This woman's name is hard to pronounce. She's half a year younger than me, and not young anymore. Instead of finding someone to marry, she's always trying to get her hands on my man.
"Wait a minute, she only helped this one time in the Western Regions? She just showed her eyes, anyone would have been fine."
“Ying’er, this junior sister is very skilled. If something happens, she can help. Besides, she has a deep friendship with the barbarians outside the Western Regions. If it weren’t for her scheme, we would have fought for three more days, and I don’t know how many more people would have died.”
"She's close to the barbarians? How could a girl in her early twenties have any close relationship with barbarians?" I turned to look at him, and if he didn't give me a reason, I would make Xie Yuancheng stand outside as punishment.
"People from the martial arts world travel around a lot, but she's very resourceful. I'm not a god, how could I know everything? I already have a headache just trying to know about you every day, how can I have room for anyone else?"
"Hmph! That's just sophistry." I slept under the covers. This woman is a menace; I wonder what she looks like.
Xie Yuancheng tried to come closer, but I pushed him aside. I was still angry; he had no tact. But he was full of energy; even though I was about to fall asleep, he was still trying to get closer.
It was getting late, so I decided not to argue with him about such trivial matters and would go check on him again when I woke up the next day. But the next day, when I insisted that he take me to see the person, he said that the person had been sent away.
"Send him away? Who are you trying to fool?" I knew something was wrong. Xie Yuancheng was going to use the same old trick again. I pushed him out and closed the door.
"Ying'er, she really did send her away overnight, open the door."
"Don't come to see me if you can't see me." I ignored his wailing at the door. She's going to replace me. I don't know what she looks like or what her intentions are. How can I feel at ease?
It would be better if my parents were still here. He is the highest authority in Linyang. My children and I are all under his shadow. He decides what we eat and what we do.
These are all minor matters, but they involve the root cause of the problem, and I need to know the details clearly. He sent them away so quickly; it's no wonder he felt guilty!
I wandered around Mercury Pavilion and found a room that wasn't very big. I took a few books, some tea, and some snacks and went inside to take a look. I locked all the doors, figuring I could just stay there for a few days; I wouldn't starve anyway.
I was very familiar with the contents of the book, so I took it to bed and lay down to read it. I looked through the scroll, but he was no longer in the mansion. There were people standing outside the Mercury Pavilion.
"I wish I could leave and go home." Seeing so many people makes me feel like I'm in prison.
After carefully inspecting every corner of the mansion, I found that every place had been cleaned and there were no problems for the time being. However, there were people standing at every door, and it would be impossible to walk out unless one suddenly flew out.
"How did they manage to find so many people to stand guard? Don't they think there are too many?" I started to complain. I looked at where Xi Zhi and Su Ling were several times. The two little ones were completely unaffected and were having a great time.
I silently prayed for a way to get back to the capital quickly, but when I opened my eyes, despair washed over me—there was no way. I tried to calm myself down, otherwise I would keep thinking about leaving.
He must have wronged me in my past life, otherwise I wouldn't have tormented him like this. But the fact that he went after that kind of woman suggests he's incredibly wicked, otherwise he wouldn't have gone to her personally.
I glanced through the book, and the front still featured a picture of a Taotie. The more I looked at it, the more it seemed to resemble me. I threw the book down, exclaiming, "It's him! Humph!"
I slept under the covers. The place isn't big, but it's incredibly quiet. My mind was in such a mess that I don't even know when I fell asleep. I even hoped to dream about Xie Yuancheng having bad luck, but I didn't see him, which made me really unhappy.
"Ah!" When I woke up, there was a hand on my body, which scared me so much that I almost fell off.
"Ying'er, look at you, how timid you are. If I weren't lying on the bed, you would have rolled off the bed."
Xie Yuancheng laughed uncontrollably, pulling me a little closer. I tried to hit his hand, but my two hands were no match for his one, so I was about to kick him when he finally let go.
"What did I do now? I brought everyone back for you, and you're just sleeping here."
"You brought it?" I quickly got up, threw on some clothes, and was about to go out when he pulled me back, straightening my clothes and adjusting my skirt.
"Get out of the way, stop trying to curry favor here!" I pushed him aside, grabbed my books, and headed out the door.
“She was unhappy last night. I want to go with you, but she isn’t like that.”
"Hmph! Who wants you to come along? If you dare to come, then I won't go. I'll jump into the water and make you regret it for the rest of your life."
I interrupted him directly, and Xie Yuancheng spoke to me in a kind and gentle manner. As soon as I opened the door and went out, I saw the woman kneeling there. She looked extremely disheveled and had only that kind of face. She wasn't even as pretty as Anxiang.
“Ying’er, Master is in Shui Ning Land and was just about to send her there, but since you wanted to see her, he brought her back temporarily.”
I couldn't be bothered with him: "What's your name?"
The kneeling woman stared straight at me, something dangling from her mouth. When I went over to look, she was pulled back slightly. I asked her a question, but she just shook her head and wouldn't say a word.
"You ruined her voice?" I looked at Xie Yuancheng, whose expression was uncertain.
"This is the punishment a traitor deserves. It's already too lenient. Let the teacher handle the rest. Is there anything else you want to ask her? If not, send her away."
I'd like to ask, though. She can't even speak properly; her eyes bulge out like a frog's. I wonder what she'd look like after she'd spruced herself up. Anyway, I just don't like her; she's a snobbish person.
"Clean up the area around here." Xie Yuancheng was speaking to his subordinate in front of me. I was about to go in and close the door when he stopped me.
"What are you planning to do now?" The voice sent chills down my spine. I took a few steps back, clutching my book. Xie Yuancheng was clearly smiling, but the surroundings felt incredibly cold.
"I...I need to go back and rest." I stepped back and bumped into the wall. Just as I was about to go inside, Xie Yuancheng pulled me away.
I struggled so hard, he was angry and scheming, he could go find someone else. "Let go of me, I, I don't want to go with you."
Without saying a word, he grabbed me and pulled me forward. Once we left Mercury Pavilion, we mounted our horses and rode off. I put the book into the small pocket on my side, which I carry with me every day.
"Ying'er has been in such a bad mood lately, I'll take you out for a walk to cheer you up." Xie Yuancheng cracked his whip, and the horse galloped incredibly fast. I gripped the saddle tightly, genuinely worried about falling off.
But why is he angry? I'm the one who should be angry! He doesn't explain anything clearly, he just tries to appease me, and he has so many excuses—it's like he's got a few more brains than the average person. If I hadn't been lucky last night, I don't even know how I ended up in heaven.
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