Chapter 292
Chapter 292
Pei An was very satisfied. He had never been close to other women, but as far as the etiquette of husband and wife was concerned, he felt that the beautiful woman in front of him was enough.
It is still dark, and yesterday's heat brought early morning rain.
Rendong and Qingfei served him breakfast. Aru took the raincoat from his pocket, and the master and servant went to the official residence.
Song Guanzhou didn't even wake up when Pei An got up and left. She slept soundly even when it was thundering and raining. When Pei An left, he also gave Rendong a few words, which were nothing more than asking the servants to keep their voices down so as not to disturb Song Guanzhou, and also told him to arrange something easy for lunch, and not to let Song Guanzhou's preferences do what he wanted...
Honeysuckle responded one by one.
He thought that the Fourth Young Master held the Young Madam in his heart, and that he might have kept the affairs of Miss Jin's house secret for the Young Madam's sake. If so, it would be difficult for Mrs. Meng to report everything she had found out.
But if I miss something, Jin Fuyun will take advantage of it and harm the young lady. Wouldn't that be more harm than good?
She was troubled, but Song Guanzhou had no time to spare. Without waiting for her to get up, Xu Lingbai took Linxi, Liu Er and others in a carriage to go out of the city. When Song Guanzhou and his wife returned to the city, they asked Hua Chonglou to stay with them for two more days. Since Xu Lingbai received the news that his sister was still alive, he could not stay any longer and went to Shaohua Garden early in the morning.
But Song Guanzhou had not slept that night and was still sleeping soundly at this moment.
Fortunately, Rendong received Song Guanzhou's instructions yesterday and asked Zhuang Gu to go again.
The group braved the drizzle and came to the inn outside the city. Zhuang Gu brought some half-worn clothes that Song Guanzhou rarely wore, and she and Xu Lingqiao changed into the maid's clothes given by the Jin family. After dressing up, although they were not luxurious, they had regained their previous gentle and delicate appearance. Their pretty faces were still as fair and graceful as ever.
After dressing up properly, he led Xu Lingbai up.
When the brother and sister heard the voice but did not see the figure, they were already in tears.
One of them was shouting "Brother!" in the house, while the other one was crying sadly outside, "Sister, it was because of my carelessness that you——"
Liu Er hurriedly supported him and whispered to stop him from speaking, "Cousin, worry about your feet." After this reminder, Xu Lingbai instantly came to his senses. He cleared his throat, tried hard to suppress his excitement, knocked on the door and went in. Looking at his sister who had become much thinner, he could no longer bear it and tears rolled down his face.
But the sound is much more suppressed than before.
"It was my ignorance that almost harmed my sister."
The brother and sister hugged each other and cried. Zhuang Gu stood at the door and heard Hua Chonglou coming with Granny Hua and a maid who was about twelve or thirteen years old. She quickly held the silk scarf and went to Xu Lingqiao, "Cousin, Miss Hua is here to see you." At the same time, she reminded Xu Lingbai, "Cousin, wipe your tears quickly. You and your sister haven't seen each other for more than a month. You should be happy, but not sad."
How could Xu Lingbai not know?
She quickly wiped away her tears and thanked Zhuang Gu. Linxi and Liu Er were outside, and they all saluted Hua Chonglou. Hua Chonglou smiled and said, "Your cousin is finally here..." After entering the door, Xu Lingbai bowed deeply to Hua Chonglou in person and paid great respects to him.
"Thank you for saving my sister."
Hua Chonglou was also in his prime, full of heroic spirit. How could he dare to look at her? When she spoke like this, her earlobes were red and about to drip. Seeing this, Hua Chonglou covered his mouth and laughed sweetly, "Don't be polite, cousin. I just chased away the rascal in the inn. Besides, I am happy to meet Sister Xu."
Xu Lingqiao knelt beside her brother and saluted, "Sister, you are brave and careful. You saved me from the fire and water. I have no way to repay you for saving my life—"
Hua Chonglou laughed softly, walked forward and helped Xu Lingqiao up, then said to Xu Lingbai, "We meet each other everywhere in life, and a meeting is fate, so don't be too polite. This is Xiaoxi, whom the young lady asked to take care of her sister." He pushed the little maid over and let Xu Lingqiao recognize her.
The master and servant greeted each other. Xiaoxi looked pale and thin, but he was still smart and well-behaved.
When Xu Lingqiao saw her, she thought of A'man who died while protecting her. She felt depressed for a moment and pulled Xiaoxi to ask her a few questions.
Hua Chonglou gently supported her shoulders, "The little girl's family suffered a disaster, her parents are gone, and her uncle and aunt want to find a good master who can just have food to eat. I think she has a good relationship with my sister, so I washed her and you can use it first." This was also what Song Guanzhou asked Hua Chonglou to do. Hua Chonglou had traveled a lot and was knowledgeable. After hearing Song Guanzhou's request, he said, "It's okay as long as she is well-behaved, and her appearance is not important. It doesn't matter if she is thin, just take care of her."
A piece of mercy.
Xu Lingqiao knelt down to thank him, and Hua Chonglou helped her up. "If you want to thank me, just remember Young Madam."
Zhuanggu had already given all the silver and other things to Hua Chonglou long ago. She didn't deserve such a generous reward from the two siblings just for her words.
After another round of courtesy and politeness, everyone packed their luggage. It was not until Xu Lingqiao and Xiaoxi got on the mansion's carriage that they felt at ease.
After going through so much hardship and suffering, I had long wanted to confide in my brother. But when I saw the dark shadow under his eyes, I couldn't say anything. All I could say was, "I am content to be able to see him once."
Xu Lingbai knew what his sister had gone through, and when he heard this, his eyes became hot and he burst into tears.
Zhuang Gu quickly advised, "My dear cousin, my dear cousin, it is a happy thing that we can meet again, don't be sad anymore." Her voice was low but inexplicably reassuring, "Now that the person is well, it is better than anything else. The fourth young master and the young lady have made arrangements, so you two don't have to worry too much."
When they reached the corner gate, Linxi trotted in. Aru was already standing at the door. He looked out and said, "Has our cousin brought his daughter back?" Linxi nodded, "She's in the carriage. Tell the young lady quickly."
Alu pointed at Linxi and said, "Then you go quickly. I'll go and help first."
He called out to Zhuang Gu, who opened the curtain and said, "Alu, pick up Xiao Xi."
"okay!"
Alu directly carried the thin and short Xiaoxi off the carriage. Xiaoxi was timid, but still tried to whisper, "Thank you, sir."
"Oh, I'm not some young master. Just follow Qingfang and Qingfei and call me Brother Alu." Xiaoxi knelt down and said, "Thank you, Brother Alu." Alu pursed her yellow hair and put his hand on her. Zhuanggu helped him down by the arm, took the small stool, and turned to greet him, "Cousin, go slowly."
Xu Lingbai also helped Liu Er get off the carriage from the other side.
When he was about to go forward to greet her, Song Guanzhou came out and said, "Cousin, you finally welcomed my cousin in."
The gatekeepers looked out and were stunned.
This is really the fourth young master’s wife’s cousin. I’m afraid they are twins?
When Second Aunt Tong heard the doorman mutter this, she, who had been wiping her tears, came over and asked, "What twins?" She looked through the crack in the door and suddenly her expression looked as if she had seen a ghost. She didn't even care to stop crying and picked up the basket to go out.
The kitchen manager came forward and grabbed her basket.
"You're about to be kicked out, but you're still pretending?"
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