After Feng Guang and Xie Yaoyao left, a figure in white robes emerged gracefully from behind a tree. He smiled and said, "Young Marquis, it's been a long time. Why don't you come out and have a chat?"
After a while, a young man in blue robes emerged from behind the corner. He was indeed exceptionally handsome, and although his black eyes were cold, they possessed an irresistible charm. He politely cupped his hands and said, "General Xie, it has been a long time."
"If I think about it, the last time we met was three years ago at His Majesty's birthday banquet. If I remember correctly, the young marquis was just over twenty years old. After so many days, he has indeed become quite extraordinary."
"General Xie knows I'm not good at polite words." After being lectured, Luo Yuanzhi didn't know how to respond.
"This is not just polite talk; it's just reminiscing." Xie Zhan smiled again, his gentle and refined demeanor like jade. "If I remember correctly, the young marquis is our eldest maid's fiancé."
"General Xie is not mistaken."
"But from what I observed today, the young marquis seems to be more interested in our family's second daughter."
"General Xie's observation was not wrong either."
Xie Zhan smiled, his eyes crinkling slightly. "So, young marquis, are you planning to enjoy the blessings of having two wives, or...?"
"General Xie underestimates me," Luo Yuanzhi said seriously. "The saying 'having multiple wives' is just a phrase made up by ordinary people to satisfy their own desires. As for the engagement with Miss Xie, I will find a way to cancel it."
“In that case, the young marquis can be considered a responsible man.” Xie Zhan then smiled and said, “But as for the matter of attacking from behind, the young marquis seems to have no room for argument.”
Caught red-handed, Luo Yuanzhi remained calm and said, "Miss Xie is not having a good time in the Xie family, and General Xie knows this too."
“Our Xie family’s affairs are none of your business.”
"So, General Xie, what are your plans?"
Xie Zhan narrowed his eyes slightly, a smile playing on his lips. "They say it takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone. Since the young marquis is so bored, he might as well stay in the manor for the next three months to recuperate."
As soon as Xie Zhan finished speaking, Luo Yuanzhi saw that Xie Zhan had disappeared from his sight. Then, there was a sound of bones being broken.
"Remember this: you can't just mess with the Xie family."
...
Feng Guang had no idea what happened after she left. Xie Yaoyao went back and was bound to get another scolding from Tan Rou. This time, however, she remained quiet and did not take the blame.
Fortunately, she managed to get back before the city gates closed. The Xie family had left food for those who returned late, but Feng Guang had no appetite because of that sentence. She ate a few bites and then said she wanted to go back to wash up and rest.
The full moon hangs high in the sky, and the night is cool and clear.
As she passed by the lake, a cold wind blew and she sneezed.
A gentle voice rang out, "The night is deep and the dew is heavy, why not put on another layer of clothing?"
"I'm about to go back, aren't I?" Feng Guang didn't need to look up to know who it was. She didn't even look at him and walked straight over. "The night is chilly tonight. If you jump into the lake again, you might catch a cold."
"No, not at all." Xie Zhan walked to her side. "I didn't jump into the lake; I just wanted to calm down."
She still wouldn't look at him. "Is there something exciting that's happened to you?"
"Fengguang knows, but I am not yet married."
"so?"
"There were quite a few maids who had wicked thoughts."
She gave a perfunctory "Mm".
"I can defend myself for a while, but I can't defend myself forever."
Feng Guang finally stopped and said gloatingly, "So you fell for it?"
"Not bad." However, this time he was attacked not by people from inside the manor, but by people outside the manor. Who would have thought that he was just saving a girl who was about to be sold into a brothel by her parents, but the girl actually carried aphrodisiacs with her.
If anyone were to inquire, and ask who the most unlucky person is when doing good deeds, it would undoubtedly be the General Xie. Of the ten people he saves, seven are after him. Yet, whenever someone is in trouble, he still helps them. Everyone in the capital admires his character and greatly marvels at how he can walk along the river without ever getting his shoes wet.
Xie Zhan looked at Feng Guang with a smile, "It seems that Feng Guang understands the meaning of being caught in the trap very well."
Feng Guang's head immediately spun! How could a young lady from a secluded family possibly know about these things adults do?!
She stammered, "I don't know, my brother told me all this!"
"Is it Xie Jie?"
“That’s right!” To protect her innocent image, she could only let Xie Jie take the blame. “I once saw that my brother had a book with little figures drawn on it, but he wouldn’t let me see it. Instead, he sighed and lamented about Uncle San not getting married. He even said that the weather was getting cold and no one was warming Uncle San’s bed.”
He asked with amusement, "What does Fengguang think of what Jie'er said?"
"Sigh..." she sighed and said earnestly, "If Uncle San really is in such a terrible state, then it wouldn't be wrong for me to warm up his bed for him."
Xie Zhan paused for a moment, then chuckled and patted her head as if in jest, saying, "Then I'm really looking forward to it."
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