Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 242 Teasing
Just now Yuejin saw a slightly hunchbacked old woman coming out of the servants' room. He remembered that all the young maids lived in this house, so there shouldn't be any old old women.

He became suspicious and looked closely at the hunchbacked woman. Her hair was wrapped in a headscarf and her face was sallow, but because she was bending over and looking down, his facial features could not be seen clearly.

Yuejin's intuition told him that there was something wrong with this person.

He asked another guard to continue watching the servants' room, while he quietly followed the hunchbacked woman.

The old woman was very familiar with the governor's mansion. She chose to walk on remote paths with few people, taking many turns along the way without attracting anyone's attention.

Finally she came to the courtyard wall, bent down and squatted at the base of the wall, reached out to pull out the weeds and rubble, and finally a dog hole appeared!
The entrance to the cave is very small and can only accommodate a child.

Although the old woman was thin and small, she might not be able to get through, but she still lay on the ground, trying to force herself to give it a try.

However, as soon as she put her head into the cave, Yuejin grabbed the back of her collar.

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In the study, Yuejin clasped his hands together and told the whole story. Finally, he said, "I have already ordered someone to wash off the makeup on that woman's face. She is Ah Qin."

Si Buping said: "Bring the person here."

"Yes."

Yuejin came back and forced Aqin to kneel on the ground.

Aqin was wearing a date-colored dress commonly worn by old women. Her hair was disheveled, with undried drops of water still on her face. She was pale, and her thin body was shaking constantly.

Xiao Wang noticed that when she was forced to kneel down, she covered her abdomen with her hands.

She quickly withdrew her hand as if someone had discovered something.

Si Buping looked down at her and asked, "Why are you running away?"

Aqin didn't dare to look him in the eye. She lowered her head and looked at the ground, speaking tremblingly.

"I am not running away. Something urgent happened at home and I am anxious to go home, so I resorted to this desperate measure. I beg you to spare my life, Grand Master."

Si Buping asked, "You have been living in the governor's mansion all this time, how did you know that something urgent happened at home?"

"Yes...someone told this servant."

"I have ordered that before the truth of Governor Xie's murder is revealed, no one in the Governor's Mansion is allowed to go out or have any contact with outsiders. Who dares to disobey my order and pass on news from the outside world for you in private?"

Ah Qin was trembling more and more violently, and could not answer stutteringly: "Your servant... Your servant..."

Xiao Wang suddenly asked: "Are you pregnant?"

Aqin was startled and her body suddenly froze.

She denied loudly: "No! I am still innocent and there is no possibility of me being pregnant. I hope Xiao Liulang will not slander my innocence with empty words!"

Si Buping said coldly: "Please ask a doctor to come and see her."

Ah Qin quickly refused: "No! I'm in good health and don't need to see a doctor!"

Yuejin took the order and left. As soon as he walked out of the study, he saw Chaolu and Yan Ciwan coming.

Because of Yan Ciwan's leg injury, she could only use a cane, and every step she took was extremely difficult. Chaolu followed her closely, her eyes full of worry and concern.

"Ah Ci, are you still able to do it?"

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

Xiao Wang heard voices outside. He quickly walked out of the study and saw Yan Ci Wan and Chao Lu who had already walked to the bottom of the stairs.

He immediately went up to her and asked, "Why are you here too?"

"I heard that you found a clue, so I wanted to come with Alu to take a look."

Yan Ciwan was on crutches and it was difficult for her to go up the stairs. Xiao Wang could carry her up, but there were outsiders watching. For her reputation, he had to suppress the thought of reaching out to hug her and said, "You came at the right time. Aqin was about to escape when she was caught by the inner guards. I suspect she may be pregnant. Second Lady Chao, please go in and check her pulse."

Chao Lu nodded, and then said to Yan Ci Wan: "Then I'll go in first." "Okay."

Yan Ci Wan watched Chao Lu walk up the steps and enter the study. Yue Jin followed her in, while Xiao Wang stayed there to accompany Yan Ci Wan.

Xiao Wang pointed to a stone bench under the shade of a tree not far away and suggested, "Let's go there and wait."

"it is good."

Yan Ciwan walked over with a cane, and Xiao Wang helped her sit on the stone bench.

She handed the crutch to Xiao Wang, and then carefully put the injured leg back in place.

Xiao Wang sat down next to her. He noticed that her forehead was covered with a layer of fine beads of sweat and asked with concern, "Is the wound hurting again?"

Yan Ciwan frowned slightly: "Yes, a little."

Xiao Wang was very nervous: "Is the wound broken?"

"It shouldn't be." Yan Ciwan saw that he was still very nervous, so he deliberately teased him. "How about I lift up my trouser leg and show you the wound?"

The scene of Yan Ciwan lifting up his trouser legs to expose his thighs immediately appeared in Xiao Wang’s mind, and his ears couldn’t help but feel a little hot.

He frowned and said seriously, "Don't mess around. Wait until Chao Er Niang comes out and let her check your wound."

Yan Ciwan stared at his ears and asked seriously: "Your ears seem a little red, are you shy?"

"No, you're seeing things." Xiao Wang turned his body slightly to prevent her from staring at his ears.

Yan Ciwan couldn't help laughing: "You look like a decent woman who has been teased."

Xiao Wang should have felt annoyed when being teased like this, but the corners of his mouth rose uncontrollably.

Trying to maintain a serious expression, he corrected her, "I'm not a girl."

Yan Ciwan readily changed his words: "Okay, you are a good man."

"Then you are a bully who flirts with a good man. I should file a lawsuit against you."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, what a powerful young man! I just made a few verbal jokes, but you took me to court. Aren't you afraid that this matter will get out and ruin your reputation?"

Xiao Wangxin thought that was just right, if he ruined his reputation, he could ask her to be responsible for him.

But I can only think about this in my mind and cannot say it out loud.

He remembered what Si Buping had said just now, that Yan Ciwan was engaged to the prince. If she married the prince in the future, he would never be able to joke and chat with her as easily as he did now.

When he thought of this, Xiao Wang felt heavy-hearted, and the corners of his mouth, which were originally upturned, were pressed down.

He asked softly, "You are so entangled with me, aren't you afraid that your husband will be jealous and angry?"

Yan Ciwan waved her hands nonchalantly: "How can I have a husband? I haven't even gotten married yet!"

"Even if you don't have a husband, you should have a fiancé, right?"

Yan Ciwan's heart moved slightly. She looked carefully at Xiao Wang's expression and found that the smile on his face was gone.

She knew that the other party was testing her feelings.

"I do have a fiancé, but I have no feelings for him."

Xiao Wang asked: "Will you marry him in the future?"

"Marriage is a serious matter, it is decided by the parents and the matchmaker..."

Hearing this, Xiao Wang's heart sank.

But then he heard Yan Ciwan continue to say——

"But I no longer have a father, and my mother has passed away, so I have the final say in my marriage."