Chapter 4 Shocking! Miss Xie's elopement partner is actually him! Shocking...
Xie Yuehua was very thoughtful and had prepared a sedan chair in advance: "Madam, shall we ride in this sedan chair to Fucheng?"
The sedan chair is just the right size; it can comfortably accommodate four people if you squeeze in, and it's very spacious and comfortable if there are only two people.
The sedan chair could accommodate another person in both the front and back, usually reserved for attendants.
Gong Shirao glanced at it: "No need."
Behind her, a strong woman carried the sedan chair to the two of them.
The front of the sedan chair tilted downwards, and Gong Shirao was the first to get into the sedan chair.
"You come up too."
Before getting into the sedan chair, Xie Yuehua couldn't help but take a closer look at it, and a feeling of jealousy welled up inside her.
The sedan chair looked plain and unassuming, but Xie Yuehua knew that it was equipped with the third-generation Xuanji Array, the latest research of Tianji Pavilion. This allowed a person with the cultivation level of the early stage of Qi Refining to achieve the speed that only a late stage Qi Refining cultivator could achieve, traveling tens of thousands of miles a day.
This single formation requires ten high-grade spirit stones, equivalent to 100,000 taels of silver. Each activation requires additional spirit stones, a luxury he could never even dream of.
Their second wife only had one sedan chair, worth no more than one high-grade spirit stone, but their parents treated it like a treasure every day and were reluctant to use it normally.
If only all these things belonged to him.
Xie Yuehua composed herself and followed them into the sedan chair.
Before getting into the sedan chair, he glanced behind him and seemed to see that the servants of the Xie family had prepared another sedan chair, which put his mind at ease.
Fortunately, although my second brother is usually unreliable, he obediently followed my instructions today.
The sedan chair swayed back and forth. Xie Yuehua, who was deep in thought, secretly glanced at her aunt. She saw that her aunt's face was ashen, and she did not look like a mother who had just learned that her daughter had eloped.
However, his aunt always had this expression, so he didn't pay much attention to it.
Xie Yuehua glanced outside again; they were moving swiftly through the clouds.
This is not good. Whether the second brother uses the sedan chair from the second wife's family or the sedan chair from the third wife's family, the speed is far slower.
Who can compare to the wealth of the eldest son's wife?
Thinking of this, Xie Yuehua took out the communication jade slip again and sent a message to Dao Yi. After sending it, he finally closed his eyes to rest and recuperate.
The First Madam's actions were truly extraordinary; the sedan chair moved with lightning speed, and they arrived in Fu City in only a third of the usual time.
Upon arriving in Fucheng, the First Madam did not rush to find Xie Jiaoyue, but instead found a teahouse by the roadside and sat down.
Xie Yuehua, who had come up with a bunch of ways to stall for time, looked completely bewildered.
Gong Shirao pointed to the chair opposite her: "Sit."
"Aunt, aren't we going to go see my cousin?"
Gong Shirao took a sip of tea before saying, "Your servant may have forgotten that he saw my woman's restaurant. Why don't you take this time to think it over and wait for the others?"
Cold sweat trickled down Xie Yuehua's forehead.
Isn't this exactly the trick he was thinking of and his plan?
He wanted to say something to explain, but felt too powerless. In the end, he could only sit opposite Gong Shirao, hold up his teacup to cover his face and hide his panic.
Gong Shirao was not sitting there idly; in order to find out Xie Jiaoyue's whereabouts, she sent out all the servants who followed her.
Ideally, the person should be found and brought back quietly before others arrive; if that's not possible...
Gong Shirao's slightly pale fingers fumbled for the porcelain cup in her hand as she fell into deep thought.
There are three reasons why she didn't go to find her daughter immediately:
First, Xie Yuehua wouldn't obediently lead the way; she doesn't like doing things that are a waste of effort.
Secondly, by focusing on himself and drawing the attention of others, he could more easily search for his daughter in secret.
Thirdly, she felt she also needed some time to think.
Since her husband's death, she has spent the rest of her life planning for her daughter, setting high expectations for her and hoping that she can become a chosen one and escape the fate that has been etched on her lineage.
Perhaps her expectations were too high. She also realized that her daughter had been harboring deep resentment towards her because of this. If her daughter were to be abandoned by the family because of this, alas, it was probably her daughter's fate.
The path of cultivating immortality is inherently difficult. If her daughter cannot even perceive her mother's good intentions, how will she be able to compete with others in this world in the future?
It's better to accept fate and live an ordinary life. With her protection, at least you can be safe for a lifetime.
After a few cups of tea, Gong Shirao still hadn't received good news. Time was too short; her people hadn't been able to find Jiaoyue.
She stood up, looking at Dao Yi with a half-smile: "Now do you remember which restaurant it was?"
Dao Yi's voice was timid: "I will lead the way for the Madam."
As they stepped out of the teahouse, they bumped into a group of acquaintances.
Xie Yuehua's eyes lit up. Regardless of the process, the person he was waiting for had at least arrived safely.
"Mother, second brother, over here!"
Even though she was mentally prepared, the thought that these people were there to see her daughter make a fool of herself made Gong Shi Rao's anger rise higher and higher.
The second wife of the Xie family, always eager for a good show, quickly stepped forward and said, "Sister-in-law, you don't look well today. This is not auspicious on such a joyous day."
What great joy? It naturally refers to Xie Jiaoyue's great joy in eloping and finding herself a husband.
Gong Shirao was about to draw her sword.
The second wife was so frightened that she hid behind the third wife's family. Although her cultivation level was higher than Gong Shirao's, the sword in Gong Shirao's hand was a spiritual weapon, and she really hated rich people.
The third couple both came, but they were more cautious and wouldn't speak recklessly before things were clear.
Who knows if the eldest son's daughter really eloped? They can't just believe what the second son's child says.
However, if they really did elope, they should remember to go back and have a good talk with their daughters, telling them to stay away from the eldest daughter in the future, as this kind of person is not trustworthy.
The third wife spoke up: "Or, how about we find the child first?"
The group set off in a grand procession, heading naturally to the Fulai Restaurant.
Gong Shirao felt a headache when she learned about this place. The Fulai Restaurant was indeed quite famous, but its prices were very low, and the customers were mainly small vendors.
Was Jiaoyue eating or doing something else there? She couldn't possibly have eloped with a traveling merchant...
If a child would abandon his family for a traveling merchant, what a fool he is!
In no time, they arrived at the entrance of Fulai Restaurant.
Gong Shirao looked up and saw the signboard with some oil stains. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and stepped inside despite the discomfort.
The noise and commotion gave her a splitting headache.
Amidst the crowd of people dressed in plain clothes, Gong Shirao spotted her daughter in fine silk at a glance. Her luxurious attire made her stand out in the crowd like a living advertisement, making it hard not to notice her.
She immediately looked her daughter up and down, not missing a single hair, and only after she finished did she secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, it was intact and unharmed.
Then she heard a conversation that made her blood pressure spike.
Hou Feiyang, who had just sobered up, sat there in a daze, asking Xie Jiaoyue gossip: "Why would you, a young lady of the Xie family, travel all the way to Fucheng to stand up for Chu Xingjin?"
Xie Jiaoyue thought of transmigrating into the book, the system, and the character setting that hadn't been completed yet. She felt that her chance had come, and with tears in her eyes, she said emotionally, "To tell you the truth, I fell in love with Chu Xingjin at first sight and can't bear to see him suffer."
When a small tear fell, onlookers felt that Xie Jiaoyue was deeply in love.
Upon hearing this, Xie Yuehua's eyes lit up instantly.
He rushed forward in one stride: "Xie Jiaoyue! How dare you elope with someone else!"
That statement is irrefutable evidence, and no matter how Xie Jiaoyue tries to deny it, it's useless!
Xie Jiaoyue then discovered the Xie family.
Wow, what a coincidence! I must have overheard what she just said.
Not great, but not a big problem either.
She wanted both: not only to complete the task well and earn some money, but also to get rid of the huge black pot that had been placed on her shoulders.
She bypassed Xie Yuehua and walked straight towards Gong Shirao: "Mother?"
Xie Jiaoyue clung to Gong Shirao with a grin, unlike her usual timid and dodging manner, "Mother, why didn't you tell me you were coming? I could have sent someone to pick you up."
This attitude was so natural, so natural that it didn't seem like someone who had eloped at all.
Let alone eloping, even a simple runaway wouldn't be handled with such composure.
How strange! I really want to ask, I'm so curious!
Xie Yuehua waited for a long time, but Xie Jiaoyue didn't respond. He couldn't hold back any longer and questioned her again, but his tone was three parts weaker than before: "Xie Jiaoyue, you eloped with someone else, why don't you quickly admit your mistake?"
Xie Jiaoyue looked surprised, as if she had just seen this whole family: "Cousins, second aunt, third aunt and third uncle, what brings you all here?"
"I'm sorry, I was so happy to see my mother that I didn't notice anyone else."
She recognized people by intuition. The Xie family had three branches and seven children in total. The one she had seen before was her cousin, Xie Yuehua. Judging from their ages, the younger one behind her should be her cousin, Xie Xingming. Both of them were children of the second branch, so the person standing next to them was naturally the second wife of the second branch. Therefore, the two people following behind were the third branch's husband and wife.
Xie Yuehua didn't want Xie Jiaoyue to keep circling around the issue, so she said, "Don't think that you can make up for the huge mistake you made by calling people so affectionately. Tell me, did you come here to elope?"
As he spoke, he walked to the kitchen and pretended to accidentally lift the kitchen door: "Oh, judging from this face, are you a descendant of the Chu family of Fucheng?"
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Chu Xingjin busily washing dishes.
The splashing water hit Chu Xingjin's face, and his hair and forehead were covered in sweat. Even in such a disheveled state, one could still see a resemblance to the portrait of the Chu family patriarch hanging in the Xie family ancestral hall.
The late ancestor of the Chu family had been kind to their ancestors, so his portrait was hung in the ancestral hall. Every member of the Xie family had some impression of him after seeing him so often during festivals and worship.
If they are descendants of the Chu family, are they experiencing life here?
Xie Yuehua pulled over a waiter and asked, "Do you know who this is? Why are you making him do this kind of work?"
Li Jiang's arm was pulled painfully, and he frowned: "Who else could it be? This is Chu Xingjin, our waiter."
Oh, waiter.
Waiter?
Could this be Xie Jiaoyue's elopement partner?
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