Chapter 156: What an eyesore
He Yanchen returned to the palace during the day and went to the temple on Jingyun Mountain in the afternoon. When he came out, it was already late and snowing heavily. He was afraid it would not be convenient to return to Beijing, so he went to a nearby private residence.
But when the carriage stopped, He Yanchen lifted the curtain and saw two small figures squatting in the corner of the courtyard gate.
Yueli was frozen stiff, but she didn't want to go back, so she squatted in the corner and drew on the snow with a branch.
Suddenly, she seemed to hear the sound of horse hooves.
Yueli looked up blankly and happened to meet the eyes of the man who got off the carriage.
It's him.
It's her.
A flash of surprise flashed across He Yanchen's eyes. He had encountered her twice in one day. If she hadn't looked so silly, he would have thought that his whereabouts had been leaked.
The silk flower on Yueli's head was wet by the flying snow, and its petals drooped down on her head. Her eyes were full of grievance.
Like a stray kitten.
When Feilan saw the newcomers, he quickly stood in front of Yueli and asked, "Who...who are you?"
Chu Yi frowned: "Who are you and what are you doing in front of the door so late at night?"
It turned out to be their place. Fei Lan hesitantly said, "We want to go back to Beijing, but the snow is too heavy, so we're hiding here..."
Back to Beijing?
Chu Yi didn't believe it. It was late at night, and a grown man like him wouldn't walk alone on the mountain road in the dark. Isn't this courting death?
His hand had already touched the sword at his waist, waiting to find anything unusual so that he could take down the two men.
He Yanchen brushed him away, took two steps forward, and looked down at Yue Li.
Yueli grabbed the hem of her skirt and looked up at a loss.
"You're in the way."
Yue Li: "..."
She curled her lips quietly and moved aside.
He Yanchen stepped over the threshold and only looked back after entering.
Sure enough, he was met with Yue Li's eager expression.
He scoffed, "Come in?"
Inside the house.
When the steward heard that someone from the master's family was coming, he immediately came out to greet them, but saw two girls following He Yanchen.
He was about to open his mouth to greet her when he was interrupted: "I'll just stay here for the night. No need to bother."
The person in charge understood that this was because he didn't want to reveal his identity.
He immediately smiled and said, "Please come in, sir. Although you don't come here often, the rooms here are cleaned every day."
"It's freezing cold, would you like something hot to eat, sir?"
He Yanchen was about to say that it was not necessary, but out of the corner of his eye he saw Yueli's little face, which was frozen white, and her body was shaky, as if she would fall down at any moment if she didn't eat something.
He didn't know why he was bothering himself, so the words on his lips turned into: "Just make something casually."
"Yes, I'll go right away."
Yueli followed him awkwardly, and when she saw him enter the lobby, she followed him in. When she saw him stop at the table, she immediately stopped.
"Master..." she said in a small voice, "Thank you for taking me in. I...we will leave at dawn..."
Yueli usually has a bad temper, but the person in front of her gives people an inexplicable sense of majesty, which makes her subconsciously dare not act rashly and behave much more politely.
He Yanchen ignored her and sat down on the chair, nodding to the armrest beside him: "Sit."
Yueli was stunned. Should she sit?
She hurried over and sat down obediently, only daring to put half of her butt on the chair, and clenched her fists on her knees.
He Yanchen gave a look and Chu Yi took Fei Lan out.
He poured a cup of hot tea and pushed it next to Yueli.
Gratitude flashed in Yueli's eyes: "Thank you, sir."
"Where did you escape from?"
Yueli took a sip and almost choked. She covered her chest and coughed a few times.
He Yanchen fiddled with the tea lid in a casual manner: "You don't look like a maid in your attire. Maybe you are a runaway concubine from some family. It would be bad if you cause trouble for me."
"No." Yueli explained hurriedly, "I didn't escape, and no one will come looking for me..."
She lowered her head somewhat disappointedly. The Marquis's wife was probably hoping that she would run away by herself. Besides, Xiao Mingcheng said that he was busy recently and he certainly didn't have time to look for her.
Yueli felt a little uncomfortable and ran out on impulse, but could she really go back to Jiangning?
Even if she returned, she would have some money, but she couldn't carry anything, so how could she make a living? Would she continue to sell her smiles?
Yueli didn't want to admit that she felt a little regretful, so she hung her head and said nothing.
He Yanchen didn't hear her continue talking for a long time, and knocked on the table impatiently, which scared Yue Li.
She looked at him with her wide, innocent eyes.
The man raised his eyebrows slightly. "If you don't tell me your identity, I won't take you in. What if the authorities come looking for me to arrest you tomorrow?"
"No, no." Yue Li shook her head repeatedly, without any guard, and told him her identity all at once.
He Yanchen's eyes darkened. Xiao Mingcheng's people?
This is the house I bought during my southern tour last year.
He Yanchen suddenly remembered that the Jiangning prefect had indeed held a banquet last year. He originally wanted to go and see it, but was stopped by a crazy monk on the way.
Later, it was the monk who discovered the poison in him.
Yueli had no idea what he was thinking, and was still anxious to explain, fearing that he would throw her out: "Sir, I really am not a fugitive."
"Can you...can you just take me in for one night..." Let her have one night to think about what to do next.
He Yanchen looked at her with interest. Under the dim candlelight, the woman's eyebrows and eyes were lively, but there was a hint of sadness on her face.
She ran out so late at night, it seems that Xiao Mingcheng treated her very badly.
Yes, that kind of reckless warrior would never know how to be gentle and considerate to women.
He Yanchen was about to speak when Chu Yi hurried in: "Sir, someone from the Xiao Mansion is here."
Outside the door.
Xiao Mingcheng was so anxious that he was sweating profusely.
He sent someone to check on Yueli in the evening, but she ran away alone.
He didn't care about anything else and rushed over from the capital at full speed. When he saw the situation in the villa, he immediately realized that it was his mother who did it on purpose. She deliberately stopped the people he sent to take care of things and deliberately wanted to torture Yue Li.
He searched along the road down the mountain and looked for several private houses, but unexpectedly he saw the palace guards here.
He knew Chu Yi, and learned from Chu Yi that Yue Li was inside, so he immediately asked to see her outside.
He waited for an unknown amount of time, with snow falling on his shoulders, before he heard the door creak open. Yue Li was standing inside, looking at him.
Xiao Mingcheng didn't care about anything else, ran over quickly and hugged the person in his arms.
The man who followed Yueli out stopped.
He Yanchen looked at the petite body falling into another man's arms, his eyes moving slightly.
Tsk, what an eyesore.
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