Wind und Rauch

Kapitel 6

Ouyang Tianyu shook his head; this was also something he couldn't understand.

"What kind of woman does your older brother like?" Su Yuyin suddenly asked.

Why are you asking this? Do you want to gain my older brother's favor?

"His favor? I wouldn't stoop to sharing a man with someone else!" Su Yuyin urged dismissively, "Stop talking nonsense and get to the point!"

Sharing one man? What kind of talk is that? These days, which man doesn't have multiple wives and concubines, except for his second brother...

“Okay, I’ll say it. My brother likes gentle, virtuous, and well-educated women, like Sister Xiangmei.”

"Really?" Su Yuyin pondered. "By the way, how is your sister? That matter isn't just over like that, is it?"

“Lin’er is still unconscious. I went to see her. The injury on her head is just a superficial wound. I don’t know why she hasn’t woken up yet.” Ouyang Tianyu frowned. “As for that matter, they think Xiao Lan fell into the water accidentally like you, and they don’t seem to intend to pursue it. I think things are not that simple. I saw Xiao Lan’s body. It seems that she was killed and then thrown into the river.”

"Is it murder? Why?"

"I don't know yet. I'll handle this. Don't worry about it. Just remember your current status. You're the eldest daughter-in-law of the Ouyang family now, not a female constable from a thousand years in the future. Also, my sister-in-law only knows how to embroider and play the zither. She's a typical lady from a respectable family and she can't read!" Ouyang Tianyu reminded her to prevent her from revealing her numbness later.

"Oh my god! What do you want me to do?" Did you really want her to just eat and sleep, sleep and eat? No—she wanted to go home—

"Young Madam, Young Madam!" The shouts came from afar.

"Someone's here to see you, I'm leaving now!" Ouyang Tianyu put on his mask, leaped up, and disappeared.

Su Yuyin stood there for a while and saw Xiao Fei running towards her.

"Young Madam, what are you doing here? You should go back quickly, the young master is waiting inside," Xiaofei said anxiously, afraid of being scolded by the young master if she went back late.

"Him? You mean he came to Qinzhu Pavilion?" Su Yuyin asked strangely. The sun didn't rise in the west today, and it didn't rain blood. Why are there so many strange things happening? Or are all the people in the Ouyang family problematic?

"Yes. You should go back quickly, or the young master will be unhappy." Xiao Fei helped her walk quickly, but Su Yuyin's small feet couldn't walk fast.

"I can't walk fast!" Humph! He's unhappy? I'm unhappy too! I'm going to walk slowly anyway.

When the two of them, mistress and servant, returned to the main house in twice as long as usual, with Su Yuyin deliberately slowing down, she saw a tall man pacing back and forth in the house, looking very impatient.

"My lord, I'm late," Su Yuyin said in a voice softer than a mosquito's buzz, her eyes fixed on her feet. She guessed he wouldn't even glance at her.

really--

"Let's go." Ouyang Tianyun walked past her and headed out.

Su Yuyin rolled her eyes. Oh well, there will be plenty of opportunities to get back at him later.

After passing through most of the Ouyang family's residence, she was led to a courtyard filled with plum trees. She could imagine the beautiful scene when winter came.

A young woman stood at the door, looking only seventeen or eighteen years old. She was fairly pretty, but far less so than Su Yuyin. When she saw Su Yuyin arrive at the door, she immediately came forward to greet her, a fleeting look of hatred in her eyes. Xiangmei curtsied and said, "Sister, you've arrived. Your younger sister greets you."

Xiangmei smiled and led her into the house. The hatred in her eyes was so intense that Su Yuyin almost thought she was seeing things. When she met Xiangmei's eyes again, all she saw was that deep smile. She instinctively felt that Xiangmei wasn't as innocent as she seemed...

"Xiao Lin, take the young mistress back to her room." Ouyang Tianyun coldly gave the order, then took Xiangmei and left. It was clear he didn't want to deal with her.

"yes."

Next, she was taken to a separate courtyard some distance from the main house. The house wasn't as luxurious as Qinzhuxuan, but it was clean.

In fact, she is not particular about food and lodging. It is common for her to skip several meals, so she doesn't care whether the house is luxurious or not.

However, her two maids couldn't stand it and said that the eldest young mistress shouldn't be living in a side room. She just smiled and said that she didn't mind.

She's been here for ten days now, and nothing much has happened. She spends her days eating and sleeping. She knows this place isn't as free as Qinzhuxuan, and there are many more eyes watching her. Occasionally, she hears some gossip, but she just laughs it off.

That afternoon, the sun was shining brightly, and she decided to go for a walk.

"Sister, can we talk?"

Su Yuyin turned around. It was her. "Want to chat?" she asked. "Is there something you need?"

"It's nothing serious, I just wanted to talk to my sister." Xiangmei smiled. "My cousin asked me to come and spend more time with my sister."

"Really?" She didn't believe he would do that. Accompany her? Seeing Xiangmei limping, she asked, "What's wrong with your leg?"

"I twisted my ankle just now, it's nothing," Xiangmei shook her head. She thought for a moment and said, "My cousin has been quite busy these past few days, so he hasn't been to my sister's place."

"It's alright, with my sister serving my husband, I feel much more at ease." She hoped he would never come looking for her again. Su Yuyin added in her mind. She had no interest in that irresponsible guy!

"Please rest assured, sister, Mei'er will take good care of cousin." Xiangmei said, standing up and preparing to leave. "Sister, it's getting late, I should go."

"Take care, don't bother seeing me out!" In contrast, Su Yuyin was much colder.

She walked slowly along the pebbled path. Suddenly, she felt incredibly lonely. No family, no companions, and her notorious friend wouldn't be there to chat with her in public. She hated fate's arrangement. Why had she been brought here? She wanted to go home!

After walking for an unknown amount of time, as darkness fell, Su Yuyin returned to her room. She had barely reached the doorway when a large hand forcefully dragged her inside. Before she could even regain her balance, a heavy slap knocked her to the ground, her head hitting the corner of a table. Su Yuyin was momentarily stunned, then heard Ouyang Tianyun's angry voice: "Tell me! Why did you push her? Do you know Mei'er is pregnant? Is it because you're jealous of her receiving all my love that you hit her so hard? Luckily, Mei'er is alright, otherwise I would have killed you!"

Pushed? Who did she push? What does Xiangmei's pregnancy have to do with her? Seeing Ouyang Tianyun about to leave, she coldly said, "Stop! Ouyang Tianyun, explain yourself clearly, what exactly did I do wrong?"

"Do I have to repeat the evil deeds you've committed?" Ouyang Tianyun turned around and looked at her with a cold gaze. "I really regret letting you live in Meiju. Mei'er came to see you out of kindness, but you treated her like this. If it weren't for your pitiful state, the Ouyang family would have already turned down you."

Mei'er came to see her out of kindness? She probably planned this all along. He won't believe a word she says now!

"Otherwise, you can divorce me!" Sleeping on the streets is better than staying here.

"Okay, you wait."

As soon as Ouyang Tianyun left, Du Juan and Xiao Fei ran over to help her up.