"Miss! Miss!" The maid's calls startled her awake from her nightmare.
Xin Jiuwei sat bolt upright, her forehead covered in cold sweat: "What's wrong?"
"The old master wants you to go to his study immediately; he says there's another letter from the capital!"
Xin Jiuwei's heart skipped a beat. Without bothering to wash up, she grabbed a coat and ran outside. Could it be Xiao Xun again...?
In the study, Old Master Qi solemnly handed her a letter: "It just arrived this morning; your father sent it urgently."
Xin Jiuwei took the letter and quickly skimmed through it. It was from her father, saying that a minister in the court had recently proposed a marriage alliance between the Xin family and the Zhenbei Marquis's mansion, specifically requesting Xin Xiyao to marry into the family. Although her father hadn't agreed, he was under great pressure and hoped Xin Jiuwei would return to the capital as soon as possible.
"The Marquis of Zhenbei?" Old Master Qi frowned. "Isn't that the Second Prince's in-laws?"
Xin Jiuwei gripped the letter tightly, her knuckles turning white. The heir of the Marquis of Zhenbei was a notorious playboy who had abused and killed several of his concubines in his previous life. The Second Prince's actions were clearly aimed at the Xin family!
"Grandfather," her voice was icy, "I must return to the capital immediately."
Old Master Qi was silent for a moment, then suddenly took a token from his desk drawer and handed it to her: "This is the Qi family's pass; it can mobilize our people along the way. You... be careful in everything."
Xin Jiuwei accepted the token and bowed deeply: "Grandfather, rest assured, Wei'er will not allow the Xin family or the Qi family to suffer any further harm."
As she left the study, the morning light had already filled the courtyard. Xin Jiuwei looked up at the clear blue sky of Yuncheng, her mind made up.
In this life, she will never let anyone hurt her family again, nor will she let that man face danger alone.
She has arrived in the capital.
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