"broken!"
Shen Zhiyi hurriedly walked out, and Hong Rui, seeing this, quickly said, "I'll have someone prepare a carriage."
carriage?
Too slow!
She went straight to the stables in the backyard, took her elder brother's horse, nimbly turned it over, spurred it on, and headed straight for the inn.
"Girl!" Red Bud and Green Lotus called from behind, but neither of them knew how to ride a horse, so they couldn't catch up.
That's it...
And you still say you don't care?
Could something have gone wrong? Should we look for the young master?
When I went to Shen Jingchuan's residence, I learned that he had gone to the Wen family to play chess with Grand Tutor Wen in the afternoon and had not returned yet. I suppose he would have had dinner at their house before coming back.
The Duke's mansion is quite a distance from the inn; even on horseback, it would take some time.
The orange-red sunset dyed the sky a blood-red hue.
She quickened her pace, but no matter how fast she ran, she seemed unable to catch up with the speed at which the sun was setting. Before she even reached the inn, the sky had already turned dark with ink, and the lights came on. Her breathing became increasingly rapid.
Xiao Zhongxuan, you mustn't fall into Song Ruoying's trap!
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Inside the inn
The table was laden with various delicacies and drinks. Song Ruoying held a wine glass and smiled bitterly, "You probably don't know, but in two days, I'm going to marry an old man who's about the same age as my father."
Xiao Zhongxuan was surprised. "Miss Song, you must have drunk too much and are drunk."
“You are the legitimate daughter of the Marquis’s family. How could the Marquis allow you to marry an old man?”
Song Ruoying scoffed: "You find it unbelievable too, but it's true. What a noble lady she is, all that glitz and glamour in public. Come, let's drink."
"It's getting late, you should go home."
Song Ruoying's eyes reddened as she stared at him. "After I get married, I can no longer drink so freely. Can't I even indulge myself a little these last two days?"
That's not what I meant.
"Stop drinking tea and drink with me."
"this……"
"I'll pour it for you!"
While pouring the wine, Song Ruoying had already sprinkled the medicinal powder hidden under her fingernails into the cup...
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