Chapter 78
Hearing his words, Yunxi's eyes brightened slightly: "Really? My parents will really be alright?"
Shen Rang nodded slightly.
He sent elite troops, and once they arrived in the village, he would also hire thugs from the town, enough to protect the Chen couple.
Overwhelmed with emotion, Yunxi didn't even know where to put her hands: "The young master has been so good to me, I... I really have no way to repay him..."
“You don’t need to repay me,” Shen Rang said softly. “You should rest for a few days. We’ll go out when you’ve recovered, okay?”
Under Shen Rang's gaze, Yun Xi finally nodded gently.
Even the slightest curve was clearly visible to Shen Rang.
In an instant, the dark clouds in his eyes vanished, revealing a clear light: "I'll have Jingyuan send you something tomorrow."
Yunxi nodded again: "It's getting late, Your Highness...you should rest early."
"Um."
Shen Rang turned and left, his figure disappearing into the shadows of the side door.
Yunxi reached out and closed the window, her gaze falling on the handkerchief.
Unlike the light and delicate handkerchiefs of women, men's handkerchiefs are much thicker. Because they are always carried close to the body, they absorb the cool fragrance of their owners, like pine and bamboo after the rain.
Yunxi yawned, casually put the handkerchief into the box, then turned around and flopped onto the bed, drifting off to sleep.
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The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, Madam Zheng led a group of people to Liuyun Garden.
Yun Wan had just finished getting ready when she heard that Madam Zheng had arrived, so she hurriedly went out to greet her: "Mother-in-law, why have you come so early?"
"Now that you're in charge of this household, I didn't want to come and deflate your arrogance," Madam Zheng said coldly, even more so than Shen Rang. "But I heard that one of the maids in your courtyard committed a crime and has been confined to her quarters and starved?"
Yun Wan's face stiffened.
Who was it that couldn't keep a tight mouth and let the news slip?
"Mother-in-law, that's not true!"
Meeting Zheng's calm, unwavering eyes, Yun Wan's smile became much more strained.
"Madam Yun only has one daughter, so it's only natural that she spoils you a bit. But now that you've come to the Marquis's mansion and become the young mistress, you have to put away the temper you had as a girl in the Yun family," Madam Zheng said calmly. "Although I don't know who that girl is or what terrible mistake she made, is it appropriate for a kind-hearted person to restrict her food and movement for two whole days?"
Zheng's voice carried a sense of oppression.
At this, Yun Wan dared not say anything more and quickly curtsied, "Yes, daughter-in-law understands."
It seemed that Zheng had come for this one thing only, and she left as soon as she finished speaking, without hesitation.
Yun Wan saw her out of the courtyard gate, then turned around, her eyes practically blazing with anger: "How did the news get out?!"
Pearl looked equally bewildered: "Perhaps one of the servants was careless and let it slip, and the madam overheard it..."
Yun Wan snorted coldly: "That bitch is lucky!"
Madam Zheng has personally come to reprimand her, so she really can't lay a hand on that bitch for the time being!
"After this ordeal, the second young lady probably won't dare to make any more moves."
Yun Wan sneered: "No matter what she does, I can't touch her, but surely I can touch those two people who live far away in the countryside?"
“What the young mistress says is true.”
"Alright, quickly get out my peach blossom dress, iron it and scent it, don't slack off!"
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