Chapter 11 Confession She blatantly moved close to Xiao Yunqi...
Xue Zhiying was actually very upset at the moment.
God always gives her small favors that make her mistakenly think she is lucky, but he never shows any favor to her at critical moments.
Just like just now, she was still racking her brains to think of a reason to enter Xiao Yunqi's courtyard. Before she had time to think it through, Mu Yan, who was guarding the gate of Yingfeng Courtyard, saw her with his eyes shining, and welcomed her in in a low but warm voice.
Unfortunately, she came at the wrong time again. She knocked on the door absentmindedly and walked into the house with her head held high. Only then did she find Xiao Yunqi taking a shower.
She couldn't figure out what was wrong with this servant Xiao Yunqi. Why was he not as smart as Chuntao? Didn't he know that his master was taking a bath? He even let the women in the mansion into the house.
But Xue Zhiying was unwilling to give up this inexplicable opportunity. She stayed in the house and was busy thinking about all sorts of things. She completely forgot to think about how to explain the reason for her coming here.
Before she could finish her thoughts, Xiao Yunqi had already discovered her.
"Cousin, I..."
Xue Zhiying hesitated and said nothing more.
Xiao Yunqi didn't urge him.
He walked towards the couch, sat down casually, and his eyes fell on her again.
The atmosphere was tense and the silence in the house was unsettling.
Xue Zhiying was tense for a long time before slowly raising her head.
But as soon as he met Xiao Yunqi's dark eyes, the excuse he had just made up immediately fell apart, and he only said: "I wanted to see my cousin, so I came."
Xiao Yunqi leaned back in a relaxed posture, put his arms on the handle, and rubbed the smooth surface of the handle with his fingertips.
His tone was calm, no emotion could be heard, and he asked her slowly, "Miss Xue, do you want to see me at this time?"
Xue Zhiying explained in a low voice: "Because my cousin is not at home during the day, I can only come now. I knocked on the door just now, and when I heard my cousin answer from inside, I pushed the door open and walked in. But after I came in, I realized that I seemed to have misheard."
After hearing her explanation that was full of loopholes, Xiao Yunqi stopped beating around the bush with her.
He said bluntly, "Miss Xue, if what happened today has caused you any misconceptions, then I'm telling you now, put away those inappropriate thoughts. I'm not interested in you, please go back."
Xue Zhiying stood there without moving.
She was silent for a moment, then spoke again, her voice rising a little: "I didn't have any wrongful illusions. I couldn't help but feel happy with my cousin."
Like him?
Xiao Yunqi sneered in an ambiguous manner, as if he had heard a joke.
"Haven't I made myself clear enough?"
Xue Zhiying didn't know whether she had expected to be rejected or had no choice but to move forward.
After meeting Xiao Yunqi's gaze, her tone unexpectedly became more justified: "Even if my cousin has no intention, I can't change my mind. I can't let go of this feeling."
Xiao Yunqi narrowed his eyes slightly: "So you came here to confess your feelings to me?"
Hmm... sort of, right?
A moment of hesitation appeared on Xue Zhiying's face, but she quickly suppressed it.
In fact, she didn't know what she could do.
But after she returned to Jingshuiyuan, Chuntao kept talking enthusiastically about what she saw and heard in Rong'en Marquis Mansion today. She couldn't help but keep thinking about the scene when she was blocked by Meng Chen on the path.
She escaped, but what should she do next?
Meng Chen was not someone she could afford to offend. As long as he still had the intention to occupy her, perhaps tomorrow, or even right now, she would be completely helpless at his command.
No one would protect her, and she couldn't resist at all.
Xue Zhiying was too nervous and too scared, her thoughts were running wild, and she unconsciously headed towards Yingfeng Courtyard.
In fact, she had just lied.
She did have an illusion today. Xiao Yunqi helped her and did not kick her out of the carriage, nor did he push her away when she threw herself into his arms.
How can this not give people the wrong impression?
She thought she might have a chance, but now that idea has been completely dispelled.
Xiao Yunqi saw clearly the girl's depression.
He watched her gradually lower her head and replied in a low voice: "Yes, I want to tell my cousin my feelings."
She looked like a pitiful girl whose love was cruelly rejected.
The calmness in Xiao Yunqi's eyes was ruthless, and the words he spoke in a calm voice also made people frightened.
"I thought you came to apologize for the offense you committed during the day."
The girl was so well-behaved that she seemed to have no temper at all. She then apologized in a low voice: "I'm sorry, cousin."
Xiao Yunqi was silent for a moment and felt like laughing.
She was so timid that she could not stand being frightened. She would apologize when asked to, but when asked to put her mind to it, she would confidently say that she could not.
Xiao Yunqi asked: "Do you have anything else to say?"
"……there is none left."
"Then you can go out now."
Xue Zhiying lowered her head to hide her emotions and stood there motionless.
"You're not leaving yet, do you want to stay here overnight?"
Xue Zhiying suddenly looked up, and an expression of "Is it okay?" subconsciously appeared on her face.
Xiao Yunqi was stunned for a moment.
But she quickly dispelled this expression, lowered her head again, and said reluctantly: "Then I'll go back. Sorry for disturbing you today."
Xiao Yunqi then stood up, but of course not to see her off.
He didn't look at her again, just said "hmm" briefly, and turned towards the desk.
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Xue Zhiying didn't sleep all night after returning home, so she was naturally tired the next day.
Fortunately, nothing happened the whole day. No one summoned her, and no news came about King Lin'an.
But it was only for this day.
Xue Zhiying couldn't let go of her worries at all.
There was a knife hanging over her head. In the past, she only knew that the blade was falling with time, but she never looked up. It was not until her experience at Rong En Hou Mansion that she saw that the blade was close to her, and someone was controlling the rope hanging the knife. When to execute her was entirely up to that person.
After a few days of peace, the tense mood gradually dissipated.
But her desire to rely on Xiao Yunqi to help her out of the predicament was also about to fade away.
Come to think of it, even if she knew the secret that Xiao Yunqi was not completely indifferent to women, it did not mean that any woman could get close to him.
But what about saying that he is simple and gullible? Is it because she hasn't put enough thought into it?
My thoughts go back and forth, but I can't get any results.
On this day, Xiao Yunqi's attendants actually appeared in Jingshuiyuan.
Xue Zhiying couldn't hide her surprise when she saw the newcomer. Mu Yan was very enthusiastic, but he was here for business, so he didn't say anything extra.
"Cousin, are you free now? Could you please go with me to Yunmozhai? The master has something important to discuss with you."
Xue Zhiying didn't expect that she would have such an opportunity to meet Xiao Yunqi again.
She quickly agreed, and then remembered the volume of "Da Zhou Law Commentary" that had never been returned. After hesitating for a moment, she took the book and followed Mu Yan to Yun Mo Zhai.
When Mu Yan saw the book in her arms, an intriguing expression appeared on his face.
Then he said with a smile, "Cousin, please."
All the way to Yunmozhai.
Mu Yan only stopped in front of the courtyard gate and let her enter the courtyard alone.
The door of the study in the courtyard was open, and no one inside could be seen directly from the outside.
Xue Zhiying walked in and just as she looked up, she saw a bright but unfamiliar face and was stunned.
Xie Heng turned around when he heard the voice and saw someone coming. He smiled gently and said, "I am Xie Heng from Duke Xie's Mansion. Nice to meet you."
Xue Zhiying's eyes widened, but she quickly reacted and bowed, "Greetings, His Royal Highness."
She had no idea about this prince of Duke Xie's mansion, but in order to find out about Xiao Yunqi, she had inevitably heard some news about the people who were close to him, and Xie Heng was the one with whom she had the closest relationship.
Xie Heng didn't have any of the airs of a prince. He nodded slightly and said, "Don't be nervous. I asked you to come. Come and sit down."
Almost as soon as he finished speaking, Xie Heng saw disappointment on Xue Zhiying's face, and he couldn't help but look at her twice more.
Xue Zhiying quickly put away her expression and walked to the table.
But when she sat down, she couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Cousin, isn't he here?"
When Xie Heng heard her ask this, he lowered his eyes and saw the copy of "Da Zhou Lu Shu" in her arms.
He paused, a similar expression to Mu Yan's before appearing on his face, before he said, "Since we invited you here, Wen Yu will definitely come, but he's still on his way and should be here soon."
Xue Zhiying's expectations were not disappointed. After feeling relieved, he finally began to wonder about the current situation.
"I wonder why His Royal Highness summoned me here?"
Xie Heng didn't beat around the bush and took out a piece of rice paper that was about the same size as the handkerchief from his side.
The paper was spread out on the table.
Xue Zhiying's pupils tightened and she held her breath for a moment.
It was a piece of paper embroidery that Yunniang had sold before.
Xie Heng saw Xue Zhiying's reaction, which confirmed the clues he had found.
He stated, "Miss Xue recognizes this embroidery."
Xue Zhiying lowered her eyes, feeling a little uneasy, but still replied, "Yes."
"Could you tell me where this embroidery comes from?"
"From..."
When she hesitated, Xie Heng spoke again: "Don't worry, Miss Xue. This is a public matter and has nothing to do with the Xiao family's private affairs. Given Wen Yu's personality, she won't interfere in the affairs of the harem. This matter requires your cooperation, and I hope you will tell me the truth."
The paper embroidery on the table came from an embroidery workshop in the western suburbs of Beijing. Xue Zhiying met the owner of the embroidery workshop, Yunniang, by chance three years ago.
After that, she always took the opportunity to go to the embroidery workshop when she went out of the house, and asked Yunniang to help sell her embroidery works, allowing her to save a small amount of money.
This was not allowed in the Xiao family's backyard, but Xue Zhiying had lived in peace for the past three years. After all, she rarely left the house, and no one cared to check her whereabouts.
Xue Zhiying had nothing to hide, so she told Xie Heng the truth about the origin of the paper embroidery on his desk.
“Did you see the buyer?”
Xue Zhiying thought that this paper embroidery was sold on the day she last went to the embroidery workshop.
Perhaps Xie Heng found out this, so he called her in for questioning.
Xue Zhiying shook her head. "There are many customers in the embroidery workshop. Yunniang just let me see this paper embroidery before it was sold. I don't know who bought it."
Xue Zhiying felt that the questioning might be over here.
She lowered her head and recalled all the details of what happened in the embroidery workshop more than a month ago. No matter whether it was useful or not, she wanted to say something more and stay here for a while.
It would be best to stay until Xiao Yunqi comes back.
Just as I was thinking about it, there was a sound coming from the study door.
Xue Zhiying turned around when she heard the voice and saw the tall figure in front of the door.
Xiao Yunqi seemed to have not expected Xue Zhiying to appear here, and his brows frowned slightly.
He quickly shifted his gaze away from Xue Zhiying's face and turned to look at Xie Heng.
Xie Heng chuckled, waved at him, and continued to say to Xue Zhiying, "Miss Xue, have you met the Prince of Lin'an in the embroidery workshop?"
Xue Zhiying was stunned, her eyes still fixed on Xiao Yunqi. Seeing the gloom on his face, he seemed to understand something after hearing this question and walked towards the table.
"I... yes, I have."
She met Meng Chen there for the first time. She didn't know his identity and had a few conversations with him, which brought misfortune upon herself.
Xiao Yunqi has already come to the table.
Xie Heng raised his hand: "Wen Yu, sit down. You've come just in time. I was just asking Miss Xue about what happened that day."
He felt as comfortable as if he were in his own study.
He and Xue Zhiying sat opposite each other at a rectangular table, and there seemed to be no suitable place for Xiao Yunqi to sit.
Xiao Yunqi glanced at Xie Heng indifferently, and with a glance, he saw the girl nearby moving cautiously.
Move a little, then move a little more.
It seemed that as long as she moved slowly and quietly enough, no one would notice that she had deliberately left an empty space beside her for him to sit down.
Xiao Yunqi withdrew his gaze, brushed aside his clothes and sat down beside Xue Zhiying.
The girl, who had just sat down and was moving, suddenly stopped and then retreated a distance in the opposite direction.
With her knees pressed together, she blatantly moved closer to Xiao Yunqi.
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