I'm dressed up as the timid eldest daughter, and the whole family has to listen to me!

Chapter 299 If you tell me to go east, I will never go west

So Su Banxia directly rejected Li Xiang.

"No, I have many things to take care of at home. I've already done more than enough by passing on a message for you two. I can't help you with anything else; that's up to fate."

Li Xiang frowned upon hearing this, but then he realized he could understand Su Banxia's predicament, so he quickly smiled and said:

"Then please tell Miss Su to go back and tell Ayu that I will pick her up at midnight five days from now. Tell her to pack her things and quietly take the child out. I will prepare a carriage for her and take her away from the Su family for good. We will use three meows as a signal."

Su Banxia nodded.

"Okay, I understand. I'll pass on the message, don't worry."

So Su Banxia left without looking back.

When Su Banxia arrived at the market, most of the candied hawthorns had already been sold. Seeing Su Banxia return empty-handed, Su Shiyan asked in confusion:

"Little sister, didn't you say you were going to buy something? Why are you empty-handed?"

Su Banxia had forgotten about this, so she quickly gave an awkward smile.

"I went for a look around, but didn't see anything I liked. I'll go back this afternoon and buy it, then we can take it home together."

Su Shiyan didn't think much of what Su Banxia said, so he nodded and went back to attending to business.

Just as Su Banxia was about to go sell candied hawthorns, she felt her hand being pulled. Turning around, she saw Lou Wangyue's aggrieved expression. Su Banxia had never seen him like this before, and for some reason, she thought of Wei Kezhi's face again.

Before Su Banxia could speak, Lou Wangyue quickly interjected:

"Banxia, ​​I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. I will never talk to you about those things again. I really can't live without you as a friend. I haven't been able to eat or sleep well these past few days. I've been thinking about how you can forgive me day and night. Banxia, ​​as long as you forgive me, I will do anything you ask. Can you please stop ignoring me?"

Seeing that Lou Wangyue had indeed looked much more haggard these past few days, with his cheeks thinner, Su Banxia felt a pang of guilt. Since he had promised to only be friends, she had nothing more to say.

So Su Banxia nodded to Lou Wangyue.

"Since you're so sincere, I'll agree to be your friend. But please don't mention those things about marriage and concubines to me. I get angry and want to break off our friendship whenever I hear about them. And your parents' affairs are none of my business. I don't want you to force me to see them for any reason. We can only be ordinary friends. Do you understand?"

Lou Wangyue felt a little sad when he heard Su Banxia's words, but he thought that as long as they could still be friends, everything would be fine in the future. He could just get closer to her and appear in front of her more often. Once she had feelings for him, she wouldn't say such heartless things to him anymore.

Lou Wangyue immediately grabbed Su Banxia's hand and said happily:

"Okay, okay, Banxia, ​​you've finally forgiven me. From now on, I'll listen to whatever you say. If you tell me to go east, I'll never go west. As long as you're willing to be my friend, anything is fine."

In a nearby alley, Wei Kezhi, clad in black armor, watched the two's intimate actions from afar. He clenched his fists, a hint of anger flashing across his pale face, his eyes seemingly churning with turbulent emotions.

Wei Kezhi stared intently at Su Banxia's face, the face he had longed for day and night, the face he would give his life to see again...

At this moment, Wei Kezhi was filled with mixed feelings, unsure whether to laugh or cry. She had been cowardly and weak back then, afraid to touch her heart, afraid of getting hurt, and had thus handed Su Banxia over without a second thought.

But as Wei Kezhi watched the two of them chatting and laughing intimately, she felt as if her heart was being gripped tightly by a large hand, and she felt waves of sharp pain...

"Master, it's getting late. We should leave. I'm afraid the pursuers will catch up if we stay any longer..."

Upon hearing this, Wei Kezhi's eyes turned cold, then she helplessly raised her hand and said in a low, hoarse voice:

"Never mind. Let's go."

After saying that, he took another deep look in Su Banxia's direction, then mounted his horse and turned to leave.

The emperor's health is increasingly weak, the court is in turmoil, and the crown prince is a useless man only interested in love. The emperor has yet to decide which prince to pass the throne to, so the princes are all secretly vying to impress the emperor.

On one hand, they had to appear obedient and docile in front of the emperor, knowing the bigger picture and how to advance and retreat; on the other hand, they were all secretly vying for military power, waiting for the day they would rise up in rebellion and fight for the throne.

Wei Kezhi's departure from the palace this time was also dispatched by the emperor to lead troops to support the border. However, the princes in the court were afraid that he would return with merit and gain the emperor's favor, so they secretly sent people to intercept Wei Kezhi's troops.

This resulted in Wei Kezhi being seriously injured and fleeing all the way. He had thought that even if he couldn't return to the capital alive this time, he would still come to see Su Banxia one last time so that he could die in peace. However, he never expected to see this scene before him, which only made his heart ache even more.

At this moment, Wei Kezhi only regretted that he wasn't an ordinary man, unable to peacefully spend his life with Su Banxia. Watching his beloved with another man, Wei Kezhi felt even breathing was painful.

The wind was particularly fierce today, making his eyes bloodshot, his vision increasingly blurred, and tears involuntarily streamed down his face…

Seeing that Lou Wangyue was still holding her hand, Su Banxia frowned, pulled her hand away, and said:

"Since we're friends, if you're free, why don't you help me sell candied hawthorns here?"

Lou Wangyue nodded happily upon hearing this:

"Okay, I'll do whatever you say. I'll do whatever you tell me to do."

Seeing his young master's state, Jixiang, who was following behind, shook his head helplessly. If word got out, he wondered what people would say about his young master. The owner of the prestigious Wangyue Tower, one of the wealthiest merchants in the capital, was actually selling candied hawthorns here. It was truly laughable...

Su Banxia didn't care about any of that. Since Lou Wangyue had made her unhappy for so many days, she was determined not to let him off easily. Making him help sell candied hawthorns today was just a small punishment for him. Let's see if he dares to associate her with his mother again!