"But, just like, I treat you..."

His smile was always gentle and free, with warm tenderness and sweetness, but at this moment, there was an indescribable bitterness in the smile. I could even feel the pain in his heart at this moment, spreading to my heart from the touching of his fingertips.

There is no way to struggle and no escape.

Feeling the numb touch brought by his fingers, my eyelashes trembled slightly, and I looked at him and said, "How would you treat me?"

He said, "How do you think I will treat you?"

"..." I was silent for a moment and shook my head.

I don't know what he would do, nor can I guess his thoughts. If I could guess it, then my path with him would not have come to this day.

Looking at my blank eyes, he smiled faintly, stroked my fingers and used some force, and said, "I will do nothing to you. But you are the wife of my matchmaker Pei Yuanxiu, so you should stay by my side and continue to be my wife."

“…”

"It's good that you sent Miaoyan away. Because from now on, you'll belong to me alone."

“…”

He came to me and looked at me, breathing hotly: "You are me alone!"

I subconsciously wanted to retreat, avoiding his gaze that seemed to be devouring people, but just as I moved, his hand had already grasped my shoulders with force. I felt the hotness of his palms and the unconscious force of his fingers, locking me like iron pliers. I struggled slightly, and he had leaned over and over, and with a sound of thrust, the candle fire by the bed was extinguished, and the whole room fell into darkness.

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In the morning, I was woken up by a chill.

When I opened my eyes, I saw the bright sunlight coming through the window at a glance, illuminating the whole room. The sunlight also shone on the hand I placed outside the quilt, but I couldn't feel any temperature. Instead, I didn't know how long the hand had been outside the quilt, my fingertips were cold and I almost didn't feel it.

I looked at the white, or slightly pale hand, and after a while, I gently moved my fingers.

This movement caused a soreness in my body. I recalled last night that the man seemed to tear me apart and eat it. When I turned my head, I saw that there was no one on the other side of the bed.

I lay quietly for a while until I had some strength on my body, then slowly supported myself and sat up. I barely put on my clothes. Xiao Ni and Xixi had already walked in with basins and towels and served me to get up and wash.

When I saw that they were both like frightened birds, they looked very scared. When I served me, I wanted to speak but stopped several times, but I didn't dare to speak.

Finally, when I sat in front of the dressing table and started combing my hair, they finally couldn't help it. Xiao Ni stood behind me and said timidly: "Madam...Sister Su Su and Miss Miaoyan, why are they gone?"

I looked at them calmly in the mirror: "They are all gone."

"Ah? Where are they going? Will they come back?"

As soon as she finished asking, I was anxious to speak before I could not help but ask, "Yes, yes. Why did they leave in one night? Also, Madam, we saw that the guards outside had changed. The young master told me that we should inform us first if we did not allow other people to come in. What's going on?"

Looking at the two of them in panic, I did not answer their questions, but asked, "Are you scared?"

They looked at each other, timidly pulling their sleeves, without saying a word.

I sighed and said, "Don't be afraid, you won't be involved."

“…”

"If you are still worried, you can leave."

“…”

"I'll go and tell the young master."

The two of them seemed a little embarrassed, and looked at me timidly for a while before saying softly: "Madam, thank you, Madam."

I smiled faintly.

However, although they were going to explain this to Pei Yuanxiu, they didn't expect to see him in the next two days. He did not set foot in the inner courtyard anymore, and I had never gone out. What I could see every day was the quiet bamboo leaves outside the window, and Xiao Ni and Xixi's faces that were more anxious day by day. Every time they came, they would tell me something that happened outside. I only realized that Han Ruoshi finally woke up, but her body was too weak and she was still in full danger until now. In order to treat her, Yao Lao kept waiting in front of her bed, and had not closed his eyes for several days.

Xiao Ni held my long hair and gently combed it, while asking carefully: "Madam, Miss Han, is she going to compete for favor with you?"

I smiled calmly: "How did you know?"

She said: "There was a sister in our village who had worked as a girl in a big family. When she came back, she told us that the ladies and wives in the big family would do this."

Xixi also said, "Yes, she said, some people are just using deceitful means to fight for the sake of jealousy, but they are deceitful!"

I looked at them and didn't know what to say for a moment, so I just smiled.

Xi Xi said softly: "Madam, do you want to take Miss Han as your concubine?"

I suddenly raised my eyebrows and looked at her in the mirror.

"How did you know?"

"us……"

Seeing them looking at each other but unable to speak, I said lightly: "Did you hear some unpleasant words?"

Looking back on the day at the gate of the inner courtyard, the maid dared to ridicule me in front of everyone, so naturally because she saw some things clearly. Now Su Su took Miaoyan away, and I lived alone in the inner courtyard silently. The people in this mansion were not fools, and probably all saw signs, and I was afraid that the words would be even worse.

No wonder Xiao Ni and Xixi wanted to leave. After all, following a master like me is just a day to live a life of scattered life and wait for death.

However, after hearing what I said, they both started to complain—

"Madam, you don't know. They speak so badly and bully people too much."

"Yes. As soon as Sister Su Su left, the kitchen was no longer useful. We went to the kitchen early this morning to wait for hot water. After waiting for a long time, they took away the water as soon as it opened."

"We waited three times and were snatched three times."

"We don't argue with them at all, but they're really ugly. Madam, you didn't go out and didn't hear those dirty ears."

...

Although I didn't hear it, I could imagine it when they both said this.

I was silent for a while, then smiled and said, "I understand. You don't have to hurry. When I tell you later, I will let you leave."

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Since I promised them, I naturally had to do it. So after breakfast, I cleaned up a little and finally walked out of the door after almost living in secluded days.

The dazzling sunshine outside made me a little difficult to adapt to.

When I walked to the door of the inner courtyard, as expected, several servants stood there, not familiar faces. When they saw me coming out, they all came forward to salute respectfully: "Madam."

I glanced at them and said calmly: "Can I go out?"

"Of course, in this mansion, the lady is the master. We are here to protect the lady, not to come and take care of the lady."

I listened, but didn't say anything, just looked at them lightly.

Sure enough, the man continued, "But it's very messy outside these days. The lady can play in this mansion at will, so don't go out."

After saying that, he bowed to me respectfully.

This was really not beyond my expectations. I smiled faintly, walked out of the inner courtyard and walked towards the residence of the Han sisters.

This journey was not short, but it was even longer for me now. During this period, I also stopped and stopped. From time to time, some servants and maids saw me. Some came to greet me, while others hid from afar, and those expressions were very wonderful.

Following the road in my memory, I passed the horse farm and the peach forest, and finally arrived at the residence of the Han sisters.

Speaking of which, I have been in Jinling Mansion for so many years since I first came to Pei Yuanxiu to marry Pei Yuanxiu. The farthest thing is that Pei Yuanxiu accompanied me and Miaoyan to the peach forest to play. After that - of course, it was because the two sisters and I had never really been in harmony. Later, even after getting married with him, I was always worried about this and that pair of sisters, so I have never set foot here for so many years.

When I came here for the first time, I realized that this residence behind Taolin is such a beautiful place.

All the pavilions and pavilions are hidden behind the shady green trees, and sometimes a corner of the exquisite eaves appear more and more picturesque. The pavilions here are obviously a bit old, with a simple elegant charm and have been renovated and renovated, showing vitality in the elegant charm. When we walk into that arch and look at the winding path behind the rockery and the exquisite courtyard, it is like being in a painting.

And in this scroll, there is another person.

As soon as I walked into the arch, I saw a familiar figure standing there under the maple tree in the yard ahead. When I heard my footsteps, she raised her head and caught up with the two of them.

And I also saw her red eyebrows at a glance, as if she had just cried.

When she saw me, she was also shocked: "You? Why are you here?"

Her business was a little hoarse, as if she had just cried.

I can be said to have no kindness to the two sisters and exhausted my patience, so even when I saw Han Zitong seemingly cried, I was completely indifferent to her and just looked around: "I'm here to find Pei Yuanxiu. Where are others?"

Her face immediately showed a nearly hostile and alert look on her face.
Chapter completed!