"Yes." Fu Xian responded and turned to go to the front yard to ask for help.
Wanruo was panicked. If Lin Han saw her and Xie Xianyu like this, how would she face him?
She knew that there was no possibility for them, but she didn't want to appear in front of him in such a miserable state.
"I don't want to see him."
Xie Xianyu sat down casually beside the bed. "Aren't you worried about him? It would be more reassuring to see him in person, otherwise you might not believe me."
Wanruo looked at him warily: "What do you believe?"
Just as he finished speaking, he heard a voice outside the door: "County Magistrate Lin is here."
Xie Xianyu said calmly, "Come in."
Then the door was pushed open, and Wanruo turned around in panic and hid in Xie Xianyu's arms.
She didn't know how to face Lin Han. Today was their wedding day, but she disappeared and appeared in Xie Xianyu's bed. Even she couldn't forgive herself for being so despicable, so how could she dare to face him?
There was an embroidered screen in this bedroom, separating the outer room from the inner room. Lin Han pushed the door open and walked in. Standing outside the embroidered screen, he could only see a vague shadow.
He did not raise his head, and his voice was trembling and respectful: "Your humble servant greets you, sir."
Xie Xianyu lowered his eyes to glance at Wanruo, who had hidden in his arms like a frightened rabbit. He raised his hand and gently stroked the soft hair on her shoulder: "Why?"
Lin Han was stunned for a moment. This voice seemed somewhat familiar.
But he had no time to discern. He could only swallow his saliva and spoke tremblingly, "Please judge for me, sir. I really thought the gift from the salt merchant was just a pair of jade ruyi. I didn't know there were 20,000 taels of silver hidden inside. I know nothing about it."
Wanruo suddenly stiffened and her breathing stopped.
There was silence inside. Lin Han was a little anxious and said hurriedly, "Sir, what I said is absolutely true. I just thought that the salt merchant had truly returned to Qingzhou. I didn't know he was a fugitive, and I didn't promise to help him escape punishment and hide. He clearly said it was just a wedding gift."
Xie Xianyu glanced at her stiff figure, a sarcastic smile curling up at the corner of his mouth. "I'm quite satisfied with the person you sent. I'll have Prefect Zhao conduct a thorough reexamination of this case."
Wanruo suddenly grabbed the quilt, and her originally dry eyes instantly became moist, and tears rolled down like broken strings.
Lin Han was silent for a long time before he spoke with difficulty: "Thank you, sir."
Xie Xianyu wiped her tears with his fingertips, then stood up and slowly walked around the screen.
When Lin Han heard the footsteps coming, he hurriedly bowed again, but the moment he raised his eyes and saw the person in front of him clearly, his whole body stiffened instantly.
"Thank you, thank you, sir..."
Then her eyes fell on the two fresh scratches on his neck, and she felt a stab in her heart.
He knew exactly what happened today. He was the one who personally sent Wanwan to his bed, but he didn't expect that the person would be Xie Xianyu.
No matter how stupid he was, he had now noticed something was going on. The salt merchant's plan was probably a setup from the very beginning.
Lin Han spoke with difficulty: "Wanwan she..."
Xie Xianyu's eyes suddenly turned cold: "Do you think you can call me Wanwan?"
Lin Han hurriedly changed his words: "No, no, Miss Xu..."
"From now on, it's not your turn to ask about her health. Do you know what to do?" He stared at him coldly.
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