Chapter 24
◎Thank you.◎
Yuwen Fu saw Xie Huaijin walk slowly to the desk. Under his gaze, she smiled gently and carefully folded the divorce papers.
The young man's white, slender, bony fingers were as gentle and elegant as he was. His fingertips lingered on the bloody fingerprint and rubbed it lightly.
Yu Wenfu shrank inexplicably, a creepy feeling surged in his heart, and his intuition made him want to leave immediately.
But Yuwen Fu was preoccupied with other matters, so the thought was fleeting. He quickly ignored the overly gentle reaction of the person before him and said cheerfully, "Mo Yu can arrange for the three thousand troops. I'm going to go find Zhenzhen. Xie Huaijin, it's a pleasure working with you."
This sentence did not get a response from Xie Huaijin. Yuwen Fu looked up and saw the young man carefully putting the divorce letter into the box. He acted so carefully that it seemed very strange.
Yu Wenfu felt a pimple forming on his skin beneath his sleeves. Seeing Xie Huaijin remained silent, he turned to leave. As he was about to push open the door to the inner study, he heard a gentle young man's voice from behind him: "I seemed to have told you a few days ago about a happy event."
Yuwen Fu frowned: "Did that old man Yuwen Shu die suddenly?"
Xie Huaijin's fingers gently tapped the dark red wooden box: "Not yet."
"Then there is no such thing as happy event in this world. But if you are talking about Zhenzhen, it is indeed a great happy event." Yu Wenfu's face was full of smiles again.
A sigh came from the study, and Xie Huaijin's voice was still gentle.
The young man in a snow-white coat spread out the letter below in front of Yuwen Fu, allowing Yuwen Fu to read every word on it. He recalled what happened three months ago in a low voice.
"Ciying told me she wanted to take Ruzhen in as her adopted sister. I didn't agree at the time, but I promised Ciying that I could go to the government to help Ruzhen get rid of her slavery. I wasn't at home for the past three months, and she must have decided to divorce three months ago. At that time, she only asked me for one thing."
The young man paused, stroking the white jade ring on his thumb, and said gently, "Yuwen Fu, tell me, if Ciying left the Xie Mansion...or even left Chang'an, where would Ruzhen be now?"
Having said that, Xie Huaijin stopped talking and raised his eyes slightly.
Yu Wenfu, who was not far away, suddenly changed his expression: "...You mean, she ran away with Ru Zhen?" The sound of clenched fists rang out in the study, followed by Yu Wenfu's voice suddenly becoming cold. From a distance, his face was full of anger that was about to storm.
Xie Huaijin did not correct Yuwen Fu's statement, but opened the book that he had not finished reading three months ago as if no one was around.
Yuwen Fu came back to his senses from his rage, and seeing Xie Huaijin's appearance, he frowned: "Aren't you going to look for her?"
The sky was about to rain, and the wind carried a faint earthy smell. The young man spread the scroll flat and asked gently, "Why are you looking for it?"
Yu Wenfu looked at the young man sitting in front of the desk with a look that was hard to describe. He had never understood Xie Huaijin, and he had no choice but to cooperate with him.
After several attempts, he felt that Xie Huaijin's feelings for the maid were not completely calm, but now he was so calm. Yu Wenfu's peach blossom eyes faded a little, and the previous ecstasy and anger were gone. Standing in front of the desk, he asked Xie Huaijin for a promise: "If I take action, Xie Huaijin, I ask you not to interfere."
The young man in a snow-white robe raised his eyes with a smile and repeated in a gentle voice: "If the prince does not harm my wife, Xie will naturally not interfere."
Yuwen Fuxin felt relieved and no longer had the desire to test him. He asked directly, "You still call that maid your wife, why did you let her leave?"
Xie Huaijin only said: "The world is so big."
Yuwen Fu didn't understand, so he glanced at Xie Huaijin and left. He was in a hurry to find Ru Zhen's whereabouts, and his steps were hurried.
Mo Yu silently presented the information he had just gathered. "Madam and her group left Chang'an two days ago. They drugged Zhu Yi and Zhu Er's tea, and the news got out two days ago. But the young master was on his way back to Chang'an at the time, so the two sides missed each other."
Xie Huaijin lowered his eyes slightly: "Let it go first."
He didn't rush to read it, and continued to flip through the book in his hand. When it was late and the rain stopped outside, the young man looked at what Mo Yu presented.
That night, the lights were bright and the sound of flipping pages could be heard in the study.
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Ci Ying didn't actually intend to drug Zhu Yi and Zhu Er at first. After all, she didn't even need to hide her whereabouts.
She left a letter of divorce to make it easier for Xie Huaijin to go to the government to sever the relationship, and also left a short letter to explain the whole story to Xie Huaijin. Of course, she concealed the matter of General Wei Ran.
Some things don't need to be said so clearly, that's what she thought at the time.
She prepared rewards for the maids in the yard, asked their opinions, and arranged them to other places in the mansion, leaving only Lingshuang, Lingyue, Ruzhen and Xiaowan.
Ru Zhen would definitely leave Chang'an with her. To this day, Ci Ying still doesn't know why Ru Zhen didn't leave with her at the Prince's Mansion that day, but after experiencing that incident, Ru Zhen would hold her hand before going to sleep at night.
Besides Ru Zhen, there were Ling Shuang, Ling Yue, and Xiao Wan. Ling Shuang and Ling Yue were the people left to her by the Madam, and they were similar in nature to the personal maids who accompanied her when she got married. They were also responsible for managing the shops and silver shops outside, so they were quite different from Xiao Wan.
When everything was almost ready, she called Xiaowan into the room.
Xiaowan no longer had the intimacy they once had with her. The first thing he did when he saw her was to bow properly. Ciying helped him up and said softly, "Xiaowan, I don't think I've ever asked you how you got into the Xie Mansion."
Xiaowan lowered her eyes and whispered, "My father and mother sold me to a boy, who then sold me to the Xie family."
Ci Ying looked at Xiao Wan tenderly, and Xiao Wan continued, "Back then, our family was very poor. My grandmother was always ill, and my father wasn't in good health either. There were four siblings in our family. My eldest sister was already... already in her teens, and would be married in two years. My second sister was clever and pleased my father, and my fourth brother wanted to carry on the family line, so my mother had no choice but to sell me."
Ci Ying leaned over and touched Xiao Wan's head. Xiao Wan looked up at Ci Ying and hesitated for a long time before saying, "I know the master is leaving the Xie Mansion and Chang'an. I won't try to dissuade the master, but if the master wants to leave, can you take me with you?"
As she said this, Xiaowan knelt down crying.
Ci Ying half-knelt down to support Xiao Wan, and said lovingly, "Why do you kneel down all the time? I called you here today to ask what you think."
After a pause, Ci Ying helped the person up. The candlelight cast a faint shadow of the girl on the ground. She said in a gentle voice, "Xiao Wan, you need to think it through. You are different from Ru Zhen. Ru Zhen has lived with me since she was a child. Although she loves jewelry, she may be more dependent on me than these. So now she will leave with me without me asking."
"But Xiaowan, you're different. Compared to Ruzhen, you're more independent. The stable life you've always wanted is easier to achieve if you stay in the mansion than if you leave with me. The world outside is in chaos, and I don't know what will happen if I go to Jiangnan."
Xiaowan's eyes were already filled with tears. Ciying's voice softened, "If you leave Chang'an, many things will change. I'm no longer the master of the Xie Mansion. I don't have much more than some money. I may not be able to protect you like before. Besides, I couldn't protect you before. Now you've become much calmer and more intelligent. If you stay in the Xie Mansion, I can find a good master for you. It's a good way out."
Xiaowan cried and shook her head, and finally said what had been suppressed in her heart for three years: "I don't, I don't want to... The master may not remember me, but I remember the master." Xiaowan held Ciying's hand, pressed her forehead against it, and said crying.
"That year, my master and I were both held captive by a man. During a fire, my master rescued me and sent me home. I didn't have time to ask her name. Later, when I saw her at the Xie Mansion, I recognized her immediately. The maids who had arrived earlier than me jealously said her name was Ciying, and that she was the luckiest maid in the mansion. She had been chosen by the Second Young Lady at first sight as she was being led down the corridor by the housekeeper."
"I'm so happy for my master. I'm not smart or clever. Mother always says I'm the dumbest in the family, so for many years I was just a maid responsible for cleaning the house. Later, by chance, I was chosen to live in my master's courtyard. I'm so, so happy. I want to leave with my master."
Xiaowan's tears fell on Ciying's hand. She looked at Ciying with red eyes and pleading, "Master, it's okay. I'm not afraid. Including that time when we were children, you have already saved Xiaowan's life twice."
Ci Ying was startled and said hesitantly: "Since you're back home..."
Why was she still sold to Xie's house by a boy?
Xiaowan wiped away her tears and said, "They sold me again, and the price they offered was even one or two taels of silver higher than last time. When I left, Mom and Dad said they lost money the last time, but it was okay. If they hadn't sold me again, how would I have met my master? I heard there was a famine over there two years ago, and I don't know how many people are left at home."
Ci Ying hugged Xiao Wan in her arms with a distressed look, and said softly, "Don't call me Master anymore. Just call me Sister like Ru Zhen does from now on."
Xiaowan burst into tears, feeling she was the luckiest person in the world. She whispered to Ciying, "Sister," and was patted on the head by Ciying. Ciying took off a bracelet from her hand and put it on Xiaowan. "I gave all the money I had to the maids I sent to the other courtyards. If you come with me to Chang'an, I'll give you this bracelet. Xiaowan, from now on, Ruzhen and I will be your new family."
"And sisters Lingyue and Lingshuang." Xiaowan said crying.
Ci Ying smiled and nodded: "Yes, there are also Lingyue and Lingshuang. Yesterday, Lingyue told me that you might stay in the Xie family and she cried. She always thinks about you more."
Xiaowan wiped her tears and said, "I'll go and talk to her and tell her to stop crying."
When Lingshuang came over, Ciying was sorting through her old jewelry. Secretly, she wanted to take it all, but she had to leave behind a few pieces from the palace. One or two pieces wouldn't be a big deal, but if someone deliberately made a fuss, it would inevitably cause trouble. She had to hide her identity when she went to Jiangnan, and didn't want to cause any trouble.
While she was picking, Lingshuang arrived, her words conveying only one message: if they were to leave Chang'an, they'd better hide their whereabouts. When Ciying inquired about the reason, Lingshuang detailed what her mistress had instructed her to do, clarifying the relationship between Xie Huaijin and General Wei.
Ci Ying whispered, "You mean we should go secretly to find General Wei?"
Lingshuang nodded. "Although I understand your feelings, it's inconvenient for a woman to be away from home. Before her death, Madam instructed us to seek out General Wei if our Master encounters any difficulties in the future. To prevent any trouble, Lingshuang suggests that after our Master arrives in Jiangnan, she send someone to inform General Wei."
Ci Ying responded in a low voice: "Okay, I will explain it clearly to Xie Huaijin in the letter."
She has thought it through these days. General Wei might have been a part of the deal between Xie Huaijin and his wife. Otherwise, how could his wife force Xie Huaijin to marry her? Could she threaten the future head of the Xie family just by relying on filial piety? She was too naive at the time.
Ciying lowered her eyes and picked up the pen to write another text message.
The day they left Chang'an was sunny and windy. Xiaowan delivered the drugged wine to Zhuyi and Zhuer. Ciying listened in the room. Xiaowan said that today was her birthday and invited everyone in the courtyard to drink the birthday wine to celebrate. Zhuyi drank it. Zhuer refused to drink it at first, but then Xiaowan said something and Zhuer also drank it.
Then the group left. They didn't take too many things with them. A house had been bought in Jiangnan early in the morning, and Lingshuang had gone there to settle down.
Before Lingshuang left, Ciying followed Lingshuang's instructions and sent a message to General Wei. General Wei sent a team to meet them and ensure their safety along the way.
On the way, Ci Ying thought for a while, picked up the pen and wrote another letter to Wei Ran.
In the letter, she generally expressed her gratitude, and then offered to donate some food and fodder to the Northwest Army as a token of gratitude. If there were any financial problems in the future, she asked General Wei to ask for support if she could.
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Wei Ran looked coldly at Xie Huaijin, who was sipping tea beside him. He had been fighting on the battlefield for many years, and his whole body was filled with a solemn and murderous aura. The scars on his face made him look even more ferocious. His words were also chilling: "I didn't remember sending an invitation to your house today."
The young man put down his teacup. Beside him lay the letter Ci Ying had sent a few days ago. Xie Huaijin raised his eyes, his brows etched with a gentleness that was unmistakable. His phoenix eyes held an indescribable light.
"It was Ciying who troubled the general, and I came to apologize on her behalf."
Wei Ran's face grew even colder. Ever since he returned to Chang'an, his study had been heavily guarded, making it impossible for him to escape. Yet, Xie Huaijin entered his study as if it were no one's home. This made him reassess the young man in front of him. After a long pause, Wei Ran asked in a cold voice, "Is Huang Shan from the Xie family?"
Huang Shan had fought with him for decades, rising all the way to the position of deputy general. Wei Ran didn't want to believe it, but he couldn't think of anyone else except Huang Shan who could allow Xie Huaijin to sit in his heavily guarded study at this time.
Xie Huaijin shook his head and had no intention of discussing such a useless thing with Wei Ran.
He picked up the letter, his eyes paused on the two words "Ci Ying", and said softly, "I'm leaving first, General Wei."
Mo Yu appeared from behind like a shadow, and suddenly blocked Wei Ran's sword as he turned around and slashed at Xie Huaijin. The black figure was like a ghost, and started fighting with Wei Ran in the study.
After a while, Mo Yu shook Wei Ran away and pointed his sword at Wei Ran's throat.
Xie Huaijin didn't even turn around to look. The moment the fighting in the study stopped, he turned his back and said softly, "General Wei, you are too modest."
Mo Yu put away his weapon and returned to Xie Huaijin.
"Are you hurt?" the young man asked gently in the carriage.
Mo Yu leaned forward and said, "After Zhu San comes back, I will go to the Dark Hall to receive my punishment."
"Yeah." The young man closed his eyes, thinking about the contents of the letter, and then remembered something funny, and chuckled softly.
Mo Yu suddenly thought, someone else is about to get into trouble. He wiped the sword in his hand. Several spots on his black brocade clothes were wet and red, thick and sticky, showing the severity of the wound, but he seemed to feel nothing, his expression remained unchanged.
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It takes five days to walk from Chang'an to Jiangnan, but it can be faster by one day if you take the water route. Ci Ying and his group were afraid of acclimatization problems, so they chose to travel slowly by carriage along the official road to Jiangnan.
The original five-day journey was extended to ten days. When we were still one day away from Jiangnan, it started raining in the wild.
Ci Ying looked at the sky and saw that the rain was not going to stop for a while, so she ordered them to find a post station to rest. When they hurriedly arrived, everyone was feeling unwell and asked for hot water from the post station. It was already late at night when they finished bathing.
Ci Ying looked at the sky, originally thinking that the rain was going to get heavier and whether she should take a day off tomorrow. Before she could come up with the answer, she heard a few muffled thunders in the sky. Ci Ying felt inexplicably upset, with a vague uneasiness in her heart, but she couldn't figure out the source.
The journey was smooth. The bandits had no appetite for them when they saw the army. She had already given instructions on matters in Chang'an and had also settled the house in Jiangnan in advance. Ci Ying couldn't figure out why she was still feeling uneasy.
It was late at night, a thunderstorm was breaking, and the silence was eerie.
Seeing that Ru Zhen had not returned for a long time, Ci Ying was about to go out to look for her, but she only found her in Lingyue and Xiaowan's room. Thinking about the uneasiness in her heart, she decided to set off at dawn even if it rained. It was time to call Ru Zhen back to sleep.
It was quiet all the way to the corridor.
Ci Ying didn't realize something was wrong until she turned the corner. They were on the second floor. Logically, there should be soldiers guarding the first floor of the inn, but there were none... It was empty downstairs, without a single person.
Ci Ying's hand holding the candle trembled as she walked to the door of Lingyue and Xiaowan's room.
Ru Zhen told her half an hour ago that she was going to see Lingyue and Xiaowan, and then she never came back.
The light inside the room had dimmed, leaving only a faint glow and no sound. Ci Ying knocked on the door, but no one inside turned back. The empty sound echoed from the station. Ci Ying took a step back and knocked on the door again, but still no sound came from inside.
She pushed the door with trembling fingers. The door was not locked and made a creaking sound. Ci Ying walked in slowly and carefully. There was a sudden sound of thunder outside and a human face suddenly appeared.
Ci Ying screamed and dropped the candle, and was grabbed by the person in front of her. Ci Ying looked at the person illuminated by the light in panic. Yu Wenfu's usual smile was gone, and his peach blossom eyes were full of coldness.
"Tell me, should I call you Ciying or Madam Xie?"
Ci Ying held onto the door frame and broke free from Yuwen Fu's hand. In an instant, she understood where the uneasiness in her heart came from. She had forgotten about Yuwen Fu, but... how did the news reach Yuwen Fu's ears so quickly?
"Where is Ruzhen?" Ci Ying asked through gritted teeth, her heart still not recovering from the shock.
Yuwen Fu insisted that Ciying answer the question first: "So is it Ciying or Madam Xie?"
Yuwen Fu had a good complexion, and his peach blossom eyes made him look particularly affectionate. At this moment, he looked at Ci Ying with a little more tenderness than usual. Ci Ying said in a trembling voice, "I'm asking you, where is Ru Zhen?"
Yuwen Fu said softly, "My Zhenzhen is naturally with me."
After saying that, Ci Ying followed Yu Wenfu's gaze and saw Ru Zhen inside the bed curtains with a thick white cloth stuffed in her mouth. She was looking at her with tears in her eyes.
Yu Wenfu whispered softly in Ciying's voice, "She once said that she would love me forever, and that I was the most important person to her in the world. She also said that even if she died, she would die by my side, but..."
Lightning illuminated Yuwen Fu's expressionless face. "I traveled thousands of miles to find her, but she told me she wanted to go to Jiangnan with you, begging me to let her go. I let her go, but wasn't she the one who came to me first, saying she loved me, and who I couldn't get rid of no matter what? Tell me, what should I do?"
Ci Ying's hands trembled as she whispered, "She is my maid, so naturally she must go with me."
Yuwen Fu uttered an "Ah," then continued, "But didn't you work with the government to cancel her slave status half a month ago? She's no longer your maid."
Yuwen Fu laughed and burst into laughter. Ru Zhen on the bed finally spit out the white cloth: "I won't leave with you. I want to leave with Ci Ying. Yuwen Fu, get out..."
The guard beside her silently grabbed Ru Zhen's neck. Ru Zhen tilted her neck back, unable to breathe, and her face turned pale. Ci Ying pushed Yu Wen Fu away and walked to Ru Zhen, waving away the guard's hand.
The guard didn't dare to touch Ci Ying and took a step back. Ci Ying slapped him and said, "Get lost."
She turned Ru Zhen's head back, said "exhale" a few times, stretched out her hand to block Ru Zhen, looked at Yu Wenfu not far away, took out the slave contract from her arms with trembling hands, unfolded it and placed it in front of her chest.
"Yes, I went to the government office half a month ago to cancel Ru Zhen's slave contract, but a day later I took Ru Zhen to the government office again. Now she is no longer a slave of the Xie family, but my slave. This is a new slave contract. I am afraid that the prince will be disappointed."
Ci Ying was extremely grateful that she had listened to Xie Huaijin's words, discussed it with Ru Zhen, and went to the government office again. Now Ru Zhen was her servant.
Yuwen Fu's face turned cold and he took a step forward. Ci Ying trembled but did not retreat. Ru Zhen curled up behind Ci Ying, and then the two heard Yuwen Fu's laughter.
"Haha...haha...Ciying, Ciying, should I call you clever or ridiculously naive?" Yuwen Fu pointed his finger at the thin piece of paper, amusement in his eyes. "Do you think that a piece of paper like this can stop me? Do you think that if it weren't for Xie Huaijin, you could have hidden my Zhenzhen for so many days?"
Yuwen Fu grabbed Ru Zhen from behind and said coldly, "The law of the king, justice, Ciying, what ridiculous things are you talking about with this prince? Get out of here. If it weren't for Xie Huaijin's face, you and those people below would have turned into a corpse long ago."
In a flash of surprise, Ciying was pushed away by Yuwen Fu, stumbling and bumping into a pillar. Ruzhen, whose hand was grabbed, cried out: "No, no... Don't hurt Ciying..."
Yuwen Fu's face was cold, and Ru Zhen's whole body was trembling, but she was still crawling towards Ciying. Yuwen Fu grabbed Ru Zhen's neck.
Ci Ying tried to step forward but was stopped by the guards. No matter how hard Ci Ying struggled, she couldn't move at all.
At this moment, power finally showed its cruelty. Yuwen Fu sneered at her and took Ru Zhen away in front of Ciying.
Ciying slumped on the ground. After a long time, Lingyue and Xiaowan ran up and hugged Ciying.
Ci Ying cried and asked Ling Yue: "What should we do..."
Lingyue didn't say anything, and Ciying looked at Xiaowan again, but Xiaowan had no answer.
They all knew what Ru Zhen would face after being taken back by Yuwen Fu. One day later would mean one day of danger. They had all seen the wounds on her body. If Ciying was reluctant to give up Ru Zhen, they all understood that Ciying had only one choice.
Return to Chang'an.
Jiangnan was just around the corner. The bitter wind and rain rattled the windows of the post station. Ciying slumped to the ground, blinking lightly. It felt as if all her strength had been drained away. She looked towards Jiangnan and asked Lingyue, "Do you think Xie Huaijin hasn't seen the divorce agreement and the letter yet?"
Lingyue didn't say anything, her lips were trembling, and Xiaowan also started crying.
They all knew it was impossible.
It can't be hidden for that long. As long as Zhu Yi and Zhu Er wake up, the news will have already spread regardless of whether Xie Huaijin has returned to Chang'an or not.
Xiaowan hugged Ciying, and Lingyue held it with trembling hands. The thin indenture was stuck to the ground by the rain from the window, and there were still boot prints left on it by Yuwen Fu.
Ciying's eyes dropped.
At dawn, the heavy rain from last night stopped, and the sky was clear, which was a rare good day. The sky was clear and blue, stretching as far as the eye could see.
Ci Ying and his group had no interest at all. The soldiers knelt in front of Ci Ying, all of them were injured to varying degrees. Yuwen Fu brought the royal secret guards, and they were no match for him.
Last night, the secret guards acted quickly. Between lightning and thunder, all the soldiers were knocked down. They lost the possibility of resistance before they even reacted.
The secret guards tied them up one by one, fed them medicine, and threw them into the stable. The horses had also been fed medicine and were sleeping soundly with them.
When the morning sun woke the soldiers up, there was no room for change. They silently untied the ropes on their hands and went to apologize with injuries all over their bodies.
Ci Ying didn't say anything, just asked them to get up. In the silence, Ci Ying said softly, "Go back."
Xiaowan had already started wiping her tears, Lingyue gritted her teeth with anger, and only Ciying's face had lost expression.
Five days later, Ci Ying returned to Chang'an and her carriage drove to the front of the Wei Mansion.
Ci Ying was waiting outside, and when the guards went in to report, she got the news that General Wei was not in Chang'an.
Ci Ying asked, "How long will General Wei take to return?"
The guard said, "This is a secret, we don't know."
Ci Ying took out the token Wei Ran had given her. The guard frowned for a moment, then bowed after seeing it clearly, saying, "We are not trying to embarrass you, young lady. The general is indeed not at home. He was sent by the Emperor to suppress bandits three days ago. If you have anything important to tell me, we can pass it on, but I have no say in when the general will receive it and return."
Five days have passed since Yuwen Fu took Ru Zhen away from the post station. How many more days can Ru Zhen wait?
They all understood that Ciying would not let Ruzhen stay with Yuwen Fu.
Lingyue held Ciying's hand, and Xiaowan said in a trembling voice: "No... Master, please go back and beg the young master." She began to call Ciying Master again, and Lingyue also let go. They both knew that only after leaving Chang'an could they be sisters with Ciying.
The guard leaned over and looked at the token in Ciying's hand.
Ciying looked up and found that the Wei Mansion also had high walls.
A wealthy family is a high-class family. A high-class family naturally has high walls.
The royal family, the royal family, are the same as the sky.
Ci Ying got on the carriage. The sunlight shone on the girl's pale face. There was a dark patch under her eyes. Her eyes were drooping. She whispered to the coachman, "Let's go to Xie's house."
The groom was someone they hired from outside, and he had no idea of Ciying and her group's relationship with the Xie Mansion. After experiencing the post station, he couldn't help but sigh, "So she's a young lady from the Xie Mansion?"
Ci Ying didn't correct the groom, but asked Ling Yue to give him some more silver. She said softly, "I'm sorry I scared you a few days ago. Take this silver."
The groom thanked them repeatedly and told them about his wife and daughter at home.
Ciying listened quietly, but Lingyue and Xiaowan were already crying.
What are you crying for?
Lingyue and Xiaowan didn't know, but as they looked at Ciying, tears began to fall.
Ci Ying stopped crying. The sunlight shone on her face through the car curtain. She lowered her eyes and rested in the final silence.
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Inside Xie's house.
Yuwen Fu placed an earring on Xie Huaijin's desk and said unhappily, "Your wife slapped me, and the earring got caught on my outer robe. The servant found it while washing today, so I brought it to you specially."
As he spoke, Yuwen Fu glanced at the young man and said with a curled lip: "Tsk, why are you so calm?"
Xie Huaijin was wearing a plain robe and his posture was more casual than usual. Upon hearing this, he picked up a white handkerchief from the side and gently wrapped the earring.
The earrings were of a very simple style, with only a round pearl hooked on them. There was nothing special about them, but the young man found them particularly delicate and gentle.
Yuwen Fu was uneasy at his actions. This man might not cherish Ciying that much, and he was being insincere over an earring in front of him. Yuwen Fu's peach blossom eyes froze, and he repeated subconsciously: "I said your wife slapped me!"
Xie Huaijin raised his eyes and chuckled, "Have you thanked her?"
【Author’s words】
My dears, Xie Huaijin is really a bt, really... quite a bt [rookie]
Then babies, I have to go on a more important list tomorrow, so the update originally scheduled for 0:00 will be postponed to 23:00. I will try my best to update it once again. Kiss, Kiss, thank you babies for your support. There will be red envelopes in the comment area [cat claws]
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