Chapter 1795 That night, an accident happened
Nan Yan immediately asked, "Who does her heart belong to?"
At this point, a faint, almost wry smile appeared on Xue Yun's face. He said, "You may not believe it, but as the daughter of the Xue family, the target of pursuit by all the noble men in the city, she has a special affection for a servant in the family - Ji Santing."
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Nan Yan couldn't help but smile when she heard the name.
"Ji Santing, this name sounds interesting."
Xue Yun nodded and said, "He is the son of the steward Ji Bo, and this name has some history."
Nan Yan said, "I'd like to hear the details."
Xue Yun said, "Butler Ji Bo has served in our Xue family for decades. He even raised my father and his entire generation, and I've been close to him since I was a child. However, he's single and has no children. This Ji Santing is a child he picked up."
"Oh? Then why do we have to stop three times?"
"It's said that one snowy night, he was returning to Bailong City after finishing his business. As he passed by the river, he heard a child crying. It was so vague and unclear that he thought he had misheard. After all, it was so icy and snowy that an ordinary adult would freeze to death if they stood in the snow for even a moment, let alone a child."
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"But as he was about to leave, he heard the child crying three times in a row. The crying made him stop three times."
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"He found the baby in a place where the river was about to freeze."
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"I heard from Uncle Ji that Santing was born not long ago. He was frozen black and purple in the snow and was almost dying. He only used his last bit of strength to cry out, which allowed Uncle Ji to find him."
Hearing this, Nan Yan couldn't help but gasp.
It seems that this child is really not destined to die.
Even though he was almost frozen to death, he still kept crying, and finally made Ji Bo stop for him and save his life.
When she thought of a newborn baby suffering such hardship, she couldn't help but feel the same way and felt a pang of pain in her heart as she was pregnant.
Zhu Feng immediately sensed her emotions, put his arm around her waist and patted her gently.
Signal to her - it's okay.
This silent comfort made Nan Yan feel a little better and she nodded.
Xue Yun on the opposite side just looked at them.
His expression showed an indescribable sadness, and he turned his head away again. After a while, he turned back and said to them, "Ji Bo named this child Ji Santing and adopted him."
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"San Ting is about the same age as Ling'er, and Ji Bo was originally the one who took care of us kids, so he grew up with us."
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"I don't know when it started, but the childhood sweetheart relationship between him and Ling'er turned into a love story. Ling'er has always been arrogant. All the noblemen in the city are like dirt under her feet, except for Santing. No matter how willful and stubborn she is, she will obey him when she meets Santing."
Nan Yan murmured, "Everything conquers everything."
Xue Yun smiled bitterly and said, "That's true, but after all, they are different from master and servant."
Hearing this, Nan Yan couldn't help but be stunned.
Zhu Feng, who was standing by, originally had little interest in these stories of love, but at this moment he said, "So what if I'm a master? So what if I'm a servant?"
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"If a man and a woman want to be together, shouldn't their feelings be the deciding factor?"
Hearing this, Xue Yun smiled and said to Zhu Feng, "Mr. Huang is indeed a very insightful person."
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"That's right, a man and a woman should be determined by their feelings when they are together. However, the elders in my family don't think so. Especially since our Xue family is a big family in Bailong City, it's common for big families to form alliances for their own interests, and marriage is the best way to do that."
Nan Yan asked, "They—the elders of your Xue family—want Miss Xue Ling to marry someone else?"
"yes."
Xue Yun said: "They want to marry Ling'er to someone who is very important to them."
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"But Ling'er, of course she doesn't want to."
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"She only has San Ting in her heart. Plus, she's been spoiled since she was a child. How could she be willing to let others manipulate her so easily?"
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"But her marriage was too important to our Xue family. At that time, the elders in the family were very angry and even put Ling'er in solitary confinement several times, not allowing her to meet San Ting. But every time, Ling'er always found a way to escape from the strict guard and meet San Ting."
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"After going back and forth like this several times, the elders in the family finally lost their patience."
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"They decided to arrange a wedding for Ling'er and force her to marry."
Hearing this, Nan Yan's heartbeat could not help but pick up: "So, how is it?"
Xue Yun was silent for a moment, then said, "At that time, they found me."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Feng and Nan Yan looked at each other.
It seems that this brother who loves his sister so much is naturally the only person his sister can rely on and seek help from in such a desperate situation.
Nan Yan asked, "Then how did Master Xue do it?"
Xue Yun was silent for a moment, then said, "Speaking of which, I grew up with them, and I know their feelings best. When Ling'er came to me for help, I couldn't bear it, so I agreed to their request."
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"I arranged an opportunity for them to elope."
"elopement?"
Nan Yan's eyes widened.
Unexpectedly, this handsome and gentle-looking young man would actually arrange an elopement for them for his sister.
Xue Yun was naturally a little embarrassed to speak up about this elopement. He hesitated for a while before saying, "The night before Ling'er's wedding, I arranged for them to secretly leave Bailong City and go to Yan Country."
"Going to Yan Country?"
Nan Yan asked, "Why do you want to go there?"
Xue Yun said, "Yan Country is not only rich and powerful, but also has a wise emperor, harmonious government and harmonious people. It is a place where even outsiders can live and work in peace and contentment."
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Nan Yan couldn't help but turn her head and look at Zhu Feng.
Zhu Feng still had a cold and impatient expression on his face, and even when he heard these words, there was no extra expression on his face.
However, after years of getting along, Nan Yan still saw it.
The corners of his tightly pursed lips curled up uncontrollably.
But everything returned to normal immediately.
Nan Yan couldn't help but smile softly in her heart - as an emperor, the greatest praise was not the cheers of his ministers, nor the people's singing of praises, but the fact that those who were displaced outside could choose to live in his country.
This is an affirmation of his governing strategy.
Nan Yan coughed lightly, nodded, and then said, "So, what happened next?"
Xue Yun said: "Originally everything was arranged properly, but that night, an accident happened."
"What accident?"
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