Chapter 13: Hugging and embracing, whispering and holding hands
Three days passed, and there was no movement from Xiao Yunqi, as if he had forgotten what was discussed that day, or he had found another way and no longer needed to rely on Xue Zhiying.
Xue Zhiying would not be in a hurry to ask further questions, nor would it be convenient for her to do so.
But the news of the inquiry still reached Xiao Yunqi.
Mu Yan bowed and reported cautiously, "Master, my cousin sent someone to inquire about her trip. Do you need to give her a reply?"
That night, Mu Yan let Xue Zhiying into the yard, and was naturally punished afterwards.
After this incident, even though he still felt that his analysis was correct, he had no choice but to admit the fact that his master and his cousin did not have that kind of relationship.
Now that he mentioned his cousin in front of Xiao Yunqi for official business, he couldn't help but be cautious.
Xiao Yunqi was silent for a moment, then said calmly, "She's very anxious."
Mu Yan thought about it, but still had some selfish motives, so he followed Xiao Yunqi's instructions and reported, "Three days ago, the King of Lin'an sent someone to Jingshuiyuan to deliver a letter. The specific content is unknown, but it should be a private invitation to my cousin."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yunqi put down the pen in his hand and raised his eyes.
When Mu Yanyi met his gaze, he couldn't help but feel that something was wrong.
The cousin was anxious to ask her master for help, but she thought her master would not want to use her to get close to King Lin'an.
Seeing Mu Yan's obviously annoyed expression, Xiao Yunqi said, "Go check when Meng Chen has an appointment with her."
Mu Yan hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help asking, "Master...are you planning to use your cousin's invitation to investigate the clues of King Lin'an?"
"Where's the brain?"
"ah?"
Xiao Yunqi refused to explain and instead instructed, "Send someone to Jingshuiyuan and tell her to take her to the western suburbs tomorrow morning."
Mu Yan's question was indeed a foolish one.
Regardless of the difficulty of the matter, Xiao Yunqi was arrogant by nature and did not think that he could not deal with the King of Lin'an, who had ambition but no real ability.
What's more, the thought of using a girl who has nothing to do with this to get close to Meng Chen to achieve his goal is disgusting. He would not and would not do such a thing.
As for whether Xue Zhiying will go to Meng Chen's appointment.
Xiao Yunqi's eyes moved slightly, but after pondering, he did not give any further instructions.
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The next morning.
Xue Zhiying did not delay at all and arrived at the door of the mansion early to wait.
Chuntao stood beside her in an awkward position and yawned, somewhat confused as to why the girl was so active today.
But after a yawn, she couldn't help but secretly look at the girl's outfit today.
Her bun was adorned with pearl hairpins, and she wore a white gauze lotus leaf top tied with a lotus root pink chest-length skirt. She had bright eyes, long eyelashes, cherry lips and a delicate nose. She was extremely eye-catching and beautiful from any angle.
Chuntao felt that although this dress was not as luxurious as the one she wore at the flower banquet at the Rong'en Marquis Mansion, it was more suitable for Xue Zhiying's temperament, pure, bright, lively and beautiful.
Xue Zhiying herself felt the same way.
The outfit she wore today didn't make her look fat at all; it was something she had specially chosen for her.
Chun Tao leaned close to Xue Zhiying's ear and whispered, "Miss, you look really beautiful today."
Just as he finished speaking, before Xue Zhiying could respond to Chuntao's innocent and straightforward praise, footsteps were heard in the front yard.
Xiao Yunqi, dressed in a dark-colored uniform, walked at the head of the group, followed by a group of followers, walking towards the door with heavy and firm steps.
When he came closer, Xue Zhiying called him softly, "Cousin."
Xiao Yunqi's eyes only swept across the so-called bright face calmly before looking away: "Well, get in the car."
He took the lead, walked to the front of the carriage with his long legs and stepped on it.
Xue Zhiying pursed her lips in disappointment as she looked at the indifferent figure, then followed.
The carriage started moving, and the atmosphere inside was as silent as last time.
If Xue Zhiying had kept to herself and not spoken, the whole journey would have been silent.
But she soon took the initiative to speak: "Cousin, how long can you stay in the embroidery workshop today?"
"What's up?"
"Well... a little bit." Xue Zhiying did not explain in detail.
Xiao Yunqi said, "I'll leave two people with you when we get there. When you're ready to go back home, just ask them to call a carriage for you."
He paused, then inexplicably added, "The carriage is intact and can take you back home safely."
Xue Zhiying's face froze and he felt guilty.
Why did he bring this up suddenly?
Did he know something...
Xue Zhiying was thinking in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face.
She ignored his words and asked, "Won't my cousin come with me?"
Xiao Yunqi looked at her expressionlessly.
She sat at the side of the carriage, and when she spoke to him, she tilted her head slightly, stretching one side of her neck. Her half-loose hair swept around her neck, making her fair skin faintly visible.
Her lightly made-up face was more delicate and eye-catching than usual, and her plump lips opened and closed as she spoke, and my gaze was unconsciously focused on that.
In Xiao Yunqi's eyes, she had been unknown in the past few years. When they met occasionally, his eyes would not linger on her for long.
She is very quiet, has little presence, is timid, and has never been the one to stand out and attract attention.
But now he saw her boldness beyond his expectation.
From hiding that obvious thought to boldly breaking through that layer of window paper, his rejection actually became the help for her to tear off all the covers.
So much so that her thoughts were clearly written on her face, and the look in her eyes when she looked at him was even more straightforward than before.
He gave the obvious answer with his silence, but she still pressed on: "...cousin?"
She had originally not intended to answer, but suddenly a vicious question rolled out of her lips: "Do you want me to wait for you at the embroidery workshop until you finish your work and then go back home together?"
Xiao Yunqi predicted the answer in an unusual direction, and sure enough, he saw the same look in her eyes as the one she had in his bedroom that day, and then she nodded slightly.
She really dared to think so.
Xiao Yunqi chuckled and heard her whisper, "It will only take half an hour."
"Really? Half an hour."
Xiao Yunqi repeated it slowly, as if to agree to her request.
Then he answered her: "Unfortunately, I have other things to do and cannot stay in the embroidery workshop for long."
The deliberate mischief easily caused the girl's facial expression to fluctuate.
Xue Zhiying uttered a low "Oh", with the corners of her lips lowered, her expression showing obvious emotions.
Xiao Yunqi didn't know why he had to tease her, and his gaze lingered on her lost face for a moment for some unknown reason.
In the second half of the journey, Xue Zhiying did not speak to Xiao Yunqi again. The carriage drove quietly all the way to the embroidery workshop.
Xiao Yunqi got off the carriage first.
In addition to bringing Xue Zhiying to help deliver the message, he also had something else to do today.
He stood beside the carriage and called two servants to give them instructions, telling them to accompany Xue Zhiying back to the mansion later. Turning around, he saw the girl who had been in a daze in the carriage just now bowing and walking out.
Xue Zhiying was naturally uneasy.
I tried to test Xiao Yunqi again today, but it was obvious that the result was the same as usual, no progress and little hope.
She is not the type of person who loses patience. If she has enough time, she might patiently think about how to have a long-term relationship with him and gradually impress him.
But Meng Chen's invitation was like a death warrant, so urgent that she couldn't concentrate on trial and error with Xiao Yunqi.
When the carriage stopped, the swaying curtains revealed the open space outside the embroidery workshop, which was where Meng Chen first met her.
Xue Zhiying just looked at that place, her heart pounding. She walked out of the carriage and was about to step down, but her complicated thoughts made her fail to pay attention to her feet. Xiao Yunqi's carriage was higher than ordinary carriages. She stepped on empty air and her body suddenly fell forward.
There seemed to be a fleeting moment in his sight of Xiao Yunqi standing beside the carriage with an indifferent expression.
Xue Zhiying was horrified, thinking that she was doomed. Falling so defenselessly would surely cause her to suffer serious injuries.
There was no time to think more, as my body completely lost control and the bluestone ground under the carriage was approaching.
She closed her eyes in fear, and suddenly a strong arm wrapped around her waist, and a big hand tightly gripped her waist, instantly reversing the direction of her fall.
Xue Zhiying's forehead hit the strong chest, but she didn't feel any pain. Only a cold fragrance covered her face, mixed with the warmth emitted by the body, making her dizzy.
It took her a moment to realize that she did not fall, but was caught by Xiao Yunqi.
It seems more accurate to say that he hugged her.
The arm across her waist exerted a controlling force, a contact that was harder to ignore than when he had previously grabbed her wrist. Even through her clothes, she could clearly feel the taut lines of his muscles.
Xiao Yunqi lowered his eyes and saw her raise her head from in front of him.
He was puzzled. She didn't fall down in the end, but why did her eyes still turn red? Was she doing it on purpose?
Xiao Yunqi let go of his hand and stood straight.
Just as he was about to take a half step back to create some distance, the body leaning in front of him continued to press its weight in his direction, as if it had no intention of getting up and was determined to stay on him.
She was petite and more than a head shorter than him, and when she pressed herself against him, she just happened to occupy the space in front of his chest and abdomen.
It was too close, the scent of her body was stronger than ever before, and her voluptuous figure was in close contact with him.
It was so soft that it seemed boneless, and one could not help but feel that once the support was removed, this softness would turn into water and scatter all over the ground, and one could only stop the retreat.
Xiao Yunqi's face darkened and he said coldly, "Miss Xue, your tricks are very old-fashioned."
And these are the things that come to mind over and over again.
Borrowing books, throwing them into his arms, so will I break into his bedroom again at night today?
Oh, there's one more thing.
He turned his head to avoid the farthest distance she could get close to him.
Only when he saw Xiao Yunqi's cold and hard jaw did Xue Zhiying gradually come back to his senses.
If she explained to him that she had just lost her mind out of fear, he probably wouldn't believe it.
Xue Zhiying timidly swallowed back the words "I didn't stand firmly".
She simply remained silent, as if she had been warned by him coldly, and then she restrained herself, lowered her head and stepped back from him.
But she was really scared just now. When she leaned against Xiao Yunqi, she didn't realize that as soon as she stepped back from him and tried to stand firm, her legs suddenly became weak and she seemed to fall again.
Of course, you won't actually fall on flat ground, but your body will instinctively reach out for support.
Xiao Yunqi was nearby, and he showed no sign of wanting to help her, but she still grabbed his arm.
As a last resort, he supported her with his backhand.
Xue Zhiying raised her eyes in panic, and first saw Xiao Yunqi with a cold face as if he was unhappy, and then saw Mu Yan, who had been waiting beside her, with a strange expression on his face.
She was in no mood to think too much, only a feeling of sadness that everything was going wrong enveloped her whole body.
Xue Zhiying was the first to let go, making Xiao Yunqi's hand seem to be reluctantly shaken off.
This made his face darker.
But Xue Zhiying didn't look at him. She just lowered her head and said quickly, "I'm sorry, cousin, for causing you trouble. I'll go to the embroidery workshop first."
After saying this, she turned around with her skirt twirling and walked towards the embroidery workshop without stopping.
Xiao Yunqi looked at the background film for a moment with an unclear expression.
When I turned around, I saw Mu Yan looking like he wanted to say something but hesitated.
"Anything you want to say?"
Mu Yan's neck shrank, and he lowered his head to hide his expression: "No."
Hugging and embracing, whispering and holding hands.
He didn't have much to say, he just couldn't understand why he was punished before.
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