Mingxiang Teahouse.
It took about an incense stick of time for Xie Xiulin to come back.
Wanruo saw that she looked unhappy: "What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"
Xie Xiulin touched his slightly pale face and forced a smile: "No, I just accidentally stepped on empty air when I was going upstairs just now. It scared me and made me break out in a cold sweat."
"Why are you so careless? Did you fall?"
"without……"
"I see you don't look well, how about we go back first?"
Xie Xiulin said hurriedly: "No, I won't go back!"
Wanruo frowned slightly: "What's wrong?"
"The lantern festival tonight is the highlight. How can we go back now? Sister Wanruo, let's wait a little longer. I want to see the fire dragon."
Xie Xiulin took her hand and begged, "Let's go and see it. You didn't even come to Beijing during last year's Flower Festival. It's a rare bustling time. If we go back so early, wouldn't it be a shame to miss the main event?"
Wanruo pursed her lips and nodded: "Okay then."
Xie Xiulin's eyes lit up, and he immediately pulled her along: "Let's go! It's getting dark now, and the fire dragon show will surely start soon. If we go early, we can get a good front row seat!"
"Um."
Wanruo stood up, and Xie Xiulin immediately took out a cloak and said, "It's warm during the spring days, but still cold at night. Sister, put on this cloak, or you'll catch a cold again."
Xie Xiulin helped Wanruo put it on herself.
"Where are you from?"
"I took them with me when I went out. I was worried that my sister didn't bring them, so I specially brought two cloaks." Xie Xiulin said with a smile.
Xie Xiulin also put on a cloak, but hers was dark green, while Wanruo's was bright red.
Somehow, Wanruo felt that something was wrong with Xie Xiulin, but she couldn't tell what it was.
Maybe she was hit hard by the incident with Zheng Yuzi and didn't come out?
Xie Xiuyun stood in front of the window, watching Xie Xiulin pulling Xu Wanruo out of the teahouse and following the crowd towards East Street where they were watching the fire dragon, and smiled sinisterly.
"Fortunately, the Third Madam didn't kill the Seventh Miss. It would have been very useful if she had been kept." The maid Hongliu smiled flatteringly.
"This bitch is of some use." Xie Xiuyun raised her chin.
When the Third Madam discovered the affair between Xie Xiulin and Zheng Yuzi, Xie Xiuyun immediately wanted to spread the news and then drown this disgraceful concubine in public!
But the third lady chose to suppress the matter. She said that Xie Xiulin and Xu Wanruo were good friends, and keeping him might be useful.
On the contrary, they had something on Xie Xiulin, which was as easy as ordering a dog around.
"Where is Xie Xiuzhu?" Xie Xiuyun asked again.
"Her? The Fire Dragon is the excitement she's been looking forward to seeing. She already went to East Street after watching the Flower God Parade. Don't worry, young lady. I've asked Zhang San to keep an eye on her. She can't get away."
Xie Xiuyun raised her lips contentedly: "Once the day is over, that bitch Xu Wanruo must die, and Xie Xiuzhu must die too!"
"Young lady, you're really smart. You've chosen the fire dragon as your target. It's Fifth Young Lady's favorite place. Fifth Young Lady's daughter is also wearing a red cloak. It's dark, and the bandits can't see faces clearly. They only want to catch those wearing red. They'd rather kill the wrong person than let them go. Fifth Young Lady and Xu Wanruo will both suffer that night."
"Those horse bandits were hired by Jiang Xuejun. What does that have to do with me? I was just using someone else's knife to kill someone, taking that idiot Xie Xiuzhu with me."
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