Love Across Time - Chapter 35
"I don't want to eat it, take it out!" Just the smell of food makes me want to vomit, so naturally I don't even want to look at it.
The maid was quite strange; instead of being frightened away, she walked closer to the bedside and stared intently at Huan'er with a peculiar look in her eyes.
Huan'er sat up and looked at her strangely; she was certain she had never seen this maid before.
"Who are you?" Huan'er asked cautiously.
"Master Su will arrive in three days. He wants Miss to bring the account book to me within three days. He also wants Miss to be prepared to leave; he's taking Miss back to Jiangnan and won't leave her here to suffer. Remember, my name is Xiao Yi, and I live in the maid's quarters, room three." He finished speaking hastily and left like a gust of wind, seemingly possessing some martial arts skills. Huan'er was stunned for a long time. Good heavens! That old man Su Guangping is coming, in three days? What to do? He's taking her away too? Isn't he afraid of offending Shi Wuji? Unless he has a better backer. The strangest thing is why he wants to take her away? It's definitely not because of blood ties, unless she can bring him immense benefits! If she doesn't deal with Su Guangping properly, Yu Niang will suffer. What should she do? Even if she really gives him a fake account book, Yu Niang can't escape the Su family; at most, she'll suffer some physical pain. And now her body is so weak, what should she do?
Stepping out of the house, Huan'er saw Xiao Qing in the corridor. It had been a long time since she had seen her. Huan'er looked at her, puzzled. She knew Xiao Qing was a girl with a tragic fate, and she didn't care about her intentions. As long as Xiao Qing guarded Wu Ji, no one else could intrude. Xiao Qing always seemed to be avoiding her, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
"Young Madam." Xiaoqing bowed respectfully.
"Is something the matter?" Huan'er planned to go and chat with the newlywed couple to distract herself from her physical discomfort.
Xiaoqing hesitated for a long time, then looked firmly into Huan'er's eyes.
“I… overheard the conversation between Madam and Xiaoyi.”
Huan'er was stunned for a moment.
"Why didn't you tell Wuji? Why did you come to me instead?" Is he trying to threaten her? How audacious!
"Xiaoqing dares not make any impolite requests. She only hopes that Madam will agree to let Xiaoqing serve the young master and young mistress for the rest of her life."
It turns out she still hasn't given up on becoming a concubine. Her deep affection is worthy of sympathy, but this is the only thing that cannot be accommodated.
"Wuji is the one who makes the decisions. You might as well ask him. Go ahead and say it if you want. I won't let you blackmail me. By the way, it's time for you to get married. I'll ask Uncle Leng to keep an eye out for good young men." Huan'er finished speaking coldly, and then saw Xiaoqing leave with a pale face. Huan'er was not an ancient woman. She grew up in an open society and developed an independent personality. Coupled with some masculine traits, she liked to handle her own affairs. Unlike ancient women who hid behind men for protection in everything, she was absolutely not weak when she needed to be tough.
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Chapter Seven
"Finally, there's been some action?" Shi Wuji released the carrier pigeon in his hand. After speaking thoughtfully, he looked at Wuhen.
Su Guangping arrived in the north yesterday and is staying at the "Fuhu Inn," deliberately avoiding the wedding. He plans to come to Aolong Fortress three days later. Wuhen also mentioned that what happened in Huan'er's room wasn't Xiaoqing's doing; rather, Huan'er had always had a spy planted nearby. It was just that the spy was hidden so well that Huan'er had never discovered it.
"He might use these three days to probe around and find out about our strength in the north. And if he can't do it openly, he'll definitely try something covert. Three people are not enough, so he's probably waiting for some others. The ones he can find are probably just some thugs from the underworld," Wuhen analyzed.
Shi Wuji didn't care about any of this, after all, once Su Guangping returned to the south, he would know what "surprise" Shi Wuji had given him. What worried Shi Wuji the most was Huan'er. In fact, Huan'er stealing a few account books didn't constitute a loss to him, because all his important account books were locked on the second floor of Fengyun Tower. However, whether she stole the account books or not represented whether her heart had betrayed him.
"Next, we'll see what she does." Wuji's gaze drifted into the distance... Huan'er only helped Su Guangping because of her mother. If Huan'er trusted and loved him, she would discuss things with him instead of yielding to Su Guangping's coercion. Early this morning, he had already dispatched Leng Ziyang to Jiangnan as quickly as possible to fetch Yu Niang. Leng Ziyang was a hidden martial arts master, the most suitable and trustworthy person to handle this matter.
Don't betray me! Huan'er, don't betray me! Shi Wuji kept repeating these words in his heart.
As for Huan'er, after finding several account books in the study, she copied them into a new one, but the contents and numbers were completely random, only the formatting was correct. This would temporarily fool Su Guangping, giving him a perfunctory response, before discussing the matter of rescuing Yu Niang with Wuji later. After all, Wuji was locked up in Fengyun Tower and she couldn't see him. Being busy actually helped alleviate her dizziness. Wuxia and Leng Gang were enjoying their honeymoon, and she didn't want to disturb them, so she found something to do herself.