Yueyao looked up at the sky. Tonight’s night sky had no multitude of stars, only a few lonely stars struggling to shine, sparsely scattered around, like discarded glass beads, just like her—lonely and sorrowful. The entire night sky was like an ink plate, with a layer of faint clouds overhead, adding to the mystique of the already dim night sky.
An Zhichen observed Yueyao, who was engulfed in sadness, and felt a little uneasy. To shake off this unpleasant emotion, An Zhichen deliberately asked, "Zichang, what are you thinking about?"
Yueyao spoke her true feelings: "I want to leave here as soon as possible." This place was full of unbearable mories for her, and she truly did not want to stay here a minute longer. Although she knew it was impossible to leave now, Yueyao still wanted to leave here quickly.
An Zhichen knew Yueyao was anxious and said, "Zichang, I won’t hide it from you; for now, we cannot leave. It’s too dangerous outside, and only in the General’s Mansion can I be at ease. But rest assured, once matters here are resolved, I’ll take you back to the Capital City."
Yueyao t An Zhichen’s gaze; his look was very gentle, causing her heart to skip. She imdiately turned her head towards the door, avoiding his eyes.
The soft moonlight blended with the lantern hanging at the door, dim and hazy, outlining the silhouette of the corridor.
An Zhichen stood in the courtyard, quietly watching Yueyao. Although it was winter, Haikou’s winter was much warr than in the Capital City. At this mont, Yueyao was dressed only in a Crescent White jacket, covered with a blue coat, and a Crescent White skirt, looking very simple and neat.
Yueyao looked at the sky and, seeing An Zhichen still standing there, said uncomfortably, "It’s already very late; you should go back." She wasn’t truly a brothel girl, so how could she let An Zhichen stay overnight here?
An Zhichen’s expression remained gentle: "Zichang, you haven’t ntioned why you were looking for ?" There are distinctions between n and won, and even if they were an engaged couple, it wasn’t appropriate to constantly et. An Zhichen knew Yueyao was a person who valued rules, and if she didn’t summon him, he wouldn’t always seek her at the small courtyard, knowing it would displease her. This was an opportunity he had managed to secure, and he wouldn’t miss it.
Yueyao then turned to look at An Zhichen and asked, "Why do outsiders think I ca from a brothel?" Yueyao found this very strange; even if she was hidden in a private residence, it didn’t an she was from a brothel.
An Zhichen deliberately paused, then explained, "Shatian Alley in Haikou is sowhat unique; the houses there are used by wealthy people to settle concubines. Most of these won ca out of the brothels, so people outside misunderstood."
Yueyao’s face turned ugly instantly. Shatian Alley was a place where the wealthy housed beautiful and alluring brothel won, and Zhou Shu placing her in such a place made Yueyao involuntarily recall things from a past life. Perhaps, in Zhou Shu’s eyes, she was no different from a woman bought from a brothel.
An Zhichen quickly said, "Don’t be angry; I’ll handle this matter well. No one will know you were there."
Yueyao knew it was all Zhou Shu’s fault and couldn’t be angry at An Zhichen: "What about in the future?" It wasn’t possible for her to remain labeled as a brothel woman at the General’s Mansion, even if An Zhichen wasn’t bothered, she wasn’t willing!
An Zhichen laughed, "Don’t worry, I’ve already chosen soone. But tomorrow is New Year’s Eve, and Great Grandfather wouldn’t allow a brothel woman into the residence; we have to wait until the day after next. You just have to endure it for a couple of days." Once the person arrived, Yueyao wouldn’t have to stay in this house anymore.
Yueyao pondered for a mont and then said, "Have you considered the matter of breaking the engagent?"
An Zhichen felt a tightness in his chest; he knew Yueyao wasn’t that easy to compromise with: "I’ve said, I won’t break the engagent."
Yueyao sighed, "Do you know why I agreed to your proposal back then?" By now, she truly didn’t have the energy to marry, so she had to convince An Zhichen to agree to break the engagent.
An Zhichen did have so doubts back when Yueyao agreed to the marriage; why would she agree to marry him? It wasn’t that An Zhichen lacked self-confidence; rather, Yueyao had rejected many outstanding n. However, An Zhichen was a realist and felt that since they were engaged, it was unnecessary to pursue the reason, as long as the outco was achieved.
Yueyao spoke softly, "I agreed because I looked at your facial features."
An Zhichen didn’t understand the aning behind those words.
Yueyao gave a bitter smile, "Your facial features indicate that you will be a man of great wealth and status. That was the reason I agreed to the marriage back then." Back in those days, the Great Grandmaster knew how to read faces, and although Yueyao didn’t learn this skill while being by her side, she rembered the features that signified good fortune, especially the characteristics of a man of great wealth and status, which the Great Grandmaster had ntioned. Yueyao rembered them very clearly, and An Zhichen just happened to fit those features.
An Zhichen was stunned: "You say I will be rich and powerful in the future?" He always felt he was unlucky. Otherwise, how could his birth mother be unknown, and he was kidnapped and beca a beggar for half a year, suffering a lot before returning to Capital City. Now Yueyao says he will be rich and powerful; that’s really surprising.
Yueyao said with so guilt: "I’m sorry, this is my selfishness. An Zhichen, over the years I’ve tried hard to get close to the Li family, sparing no effort to ingratiate myself with the Marquis Jingning’s Residence, for reasons that you should be aware of. So, I’m not as pure and harmless as you all think, nor am I as pristine as an untouched Fairy. I agreed to this marriage because I saw that you have the fate of wealth and power. An Zhichen, I’m not as good as you think." Yueyao had been thinking lately, why would Zhou Shu like him? Like him to such an obsessive degree. Zhou Shu was so rich, it wouldn’t be difficult for him to find a woman more beautiful than her, skilled in Guqin, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting, so why would he go through so much trouble wanting to have her?
Yueyao thought for a long ti and rembered Xiang Wei saying that her aura was noble and elegant, looking like a Fairy not eating the food of the world. Yueyao felt the problem should be here. For those who have seen much ugliness and have darkness in their hearts, like Zhou Shu, such people probably especially like pure and beautiful things. So after seeing her, Zhou Shu was so determined to have her.
An Zhichen deliberately asked: "Since you think I’m destined for wealth and power, why are you withdrawing from the engagent now?"
Yueyao said straightforwardly: "I am an unlucky person, and no matter how hard I try, I cannot get things that do not belong to . Elder An, I’m not thinking for your sake. I am just afraid that my deliberate pursuit will only put in an even more miserable situation. Elder An, I must withdraw from this engagent."
An Zhichen furrowed his brow and said: "I don’t care what you think; I absolutely will not call off the engagent." As if joking, where else would he find such a suitable wife.
Yueyao, feeling a bit defeated, couldn’t help but say: "Aren’t you afraid that marrying will ruin your good fortune?"
An Zhichen’s eyebrow twitched: "I always feel that fortune is earned; it doesn’t fall from the sky. Besides, I never thought you were an unlucky person."
Yueyao really regretted it now; she should have practiced arguing more with Xiang Wei before. Otherwise, even An Zhichen wouldn’t be persuaded.
An Zhichen’s lips slightly curved; obviously, he was in a good mood now: "There’s one more thing I need to make clear; I want to marry a wife to spend the rest of my life with, not a Fairy detached from the world." An Zhichen ant he did not consider Yueyao to be a woman detached from worldly affairs.
Yueyao didn’t know how to respond.
Seeing Yueyao’s appearance, An Zhichen continued: "You said you spared no effort to ingratiate yourself with the Marquis Jingning’s Residence. But so what? You did this just to live better, without harming anyone. Zichang, it’s not wrong to sche for a good life; it’s your ability." Being able to use external forces to protect oneself is a skill. He not only did not mind, he admired it.
Yueyao felt as if she had shot herself in the foot.
An Zhichen laughed: "I know you’re overthinking because you’re afraid, but no need to fear; I’ll resolve this matter in at most a month." What fortune to choose him because of his looks; if she truly wanted wealth and power, she could have chosen Guan Jingshuo or the Fourth Prince. Why him? Ahem, An Zhichen used to think Yueyao was capable of everything, but now it seems Yueyao also has shortcomings, and that is she can’t lie.
Yueyao felt she couldn’t communicate with An Zhichen.
Before An Zhichen left, he said: "I’ve had all the books and paintings from Shatian Alley organized, and I’ve already arranged for them to be sent to Moon Looking Residence. In three days, you can move to Moon Looking Residence."
Yueyao was extrely surprised; she rembered that day An Zhichen was unhappy when she took the painting, so how co he moved all the books and paintings from Shatian Alley: "You were clearly unhappy that day, there’s no need to aggrieve yourself to accommodate ." Yueyao felt she wasn’t worthy of An Zhichen doing this for her.
An Zhichen explained: "I was a bit unhappy at first, but thinking about it later, I realized you were right. Zhou Shu deserved to die, but it had nothing to do with these books. I know you like reading and you have a love for calligraphy and painting, so I specifically instructed them to be more careful." Soldiers don’t like books and paintings the most, so An Zhichen let them divide the gold, silver, and jewels inside; others didn’t care about those books and paintings.
Yueyao looked at An Zhichen in a daze. After a long ti, Yueyao softly said: "An Zhichen, I’m not worthy of you being so good to ?" Yueyao didn’t expect An Zhichen to have such a broad heart, but the better An Zhichen was to her, the more guilty she felt. She thought she owed this person in front of her too much.
An Zhichen said helplessly: "Although we haven’t married yet, in my heart, you are already my wife. It’s only natural to be good to my wife. Alright, don’t talk about it anymore, it’s late, I should go back now. You shouldn’t stand in the courtyard late at night; Haikou is warr than Capital City, but the wind at night is strong, and getting too much can give you a headache, so go inside quickly."
Yueyao watched An Zhichen’s back, her feelings very complex.
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