As soon as Helian Sheng returned to the Ninth Prince's Mansion, Helian Cheng hurried to greet him, "Ninth brother, you are finally back?!"
After Helian Sheng sat down on the main seat, he asked calmly, "What do you want from me?"
Helian Yun angrily said, "Are you really not aware or are you pretending not to know? The whole capital is talking about this matter now. I don't believe you haven't heard any rumors!"
"So what if you know?"
"you……"
Helian Cheng was furious, but he could only say softly, "My good ninth brother, can't you help your poor third brother?! You know I don't want to marry Zuo Xinya!"
I didn't want to marry her before, but because it was an arranged marriage, I could still endure it.
Now he knew that Zuo Xinya and Helian Yun had that kind of relationship, and she even abandoned Helian Yun for fame and fortune, and climbed into his bed in the blink of an eye. Although she was still a virgin, he really couldn't accept such a woman!
Helian Sheng poured the tea and took a sip before saying calmly, "This matter is difficult for me to help with."
"Why?" Helian Cheng was very unhappy.
"First, this is the will of my father and mother. If it weren't for a matter of life and death, I wouldn't have spoken up for you. Second, if they can plot against you once, they can plot against you a second time. Even if I help you now, I'm afraid you'll still have to marry her. Third, and most importantly, if you don't marry Zuo Xinya, my father will grant you another marriage to balance the court. The next woman might not be as easy to deal with as Zuo Xinya, so why bother?"
“…”
It was clearly an excuse for not wanting to help him, so why did it sound so reasonable?
Maybe it was because it was the first time he spoke so much to himself.
Since Helian Sheng was unwilling to help him, Helian Cheng no longer stayed in the Ninth Prince's Mansion.
The key point is that he felt that what Helian Sheng said did make some sense.
Forget it, let’s just take it one step at a time!
…
After Duan Qingxi returned to the general's mansion, Duan Hong and Duan Sijin were very excited and very fortunate.
They thought Duan Qingxi was really in trouble, but they didn't expect to see her come back alive.
Duan Hong asked, "Xi'er, what happened that night? Why did you disappear with the Fifth Prince and the Ninth Prince? Were you with the Ninth Prince?"
Duan Qingxi didn't want to talk about it any further, and just said vaguely, "No, I was originally resting in my guest room, but I didn't expect to be chased by some men in black. Later, I saw the guards I brought with me fighting with them. I was scared, so I ran away. Unexpectedly, I ran into the Fifth Prince who was also being chased, and unfortunately, we both fell off a cliff."
"After surviving the disaster, we met the Ninth Prince again, and that's how we came back together..."
Hearing this, Duan Hong grabbed her and said in shock, "What did you say?! Someone wants to kill you?! Who?!"
Duan Qingxi shook his head, "Xi'er doesn't know."
In fact, she knew, but Xuan Yi and Xuan Er failed to leave any survivors at that time. Now there is no evidence, and so many days have passed. Even if she said that those people were sent by Duan Shishi, Duan Hong would probably not believe it.
It would be better to pretend that he didn't know anything so that the woman would let down her guard.
Duan Hong wanted to pull Duan Qingxi aside to ask her about what happened at the bottom of the cliff, but Duan Sijin said, "Okay, Dad, Xi'er just got back and must be very tired. She needs to rest well. If you have anything to ask, why not ask her another day?"
Duan Hong then remembered that Duan Qingxi had just escaped death outside, and he immediately annoyed himself for being careless. He quickly ordered the servants to prepare delicious food and drinks for her, and also had someone give her a hot bath...
After returning to the yard, Qiao Yun and Chan Xue rushed over and hugged her and cried.
The two of them really thought that something had happened to Duan Qingxi, and they cried almost every day these days.
Duan Qingxi coaxed them for a long time before they stopped crying.
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