captive skylark

Chapter 16
There was such a big commotion here, Mrs. Xie was also alarmed and sent someone over to ask.

Yun Xi only said that he accidentally knocked over the tray, and that his clothes were wet and he had to go back to Tangluo Garden to change.

"Then go, it's cold in spring, don't freeze for a while."

Mrs. Xie had already walked over, and she wanted to arrange for a maid to accompany her, but she was stopped by Aunt Fang, "Yu'er usually wears too clean clothes. Although it is the time of filial piety, today is a good day after all. It just so happens that my new wife I made a blue gauze dress made of brocade and blue, it is the most elegant, but it is just right for you to wear today, so go to my place to change it."

Aunt Fang was very thoughtful, Yun Xi nodded in agreement, and took Lu Qi back to the west courtyard with her.

The green gauze skirt was placed on the desk in the wing room, and Aunt Fang said: "It was delivered from the shop the day before yesterday, and I haven't even put on it yet, Yuan'er, try it quickly."

"Thank you auntie."

Yunxi led Luqi around the screen to go to the inner room to change clothes. The outer shirt had just been taken off and put on the rack when Aunt Fang said, "Hey...look at my memory, it's also stained with wine."

She looked left and right, but she didn't see the maid.

There were many guests in the mansion today, and she sent the maids and servants to the front yard to help, so she called Luqi, "Follow me over there and bring my apricot white jacket for your girl to change into."

Lu Qi responded and followed behind.

Yun Xi's clothes were half off, so without waiting for her, she took off the wet dress by herself, and raised her hand to get the green gauze dress that was hanging on the shelf to change into.

It was late spring, and it had only rained a few times the day before yesterday, which was the time when the ground was getting cool.

But this wing room in the west courtyard is warm and intoxicating. I don't know if the smoke cage is burning, but the air seems to be exuding a tempting and intoxicating sweet fragrance.

It was too late when Yun Xi realized something was wrong, her whole body was limp, her steps were swaying, and she didn't care about the wine stains on her outer blouse for a while, so she clung to her body casually and forced herself to push the door.

Daylight poured in, but the door was opened from the outside.

The next moment, she fell into an extremely familiar embrace.

In a trance, I went back to the middle of winter that year.

The wind and snow were blowing, and on the top of the cliff, the young master came with his horse and whip.

Tears welled up in Yun Xi's eyelashes, and he tightly grasped Xie Heng's sleeve, "Help me..."

Tears flowed down her cheeks, and she looked even more delicate and pitiful than that year.

"Brother Xingzhi, help me..."

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In the corridor, Xie Jue hurried over after getting the news.

The west courtyard is not too big, and there are only a few rooms on the left and right sides.

He first remembered Aunt Fang's words, and went straight to the east room, but it didn't matter that the door was open.

He poked his head and looked inside, but it was empty.

Xie Sui became anxious for a while, and searched along the east room from room to room, but they were all empty and deserted.

"Sister Yuan... Sister Yuan..."

He didn't dare to call out for anyone, but pushed the door repeatedly to confirm that there was no one there.

His younger sister Yuan had already left at some point.

Xie Jue's face was ashen, and he slumped down along the wall, and suddenly remembered what Aunt Cai had said to him just now.

"Don't you understand?" She gritted her teeth, with a look of hatred for iron and steel, "The old lady never thought of marrying her to you. Look at her again. On weekdays, Cheng Yu's brother Cheng Yu called her How wonderful. But what about the hairpin you gave her? Did she wear it out today?"

"Listen to Auntie, she's in the West Courtyard right now. There are so many foreigners in the mansion today, as long as the matter between you two comes to the fore, no matter whether he is the son of the Xu family or the son of the Zhao family, she can only marry you."

Aunt Fang spoke earnestly, and called him by his nickname, "Pu'er, don't you like her? This is your only chance."

(End of this chapter)