Chapter 669: Cuscuta Cousin 33
The girl selling red strings left shouting and continued to look for the next customer.
Only Sheng Huan, his servant and Xiao Ye Ze were left here.
"Girl, it's almost time." Furong was wary of the foreign man who appeared in front of her. She was even confused. When did her daughter know this man? Why didn't she have any impression of him at all?
Because of this, she was obviously on guard.
Sheng Huan held the freshly-made red rope, nodded slightly, and turned his eyes slightly. It seemed as if there was a flash of light in those watery eyes, and he looked back in the direction of Xiao Ye Ze.
"Prince Xiao, goodbye."
When Xiao Ye Ze saw her looking at him, the corners of his lips slightly raised, and when his peach blossom eyes curved, it was hard to tell whether he was happy or unhappy. He said:
"Goodbye."
Sheng Huan turned around and left.
Xiao Ye Ze looked at her back and gradually tightened the red rope in his hand.
But at this moment, the woman suddenly turned back.
The man was startled, and the barely perceptible dimness in his eyes disappeared in an instant.
The woman didn't notice that her pink lips were pressed into a smile, with shallow dimples, and her black hair fluttering in the wind, as if bringing a whiff of fragrance.
The weather was very good today. Some sunlight shone on her through the gaps between the leaves, bright and dim, like the clean early morning sun.
"Master Xiao, thank you for what you did last time. I'll always remember it." The seriousness in her eyes made her smile especially gentle, and made her look like the plum blossoms on the branches.
She obviously remembered very clearly how he helped her.
Xiao Ye Ze had tied the red rope around his hands without knowing when. Hearing this, he raised his eyebrows. His eyes seemed nonchalant, but revealed a sense of relief and comfort: "Look forward. You're welcome."
The smile on his lips seemed to deepen. He looked at her quietly, with that light figure in his eyes.
He whispered, "Forget it."
Forget something, forget the unpleasantness, don't be restrained, look forward.
When the two looked at each other, they smiled knowingly.
Sheng Huan's eyebrows curved and he nodded heavily: "Yes."
This time, she left completely.
Xiao Ye Ze stood there, staring at her back for a long time.
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Lady Xiao was standing far away and couldn't hear the conversation clearly.
She was anxious and asked her trusted nanny: "Nanny Yang, what is the prince talking to that girl about? Why can't I hear it? Oh, I'm old and useless!"
Madam Yang stretched her neck, but she didn't hear anything, so she said anxiously, "Madam, I didn't hear anything either."
"If you can't hear it, then you can't hear it." Lady Xiao Guogong was not discouraged. She could not suppress her excitement: "Who is that girl from? She looks so pretty. She is obviously a good girl."
"Madam Yang, can you tell which girl this is?"
Nanny Yang was embarrassed. She didn't often come into contact with young girls. When her wife asked her, she had no idea. She hurriedly tried to identify it carefully: "This... this..."
After talking for a long time, it was obvious that she didn't recognize it either.
"Madam! The prince has caught up with us!"
When Nanny Yang saw something, she immediately grabbed the hem of Lady Xiao's clothes.
"I see it, I see it." Madam Xiao lowered her voice and said, "Keep your voice down and follow the crowd. Don't let the prince find out."
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As for Sheng Huan, she has already arrived at the wishing tree.
The wishing tree is very thick and its branches are very dense. It looks like it would take five or six people to hug it.
At this time, the tree was covered with densely packed signs. When the red ropes fluttered in the wind, the signs collided with each other, making a pleasant and crisp sound.
"Girl, there are so many signs."
There are not only a lot of signs, but also a lot of people under the trees.
"Girl, this side is easy to throw. This sign will definitely be hung on the tree."
When Sheng Huan heard this, he looked towards where Furong was standing. As expected, her seat was indeed very empty.
She walked towards her, looked at the sign reverently, and raised her hand.
"Wow!"
"It's hung up. The young lady is really amazing!" Furong looked up at the newly-hanged sign on the tree excitedly: "Second Master and his family will surely be safe and sound in everything."
The other people under the trees also looked sideways and prayed more earnestly.
Sheng Huan didn't pay attention to these. She smiled and looked up at the tree.
The wind rustled, as if responding to the believers under the tree.
"We've been out for too long today, let's go back."
After the master and servant walked away, a man in red appeared in the distance.
He looked up at where the woman had hung the sign, and threw it in his hand as if casually.
With a "ding" sound, many envious people appeared under the tree.
After he left, Lady Xiao came over quickly. She kept looking up at the tree and found a new sign next to the woman's sign...
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Mansion of Duke Fu.
Sheng Huan returned home and went to accompany Madam Fu II.
At the same time, the Ji family.
As soon as Song Yuwan came back, he ran into two weird concubines.
"Young Madam is finally back. Madam asked about you today."
"Young Madam, now that you have married into the mansion, you should know better and not be out of the house all day."
"Yes, Madam, Madam has already said that you haven't learned the rules well. You must learn them well. What if you offend an honorable person one day? Don't hold the young master back."
Zhiyan and Zhilan sang the same tune. Relying on the fact that they used to be servants serving Madam Ji, they knew that their master hated this young lady. Now that she had become Ji Yunxiu's aunt, they were determined to show their loyalty by stepping on Song Yuwan.
"How dare you! Do you need to control what I do?"
Song Yuwan was already furious when she went out today, and now when she saw the comments saying that she was a coward, she couldn't bear it anymore.
"Bishuang, slap this lady in the face!"
The consequence of Song Yuwan's actions was that she was punished by Madam Ji to kneel outside the yard. She refused to kneel and was directly forced to the ground by the servants.
"Young Madam, this is Madam's order! You should listen to it honestly, otherwise if it gets out, it will be said that Young Madam is jealous and disrespectful to her mother-in-law."
"Young Madam, think about it yourself. Will the Song Mansion support you?"
Song Yuwan was furious at this and wanted to resist, but the servant was telling the truth. She had already broken up with her father when she married into the Ji family.
Later, Song Yuwan didn’t know how long she had been kneeling, and finally Ji Yunxiu came back.
"Wan'er!"
"Yun Xiu..." Song Yuwan's eyes turned black and he fainted.
She fainted and had no idea that Ji Yunxiu did not look anxious.
But when she woke up, she only saw Ji Yunxiu standing by her bed. She even learned from the barrage that Ji Yunxiu had contradicted Madam Ji for her and was slapped by Madam Ji.
[Could it be that at this time, Ji Yunxiu has already fallen in love with Song Yuwan?]
[Ji Yunxiu seems to be quite nice to Song Yuwan, but the other people in the Ji Mansion obviously don’t like the heroine.]
[Why do I feel something is wrong? I always feel that Ji Yunxiu is very fake... hypocritical.]
[If he was really good to Song Yuwan, would Song Yuwan have endured these grievances?]
"Yun Xiu..." Song Yuwan touched Ji Yunxiu's face and saw the dark circles under his eyes. What did the barrage know? That old witch had only bullied her when Ji Yunxiu was not around. She said distressedly, "What's wrong with your face?"
"I'm fine." Ji Yunxiu held her hand and said, "Wan'er, I'm sorry for making you suffer. Zhiyan and Zhilan were disrespectful to you and stirred up trouble. I've asked the servants to take them out and deal with them."
Song Yuwan was feeling a little unhappy, but after hearing his words, all that unhappiness disappeared.
"Sir, there is official business!" At this moment, the servant hurried in.
Ji Yunxiu shouted, "Get down."
"Sir, this matter is of great importance. You finally got the job and have been busy these past few days without a break. Now all you need is some silver..."
"Shut up and get off!"
Song Yuwan held Ji Yunxiu back and said, "Yunxiu, go and deal with whatever you have to deal with. I'm fine. If you need money, I'm here..."
"Wan'er, it's okay." Ji Yunxiu shook his head.
But at night, Song Yuwan had gone to bed, but Ji Yunxiu had not returned yet.
She thought about it and decided to go to the study.
As soon as he arrived, he heard Ji Yunxiu's depressed and worried voice: "I will find a way to deal with this matter. There is no need to disturb the young lady..."
"Sir, we are only short of 30,000 taels of silver. If this is accomplished, your position in that person's office will be very important, your official rank will be promoted, and the young lady will also be better off. Moreover, if you had not given all your silver notes to the young lady, you would not be in such a difficult situation now..."
"Don't mention it anymore. That's the young lady's money. How can a man covet his wife's property? At worst, I can wait a few more years..."
"Yun Xiu!" Song Yuwan was so touched that he became even more anxious. He quickly pushed open the door and said, "It's only 30,000 taels of silver. This is an opportunity that cannot be lost."
When Ji Yunxiu saw Song Yuwan coming in, a dark color flashed across his eyes for a moment, but his face immediately showed emotion.
"Wan'er..."
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