Chapter 111: Farewell
At the beginning of 11th month, Nangong Yue's Mozhu Courtyard had two more maids - Baihui and Lily. They were both only eleven or twelve years old, with clean looks, and were a pair of cousins. They were born in a bodyguard family in the south of the Yangtze River. Baihui's parents died when she was young, and she grew up in Baihe's family. However, a few months ago, Baihui's father was killed by a thief while working as escorts. Baihui's mother died of a serious illness due to grief, and now only their sisters are left in the family of both. Although they are a little younger, their martial arts skills are pretty good.
Guan Yubai really did his best. The two sisters entered the Nangong Mansion on the occasion of the purchase of people in the mansion, and naturally became her maids, without arousing anyone's suspicion.
The two sisters who had just entered the mansion were just ordinary third-class maids. Nangong Yue asked Yi Mei to take good care of them, then she took her hands off them. She was very busy now, as her shop was about to open!
Nangong Yue was busy with everything, her days were fulfilling but exhausting, and she fell asleep every night.
Just because of her past life experience, Nangong Yue always had trouble sleeping, and would be heard by the slightest movement, such as... the sound of the window.
Window?
Nangong Yue snapped back to her senses and quickly stood up to look towards the window. She saw that the window had been pushed open from the outside, and a black-clad teenager had jumped in with agile movements. By the time she was about to scream, the teenager had walked straight to the front of her bed, then bent down and looked at her with a smile on his face.
It's him again! Nangong Yue couldn't help but have black lines all over her face, and she stroked her aching forehead with her hand.
"Xiao Shizi, if there's anything, just say it." Nangong Yue placed large soft pillows on her back and sought a comfortable sitting position, helplessly looking at Xiao Yi.
"Stinky Girl, don't believe those rumours about me! It's all nonsense!" As soon as he spoke, Xiao Yi regretted it and wanted to bite his own tongue off.
The reason he came here tonight was clearly to say goodbye, so why did he start talking about it first?
Besides, this happened a long time ago!
ah! ah! ah! My brain must have gone crazy.
When he wasn't careful, he rambled.
"Rumours?" Nangong Yue thought for a moment before suddenly realising, "You mean the incident where you failed to force a maid a month ago and went so far as to sell that maid to a brothel, huh?" When she mentioned the brothel, she did not blush or gasp, as if it was an extremely common place.
"I didn't do this at all!" Xiao Yi explained a little impatiently, "It's all their nonsense!"
"Well, I know." Nangong Yue lazily yawned, "Those are all rumours." No matter what, she had been a person for two lifetimes, and had had several encounters with Xiao Yi in this life, and would not believe that his character was so low.
"Do you really believe me?" Xiao Yi's face showed a hint of joy, and his eyes showed a little caution. There was a hint of sweetness in his heart, and he just felt that this feeling of being trusted was so good! I really hope that stinky girl can always trust me like this!
Nangong Yue cast a sidelong glance at him and deliberately asked, "Was that maid really sold by you?"
"Yes." Xiao Yi's face was a little stiff, fearing that Nangong Yue would say that he had handled things viscously.
"What about now, where is the person? Has Zhennan Wangfei bought the person back?" Nangong Yue asked again.
Xiao Yi shook his head, "No, I don't think so." He hadn't actually paid attention to the follow up, but if Zhennan Wangfei had brought the person back, she would have definitely sent them to his courtyard again. But these days, his courtyard was quiet, so he thought that he wouldn't buy them back. Anyway, whether she bought it or not, it has nothing to do with him.
"So what do we see in this rumour? An innocent maid, a Shizi who behaves ridiculously viciously, his father Wangye who hates his guts, and a kind and loving stepmother Wangfei ......? "Nangong Yue smiled meaningfully. "Since this Wangfei is as charitable as a bodhisattva, why didn't she send someone to save that 'innocent' maid from the fire in the first place?"
"Pfft ......" Xiao Yi can't help but lose his voice and laugh out lowly, "This Wangye and Wangfei as soon as they heard that I sold the maid to the brothel, they were first busy running to me and questioning me, and then whipping me, and were ruthless enough to beat people to death. Where else would you care about a little maid?!" As he said that, he suddenly put on an expression that begged for a reward, "Stinky girl, I have kept your words in mind, I dodged if I couldn't fight back, and I didn't let a single hair of his whip touch me."
Nangong Yue couldn't help it, and fussed with the tone of a coaxing child, "Well, so good-"
"That's it?" Xiao Yi couldn't help but flatten his mouth a little in disappointment.
However, Nangong Yue did not comply with his wishes and instead began to drive people away, "Since the matter is finished, you can leave."
Xiao Yi had a face of frustration and said in a resigned manner, "I know ...... stinky girl, you do not want to see me, don t worry. Soon, you will be able to have your wish come true." His tone was indescribably mournful and aggrieved.
"What are you babbling about?" Nangong Yue couldn't help but say.
"The Jiangnan rebellion will be quelled soon, I guess that when the new year is over, I'll have to leave ...... " Xiao Yi sighed with a sigh.
Nangong Yue immediately understood his meaning.
That means Zhennan Wang was returning to guard southern Xinjiang.
It has been nearly a year since Zhennan Wang came to the capital. The emperor could not keep Zhennan Wang, who was guarding southern Xinjiang in the capital forever. However, he could not rest assured that when the rebellion in Jiangnan had not yet been pacified, he would release the Zhennan Wang, whom he had suspicions about, back to Southern Xinjiang..... But now that the victory in Jiangnan is approaching, the day when Zhennan Wang will return to Southern Xinjiang is probably not very far away. As the eldest son of Zhennan Wang Mansion , Xiao Yi is bound to return to southern Xinjiang with Zhennan Wang .
Having said that, Nangong Yue couldn't help but worry about Xiao Yi, and hesitantly said, "Then you ...... know who the mastermind behind the last hunt for you is?" Southern Xinjiang is a long way away, if that mastermind behind the scenes still wants to do it again, it is obviously a good time to do it on the way back to southern Xinjiang!
"I know, it's my stepmother consort, Xiao Fang shi." Xiao Yi said indifferently, but a glint of gloom flashed in his eyes.
Nangong Yue's heart was shaken, but she quickly calmed down and said in a knowing manner, "It seems that she wants her own son to replace you as the Shizi." Nangong Yue's heart was not much of a surprise, power and desire were the most fascinating to the eyes, Xiao Fang shi's had every motive and reason to do so.
"Oh ......" Xiao Yi laughed bitterly, "In the past, she was really good to me and gave me whatever I wanted. When I did something wrong, she pleaded with my father ...... I always thought she was the best mother in the world. But it wasn't until recently that I realised that all the good things she did to me were just excessive flattery(causing sb to fail due to excessive praise). She asked Xiao Luan to study hard and scolded her whenever he slacked off, but she let me have fun all day long, saying that I was at the age where I should be free and relaxed. She succeeded in making my father dislike me more and more, and even regarded me as an enemy."
Xiao Yi feels that he has been blind for more than ten years! He took a breath and said in a gloomy tone: "Uncle Cheng is dead, but she must not have expected that Uncle Cheng had a back-up plan... Uncle Cheng secretly collected the letter written by Xiao Fang Shi to him, and I finally found it a month ago. It seems that although Uncle Cheng was bribed by her, he was also worried that she would kill someone and silence her after she succeeded." Uncle Cheng never expected that he would die in Xiao Yi’ hands in the end...
Nangong Yue listened to him quietly, and couldn't help but think of her previous life. Xiao Yi in the previous life also returned to southern Xinjiang with Zhennan Wang not long after the victory in Jiangnan... It was not until three years later that he was forced to return to the royal capital again with the identity of a hostage.
Nangong Yue remembered that Xiao Yi in his previous life eventually embarked on the road of killing his father and killing his brother. But now, although he hates his stepmother, he does not go to the point of killing his father and his brother. What must have happened next?
Thinking of this, Nangong Yue couldn't help blurting out: "Do you have to go back to southern Xinjiang?"
"Hey -" Xiao Yi sighed in a low mood, "Since my father is going back to southern Xinjiang, I naturally have to follow him..."
"His Majesty doesn't really trust the Zhennan Wang House, which has heavy armies, and even considers them to be very scrupulous." Nangong Yue opened her mouth slowly. "Now that Zhennan Wang has returned to southern Xinjiang, His Majesty doesn't know how long he will have a headache. As a loyal subject, you should share His Majesty's worries ...... Xiao Yi, what do you think?" Nangong Yue looked at Xiao Yi and there was only so much she could say.
At first, Xiao Yi did not understand what Nangong Yue was saying, 'The current emperor is afraid of Zhennan Wang, I am afraid that is something that many people know well ......'. As Nangong Yue continued to speak, he seemed to understand something, and his eyes grew brighter and brighter.
" Share your worries for His Majesty ...... Share your worries for His Majesty." Xiao Yi repeated the word in a low voice, "If I share your worries for His majesty, I shall ask myself to be a hostage to relieve your majesty's worries in the southern Xinjiang!"
"Just so!" Nangong Yue looked at Xiao Yi with a smile, "Staying in the royal capital, I'm sure you can do a lot of things you couldn't do in Southern Xinjiang!"
Xiao Yi was thoughtful and didn't speak for a while.
And Nangong Yue also stopped speaking.
After a long time of silence, Xiao Yi finally spoke again: ''Stinky girl, I knew you couldn't let me go, that's why you thought of this method ......'' He ambiguously winked at Nangong Yue.
Nangong Yue didn't say anything, but just glared at him.
Xiao Yi was unimpressed and said with a smile, "Don't worry, stinky girl, I won't let you down! Just wait for my good news!" Saying that, he leapt out of the window with a long body, but then he looked back with his head open, "By the way, stinky girl, when did you have two more little girls here? They do know a bit of kung fu, but compared to me, they are far worse!"
He was obviously talking about Baihui and Lily. The corners of Nangong Yue's mouth twitched as she said helplessly, "What did you do with them?"
"Nothing much!" Xiao Yi looked at Nangong Yue with an innocent expression, "I just knocked them out."
Nangong Yue raised her forehead with a headache and said, "You can go!" It seemed that she would have to give Baihui and Lily a few special words tomorrow.
"Then I'm really leaving." Xiao Yi waved his hand at her, and in the end, he actually didn't forget to flirt with Nangong Yue, "Go to sleep quickly, but don't be unable to sleep because you miss me too much."
Nangong Yue viciously gritted her teeth, she wouldn't be unable to sleep because of him!
But Nangong Yue ended up losing sleep, and various things from her past life and present life appeared in her mind one after another, making her mind difficult to calm down for a long time ......
Her own rebirth had changed a lot of things, perhaps even Xiao Yi's fate would also change.
Nangong Yue looked at the window that had been re-closed, a smile unconsciously appeared on her face.
