Chapter 87 Chapter 87 Something happened
Nan Xu didn't sleep well. The quilt was kicked aside and only covered half of her body. Although there was a charcoal fire burning in the room for heating, it was not cold. Duan Wenpei stood outside the curtain for a while, then walked in and covered her with the quilt.
A sudden warmth surged over her body, and Nan Xu subconsciously wanted to reach her hand out of the quilt in her sleep, but Duan Wenpei quickly stopped her.
After all this tossing and turning, the person on the bed showed signs of waking up. Duan Wenpei didn't want to disturb her, so he reached out and pressed her sleeping pills, letting her fall into a deep sleep.
Nan Xu was sleeping, with her brows relaxed and a faint smile on her lips.
She is not as energetic as before, but she won't talk about divorce either.
Duan Wenpei sat by the bed and stared at her for a long time. Then he reached out and touched the face he had been thinking about day and night. He slowly and almost devoutly lowered his head and kissed the bright red lips.
In the dark night, he looked like a shameless villain.
He rolled her lips repeatedly until they were stained with the body temperature and scent of both of them. Even though the woman was in deep sleep, she hummed impatiently twice.
Like a cat, cute and seductive.
Duan Wenpei raised his lips, and a magnetic and low laugh resonated in his chest. He opened his arms, greedily hugged Nan Xu in his arms, and whispered softly in her ear with his lips against hers.
"A Xu, you must take good care of yourself when I'm not around."
"I asked Yu Rong to leave you two guards with good martial arts skills. They will protect your safety..."
After saying a few words, Duan Wenpei suddenly felt a little stupid. He sighed sarcastically, closed his eyes, and buried his head deeply in Nan Xu's warm neck.
I'm full of love, but no matter how much I say, the person in my arms can't hear me... I might as well just let him hold me like this for a while...
The moon was bright and the stars were sparse. Moonlight slanted down from the window, filling the room with bright light. The two people on the bed seemed to have melted into each other's bones and blood, and could no longer be distinguished from each other.
"Knock knock" There were two knocking sounds outside the window. It was Yu Rong reminding Duan Wen and Pei Qichen that the time was almost up.
No matter how reluctant you are, you have to give it up.
Duan Wenpei glanced at Nan Xu twice before slowly putting her back. He tucked the quilt in place and left the inner room. In the dim moonlight, Duan Wenpei walked around the room twice, trying to find the divorce agreement.
He searched everywhere, even turning over several dressing boxes he knew of, but couldn't find it. Hearing increasingly rapid knocking sounds outside, Duan Wenpei turned around and took a last look at the bed in the inner room with its curtains draped over the floor, then left Jingyuan.
It was still dark in the sky, and the cold night wind made his face hurt. Duan Wenpei avoided people and took out the brocade handkerchief he had bought in Jingyuan before leaving. He wrapped the jade bracelet, which had already taken shape, and put it in his arms.
Xiao Jing, dressed like a woman from a deep house, rode up on horseback and asked Duan Wenpei, "Husband, can we start Qichen now?"
Duan Wenpei looked back at the gate of the Earl's Mansion. Apart from the gatekeeper, there was no one else there.
He slowly retracted his gaze, skillfully tied up the reins, and said in a voice as cold as the biting wind, "Don't call me that from now on. Also, don't call me Huaizhou. Call me Master like they do."
"drive!"
The horses' hooves stepped heavily on the bluestone slabs, the morning mist gradually dissipated, and the group headed straight for the city gate.
*
Nan Xu slept until dawn, and the sun shone brightly into the green gauze tent.
She rubbed her eyes, propped herself up with her arms, and slowly sat up sleepily. Just as she was about to call for help, she felt a burning pain in her mouth.
Nan Xu frowned and walked barefoot to the dressing mirror, only to see that her rosy lips were swollen for some reason.
After a gentle touch, Nan Xu was wondering if she was getting irritated when the bead curtain outside rustled and Nanny Jiang and two maids came in with servants carrying toiletries.
"Madam, why did you come down without shoes? Quick, help Madam sit down and bring her shoes."
After Nanny Jiang figured it out that night, she stopped focusing on the matters between the master and the mistress and shifted her focus to Nan Xu.
The maid brought the shoes over. Nanny Jiang took them and was about to squat down to help Nan Xu put on the shoes, but Nan Xu stopped her and took the shoes and put them on herself.
"Mammy, don't bother with this kind of thing. Mammy, think about what the kitchen cooked last night, or what I used that I'm allergic to. Why is my mouth so swollen?"
After hearing what Nan Xu said, everyone reacted and hurried to look at Nan Xu's mouth.
Yuxiang and Chunya both looked surprised, but Nanny Jiang looked at them carefully and didn't think it was an allergy.
"If it's not an allergy, what is it?"
Yuxiang wrung out a towel and helped Nanxu wipe her face, then asked Nanny Jiang in confusion.
Facing Nan Xu's gaze, Nanny Jiang didn't dare to say anything nonsense. "Well, I can't really say for sure, but it doesn't look like it. It looks more like being bitten by something."
This is worse than an allergy!
"Is there a bug in this room?" Upon hearing the news, the others did not react at first, but Yuxiang jumped up first, "No, there are no bugs!"
Chunya hurriedly pulled her back and said, "It's winter now, there aren't any biting insects."
Yes, it's winter now. The weather is cold and the insects are hibernating. It doesn't look like the bites were caused by insects at all.
The servant brought a plaster to reduce swelling. Chunya took it and gently applied it to Nanxu.
Looking at his red and bleeding lips in the bronze mirror, Nan Xu couldn't help but think deeply. If it wasn't a bug, then what else could have bitten him?
The swelling seemed somewhat familiar... In a flash, an answer emerged.
"Why is the mansion so quiet? Did that person in the front yard... leave?"
Ever since Nan Xu came back from the study in the front yard in a daze the day before yesterday, Duan Wenpei changed the way he addressed him from "Uncle" to "that person."
Everyone looked at each other in confusion, and finally Chunya replied, "Before dawn, Uncle led his men to the East Gate."
That means leaving.
Nan Xu stood up, opened her arms, and asked someone to help her dress.
"Nothing strange happened last night."
Strange thing? Last night, Chunya and two maids were on duty in the outer room. Chunya was the most vigilant. If Duan Wenpei had really been there, Chunya would have known about it.
Nan Xu stared at Chunya, trying to see the answer from Chunya's face.
Chunya shook her head calmly and said, "No, I didn't find anything unusual." The other two maids also agreed.
Nan Xu picked up the armlet on the dressing table and put it on. She looked deeply at Chunya who was looking down at her, and let the matter go.
Sometimes, it’s easy to guess what people are thinking.
It's all for the master.
*
The days when Duan Wenpei is not around are relaxing and boring.
Nan Xu found various ways to do things for herself. She would take people shopping, go out to see Yin Ruizhu, take out her bow and crossbow to practice archery in the garden, or stay in Yuming's room for half a day.
Yin Ruizhu's mood is very stable now, but there is a hint of strangeness in the stability, as if a storm is about to come.
Nan Xu knew that the wedding date was approaching and the day for her to escape was imminent.
It's not that she hadn't thought about giving up this friendship and telling Aunt Yin. In this way, Yin Ruizhu might resent and hate her, but it's better than watching her do stupid things.
But in the end, Nan Xu still held back.
Why hold back? When Nan Xu was wiping Yu Ming's hands, she would always nag to Yu Ming.
But Yu Ming didn't react at all. Occasionally she felt as if her fingers were moving, but when she looked closely, she found it was just an illusion.
Nan Xu stared blankly for a while, then couldn't help covering her face and crying silently.
Yuming's condition is not good, and the imperial physician no longer comes to the mansion.
The doctor hired from the street sighed and advised Nan Xu to prepare something for Yu Ming as soon as possible, maybe he could cure it.
What are we going for? Nan Xu thought it was ridiculous, but she couldn't help but ask people to prepare.
Nan Xu actually knew that Yu Ming didn’t have much time left, but she was unwilling to give up. She always wanted to find the real murderer and at least let Yu Ming die with peace of mind.
But the truth is always cruel. Duan Wenpei is gone and there has been no news from him.
Even though she had a thousand tricks, she was just a woman trapped in the backyard of the Bo's Mansion. No one would investigate for her, so she made the best use of her resources and sent out the two guards left for her by Duan Wenpei.
However, the murderer was nowhere to be found, and the invitation from the Marquis' Mansion was delivered to Jingyuan.
Several golden regular characters caught the eye. It turned out that the family that Nan Yun was engaged to came to Beijing to propose marriage, and Nan Xu, as the elder sister, had to attend.
Nan Xu didn't want to see Nan Yun and wanted to claim illness as the reason for not going, but looking at Yu Ming lying on the bed almost lifeless, Nan Xu thought that maybe she could find out something more from her good sister.
The next day, after getting dressed, Nan Xu took a car back to the Marquis' Mansion at an early hour.
*
This is the second wedding held in the Yong'an Marquis Mansion since Nan Xu's marriage.
Although it was just a betrothal proposal, the man was a distant relative of the Marquis's wife. Even if the Marquis's wife disliked Nan Yun, she still gave him enough face.
The main hall was opened, several close relatives and friends were invited, and several banquets were prepared for a lively banquet.
Nan Xu is the youngest with the highest status in the mansion. He sits next to the Marquis' wife, and next to him is the protagonist of today's betrothal, Nan Yun.
Nan Yun had been locked up in the manor for such a long time that she had become much more obedient. She was respectful to Nan Xu and the Marquis's wife, and would lower her head shyly from time to time when meeting the gaze of her future husband.
Nan Xu had something on his mind. After taking a few sips, he left the table on the pretext of going to the toilet and walked towards Xiefangyuan.
She walked and waited, and before coming out she winked at Nan Yun. Nan Yun should understand what she meant.
Sure enough, when they were almost at Xiefangyuan, Nan Yun caught up with them.
The lanterns under the corners of Xiefangyuan's eaves were swaying in the wind.
Because no one lives here, it feels desolate in the dim light. Of course, it is also the best place to say things that are not suitable for others to hear.
"I haven't even congratulated you yet, and you're about to get married."
Nan Xu faced the pond outside the yard and sincerely wished Nan Yun well.
Nan Yun thanked me, "I didn't expect you to come. Thank you for not holding a grudge against me for the things I did to you and for giving me this honor."
It was the first time that Nan Xu said such words to her. She was so surprised that she looked at Nan Yun a few more times.
Under the dim light, Nan Yun's eyebrows curved, as if she were truly a woman who knew nothing about the world. It was hard to tell whether these words were true or not.
However, whether it is sincere or fake is not important.
She didn't come here today just to hear her say these words.
Nan Xu gathered her thoughts and got straight to the point. "No need to thank me. Since we're sisters, I hope Third Sister, for the sake of our sisterly affection, can help me recall whether I saw anyone else in that room at the Big Buddha Temple that day."
After hearing this, Nan Yun lowered her head and thought for a moment, "Sister, now that I've mentioned that, I really remember someone who's very suspicious."
Nan Xu hadn't expected this, but she had the idea of giving it a try and actually gaining something. Unconsciously, she lightly moved her lotus steps and slowly moved closer to Nan Yun. "Third sister, tell me quickly, who is it that can—"
Before he could finish his words, Nan Xu suddenly heard two muffled thuds of people falling to the ground. He looked in the direction of the sound and saw Chunya and Yuxiang, who were standing not far behind him, lying on the ground, not knowing whether they were dead or alive.
wrong!
The blood rushed to her head, and Nan Xu was about to open her mouth to call for help, when she suddenly felt a sharp pain on the back of her neck. The face of Nan Yun in front of her began to twist and turn. Then, she fell into a warm embrace and completely lost consciousness.
Before she lost consciousness, she smelled the familiar scent of storax on the visitor.
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