But her heart was rare and peaceful, full of anticipation, and even her breath smelled of the sweet freedom.
She thought she was finally going to start over.
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Yanjing City.
For a whole month, Xie Xianyu claimed to be sick and did not attend court. When he was at the peak of his power, countless people in the court were watching his expression. Now that he suddenly gave up, even the emperor could not sit still and sent someone to find him.
Su Yan rushed into Songhe Garden and was shocked to see the emaciated and decadent Xie Xianyu. "What happened to you?!"
Xie Xianyu was wearing a thin Yi shirt, with his half-open hair loosely tied with a plain Yi brocade ribbon. He had a cold expression and did not reply. He lowered his eyes and stroked the strings of the zither on the table.
Su Yan's tone became more cautious, fearing that he would be shattered. "It's been a month. The dead can't be resurrected, so we should live for ourselves, right?"
Others didn't know, but Su Yan had a close relationship with him and naturally knew that his concubine had died.
Su Yan swallowed, pulled a stool and sat down. "If she knew, she would definitely not want you to live such a decadent life. She relied on you so much, she must care about you. Now you have made yourself like this, and you can't get over it. How can she feel at ease in the afterlife? I'm afraid she will be heartbroken."
Xie Xianyu's hand pressing the strings of the zither paused slightly, as if he had regained some breath. Would she be sad for him?
She didn't care about his feelings when she committed suicide.
Su Yan said earnestly, "If you keep quiet like this, there will be chaos in the court. We have planned so much, are we going to waste all our efforts?"
"Xianyu, one must always look forward. She must also hope that you live a good life."
Xie Xianyu lowered his eyes and looked at the strings. He was silent for a long while before finally speaking, "I will return to court tomorrow."
She should be reassured.
Su Yan breathed a sigh of relief and left peacefully.
Xie Xianyu stood up and walked out of Songhe Garden. Qing'an was still waiting outside. When he saw him come out, he hurriedly followed him, "Young Master."
Xie Xianyu coldly ordered, "No need to follow."
Qing'an stopped and didn't dare to follow him anymore. He was still worried about where he was going, but looking at the direction he was going, it seemed to be...Qiu Shuiyuan?
The burnt Qiu Shui Courtyard had become a forbidden area for the Xie family. Not only because someone had been burned to death there and the servants were afraid of it, but also because the eldest master did not allow anyone to get close to it. Therefore, the Qiu Shui Courtyard was deserted.
Xie Xianyu walked into the courtyard. His languid figure fitted perfectly into the lifeless courtyard, as if they were meant to blend in.
He couldn't remain silent any longer, so he packed up her last belongings and couldn't let them be left here alone.
However, the courtyard had been burned beyond recognition, and the clothes in the wardrobe were all shattered, with only a few scraps of cloth left. However, they were all things she had worn, so he still put them away one by one.
There was a special shelf in her yard for storing various medicinal herbs, but it was also burned down. Only some tools such as medicine grinders were left. She treasured these things very much, so he put them away as well.
Only a charred shell remained of the guqin because she was always too lazy to practice.
She doesn't like practicing the piano. I shouldn't have forced her to learn it.
Her dressing-box was also piled high with jewellery, almost all of which had been melted down, with gold and silver mixed together. Most of them were gifts from him, but she never wore them, fearing this or that. There was no one in the world more timid than her.
He collected these scraps one by one and opened her box. The box was not badly damaged by the fire and most of the things inside were well preserved. They were clothes and medicinal herbs, most of which were brought from the Xu family and were her treasures.
He casually picked up some items and was about to put them away, but suddenly he paused.
He felt like something was missing.
He remembered that a month ago, she took Xu Shujin and fled to Yanjing City and took refuge with the Xie family. The Xu family's relatives came after them the next day, and her stepmother even reported them to the authorities, causing a huge uproar.
If he hadn't stepped in to suppress them, the Xu family would have taken her back no matter what.
Why would the Xu family be so obsessed with an orphan girl? Unless she came with a huge fortune.
He had never asked her about this matter, because he didn't care about her money. But he knew it in his heart and guessed that she must have affected the interests of her step-brother, otherwise she wouldn't have let her step-brother hunt her down so relentlessly.
He suddenly came to his senses and immediately searched the box, pouring out all the contents. After searching thoroughly, he found nothing of value, not even a single banknote!
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