Chapter 86 Chapter 86 Xie Yun is getting married.
Xie Yun said he was getting married.
Zhang Jingxian stood at the door of the thatched hut, looking at his profile, which was a mixture of light and dark, through the firelight. In her eyes, his blood-stained thin lips contained a faint smile.
It seemed to indicate that he was very satisfied with this marriage.
The footsteps were getting closer. Zhang Jingxian ignored the pounding of her heart and said blankly, "Congratulations."
But she couldn't see the other half of Xie Yun's face, which was covered with a thick, impenetrable haze, and his depressed brows looked like the blade of a poisoned knife.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have said this to add fuel to the fire.
"Congratulations, my dear." Zhang Jingxian said it again, and then she realized that she tasted a stuffy taste in her chest.
Her own blood.
Someone called her in her ear, and she hurriedly lowered her head to hide her abnormality, and wiped the blood stain on the corner of her lips with the back of her hand.
"Ah Xian, you're awake." The person who came back was Liu Cang. He was a little smarter and didn't notice the weird atmosphere surrounding the two of them.
"This is the distinguished guest who also stayed here at night." Thinking that Zhang Jingxian was embarrassed because she saw a strange man after waking up, Liu Cang kindly helped her out and said that they had fetched clean river water.
"Well, I'll go wash up first." Zhang Jingxian's body was stiff, and she walked out hurriedly with urgent steps.
Behind her, the oppressive man followed her at a moderate pace.
"Sir, you also need to go wash up." Seeing the two people walking away one after the other, Liu Cang scratched his head with his only remaining hand and smiled innocently.
Turning around, he saw the fire had grown to several feet high. He was shocked and quickly put out a few pieces of firewood. The soft thatched house could not withstand the fire.
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Zhang Jingxian walked faster and faster, her eyes unconsciously fixed on the ground. Someone called her along the way. She couldn't see clearly or distinguish the identity of each person, but she could raise the corners of her lips and smile at them.
Finally, not long after, she found the clean water in Liu Cang's mouth.
In fact, it was just a shallow puddle.
She squatted down, as if her eyes did not see the figure of another person reflected in the water, and scooped up a handful of water to carefully wash her face.
Cool water droplets slid across her eyelashes, the tip of her nose, and her lips, taking away the heat and the unbearable smell of blood.
Gradually, the slight tingling behind Zhang Jingxian's ear seemed to disappear.
However, it was only temporary.
Xie Yun slowly walked up behind her, a faint smile on his face, and said to her word by word, "Ah Xian, don't be afraid. The day my uncle showed me the letter you wrote to him, he told me to treat you well."
"Ah Xian is my savior, I must repay her a thousandfold, a hundredfold."
He told her not to be afraid, and then gently lifted her drooping hair so that she could wash it more easily.
At the same time, he pressed his fingertips on the bitten teeth marks and rubbed them gently, as if to help her relieve the pain.
Zhang Jingxian was frozen like a wooden figure. She didn't feel that he was repaying her at all. She just felt that his strange behavior was creepy.
Just a moment ago, he wanted to eat his own flesh and blood.
Zhang Jingxian had no idea what he was trying to do. Neither his expression nor his actions gave her any clue.
But one thing is certain, he doesn't seem to be willing to let her go.
At this moment, Zhang Jingxian remembered what her cousin had told her the night before: he had only three or five potential husbands. What if Xie Yun had come to arrest her against Prime Minister Xie's wishes... and he was getting married again... She forced herself to calm down, but her mind was still in a turmoil, and she couldn't focus at all.
She gave up and used all her strength to look up at him. Her washed face had a fragility that made people want to touch it.
But the words that came out of her lips easily aroused enough anger to strangle her.
"Xie Yun, please tell me clearly, how can you pretend that you and I have never met?"
She had already found her cousin and the villagers, and they were on their way home. Everything was so warm and beautiful, and Zhang Jingxian felt that this was the most meaningful moment since her rebirth, but then he appeared before her again.
It was so sudden and unexpected that it brought her panic and nightmares.
What does his marriage have to do with her? If he really wants to repay her kindness, he should understand that the best outcome for her is that they never meet again!
Can you please stop torturing her?
Xie Yun looked at her leisurely as she was on the verge of collapse, smiling without saying a word.
It turned out that calling him by his name sounded more comfortable than calling him "Husband", and the arrow that pierced her heart didn't hurt as much.
"Speak!"
It was the first time I saw someone yelling at someone angrily, it was very novel.
Xie Yun thought about it and glanced at the thatched huts meaningfully. Following his gaze, Zhang Jingxian saw the encirclement gradually forming.
Those were his brave and incomparable soldiers who had followed him for many years. As long as he gave the order, they would kill a few insignificant commoners without hesitation.
The cold air seeped into her flesh and blood through every inch of her skin. Zhang Jingxian's face turned pale and she pinched her palms with her fingertips. "If you dare to attack them, I will really regret it."
She murmured, "I regret not just walking away."
He is a cold and poisonous snake with deadly toxins that can bite people at any time and anywhere. Normal people can only survive by staying away from him.
Xie Yun's face darkened. He knew what she was regretting.
Do you regret saving him?
A strong burning sensation filled his throat, and his hands trembled slightly. For a moment, he really wanted to strangle the peasant girl's neck and let her feel the pain with him.
However, this was not what he wanted. If he wanted her to die, he would have killed her in that quiet valley long ago.
Xie Yun closed his dark eyes, forcibly suppressing the violent thoughts in his body, and laughed softly, "Ah Xian, what are you thinking about? Have you forgotten my identity?"
He was the nephew of Prime Minister Xie and the envoy Xie who founded the Northern Palace Army.
"When my uncle dealt with my eldest brother, he promised me that he would return the soldiers he had secretly abducted to Changling and assign them to the Northern Army. They were considered members of the Northern Army, so how could I harm them? And I brought people to Ying County to deal with the mess my eldest brother left behind, not to capture you or take revenge on you."
He paused slightly, moved his long fingers to her arm, and pulled her up. "Although Ah Xian lied to me at that time, I never lied to Ah Xian."
He had done what she asked him to do.
"But when I wanted to tell Ah Xian the good news, Ah Xian went straight to my uncle."
Xie Yun calmly recounted that before she received the letter, she had once suspected that her uncle had assaulted her and had locked her up.
Unfortunately, he was self-righteous and made a stupid mistake.
"I treated Ah Xian like that just now because I was really angry. I was angry that I was deceived by an ordinary peasant girl."
Zhang Jingxian pursed her lips, feeling no guilt. He was the one who had lied to her first, deceived her in every way, and forced her to leave Xishan Village.
"Uncle is right. Since you don't love me and have been planning to leave me for a long time, why should I bother with you, a peasant girl?"
Xie Yun's Adam's apple moved slightly, and a smile appeared on his face again, even in his dark eyes. "My uncle wants me to get married as soon as possible. I have already agreed. This time I hurried back to Changling just to get married."
It can be seen that he is quite looking forward to the upcoming marriage.
Zhang Jingxian's heart slowly calmed down. Yes, how could she forget that Xie Yun would eventually marry a noble lady from a wealthy family who was a good match for him.
Perhaps she was the girl from the Chao family in his previous life? In his heart, she was always a peasant girl of low status.
After thinking it over, Zhang Jingxian stepped aside, creating some distance between them, and once again solemnly congratulated him, "I wish you will find a beautiful woman, and that you and your wife will live together till old age."
Her head was lowered and her posture was very humble.
Xie Yun stared at the back of her head intently, his fingertips cracking with a slight sound as he said coldly, "I also hope, as Ah Xian said, that until we grow old and even into our graves, she can't and won't be able to leave my side."
Zhang Jingxian didn't say anything, thinking that since he no longer cared about her, a peasant girl, could she go home?
Her body suddenly relaxed, and her face showed a hint of warmth.
When the two were walking back, they saw Xie. Zhang Jingxian greeted him as usual, and her expression became very natural.
However, when she saw Gong Chengyue sitting and talking with her cousin and others, her steps paused slightly, and she had a bad feeling in her heart.
"The nobleman Madam Zhang is referring to is none other than our Lord Xie. Everyone, I'm sure you've all heard of Lord Xie's identity. Four years ago, the place you should have been was the Northern Army, which Lord Xie founded."
In the thatched hut, Gong Chengyue fanned himself with a feather fan and sighed with regret. If the eldest son and the King of Donghai had not colluded to secretly abduct the people, "perhaps you would have already won fame and fortune, bringing honor to the village."
Instead of returning home without a name or status like now, and one of them even missing an arm.
These words touched Zheng Qi's heart directly. His eyes were red and he clenched his teeth. When he saw Xie Yun in person, his breathing suddenly became rapid.
No wonder he said that removing his name from the family tree was just a trick. It turns out that he is really a rare noble man!
"Axian, is this noble gentleman Lord Xie?" When Zhang Rushan saw the person coming over, he was concerned about his cousin first and asked her hesitantly.
He slept for a while, and when he woke up he did not see his cousin, but instead saw a young man from a noble family who was also well-mannered.
This person claimed to be acquaintances of Ah Xian, and then revealed a fact that shocked everyone. The nobleman who stayed in the thatched cottage that night was actually Xie Shijun, the founder of the Northern Palace Army and the eldest son's younger brother.
Moreover, he was the noble man that Ah Xian saved!
Zhang Rushan felt a little strange. If what this Mr. Gongcheng said was all true, then why didn't the nobleman reveal his identity when he saw Ah Xian last night?
Also, how did they happen to meet here? There are many inexplicable doubts everywhere.
Zheng Qi and others also looked at the girl coming towards them. Ah Xian saved Envoy Xie?
"...Yes." Zhang Jingxian took a deep breath and nodded. This was the fact and there was nothing to deny.
Zheng Qi suddenly stood up, his face showing obvious excitement, and saluted the man beside the girl, "Greetings, Envoy!"
Following closely behind him, Zhang Rushan and eleven other people also bowed and greeted.
Although Envoy Xie and the eldest son were brothers, Gong Chengyue's account made it clear that the eldest son was unkind and unjust, and out of jealousy of Envoy Xie, he did many evil things.
He and the eldest son are not one and the same, but more like enemies.
"No need to be so polite. I have wronged you all in the past four years because of my brother. I want to apologize to you all on his behalf." Xie Yun lowered his eyes and bowed to them.
When a famous and talented person lowers his status, he immediately wins people's hearts.
Zheng Qi became more and more excited, and his face trembled constantly.
"Since the envoy is the nobleman that Ah Xian mentioned, how can you be blamed for this matter?" Zhang Rushan also had a good impression of the envoy Xie in front of him. He was respectful and gave up his seat to him.
Zhang Jingxian watched this scene with a wistful heart. After a moment's thought, she stepped forward, tugged at her cousin's sleeve, and whispered that this was just a chance encounter, and that Envoy Xie had important matters to attend to, so they shouldn't waste his time.
It’s better to say goodbye here.
Xie Yun raised his eyelids slightly, staring straight at her fingers. Before Zhang Rushan could speak, he calmly replied, "Ah Xian is wrong. They are all from the Northern Army. Why waste time?"
He suddenly walked over and grabbed Zhang Rushan's shoulders with terrifying force. He pretended to be calm as he separated them and said, "Are you really willing to return home like this? Why don't you follow me to Changling?"
Changling needs capable people and will not treat them unfairly.
"Ah Xian is my savior. I have already promised her that I will support you all when you return home, and I will not break my promise. After arriving at Changling, you can leave at any time."
As soon as these tempting words came out, Zhang Jingxian's heart sank. How could she underestimate his ability to bewitch people?
But no matter what, she couldn't go to Changling and live with him day and night again.
As if sensing her determination, Xie Yun's eyes turned cold, and then he said softly, "I want to get married. As my savior, Ah Xian, how can I not attend the banquet?"
She is his indispensable "guest".
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