In the middle of the huge study, there is a portrait. The woman in the portrait is wearing a red outfit and riding a red-brown horse. She smiles so brightly, just like a gorgeous azalea in the northern desert, so dazzling and free and easy.
What's even more outrageous is that the woman actually looks somewhat similar to her.
Seeing the shock and panic in Fang Lulu's eyes, Han Xiangwen said slowly, "Her name is Ji Xiaoman. She is a girl I met at the border when I was a child, and she is also my sweetheart."
With a bang, it was as if something exploded in Fang Lulu's mind.
She just felt a little weak all over and forced a smile.
"This woman looks so free and easy-going, she is indeed a perfect match for the young master."
Fang Lulu clenched her fists, and even though her nails dug into the flesh of her palms, leaving bloody crescent-shaped marks, she was unaware.
"Well, since Miss Fang knows, then I, Han, will say it here clearly. In this life, I, Han Xiangwen, will only marry Xiaoman, and this feeling will never change."
Tears streamed down Fang Lulu's face as she stumbled out the door.
[Wow, big brother, it turns out you already have Bai Yueguang. Does that mean I will be able to meet my sister-in-law soon?]
Han Xinyu rolled his eyes and looked carefully at the woman in the portrait.
[Tsk, what a beauty! She's twice as beautiful as that Miss Fang from earlier.]
At this moment, a trace of sadness flashed through Han Xiangwen's eyes. It was a pity that because of an accident, he and Xiaoman might never see each other again in this life.
Han Xiangwen carried Han Xinyu back with a gloomy look. Su Liluo saw Han Xiangwen's expression and had guessed about 70% of what was going on.
However, Han Laowu, who was a bit of a fool, put his arm around Han Xiangwen's neck and smiled, "Brother, I heard that there were a lot of young ladies from wealthy families gathered outside the door just now. Do you like any of them?"
With a bang, Han Laowu felt as if his head was about to explode.
"Brother, why do you hit people for no reason?"
"It's right, can't you see that big brother is unhappy?"
After hearing Han San's words, everyone understood.
It seems that the eldest brother has gone to the study again. Since the accident in Ji Xiaoman's family two years ago, Han Xiangwen has never been willing to step into the study again, and even threw aside his favorite poems and songs.
Today, the reason why Han Xiangwen brought Fang Lulu back to the Prime Minister's Mansion was because her eyebrows and eyes were 30% similar to Xiaoman's.
Secondly, Han Xiangwen wanted to tell these young ladies in Beijing in person that he already had someone in his heart, so what if the girl looked a bit like his sweetheart!
Xiaoman is Xiaoman, no one can replace her, not even Fang Lulu.
"Wen'er, go and have a rest. You're tired from taking care of Yu'er today."
Su Liluo saw the lingering sorrow in her eldest son's eyes and could only sigh helplessly.
The dead cannot be resurrected, and she once advised Han Xiangwen to forget the past and learn to embrace a new life.
But no matter how much I tried to persuade him, he wouldn't change his mind, so I simply stopped trying.
"Thank you, mother, for your understanding, son."
After saying that, Han Xiangwen stuffed Han Xinyu back into Su Liluo's arms, then turned around and went back to the room.
But this time, there was no peace in the Su family's firewood room.
"Don't shout. You can't leave here without the master and the mistress's orders."
The guards guarding the wooden gate have become a little impatient with Han Xueer's noise these days.
"You, my father and mother are just angry for a moment, they won't ignore me. If I go out, I will make you slaves look good!"
Han Xueer wanted to rush out and tear the guards in front of her to pieces.
God knows what she has been through these days. She has been trapped in this dark woodshed all day long, and even the food she eats is rotten.
It's not like she hasn't experienced hard times before, but after all, she had been enjoying the blessings in the prime minister's mansion for five years, so how could she bear such injustice?
Suddenly, a figure appeared in the corner. A guard at the door saw it and hurriedly walked over quietly.
"Greetings, Second Young Master."
Han Xiangxu whispered something in front of the guard, then turned and left.
Soon, it was time for dinner. The guard opened a small window in the woodshed and handed the food in. Then he quickly locked the window.
Han Xueer took the food and smelled it, and sure enough, it was still rotten.
Han Xueer was about to pour the food on the ground in anger, but suddenly she heard the conversation between several guards.
"Alas, the Second Young Master just said that another merchant caravan from the Western Regions is coming to the capital, but they are carrying many Han people. They say that they lost money in gambling and cannot pay back the money, so they want to take them back to the Western Regions as slaves."
"Oh my, these Western Region merchants are really good at business. I heard there's a gambling god from the Western Region. Anyone who gambles with him will end up losing everything.
It's also the fault of those greedy people who, seeing others wearing all kinds of clothes, insisted on taking a gamble and ended up losing everything themselves."
Han Xueer was shocked when she heard the guards' discussion!
The Western Region Caravan, isn’t that where her father was imprisoned!
She knew that Han Yan was a gambler, so over the years, she secretly took money from the Xiangfu family and gave it to the caravan to make Han Yan's life in the caravan better.
But the amount of debt Han Yan owed was too large, so she could only pay a small portion each time.
Seeing that the repayment deadline for this month was approaching, Han Xueer became anxious.
Without the money to pay back this month, it is hard to imagine what kind of punishment her father will receive.
Thinking of this, Han Xueer tiptoed to the door and continued to listen to the two guards chatting.
"That's right. I heard that if the person can't pay back the money, their hands and feet will be chopped off and they will throw him out on the street to be a beggar."
"That's right. You've been a complete wreck all your life. You're a gambler. You deserve it."
Han Xueer's heart sank when she heard the guard's words.
Soon, night fell quietly. Han Xueer suppressed her nausea and ate up the large plate of rotten rice and vegetables.
Tonight, no matter what, she had to find a chance to escape.
Just as Han Xueer was pacing back and forth in the kitchen anxiously, she heard shouting outside the door.
"There's a fire in the backyard."
"Oh no! Hurry up, let's get a bucket to put out the fire."
"But the second young master told us to keep an eye on the eldest lady. What if we leave and she escapes?"
"It's already late, saving people is the most important thing. She can't escape in a short while because she's chained up."
Hearing the noise outside the door, Han Xueer pried open the crack of the door and found that there was no guard in front of the door.
"God is really helping me!"
Han Xueer took a pearl hairpin on her head and began to try to pry the door lock.
Sure enough, in just a moment, the chain was opened so easily.
Seeing that there was indeed a faint glow of fire outside, Han Xueer didn't think much about it. She sneaked back to her room, took out a pile of gold and silver jewelry, and then quietly left the prime minister's residence.
Looking at Han Xueer's tiptoeing back, Han Xiangxu curled his lips into a smile, then waved to the guards behind him, "Follow me."
"yes".
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