Since that day when I met Yunhui, the tea pavilion has become quieter than ever before.
"Miss, the head of the family sent some flowers over."
Xia Zhi's voice broke the silence in the air. The woman merely raised her eyes and said, "Put it down."
His face remained indifferent.
It is unknown how the Yun family head dealt with Yun Wei, but Yun Wei has not bothered her since then.
But that's precisely why things are even stranger.
An extremely bold idea slowly emerged—
Four years after falling off the cliff... Miss Cousin, who suddenly appeared four years ago...
Could she be Jiang Yu?
"Does Miss Jiang seem unhappy?" Xia Zhi's words interrupted Jiang Yu's thoughts. Jiang Yu's eyes flickered slightly, and she reached up to touch her temples. "I don't know why, but I've been having headaches lately. Is it because I'm about to remember something?"
"Do you have a headache...?"
Xia Zhi gripped her handkerchief tightly in both hands, and her expression became somewhat unnatural.
Just kidding!
Jiang Yu laughed out loud, "And you're the one talking? You've seemed a bit restless lately."
Faced with Jiang Yu's takeover, Xia Zhi casually made up a few words and then stopped talking. Jiang Yu stared at the silent Xia Zhi for a moment and then twitched the corner of her mouth.
Xia Zhi was likely sent by the Yun family patriarch to monitor her, but she knew nothing about these details.
Yun Hui said that Emperor Zhaoyuan and Emperor Yu were searching everywhere for the Empress Dowager who fell off the cliff. If she really was Jiang Yu, how should they send a message to her?
What lies before her now is like a dead end.
She simply cannot release any information to the outside world.
Only Yunwei, who married into the Gong family in Longyou...
Once Yunwei leaves Luoming, the head of the Yun family will no longer be able to control what Yunwei says on a daily basis.
"On the summer solstice, what time does the head of the household usually have dinner?"
......
On the other side, Qin Zheng and his group of five were deliberately split into two groups. Qin Zheng originally wanted to bring Pei Zhi along, but Pei Zhi stood next to Yun Mo, which almost made Qin Zheng so angry that he twisted his mouth.
"Brother Zheng, do you think Pei Zhi looks down on the Qin family?" Sun Cai pouted. "I always feel like she's avoiding us."
"Does the mere Pei family dare to look down on my Qin family?" Qin Zheng's face turned ashen, and he turned and left.
Seeing this, Sun Cai and Gong Liusheng quickly followed.
Not far away, Yunmo glanced at Pei Zhi, "Sister Zhi, you don't need to...you don't need to offend them because of me."
Upon hearing this, Pei Zhi patted Yun Mo's shoulder, signaling him to start moving as well. Just then, a voice rang out, "Can Yao Yao come with you?"
Jiang Yao blinked her big eyes and stared at Yun Mo. Almost instantly, Yun Mo lowered his head.
Where is Gu Qingyan?
Pei Zhi looked around and found that there was no one else besides Jiang Yao's personal nanny.
“They really dare to put you in our hands.” Pei Zhi pursed her lips resignedly. “Let’s make this clear first: you have to stay obediently behind us. No crying or making a fuss. Otherwise, I’ll poison you and feed you to the tigers.”
"Wow--"
Jiang Yao opened her mouth wide, about to cry, but met Pei Zhi's gaze. She quickly covered her mouth with her small hands, tears streaming down her face. She just stared at Pei Zhi like that.
A barely perceptible sigh escaped his lips, and Yunmo reached out and picked up Jiang Yao.
"Sister Zhi, don't scare her."
Throughout the journey, Pei Zhi looked at the two people beside her with utter astonishment. Yun Mo was almost always willing to grant Jiang Yao's requests, except that he didn't talk much.
Jiang Yao, however, kept chattering away, seemingly unconcerned that Yun Mo didn't respond.
"Brother Yunmo, I like you so much."
Jiang Yao wrapped her chubby little hands around Yun Mo's neck, and didn't forget to take a bite of the candied hawthorn.
"Everyone...everyone has been very kind to you," Yunmo said softly.
“I’m my aunt’s Yao Yao, so naturally everyone likes me.” Jiang Yao’s casual words almost made Yun Mo let go of her hand. Pei Zhi quickly caught Jiang Yao’s bottom and then picked her up without saying a word.
“Your brother Yunmo is frail,” Pei Zhi said, hefting the little bundle of flesh in her arms. “Don’t crush him.”
"You're mean!"
Jiang Yao chewed angrily, but Yun Mo just stared at her without saying a word.
"Do you really...really look a lot like your aunt?"
"Uh-huh!"
Even Pei Zhi noticed Yun Mo's unusual behavior.
All of Yun Mo's actions along the way were observed by Gu Lin, who was hiding in the shadows. Gu Lin's eyes were filled with a deep, dark aura. Yun Mo... the Yun family, they really have a lot of nerve!
As night fell, Jiang Yao had already been picked up, leaving only Pei Zhi and Yun Mo.
"Yunmo, why do you keep staring at Jiang Yao's face?"
Pei Zhi's directness left Yun Mo unsure how to respond, so he could only lower his head and remain silent.
“I don’t necessarily need to know the reason, I just want to remind you that if I can see it, the people in the shadows must have seen it too.” Pei Zhi sighed, “Although we and Dayu are enemies.”
"But it's far from a point where both sides have to fight to the death."
“Azhi…Sister?” Yunmo suddenly raised his head.
"So don't touch their sore spot, or the consequences will be unimaginable."
Yunmo's gaze towards Jiang Yao today was very strange, as if he were looking at someone else through Jiang Yao.
And Jiang Yao resembles the Empress Dowager of Dayu, could it be that the Yun family...?
Pei Zhi straightened her expression; she needed to write to her father quickly.
......
"Why are you here!"
At the dining table, Yunwei immediately put down her chopsticks upon seeing the uninvited guest before her.
"I'm feeling better now, so I'd like to get out and socialize more with everyone." Jiang Yu lowered her eyes. "The patriarch has agreed."
Jiang Yu's words nearly made Aunt Zhu tear the handkerchief in her hand, while only Yun Hui showed some goodwill.
"Ahem." The head of the Yun family cleared his throat. "It's a good thing that Ming'er is willing to get close to you. Please sit down and eat with us."
The closer the better, so that we can be completely bound to the Yun family.
If the Yun family had more men of marriageable age...
"Who is this...?" Jiang Yu looked at Aunt Zhu with a blank expression.
"This is Aunt Zhu, my eldest sister's mother," Yun Hui said softly. Jiang Yu had already stood up to greet her, but sat down again after hearing this.
Enraged, Yunwei immediately stood up abruptly. "How dare you be so disrespectful to my mother?"
“I read the Book of Etiquette a few days ago, and it says that concubines are not considered mistresses.”
Jiang Yu's calm and unhurried tone made Yun Wei seem like a clown.
"I can't eat this!" Yun Wei flung her sleeves and left, and Aunt Zhu also left in tears. The head of the Yun family could only follow the mother and daughter and put down his chopsticks.
Only Yunhui showed an expression of admiration.
“Miss, this isn’t quite right…” Xia Zhi said softly.
What's wrong with it?
The deeper the impression she left on Yunwei, the more often Yunwei would mention this cousin to others.
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