Chapter 52: Longing "Tell her that it's inconvenient for you to open the door."...
"Oh no, Master, the cousin ran away again."
Mu Yan came to report the matter in panic, but unexpectedly saw Xiao Yunqi looking calm.
Perhaps he couldn't be considered calm, his expression was still frighteningly cold, but not like last time.
He was silent for a moment, then stood up and said to the confused official beside him, "I'll stop here for today."
Mu Yan lowered his head and followed Xiao Yunqi out of the hall.
Xiao Yunqi hurried forward and asked in a deep voice, "When did you find out?"
"The person who reported this reported that they couldn't find any trace of their cousin anywhere, so they immediately came to report. Calculating the time, it's estimated to be half an hour ago."
It was almost noon.
There were not many servants in the villa, and he had never given any instructions on how to keep her under guard.
So she will leave sooner.
Mu Yan was confused.
He felt that although his master was very anxious, he seemed to have expected it.
Did he think from the beginning that his cousin might escape again? If so, why was he so completely unprepared? This didn't seem like a mistake Xiao Yunqi would make.
"Master, I have already sent people to investigate at all the city gates."
"Yes." Xiao Yunqi jumped on his horse and said, "Report immediately if you have any news."
"Master, are you going?"
"Let's go back to the villa first."
Xiao Yunqi shook the reins and the horse galloped away.
Back at the villa, just like last time, everyone stood nervously in front of the door.
Someone stepped forward and reported the situation to Xiao Yunqi.
Without saying a word, he strode straight into the main house.
The main house was not much different from when he left this morning, except that the neatly made bed no longer had the figure of the young girl sleeping soundly.
Chuntao's sobbing voice could be heard outside the house, but she couldn't hear what she was saying.
This time she didn't even take her maid with her.
On the way back, Xiao Yunqi kept thinking whether it was a misunderstanding like last time, whether she was playing tricks again, but the emotion that emerged in his heart more was, as expected.
A maid bowed at the door and said, "Master, when I was making the bed this morning, I found a letter. Perhaps it was from your cousin."
"Give it to me."
Xiao Yunqi raised his hand, and the maid hurriedly handed him the letter with both hands.
There was nothing written on the envelope, and when I pressed it with my fingers, I didn't feel the thickness of the letter inside.
It was such a thin piece of paper that one couldn't help but feel a little worried because the envelope was empty.
Xiao Yunqi took a deep breath, waved away the others, then sat on the bed and opened the envelope.
There was only a piece of paper in the envelope, folded neatly, and when it was taken out, the words printed on the back could be seen.
This time he knew to leave a letter before leaving.
But...still left.
Xiao Yunqi held the letter paper, and the envelope was placed on his right hand, but he did not open the letter paper for a long time.
Just as he had anticipated her departure, he also seemed to have anticipated what was in her letter.
But it's just a guess. To find out whether it's really as he thinks, we have to open the letter.
The corner of the letter paper was wrinkled by the force he unconsciously grasped.
After a long time, Xiao Yunqi put the letter back into the envelope intact.
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As it turned out, Xue Zhiying still overestimated herself.
She originally thought that she should be able to remember the way clearly since she had carefully looked at the way she came on the day she came to the villa. However, when she walked out alone, she was completely lost and wandered around in the winding mountain roads for a long time.
It was so long that if someone found out that she was missing, they could still catch her in this mountain by chasing her out of the other courtyard.
However, nothing happened to Xue Zhiying except that she struggled to find a way out, and she finally walked out of the mountain at around 15:00.
In the afternoon, the embroidery workshop finally became briefly quiet.
Yunniang and the others in the embroidery workshop were preparing to sit down around the table for lunch when they saw a familiar figure in front of the door.
Yunniang was stunned, thinking she had seen it wrong, and rubbed her eyes with her hands.
Xue Zhiying had walked for a very long time. She had only come from one end of the capital to the other, but it felt as if she had walked a long way over mountains and hills, and it was very difficult for her to arrive here.
She felt a little embarrassed, but couldn't stop the grievance that welled up in her heart. She just stared at Yunniang's figure walking towards her, and her eyes gradually turned red.
"Why are you here? No, I should say why are you in the capital?"
The letter that Xue Zhiying had asked her maid and coachman to take back to the capital in Ningzhou was delivered to Yunniang only three or five days earlier than her appearance.
She had just finished reading the letter when Xue Zhiying appeared in front of her. How could she not be surprised and confused?
"I……"
This is a long story, and Xue Zhiying didn't know where to start.
Yunniang took her hand and led her to sit at the table.
Everyone at the table was a familiar face. Xue Zhiying looked around, sniffed, and then began to explain to Yunniang.
During this time, the meal was served on the table. It was clearly a heavy and tense matter, but it became like a relaxed conversation in the harmonious atmosphere among everyone at the table.
As Xue Zhiying was speaking, Yunniang handed her chopsticks.
Yunniang picked up some food for her and let her eat while they were talking.
Such a shocking thing happened. She escaped, ran around, was caught, and escaped again. After going through so much trouble, Yunniang found out about it, but her face was full of pampering and tenderness.
It seemed as if she had done nothing wrong and anything she did would be understood.
Xue Zhiying felt her nose getting even more sore. After she finished telling him what had happened, she lowered her head and used her chopsticks to stir the rice in her bowl, which was already piled up like a small hill.
Yunniang gave her another piece of meat and asked, "Why did you come to me?"
Xue Zhiying lowered her head and whispered, "Isn't it inconvenient for Yunniang to be here?"
Yunniang chuckled: "You know very well that's not what I'm asking."
Xue Zhiying fell into silence.
She knew that Yunniang was asking whether Xiao Yunqi would take her back again.
According to her previous idea of leaving, now that she had the chance, she should not have come to this embroidery workshop in the capital.
Not only did he not leave the city, but he actually entered the city gate.
If Xiao Yunqi wanted to find her, he could find her without any effort.
Xue Zhiying had thought about this question before. She had been thinking about it all the way back to the capital.
She wondered how she and Xiao Yunqi should get along. Should they continue their relationship in such an unclear way?
But if that was the case, would she still have the life she had always dreamed of? She mustered up all her courage to take that step, but it was over before it even began.
Naturally, she was unwilling to accept this. She thought that she might never be able to let go of this futile effort.
Otherwise, she should find a chance to leave. Xiao Yunqi didn't keep a close eye on her, or rather, he didn't keep an eye on her at all. If she wanted to leave, she could easily find an opportunity.
But she would be caught back because he was confident enough that she could not escape from his control, so he did not keep a close eye on her. Her escape would have almost no meaning except to cause trouble for each other.
Until she was about to arrive in the capital, she still felt she couldn't figure out the problem.
This issue seems to have reached a dead end due to the current situation.
So, she began to want to come out.
It is actually not difficult to make this decision. If possible, Yunniang should be the place she wants to go most. After going around in circles, if she can be with Yunniang in the end, she thinks that would be the best result.
Xue Zhiying didn't know how to discuss this with Xiao Yunqi.
Before leaving, she left a letter, and she didn't know whether he would agree with her approach after reading the letter.
But she racked her brains and could not think of any other solution.
She was in the capital, not far from him.
That man shouldn't be so unreasonable.
Xue Zhiying was thinking to herself, but she also knew that this was just her unilateral idea and she had not even discussed it with him.
If she makes such a casual decision, it is very likely that Yunniang will work in vain.
Xue Zhiying sighed lightly and opened her mouth to respond to Yunniang's words.
Yunniang spoke first: "Okay, I won't tease you anymore. From today on, you will live with me. I will have someone clean up your room for you later."
Xue Zhiying's eyes widened in astonishment: "Yunniang, I haven't explained it to you yet."
"What's there to explain? I'm not letting you eat and drink for free here. I'm letting you go today, but you have to work starting tomorrow. You know, I've been thinking about having you work as an embroiderer here for a long time."
Yunniang paused for a moment and continued, "As for the eldest son of the Xiao family..."
She rubbed Xue Zhiying's head and said, "Don't worry. I think you will make this decision because you still trust him in your heart. Since you trust him, I trust you too. Even if it doesn't work out, it doesn't matter."
Xue Zhiying was stunned.
She actually didn't think so at the beginning. Rather than trusting Xiao Yunqi, it would be better to say that she didn't trust him. Otherwise, why didn't she explain the matter to him face to face before leaving, but only left a letter.
But at this time, Yunniang's words woke her up.
Maybe she still has a trace of trust in her heart.
If Xiao Yunqi agreed with her idea, if he was willing to find the answer with her in a different way, he would not have taken her back without saying anything.
Probably... not.
That day, after lunch, Yunniang took Xue Zhiying to tour around the embroidery workshop.
Although Xue Zhiying had visited the embroidery workshop many times in the past few years, she always came and left in a hurry and never had the chance to understand the operations inside the embroidery workshop.
She listened to Yunniang's gentle voice as she explained to her what she was going to do next, where she would work, where she would live, her salary, and so on and so forth...
Xue Zhiying's heart was filled with uncontrollable longing, but she tried her best to keep calm and not let the expectation become too intense, lest the disappointment in her heart overwhelm her if it ended in vain.
She really wanted to stay here and start her new life.
Yunniang may have noticed her worry and anxiety, so she didn't let her stay alone all day.
There was also a lively crowd at dinner time. After the meal, she and everyone sorted out today's fabrics and tomorrow's preparations.
Xue Zhiying was busy until night and had no time to think about anything else.
After finishing, Xue Zhiying went to the wing room in the backyard of the embroidery workshop with a slightly tired look.
This place was originally used as a bedroom. It was fully furnished, but no one had ever used it. Now Yunniang uses it as her future residence. After a simple tidying up today, the house is now clean and tidy.
I think if she could really live here for a long time, this bedroom would gradually show more traces of her life.
I realized that if I lost my focus for a moment, I would start thinking in a worrying direction again.
Xue Zhiying shook her head to get rid of those thoughts, took some clean clothes and went to the bath room to take a shower.
After washing and drying her body, she returned to the dormitory in her pajamas.
Xue Zhiying sat down beside the bed.
Yunniang specially made an extra quilt for her, and the bed felt very soft to sit on.
When you smell it closely, the bedding has a clean smell as if it has been dried in the sun, and there are delicate cloud patterns embroidered on the surface.
The night in late autumn is quiet but warm.
Xue Zhiying raised the corners of her lips in satisfaction and was about to take off her shoes and lie down on the bed.
Suddenly, there was a strange sound, which made her whole body tense up and the smile on her lips froze.
She stared blankly, her body motionless.
Did I hear it wrong?
She's not sure.
For a moment, her breathing and heartbeat stopped, and the room was eerily quiet.
Just when she was about to suffocate herself.
The voice of Hongyue, the embroiderer who lived in the yard next to hers, came from the door.
"Zhiying, are you asleep?"
Upon hearing the voice, Xue Zhiying relaxed her whole body and let out a long breath.
She laughed at herself for being so startled and started walking towards the door.
Until she reached the door and stopped.
Xue Zhiying moved her lips and was about to respond.
The strange noise came again from the other side.
A hand reached out silently from behind her, covered her slightly open mouth, and suppressed her uncontrollable scream.
"Zhiying?"
Accompanied by Hong Yue's puzzled voice outside the door.
Xue Zhiying felt a hot body pressed against her back, a solid chest pressed against her back, and a low voice came to her ear: "Tell her that it's inconvenient for you to open the door."
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