Chapter 57 Sachet “This is for you.”
Xue Zhiying couldn't help but think about which handkerchief Xiao Yunqi had taken away, but she couldn't come up with any result after thinking for a long time.
Xiao Yunqi has already selected several pieces of embroidery.
He really didn't have the financial resources to make lavish purchases; he was very restrained in his purchases, and the amount he bought was not even as much as some ordinary customers who came here.
Xue Zhiying tilted her head and glanced at him.
Xiao Yunqi asked: "How long does it take you to embroider one piece?"
"It can take anywhere from one day to three to five days. Some are more complex and might take half a month or even a month to complete."
Xiao Yunqi nodded in understanding.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Xiao Yunqi didn't explain further.
Xue Zhiying did not ask any more questions. Seeing that Xiao Yunqi was about to leave after buying the embroidery, she also went back to the embroidery room to continue her work.
But she hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "Cousin."
Hearing her softly calling him, Xiao Yunqi's eyes fixed on her face.
Xue Zhiying: "A few days ago, I asked someone to send a letter to Yuanxiang at the Xiao Mansion, but there has been no reply. I wonder if Yuanxiang is doing well at home. Is she busy lately or the letter didn't reach her? Could you help me ask her?"
Xiao Yunqi's expression didn't change when he heard this, and he didn't answer immediately. He just continued to look at her quietly.
"cousin?"
"May I……"
"Sure." Xiao Yunqi answered after she called him again.
But he quickly added: "But she is not in the Xiao Mansion now."
"Not here? Where did she go?"
"Ningzhou."
"What?"
Xiao Yunqi said, "I just left not long ago. I heard that he got the opportunity to go to Ningzhou to see you."
Xue Zhiying couldn't sit still when she heard this.
She never expected that Xiao Yuanxiang, who had said before that he would go to see her, would put it into action so quickly.
But she was no longer in Ningzhou, so Xiao Yuanxiang had made a wasted trip, and the journey was very tiring.
Xue Zhiying became anxious and stood up to leave.
Xiao Yunqi reached out and grabbed her wrist to stop her.
"Where are you going?"
"I……"
Xue Zhiying didn't know what she could do, but she was anxious.
Xiao Yunqi pulled her back to the table and sat her down. He said, "When I knew she was going to Ningzhou, she had already left, so I didn't have time to stop her. However, I have sent someone to follow her. We should have news within three days, and then my people will bring her back."
Xue Zhiying breathed a sigh of relief.
Xiao Yunqi said, "It's almost time. I'll be leaving first."
Xiao Yunqi left the embroidery workshop with the embroidery products he bought. The plates of pastries were left in the private room, and Xue Zhiying ate most of them in small bites.
After coming out of the private room, Xue Zhiying met Yunniang in the hall.
Yunniang looked at her with an ambiguous expression.
Xue Zhiying took the initiative to step forward and said, "The eldest master bought a few pieces of embroidery, which cost about thirty taels of silver."
Yunniang smiled and said, "You think it's too little?"
Xue Zhiying quickly shook her head, a little embarrassed: "No, I didn't expect that the eldest master would come to buy my embroidery."
"You've just arrived at the embroidery workshop, and you don't have any of your previous embroidery pieces left. If he buys them all at once, not only will he have no reason to come back next time to buy embroidery, but he'll also have all your embroidery to himself, making it difficult for other customers to see it."
Xue Zhiying was stunned, and then she realized why Xiao Yunqi had just asked her how long it would take to embroider a piece.
Yunniang raised the corner of her lips: "My guess is not absolutely true."
*
Seven days later, Xue Zhiying met Xiao Yuanxiang in the embroidery workshop.
As expected, she was brought here by someone close to Xiao Yunqi. Xue Zhiying had seen these attendants before.
As soon as Xiao Yuanxiang saw her, he rushed up to her excitedly.
"Zhiying, it's really you! You're really in the capital. I thought my brother was lying to me. I was so scared the whole way here, but I never expected to see you in the capital!"
"Why are you in the capital? Why are you back in the capital? What happened? Didn't you just write to me saying you've arrived in Ningzhou?"
"I've asked my father for a chance to travel far, and I'm going to Ningzhou to see you. I'm afraid if I'm late you'll be somewhere else. I want to write you a letter, but I don't know where to send it yet."
"Also, why are you in the embroidery workshop? With the clothes you wear, are you working as an embroiderer there?"
Xiao Yuanxiang had too many questions along the way, and he kept talking non-stop, leaving Xue Zhiying no chance to interrupt.
The people around looked in curiously, and the servants who had brought the person were still waiting to salute and take their leave.
But Xiao Yuanxiang really didn't give anyone a chance, so Xue Zhiying had no choice but to nod to the servant in front of the door, and then pulled her to her bedroom in the backyard.
It has been nearly three months since we last saw each other, and so many things have happened in the meantime.
It is impossible to keep things short, and the topic may even diverge and become more and more long-winded.
That night, Xiao Yuanxiang refused to leave and did not return to the Xiao Mansion. He slept with Xue Zhiying.
Xue Zhiying curled up in bed, and after a long conversation, she finally told Xiao Yuanxiang everything that had happened between her and Xiao Yunqi.
"What did you say?!"
Xiao Yuanxiang suppressed his surprise and only jumped up from the couch with a cry of surprise after hearing it.
Xue Zhiying quickly pulled her back: "It's late, please speak softly."
Xiao Yuanxiang opened his eyes wide, unable to digest what he had just heard for a long time.
As a result, the conversation in bed was prolonged again, and the girls' whispers gradually subsided until the second half of the night.
The next day, Xue Zhiying was naturally exhausted. She almost closed her eyes and lowered her head several times while embroidering at the table, and her fingers were pricked by two needles.
It was not until I took a short nap at noon that I regained my energy, and then I was busy all afternoon.
Xiao Yuanxiang still hasn't returned home and is still staying in Xue Zhiying's bedroom today.
After taking a bath, the two of them lay down on the bed excitedly.
Xiao Yuanxiang said excitedly, "Come on, come on. Let's continue where we left off last night."
Xue Zhiying reminded her: "Don't chat too late today, otherwise I will be sleepy again tomorrow."
Unexpectedly, the person who was reluctant to end the conversation and go to sleep tonight turned out to be Xue Zhiying herself.
Because Xiao Yuanxiang talked about Xiao Yunqi's childhood.
Xue Zhiying just listened quietly and was completely absorbed in it.
When Xiao Yuanxiang said she was tired and about to fall asleep, she still said with a hint of lingering desire, "Tell me more. Is there anything else interesting?"
"You call these funny things?"
"Isn't it?"
"It's not interesting at all. Big Brother has always had a serious and cold demeanor since he was a child. Everything that happens to him is so formal and boring. I just said I was sleepy, and I thought you were sleepy too."
Xue Zhiying clutched the quilt with one hand, lowered her head and whispered, "I'm not sleepy. I want to... listen to more."
However, it was already late tonight, and Xiao Yuanxiang really said she was sleepy. After a few more words, she yawned, became drowsy, and could not even open her eyes. After a while, she fell into a deep sleep.
Xue Zhiying was alone with her eyes open in the night, thinking about the interesting stories about Xiao Yunqi that she had heard from Xiao Yuanxiang today.
In the past, although they lived under the same roof, she rarely had the opportunity to meet him. She never took the initiative to narrow the distance between them, so she knew very little about Xiao Yunqi's deeds.
Xiao Yuanxiang said that these were all boring things, but she didn't know why. When she recalled these things at this moment, her heart was filled with continuous ripples, which surged again and again until she fell asleep in the ripples.
Xiao Yuanxiang stayed for another three days.
It is already late autumn, and even if two people sleep together, they still need to change the bedding to thicker ones.
That night, after taking a bath, Xue Zhiying went to the warehouse in the backyard, intending to get a thick quilt from it. Then she went back to the house and put on the quilt with Xiao Yuanxiang so that they could sleep soundly and warmly tonight.
When she walked out of the warehouse holding the quilt covering her face, she tilted her head to look to the side at the road, but could not see ahead.
Suddenly there was a collision, and she didn't even hear the footsteps, but she bumped into someone.
"I'm sorry, I..."
"Shh." A breathy voice interrupted her.
Then her wrist was grasped by a big hand and she was pulled aside.
Going around the wall, the man reached out and took away the blanket that blocked her view.
When Xue Zhiying looked up, she saw that the person she had just bumped into was Xiao Yunqi.
"Why are you here?"
Xiao Yunqi was tall and looked very relaxed when he picked up the thick quilt without looking awkward at all.
He weighed the quilt for a moment, steadied it, and replied bluntly, "I'm here to see you."
Xue Zhiying subconsciously glanced at the wall beside her: "You climbed over the wall again? Didn't you say you wouldn't sneak in anymore?"
Xiao Yunqi wanted to laugh when he heard her tone, but he couldn't.
His face darkened slightly, and instead of answering, he asked, "When will you let Xiao Yuanxiang go back?"
"What?"
"She stayed with you for five days."
Xue Zhiying blinked blankly, feeling puzzled.
"What's the problem?"
"What do you think?"
Xue Zhiying shook her head, not understanding why Xiao Yuanxiang couldn't stay with her.
Not to mention that she and Xiao Yunqi are not in a clear relationship now. Even if they have a relationship, Xiao Yuanxiang is a woman, so can't it be allowed?
Xiao Yunqi really wanted to free up one hand to pinch this confused face.
But I can't spare any time.
He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "I've been busy during the day lately and can't spare any time. I'll wait for you to rest at night. There's another person in the room. How long do you plan to let her stay?"
So that's how it is.
Xue Zhiying couldn't help but ask, "Have you been here at night these past few days?"
Xiao Yunqi didn't answer, and seemed to be even more unhappy after he spoke up.
"...If you're busy, you don't have to come."
Xue Zhiying muttered subconsciously.
This time Xiao Yunqi finally laughed out of anger.
“Xue Zhiying, I can’t. I think you will naturally come to see you.”
"I did not mean that."
Xue Zhiying lowered her eyes guiltily. She had just said that without thinking.
Xiao Yunqi took a deep breath and stopped arguing with her.
"Come on, I'll take you back to the house."
"It's just a few steps away, why bother sending me off?"
Xiao Yunqi raised the quilt in his hand and said, "How about I go back now?"
"No."
Xue Zhiying's refusal surprised Xiao Yunqi.
He was prepared for her to say no and planned to forcefully send her to the dormitory.
Even if it was just a few steps away, he hadn't even been able to speak a few words to her these past few days.
In just that moment of distraction, Xue Zhiying reached out and took back her bedding from Xiao Yunqi.
"Wait for me here, okay?"
Xue Zhiying's face was blocked, so she could only lean sideways and point to the corner of the wall: "Don't let anyone see me, I'll be there soon, wait for me."
The words "don't let anyone see it" seem to be saying that he is shameful.
But Xiao Yunqi couldn't help but smile as he looked at Xue Yaoyao's back as he trotted towards the dormitory with bedding in his arms.
Only when he saw her figure disappear behind the door did he take a step back and actually stood in the corner.
Inside the room, Xue Zhiying put down the bedding and hurriedly went to look in the cabinet beside her.
Xiao Yuanxiang asked her, "What are you looking for?"
"Nothing." As she spoke, she quickly found what she wanted and hid it in her sleeve in a blink of an eye.
Xiao Yuanxiang: "Hey, where are you going again?"
"I forgot something. I'll go to the warehouse again."
After saying that, Xue Zhiying opened the door and ran out again even more hurriedly than before.
Before I ran to the corner of the wall, I saw a man appear from behind the wall from a distance.
Xue Zhiying lowered her voice and said quickly, "Don't come out. Don't let anyone see you."
Xiao Yunqi did not obey. He waited until she came to him before walking into the corner with her again.
Xue Zhiying had just stood still when a hand with distinct knuckles appeared in his sight.
Xiao Yunqi pinched a strand of her hair that had fallen down due to her hurried coming and going just now with his fingers and tucked it behind her ear.
Xue Zhiying raised her face following the movement of his fingers.
The moonlight fell, casting a cold glow on the man's shoulders.
But his fingers were hot, burning her cheeks all the way to behind her ears.
"This is for you."
The girl's soft voice was barely audible, and only the eyes could see her plump and beautiful lips moving.
A soft and smooth object was stuffed into Xiao Yunqi's other hand.
He lowered his head and opened his palm, in which he saw a delicately embroidered sachet.
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