After leaving those words behind, Nangong Feng helped the drunken Nan Fenghuang away.
Xie Lingqin stood there for a long time, unable to come back to her senses.
Why did her conversation with Nangong Feng just now remind her of her dream? The more she talked to him, the more she felt as if she were touching something real. However, all the doubts that were about to surface vanished without a trace the moment Nangong Feng turned away.
Only in her heart did a light feeling linger, almost making her feel that everything in the world had become narrow and cramped.
"Rustle..."
A sound pulled Xie Lingqin back from her meditative state, and she looked sharply toward the source of the sound.
"Who's there? Come out."
However, the area was shrouded in shadow, and no one came out.
After a moment, Xie Lingqin sighed, "I can see the feet now."
As soon as these words were spoken, there was another rustling sound from the shadows, and then a slightly plump figure slowly stood up. In the last rays of the setting sun, bright eyes looked at Xie Lingqin, and she stammered, "Hello, you, are you the eldest daughter of the General's Mansion?"
"Who are you……"
"My name is Ye Zhisang. I'm here to see Xie Yushu, the steward of the General's Mansion."
Xie Lingqin was taken aback, a glint of light flashing in her eyes, then she smiled, "I understand, you're the one your family arranged for him, right?"
Upon hearing this, the woman quickly lowered her head, and although she was hidden in the shadows, her face was still visible as she blushed.
"Hmm, do you want to come out into the light and talk to me? It's so dark looking at you like this."
Xie Lingqin gently waved to the woman.
The woman seemed to breathe a sigh of relief as she walked out from the shadows.
Slightly chubby and round, yet with delicate features, she was adorably naive, with beautiful double eyelids and bright, clear eyes beneath thick eyelashes. She was carrying a bundle, and her stomach was rumbling.
"Come inside with me."
"Will I be looked down upon?"
The woman asked softly.
Xie Lingqin looked at her, "Why are you complaining?"
"I saw all the women here dressed so beautifully, with makeup on, while I... was dressed so shabbily, and..."
"Hehe, who said that dressing well means you can't be shabby? Who said you have to wear face powder? I didn't wear any either. Look, we're the same, naturally beautiful with good skin."
The woman looked at Xie Lingqin with slight suspicion, wondering if she was being praised or if Xie Lingqin was praising herself.
At that moment, Xie Yushu had already taken off his outer robe and was about to take a bath when the door was suddenly pushed open. Xie Lingqin pointed to someone and said, "Treat her well," before leaving.
Xie Yushu's psychological trauma... how immense, how profound...
Qingshui Pavilion.
As soon as Xie Lingqin entered the courtyard, Chequ immediately came to greet her, asking curiously, "Miss, Miss, I heard that Steward Xie's fiancée has arrived. How is she?"
"A very kind and innocent girl," Xie Lingqin said succinctly, then looked at Tridacna, "You should take care of her in the future."
"Miss, why are you taking such good care of Xie Guanqian, your fiancée?"
Tridacna felt that this was completely unlike a young lady's style.
Xie Lingqin glanced at him, "Because she's extraordinary."
"Unusual?"
Tridacna was a little confused. The young lady had someone check the woman's information before, and all she said was that she was a good person and came from a noble family, and then she didn't say anything more.
"Don't worry, Miss, I'll do as you say."
"By the way, where's Ning Yi?"
"They live in the side room next door."
"My father didn't come to cause trouble, did he?"
"No, I asked. Ning Yi was quite a handful in the other courtyard, and she disliked General Xie very much. But when she came to Qing Shui Pavilion, she was extremely obedient and even read and wrote by herself. I think the General will be grateful to you."
"If only he had that kind of awareness." Xie Lingqin said with a hint of sarcasm, waving her hand at Tridacna. "Alright, you can go now."
"yes."
Xie Lingqin sat in the room and opened the small notebook that Xu Yiran had entrusted to her by the black-robed man.
The words inside are bizarre and fantastical...
The light on the horizon gradually disappeared from the windowsill.
As night fell, Xie Lingqin had dinner with Ning Yi and said a few words to him before telling him to go to bed early. Only then did she have Tridacna fetch water.
After filling his cup with water, the giant clam silently placed the cup on the ground and was about to leave when Xie Lingqin called out to him in a deep voice.
"If you're not a giant clam, then who are you?"
Hearing the sound, "Tridacna" silently closed the door, then looked up at Xie Lingqin and said, "Weren't you looking for me?"
"Black robe?"
Almost as soon as Xie Lingqin finished speaking, she raised her hand and tore at the face of the man in black robes. She wanted to see his true face.
However, the black-robed man's skill was far superior to hers. Not only did she fail to touch him, but a gust of wind from his palm sent her staggering backward.
"You're really useless. I told you to take your mother's remains to the imperial mausoleum, but you wouldn't go. Instead, you had a one-night stand with the Crown Prince. Aren't you ashamed?"
The man in the black robe spoke in a somber, low voice.
Upon hearing this, Xie Lingqin's expression darkened. After a moment, she blinked and said, "As expected." Then, she slowly stood up from the ground. "As expected, you don't want to see me with the Crown Prince."
Upon hearing this, the black-robed figure disguised as a giant clam felt a chill run down his spine. "You..."
Just as he was about to speak, a large net descended from the sky, covering the black robe and preventing him from escaping.
"Yes, I've been looking for you. I thought about finding you because you have too many secrets, but you just wouldn't show up. After leaving a small book in the Heavenly Secrets Hall for Xu Yiran to give to me, you disappeared without a trace. So I had no choice but to resort to this tactic."
"You were with the Crown Prince just to lure me out?"
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