kingnovel Chapter 828 Chapter 828
Chapter 828 Chapter 828
Song Youan left with the treasure, and Xu Lingbai only saw his back. When he returned to the house in the evening, he saw that the light in his sister's room was still on, and she knocked on the door and entered.
"Why don't you rest at this hour?"
Xu Lingqiao personally poured hot tea for her brother, "My eldest brother hasn't come back yet, so I'll just do some needlework with the maids. But have you eaten yet?"
Xu Lingbai nodded.
"We were supposed to leave in the evening, but Huang's third son invited me to have dinner with him. Don't worry, I didn't drink."
There is wine in the more secluded buildings.
But the two of them thought it was better to have less trouble than more, so drinking tea instead of wine, eating delicious food and looking at the heavy snow was actually a leisurely thing to do.
Xu Lingqiao had a smile on her face, but when she heard Huang Zhi's name, her eyes dimmed.
"Brother... it seems that you get along well with Mr. Huang?"
Xu Lingbai didn't know what his sister was thinking, so he spoke directly from his heart, "My foolish brother is clumsy and awkward in words and deeds. We made appointments several times, but it was also thanks to Huang's Sanlang that we became closer because of Silang."
When talking about Huang Zhi, Xu Lingbai praised him highly.
Xu Lingqiao felt more and more distressed. She lowered her brows and calmed down. Xu Lingbai talked nonstop for a while, and then found that his sister seemed to be distracted by the candlelight. He couldn't help but ask with concern, "Lingqiao, are you feeling unwell?"
"Hmm...? It was cold earlier and I caught a cold. I took some herbs and it's nothing serious."
Xu Lingbai looked at his sister who was in the prime of her life, and thought of what the scholar named Zhang had said during the day. He sighed in his heart, "Sister, I didn't take good care of you. Otherwise, you should have started a family and a career in your prime years—"
"Brother, did you go out and meet someone gossiping?"
The first person Xu Lingqiao thought of was Huang Zhi. He thought to himself, this unfaithful man is so vicious. He already has a fiancée. Could it be that he wants to make me his concubine?
Damn it!
What a disgusting person!
When Xu Lingqiao thought of this, the tenderness she had occasionally felt before turned into a raging urge to vomit. After finally stroking him gently, she raised her head and said, "Brother, do you not want to keep me?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he choked up.
Xu Lingbai quickly waved his hands and shook his head, "That's not the case. Don't get me wrong, sister. It's just that a classmate and acquaintance wanted to propose marriage to me. After I rejected them, others asked me if I was going to waste my sister's best years..."
Xu Lingqiao sighed softly, "Brother, let's not talk about these things. Is it that the young master of the Huang family is meddling in other people's business?"
The last sentence is full of questions.
"No!"
Xu Lingbai told what happened during the day, "Luckily, Mr. Huang reminded me to come, otherwise I would have taken it seriously."
Xu Lingqiao sneered, "Whether I marry or not is only related to my brother and Guan Zhou. If it is a burden to you two, I will just find someone to marry without saying anything -"
"Sister, you must not think like that. Marriage is a major event in life and you must not act recklessly. Besides, I don't have such intentions. I just feel sorry for you. Others who are your age have become mothers. I am afraid that you will have such thoughts in your heart, but I will delay them in vain."
"Since you said so, don't listen to anyone from now on. I've already... How can I still think about getting married?"
Before he finished speaking, he began to choke up.
"Okay, okay, it's my fault. I won't mention this matter again. I'll see what you think."
Xu Lingbai stood up and wanted to bow to his sister to apologize. Xu Lingqiao quickly supported him and finally wiped her tears before asking in a low voice, "The young man from the Huang family is not a good person either. I am just the eldest brother's sister. What does he have to do with me?"
"Uh..., Sanlang means well, so don't let your mind wander."
Do not!
He is not a good person!
Is it possible to say?
Xu Lingqiao wanted to blurt out this sentence, but it got stuck in her throat. Seeing her elder brother looking at her, she sighed, "He has a good family background and a high status. My brother and I should not get too close to him."
Uh?
Xu Lingbai was a little puzzled. "Sanlang and Guanzhou and his wife are good friends. Besides, isn't his fiancée, Miss Mu, good friends with my sister?"
"We just met by chance. Miss Mu is a very nice person, but——"
"I saw that my sister stayed in the mansion all day long. Apart from watching the boats, she didn't have many friends. Miss Mu and my sister hit it off right away. I thought that if you two could become close friends, you could have a place to interact in the future."
"No."
Xu Lingqiao's moans suddenly became louder, almost scaring Xu Lingbai and Lianhua who came in to add tea.
"girl……?"
Xu Lingqiao tightly grasped the silk handkerchief in her hand, biting her lip and unable to speak. Xu Lingbai was worried, "Did Miss Mu give you a hard time?"
"Never."
Xu Lingqiao's heart was in turmoil. She turned around and sat down beside him, sighing softly, "Ms. Mu is smart and capable, and she is a straightforward person. She is a woman worth making friends with, but my brother and I are going to leave the capital in the future. After all, we are not on the same path, so why bother?"
Why bother saying this? Just say this to the aggrieved voice in your heart.
Yes, why force it...
Xu Lingbai sighed, "Forget it, my sister stays in the mansion all day and rarely goes out. Maybe I have sent an official here, and Miss Mu has not yet married to the capital."
Prince An's funeral affected the paths of many people.
"Guan Zhou also said today that she also has to kowtow to Prince An to express her condolences."
Xu Lingbai heard this and turned to look at his sister, "But do you want to go with us?"
"Of course not, it's just that the weather is cold and the roads are slippery, that's all, Lotus..." Thinking of this, he called Lotus who had just gone out, "You and Xile take a lantern and go to Shaohua Garden. You don't have to see your young lady. Tell Sister Dong or Diewu and Dieyi that you must take good care of Guanzhou tomorrow."
After Lianhua took the lantern and went to Shaohua Garden with Xile, Xu Lingbai smiled and said, "Don't worry, Silang is more concerned about this matter. Diewu and Dieyi are maids sent by the Qin family. They are also good at martial arts. Don't worry."
I will feel relieved only if you return safely tomorrow night.
At night, she tossed and turned, unable to sleep soundly. In her dream, the man came again and pulled her towards the courtyard gate. "You know this pond. If you don't like Yunzhi, I will settle you in the other courtyard, okay?"
Xu Lingqiao struggled hard with tears in her eyes in her dream.
"Huang Zhi, you bastard, not only have you ruined half of my life, but now you dare to ask me to be your concubine?"
"Ling Qiao, I have taken away your innocence, so I must take responsibility."
"I don't care! I don't care! Go away..., go away!"
Xu Lingqiao struggled to get up, and woke up Lianhua who was sleeping with her. Lianhua quickly turned over, blew out the candle, and then supported Xu Lingqiao who was having a nightmare, "Girl, wake up, wake up!"
With the help of external force, Xu Lingqiao got rid of the entanglement of Huang Zhi in her dream.
She suddenly opened her eyes, looked at the maid who was full of concern, sobbed, hugged the little maid and started crying.
Huang Zhi——
Lianhua was puzzled. Why would the girl call out the name of the young master from the Huang family?