Chapter 22: Not Allowed to Step Out of the Village
Even if Yu Qinghuan didn't say it, Mu Huaian could guess that the claim of being lost by his younger sister was just an excuse.
Since it was a relic of her mentor, she reacted like this, obviously caring about it. How could she not value it? The music score was most likely stolen.
Although he had no brothers or sisters, he knew that many families in the capital were not harmonious. Moreover, he heard from the servant that Yu Qinghuan's biological mother died of illness when she gave birth to her, and the current mistress of the Yu family was Mr. Yu's cousin.
The second young lady of the Yu family is only one year younger than Yu Qinghuan, which shows that Yu Qinghuan's life in the Yu Mansion is not easy.
Mu Huaian couldn't help but think that marrying Xie Zhiwen should have been a good thing for her to escape from the suffering of the Yu family, but something happened to Xie Zhiwen, and she went from one suffering to another difficult situation.
"Since it's the girl's old thing, I'll return it to its original owner today."
Yu Qinghuan's eyes lit up at the sight of having lost something and then found it again. He immediately put down the music sheet and picked up the cup on the table. "Thank you, my good friend. I, Yu Qinghuan, have made friends today."
A smile flashed in Mu Huaian's eyes, and he raised his cup and clinked it with hers, "You're welcome, young lady."
Because of the music sheet, Yu Qinghuan's favorable impression of Mu Huaian was overflowing. "If you have any difficulties in the future, just tell me. I will definitely do what I can for you."
At this time, Sang Ru was also happy for his wife. The girl was upset for many years because she failed to get the music score back, and she still blames herself for it until now.
Now that I have been able to find the music score, I feel relieved.
That afternoon, the sound of piano could be heard in the yard, sometimes soft, sometimes powerful. One could tell at a glance that they were played by different people.
The men lurking in the dark saw the entire scene.
That evening, Yu Qinghuan returned to the manor with the music score, but before she entered the manor, she ran into Xie Zhili.
Xie Zhili stood at the door and waited for an unknown amount of time. He saw her come out of the village next door with his own eyes and caught a glimpse of the obvious smile on her face, which was completely different from the smile she usually showed to him.
Even when he was with his elder brother before, he had never seen Yu Qinghuan smile like this.
He knew the situation around Zhuangzi very well. The only person living next door was Mu Huaian from the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion. His subordinates had just come to report to him today. The two of them spent the whole afternoon in the yard drinking tea, playing the piano, chatting and laughing.
It was almost dark until now when Yu Qinghuan came back from next door.
An unknown fire rose in Xie Zhili's heart. The fire burned so fiercely that it devoured his sanity bit by bit.
He reached out and grabbed Yu Qinghuan's arm, with a forced smile, "Where are you going?"
Yu Qinghuan still had a smile on his face, which he hadn't managed to hide. "I met a friend and exchanged some zither playing with him."
Noticing Xie Zhili's face darken, she suddenly sensed danger, suppressed her smile, and changed the subject, "You just got back, you must not have had dinner yet, right?"
She turned around and ordered Sang Ru, "Go and ask Chef Gao to cook a few dishes."
Sang Ru agreed immediately.
Xie Zhili's eyes were like sharp knives, cold and piercing.
Look, in order to exchange musical skills with outsiders, he even forgot his favorite food.
Mu Huaian has a very big face, half of it is ruined, and the other half can still seduce the soul of his widowed sister-in-law.
Xie Zhili's eyes fell on the music sheet in Yu Qinghuan's hand. He pursed his lips slightly, his voice was cold, but his face was kind. "What are you holding in your hand?"
Mu Huaian is good at playing the zither, and everyone in the capital knows it.
Yu Qinghuan was also good at playing the zither. Xie Zhiwen had spent a large sum of money to buy zither strings from a famous teacher for her, and this was known to everyone in the Marquis' Mansion.
Haha, they actually get along well.
At this time, Yu Qinghuan was no longer as excited as when she had just come out of the farm next door, and she sensed the anger that Xie Zhili was pushing towards her.
She is not stupid. All men have possessiveness, let alone Xie Zhili, a madman who has no regard for human ethics.
She showed the music sheet in her hand to Xie Zhili, and a bright smile appeared on her face again. "It's music sheet."
Xie Zhili clenched his sleeves tightly, suppressing the urge to destroy the smile on her face. "Do you like this music sheet very much?"
His eyes fell on the music score like a knife, wanting to destroy it completely.
Yu Qinghuan nodded.
Xie Zhili's dark and deep eyes were filled with even more coldness, and he thought: It's just a piece of music score, Mu Huaian is nothing special, he can even give away such a shabby thing, it seems that the Duke Dingguo's Mansion is nothing special now.
What he didn't realize was that the three consecutive questions were full of sourness.
Yu Qinghuan curled his lips and explained, "This is the music score written by my mentor when he was still alive. I thought I would never find it again in this lifetime, but I never expected to see it today in the village next door, so I asked for it back."
Qing Zhui on the side was watching the show. This eldest lady was really restless. She was obviously involved with his second master, but she even went to meet the man next door. Look, she even brought back a token of love. Now the second master knew about it.
His second master is a man who cannot tolerate any grain of sand in his eyes. There is definitely no chance for him to get along with the first lady this time. He might have to pack up and return to Beijing tonight.
However, the fire in Xie Zhili's heart suddenly died down, and his eyes became much softer, as if the coldness just now was just an illusion.
"Since you have been able to remember it so well, I guess your teacher is not just an ordinary zither teacher, right?"
Yu Qinghuan nodded, thinking of the past, a smile on her face, "My teacher treated me very well. When I couldn't leave the house, she would often bring me things from outside and tell me interesting stories from outside. Even..."
She suddenly stopped talking because there were so many people here.
The corners of Xie Zhili's mouth, which had been tightly pursed just now, were now slightly raised. It turned out that she was smiling so happily not because of Mu Huaian, but because of her mentor.
Noticing Yu Qinghuan's smile when she mentioned her former mentor, he continued to ask, "Even what?"
Yu Qinghuan's thoughts went back to the past. Her biological mother died early, her stepmother did not treat her well, and her wet nurse returned home early. At that time, the only reliable person around her was Sang Ru, who was the same age as her.
When she had her first menstrual period, she thought she was going to die, but she didn't dare tell anyone around her. It was her teacher who noticed her abnormality, bought her the things she needed, patiently explained things to her, and comforted her frightened emotions.
Yu Qinghuan smiled, hugged the music score tightly, and felt very grateful to Mu Huaian in her heart.
Meeting Xie Zhili's inquiring gaze, she changed the subject, "Nothing, I've been out for a long time today, I'll go back and rest first, and then have dinner with you later."
"Okay." Xie Zhili smiled, and he still looked like the upright gentleman he was when he was in the Marquis' Mansion.
However, just after Yu Qinghuan left, leaving only her back in front of him, his eyes suddenly turned cold, and he ordered Qingzhui beside him in a deep voice, "Give the order, from now on, the Madam is not allowed to set foot outside the manor."
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