Chapter 38 Chapter 38 Get out of here!
You became estranged from him just because of a maid named Nan Xu?
This is unheard of.
Duan Wenpei crossed his arms and changed his standing position, thinking that the nanny who came as a dowry from the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion was quite strange.
No one spoke for a long time. After a long while, Yuxiang exclaimed, "Madam Jiang, are you okay?"
Nanny Jiang rolled her eyes at Yuxiang and said, "You little girl, what do you know?"
"You all don't understand, but I do. Madam, I know you're so concerned about these girls' lives because of the woman who died in Hua Zhiyuan." Speaking of Hua Zhiyuan, Nanny Jiang seemed to feel she shouldn't be so blunt, but now that she had said it, she was ready to go. "You and Master were fine before you left. But after you went to the Big Buddha Temple, how come you two became estranged after you came back? I don't know about the others, but Yuming also had an accident. How can there be so many coincidences in this world? She was just a girl, yet you hired a royal physician and used fine ginseng. If it weren't for this disagreement with Master, I really can't think of anything else that could have driven a wedge between you and Master."
Nanny Jiang looked at Nan Xu seriously, and those invisible causes and effects seemed to have become reality in her eyes.
Nan Xu wanted to hear her talk, but she mentioned "Huazhiyuan" unexpectedly. She subconsciously turned her head to look out the window, only to see a clump of lush green bamboo.
As the sunlight shone down, the emerald green color became mottled. Gradually, the emerald green turned into blue-gray, and then from blue-gray to cold white. Nan Xu's eyes briefly lost their color. From Duan Wenpei's perspective, she seemed to be in a trance, as if she was lost in some kind of memory.
Duan Wenpei had never seen her like this before.
"You two go out first. I want to talk to Mammy."
Nan Xu slowly withdrew his gaze and lowered his eyes to look at his injured ankle, not knowing what he was thinking.
Yuxiang was a little worried and wanted to say something, but Chunya forcibly pulled him back and pushed him out of the inner room.
With fewer people in the room, it seemed even quieter, and even Nan Xu's voice became ethereal.
"Mammy still remembers Hua Zhiyuan, so she must still remember Aunt Huan. It was around this time of year when Aunt Huan died, around this time of year..."
Just like this, Madam Jiang, who was usually mature and prudent, suddenly stood up and corrected her in a stern voice: "Madam, you should call her Aunt Huan."
Nan Xu turned around and looked at her disapproving eyes, then suddenly laughed, laughing so hard that tears came out.
"Mammy, Aunt Huan has been dead for ten years. Is it necessary to still hold on to this title?"
Nanny Jiang still looked at her disapprovingly, "Even if she's been dead for twenty or fifty years, she's still the Marquis's concubine. And she was taken in when Madam was pregnant with you and was suffering from morning sickness every day. Just based on this, Madam, you shouldn't call her Aunt Huan!"
She seemed to recall the tragic state of Madam Hou, tormented by both physical and emotional pain. Heartbroken, she grasped Nan Xu's hand, tightly grasping her, and earnestly advised, "Madam, no matter how loyal and lovable these maids are, there's always the possibility that they'll climb into your master's bed. Madam, you shouldn't treat them so intimately. They're like hibernating snakes; sooner or later, they'll bite back..."
Listening to Nanny Jiang's endless chatter, Nan Xu finally understood why her mother wanted to give Nanny Jiang as a dowry to her.
She sighed silently, then took Madam Jiang's hand, looked at her with pity, and said, "Madam, how could you have forgotten? It was Mother who gave Aunt Huan to Father in order to divide his favor from Aunt Zhou. It was Mother who, for her own selfish desires, broke her promise to let Aunt Huan leave the house and marry on her own, forcibly separating Aunt Huan and her cousin. She even stood by and watched from the sidelines when Aunt Zhou attacked Aunt Huan, causing Aunt Huan to pass away shortly after giving birth to Nanqi."
Watching Nanny Jiang's face turn from red to blue and then to white, Nan Xu suddenly felt a little pleasure, and an indescribable excitement rushed straight to the top of her head and washed over every part of her body.
She felt Nanny Jiang break free from her hand and fall onto a low stool, staring into space in disbelief and muttering to herself, "How could it be possible? How could Madam know so much about these things? Who is it that is spreading rumors about these old things? Who is gossiping about them in front of Madam?"
Who is it?
Nan Xu smiled bitterly, of course she heard it with her own ears.
On that blood-red moonlit night, Aunt Huan used her body to protect her and Nanqi, allowing Aunt Zhou and the servants to pour boiling oil and water on her. She was so scared that she wanted to scream, but Aunt Huan covered her mouth tightly.
Aunt Huan said, Second Miss, Aunt Zhou has gone mad. This lunatic will not let go of anyone who sees her committing a crime. You are the girl that the Madam has been looking forward to for so long. You must not die in the hands of this lunatic.
And that madman who kills without blinking an eye, in a state of forgetfulness, almost cursed as he recounted Aunt Huan's past.
It was from that time that she suddenly didn't know how to face her mother and father, who loved her every day, nor did she know how to face her future husband, until she met Li Zhan.
That must be the man she had observed for nearly ten years, the most suitable and the most loyal to her...
She pursed her lips and stubbornly held back the tears that were about to overflow from her eyes.
"Madam Jiang, no matter what your reasons are, I will not allow you to hurt anyone around me, not even a maid like Yuming. Do you understand?"
Her almost commanding tone woke Nanny Jiang up from her trance. She didn't dare to look directly at Nan Xu. Nan Xu waved her hand tiredly, and she retreated as if escaping. In a panic, her heavy body bumped into the bead curtain, startling the whole room with clanging sounds.
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The swaying bead curtain shattered the sunlight that poured into the room. It was in this chaotic light and shadow that Nan Xu saw the dark figure.
She frowned. Why did this person come here? When did he arrive?
Did he hear what she and Nanny Jiang said just now? And how much did he hear?
The light was against her, and with the beaded curtain blocking her view, Nan Xu couldn't see the expression on his face, and it was difficult for her to ask.
Afraid that she might overthink something, she simply ignored him, picked up the handkerchief to cover her face, and lay down on the couch.
What that means is, I didn't see you, you can do whatever you want.
She thought that since she had such an attitude, he should not make things difficult for himself. However, unexpectedly, in just a moment, a large shadow was cast in front of her. Nan Xu felt a little unhappy.
The room is so big, there is no place to stand, you have to stand in front of me, right?
Facing the man's straight gaze, Nan Xu was hesitating whether to say something when she instinctively felt something coming towards her face. She suddenly opened her eyes and grabbed Duan Wenpei's wrist through the brocade handkerchief as he tried to remove it.
She laughed at him angrily, "You are so sneaky, my Lord, you are not a gentleman."
The man's wrist was thick and strong, and she could only hold half of it. However, Duan Wenpei did not pull away as if his wish had been fulfilled. He only replied sarcastically, "Madam, you are too suspicious to be so wary of me."
As he spoke, he stretched out his slender five fingers and waved them near Nan Xu's ear. When he retracted them, there was a butterfly with broken wings in his hand.
"Qi" Nan Xu snorted and shook off his wrist.
"No one comes to visit you for no reason. If you have anything to say, please speak directly."
She closed her eyes again, but her ears were very attentive to his movements.
Until the shadow in front of him dissipated, and his side sank, Duan Wenpei sat in Nan Xu's seat just now. He turned his head to look out the window and saw only the lush green.
He couldn't help but wonder what Nan Xu felt when she looked at the bamboo forest just now?
Wouldn't it be better if there were colorful flowers and trees here? At least when I think of sad things, my heart will not be desolate.
"Ding-ling~" Nan Xu moved further inside, wanting to be further away from him. She flicked the two jingle bracelets on her wrist, bringing Duan Wenpei back to his thoughts. He looked up at her wrist and said, "Li Qi has someone in the palace behind him. You shouldn't touch him."
"Who is Li Qi?" she asked knowingly.
Duan Wenpei was rarely patient enough to answer such a stupid question. "It's the Manager Li you punished today."
"Oh—" She drew out the tone and said something so infuriating that it was impossible to forgive her, "I don't know him."
"Nan Xu!" Duan Wenpei was somewhat helpless with her refusal to speak. After a pause, his tone changed and became surprisingly gentle. "Ah Xu, I'm not blaming you. It's just that this is quite involved, and I'm afraid you'll suffer in silence."
Nan Xu shook off the goosebumps all over her body, thankful that she had covered her face with a silk scarf. She was a soft-hearted person, but when she thought of what he had done before, she changed her mind and said, "So what? Life or death is all a matter of a word and a plot from the uncle. I'm not afraid."
For some reason, when Duan Wenpei heard these words, the words "a dead pig is not afraid of boiling water" automatically emerged in his mind.
He cursed himself inwardly in annoyance, thinking that he shouldn't have thought of such vulgar words, but another voice in his body told him that he couldn't let Nan Xu treat him like this. If he continued like this, he didn't know what would happen to Nan Xu. He couldn't control his restless and anxious heart any longer.
You need to stay calm and steady. The book says that women are like water. You should be gentle with your wife, and you should be more gradual when dealing with a wife who doesn't like you...
"A Xu, I was wrong about what happened before. Please apologize." He tried to speak slower and to slow down his pounding heart, as if the words were not so difficult to say.
What medicine did Duan Wenpei take wrong today?
Nan Xu secretly opened her eyelids a little, but only saw his charming profile, and the displeasure in her heart seemed to ease a little.
She cursed herself for always being deceived by appearances, closed her eyes again, and said "hmm" proudly.
It's hard to tell whether she accepts his apology or scorns it.
No matter how good Duan Wenpei's temper was, he couldn't stand her repeated rejections. His eyes darkened and he suddenly leaned forward to press down. Before Nan Xu could react, she and Duan Wenpei were already very close, separated only by a thin transparent brocade handkerchief.
Through the brocade handkerchief, she could feel Duan Wenpei's hot and humid breath, lingering around her.
Nan Xu's face suddenly felt hot.
She wanted to push him away, only to find that her hands had been firmly held down by Duan Wenpei. "You, get out of the way!"
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