"You know, I've never been a nosy person, but after watching you two for so many years, I really don't understand. Do you like cousin Zhao?"

Xia Meng raised her eyebrows. No one had ever asked her this question before.

"Why do you ask?"

"At the beginning of this spring, I was planning to bring you spring clothes, but I saw cousin Zhao standing at your door. He seemed to want to knock, but when he saw me, he left in a hurry. After that, I noticed that you two have been avoiding each other. You would never meet if you could avoid it, and even if you did meet, you would rarely talk. That's why I asked this question."

Xia Meng was a little embarrassed. She didn't know how to explain what happened in early spring.

But she was not the kind of person who would hide things. Since Du Jingyi asked, she would just say it directly, so she spoke with a calm expression.

"One time, he got a jar of good wine. I happened to pass by and wanted to try it. I ended up drinking too much. When I woke up, I found that we had slept together. He did talk to me a few times and wanted to take responsibility, but I... I didn't think it was a big deal. And I didn't want to be tied to him for the rest of my life."

Du Jingyi was so shocked that he didn't know how to continue the topic.

Sleeping is not a big deal, I just don't want to. No matter which sentence Du Jingyi said, he couldn't continue.

Although the people of Daxing Dynasty were open-minded and women could divorce, it was still inappropriate for them to be together before getting married. And afterwards, the two of them acted as if nothing had happened. I really don't know what to say.

"Are you scared?"

When Xia Meng said this, she looked very relaxed, completely unlike Du Jingyi's expression. Her calmness also made Du Jingyi a little worried. Could it be that she was stimulated and her brain was damaged?

So, he said quickly.

"Cousin Zhao is a good man. Although he is a little older, he is very reliable. My aunt's family are all kind people. If you two are together, she will be very happy to know. She may even go north immediately to hold a wedding for you two."

"Holding a wedding? Where does happiness come from? We don't even have any emotional foundation, and we have to get married just for this one thing?"

Xia Meng shook her head, her expression full of calmness.

"I'm not a woman like you. I don't take these things seriously. So if it's just a misunderstanding, just let it go. We're fine the way we are now."

"Really? But you seemed quite surprised when you found out that your cousin Zhao was leaving."

"What surprised me was not that he was leaving, but that he was going to join the army. I have never seen or participated in the life in the military camp, but I know that he must have suffered a lot. A nobleman like him wanted to go there. This is what surprised me."

Du Jingyi was stunned, realizing that he had misunderstood. He sighed and said.

"Actually, when you two came here together, I thought it would be nice if you two could be together. Later, when I saw you two were as open as relatives, I stopped thinking about it. But there is one thing. Although you think this way, have you ever heard what your cousin Zhao thinks? Doesn't he always say that he wants to be responsible? Could it be that he actually cares about you a lot?"

Du Jingyi's words made Xia Meng fall into silence.

She always thought that his so-called responsibility was only because they had an intimate relationship, but she never thought about whether he cared or not. After being reminded of this by her, Xia Meng actually had a different perspective.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Du Jingyi hurriedly continued to express his opinion.

"Right, I'm afraid you two haven't had a serious talk since this happened. You think you don't want him to take responsibility just for the sake of taking responsibility, but he might think you hate him because of this, so a gap has grown between you. It's not impossible that cousin Zhao has become discouraged and wants to go to the military camp to fight."

"Really? You mean he joined the army because of me?"

“It’s not like there is no such possibility.”

Xia Meng frowned, and it was obvious that she took these words to heart. Seeing her reaction, Du Jingyi didn't say anything more. He just stayed with her quietly and let her figure it out herself.

Fortunately, Xia Meng spoke up not long after.

She was not a shy person, so since there was such a possibility, she would not guess and would just ask directly.

"Where's Xing Zhao? I'll go and talk to him. If he really wants to join the army because of me, then there's no need for that."

Du Jingyi was happy to see that the two of them finally had a chance to have a good talk, but he still had to keep calm, so he spoke calmly.

"He should be in his own yard. He said he would leave in two days. He is probably packing his luggage now."

"Well, I'll go over and take a look, but if he's not here, please ask someone to tell him that I have something to talk to him about."

"Okay, okay, I'll definitely bring it there!"

If there is something to talk about, it means there is still a chance.

Du Jingyi thought it was a good idea, so he agreed immediately.

Seeing this, Xia Meng stood up and said goodbye, running towards the yard where Xing Zhao was. Unfortunately, Xing Zhao was not there. Instead, she saw Butler He and several servants going in and out packing things.

When Xia Meng saw this scene, she realized that Xing Zhao was really going to leave.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

How should I put it? She didn't have any feelings of attachment to them. It's just that one would have some feelings for kittens and puppies after seeing them every day, let alone a living person like this.

She was in a low mood, and when Butler He turned around, he happened to see her, so he stepped forward and asked.

"Why is Miss Xia here? Is there something you want to see your cousin?"

"Well, where are the others?"

"He went out, but he didn't say when he would be back. Are you worried?"

"There's no rush. If he comes back, just tell him that I have something to say. Just ask him to come to my yard."

Butler He nodded and agreed.

Seeing that no one was there, Xia Meng went back. She originally wanted to continue reading, but she couldn't concentrate after flipping through a few pages, so she simply went to sleep.

When I woke up, it was already evening.

She stretched and was stretching her muscles when she heard a noise outside.

"Are you awake?"

The voice was obviously Xing Zhao's. Xia Meng was stunned for a moment, then asked.

"When did you come?"

"I've been here for about 15 minutes. My cousin's wife and housekeeper He told me that you had something to see me about, so I came here."

Although Xing Zhao looked calm when he said this, if you looked closely, you could see that the corners of his mouth were trembling slightly.

A few months later, he still felt a little uncomfortable when facing Xia Meng. (End of this chapter)