Chapter 46: Reluctant "My cousin is missing."
Xue Zhiying stayed where she was until Xiao Yunqi took his hand off her chin and held her hand instead.
She suddenly came to her senses, hid her hands behind her back, turned around and looked at him angrily.
Her face was flushed, her cheeks slightly puffed up, and she looked so embarrassed and angry that she was speechless.
Her eyes unconsciously moved from the man's face to his outstretched hand.
Xue Zhiying's eyebrows jumped: "How could you do this?"
Xiao Yunqi stared at her silently for a long moment. It was unclear what he was thinking, but his expression was sincere: "I've already washed it."
It would have been fine if it hadn't been mentioned, but after it was mentioned, Xue Zhiying's face became even hotter.
Of course she could see that the dress had been washed, and she could even imagine what he had done to it.
He said this, undoubtedly soiling her little clothes.
But you can’t dwell on that scene.
Xue Zhiying pursed her lips several times, but was unable to say anything. She glared at Xiao Yunqi without any momentum, then turned and left the room.
In front of the bronze mirror, Xiao Yunqi raised his eyes slightly, but he could not see her expression at the moment, only a pair of tightly pursed lips.
But he was calm and composed. Not only did he not feel ashamed, he also did not feel the slightest bit guilty about using her underwear.
Xiao Yunqi didn't feel anything when his hair was moved until something entangled it and pulled at his scalp, causing a sharp and brief stinging pain.
He frowned and hissed, then turned to look at her.
Xue Zhiying placed her palm on his head and said, imitating his usual tone of voice, "Don't move. Don't you need to comb your hair?"
Xiao Yunqi laughed angrily.
The movement behind him paused slightly, as if he was untying a strand of his hair.
Then he resumed his work, combed all the hair to the end, and when he had gathered all the hair together, he pulled it again.
"Xue Zhiying, did you do this on purpose?"
"It wasn't intentional."
She answered quickly, without thinking.
It's so obvious that it was intentional.
Xiao Yunqi tightened his lips and remained silent.
In the end, Xue Zhiying tied his hair up for him and put on the jade crown.
Xiao Yunqi raised his hand and casually stroked his scalp that had just been pulled, then stood up and straightened his clothes.
He clearly looked like he was going out.
It was now almost the hour of Si. Xue Zhiying had heard what Mu Yan had reported yesterday, and thought that he was about to go and discuss official business with that adult.
Before leaving, Xiao Yunqi asked, "Do you want to go somewhere else?"
Xue Zhiying did not answer this question, but instead asked: "How many days will we stay in Nanhuai?"
"You can leave after you finish your business today. If you want to stay longer, you can stay for two more days."
Xue Zhiying nodded slightly before answering, "I don't have anything to go shopping for. Go ahead and get busy."
Xiao Yunqi looked at her silently for a while, moved his fingers slightly, and then stopped.
He didn't like the inexplicable emotion in his heart, and he couldn't describe it.
Finally, he couldn't control himself, he took a step forward, pinched her chin, and bent down to give her a kiss.
"Okay, wait until I come back."
Xiao Yunqi left the mansion, and Chuntao came into the house soon after.
I think it was Xiao Yunqi who sent someone to call her over.
"Miss, I'm here!" Chuntao was in high spirits.
She had no idea why they were suddenly traveling with people from the Xiao Mansion these days, so she didn't worry too much and just thought that she was still traveling with the girl.
Xue Zhiying looked up and smiled at her, feeling a little envious.
I wish she could be as carefree as Chuntao.
Chun Tao came close to her and said straight to the point, "Young lady, I heard someone tell me about a great place this morning. Didn't you want to go to Huining Temple before but didn't make it? There's a very effective temple in Nanhuai. Would you like to go and see it?"
Xue Zhiying actually had no interest, but seeing Chuntao say this, it was obvious that she wanted to go.
Xue Zhiying smiled and said, "Have you asked where the temple is? Is it far away?"
Chun Tao nodded repeatedly: "I have asked everything clearly. If you want to go, we can set off now and reach the temple in half an hour."
“…I see.”
Chun Tao asked expectantly, "Miss, do you want to go?"
"Go ahead, then go and take a look."
When Xue Zhiying came out of the house, she found that the mansion was empty.
Since there weren't too many people there originally, some of them should have followed Xiao Yunqi out.
I don’t know whether Xiao Yunqi didn’t intend to send anyone to guard her, or he felt that even if no one was guarding her, she wouldn’t be able to escape.
Xue Zhiying walked all the way to the door of the mansion without meeting anyone.
"Why is there no one here, girl? How are we going to get to the temple?"
Xue Zhiying's breathing paused slightly, and only she could hear the irregular beats of her heart in her chest.
She lowered her voice and said calmly, "It's okay, we can go by ourselves."
*
The silent mansion was not empty.
However, there were indeed not many people staying in the mansion, and it was not like in an ordinary mansion where you could see a servant every few steps.
At this time, several servants who had just prepared breakfast according to Xiao Yunqi's instructions before leaving were carrying breakfast towards the main house.
"I never thought that the eldest son would finally decide to marry my cousin. In all these years, no one has ever thought in this direction."
Someone was surprised: "Is it really settled? Did the eldest master say so himself?"
"How could this be false? We've come all the way here to look for you, and now we're staying together. It must be a done deal. We just have to wait until we get back to the capital."
"But it's still hard to believe. I don't know where they started."
"The one who is close to the water gets the moon first. My cousin has lived in the Xiao Mansion for so many years. She is beautiful and gentle. It is only natural that the eldest young master would fall in love with her."
"But the cousin is far inferior to the eldest son in status. Will the head of the family and the old lady agree to this?"
"The eldest young master has never listened to the words of the head of the family and the old lady. If he had listened, he would have been arranged to marry someone else long ago."
"That's true. If the eldest young master is sincere, we will be busy preparing for the wedding when we return to the capital."
Several servants chatted casually as they walked from the kitchen to the main house.
The door of the main house was closed and the courtyard was silent.
After entering the yard, they stopped talking and walked in unison to the door. The leading servant knocked on the door.
At the same time, Xiao Yunqi arrived at the government office.
Lord Lin came to greet them warmly, and everyone in the hall stood up.
Xiao Yunqi walked in with a cold expression, nodded, and raised his hand: "Everyone, please don't be polite. Please take a seat."
The affairs of Nanhuai are indeed not very important, but they are not urgent.
According to Xiao Yunqi's original plan, after returning to Beijing, he would not come to Nanhuai to deal with this matter until winter.
But after chasing Xue Zhiying to Ningzhou, he came to Nanhuai on the way, which saved him the trouble of traveling again a month or two later.
In the past, Xiao Yunqi didn't care much about this.
Whether he is running around or busy, he has always been like this, nothing special.
At this moment, he was feeling lucky.
It’s a very redundant emotion, but it flows clearly in my heart.
Fortunately, he won't have to travel far next time, and the situation of being away for a month and coming back to find that the person is missing will not happen again.
Also, that strange and weird feeling of anxiety when I'm far away from her should no longer exist.
Let's just call that emotion reluctance.
Xiao Yunqi sat leisurely on the chair, leaning back, his fingers casually resting on the handles, tapping them lightly from time to time.
I had thought I wouldn't have that kind of emotion anymore, but when I thought about it, I suddenly felt anxious for no apparent reason.
Xiao Yunqi raised his hand and casually touched his temples, remembering that she had deliberately pulled his hair in revenge this morning.
It was clearly an anxious emotion, but it made the corners of his lips curl up slightly.
Lord Lin had just finished speaking when he saw the man, who had been expressionless just now, suddenly became a little calmer.
He was delighted and raised his voice: "Master Xiao, if you think this matter is appropriate, I will do it accordingly."
Xiao Yunqi raised his eyes, and the curve of his lips disappeared.
He lowered his voice and said, "Master Lin, do you mean that I have to come to Nanhuai again and again for your method?"
"That is not my intention. I dare not trouble you, Lord Xiao, to make so many trips. As soon as there is any progress, I will immediately send a message to the capital with all my might and report everything to you, Lord."
Xiao Yunqi chuckled: "Then everything will depend on what Lord Lin wrote in the letter. It's impossible to verify how things are progressing. In the end, we still need to go to Nanhuai, or..."
He paused, then glanced at Lord Lin with a cold expression and said, "I'll turn a blind eye to this."
"Master Lin, is that right?"
"No, no..." The smile on Lord Lin's face suddenly froze, and cold sweat broke out on his back.
"I dare not. I have absolutely no intention of concealing or fabricating anything. I..."
"That's enough."
Xiao Yunqi's voice was not loud, but he immediately silenced Lord Lin's words.
He could have dealt with this group of people for a while, but he suddenly lost his patience.
"Do this as I instructed. I need a result."
Xiao Yunqi sat up from the chair, straightened his back, and spoke in a serious tone.
The officials below sat upright in this atmosphere.
Xiao Yunqi didn't care about their reactions. Without going into details, he started to explain the matter directly.
Half a quarter of an hour later.
Lord Lin's expression turned extremely ugly.
Xiao Yunqi naturally knew that such an arrangement would definitely harm his interests, but he only asked calmly: "Master Lin, do you understand?"
Lord Lin still wanted to struggle, but he said stubbornly, "Lord Xiao, this is really difficult to handle. Can you please…"
Before he could finish his words, hurried footsteps were heard outside the door.
Xiao Yunqi looked over when he heard the voice and saw Mu Yan hurriedly walking towards the open door.
Mu Yan paused, noticing that the atmosphere in the hall was not right, which made him hesitate whether to step in.
The officials sitting outside were so nervous that they didn't even notice the people coming to the door, and their whole bodies were still tense.
Mu Yan raised his head and glanced at his master.
Xiao Yunqi saw his gaze and his expression changed slightly.
"Come in."
He didn't know why Mu Yan came here in such a hurry, but he had a bad feeling.
Mu Yan was allowed to step into the hall and strode towards Xiao Yunqi.
He came to him and leaned over to listen.
"Master, there's news from the mansion that my cousin is missing."
"It seems... ran away."
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