It was already night when Xia Tong woke up. Even though she had rested for a while, she still felt very weak. Her legs were so weak that she even felt weak when she got up.
"You should have a good rest. Madam is fine now. The old lady not only sent you a lot of ginseng and blood swallows, but also gave a portion to Madam. I guess she has forgiven Madam." Qing'er fed her bird's nest soup.
Xia Tong opened her mouth slightly and swallowed the food slowly, leaning against the head of the bed thoughtfully, puzzled.
It is reasonable for this old woman to care about me. After all, I can arrange a marriage for her. But this old woman never even gives her mother a good face on weekdays, let alone put in any superficial effort. Why would she unexpectedly give something to her mother now?
But it would not be right to say that there was something strange about it. After all, the old woman was an expert in house fighting, so how could she come up with such a crude method of murder? It was too embarrassing.
In any case, this old woman must have bad intentions. I don’t know what she was thinking about, but she suddenly asked, “Where’s Daddy?”
After saying this, Qing'er immediately replied: "The master came to see you as soon as he returned home, but you were not awake at that time, and then the master went to visit the old lady."
At this point, Qing'er looked around and leaned closer, saying, "I heard that the master looked upset when he came out. I wonder if he had an argument with the old lady."
Hearing this, Xia Tong frowned but said nothing. She just wanted to instigate her father to quickly split up the family. No matter what, she still wanted to take the original owner's parents with her to escape, but if the other party really refused to go with her, then there was nothing she could do.
But she suddenly thought of a problem. If she wanted to escape, she would definitely need a pass, otherwise she could not go anywhere. Using her own pass would not work. She had to get a fake identity card.
I remember that the prince seemed to work in the Ministry of Personnel, but this requires going through Lin Qin. It seems that these plastic sisters are unreliable, so they definitely cannot go through her. However, her father does not work in the Ministry of Personnel, and it is difficult for her to explain this matter. It seems that she can only think of other ways.
After a night's rest, her father came to see her the next day when he was leaving court. He seemed very happy, walking lightly and holding an iron box in his hand.
"Is Tong'er feeling better today?" As soon as he entered the door, Xia Zhian turned his gaze to Qing'er.
The latter immediately replied respectfully: "Master, the young lady looks much better today and has been taking tonic medicine."
"I see that your complexion is indeed much better." Xia Zhian was beaming with joy, then waved his hand and asked people to leave.
Xia Tong was leaning against the bedside reading a small book. Seeing her father was laughing like a prime minister, she couldn't help but complain in a low voice, "I'm in this state, but Dad is still laughing so happily. You must not love your daughter anymore."
Seeing his daughter throwing a tantrum again, Xia Zhian just shook his head helplessly, walked over and sat down, and saw that her face was indeed much better, then he said in a serious tone: "You are my only daughter, who else should I love if not you? But today, I went to see the Regent King again, and this time, the Prince actually received me."
Xia Tong: “…”
Is her father crazy? Why does he keep looking for that pervert? Can't he just live a good life?
"At first, I was worried that the Regent would vent his anger on our Xiahou Mansion. After all, we were in the wrong. At worst, I wanted to take full responsibility for this matter. I couldn't let the entire Xiahou Mansion be implicated. But I never thought that the Regent would be so understanding and righteous. Not only did he not mention the past, he also talked to me about the affairs of the court. When he left, he also gave me a box of "Tianshan Snow Branches". I heard that this was grown by the prince himself, which shows that the Regent really doesn't care about the past anymore."
After Xia Zhian finished speaking, he couldn't help but laugh three times. The hidden danger that had been weighing on his mind in the past finally dissipated. How could he not be happy?
Seeing her father looking relieved, Xia Tong felt a little tired. Her father was still too naive, but it was not his fault. After all, if a villain hated someone, he would just kill him directly and would rarely be hypocritical. It was inevitable that her father would believe that the other party really didn't mind what happened that year.
But the other party is a big pervert. How could he not mind facing such humiliating past? Now, he must want to continue teasing and torturing them, and then kill them with a knife when he has had enough!
"but……"
"In fact, I'm also thinking about something." Xia Zhian interrupted her, frowning suddenly, his expression gradually becoming serious. "Although the regent has a reputation for cruelty, from what I've observed these days, even though the prince's methods are a bit bloody, he has never done anything to offend the government. Moreover, we are in the wrong in this matter. You and he already have an engagement. If possible, I think the previous cancellation of the engagement can be treated as if it never happened."
"No!" Xia Tong's face changed, and she looked shocked. "Dad, how can you think like this? Since the engagement has been cancelled and the Regent has forgiven us, why bother to bring up the engagement again? Besides, can you really bear to marry your daughter to him?"
Xia Tong is about to collapse!
What on earth was her father thinking? Although the villain did not do anything detrimental to the government, he was a pervert who killed people at the slightest provocation. Would she still be able to survive if she married him?
Seeing her resistance, Xia Zhian just waved his hand and compromised, "Father is just talking, and the regent may not marry into our Xiahou Mansion, so just pretend that your father never mentioned this."
The villain holds power, and there must be many people who want to curry favor with him, but he becomes the source of public anger because no one can guess his preferences. He is stubborn and naturally becomes the public enemy of all the noble families. But even if he doesn't like women, who knows if the other party will really marry him just to torture her?
Xia Tong swore that if her father dared to have this idea again, she would run away immediately!
"You should have a good rest. Dad has to go back to handle official business. Don't think too much." Xia Zhian said a few words and left.
But Xia Tong still couldn't digest her father's idea for a long time. Not to mention, if she really let herself marry a villain, her grandmother would definitely agree. After all, although the villain has a bad reputation, he has great power and can directly bring greater benefits to the Xiahou Mansion. How could she not agree? In this world, there is no distinction between good and evil, only the strong and the weak.
However, this was a warning bell that needed to be guarded against. In order to be prepared to escape at any time, a few days later, Xia Tong went to Yu Defang under the pretext of picking up ready-made clothes and took her extra jewelry and savings with her.
After secretly having Qing'er pawn the items, she actually made several hundred taels of silver. After all, everything in the Xiahou Mansion was good stuff. She secretly went to a bank to deposit the huge sum of money, and she had to carry the receipts with her so that she would have no burden whenever she escaped.
Just when she had deposited the money, she saw a familiar figure in the bank, and the other person was richer than her!
"Please keep it, young lady." The shopkeeper handed over a wooden sign with a smile.
There were people coming and going in the bank, but not many women came here. After putting away the wooden sign, Shen Xin saw the beautiful woman not far away. He didn't expect her to be here, but when he thought about the fact that she had helped him, he still walked over.
"Miss Xia."
Seeing the heroine walking towards her, Xia Tong immediately smiled, "Miss Shen."
Although she was found in the wrong place, she is the heroine and she shouldn't gossip that she has been here.
Glancing around, she saw that she came out alone with her maid. Shen Xin's eyes flashed, and she suddenly smiled softly, "Thank you Miss Shen for rescuing me that day. If you don't mind, can we go to the teahouse together?"
She also wanted to figure out why this woman, who had never appeared in the original owner's memory, would be so kind as to help her?
Hearing this, Xia Tong was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly. It would be best if there was a good opportunity for him to build a relationship with the heroine.
"Miss...this..." Qing'er pulled her sleeve, looking as if she wanted to say something but stopped herself.
This Miss Shen's reputation is not very good now, and it must not be a good thing to associate with her, even though she doesn't understand why the master helped this Miss Shen in the first place.
Thinking of his current status, Shen Xin smiled knowingly, "If it's inconvenient..."
"How can it be inconvenient?" Xia Tong ignored Qing'er's worries. She never cared about these reputation issues. You know, the other party is the heroine surrounded by the Mary Sue aura.
Seeing this, Chen Xin just looked at her steadily and said nothing more.
As the two left, the shopkeeper couldn't help but mutter something. He obviously didn't expect that there would be a woman coming to the bank to deposit money, and judging from the material of her clothes, she must be a girl from a wealthy family.
At the same time, a tall figure was standing on the attic, with a pair of eyes looking quietly in the direction where the two people left, with an obscure expression.
The subordinates at the side could not help but say, "That is the fourth young lady of Xiahou Mansion that the Queen mentioned a few days ago. However, this fourth young lady is also a strange person. Now she dares to associate with Miss Shen, and even comes to the bank to deposit money in person. But I have never heard that the old lady of Xiahou Mansion has ever criticized her."
The man didn't say anything. He looked at the two figures, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised in an almost invisible arc.
The sun was not very bright today, and the streets were bustling with people. After leaving the money house, the two went to a quieter teahouse.
As soon as he entered the room, Shen Xin couldn't help but ask, "That day...why did Miss Xia rescue him?"
There was a hint of doubt on her bright face. She didn't think that anyone in this dynasty would be so brave as to help her for no reason.
Hearing this, Xia Tong just smiled lightly, her eyebrows curved, "Sister Chen has such a bad memory. We played together when we were young. No matter what I say, I don't believe you are that kind of person. How can you let people wrongly accuse you?"
The original owner did meet the original owner several times before she left the capital, but it happened so long ago and the heroine is not the real Shen Xin. Even if she inherited the memory, it is normal to have omissions, otherwise she would not be able to find other excuses.
After saying this, Shen Xin just paused, glanced at the woman next to him casually, his eyes flickered slightly, and then the corners of his lips curled up, revealing a bright smile on his face, "Anyway, I still have to thank you this time."
"Sister Shen, if you say something so distant again, I'll be angry." Xia Tong frowned slightly and puffed up her face.
Chen Xin also laughed and stopped talking. The two of them tactfully avoided what had happened in the bank before.
But as soon as she went up the stairs, Xia Tong suddenly saw Lin Yi appearing on the second floor. He was talking to his colleagues and was about to come down. Xia Tong immediately felt uneasy. She didn't dare let the other party see her, otherwise if that pervert knew about this encounter, she would definitely be taught a lesson.
She paused, a look of apology suddenly appeared on her fair face, and she said softly, "I suddenly remembered that I haven't gone to Yu De Fang to get clothes yet. How about meeting Sister Shen next time?"
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