Chapter 37: Anger He wanted her to pay for her ridiculous behavior...
There was a dead silence, and the atmosphere was so oppressive that it was suffocating.
Until now, the two servants still didn't understand why they were inexplicably questioned by the eldest master when they were ordered to do this matter. They racked their brains but couldn't figure out what they had done wrong.
How can I think clearly?
My cousin left home a month ago. So much time has passed and few people talk about it anymore.
What's more, even if it happened right now, what does it have to do with the eldest young master?
The eldest son shouldn't be someone who has the leisure to care about trivial matters.
"Get out."
Xiao Yunqi's face was sinister and his voice was as cold as ice.
No one could believe that the girl who had been clinging to him so softly just a few moments ago would disappear for no reason.
He could not think of any other reason except being persecuted.
Discuss marriage?
Xiao Yunqi was so angry that he wanted to laugh.
She had wanted to marry him from the very beginning, so why would anyone arrange a marriage for her?
Xiao Yunqi glanced around the dusty room.
This was the first time he saw the dormitory where she usually lived, but it was deserted.
There were some miscellaneous items that had not been put away scattered on the ground, but they were not many. At first glance, they were almost all useless old things.
Xiao Yunqi walked into the house.
His footsteps also left footprints on the dusty floor, but they were mixed with other messy footprints.
This was an eyesore to him.
He lowered his eyes to look at the mess at his feet.
Waste paper, rags, silk handkerchiefs.
He squatted down, pinching a corner of the silk handkerchief with his slender, clean fingers.
It was so dirty that the embroidery was almost invisible, but when he turned it over, he could still see the word "盈" in the corner that could not be covered by the dirt.
Xiao Yunqi's eyes darkened.
If they were really forced to leave, why would they have emptied the house so completely, as if they really had no intention of coming back?
She would make demands on him incessantly, no matter how big or small, unreasonable or wishful thinking, she would dare to ask for anything.
When she encountered this kind of thing, she didn't think of asking him for help, nor did she think that he would take her back.
Xiao Yunqi tried his best to believe that Xue Zhiying was forced to leave, but rational analysis always overturned his idea.
It seemed that no matter from which angle one looked at it, her departure was exactly as the two servants had said.
She left on her own.
This is really ridiculous.
Xiao Yunqi suddenly stood up, his eyes cloudy, and strode out.
Mu Yan, who had been waiting silently by the side, was startled back to his senses by his sudden movement.
He almost immediately guessed what Xiao Yunqi was going to do, and quickly stepped forward to try to stop him: "Master, calm down and don't be impulsive."
But Xiao Yunqi turned a deaf ear and walked out without any pause.
Since all analyses failed to produce the results he was willing to accept, he simply abandoned rational analysis.
Speculation was fruitless, and he was eager to find a definite answer.
Was she forced to leave, or did she leave on her own accord?
Rendeyuan.
The old lady had just heard the two servants report that they were ordered to leave by the eldest son and failed to clean up the room, when she saw Xiao Yunqi striding towards her.
The elegant woman narrowed her eyes slightly.
Xiao Yunqi bowed slightly: "Grandmother."
"Wen Yu, why do you have time to come to my place today?"
The anxiety and anger in his heart were intertwined, making it difficult for Xiao Yunqi to maintain his usual calmness.
He had already realized that he had impulsively come to Ren De Yuan, but he had no intention of restraining his intention to ask questions.
"I heard that some time ago, Grandmother sent someone to send Miss Xue away."
The old lady frowned, unhappy and suspicious.
It was just as the two servants said, but she also didn't understand when her eldest grandson became involved with that unknown cousin.
The old lady said, "Wen Yu came to me in a rage about this matter."
"Are you here to accuse me?"
"Grandma, your words are too kind. However, Miss Xue is a daughter of my mother's old acquaintance. I was the one who asked her to stay in the first place. Now I should know why Grandma asked her to leave."
The old lady's frown deepened.
"Who told you that I made her leave?"
She glanced sideways at the two servants behind her.
One of them said in shock, "No, I didn't. I will report the truth to the eldest master."
Xiao Yunqi's fingers trembled, and the veins on the back of his hand suddenly appeared.
In this situation, it was as if the entire Xiao Mansion knew the reason why she left, except for him who knew nothing.
The old lady said, "Zhiying is already at the age to discuss marriage. I wanted to find a match for her, but she happened to receive a letter from her mother in her hometown."
"She herself proposed returning home. If her mother would take care of it for her, and she herself wished to do so, I shouldn't interfere too much. I agreed to her request and sent someone to send her back."
"Where's the letter from home?"
"After I read the letter her mother wrote to her, do you think you should withhold her letter before letting her go?"
The old lady looked him up and down.
She had never seen her eldest grandson, who was always cold-tempered, show such an expression.
"But you, Wenyu, what's going on between you and Zhiying?"
What's going on.
He also wanted to know what was going on.
The fact that didn't need to be confirmed again forced him to confirm it again.
His whole body was tense, his face expressionless, but his eyes were churning, and he was on the verge of rage.
Now he began to wonder why.
Because he didn't mention taking her with him more than once.
Because he made her wait for a long time in Zuiyue Tower before he left.
Because he has been away for a long time and has not returned.
Neither.
The remaining bit of rationality allowed Xiao Yunqi to come up with an answer that was close to the truth without having to think too much.
"Nothing, Grandma, sorry to bother you."
Xiao Yunqi squeezed out these words from between his teeth and left in a huff.
The afternoon summer breeze blew on my face, but the slight coolness could not blow away the anxiety in my body.
Xiao Yunqi walked quickly, and Mu Yan followed closely behind him with his head down.
The servants passing by saluted the distinguished man as usual, but received no response, and some of them couldn't help but look up.
The moment he touched those cold eyes, he was frightened and lowered his head again.
Xiao Yunqi was suppressing his anger, so his expression naturally did not look good.
On the way to Yunmozhai, he forced himself to accept the fact that Xue Zhiying was the one who left.
The reason he was angry was that he had never thought that she would actually leave.
Leave the Xiao Mansion and leave him.
Go back to discuss marriage? !
Could it be that she had forgotten what she said when she first approached him, and what she had said to him before he left?
Xiao Yunqi felt that this was an excuse, and he didn't want to think about the real reason why she left.
Once I think about it carefully, the anger will rush to my head uncontrollably.
But he was not panicked.
How could he be so flustered because Xue Zhiying left the Xiao Mansion without telling him?
Where else could she go but to her hometown?
Just bring her back.
As for the reason for her leaving, I will let her tell him in person after the punishment.
Xiao Yunqi kicked open the study door with a cold face and said, "Send someone to Ningzhou to bring her back."
Mu Yan responded immediately.
Before I could turn around, I heard him quickly add, "I want to see someone within half a month."
This is a bit difficult, Mu Yan raised his head hesitantly.
It takes a month to travel from Ningzhou to Beijing by carriage. If we send someone to look for her, we can make the round trip within half a month by riding a horse at full speed. However, the return journey requires a delicate girl, which will be very tiring as soon as we arrive, and we may not be able to withstand it.
Xiao Yunqi also thought of this at this moment, and his face suddenly became even uglier.
He tightened his lips and refused to change his mind and extend the time. In fact, he felt that even half a month was too long.
She was as bold as ever.
She took the opportunity to leave the Xiao Mansion while he was away, saying that she liked him, but then turned around and wanted to discuss marriage with someone else.
If he brought her back later, he would have to watch her get married and have a child.
Xiao Yunqi's eyebrows twitched.
He realized that his mind was running uncontrollably into things that were completely untrue.
Because he has no control over how the situation develops.
He was not sure why she left, not sure what she was doing after arriving in Ningzhou, and not sure whether his people could get things done smoothly.
Anxiety and panic filled her heart, and the words she had said in front of him many times that she would not marry him echoed in her ears.
Xiao Yunqi took great effort to suppress his anxiety and panic, and the corners of his lips curved into a cold arc.
She was the one who provoked him in the first place, so how could she just leave like that?
There was nothing he couldn't control.
The punishment of asking her to travel back to the capital within half a month was too light for her.
She lied to him, left him, and even dared to discuss marriage with someone else.
He wanted her to pay for her ridiculous behavior.
"No need to send anyone. Prepare the horses. I will go myself."
*
Xue Zhiying was on the road for nearly a month.
As she got further away from the capital, the little worry in her heart gradually dissipated.
When Xiao Yunqi knew that she had left, it was inevitable that he would be angry and bear a grudge against her.
But given their secret relationship that could not be made public and Xiao Yunqi's always distant attitude, it would not make him go to so much trouble to travel all the way to ask her for an explanation.
However, in order to gain complete peace of mind, Xue Zhiying had no plans to stay in Ningzhou in the future.
It was drizzling when we arrived in Ningzhou.
The sound of the drizzle did not dampen Chuntao's enthusiasm for arriving in this new place.
She leaned against the window, tilted her head and looked at Xue Zhiying eagerly.
"Girl, we can go out for a stroll with an umbrella. Do we have to stay in the inn? If we leave in a hurry, we won't even have a look at the streets here."
Xue Zhiying smiled and said, "We have already arrived at the destination. There is no need to rush off. The rain should not last for a few days. I will accompany you to explore after the rain stops."
Chun Tao didn't understand why they had arrived at the place temporarily. She didn't bother to ask more questions and nodded happily: "Okay, then it's settled!"
Xue Zhiying needs to stay in Ningzhou for a few more days.
Firstly, it was to conceal her true purpose from the accompanying maid and groom, and secondly, it was for selfish reasons.
She had no intention of letting her mother know that she had left the Xiao Mansion, but since she had already arrived in Ningzhou, she still wanted to see her.
Quietly and far away.
Just meet once.
Although she didn't know what the use of seeing this would be.
Xue Zhiying had thought over the words she would use to get rid of the old woman and the groom many times during the journey, and there was nothing unusual about the lies she told.
The two of them believed it.
The old woman asked, "Miss, are you really capable of doing this? Then, Old Liu and I will set off for Beijing tomorrow."
"Okay, have a safe trip. Thank you for your care along the way. Please also thank the old lady on my behalf."
"Of course you should. Now that you've returned to your hometown, you should live a good life with your family."
The groom jokingly said, "How can you say she lives with her family? The girl is coming back to discuss marriage, maybe she will get married soon, so she will live with her husband."
Xue Zhiying remembered the excuse she had prepared before, and did not refute anything, but lowered her head in shame.
The mother-in-law said, "Then the husband is also a family member. If we have children in the future, we will be an even bigger family."
"That's right. The girl settled down here and lived a stable life from now on."
It seems like a very desirable life.
Xue Zhiying thought quietly in her heart that although she did not plan to settle down in Ningzhou, she must find a good place to live a stable and comfortable life.
She had the map given to her by Yunniang, and after the old woman and the coachman left, she could discuss it with Chuntao.
Xue Zhiying said, "There's one more thing I need to trouble you two with."
She took out some change and two letters from her bag.
"Please take these two letters back to the capital on my behalf."
One letter was to Yunniang and the other was to Xiao Yuanxiang.
That was her last concern in the capital.
Seeing that there was a reward, the two of them immediately agreed: "Don't worry, young lady, we will definitely take care of this matter."
At night, Xue Zhiying and Chuntao cuddled on a couch, unfolding the old map and discussing where they would go next.
"But, young lady, I can't read."
Xue Zhiying touched her shoulder and said, "Let me read it to you. This is Qingzhou, this is Nancong, there's Yuexiang, Shangzhen. Whichever place name sounds good to you? We can go there first. I've never been to any of them either, so I have to go there to know what they're like."
Chun Tao nodded obediently and asked, "Do we have enough money for the trip?"
Chuntao remembered that when she had just left the capital, she could see Xue Zhiying calculating money in the inn where she stayed almost every night, calculating how much she had now and how much she would need to spend at the next place.
She didn't understand, but she knew they must not be very rich.
If you want to go to so many places, it will cost more money.
Xue Zhiying said, "Don't worry, it's already much better than I originally thought. If we have enough money, we can earn more."
Because the opportunity to leave the Xiao Mansion came suddenly and Xue Zhiying had not saved much money, she was particularly nervous at the beginning.
But when she actually set out on the journey, she found that if she spent frugally, her savings of nearly one hundred taels were completely enough.
But you can't just live off your savings.
So now they need to decide where they will live in the future and then gradually increase their savings.
Chun Tao nodded heavily: "Yes! In the future, I will help you make money!"
The two of them slept on the same couch today and fell asleep with beautiful fantasies.
The next day, the old woman and the coachman set off back to the capital with Xue Zhiying's letter.
The rain continued to fall.
Two more days passed before it stopped in the afternoon.
During this period, Xue Zhiying asked the inn owner about the residence of the wealthy businessman her mother remarried.
She took Chuntao for a stroll on the street as an excuse and headed towards the address. Finally, she saw the strange mansion at the corner of the street.
Although it is not as good as the Xiao Mansion, it is still one of the more imposing mansions on this street.
There were two servants guarding the door. Since they had nothing to do, they chatted casually from time to time.
Xue Zhiying did not step forward, but just watched quietly from a distance.
It's not that she didn't want to go forward, but she didn't know how to explain her purpose if she went forward.
Who is she and why does she want to see the lady of the mansion?
If she tells the truth directly, will it cause trouble to her mother?
Because they hadn't seen each other for so long and hadn't exchanged any letters for so long, she didn't even know how to face her biological mother.
Just when Xue Zhiying was about to give up, the door of the mansion was suddenly opened from the inside.
The two servants guarding the door immediately stopped talking and turned around respectfully.
Xue Zhiying also saw the familiar face that she thought she had forgotten, but recognized it at first sight when she saw it in person.
My mother was a little thinner than I remembered, and her face showed signs of aging, but her clothes and demeanor revealed the sophistication of a wealthy family, and it was obvious that she was living a good life.
Xue Zhiying subconsciously took a half step back, like a thief, hiding most of his body behind the tree.
Then, two boys ran out, one in front and one behind.
The oldest one was about six or seven years old, and the youngest was only three or four years old.
Their mother called out from behind them, "Run slower, don't fall."
As soon as he finished speaking, the young boy suddenly stumbled and actually fell down.
Xue Zhiying's heart tightened, and then she saw her mother's face suddenly change, and she ran forward in panic.
Before the boy could even cry, his mother picked him up and held him in her arms.
The boy then burst into tears, not knowing where he had fallen, and cried so pitifully.
My mother is as gentle as I remember her.
She rocked over, patting the boy's back gently with her palm.
She must be coaxing him.
However, the boy's crying was too loud and his mother's comforting voice was too soft, so Xue Zhiying heard nothing.
"Girl, aren't we going over there?"
Chuntao asked softly.
Xue Zhiying made a gesture to keep quiet and shook her head.
She didn't turn to face Chuntao.
Because she didn't know what expression was on her face at that moment.
Chuntao might not understand her emotions, but for some reason, she didn't want others to see it.
Even she herself didn't want to see her own expression at this moment.
The boy's crying gradually stopped.
The older one began to clamor for them to get on the carriage.
Xue Zhiying heard him call her mother "mother".
"Mom, hurry up, I can't wait to go play!"
His mother responded with a warm smile.
The carriage drove up to the door.
The mother carried the two little boys into the carriage one by one, just as she had carried her own daughter when she was little.
Xue Zhiying hid completely behind the tree.
The sound of a carriage moving came from not far away. She did not move, hiding here so that no one would see her.
She didn't let out a long breath until the sound of the carriage faded away.
"Let's go, Chuntao."
It was already dusk when we returned to the inn.
After walking a lot today, Xue Zhiying felt tired.
Just tired really.
She didn't feel sad.
Before this, she had already made plans for her new life and had visions that filled her heart with excitement.
She had no intention of staying here, let alone meeting anyone.
How can I be sad?
"girl……"
Xue Zhiying interrupted her in a low voice: "Chun Tao, I'm not hungry. Can you eat by yourself? I want to go back to my room to rest."
Chun Tao noticed that Xue Zhiying was in a bad mood and nodded obediently: "Okay, if you are hungry, call me again."
Xue Zhiying didn't want her indifference to hurt Chuntao's innocent heart.
She nodded seriously, gave a few instructions to the waiter in the lobby, and then stepped onto the stairs leading to the guest rooms on the second floor.
Chuntao looked at Xue Zhiying's departing back until she could no longer see him.
She was hungry and ordered two side dishes from the waiter.
While sitting at the table waiting, I could hear the shopkeeper and others chatting and laughing.
"This isn't a matter of luck. Since he's a rich young man from outside, he should book a high-quality inn. Even if I move the inn to the city gate, he won't even glance at my small sign."
"Well, that's true. But if several young masters come at the same time one day and the other inns are full, wouldn't you be able to take advantage of the opportunity?"
The shopkeeper laughed and said, "What are you daydreaming about? There's no such thing as a good thing. Even if other places are full, that's still..."
He paused, his pupils shrank, and even the smile on his face froze.
Then a group of people who were obviously of extraordinary status walked into his inn.
He was suddenly startled and didn't care about the people talking next to him. He strode around the counter and went to greet him.
…
After Xue Zhiying returned to her room, she wanted to take a shower, but she felt too tired to do so, so she just sat on the couch for a long time.
Until a noise outside the door brought her back to her senses.
She didn't care, as the inn was noisy at that time.
She started looking for clean clothes in the bag beside her.
She will set off again tomorrow, so she needs to wash herself well and have a good sleep.
After a good night's sleep, the depression in your heart should naturally dissipate.
Xue Zhiying frowned and searched for a long time before she took out the clothes clumsily.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
It must be Chuntao who is back.
Xue Zhiying took two steps, holding the clothes in one hand and opening the door with the other.
When the door creaked, a moment of doubt flashed through her mind.
Why is Chuntao so quiet? She just knocks on the door and doesn't say anything.
There was no time to think about it.
The next moment, the gap in the door revealed half of a face hidden in the shadows of the corridor.
Xue Zhiying widened her eyes in disbelief, her head buzzed, her face changed instantly, and she instinctively wanted to close the door.
But a hand moved faster than her and reached in from the crack of the door, instantly grabbing her wrist.
The door hit the back of the man's hand with a dull thud, but he did not retreat.
The creaking sound started again.
Xue Zhiying stood there, watching the door being pushed open completely.
The unlit corridor was shrouded in darkness, and the little light coming through the lobby outlined a cold and hard silhouette behind the man.
Xiao Yunqi's eyes were as deep as a cold pond, and he looked at her without any emotion. His tall figure cast an oppressive shadow in front of her.
He stepped closer to the house and closed the door, blocking out the noise outside and locking the small space inside.
His cool knuckles stroked her cheek, and he slowly pinched her chin.
With a sudden force, he squeezed her and forced her to look up and meet his eyes.
"Why, you looked like you didn't want to see me, but now you're scared."
-----------------------
The author has something to say: [holding chin] It’s too late again, my jj coins are not safe, and Xiao Gou’s pride will also be lost.
Let me be punished with him.
The deadline for leaving comments on this chapter is tomorrow and red envelopes will be given before the update~
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
