Chapter 160: Chapter 160: Sneaking into Her Room at Night to Confess.
“Married?”
The tall man was montarily stunned, but he soon realized Qi Yue was asking about Zhao Xiyan, and he quickly said, “Haven’t they been married for a long ti?”
Long ago?
How long ago?
Did they get married just after returning from deploynt? Indeed, that was quite early.
Qi Yue didn’t want to continue asking.
Even if he hadn’t gotten married, so what?
He already had soone else in his heart. Wasn’t getting married just a matter of ti?
Hadn’t she already anticipated this answer? Why did she ask again?
To humiliate herself?
She felt choked up, her whole face burning with embarrassnt. She hastened her steps, entered the residence, and headed straight to her own courtyard.
The tall, short, fat, and thin n left at the entrance looked at each other, all sowhat puzzled.
“What did the lady an by asking that just now?” the fat man scratched his head, “Didn’t she and our master already marry?”
The tall one added, “I’m puzzled too, but they are married, aren’t they?”
But the short one shook his head, an expression of disagreent on his face.
“I think the lady ant sothing else; she was asking about the marriage after our master returned to the Capital City.”
As he said that, the thin man nodded again and again.
“Indeed, otherwise why would she ask!”
The two exchanged glances and imdiately looked towards the tall man.
“Old Gao, you’ve caused a disaster. The lady must have misunderstood that the master married soone after returning to the Capital City.”
The fat man turned pale with fright.
“Right, that’s the point. The lady and master are already separated, so she had this question.”
Hearing this, the tall man was at his wit’s end.
“What should we do? I just now, while assisting the lady, I got distracted and misspoke. What to do about this?”
Hearing this, the thin man pointed at the tall man with one finger, his face full of shock, “You see the lady get distracted, and you don’t an…?”
The short and fat n also stared at the tall man in shock.
“Old Gao, how can you dare to entertain such thoughts? The master will surely kill you…”
“Shut up!” The tall man snapped back to his senses and exploded in anger, “What thoughts? As if we n could have any hopes regarding the lady.”
The short, fat, and thin n nodded imdiately upon hearing this.
“True. But why did you answer like that just now? Did you forget the master’s instructions? The lady finally asked about master, why didn’t you tell her the truth?”
“I can’t explain it myself; just now when the lady looked at , I panicked,” said the tall man, tossing aside the lantern in his hand and squatting on the ground to fretfully pull at his hair.
But the short man began to analyze with a serious tone, “You must’ve rembered too clearly that the master did not acknowledge the separation, and in your panic, you misspoke.”
The fat man nodded in agreent.
“True, the lady’s eyes are as intimidating as the master’s, who wouldn’t be nervous under that gaze!”
The thin man spoke up, “The lady suddenly asking if the master is married, could it be that she has feelings for him?”
“I think so,” nodded the short man, “otherwise, the lady’s face wouldn’t have looked so distressed just now.”
“I must go and clarify this right away!” The tall man suddenly stood up and hurried towards the back courtyard.
The short, fat, and thin n quickly followed suit.
But as soon as they entered the back courtyard, they were stopped by Nanny Zhang.
“This is Miss’s quarters; you cannot enter without a reason.”
“Nanny Zhang, I misspoke earlier, the master misunderstood, could you please announce my presence? I want to explain things to master,” the tall man pleaded urgently.
“No, just now Miss instructed that even if the sky falls, no one is to look for her tonight. Whatever misunderstanding there is can be cleared up tomorrow just the sa.”
“Nanny Zhang, please, make an exception for , the misunderstanding has to be cleared up tonight.”
“No, the Miss is already asleep.”
Nanny Zhang was unwavering, and the tall, short, fat, and thin n were left standing outside the back courtyard door.
The n at a loss turned to Huang Zai’an and hurriedly went to find him.
Unfortunately, Huang Zai’an had drunk too much and was already fast asleep.
The tall man was so frightened that he couldn’t sleep; he rushed to Rishengchang to see Zhao Xiyan.
In the largest room at the top floor of Rishengchang, the table and floor were piled with various items, including decorative pieces, vases, calligraphy and paintings.
Zhao Xiyan hadn’t gone to sleep yet; his mood had been very good these past few days, and he was currently busy sorting through things.
Ever since he saw Qi Yue move out everything from the Hu Family, not missing even the ugliest ornants on the desk, he had started to collect these kinds of trinkets.
And indeed, he had found quite a few good-looking items.
Among them was a pair of yellow Jade Ruyis, glowing amber in color, smooth as egg yolk, identical to the jade pillow he once had in his room at the Marquis Residence.
He even thought that his jade pillow must have been taken by Qi Yue as well.
There was also an enaled cloisonné incense burner on three feet, exquisitely crafted and richly colored.
Back at Northern Ridge, the conditions weren’t right for burning incense; now he could finally use it.
Qi Yue would definitely like this item.
Just as he was thinking this, he heard the tall man’s hurried footsteps, frowned slightly, but still went over and opened the door.
“Not having a peaceful night?”
“…Peaceful.”
“Good if it’s peaceful. Co in and have a look, see which ones are nice; we’ll have soone send them over tomorrow under the guise of the black market.”
The tall man, seeing Zhao Xiyan in such a state, grew even more anxious.
Not daring to delay any further, he steeled his heart and blurted out loudly,
“Master, Miss Qi Yue might have misunderstood that you’re already married.”
Zhao Xiyan turned around abruptly, his strikingly beautiful face gradually covered in frost.
“What did you say? Haven’t I told you not to speak nonsense?”
The tall man knelt on the floor with a thud.
“It was my fault for speaking carelessly.”
After hearing the whole story, Zhao Xiyan’s expression suddenly beca very odd.
“Are you saying, she took the initiative to ask whether I was married or not?”
“Yes.”
“What else did she say?”
“Nothing else; after I misspoke, it seed as if Miss Qi Yue got angry. I wanted to clarify, but there was no chance…”
The tall man was trying hard to explain when suddenly Zhao Xiyan, without a word, started walking outside.
“Master, where are you going?”
“There’s no need for you all to ntion this matter; I will explain it to her myself!”
When the tall man followed outside, he saw a white figure hurrying toward the direction of the Qi Mansion.
The tall man finally felt relieved, it seed the master was on his way to confess his feelings in the dead of night.
He was reassured by this!
anwhile, Qi Yue in her own space had already cald her emotions.
Earlier, when the tall man said that Zhao Xiyan was already married, she did feel a bit angry for a mont.
After all, she had done so much for him; it would have been only courteous for him to give her a heads up.
But she quickly ca to terms with it.
Just like what she had said to Qu Wei before, she did all of this willingly; she was happy to give without expecting any emotional return from him.
Now that he had presumably married the woman he loved, she should let go as well.
Having cleared up these thoughts, she felt as though a great burden had been lifted from her shoulders.
She drank half a glass of red wine before bathing, and the effects of the wine kicked in just in ti for bed.
Lately, Hu Chengxuan and Qing Nanzun hadn’t co by, and with the four n of varying heights patrolling intensively, the residence was very quiet, and she sotis slept in the bed outside her space.
Having slept in her space for a long ti, she yearned for the feeling of a real night.
Tonight was also such a night; she wanted to sleep in the bed outside.
As she thought this, she instantly appeared on the bed, didn’t bother covering herself with a quilt, and closed her eyes to sleep right away.
As she drifted off, she thought to herself: Wine is really sothing, it not only helps you forget worries, but also aids sleep.
Groggy, she didn’t notice that Zhao Xiyan was sitting not far away, witnessing her suddenly appearing on the bed.
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