Tao Yifan's striking white hair deeply stung Chen Siyuan's eyes.
Over the years, every time she saw him, she always felt indebted to Tao Yifan.
"Yuan'er?" Tao Yifan was surprised to see Chen Siyuan and became somewhat agitated.
Chunlan and Chunping felt that the title was inappropriate in many ways. The young mistress seemed not to have noticed, and they didn't know what to say. They were just wary of the sudden arrival and hoped that not too many people would see them.
At this moment, Chunlan and Chunping cleverly approached the shopkeeper to ask for their things.
This is to allow some people to have time to be alone.
"What are you doing here?" Chen Siyuan's heart was filled with complicated feelings, but she appeared calm on her face.
She made a clear distinction: towards the person in front of her, she felt guilty, but nothing more.
"Just passing by, thought I'd buy something." Tao Yifan wasn't telling the truth. He always wanted to do something for this woman, just like the pastries in front of him.
"The pastries here taste very good."
"You like it?"
"Mmm." Chen Siyuan felt his gaze was too intense and wanted to refuse, but she couldn't be too obvious. She answered while picking out pastries.
Tao Yifan knew they should keep their distance, even though he knew Chen Siyuan and Qiao Yuchen weren't husband and wife. Despite their identities, his actions didn't reflect this. Just as he was about to do something, the woman's sleeve was suddenly caught on a shelf next to her. This wouldn't have seemed like a big deal, but when he looked over, his expression changed instantly.
The cinnabar mark on the woman's arm has disappeared.
Could it be that they have already...?
Thinking about this, Tao Yifan couldn't accept the idea and fled from Su Ji Pastry Shop in a disheveled state.
Hearing the noise, Chen Siyuan turned around and saw the man's departing figure.
His white hair, which he tossed back, was even more dazzling under the sunlight.
"Young Madam?" Chunping came up to her. Fortunately, they didn't do anything intimate.
Choose several items.
"Okay." Seeing that the young mistress didn't want to say anything, Chunping could only lower her head and do what she was told.
In the end, I really bought a lot. When I was leaving, the shopkeeper told me that Mr. Tao had already paid the bill.
Upon hearing this, Chen Siyuan said nothing and told the two maids to leave with the pastries.
As Chen Siyuan sat in the carriage, she was still wondering when Tao Yifan and the shopkeeper had spoken. She hadn't seen them interact since she came in.
The carriage swayed back to the General's Mansion. After getting off the carriage, Chen Siyuan gave two of the gifts to her maternal grandparents and then walked towards the North Garden with two maids.
As luck would have it, Chen Siyuan encountered the insane Aunt Guo just as she was about to reach Beiyuan.
Aunt Guo?
Chen Siyuan saw the crazy Aunt Guo playing with ants by the roadside, and doing it quite skillfully, which was really strange.
I glanced around but didn't see anyone.
Chen Siyuan smiled as she looked at Aunt Guo again.
I heard that Aunt Guo's maids have all run away because of her biting, and now only her dowry maid, Hu Ma, is left to serve her. Why is Hu Ma nowhere to be seen?
Could it be that Aunt Hu was also afraid of being bitten by Aunt Guo?
Chen Siyuan wasn't afraid of Aunt Guo causing any trouble; she simply didn't want to have any contact with her, regardless of her motives, and instinctively refused.
They detoured back to Beiyuan, where Chunlan was serving them. Chunping went out to take a look and saw that Aunt Guo was still playing with ants.
Not long after, Aunt Jiang returned. Seeing Chen Siyuan unharmed, she immediately went up to her and said, "Young Madam, you're back?"
"Hmm, what's wrong with Aunt Guo?" Did she deliberately run to my door so that I would see her?
At this point, Chen Siyuan realized that Aunt Guo wasn't really crazy; she was just using madness as an excuse to do something shameful.
"Aunt Guo injured Aunt Hu. When others arrived, Aunt Guo was nowhere to be seen, but she was waiting at the gate of our courtyard."
Chen Siyuan didn't say anything, but took out the pastries she bought, saying, "Aunt Jiang, you should try some too."
“This…” Aunt Jiang felt something was amiss. When she saw the snacks that the young mistress had brought over, she quickly stepped forward and held them with both hands.
"It's delicious," Chen Siyuan said, and then handed it to Chunlan and Chunping.
They all held the food in both hands, but they ate much more casually than Aunt Jiang.
Outside, there are too many rules; when no one else is around, they can simply be themselves.
The group quickly finished the pastries. After they finished eating, Chen Siyuan told Chunlan and Chunping to go about their business, leaving Jiang Ma alone.
Seeing that things were not going well, Aunt Jiang quickly stood respectfully to the side.
“Aunt Jiang, I have to go out for a while. I’d like to leave you here.”
Jiang Ma was a smart woman, and she immediately said, "Don't worry, young mistress, I will see Beiyuan."
Chen Siyuan was satisfied, but seeing Jiang Ma standing beside her, she couldn't help but remind her, "Jiang Ma, please tell Grandpa about my departure after I leave."
Jiang Ma glanced cautiously at Chen Siyuan, feeling slightly embarrassed, but ultimately said nothing and nodded slightly in agreement.
She had no idea how Chen Siyuan knew about all the precautions she had taken.
At this time, what Jiang Ma didn't know was that whether it was Jiang Ma or Chunlan and Chunping beside her, they were all given to her by her maternal grandfather. No matter when, as long as her maternal grandfather said a word, he would know where they were and what they were doing.
Chen Siyuan didn't feel like she was being watched; on the contrary, she felt really good to be cared for.
After saying all that, Aunt Jiang quickly got busy.
She was an old woman who had seen a lot and knew that although the general's mansion seemed peaceful, she didn't know how many eyes were watching behind the scenes.
Like Aunt Guo, who had gone mad but deliberately came to the entrance of Beiyuan.
This Aunt Guo is truly hateful.
You're making a huge scene elsewhere, but you come to the North Garden gate and act like a coward. Who are you trying to impress?
Isn't it all about spreading a bad reputation about the young mistress?
He deserved to have his daughter die.
Having been so arrogant in the General's Mansion all these years, if you don't suffer, who will?
Chen Siyuan entrusted the matter of Beiyuan to Aunt Jiang. She knew that Aunt Jiang would handle it well, and with Qiao Yuchen's intimidating presence, she figured there wouldn't be any trouble.
This place isn't too far from the Wen family home, so even if something really happens, her maternal grandfather is there, which puts her at ease.
Right now, the person I'm most worried about is Qiao Yuchen.
So what should we do?
Did they sneak away?
For the past few days, Chen Siyuan had been trying to find a suitable opportunity, but unfortunately, Qiao Yuchen was too busy.
I'm so busy every day that I barely have time to breathe. Even when I come back, I just show my face briefly.
Busy with work all day long, Chen Siyuan, who was never one to speak frankly, could only keep putting it off.
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