Chapter 92: Miss, can you please not blame me for not liking Mr. Xie?
He arrived too late. When Xie Yuchao came, he saw with his own eyes Jiang Keyu carrying someone into the carriage.
But the people from the Dali Temple stopped him from passing, so he had no way of knowing Ayuan's specific condition.
Du Yuan, standing beside him, wondered, "Who the hell is this girl? She's got you so anxious that even the Dali Temple was dispatched so quickly."
"Walk."
Xie Yuchao didn't answer and turned to walk in another direction.
"Huh?" Du Yuan glanced at the people he had summoned from Jingzhao Prefecture, feeling a pang of uncertainty, a bitter feeling of inevitable doom. "You're leaving just like that. How am I going to end this?"
On the other side, Jiang Keyu brought Song Baoyuan back to the old house.
"Are you crazy?" Song Baoyuan's fear had been dispelled by astonishment and bewilderment. "That man was a marquis after all. How are you going to explain to His Majesty if you just killed him like that?"
Jiang Keyu placed him on the bed, her voice emotionless as she said, "Don't worry about this."
"You..." Song Baoyuan was speechless, and her heart was filled with even more worry.
"Let me see."
Jiang Keyu wanted to check the palm of her hand.
Song Baoyuan caught a glimpse of the bandage on his hand, and the memories related to it suddenly emerged. She subconsciously pulled her hand back and hid it behind her back, and even had a tendency to shrink inward.
Jiang Keyu was stunned for a moment, her body stiffened slightly, and she looked up in disbelief.
"Are you afraid of me?"
Song Baoyuan's eyes dodged, "How can you be afraid of me in your current state?"
"I, I..." Jiang Keyu felt anxious, "Do you think I would do anything to you?"
"Don't you have it?" Song Baoyuan asked without thinking.
The past events were vivid in her mind. Jiang Keyu lowered her eyes and glanced at her hands. "Have I ever done anything really excessive to you? Even last time, I was the one who was hurt. What are you afraid of?"
Song Baoyuan felt wronged and her eyes were filled with soreness.
She turned her face away and clutched the quilt behind her in an attempt to hold back her tears, but it was no use.
After a long silence, she blinked and tears rolled down her cheeks.
She pursed her lips and spoke with a choked voice, sounding weak and helpless.
"But I would also be scared if you got hurt."
Jiang Keyu was stunned.
Every time, he was about to forget, every time he was hurt, even if Ayuan didn't cry, her eyes would turn red with worry.
He lowered his head, at a loss for a moment.
After a while, he whispered, "I won't do that again."
Song Baoyuan was stunned for a moment and turned back tentatively.
"I promise, okay?"
Their eyes met, and Jiang Keyu tightened her grip. "Don't worry about what happened today. I'll be fine, and I won't let anything happen to you either."
Song Baoyuan stared at him blankly, her eyes sparkling with tears, which made people feel pity.
Jiang Keyu couldn't bear it anymore, she felt like it was raining in her heart, it was too wet.
"Let me see." He lowered his eyes and said, "Give me your hand."
Song Baoyuan seemed to be hesitant, and she clenched and unclenched her hand that was holding the corner of the quilt.
"The doctor is here!"
Aqi walked quickly into the room with the female doctor.
Jiang Keyu glanced back and was still sitting on the edge of the bed, but moved forward to make room.
When the female doctor examined Song Baoyuan, Liu'an appeared at the door and called out, "My dear."
Jiang Keyu understood and whispered, "I'm going to take care of something. I'll ask Qiaoyue to come and take care of you. If you need anything, ask her to come find me."
Song Baoyuan nodded and watched him leave quickly, feeling mixed emotions.
In front of the gate, the doorman stopped the angry Xie Yuchao.
"I came here during the day, but you didn't recognize me at night?"
The doorman was helpless. "Of course I know you, Mr. Xie, but our husband is here tonight, so I really can't let you in."
"So what if he's here?"
"Please don't make things difficult for me."
"Then you..."
Xie Yuchao paused when he saw Jiang Keyu walking towards him.
Across the threshold, the two looked at each other with undisguised hostility.
"Why won't you let me in?"
Jiang Keyu laughed and said, "Because this is my home."
"That was before."
"That's not your business."
Jiang Keyu clenched her fists. "Ayuan was with you today, but ended up in that situation. I'm being merciful by not blaming you. If you dare to pester me again, don't blame me for not giving face to Master Xie."
Xie Yuchao's face suddenly turned cold, and he suddenly realized, "Before, there were people from the Xie Mansion everywhere around here. It was you who did it."
"You can't even protect yourself, how can you have the nerve to hang around Ayuan every day? Are you afraid that you won't bring trouble to her?"
Xie Yuchao opened his mouth to retort, but no words came out.
Even if today's disaster was not caused by him, he does have a responsibility that he cannot shirk.
He... just doesn't have the ability to protect Ayuan yet.
*
In the room, the female doctor carefully applied medicine to Song Baoyuan.
"Qiaoyue, send the doctor out." Song Baoyuan leaned on the folded bedding and whispered, "Aqi, you stay."
"Yes." Qiao Yue agreed, "Doctor, please come this way."
Ah Qi, who had been about to follow the female doctor out, stopped dead in his tracks, standing stiffly where he was. When he and the young lady were alone in the room, he immediately knelt down and said, "I am incompetent. Please punish me, young lady."
"I'm not going to punish you." Song Baoyuan straightened up, "Stand up and talk."
Ah Qi didn't move, but just looked up and asked, "Then why did you keep me here, young lady?"
"I have something to ask you."
Song Baoyuan's face was a little pale, and her fingertips brushed across the cloak folded on her knees.
"Marquis Pingyuan said today that my husband was previously in the capital... What does that mean?"
She didn't say it completely, but she believed that Aqi understood what she meant.
"Also, when has he ever been so impatient? Why did he become so impulsive and murderous just because of a few insults from the other party?" Song Baoyuan couldn't figure it out. "Did something happen before, or did he and Pingyuan Hou have a feud before, and I didn't know it?"
Aqi slowly lowered his eyes and stared at the ground.
He remained silent for a long time, and Song Baoyuan became more and more suspicious. "Why don't you say anything? You have been following him before, so you should know everything."
Aqi hesitated to speak.
Song Baoyuan was surprised, "Speak."
"Do you really want to know this, Miss?" Ah Qi stammered. "My dear, you don't want me to know this, and besides, it's all in the past."
Don't want her to know? Song Baoyuan frowned slightly, "Since I asked, of course I want to know."
Aqi didn't know where to start, he was not good at speaking.
He hesitated for a long time before speaking: "My dear, I don't really care what others say about you, because I'm used to it."
"I believe that the reason why you are murdering Marquis Pingyuan is because your bottom line has been touched, that is, you, my lady."
Song Baoyuan didn't understand.
Ah Qi sighed unconsciously, "Miss, you didn't go out much before, so what you know may be a little different from what actually happened. My husband has been appointed as the Junior Minister of the Dali Temple, and has been highly valued by His Majesty. He has been praised and admired by the entire capital. This has actually only happened in the past few months. Before that, my husband only had two identities: the descendant of a criminal minister and the adopted son of a merchant."
"Because he's the descendant of a criminal, he's not tolerated by the upright. Because he's the adopted son of a merchant, he's looked down upon by aristocratic families. These two identities brought him countless oppression and exclusion, which was most exaggerated when he first entered the academy and began his official career. The young lady should still remember it, but she doesn't know the reason. When the master and mistress were still alive, one always loved buying books for him, and the other always loved making new clothes for him. Because when he first entered the academy, his books and clothes were always inexplicably splashed with ink, torn, and even openly stolen."
"Fortunately, he later met Master Chang and Master Gao. With their sincere acceptance and support, Lang Jun finally found a place in the academy and was able to study with peace of mind. Although those who made things difficult for Lang Jun still disliked him and often tried to trip him up, at least they didn't do it openly. It was also because of Master Chang's recommendation that Lang Jun caught the eye of Elder Sheng. Originally, Lang Jun was the descendant of a criminal and was not eligible to take the imperial examination unless someone with sufficient qualifications guaranteed him. It was a huge risk, but Elder Sheng took the initiative, so no matter what the Sheng family asked later, Lang Jun agreed without hesitation."
"After passing the exam, Langjun was successfully admitted to the Dali Temple, but that was his only success. Because of his status, no one looked down on him, as if it was their right to push the dirty work onto him. For the first two years, Langjun took on the most difficult and dangerous cases. But when Langjun exhausted all his energy to solve these cases, the credit was snatched away by his superiors, who became the stepping stone to the position of Dali Temple Minister. In the end, Langjun got nothing out of it. But if there was a disaster, Langjun would be the first to bear the brunt of it, thus earning him a bad reputation."
Ah Qi smiled bitterly. "Out there, people are cursing at my young master. They can say the dirtiest and most vicious words without any hesitation. What Pingyuan Hou said today is nothing."
As Song Baoyuan listened, she crumpled the cloak in her hand.
Her eyes were red, "Why didn't I know?"
"My lady has been pregnant repeatedly over the years, and she's worried a lot. How dare you let me know this? And, you wouldn't want me to know how terrible my reputation is."
Ah Qi's face was filled with melancholy. "Actually, in the past, my husband would not come home for several days in a row, or would come back very late. It wasn't just because he was busy, but sometimes it was because he was injured or sick. He knew that my lady would be worried, so he didn't want her to know, in case she found out."
"Also, there's a rumor out there that the young lady never goes out with him because he feels her identity as a merchant's daughter is too embarrassing. But in reality, the young lady doesn't dare. The outsiders are too malicious, and he's already mired in a quagmire. How could he dare drag the young lady into it? He knows he doesn't have the ability to protect her, so all he can do is hide her."
Song Baoyuan seemed to be stunned and did not move.
Aqi could already foresee that this would be the day he would talk the most.
"Liu'an always says that her life was tough following her husband. She finally managed to get through it, only to find out that the young lady and her husband were getting divorced. Of course, it's understandable that the young lady blames her husband for not caring enough. He does have many shortcomings. But he really didn't do it on purpose. Firstly, he was exhausted dealing with the outside world, and secondly, he didn't understand women's minds. There were some things that the young lady didn't tell him, so he really didn't know. He even couldn't tell me his feelings for the young lady. On the one hand, he felt that he should respect the young lady's choice, but on the other hand, he couldn't bear to see the young lady get close to others. So he always did things that were incomprehensible and baffling."
"But one thing is certain, in the young man's heart, the young lady is definitely the most important person." Aqi said affirmatively.
Song Baoyuan frowned.
"Miss, don't you believe it?"
Song Baoyuan remained silent.
"Young lady, you're right to think that my husband has changed. He used to be cheerful and peaceful, but now he's ruthless and unpredictable. But if he hadn't changed along the way, how could he have gained a firm foothold in the Dali Temple, overturned his father's case, protected the vast family fortune, and protected you and the young masters?"
Ah Qi sighed silently and said in a deep voice, "Putting aside other things, Miss, please don't blame me for not liking Master Xie. After all, the Dali Temple Minister who rose to prominence thanks to my work and allowed others to bully me is now the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, Master Xie's father, Master Xie."
Song Baoyuan looked sideways in shock as if waking from a dream.
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