Chapter 69 Chapter 69 Despair of the previous life.
Zhang Jingxian met his gaze fearlessly and said, "Two years is too long for me, Mr. Gongcheng."
In two years, Xie Yunhui and Wang Chao will defeat the Di people, ending the turmoil of the confrontation between the North and the South. Then, with his fame and power at the peak, he will have a perfect and impeccable marriage.
It is said that the head of the Wang family personally guaranteed the marriage, and the other party was a noble lady from the Chao family. The specific candidate was decided by Envoy Xie after taking a look.
What's funny is that Zhang Jingxian actually met those noble girls from the Chao family before him. They were all beautiful and graceful, dignified and elegant, and each of them was a perfect match for Xie Yun.
Xie told her that the rich families are matched with the rich families, and the poor families are matched with the poor families, and Xie Yun's wife would only be one of them.
"It has nothing to do with love. Alang married a woman with the surname Chao, and the daughter of the Chao family only married a woman with the surname Xie. Madam Zhang, you have no choice but to accept it. Alang can't refuse it either."
Xie's tone was filled with melancholy as he told her a precedent that everyone knew.
Xie Yun's elder sister, Xie Fuyun.
She was gifted since childhood and had been praised many times by Prime Minister Xie. At the peak of her career, she had no choice but to marry the mediocre and cowardly Wang Zi at the behest of her family.
Everyone knew that the two were not a good match, but the Wang and Xie families needed a marriage, so Xie Fujun could not resist.
The same goes for Xie Yun.
In fact, on the eve of the war, the rumor of the marriage reached Zhang Jingxian's ears, and Gong Chengyue even found her specifically to persuade her.
But that time, before she could ask Xie Yun, the rumors died down.
But after the war, Zhang Jingxian was exhausted physically and mentally. She and Xie Yun had many disagreements in their views. He began to treat her coldly and ignore her, and his relatives and friends were also picky about her.
After the marriage guarantee was announced, Xie Yun held a banquet to entertain the visitors from the Chao family. She had no intention of asking any more questions, so she quietly packed her luggage and left alone under Xie's gaze.
Then, she was caught by the Chao family before she had gone far. Her bowstring was broken, and even the hairband she was holding was thrown into the mud in such a mess.
At that time, Zhang Jingxian still had a glimmer of hope in her heart, thinking that Xie Yun must not know what the Chao family had done in private, and he would rescue her, but the result pushed her into the abyss of despair.
Through a wall, Xie Yun said to the young man from the Chao family, with whom he was having a great time, that a humble peasant girl had never caught his eye, and the only reason he kept her by his side was because she had once saved him.
The four words "repay a favor" mixed with the rumbling sound of rain were too harsh.
When Zhang Jingxian thought of the rain that day, her heart felt like a hole had been broken, and the cold wind rushed in, making her numb with pain and feeling very embarrassed.
No amount of touching could heal the hole in her heart.
"What do you mean, Madam Zhang? Qilang has promoted you to a high-ranking guest and treated you very well. It's only been two years. How can Madam Zhang ask me to help you?" Gong Chengyue raised the corners of his eyes and smiled faintly. He admitted that she did have some unique qualities, but that was not enough to impress him.
Of course he sided with his good friend Xie Shijun, even though she was innocent and unfortunate.
"...Mr. Gongcheng, do you trust your intuition?" Zhang Jingxian heard the ruthlessness in his words, but she didn't give up and lowered her eyes. "I'm always uneasy. My intuition tells me that if I stay under your tutelage, I'll die within two years."
In her previous life, she died on a cold, rainy day.
Speaking of death, Gong Chengyue's hand paused, then made a gentle shaking motion. He felt the real sadness from the expression of the peasant girl in front of him.
"Madam Zhang, people's intuition is often not accurate."
"Mr. Gongcheng, you've already seen it, haven't you? My husband's attitude towards me is becoming increasingly wrong. He doesn't want me to be his female guest. But I'm also really reluctant. I don't... love him. Keeping me by his side is a torture for both of us."
"Mr. Gongcheng is my husband's trusted friend and counselor. Helping me leave early is also helping my husband escape torture. He should return to his original self and cannot let a lowly peasant girl like me become an accident in his life."
Zhang Jingxian whispered, her drooping eyelashes hiding all her emotions. Once again, she and Gong Chengyue firmly stated that she would not like Xie Yun.
Before the last layer of thin paper is broken, help her and Xie Yun return to their respective worlds.
He is a noble man from aristocratic family, and she is an ignorant commoner from the mountains. Their entanglement with each other is a harm to both of them.
"That's true, but how do you want me to help you, Madam Zhang?"
Gong Chengyue looked ahead. The population was gradually increasing. It would not be long before they would return to Changling County.
"It's very simple. Just help me deliver the letter to Prime Minister Xie in Jiankang City."
When necessary, introduce her to Prime Minister Xie... A very faint voice came from behind. Zhang Jingxian and Gong Chengyue met each other's eyes and kept their distance as if nothing had happened.
Through the open car window, Xie Yun quietly watched the two figures separating in front of him. He broke off a feather with his fingers and threw it down casually.
The yellow warbler flew back and forth in the carriage, and watched the feathers it had collected with so much difficulty being snatched away by a male human. It chirped a few times in despair.
But I didn't dare to peck the back of his hand.
Finally, it flew out of the car window, holding half a white feather in its mouth and found its human friend to complain.
That male human is so hateful. No wonder the little monkeys in the mountains don’t like him and always squeak and scream when they see him.
"Sure enough, the thief who stole the feathers from my feather fan is you, little bird." Gong Chengyue had not ridden far when he saw the half feather and righteously accused Huang Ying of the crime.
Caught red-handed by the real perpetrator, Zhang Jingxian pursed her lips awkwardly and bowed to Gong Chengyue, promising to compensate Huang Ying. At this moment, the carriage suddenly sped up, and a cold voice interrupted her ear, "What are you two talking about? Let me hear it."
Hearing this, Gong Chengyue raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhang Jingxian with a smile, "You should ask Madam Zhang about this."
"My lord, Mr. Gongcheng came here first to congratulate me on my promotion to a high-ranking guest, and we ended up chatting about his feather fan being short of some feathers." Zhang Jingxian half-lowered her head and explained dryly that a few days ago a yellow warbler had secretly brought back some feathers to pave its nest.
"I am apologizing to Mr. Gongcheng. I will definitely look after Huang Ying in the future and give him a new feather fan as compensation."
After saying this, she lowered her head even lower, feeling ashamed that Xie Yun had also exposed her.
After all, she had long known what Huang Ying had done, and had condoned and helped cover up her theft. Envoy Xie knew all of this.
"A broken feather fan is only fit for a bird's nest." Upon hearing this, Xie Yun's dark eyes glared at Gong Chengyue coldly, and said in a mocking tone, "A peacock's feather is more suitable for your head."
Colorful, gorgeous, and idle.
As friends for many years, how could Gong Chengyue not hear Xie Yun's mockery? He was angry but dared not say anything. He just let out a long and meaningful hum and rode his horse forward.
"Oh, Mr. Gongcheng must be angry." Zhang Jingxian looked at his back and sighed sincerely. She could only gamble, but based on her understanding of Gongcheng Yue, she would bet right.
"From now on, talk less to him." Xie Yun closed his eyes and pressed his long fingers against the car window with a little force. "The more the public servant looks warm and easy to get along with, the more cruel and ruthless he is. I can't even compare to him."
"Ah Xian, be obedient and stay away from him." He raised his eyes, his dark eyes full of unwillingness to be refused.
Just now, she and Gong Chengyue were too close, and he felt very uncomfortable. He even had the urge to warn and expel Gong Chengyue.
Perhaps only a little yellow bird understands this feeling, as all male animals are like this.
"So Mr. Gongcheng is that kind of person. Okay, I'll listen to you, my dear." Upon hearing this, Zhang Jingxian showed some displeasure on her face and nodded in agreement.
Maybe it was because she gave up escaping that day that reduced his suspicion, or maybe it was because she no longer made him angry these days. Xie Yun rarely ignored her still somewhat false disguise.
He asked her calmly what she wanted to do after arriving in Changling.
"I am your guest. I will do whatever you tell me to do." Zhang Jingxian held the reins of the colt tightly and tilted her head calmly.
"Learn to read and ride a horse," Xie Yun was very satisfied with her answer. He stared at her hair blowing in the wind and said nonchalantly, "Learn something else."
Two words came out of his thin lips.
The sound of horse hooves clattered and his voice was low. Zhang Jingxian heard it clearly, but she clenched her palms tightly and pretended not to understand. She patted the colt gently and accelerated forward.
"Ah Xian, if you calculate the time, the letter sent to your uncle should have arrived by now." Not only that, I'm afraid that in two days, the reply letter will also reach his hands.
Xie Yun waved at her and asked her to get into the carriage.
Of course, she couldn't refuse. Zhang Jingxian wanted to know about her uncle and the others, whether they were living well, whether there were any more troubles with the villagers, and how her house was doing...
The colt and the two black horses pulling the carriage slowed down at the same time, and the carriage door opened and closed heavily in just a short moment.
There was a golden bronze mirror placed on the table in the carriage. Zhang Jingxian looked at herself in the mirror with a stiff expression.
"Ah Xian represents my reputation when she's out and about. How can I go out with a bare face every day?"
"Now, start learning how to dress up."
At some point, Envoy Xie ordered someone to prepare some rouge and powder for women, brought them to the carriage, and ordered her to dress herself up in front of a bronze mirror.
Seeing that the peasant girl was hesitant and didn't know what to do, a slender hand suddenly appeared in the bronze mirror and stroked her eyebrows.
Xie Yun reminded her patiently, "Ah Xian said that on the day she gave me the gift, she put rouge on her face and lips. Oh, and also put on pearl powder."
Unfortunately, he wasn't the first person to see it.
Whenever he thought of this, Xie Yun's face became gloomy and ugly. He didn't know how many people had seen it before him.
"That day, I just did it casually." Zhang Jingxian really didn't want to mess with her face, so she asked in a low voice if she could not learn this.
Firstly, rouge and powder are very expensive and not cost-effective to buy. Secondly, she often goes to the mountains and is very busy. Even if she puts on rouge, it will soon be washed away by sweat.
"No, I have to learn."
Xie Yun looked at her expressionlessly. Not only did she need to learn how to put on makeup, but when she arrived at Changling County, he would also have the maids in the mansion teach her the etiquette and manners required for various occasions.
"Unless Ah Xian wants to stay in a quiet and deserted place, such as a house where outsiders are not allowed to see anyone."
When he said this, his Adam's apple rolled uncontrollably.
"No, no, sir, I am willing to learn."
Hearing something wrong, Zhang Jingxian gritted her teeth and quickly agreed.
A little lack of patience will ruin great plans.
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The author has something to say: Kisses, the details of the previous life will be included in the extra chapters.
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