lcionline Chapter 694 Chapter 694
Chapter 694 Chapter 694
Huang Zhi wanted to argue a little more, but he knew he was in the wrong.
He stood with his back to the window in the morning light. Xu Lingqiao no longer looked up at him, but he was chasing after that familiar face.
"Ling Qiao, I don't want to let you down."
After listening to this, Xu Lingqiao felt it was ironic. Her eyes were cold and full of contempt, but she did not let Huang Zhi see it. After a long time, she heard herself sighing.
"My life is as humble as grass. But I also have more important people in my heart who need my love and care. For them, I will not degrade myself."
Having said that, she turned her head and looked at Huang Zhi's feet.
"My brother and sister are the best people in the world. The shameful things in the past are nothing in the eyes of my sister. I will not turn around and add more filth to them just because of a man who bullied me."
Huang Zhi was extremely heartbroken when he heard this.
"Ling Qiao, I didn't mean to bully... you."
But it is.
The pretty girl lost her innocence and almost drowned in his family's villa. All this really happened and is not made up.
Huang Zhi was speechless. Xu Lingqiao withdrew his gaze and stared straight ahead with empty eyes.
But there was only one wall with some weird calligraphy and paintings hanging on it, pretending to be elegant but actually superfluous.
"Sir, take care."
These were the last four words Xu Lingqiao could say. After that, regardless of Huang Zhi's expression, she turned around, opened the door and walked out.
Lianhua rushed forward and supported her.
"Girl, are you okay?"
Xu Lingqiao tried to smile, "It's okay, it looks like you have a bright future ahead of you, brother."
Are you really talking about the future?
I couldn't hear clearly because of the door between us, but I could hear a few words from time to time, probably from my brother or from bullying.
Lianhua was filled with anxiety. She looked carefully into Xu Lingqiao's eyes and felt relieved when she found that there was no moisture in them.
Only after returning to the room did Lianhua ask in a low voice, "Miss, did Mr. Huang bully you?"
Xu Lingqiao was afraid that Lianhua would notice, so he quickly shook his head.
"No, he mentioned that my brother was dismissed from office after the New Year. I am a girl and don't understand much about this, so I asked a few more questions. Mr. Huang was very patient and explained it clearly."
After listening to a few true and false sentences, Lianhua nodded repeatedly.
"I just hope that you can go to a place with outstanding people and beautiful scenery. It will be pleasant to bring my lady and slave with you."
Xu Lingqiao nodded repeatedly.
"My dear sister, I thought the same thing. You are steady and capable, and we are very close. We can stay together in the future, and I am not afraid that my brother will be dismissed and go far away."
It’s better to be farther away!
"No matter how far you are, young lady, as long as you don't mind me, I will always be by your side and serve you."
Xu Lingqiao shook her head repeatedly, "I don't mind. Such a good maid is hard to find even with a lantern. She is worthy of being Guan Zhou's person, very pleasing."
Xu Lingqiao pulled Lianhua and praised her repeatedly.
Lotus looked plain, but she couldn't resist the compliments from her cousin. Her face flushed, "How can I be worthy of your high regard..."
"Sister Honeysuckle taught you very well."
Lianhua helped Xu Lingqiao sit down at the dining table.
"Miss, I will be back to the capital soon. I really missed the young lady of Shaohua Garden during these few days."
Xu Lingqiao suppressed the memories and grievances that kept rising in her heart, and tried hard to restrain herself from thinking about the man in the teahouse.
Following Lianhua's words, she thought of Song Guanzhou.
"Of course. When she left the capital, she wasn't feeling well. I don't know how she is now..."
"Don't worry, the Fourth Young Master and Sister Dong will be able to take good care of the Young Madam."
The sun rises and it's a nice sunny day.
Xu Lingbai took his sister and set off in a carriage. Huang Zhi did not see them off. Instead, he quietly left the inn and returned to the Mu Mansion before Xu Lingbai got up.
Mu Yunzhi got up early. When Zhulan sent the maid to the kitchen to get breakfast, she ran into Huang Zhi who was returning from outside.
Huang Zhi hurried to the guest room, leaving the servant to help the maid clean up the mess.
The little maidservant didn't dare to say much. She looked at the scattered food boxes, cleaned them up with grievance, and asked for another one.
So it delayed some time.
When she came back, Zhulan scolded her in a low voice, "You know that the girl has a cold stomach and can't wait, why are you still dawdling?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the hand that opened the food box froze for a moment.
"Didn't you order a bowl of egg and shrimp soup this morning? How come this yellow bowl only has egg soup but no shrimp?"
The little maid was anxious and aggrieved, with tears in her eyes. She wanted to speak, but was scolded by Zhulan.
"You can't even do such a small thing. If you follow the girl to marry in the capital, it will really bring trouble to the girl!"
After being threatened several times, the little maid burst into tears.
Mu Yunzhi in the inner room heard the noise and helped Qinglan out, "Why are you making so much noise so early in the morning?"
Zhulan was also full of grievances.
"The young lady didn't eat well yesterday. This morning, I was thinking of making shrimp and egg custard to nourish her stomach. I never expected that the maids were clumsy and passed the wrong message, or that the kitchen staff messed up and served the wrong dish."
At this point, Zhulan became more and more annoyed.
"Girl, wait a moment. I'll go and see what's going on!"
The little maidservant could not help but wipe her tears and said, "My cousin came back in a hurry this morning. I was carrying a food box and accidentally bumped into something. The food box fell over and the soup and vegetables spilled all over the floor—"
When Zhulan heard this, her face was filled with surprise.
"Didn't my cousin come home yesterday?"
Qinglan quickly took over the conversation, "I'm back. I was the one who brought some incense to my cousin in the evening. I saw with my own eyes that my cousin changed into a long robe and soft shoes and wanted to rest."
You can't go out in the middle of the night!
Mu Yunzhi's brothers and sisters are not playful people, and it is impossible for them to take their future son-in-law and stay out all night.
"Even so, it's none of Qu'er's business."
Mu Yunzhi sat down at the table and told the maid to set the table. Zhulan served Mu Yunzhi and ate a few bites before she whispered, "Miss, why don't you go find out..."
"No need."
Mu Yunzhi didn't even raise her head. She held the chopsticks with her jade fingers and picked up the dishes and rice with gentle movements. She chewed slowly and carefully, looking very gentle and quiet.
Zhulan was a little anxious, "...Miss, he is your future son-in-law after all."
Mu Yunzhi paused after hearing this, and then continued to eat after a moment, "He is just a son-in-law."
Zhulan's eyes immediately turned red when she thought of the grievances she suffered in the Huang Mansion.
Seeing this, Qinglan quickly scolded, "The girl is having dinner, what are you doing for no reason?"
Zhulan pouted, unwillingly rubbing the corner of her clothes, "The girl is so good, cousin——"
"Zhulan!"
Mu Yunzhi put down the dishes and looked at Zhulan with a serious face.
Zhulan just stopped talking, and immediately knelt down and said, "Miss, it was Nuhun who said it."
Mu Yunzhi stroked her hair gently, her eyes sad, "We will get married after the spring. You are the people closest to me, so please be considerate of me and don't mention the past."
This dear, didn't you retreat?