Chapter 5: Shengsheng will definitely come back to me!
A gust of wind and snow hit, and Xie Yan coughed a few times with his fist to his lips.
After stopping his cough, he chuckled and said, "Second brother, five years ago you knew my feelings for Shengsheng, but you chose to hide it and even used it as a threat to make me do things for you."
"If Shengsheng knew that her fiancé knew that I coveted her but kept it to himself for the sake of profit, what do you think she would think, considering her temper?"
Xie Huaiye was so angry that he clenched his back teeth.
He almost forgot that Xie Yan was no longer the orphan who was at the mercy of others.
If Shengsheng knew about this, he would indeed be in the wrong.
But it doesn’t matter. Everyone knows that Shengsheng hates Xie Yan, but he and Shengsheng have a deep friendship.
"Shengsheng will definitely come back to me, let's wait and see!" Xie Huaiye gave Xie Yan a fierce look and left in a huff.
After Xie Huaiye left, Xie Yan started coughing again.
Whenever it snowed, the cold he suffered felt like an icicle was repeatedly chiseling into his bone marrow, causing even breathing to be painful.
Mo Ying said worriedly, "Your Majesty, let's go back to the mansion. You really shouldn't go out in this kind of weather!"
Xie Yan waved his hand, his voice hoarse: "No, I want to go to the Marquis' Mansion to see Shengsheng."
He needed to confirm that his Shengsheng had really returned and arrived home safely.
Even though there is no place for him in the Marquis' Mansion now...
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On the carriage back to the Marquis' Mansion.
Ruan Yunbo couldn't wait to ask Ruan Yunsheng where he had been and what had happened in the past few years.
Just now in Zuiyulou, he suddenly saw his sister, and the shock and joy were greater than anything else.
Now the brother and sister were sitting face to face, and the luminous pearls inlaid on the carriage wall illuminated Ruan Yunsheng's bright face clearly.
Ruan Yunbo was filled with emotion and confusion, "Shengsheng, you really haven't changed at all."
Ruan Yunsheng grew up pampered, with skin as white as cream, black hair like clouds, and bright and beautiful facial features, but also with a bit of the naivety unique to young girls.
Ruan Yunsheng had just come of age five years ago. Even after five years, she was only twenty years old, but her face really hadn't changed at all.
Although he is still young, he has changed a lot compared to himself five years ago.
The news of resurrection from the dead cannot be leaked easily, so Ruan Yunsheng was hesitant to tell it in the carriage.
"I'll talk about my affairs after I get home. Third brother, why don't you tell me first, what has happened to you and your brothers in the past few years?"
After she sank into the icy lake, although she dreamed of the contents of the storybook, she only knew the general idea and many things were vague.
For example, the storybook only says that the third brother will compete with Xie Yan for the Hanxiang Feiyun Grass tonight, but there are no specific details.
And after tonight, she can also confirm that the plot in the storybook is not unchangeable.
Eight years ago, her parents passed away one after another, leaving her and her four brothers to depend on each other.
I met my third brother today, but Ruan Yunsheng was eager to know the situation of his other three brothers.
When mentioning his three brothers, Ruan Yunbo sighed deeply.
"The border has been unstable in recent years. My second brother went to the battlefield and hasn't returned to Beijing for three years. My fourth brother was accepted as a disciple by a genius doctor and has been traveling around the world with him. My third brother doesn't know where he is now."
"As for Big Brother..."
Ruan Yunbo sighed, "My eldest brother has been targeting Xie Yan for the past few years, which has already displeased the Emperor. Furthermore, a year and a half ago, the 'Sun and Moon Jade Bi', a gift from His Majesty, was found broken into pieces in the ancestral hall. Furthermore, upon inspection, it was discovered that the fragments were fakes; the original had been lost at some point!"
"For some reason, word of this leaked out, and a court official reported that my elder brother had defied the Emperor and committed the crime of treason. His Majesty was furious and demoted him from a third-rank Hanlin scholar to the position of magistrate of Cangwu County."
"Cangwu County is located in the southwestern borderland. Not only is the journey long, but the people there are also unruly and difficult to govern. Although I sent someone to give Big Brother a lot of silver, I'm sure life there is still difficult."
Ruan Yunsheng frowned. "When I was a child, I also broke something given by the Emperor. I think it was a Hetian jade octagonal bottle. The Emperor didn't give me any trouble at the time. He even asked me with a smile if I was hurt."
Ruan Yunbo shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It was a different time. Back then, when my father was still alive, the Emperor was naturally willing to give our mansion some face."
"But I think Xie Yan must have been behind my brother's demotion!"
As he spoke, he tapped the brocade box on the table with his folding fan.
"I heard that Xie Yan has a strange disease and needs this Hanxiang Feiyun grass as a medicine. We can take this grass back to the Marquis' Mansion to feed the pigs, but we won't give it to him!"
Ruan Yunsheng teased with a smile, "Third brother, have you been secretly raising pigs in the mansion without telling me?"
Ruan Yunbo also laughed, "If there are no pigs, then feed the rhubarb in the backyard!"
Ruan Yunsheng smiled and said, "Let Da Huang go. He didn't do anything wrong. Why should he eat such a bitter herb?"
"Naughty." Ruan Yunbo rubbed his sister's head lovingly, and smiled so happily for the first time in five years.
Joking aside, Ruan Yunsheng had a different opinion about his elder brother being demoted.
Although she and Xie Yan are sworn enemies, Xie Yan has been a conservative person since he was a child and has no idea how to adapt.
In the past, Xie Yan had always been blatant in his opposition to her, so she didn't think that Xie Yan had the intention to stab her in the back.
But it’s hard to say. After all, five years have passed and people’s hearts are fickle.
If my eldest brother's demotion had nothing to do with Xie Yan, then given the emperor's preference, if he was willing to help, perhaps my eldest brother could be transferred back to Shengjing as soon as possible.
At that time, this Hanxiang Feiyun grass can be used as a reward for Xie Yan's help.
However, after seeing Xie Yan tomorrow, she still needs to ask him to explain clearly why he suddenly sent her a letter to invite her to the Lakeside Pavilion five years ago.
Ruan Yunbo laughed enough and asked, "Shengsheng, how did you know that Xie Huaiye was married? I was worried that you still had feelings for Xie Huaiye and would be sad to know this."
Ruan Yunsheng was slightly stunned when he heard this.
Although five years had passed for others, for her, it was just a blink of an eye.
What happened in the palace seemed to her as if it happened today. If she hadn't fallen into the icy lake by accident, after returning home from the palace, when spring came and flowers bloomed, it would have been her wedding day with Xie Huaiye.
But why didn't she feel sad when she found out that Xie Huaiye had married someone else?
Maybe it was because she saw with her own eyes that Xie Huaiye had become ugly...
But then again, Princess Mingyi was born noble, so what kind of man could she not want?
Why bother thinking about a married man who has made a mess of himself?
Seeing that her sister was in a daze, Ruan Yunbo thought she was still sad, so she quickly changed the subject.
"You were away for the past few years, and I didn't feel comfortable living alone in the Marquis' Mansion, so I bought another mansion. But now that Shengsheng is back, Third Brother will move back to the Marquis' Mansion and live with you."
Ruan Yunsheng nodded and asked, "Third brother, how did you and Miss Bai get to know each other?"
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