious, it tastes just like when I was a kid."
Su Yi smiled upon hearing this, and Liu Huan stared in disbelief, her face slightly flushed. She reached out to take it, saying, "How about I do it myself?"
Su Yi dodged away, "Don't move, your hand is injured, I'll feed you."
Seeing his attitude, Liu Huan stopped refusing and accepted his food without any guilt. Thinking back over the years, it had been a long time since she had accepted someone's kindness without any burden.
Not to mention this situation, the more I think about it, the angrier I get. It's all that wolf's fault.
Smelling the familiar aroma and eating mouthfuls of porridge, her belated emotions finally began to erupt.
She bit down on the spoon with her last bite, watching Su Yi's tears stream down her face. In all the years she had been with him, she had never felt so wronged.
Not only did she unwittingly become someone's maid, but she was also framed and almost lost her innocence.
Seeing her cry, Su Yi said gently, "Sweetie, put the spoon down."
Liu Huan obediently agreed, and he put the bowl and spoon down and hugged Liu Huan tightly.
"I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I've made you suffer all these years."
After speaking in a muffled voice, Liu Huan, who was in his arms, felt even more aggrieved, buried her head in his chest, and cried out.
"Stone, when you're not here, they all bully me."
With Su Yi around, she acted just like when she was a child, magnifying even the slightest grievance and seeking his comfort.
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry."
Su Yi could only say sorry over and over again. Liu Huan's scalding tears flowed through his skin and into his heart, causing him unbearable pain.
As soon as Xu Zijin arrived, she heard the woman crying and the man repeatedly apologizing inside, and couldn't help but sigh.
He went back yesterday and investigated overnight, only to find that Su Yi had been looking for someone—his younger sister, whom he had taken to the prefectural capital but had accidentally lost.
Her name is Liu Huan, the clever and witty little girl her father described, and also Su Yi's fiancée.
Because of this incident, he missed the autumn imperial examination that year. Over the years, he has been studying while searching for people, and he has searched all the surrounding prefectures and counties. This year, he came to the capital with a glimmer of hope to find someone for the exam.
They also learned that five years ago, the prince went to the south to search for medicine and brought back a little girl from the mountains. After the girl woke up, she didn't remember anyone.
After recovering, she stayed by the princess's side as a maid, which explains why he had never seen Gu Yu before.
It's truly a cruel twist of fate.
Liu Huan inside cried until she was done, then fell into a deep sleep again.
Su Yi came out with red eyes. He nodded slightly to Xu Zijin, handed the bowl and chopsticks to the servants, and then led him to the study.
"What brings you here today?"
Today was not a day off, and Su Yi had asked his servants to ask for leave this morning.
Xu Zijin explained her purpose: "I also took leave and brought two maids with me. Don't be in a hurry to refuse. Even if you buy them now, there won't be time to teach them manners. Let them help you here. Don't worry, they were just bought and trained, so there won't be any problems."
Su Yi thought about it and realized that this made sense. Liu Huan's hand was injured, which inevitably made things inconvenient at times.
"Thank you. How about Brother Xu gives me the indenture, and I'll pay them their monthly wages."
Xu Zijing thought about it and felt that this was acceptable; they could just buy more maids if they needed them.
"I'll bring it to you when I get back."
"But Brother Su, what should we do now?"
Su Yi knew what he meant. Liu Huan was still considered a member of the Prince's Mansion. The Prince was second only to the Emperor, and he was not someone a lowly eighth-rank official who had just passed the imperial examination could afford to offend.
“I will go to the prince to ask for her back. If the prince refuses, I will resign and take her back to Maocao Village.”
He seemed to have thought of something, and his eyes were smiling: "Brother Xu, do you know that she came to my house right after she was born? My mother said she was my future wife. She told me to take good care of her, so I raised her single-handedly, and it was also I who lost her."
“If it weren’t for this five-year gap, we might have gotten married long ago.” He choked up a little as he said this, “But it’s not too late now.”
Xu Zijin didn't know how to comfort him, so she patted his shoulder and said, "If there's anything my family can do to help you, just ask Changbai to come to my father. My father still has influence with the prince."
Changbai is the name of Su Yi and Su Tong, who are also his bodyguards.
Su Yi did not refuse and said, "Thank you."
As the two were talking, Changbai opened the door, and the person outside made him instantly become respectful. "Greetings, Princess. May I ask what brings you here?"
The princess raised her voice, "I've come to find my maid, Gu Yu."
Su Yi, who was inside, was displeased upon hearing these words, and the atmosphere around them instantly plummeted. Xu Zijing explained, "Brother Su, the princess didn't mean that..."
Su Yi didn't reply to her, but went out and said to Changbai, "Please invite the princess in."
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