Yun Duo led Su Ruanruan to the most famous jewelry shop in the capital. The shop was filled with a dazzling array of jewelry, far surpassing the exquisite pieces in Qingshan County, and naturally, the prices were also much higher.
Baiyun had visited once before, but she only had a glimpse of it; she couldn't bear to buy anything so expensive.
Su Ruanruan stored most of the rewards she received into her personal space, only taking out a small portion for daily use. Currently, there are other servants in the county princess's mansion, and every aspect of life requires money.
Although the jewelry in front of her was indeed very beautiful, she didn't feel the need to buy it.
But Baiyun was so enamored with it that her eyes practically popped into the glittering headdress, and she wished she could throw herself into it.
The shop owner sensed Bai Yun's interest but could also tell she had no intention of buying anything. Since Bai Yun had come with Su Ruanruan, the shrewd and worldly shop owner was well aware of Su Ruanruan's identity and therefore dared not easily kick Bai Yun out.
All I could tell Baiyun was that she had a few outdated headdresses in another shop, and that she could take a look and sell them at a lower price if she liked them.
Su Ruanruan had just suffered a miscarriage and was still very weak. When she heard that the shop was in a remote location, she really didn't want to go through the trouble of traveling with her, so she decided to stay at the shop and wait for her.
The shop owner thoughtfully arranged for his staff to brew Su Ruanruan a cup of fragrant pre-Qingming Longjing tea and carefully prepared several delicious snacks. Only then did the owner attend to the other guests.
Su Ruanruan felt a little sleepy. She leaned back in her chair, closed her eyes, and wanted to rest for a moment. Just then, a loud voice reached her ears, "General Huo, please come in."
Su Ruanruan suddenly opened her eyes and looked towards the door. She saw Huo Yan walk in, with a petite and pretty woman standing beside him, who was none other than Fu Xinrou.
Huo Yan's gaze met hers, but he only glanced at her coldly before quickly looking away.
Fu Xinrou noticed Su Ruanruan's presence, and a surge of nervousness rose within her. Her hand unconsciously twisted the handkerchief in her palm. After all, this was the first time she had encountered Su Ruanruan so closely.
She was about to speak when she said, "Su..."
However, before she could finish speaking, Huo Yan's arm reached out and gently supported her waist, his voice low and deep, "What do you like? I'll buy it for you."
Fu Xinrou lowered her head shyly and said softly, "I'm fine as long as Brother Huo likes it. I'm not picky."
At this moment, Huo Yan's right hand slowly stroked the dagger inlaid with dazzling diamonds at his waist. "You have given me the most precious gift, and I will reciprocate with a set of jewelry you like."
Seeing this, the shop owner quickly interjected, "General Huo and Miss Fu are about to get married, what a perfect match! All the goods in my shop are of the highest quality, and the prices are absolutely fair and reasonable, so please feel free to choose..."
Su Ruanruan's gaze slowly shifted from Fu Xinrou's shy profile to the dagger hanging at Huo Yan's waist, a strange sense of familiarity welling up inside her.
She frowned slightly, closed her eyes and thought carefully for a while. Suddenly, the scene of being imprisoned by the flower thief and then being rescued by Huo Yan and others appeared in her mind.
As the scenes in her memory gradually became clearer, Su Ruanruan was surprised to find that the dagger at Huo Yan's waist was exactly the same as the one from which she had accidentally lost a gem!
Looking back, they remembered that they had searched for the crow's nest but hadn't found the lost gem. Yet now, the dagger hung perfectly intact on his person.
A thought flashed through her mind—Huo Yan had deceived her!
But why did he lie to her?
It turns out that this dagger was a gift from Fu Xinrou to Huo Yan, no wonder he cherishes it so much.
Thinking of this, Su Ruanruan couldn't help but feel an indescribable emotion welling up inside her. It seemed that the complicated entanglement between her and Huo Yan had started from this.
Recalling these past events, Su Ruanruan was overwhelmed with emotions and found it difficult to express her feelings in words.
It feels like I've become a part of their play.
Su Ruanruan abruptly lifted her skirt, her face turning frighteningly dark, and muttered a curse under her breath, "Fuck!"
Then he walked out of the jewelry shop without looking back.
After she walked away and disappeared from sight, Huo Yan slowly withdrew his gaze and distanced himself from Fu Xinrou beside him. His eyes remained fixed on the direction Su Ruanruan had left in, and he did not look away for a long time.
Standing to the side, Fu Xinrou took in Huo Yan's every move. A barely perceptible hint of disappointment flashed in her beautiful eyes.
Recalling the night she walked out of the prison cell, the thought that she might never see her loved ones again overwhelmed her with immense pain, causing her to instinctively throw herself into Brother Huo's warm and generous embrace, seeking comfort just as she had in her childhood.
However, Brother Huo simply patted her back gently, comforting her in a deep and gentle voice.
On the day the Fu family sons were executed, before dawn, Brother Huo and the bailiffs from the Dali Temple hurriedly left. Fu Xinrou was suspicious but dared not ask too many questions, so she could only secretly inquire about the reason. Later, she learned that her father wanted to summon Brother Huo alone.
As for what they discussed, Fu Xinrou had no way of knowing. When he returned, she learned that Brother Huo had gone to see the Emperor and used a pardon to save her brother's life.
Before her brother was exiled, Huo secretly took her to see him. After seeing her brother, the two spent some time alone, during which her brother repeatedly told her to take good care of herself. When they parted, her brother leaned down and whispered something in her ear, but strangely, she couldn't hear anything clearly.
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