When she asked that question, there was no smile on her face at all. If it weren't for the kindness he had shown her earlier, she would have pretended not to see him and gone straight into the inn.
"I had no such intention," Tang Xihua said, her brows furrowing slightly upon hearing her tone.
Upon hearing this, Hong Xiaoduo laughed: "Oh? If it's not a accusation, then I really can't think of any other reason."
"I have come here to apologize to you, young lady, for my junior sister's repeated rudeness and offenses." After saying this, Tang Xihua formally clasped his hands in a fist and bow to Hong Xiaoduo.
This surprised Hong Xiaoduo, who looked at the other person seriously and said, "No need for that, since I dealt with her on the spot."
The word "discipline" carries a somewhat ironic connotation for the senior student who was disciplined.
Tang Xihua looked at the young woman in front of her, who was probably a few years younger than her junior sister, with a complicated expression.
"This is a wound medicine that our sect concocts itself. It's quite effective at stopping bleeding and promoting tissue regeneration. If you use it on that horse, its wounds will heal in just a few days." As he spoke, he raised his hand and handed over a porcelain jar.
"Is this for human use?" Hong Xiaoduo asked casually, looking at the bottle.
Tang Xihua nodded, thinking to herself that of course, why would livestock be packaged in such exquisite bottles? In fact, they always brought horses' supplies when they went out on escort missions, since it was a long journey, and there were times when they encountered bandits or something, and the horses would get injured.
Of course, no matter how expensive the horse is, there's no need to save a seriously injured one.
“Our horses have already been treated with medicine, you can take this back.” Hong Xiaoduo didn’t intend to accept it, even though she knew it might be a good thing.
Seeing that he had refused, the man surnamed Tang frowned even more.
"If there's nothing else, please go back." Hong Xiaoduo said, and started to walk into the inn.
The person on the other end spoke again: "I, Tang, have already ordered someone to send her back."
Upon hearing this, Hong Xiaoduo stood up and looked at him again: "That's your own business." After saying that, she stepped into the inn.
It's not that she's being unreasonable, it's just that there's no need to continue this topic. Otherwise, what else would she say? Ah, it's not your fault, don't worry about it.
What's the point of saying all this? I have no intention of becoming friends with them! So there's no concern about straining the relationship!
Watching the figure disappear into the inn, Tang Xihua lowered her eyes for a moment, then turned and left.
The next morning, Hong Xiaoduo had just woken up when she saw Tian Shu walking out, but she didn't pay much attention. After she finished washing up, Tian Shu came back in.
"If I get up late in the future, you can take your younger siblings to have breakfast first. You don't need to wait for me. Just eat near the entrance of the inn, don't go too far," Hong Xiaoduo said as she walked out.
"No, it's the escort agency that came looking for you early this morning," Tian Shu quickly explained.
Hong Xiaoduo was annoyed as soon as she heard this, and said as she walked, "What are the people from the escort agency doing here again? When will this end? Why are they taking so long?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he went outside and saw that the person who came was not the one surnamed Tang. He stood there anxiously, with six children standing in a row in front of him.
Seeing his gaze, the six children turned their heads. When they saw Hong Xiaoduo come out, they dispersed. Their older brother had told them not to let him in until their mother was fully awake. Now that she was out, it was alright, and they didn't need to keep an eye on him anymore.
"Xie Xinyu is missing," the bodyguard said anxiously.
Seeing that Hong Xiaoduo didn't understand, he quickly explained, "Our second mistress from the escort agency was escorted home by our third senior brother yesterday. He originally planned to set off early this morning, but this morning he found that she was missing."
So they sent me here to ask."
"You're asking me about her disappearance? Did you think I kidnapped her? Your second wife is annoying, but I've already taught her a lesson. She definitely won't try anything underhanded again."
"Go back and tell him that. If he doesn't believe you, tell him to report it to the authorities," Hong Xiaoduo said irritably.
"No, no, young lady, please don't be angry. My senior brother's original words were that I came to ask if the second young lady came to make trouble for you last night." Seeing that she was angry, the bodyguard quickly explained.
“I’ve never been here,” Hong Xiaoduo said.
"I told him, but he didn't believe me and insisted on asking me in person," Tianji said irritably from the side.
Upon seeing this, the bodyguard quickly took his leave.
The seven children looked at Hong Xiaoduo with some worry, their mood already affected so early in the morning.
"Come on, what do you want to eat this morning?" Hong Xiaoduo stepped forward, picked up Yaoguang, and asked the other children.
Being affected and in a bad mood? Not at all.
Upon learning that the spoiled second wife was missing, she neither worried nor felt any schadenfreude. It wasn't that she was cold-hearted, selfish, or heartless; she simply couldn't muster any particular emotions.
However, she felt a little sorry for those bodyguards. It must be quite a headache for them to bring out such an immature and troublesome young lady!
The children said they were fine with anything, and they were much more cautious than usual as they walked out.
The night before, Hong Xiaoduo took the children south to look for a good breakfast place recommended by the innkeeper on South Street. The place had steamed buns, meat pies, chicken soup wontons, and beef noodles.
When they arrived at this time, there weren't many customers left in the restaurant. Seeing that Hong Xiaoduo had brought a lot of children, the waiter kindly helped to push two tables together.
Hong Xiaoduo ordered a little of everything, thinking that if she couldn't finish it all, she could take it home and avoid waste.
The seven children are now very good at using chopsticks, and they no longer feel uncomfortable even when other diners look over.
The beef patties at this restaurant are delicious. Hong Xiaoduo ate two of them with wontons.
Just then, two more male diners came in and sat down next to Hong Xiaoduo and her companions. In the short few steps from when they came in to when they sat down, they glanced at Hong Xiaoduo and her companions three times.
Their gazes made Hong Xiaoduo very uncomfortable. It wasn't the curious or speculative look of others, but rather a feeling that their eyes held ill intent.
It was precisely because of this that Hong Xiaoduo couldn't help but become wary of them and paid extra attention to them.
"Sir, they're still searching," the short, thin man said in a low voice, glancing outside.
Upon hearing this, the tall man immediately gave him a fierce look, which made the short, thin man shrink back in fright and look around.
Hong Xiaoduo carefully and naturally fed Yao Guang a spoonful of egg custard, then casually glanced outside. There were several people from the escort agency walking along the street, asking people about something.
Could it be that Jie Xinyu didn't sneak away because she was going to be sent home, but ended up in the hands of these two?
What should I do? Should I handle this myself or not...?
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