Chapter 200
200, Missed (2 more)
His Nuannuan, gentle and kind, was the most wonderful girl in the world.
He had promised her that upon his return from this trip, he would go to the Liang Family to redeem her. With her status, she could not become his wife, only his concubine, but even as a concubine, he would cherish her for a lifetime.
However, when he returned full of hope, she had vanished without a trace, her life or death unknown, and the Liang Family couldn’t say where she had gone. Some said she had eloped with a man, others said she had stolen from her masters and fled.
That young lady of the Liang Family… was actually the legitimate daughter of the Marquis’s residence in the capital.
The madam came up, begging Xu Xuanjin for mercy, explaining that the main boat of the pleasure fleet had been chartered out.
“What about Piaopiao?”
“Piaopiao is here, Young Master Xu, please look…”
Xu Xuanjin smiled, “Quick, make the arrangements!”
He was there to find Piaopiao, unconcerned about being on that particular boat.
“Young Master Xu, this way please!”
Xu Xuanjin laughed, and even reached out to pull Xuan Mu along.
When Xuan Mu boarded the pleasure boat, he glanced at the main boat and felt a slight pain in his chest.
Pulled inside the boat, he was greeted by a sweet fragrance, so overpowering it could make one’s head spin.
A sweet voice came through, “Young Master Xu!”
“Piaopiao, my darling, come give me a kiss, I’ve missed you to death!”
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“Piaopiao missed Young Master Xu too!”The two of them were affectionate as if no one else was around.
Xuan Mu glanced over, his face turning red as he stepped towards the bow of the boat.
The cold wind on his face made his heart beat faster.
Looking at the night sky, listening to the music from the main boat, and hearing the giggling inside the boat, as he thought of the girl whose whereabouts were unknown, his heart ached.
Xie Zhinuan had eaten her fill, drank plenty, listened to the music, and watched the dance, then she turned to Li Hengyi, “Shall we go back now?”
“Yes!” Li Hengyi agreed.
Yuanbao immediately went to settle the bill, and the madam said ten taels would suffice.
In truth, they didn’t need to pay at all, as the gold they gave earlier was far more than their expenditure for the evening.
Xie Zhinuan and Li Hengyi disembarked from the pleasure boat, finding a carriage already waiting for them at the side.
“Get in,” Li Hengyi said softly.
“Yes!”
Before boarding the carriage, Xie Zhinuan looked back one last time towards the pleasure fleet. In the darkness of the night, there seemed to be someone on the deck of the boat.
She didn’t think much of it and got into the carriage.
Upon returning to the posthouse, the silly girl had already come back, and to her surprise, Yin Suwen was still there with a boy about ten years old. Like Yin Suwen, he appeared unassuming, yet Zhinuan felt something was amiss.
“?” Xie Zhinuan didn’t understand.
Yin Suwen took a deep breath before saying, “This is my younger brother, please take him in, Miss. He will behave and will not trouble you!”
Yin Suwen’s own heart was pounding as well.
She could never have dreamt that the lady who bought her out would be staying in a posthouse.
She didn’t dare to inquire further, fearing rejection and suspicion.
“…”
Given the situation, she could hardly throw the siblings out, “Have you taken care of your mother’s funeral?”
“It’s been dealt with!”
Her mother had been cremated, her ashes placed with their father’s, and one day, she and her brother would carry their parents back to get vengeance on those who had caused their family’s ruin and death.
“I’ll speak frankly; if you’re staying, then stay, but remember this, do not stir up trouble for me, and don’t bully others by flaunting your power. Always remember you are human, and as a human, if you can’t do good deeds, at least try not to commit evil ones!”
This was both a warning and a reminder.
Yin Suwen hurriedly agreed.
That’s when Xie Zhinuan asked, “Can you do accounts?”
“My father used to trade, and I was the one who kept the books!”
“Is that so? Then I have a question for you, do the math!” Xie Zhinuan randomly stated a few numbers, waiting for her to finish.
Chapter 201