My sister must marry someone else? Why are you crying when I marry the King of War?

Lin Yulan and his party returned to the Marquis' Mansion. The brother and sister changed their clothes and washed up. Cuizhi, the maid serving in Zizhu Courtyard, came to invite the Marquis's wife and cousin to go to the front yard to talk.

Lin Yulan expected that the cousins ​​must have something private to talk about. In the past, Shao Xun might not have asked her to join him, but today, since she had helped, he couldn't exclude her, so he invited her as well.

But she didn't want to go.

I encountered this today, and I don’t know whether to say it’s good luck or bad luck, but I can’t just ignore it when it happens.

But she didn't want to know anything about their affairs.

Besides, Uncle Zhao, who she knew, also knew everything, so it was enough to have Uncle Zhao around.

Lin Yulan used the excuse of being a little tired, apologized to An Xiaoqi, and asked her to tell the Marquis that she would not go over for the time being.

Such an accident happened today. My cousin's wife is a well-behaved lady from a noble family in Beijing. She must have been very frightened. An Xiaoqi did not suspect anything and comforted Lin Yulan with a few words, telling her to rest assured and go with Cuizhi.

Lin Yulan called Madam Qi and told her to go to Yanshou Hall to tell the old lady that the young master and young lady from the An family had arrived, and to go and pay their respects to the old lady after everything was packed.

Nanny Qi took the order and left.

Now that she had relaxed, Lin Yulan felt a little tired. She went back to her room, lay down with her clothes on, and fell asleep before she knew it.

Nanny Qi went to Yanshou Hall to pass on the message, and Madam Shao replied indifferently, "I know," and waved her hand to let her leave.

She had no good feelings towards the An family members and didn't care whether they came or not.

Nanny Qi took the opportunity to quietly go to the second room and told Mrs. Fu about this.

Mrs. Fu sneered, "When our Marquis got married, the An family lived far away and couldn't make it. This time, the brother and sister came to give gifts, right? I'm afraid they also came to see how our Marquis's wife is doing. Humph, they know that the Marquis's Mansion has an engagement with the Lin family. It's unnecessary for them to do this."

Madam Qi said, "The Marquis's wife brought my cousin back to Chunhui Garden. I saw blood on my cousin's clothes, her hair was a little messy, and she looked exhausted. I didn't know what happened. But my cousin and the Marquis' wife seemed very affectionate. She kept calling me 'cousin'. It didn't seem like they were meeting for the first time at all..."

Fu raised her eyebrows and said, "Could it be that the An brothers and sisters got into trouble as soon as they arrived in the capital? An Xiaoqi's temper is not good either, so it's hard to say. Go back and keep an eye on them. Report any news to me in time."

"Yes, Second Madam."

As soon as Nanny Qi left, Fu couldn't wait to call her confidants and asked them to find out what happened to the An brothers and sisters after they came to Beijing.

In the Purple Bamboo Courtyard, Shao Xun saw that the only person coming was his cousin, and smiled knowingly.

He actually guessed that his wife would not come, but when his guess became reality, he still felt a little uncomfortable.

He couldn't help but ask himself, did he really want her to come?

If she came, would he, Xueming and Xiaoqi still be able to talk about anything they wanted without restraint? If you think about it objectively, the answer is no.

However, he hoped that she would come sincerely.

Shao Xun was confused and conflicted for a moment, and he didn't know what to think.

"Cousin!" An Xiaoqi slapped him on the shoulder. Shao Xun came back to his senses, slapped her hand away and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Hmm? Talk is one thing, but don't touch me."

An Xiaoqi was so angry that she laughed, "Who touched you? I called you several times but you didn't hear me. Cousin, what are you thinking about? Are you thinking about your cousin's wife? Hehehe!"

"Don't talk nonsense," Shao Xun retorted without thinking. He was afraid that the siblings would say he was guilty, so he took the initiative to bring up the topic: "What's wrong with you two? How did you get involved with that lunatic Deng Er?"

Speaking of this, the expressions of the An brothers and sisters suddenly became solemn.

The brother and sister were too bored on the road, so when they stayed overnight or took a rest on the road, they would occasionally ride their horses in the nearby mountains to entertain themselves. The same thing happened yesterday when they were more than ten miles outside the capital. While they were riding in the mountains, they met a group of guards from the Deng family, who seemed to be searching for someone.

Suspicious eyes swirled around them, and they were stopped and questioned carefully.

Although the other party were dressed like ordinary servants, their skills and expressions showed that they were not servants of ordinary families. The brother and sister did not want to cause trouble, so they responded to the other party's questions politely without any impatience.

I thought this matter was over.

Unexpectedly, I was chased by them early this morning.

This time they were very aggressive and threatening, insisting that their aunt had been kidnapped by them and forcing them to hand her over.

The other party was ferocious and tough, and wanted to take them away.

How could they just leave like that? They couldn't reason with each other and had to resort to violence.

After this action, the other party showed an expression of sudden realization, and became even more certain that it was them who did it, and refused to give in.

The brother and sister had no choice but to flee quickly.

Unexpectedly, the other party actually chased them into the capital without any scruples, and even forced them into a remote alley...

"Luckily, I ran into my cousin's wife and Uncle Zhao by chance, otherwise Xiaoqi and I would have been captured by them. Who knows what would have happened! The Deng family is too arrogant!"

"Yes, yes, we are acquainted with each other. I didn't expect that my cousin's wife is so nice. Xun, my father and mother were worried that the Shao family would find you a bad wife. Cousin, you are really lucky!"

Shao Xun: “…”

"Stop talking nonsense. Today's incident was a fluke. Your cousin's wife is not as thick-skinned as you. She is just a girl in the boudoir. Fortunately, nothing happened. Otherwise, I would not forgive you two!"

The brother and sister immediately lost their temper and expressed their apologies in unison.

"We owe our cousin's wife a big favor. We will do whatever you ask of us in the future."

"Yes, yes. I will definitely be nice to my cousin's wife and protect her."

Shao Xun waved his hand and said, "You don't need to do this. I'm here for you. Deng Er is a vengeful guy. Today's incident was exposed. On the surface, it was just an unusual misunderstanding. He dare not do anything to you openly, but it's hard to say what he will do behind your back. Get the job done quickly and go back early."

Shao Xun sneered again and said sarcastically: "Today's matter is not entirely without benefit. The Eastern Palace has to save face, so it will not dare to make things difficult for you regarding military pay and food. Otherwise, people will suspect that you are seeking revenge, which will damage his reputation. With the arrangements I made earlier, this trip should be smooth."

After he said this, the An brothers and sisters became happy again.

An Xiaoqi suddenly said seriously, "Cousin Xun, we didn't actually tell the truth to that bastard from the Deng family. We did encounter a young woman running away in a panic. She was quite beautiful and was wearing fine silk clothes. She might be the one that the Deng family was chasing. She didn't look like a bad person. I think she was quite pitiful. When the Deng family questioned her, she lied and said she wanted to help her."